Fox of France

Of course, if the Americans need to take the blame, then of course they have to discuss it with the Americans. At this time, the special envoy sent by the United States happened to find Talleyrand, and he looked very anxious. This is naturally because of the burning of Savannah by the British fleet. After the Savannah fire, US President Jefferson sent special envoy Speer to France on a French transport ship. As soon as Speer landed in Paris, he didn't even have time to go to the American embassy for a cup of coffee, so he hurried to find Talleyrand.

Talleyrand already knew about the Savannah fire at this time, and he and Special Envoy Speir were also old friends. So as soon as he saw Speer, he greeted Speer first, and after the greetings, he said that Speer had lost weight, and after saying that Speer had lost weight, he cursed the British.

"Your Excellency the First Consul has heard of the terrible crimes committed by the British in your country, and he asked me to express his condolences to you. He asked me to tell you that he always believes that justice will prevail. I believe that the great American people will surely rely on their own strength to defeat the evil Carthage."

These words are good to hear, but Spier heard a sentence that seemed to contain a bad meaning, that is, "I believe that the great American people will be able to rely on their own strength to defeat the evil Carthage."

For a moment, Speir couldn't help but want to ask: "Minister Talleyrand, please explain to me, what is 'necessarily relying on one's own strength'? Does this mean that you don't intend to use your strength to deal with the British, but only plan to Have you watched a play across the Atlantic?"

Now, of course, the United States needs others, so Speer can't say such a thing, so he replied: "I believe that with God's help, we will be able to defeat these evil barbarians. But between us and since Genghis Khan Afterwards, when the most terrifying and evil barbarians in the world fight, we also hope that the civilized world will stand up and fight against those barbarians together."

"You are quite right, my friend," said Talleyrand. "Indeed, the whole free world has risen and united against the wrongs of the English. You mentioned that you traveled all the way by boat, Then I changed trains and just rushed to Paris, so there are some things that you may not be very clear about. On the same day that the British burned Savannah, our French fleet, in order to maintain the rights of free trade and free navigation, and the British fleet in There were skirmishes near Port Carroll in Ireland. Our fleet was savagely rammed by the British fleet. But we asserted our right to free trade with Ireland.

In addition, the Republic of the Netherlands, as well as the Kingdom of Spain, stood up and launched a counterattack against the evil Goliath giant. Especially Spain, you know, the British have shamelessly occupied lands that belong to Spain for many years. Our Spanish friends, because of their love for peace, have always wanted to claim their own territory through peaceful means. But the English have always regarded the love of peace of our Spanish friends as weakness. So now the Kingdom of Spain intends to stand up and adopt more effective means to solve the Gibraltar issue. "

This answer from Talleyrand immediately cheered up Speer. Because judging from these actions, France seems to be about to lead the "free world" to launch a general attack on the British.

Although the strength of the French is not necessarily a completely good thing, some things the French did in Louisiana also caused headaches for the United States. But at least for now, on the surface, they still have to be moral, and you still have to face.

"In order for an empire to stand, in addition to its strong military and economic strength, the ideals of the empire are also very important. If an empire loses its ideals and its sense of nobility, then it can be almost directly judged that the empire has already begun. heading for a breakdown."

This is said to be the conclusion that Joseph and Napoleon reached when studying history. Therefore, although France is very unreasonable in handling various international affairs, it still needs to cover up on the surface, and it even does a good job.

"I am personally very grateful to hear the news. I agree that the free world should unite and defeat the barbarians of England." Speer agreed.

"It is proper for countries in the free world to help each other." Talleyrand replied, "For example, the struggle of Ireland, Spain and England is also support for the struggle of the United States; and the struggle of the United States is also a Support for us, and for the just struggle of Ireland and Spain. Well, recently, our Spanish friends needed your country's support for one thing..."

The so-called need for American support naturally means that the Spaniards and even the French went to Gibraltar to lay mines, and this matter has to be recognized by the United States.

Although Speer was a little dissatisfied with the timid approach of the French and Spaniards, he did not object to this request. This is not just because he now needs France, but also because the United States needs the news of victory to boost morale. Even if this matter was not done by the United States, as long as the United States admits it, it can publicize it internally. The US military still successfully attacked the United Kingdom.

So the three hit it off. Then Speer met with the First Consul Napoleon under the arrangement of Talleyrand. The two sides had cordial talks on some issues of common concern. Napoleon, on behalf of France, made contributions to the maintenance of freedom and democracy for the American people and the maintenance of national independence. Express appreciation.

And Speer also expressed his gratitude to Napoleon for his support in governing. At the same time, he also said that the United States, as a member of the free world, has always insisted on maintaining free trade and respecting religious freedom. He said that the United States does not discriminate against Catholics, nor does it allow discrimination against Catholics. In fact, except for the Anglican Church, which is actually an intelligence organization in England under the banner of religion, the United States treats all legal religions equally.

After receiving the support of France and the endorsement of the United States, the Spaniards began to prepare for mine-laying activities near the port of Gibraltar. In order to improve the efficiency of mine-laying, the French simply repeated the same trick and "lent" several of their mine-laying ships to Spain. Then the French four minelaying ships began to deploy mines near the fortress of Gibraltar under the cover of night.

The French minelayers are the earliest warships in the world, specially used for laying mines. With these warships, one night, the French, ah, no, they are the Spaniards, ah, it seems that it is still wrong... By the way, it is the Americans Forty mines can be laid in one night on the main waterway outside the port of Gibraltar.