While the French were still in a state of confusion and self-doubt, Nasan had successfully landed in Marseille.

When the city government learned that the emperor had quietly entered the country, their first reaction was to stop it, but the first thing they had to face was the many supporters around the emperor.

Moreover, the Maasai did not dare to take any drastic measures against their emperor, so in the end they had to report it and acquiesce in the matter.

When I learned that the emperor was returning and would give a speech in the public square, I basically went to everything I could.

As the largest port city in France, Marseille has an urban population of more than 200,000, and even if it is held in a hurry, the number of people in attendance has reached tens of thousands.

The number is so large that it even reaches the streets of the neighborhood.

Whether they wanted to know the emperor's journey of surrender, cursed him, or remained loyal to Bonaparte, there was no shortage of reasons to meet the emperor.

As far as Alfonso knew, Nasan had been in Marseille for less than a day before he was again expelled by the envoy who had arrived on the news.

However, time does not mean anything, and the purpose of taking three trips has been basically achieved.

Throughout France, there was a great debate about whether it was right or wrong to surrender to Nasan.

It's so hot that it's even mentioned in Spanish newspapers.

It's too much to keep the throne in this way, but there is still hope for a decent ending by participating in the referendum and then losing the election.

In addition to the three-tiered affair, the negotiations in St. Petersburg are also nearing completion.

Historically, there have been many negotiations that have lasted for several months, but they have been pre-preparations.

This time, the foreign ministers of all countries have gone, and it is impossible to spend all the time there.

In the entire peace treaty, there is no mention of war reparations, except for the general public.

The most critical South German question ended with each taking a step back.

After all, the capture of Bavaria by Austria-Hungary was a fact, and it was impossible for Prussia to annex a sovereign state without actual control.

Even Britain and Russia are not on his side.

The combat effectiveness and potential shown by Prussia in this war has aroused the envy of everyone.

Britain and Russia are not going to do much about it, but if there is an opportunity to plant a nail in Germany, they will gladly do so.

Bismarck himself did not have much desire for South Germany, and his main purpose was to ensure the interests of Prussia, and the unification of Germany was not an inevitable goal.

In exchange, Württemberg, Baden, and Hesse-Darmstad, with the exception of Bavaria, would join the North German Confederation after the war.

As for Galicia, which Austria-Hungary occupied by Russia, Russia offered to buy it for 17 million pounds, of course, to owe it first.

Austria-Hungary, however, did not want to sell.

Under the tough attitude of Austria and Britain, Russia promised to withdraw from the place.

The cost of sending troops from Russia was borne by Prussia, for which Prussia had to pay £3.5 million.

Since Russia was in a hurry to ask for money, and Prussia had already emptied its treasury in the war, the money would be repaid by Britain first.

That is to say, Prussia now owes Britain another 3.5 million more, the kind that counts interest.

For the Russians, it was a good loss, they mobilized a lot more troops than the Spanish, but they did not meet any decent resistance in Galicia, and the battle lasted only a short week.

The £3.5 million was enough for them to do this three times.

This is one of the few lucrative wars in military history, and it can almost be considered that Russia became a Prussian mercenary.

In addition to economic benefits, Russia's denial of the outcome of the Crimean War was widely accepted by all countries.

This, coupled with his recent series of actions in the Balkans and Austria-Hungary, undoubtedly announces Russia's return to the world stage, and the benefits are difficult to measure.

In general, the Austro-Hungarian Empire suffered the most, apart from France.

In order to fight this war, Austria-Hungary spent nearly 30 million pounds alone, and the indirect losses were incalculable.

Moreover, the emperor also made concessions to Hungary and his own prestige was damaged, which was an impact on the empire's foundation, which could last for decades.

The only one that was exchanged was a pro-Austro-Hungarian Bavaria...... Perhaps there was also a bad breath that left Prussia in its entirety and retained the small hope of a future unification of Germany.

At this moment, the secret agreement between King Ludwig and Emperor Franz was not hidden from everyone.

On the economic front, Bavaria promised to use the Austro-Hungarian currency in the future, join the Austro-Hungarian Customs Union, and make some trade concessions.

Politically, Bavaria entered into a military alliance with Austria-Hungary and accepted the garrisons of the other side.

Unfortunately, in Alfonso's view, these benefits are still not enough to compensate for the losses.

If Austria-Hungary can take advantage of the situation to annex Bavaria, of course, it will make a lot of money, but Bavaria's own will not be discussed, and the Hungarians will never agree.

It is impossible for Hungary to exchange for Bavaria, and it is not profitable to lose money.

Today's Hungary is no longer a small one-third of an acre of land, but the whole of Transletania, which has been fed alive by Austria to 1/2 of Austria-Hungary.

If you really want to replace, you can either give it up directly, or fight a civil war, no matter what, it will be arterial bleeding, and no one can make this determination.

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This is the end of the St. Petersburg meeting, and the foreign ministers of various countries, including Cruz, who has been making soy sauce, are already on their way back.

On the other side, Alfonso was receiving an emissary from Brazil, a prominent court nobleman with the title of count.

Because he represented Emperor Pedro II of Brazil, Alfonso could not pretend to be someone else.

Alfonso, a nobleman named Guterres, initially thought he was here to buy a boat, but the other party quickly denied the idea.

Of course, Brazil is also very greedy for Spain's cheap ironclad ships, but they just ended the Triple Alliance War one year ago, and they really have more than enough power.

It's okay if you don't buy it, but you can't buy and sell it.

The conversation between the two was pleasant at first, but Alfonso gradually felt that something was wrong.

The other side is openly and secretly expressing dissatisfaction with Spain's recent behavior.

This is not difficult to understand, you know, there are currently two ironclad ships in Brazil.

If Spain sells it again, countries such as Argentina and Chile will soon have the strength to threaten him.

According to what Alfonso heard, the other party did not necessarily want to stop him from selling the ship, but only vaguely hoped that Spain would give more consideration to Brazil's interests.

But Alfonso will not forget the wars of independence of previous years, and Brazil is present in many places.

The other party came to stir up such a harmony again, and it was friend or foe.

Alfonso didn't bother to deal with him anymore, and dismissed him after a few casual words.

It is a small country with a population of 10 million, and the degree of industrialization is not high.

Paraguay, with a population of more than 300,000, can play for five years, but it is because of its large territory that it has mixed up the name of "empire", and it is also worthy of Spain's scruples?

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