"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty! ”

Standing at the door of the room, Crown Prince Leopold of Belgium looked at Jerome in the room with a worried expression. Bonaparte shouted, and at this time he did not know Jérôme. What was Bonaparte's purpose in sending Minister Valevsky to invite him alone?

Jérôme standing with his hands in his hands. Bonaparte hurriedly turned around and carefully looked at the Belgian crown prince in front of him, who was much younger than he was in later photos.

Jérôme. Bonaparte looked at Leopold II even more apprehensively, he had heard such a "grapevine" news before he came.

The grapevine said that the French Emperor Jérôme. Bonaparte's favorite thing to do was to call the ambassadors of various countries to his front individually and have secret conversations with them to discuss political issues.

Nowadays, Jérôme. Did Emperor Bonaparte see him here to discuss some political issues with him......

While Leopold*** was thinking, Jérôme. Bonaparte spoke slowly and said to him, "Leopold, please be seated!" ”

"Yes!" Leopold to Jérôme. Bonaparte thanked him and sat down in a chair in the drawing-room.

Jérôme. Bonaparte also sat next to Crown Prince Leopold.

Immediately afterwards, Jérôme. Bonaparte began to chat with Crown Prince Leopold, first asking about the state of the King of Belgium, and then about the situation in the Kingdom of Belgium.

Leopold replied to Jérôme in a serious manner. All the questions asked by Bonaparte, and when the conversation between the two was getting better, Jérôme. Bonaparte suddenly changed his words and asked Leopold sternly: "Leopold, I heard that Belgium has always secretly supported the Orleans family living in Britain, and has given them a certain amount of money every year!" Don't know if there's such a thing! ”

Leopold, who was no longer apprehensive in his heart, heard that Jérôme. When Bonaparte spoke of the news, his mind went blank with fright, he didn't know that Jérôme. How did Bonaparte learn about their financing of the Orleans family?

But if he is not able to explain it clearly, the relationship between the French Empire and the Kingdom of Belgium may plummet.

The Kingdom of Belgium was able to live in peace and stability without the help of the Kingdom of Britain and France.

If one of these two countries were to turn against them, there was a good chance that there would be great upheaval in the Kingdom of Belgium.

From the very beginning of its establishment, the Belgian government has not lacked political parties close to France (mainly because there are more French-speaking regions, so they are naturally close to France).

Not to mention, the prestige of the French Empire is stronger now than it was during the period of the Kingdom of Orleans.

This has also led to the fact that some originally neutral politicians have gradually entered the ranks of pro-France.

"Your Majesty, who are you listening to!" Leopold suppressed the fear in his heart and tried to speak in a calm tone to Jérôme. Bonaparte responded.

"Leopold, you don't care who I listen to!" Jérôme. Bonaparte unceremoniously responded to Leopold: "I just want to ask if this thing is true or not!" ”

What exactly should I do?

Leopold roared inwardly, he didn't know Jérôme. How much did Bonaparte know about it, and whether he should have dealt with Jérôme? Bonaparte was frank.

"Mr. Leopold!" Jérôme. Bonaparte decided to put pressure on him to the limit, and he asked word by word: "I ask you whether this thing is true or false?" ”

"Your Majesty, this matter ......" Leopold took a deep breath, calmed his messy mood for a while, and then spoke, "There is indeed such a thing!" ”

And then before waiting for Jérôme. Bonaparte opened his mouth to say the next sentence, and Leopold then explained: "We didn't give them too much money, though! ”

"Not much, how much?" Jérôme. Bonaparte asked again, as if he had broken the casserole and asked to the end.

"A fixed 100,000 francs a year to the House of Orleans!" Leopold vs Jérôme. Bonaparte replied, "The money was originally paid by my mother!" ”

"I remember that Queen Louise was not already ......," Jérôme. Bonaparte wanted to speak and stopped.

Leopold II had a sad look on his face, "Although my mother has died, this time the money has not stopped. ”

"That's it!" Jérôme. Bonaparte softened a little, and then responded to Prince Leopold with a smile on his face: "Thank you for your honesty, Leopold! ”

"Your Majesty, when I return to Belgium, I will tell my father to stop funding the Orleans family!" Leopold II hurried to Jérôme. Bonaparte showed his attitude.

Although it is true that the Belgian government was established with the help of the Orleans family, and the queen of Belgium is also a member of the Orleans family, the affection between the royal family must give way to the interests between the countries.

The kindness of the House of Orleans to them is not worth mentioning compared to the likes and dislikes of the French Empire.

What's more, the mother who kept them close to the Orleans family died in 1850.

"Stop funding? No, you don't! "Jérôme. Bonaparte shook his head and said to Leopold II, "You can continue to fund them!" ”

Hear Jérôme. Bonaparte's words, Leopold was also a little confused for a while, and now he can't understand it at all, Jérôme. What exactly Bonaparte wanted to do?

Could it be that he simply wants to use this to put pressure on us? Leopold thought to himself.

"By the way, you can also bring a message to the Orleans family for me!" Jérôme. Bonaparte then said to Leopold, who was distracted.

"Your Majesty, please speak!" Reacting to Leopold, he hurried to Jérôme. Bonaparte said.

"You tell them for me!" Jérôme. Bonaparte said to Leopold II slowly: "If they are willing to renounce France, then I can compensate them 500,000 francs a year on behalf of the government!" ”

Although said Jérôme. Bonaparte himself did not believe that the House of Orleans would openly renounce the French throne for the sake of 500,000 francs a year.

After all, the House of Orleans voted for the throne to have the head of a king (Louis XVI) cut off, and then drove out another king (Charles X).

It can be said that every member of the Orleans family has an orthodox Bourbon hostile buff on their body.

If you give up now, it is equivalent to saying that the efforts of two or even three generations of the Orleans family will be in vain in an instant.

The entire Orleans faction will also suffer a devastating blow because of Orleans' abdication of the throne

But Jérôme. Bonaparte just wanted to simply disgust the Orleans family.

I think that at the beginning, when the Orleans family was in power, there was no less disgust with the Bonaparte family.

Jérôme. As soon as Bonaparte's words fell, Leopold II immediately turned a speech to Jérôme. Bonaparte replied: "Your Majesty, I will bring your words to the House of Orleans!" ”

"That's good!" Jérôme. Bonaparte had a satisfied smile on his face, and he enjoyed the sense of accomplishment that drove him to do things for his son.

Immediately afterwards, Jérôme. Bonaparte went on to talk to Leopold about his dream of the United States of Europa.

Leopold II became a loyal listener and praised Jérôme Bonaparte's idea of the United States of Europe.

"Your Majesty, I believe that sooner or later the European monarchies will be able to unite and form a great alliance......" said Leopold II to Jérôme. Bonaparte said.

"I'm glad you're able to think that!" Jérôme. Bonaparte said to Leopold II in an old-fashioned tone: "So, I think we should do something about this envisaged alliance!" ”

Hearing this, Leopold's expression was a little embarrassed, he had thought that he had been Jérôme before. Bonaparte just bragged, who had thought that Jérôme. Bonaparte was preparing to carry it out.

"Your Majesty, where are you going to start!" Leopold asks Jérôme. Bonaparte said.

"Leopold, don't you think that there are too many and too many currencies in the whole of Europe, which is not conducive to circulation and trade!" Jérôme. Bonaparte spoke to Leopold II in a compassionate tone.

"Indeed!" Leopold II nodded to Jérôme. Bonaparte replied.

"So I want to unite all countries to come up with a new set of currencies that will be circulated in various countries to stabilize their currencies and trade!" Jérôme. Bonaparte told Leopold II about his ambition to build a shrunken version of the euro in 19th-century Europe.

Sit in Jérôme. Leopold II, next to Bonaparte, listened to Jérôme. After Bonaparte spoke, he was also moved in his heart.

Although the Kingdom of Belgium was the first country to industrialize, its market and population severely limited its own ceilings.

In order to be able to break through this ceiling, the Kingdom of Belgium has thought of all methods.

The Kingdom of Orleans was the closest they came to, when the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Guizot (Generalissimo Sirte was not in charge, and the entire cabinet of Foreign Affairs and Interiors had Foreign Secretary Guizot) proposed to establish a customs union between France and Belgium, following the example of the German Customs Union.

This action was immediately strongly endorsed by Belgian industry and commerce, because once the Franco-Belgian Customs Union was implemented, they would be able to complement France through this alliance and thus raise their ceiling.

Who knew that Palmerston, then Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Britain, was adamantly opposed to the Franco-Belgian Customs Union, and was defeated by Louis. Philip's appointment of Foreign Secretary Guizot, unlike Thiers's hard-liners, was a compromise minister who advocated the right for the British, which led to the death of the Franco-Belgian Customs Union.

Nowadays Jerome. Bonaparte's proposal for a monetary union, though far inferior to the Customs Union, could also bring benefits to the Kingdom of Belgium.

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