Having received a concrete plan from Cavour's mouth, Jérôme Bonaparte silently weighed the benefits that France could gain from the operation and the risks that France might take.

After a brief weighing, Jérôme Bonaparte spoke again, and said to Cavour with a serious expression.

"Mr. Cavour, may I ask you one more question!"

"Your Majesty, please speak!" Cavour said to Jérôme Bonaparte with a humble look.

"Is it because you promised them conditions they couldn't refuse?" Jérôme Bonaparte said slowly.

Cavour's face changed subtly when he heard Jérôme Bonaparte's words, and he was not sure whether he should tell Jérôme Bonaparte the truth.

Looking at Cavour who was deep in thought in front of him, Jérôme Bonaparte probably guessed the conditions that Cavour might offer, he raised his hand and said to Cavour, "Mr. Cavour, don't make a noise yet, let me guess!"

With that, Jérôme Bonaparte pondered for a moment, and then began to ask himself.

"If I'm right, you're promising Britain that they'll help limit the rights of the French Empire in the Mediterranean!"

"Your Majesty, I don't want to be your enemy!" Cavour hastened to answer Jérôme Bonaparte.

"Mr. Cavour, all you need to do is answer yes or no!" Jérôme Bonaparte immediately interrupted Cavour's explanation and asked word for word.

Cavour was silent for a moment, a wistful expression on his face, and finally nodded with difficulty.

Jérôme Bonaparte, who had received the answer, touched his chin lightly and continued to say to himself, "I knew that if I wanted to move the Kingdom of Britain, I had to have enough temptation to make it!

That's all you (Sardinia) can give in return to Britain!"

"Your Majesty, we ......," Cavour tried to defend himself, but saw Jérôme Bonaparte hold out his hand to stop him from speaking.

"Mr. Cavour, you don't need an explanation!" Jérôme Bonaparte took the initiative to defend Cavour, "I understand your situation, so I am not angry at your promise to the Kingdom of Britain!

If I were in your position, then I would have chosen to curry favor with the Kingdom of Britain in this way!"

Jérôme Bonaparte then spread his hands and said to Cavour, "In the final analysis, the strength of the French Imperial Navy in the Mediterranean has threatened the British Navy.

Otherwise, the Kingdom of Britain would not have rushed to the hospital to find you!

However, if you (the Kingdom of Sardinia) were able to unify Italy, you would indeed be able to limit the military power of the French Empire in the Mediterranean to a certain extent!"

"Your Majesty, we don't want to be the enemy of the contemptible country!" Cavour replied with a remark, and he was afraid that Jérôme Bonaparte would stop him from speaking again.

Jérôme Bonaparte smacked his lips and looked at Cavour with deep eyes, and after a moment he shrugged his shoulders.

"Perhaps, while you are still alive, the French Empire will be able to achieve peaceful coexistence with the united Kingdom of Sardinia.

But after your death, whether the French Empire will be able to live in peace with Sardinia, only God knows!

Whether it is from the perspective of geopolitics or the relationship between the two countries!

Both of our countries may be in a state of hostility in the future!"

At this moment, after hearing the words of Jérôme Bonaparte, Cavour's heart was lifted again.

"Your Majesty, the future kingdom of Sardinia will not be so short-sighted!" Cavour assured Jérôme Bonaparte.

Of course, Cavour also understood that such a guarantee would not convince Jérôme Bonaparte at all.

However, now Cavour did not know how to convince Jérôme Bonaparte that the Kingdom of Sardinia would never be an enemy of the French Empire.

Whoever made Cavour himself not believe in a united Sardinia

The kingdom will not conflict with the French Empire.

"I don't know about that!" Jérôme Bonaparte replied lightly.

Seeing that the dialogue seemed to have reached an impasse, Cavour had no choice but to come up with the final "killer idea".

"If your majesty is not at ease with us, then we are willing to show enough sincerity to convince you that our Kingdom of Sardinia has no intention of fighting against you!"

"Oh?" Jérôme Bonaparte raised his voice and put on an expression of interest, "I would like to hear your sincerity!"

"If General Garibaldi does succeed in conquering Naples, we hope that the French Empire will respect the will of the Neapolitan people (agree to the union)." Cavour said to Jérôme Bonaparte, "The Kingdom of Sardinia is willing to give Sardinia to the French Empire as a token of gratitude!"

Jérôme Bonaparte was surprised to hear that Cavour was willing to give Sardinia to the French Empire.

Sardinia is, in a sense, another "land of dragons" for the royal family of Savoy, and at the same time has a strong strategic location.

To own Sardinia is to control the maritime rights of the entire Eastern Mediterranean.

Moreover, Sardinia's strategic location will become more and more important as weapons are updated.

By the time of World War II, possession of the Mediterranean Sea was equivalent to the right to control the entire Mediterranean.

[Here is a mouthful, the Kingdom of Italy in World War II, with its possession of Sardinia, was not able to fully control the hegemony of the Mediterranean.

It's really a matter of Italy's own strength, not Sardinia's geographical location.

Geographically, as long as enough aircraft are deployed in Sardinia, the ships of any hostile country will not be able to pass smoothly. 】

Cavour's surrender of such an important island to Jérôme Bonaparte gave Jérôme Bonaparte an impulse to agree directly to Cavour.

However, Jérôme Bonaparte was not the kind of person who acted on the heat of his head.

After a brief impulse, Jérôme Bonaparte silently pondered the pros and cons of bringing Sardinia under his command.

Sardinia was indeed conducive to further French control of the Mediterranean, but it was also feared by the Kingdom of Britain.

The Kingdom of Britain may be uncertain and temporarily tolerate the French Empire in terms of land rights, but the Kingdom of Britain will never tolerate the French Navy gaining the opportunity to suppress the Kingdom of Britain in terms of maritime power.

Once the French Empire takes Sardinia from Sardinia, then France will have to consider whether it will be watched by the Kingdom of Britain.

The historical German Empire tried in vain to suppress the Kingdom of Britain in the naval field, but as a result, it was suppressed by the Kingdom of Britain with the heroism of "you build one, I build two".

In order to completely stop Germany's "naval dream", the Kingdom of Britain was even willing to reach a settlement with the Russian Empire and the French Republic.

You must know that the contradictions between Britain and France in the Mediterranean and the contradictions between Britain and Russia in Central Asia are not lost at all to the contradictions between Britain and Germany.

Jérôme Bonaparte did not want to see the Kingdom of Britain choose to reconcile with many parties in order to stop the French Empire.

In particular, the relationship between the Kingdom of Prussia and the Austrian Empire had not yet reached the point of immortality.

If the Kingdom of Britain had really spent a lot of money to achieve a brief reconciliation between the Kingdom of Prussia and the Austrian Empire, and then turn the conflict against France, Jérôme Bonaparte would have been in tears.

Not to mention, in the coming Civil War, Jérôme Bonaparte counted on the Kingdom of Britain to cooperate with him and bring European goodwill to the Confederates and the United States.

The annexation of Sardinia would only make the Kingdom of Britain serious, and the French Empire's concessions in the Mediterranean would have no credibility to speak of, and the last trust in the French would be lost.

After much consideration, Jérôme Bonaparte was convinced that Sardinia was a cake wrapped in poison.

At this stage, the forcible annexation of the French Empire will only bring him endless trouble.

Jérôme

Bonaparte was determined not to annex Sardinia.

So Jérôme Bonaparte tapped the sofa twice with his hand, and said with a slight purse of the corners of his mouth, "You are not afraid of the Kingdom of Britain turning its face!"

"Your Majesty, I said it! The Kingdom of Sardinia is not willing to be an enemy of the French Empire, and the giving of Sardinia to the French Empire is a sufficient representation of our sincerity!" Cavour said frankly to Jérôme Bonaparte, "As long as your country occupies Sardinia, you can block the waters of Sardinia at any time!"

"You are indeed very sincere!" Jérôme Bonaparte nodded, and he had to admit that Cavour was indeed thoughtful.

Just when Cavour was full of hope that Jérôme Bonaparte would agree, Jérôme Bonaparte turned to Cavour and said, "But I don't want to anger the Kingdom of Britain completely!

So Sardinia should continue to be in your hands!"

"Your Majesty!" Cavour looked eager.

"Mr. Cavour, don't worry! I will not stand in your way!" Jérôme Bonaparte smiled and continued to Cavour, "But you still need to answer my last question!!"

"Your Majesty, speak!" Cavour replied hurriedly.

"In your mind, what is more important between the royal family of Savoy and the Italian nation!" Jérôme Bonaparte asked Cavour, and then added thoughtfully, "Please answer this question carefully, your answer will directly affect my judgment!"

Cavour, who did not understand why Jérôme Bonaparte had raised this question, did not dare to disobey, and he had to choose to seriously consider the place of the royal family of Savoy and the Italian nation in his heart.

After a while, Cavour spoke to Jérôme Bonaparte, "Your Majesty, I am a subject of the royal family of Savoy, and I am always loyal to the Kingdom of Sardinia!"

"Good!" Jérôme Bonaparte clapped his hands, "In that case, I give you permission to attack Naples, but I also have one condition!"

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