Chapter Ninety-Seven: A Sloppy End
Once doubts arise, truth no longer matters.
Negotiations broke down when the British side felt that the cost was too high and that the situation in Paris could get out of hand.
Queen Victoria immediately decided to leave Paris, and the officials accompanying her also agreed, saying that the Queen's personal safety should be the first priority at this time.
As for the Prime Minister, I think they will understand what they are doing, although the distance between Britain and France is not very far, but the correspondence at this time is still very inconvenient.
It was impossible for these Paris-based officials to wait for orders from London to act, and it was clear that the time had come to decide, with Gibraltar on the one hand, and the angry citizens of Paris on the other.
The result is obvious: this negotiation will not be successful.
Whether you want to abandon the plan to join forces with France, or you want to take the long view, you should leave Paris before you make plans.
After all, the queen is still the nominal head of state, and if the French can't control the situation, there is no guarantee that there will be no accidents.
Due to the indulgence of the French government in the behavior of the citizens, the British side felt that the French authorities did not have enough control, and the shadow of the French Revolution made it have to consider the safety of the queen.
If Victoria really dies in Paris, then I am afraid that war will break out between Britain and France, at least it will be impossible to join forces in the short term.
Franz had no interest in assassination, he wanted mutual suspicion between Britain and France, and Gibraltar was just a primer.
As soon as one side begins to be suspicious of the other, all his logic and actions will serve to confirm his speculations, and the state is no exception.
Even if they were to form an alliance later under the impetus of a strongman, it would be difficult for them to build real trust between them.
As for the other aspects of the assassination of Victoria and Louis Philippe, Franz would not have prevented it. Of course, he did not hold out any hopes, because he felt that the time was not ripe for war between the two countries, and the political systems of the two countries were relatively mature.
Victoria's abrupt resignation seemed to Louis Philippe's side to be a bit abrupt, and the negotiation was a bargain on one side, and the other side sat on the ground and paid back.
Why didn't this start and quit.
After a thorough analysis by his advisers, he came to the conclusion that the British side was trying to get away with it, and whoever gave in first would lose.
Louis Philippe thought so, so he did not keep him, and even prepared a farewell ceremony, but the British side refused.
In this way, this historic moment ended in a rush of exclamations, leaving only a string of questions.
London, United Kingdom.
Annoyed by the failure of the icebreaker, Robert Peel knew that the negotiations were not open when the French mentioned the question of Gibraltar.
Gibraltar is a key bargaining chip for Britain to control the European continent, and if it loses it, it will be tantamount to losing control of the situation, and it is more likely to lose hegemony over the entire Near East.
At the same time, Robert Peel was glad that he had finally seen the "true face" of France.
Now that Britain sees the nature of France, it can be more targeted in its decision-making.
Palmerston, who was far away in Oregon, was so angry that he smashed everything in his house to pieces.
"Damn fools! Damn Robert Peele, damn Louis Philip! ”
He was angry, but a little helpless.
Anglo-French cooperation will benefit both sides, and division will cause two harms.
Gibraltar was indeed important and Britain could not give it up, but its alliance with Britain and France was not necessarily linked.
It's just that someone deliberately steered the topic here, plus Louis Philippe and those French politicians are as ridiculous as their country.
Historically, Palmerston has a very low opinion of the July Dynasty.
Although he did not think that the question of Gibraltar would be an obstacle to the union between the two countries, it was unlikely that Britain and France would want to form an alliance in the short term.
In Palmerston's mind he was the only one who could bring about an Anglo-French alliance, but unfortunately he was not in Europe, but was sent to deal with these ridiculous Yankees.
British Foreign Secretary Aberdeen wrote several letters reminding Palmerston of restraint, even quoting the words of the Bible: "He struck you on the left cheek, and you gave him your right cheek." ”
The former believes that the United States has unlimited potential and that Britain should not offend such a country. The latter saw the United States as a potential threat and Britain must strangle it in its infancy.
The two have completely different views on the United States, which has also created two completely different policies.
With Palmerston's help, Cora Mombadi soon established her own kingdom. While receiving aid from the British, they grabbed land with the Americans, and then mortgaged what they had grabbed to the former in exchange for greater aid.
On the surface, Cora Mountbadi is willing to be the "child emperor" of the British, but in fact he has his own set of logic. At this time, he helped the British to fight the Americans, but it was only because the former offered a higher price.
As long as the U.S. government is willing to pay a premium and recognizes his status, Cora Mountbadi doesn't mind driving the British out of Oregon.
But he doesn't really drive either side out. Because Cora Mombadi knew very well that when the war was over, he was the first person to be liquidated by the victors.
So as long as neither side can win anyone, he can always be his own "double champion".
Soon the letter of appointment and dismissal from the US government arrived, along with some ordnance, but among them there were only military uniforms.
Of course, John Taylor knows what the opponent is thinking, so he doesn't have any practical expressions, but he still needs to stabilize the opponent in order to find an opportunity to gather forces to deliver a fatal blow to the opponent.
And John Taylor was sure that no matter whether he gave Cora Mountbatier benefits or not, he would stop attacking the United States, and would even turn around to attack the British forces to increase his own value.
Cora Mombadi did stop the expulsion of the American forces, and instead prepared to have people put on American uniforms and go around in front of the British to remind the other side.
"My lord, it's time to add money."
Palmerston had anticipated all of this, so he bribed Cora Mombaddi's cronies early on.
Like Cora Mombadi, these so-called cronies are profiteers who have no loyalty to them.
So Cora Montbadi was killed by his own men on the eve of his "attack" on the British, and then the next day the British arrived and picked peaches.
Palmerston sent the captured correspondence between Cora Mombadi and the U.S. government, as well as some American prisoners, to London.
He felt that John Taylor would be checkmate this time, which was a real human stolen seizure.
As long as London can be tougher, Washington will inevitably give in and even demand compensation.
Because it was the United States that provoked first, it was completely reasonable for Britain to send troops.
And by this time the "free people" who followed Cora Mombadi were leaderless, and they would be willing to become "British".
But what Palmerston didn't expect was that Cora Mombadi's correspondence with the U.S. government, as well as the uniforms, were all fake.
The war he was expecting didn't happen, and Oregon was still the same chaotic Oregon.
(End of chapter)