St. Petersburg, Russia.

Nesellov's voice shocked the Prussian ambassador Heinrich von Bülo.

Fortunately, the Prussian mission personnel were experienced, after all, the two foreign ministers did not often speak at international conferences, so eating and drinking became another kind of entertainment.

On the other hand, Prince Metternich thought that the Russians would have something new? I didn't expect that it was just a simple red eye and jealousy, the maritime powers carved up the land everywhere, and the woolly bears on land could only look at each other across the sea, so they would naturally be resentful.

Although the Russian proposal was ostensibly beneficial to Austria, Metternich did not believe that there would be any free lunch, and he decided to wait and see.

Thus, the Austrian mission, like the Prussian mission, began to fish, after all, it is impossible to get what to eat in people's mouths without paying some price.

On the other hand, the Austrian Empire did not currently have enough strength and funds to continue developing new colonies. Metternich acknowledges that the Apratian colony is rich in resources, but it seems to be worth the cost of maintaining the southernmost colony in South America.

Franz is also not very optimistic about South America, whether it is Brazil or Argentina, the population and the quality of the population are big problems. The situation in South America is different from that in Africa, where black Africans have a low level of education, but the population is sufficient and there is no shortage of labor.

But the situation in South America is different, although it is dominated by whites and mixed-race whites, but the education level is not much better than that of Africans, and there is a lack of sufficient labor, and it has inherited the characteristics of white people who like to make trouble, and they revolt and rebel at every turn.

In short, it is a low eye, a low hand, a small number of people, and poor quality.

But Russia doesn't care so much, as long as it's land, they like it.

The Russians' approach was immediately met with a run on Palmerston.

"Mr. Neserlov, I think you could put it more tactfully."

"Speak, please." Nesellov himself was a soldier, and he didn't know much about diplomatic etiquette, let alone Palmerston's seemingly innocuous words.

"You should say this, we Russia want there, Argentina should give us a little!"

Palmerston was as spicy and unrelenting as ever, only this time his self-righteous "British humor" didn't amuse the group.

Prussia and Austria are just here to see the excitement, and both have asked for Russia, so naturally it is impossible to go along with Britain. Sweden, the lion of the north, is actually a helper hired by the Russians, so it is impossible to laugh at the Russians.

Although François Guizot was in power in France, the Bonapartist and radicals opposed the negotiation of Guizot and his cronies in order to prevent him from betraying the country.

In the end, the French elected a young man named Pierre Eyre, who was both an aristocrat and a royalist, but at the same time opposed to Guizot's governing philosophy.

Such a maverick young man naturally did not give face to Palmerston, but as a colonialist he felt that it was in France's interest to make peace with Russia.

After all, Russia and France do not have a direct conflict of interests, and Britain is their common enemy, so it is entirely possible to use the strength of the Russians to gain a first-mover advantage in this crisis.

"Mr. Palmerston, you are a blatant slander!

Lord Neserlov proposed international condominium, not monopoly or partition. This also means that His Majesty the Tsar of Russia wants to resolve this crisis by peaceful means, and you are living with the heart of a villain, and you are afraid that the world will not be chaotic. ”

Pierre El gave Palmerston a big hat as soon as he came up, and placed the plan of international condominium under the name of the Tsar.

Moreover, the so-called international condominium was originally proposed by the Russians themselves, and this time with the addition of the name of the Tsar, they could not veto this proposal.

Instead of being annoyed and arguing with Pierre El, Palmerston chose to ignore the French ambassador's words and continued to ask Nesherlov.

"How does Russia intend to manage internationally?"

"Your Majesty's proposal is that the three countries of the Holy Alliance, together with Great Britain, France, the Kingdom of Sweden and Spain, should govern the Viceroyalty of La Plata and guarantee its freedom, security and prosperity."

Nesherlov's speech was written by someone else and did not fit his style of language very much, but it was requested by His Majesty the Tsar himself, and he did not dare to complain.

In fact, the core of Russia is that the Viceroyalty of La Plata cannot belong to any one country, and its income needs the above six countries, which is also necessary to ensure its security and freedom.

To put it simply, the Russians want white wolves with empty gloves, which can be said to be very hairy.

Pu and Austria neither oppose nor approve of it, and continue to eat melons. In fact, everyone wants to take the benefits, but Palmerston is too strong, and he will repay it, neither Metternich nor Heinrich von Bülow wants to make a fuss.

Of course, they will not give up the income for nothing, and once they see the opportunity, they will still swarm like wolves.

After the alliance and marriage between France and Spain, they all felt that they were only taking back what belonged to them, and that both the British and the Russians were only obstacles to them.

But Count Pirle El felt that now that he was at the negotiating table, it was time to seek a more favorable offer for France.

Palmerston, on the other hand, remained unrelenting, accustomed to cornering his opponents and eventually had to agree to his terms.

"Why is Russia? Just 600,000 infantry in the steppes of South Russia? What is the flight from Sevastopol to Buenos Aires, do you know? How much will it cost, do you know? ”

Neserlov actually didn't know anything about the situation in Argentina, he only knew that there was no opponent in Europe except for Britain and Russia, and he was dumbfounded by questions at this time.

Metternich couldn't stand it anymore, how could the Russian foreign minister be such a waste. In fact, this was all the pot of Tsar Nicholas I, who was extremely distrustful of civil officials due to the rebellion of the Senate when he ascended the throne.

As a result, the ministers of the Russian center were almost all military officers, and they could be very loyal to the Tsar personally, but they were a mess of their own affairs, and the style of corruption was no less than that of France.

At this time, the Count of Pierre El suddenly spoke.

"A mere La Plata needs 600,000 troops? Behind the tyrant of Mofirosas, you British are backing you? ”

Palmerston was not afraid of the threat of war, but could not allow France to gain the upper hand in public opinion, and immediately retorted.

"Sir Rosas is a decent gentleman, and you French have sent troops to invade a peace-loving country, who is the tyrant?"

At that time, Europeans did not know much about Argentina and Rosas, so after a few casual remarks, the whole situation of public opinion began to turn again, and everyone condemned the French invasion.

After all, during the Napoleonic Wars, France did not do this kind of thing.

"Rosas is a beast, or a gentleman, and you Englishmen shouldn't know better, right? We in France support Russia's proposal for international condominium. ”

In fact, the Comte de Pierre-el-El had prepared for this, and although the outcome of the negotiations would not depend on whether Rosas was a tyrant or not, it would prove that its brutal nature would still be in France's favor.

Count Pierre El actually has his own plan to support international condominium, that is, to find a way to kill the British dog Rosas first, and then find a way to raise a dog of his own.

Soon Rosas's bullshit was made public, and although he was not a heinous tyrant in South America, he was still the only one in Europe after several years of peace, almost on a par with Nero and Seleucus II.

In fact, the French had already done a good job of public opinion work when they sent troops on expeditions, but these efforts were selectively ignored by various countries, because the French were only propagandizing on their own one-third of an acre, and if Franz had not been secretly helping, I am afraid that they would really have been fooled by Palmerston.

(The French at this time were very proud, they felt that Paris was the center of the world,)

At this time, the intelligence work of the British was also very poor, and even at the negotiating table, Palmerston felt that Rosas was a good man.

Of course, whether Rosas is a good guy or not, the British position will not change, this is not important at all, the important thing is that this gives the French an advantage.

The status of the French was suddenly elevated from invader to savior, and Britain's only reliance at this time was the problem of debt, a role that was not honorable.

Palmerston was annoyed by the ridicule of Count Pirle El, but the best option for Britain at this time was to carve up Argentina privately with France, rather than engage in some international condominium.

But he had to squeeze the Russians out of the field before he could sit down and talk slowly with the French.

"If the Viceroyalty of La Plata can be managed internationally, why can't the Straits issue be solved in this way?"

The straits are the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles, where the survival of the Black Sea Fleet is at stake.

The repetition of the old story by Palmerston was to bring up the Russians in a mess, because the issue of the Straits was indeed a major matter concerning the rise and fall of the country and the political situation in the world, and Nesherlov could not make up his mind at all.

In fact, Nesellov himself, as well as many pro-British factions in Russia, felt that the Straits issue should be waived from the facilities provided by the Treaty of Winkar-Iskelesi, and that the British should accept the proposal of the British to hand over the Black Sea Straits to international condominium.

But due to the influence of Franz, Tsar Nicholas I became a staunch opposition, so the issue of the straits between Britain and Russia was always shelved.

Britain tried several times to cancel the privileges of the Russians in the Black Sea straits, but was vetoed by Nicholas I.

At this time, the British once again raised the issue of the strait, precisely in order to use the spear of the son to attack the shield of the son, so that the Russians would contradict themselves, either choose to give up the convenience brought by the "Wincar-Iskelesi Treaty" and hand over the Black Sea straits to international condominium, or withdraw from the competition for Argentina, and Britain and France will continue to divide the world.

Whatever happens, Palmerston is more than happy to see it.

But he overlooked something, the old fox of Metternich was still there.

"Excuse me, but did you mean the English Channel?"

The diplomats present were not stupid, so they naturally heard the meaning, so they all laughed very cooperatively.

"Monsieur Metternich, you know what I'm talking about." Palmerston said with a frown.

"Where is it?" Metternich continued to feign confusion.

"The Black Sea straits, of course!" Palmerston snorted.

"Then why can't it be the English Channel?" Metternich continued to ask, like a stubborn old man.

"The English Channel is the gateway to our Britain, who would give their own gate to someone else?" Palmerston replied impatiently.

"And how is the Black Sea not Russia's gateway to the ocean?" Metternich asked rhetorically.

"But the Black Sea straits belong to the Ottoman Empire!" Palmerston immediately retorted.

"Isn't there France, Belgium, and the Netherlands across the English Channel?" Metternich asked rhetorically.

Although Neserlov is not good at paying lip service, he still has the ability to praise and coax, and Metternich took the lead in applauding as soon as he finished speaking, not giving Palmerston a chance to continue to refute.

At this time, Count Pierre-el once again came forward to reiterate that France was willing to accept the colony of La Plata to be placed under international condominium.

Although Palmerston knew that France would never give up the opportunity to monopolize Argentina easily, he did not dare to gamble, because once it became an international condominium, not to mention that Britain's debts could not be recovered, and the strategy of economic colonization would be declared bankrupt.

In the end, Palmerston refused to sign the agreement, and the question of the ownership of the colony of La Plata could not be resolved.

In fact, except for Britain and France, other countries are not in a hurry about this matter at all, after all, this kind of pie-in-the-sky income has the best, and it doesn't matter if you don't have it.

At the end of the meeting, Count Pierre El approached Nesserlov and offered him that France could help Russia administer the colony of La Plata if the condominium agreement came into force.

Naturally, representatives of Prussia, Austria and Sweden were found, and the countries of course knew what the French were planning, which was to exchange money for power.

This is nothing to lose for all countries, and naturally there will be no objections.

Palmerston, who had also approached the representatives of the countries after Count Pierre El, had no real indication of what he was doing, merely playing his old three, accusing the French of being invaders, wanting to relive the old dream of the Napoleonic era, and promoting the French threat.

Then began to threaten the countries, saying that the British navy was invincible, what would happen if the Black Sea was blocked, what would happen if the Strait of Gibraltar (the mouth of the Mediterranean) was blocked, what would happen if the North Sea was blocked.

Finally, it was co-opted, indicating that Britain must be the final winner, and it was still too late to get on board. Of course, Palmerston is one of the masters, and it is easy to find the pain points of various countries.

For example, he promised Metternich that he would give several French colonies in West Africa, including Guinea, to the Austrian Empire, so that they could be connected to Austria's original colony of Côte d'Ivoire to form a larger colony, easier to develop and easier to manage.

Austria really needed this colony, and if it could be realized, it would create an Austrian West Africa, which would certainly be a boost for the future development of the empire.

But after a rational analysis, you will find that Palmerston is completely generous to others.

The lands belonged to the French, and if the Austrian Empire did enter the war and take them for itself, it would be Austria that would pay the price for the land, and it would be Austria who would bear the wrath of France.

This does not seem to be any different from going to war with the French and going straight to grab their territory.

Repeatedly, this "cold" is really a bit endless.

It's in this state for the time being, and it'll explode for a few days when it's better.

That's it, please take care of your health.

(End of chapter)