Make France Great Again

After listening to Ambassador Kautz's reply, Jérôme Bonaparte showed an interested smile, and then asked Ambassador Kautz unhurriedly, "Ambassador Kautz, I have a question. Please answer truthfully!"

"Your Majesty, please speak!" Ambassador Kautz responded to Jérôme Bonaparte respectfully.

"By hastily completing this cross-border marriage at this time, is your country intending to draw the Kingdom of Prussia into the liberal world?" Jerome Bonaparte asked Ambassador Kautz bluntly.

Ambassador Kautz pondered for a moment, shook his head and replied to Jerome Bonaparte, "Your Majesty, this marriage does not have any other political factors attached. It is entirely because Prince Albert saw Frederick of Prussia. The prince and our eldest princess are both very old, so they chose to get married in the near future!

What you just said about the Kingdom of Prussia joining the liberal world is just a subjective guess.

However, we in the Kingdom of Britain do not exclude any country that wants to join the free world. "

Ambassador Kautz's above-mentioned remarks seemed to deny Jérôme Bonaparte's point of view. In fact, they also admitted in disguise that the British Kingdom chose to marry the princess to the Prussian prince based on the consideration of winning over the Kingdom of Prussia.

"I understand!" Jerome Bonaparte nodded and responded to Ambassador Kautz, "The French Empire also welcomes the Kingdom of Prussia to join in maintaining peace and freedom in Europe!"

Subsequently, Ambassador Kautz left Jérôme Bonaparte's room.

After Jérôme Bonaparte had been alone in his study for a long time, he called Basilio, the steward, and told him to call the Admiral Dicko.

Basilio obeyed Jerome Bonaparte's order and left. After a long time, Basilio appeared again in Jerome Bonaparte's room, followed by It was Dicko, the Admiralty Minister of the French Empire.

At this moment, Dicko was looking at Jérôme Bonaparte with a puzzled look on his face. He had just been reviewing the design sketches of new warships at the Admiralty when he was called over by Basilio Xilihutu.

"Your Majesty, what do you want from me?" Minister Dick asked Jerome Bonaparte respectfully.

"Basilio, go out first!" Jerome Bonaparte did not answer Dico, but gave an order to Basilio.

After Basilio left the room and closed the door, Jérôme Bonaparte responded to Minister Dicko in a solemn tone, "Mr. Dicko, I'm sorry!"

After listening to Jérôme Bonaparte's words, Minister Dick was slightly stunned at first, and then he couldn't help but feel a little panic.

So, Minister Dico hurriedly asked Jérôme Bonaparte, "Your Majesty, what happened?"

"That's right!" Jérôme Bonaparte replied to Minister Dicko slowly but solemnly, "Ambassador Kautz arrived at my office just now. He complained to me about the situation of the French Navy in the Mediterranean. Seriously threatening the balance of the Mediterranean!"

"What!" Minister Dick said to Jérôme Bonaparte with an incredulous expression, "The French navy threatens the hegemony of the Mediterranean!"

"That's right! That's what Ambassador Kautz said!" Jérôme Bonaparte nodded and said to Minister Dicko.

"Why didn't he say that the British Navy is the real culprit that destroys the balance of the entire Mediterranean!" Minister Dicko retorted fiercely, "I think the British Navy is the one that truly destroys the balance of the Mediterranean!"

"Since Ambassador Kautz has said so, we have to express something!" Jérôme Bonaparte's tone lowered slightly, "So I promised Ambassador Kautz that I will find an opportunity for you to communicate with the British Let's discuss this with the Lord Admiralty!

The optimal ratio is that the number of fleets maintained by Britain and France in the Mediterranean should be several to several..."

Although Jerome Bonaparte's tone was very tactful, Minister Dico still heard the meaning of compromise from Jerome Bonaparte's tone.

Therefore, Minister Dico replied stiffly, "Your Majesty, I personally believe that the number of fleets of the French Empire and the British Kingdom in the Mediterranean should be 1:1! Only in this way can peace and stability of the entire Mediterranean be maintained!"

"Dico!" Jérôme Bonaparte frowned and said in a slightly unhappy tone, "The 1:1 fleet number will only plunge Britain and France into endless military preparations on the Mediterranean issue!

Today you build a warship, and tomorrow I will build one too! "

"Your Majesty, then prepare for war! I don't believe that the British Kingdom can continue to create!" Minister Dick said to Jerome Bonaparte in an angry tone.

"Minister Dickon!" Jérôme Bonaparte raised his voice to Dickon, "The purpose of calling you here is not to make you lose your temper here, but to do some ideological work for you in advance!

If you do this again, believe it or not, I will directly dismiss you as the Minister of the Navy! "

"Remove, then remove!" Minister Dicko muttered in a low voice.

"What did you say?" Jérôme Bonaparte pretended not to hear clearly what Minister Dick just said, and asked again.

"Your Majesty, anyway, we are about to abolish our martial arts and restrict the expansion of the navy! What's the point of me, the Minister of the Navy, continuing to do this!" Minister Dico replied to Jérôme Bonaparte with self-pity, "It would be better to Go home early!"

"Dico, what the hell are you talking about!" Jérôme Bonaparte responded to Dicko in a stern tone, "We are just slowing down the speed of building the fleet and limiting the number of fleets!

Why does it come into your mouth, as if I want to completely abolish the entire navy! "

"Your Majesty, what's the difference between us and abolishing the navy!" Minister Dick retorted to Jérôme Bonaparte with a stiff neck, "France's maritime hegemony relies on fleets one by one. There are not enough ships. Fleet, we cannot protect our interests!”

"Minister Dicko, I only want to ask you one thing!" Jérôme Bonnet raised a finger and asked Dicko solemnly, "As long as you can answer my question, then I will give up my contract." Treaty of Limitation of the Expansion of the Kingdom of Britain!”

"Your Majesty, please speak!" Minister Dico hurriedly said to Jerome Bonaparte.

"Minister Dicko, how sure are you that you can annihilate the British fleet!" Jérôme Bonaparte asked Dicko in shocking words.

As soon as these words came out, Minister Dicko's expression suddenly froze. After a while, Minister Dicko opened his mouth and replied to Jerome Bonaparte, "Your Majesty, although our future is bright..."

"Minister Dicko!" Before Dicko could finish speaking, Jérôme Bonaparte interrupted Minister Dicko again, "I'm asking your people, how sure are you of annihilating the British fleet? You don't need to worry about it. As for him!

Just answer my question directly! "

"I..." Minister Dico fell into silence again. After a moment, a wry smile appeared on his lips and said, "Your Majesty, according to the current strength of the French fleet, we simply cannot annihilate the Kingdom of Britain!

In my opinion, it is already a good achievement that the French Imperial Fleet was able to avoid being completely annihilated by the British Kingdom during the war with the British Kingdom! "

After Jerome Bonaparte listened to Minister Dicko's answer, he shrugged his shoulders and said to Minister Dicko, "Minister Dicko, since you know that the French Empire's fleet cannot defeat the British Kingdom's fleet, then why do you have to Obsessed with expanding the fleet and fighting to the death with the British Kingdom.

Is it true that our fleet was brought about by strong winds?

What's more, our French Empire has always been a continental country with land as its core. We cannot put all our focus on the navy like the British Kingdom!

If Britain does not have an army, it can rely on sea control to fight with any country.

But our French Empire is not good. Without an army, our navy is only fake!

Therefore, we have to focus on the Army.

Therefore, we simply cannot achieve the ultimate in naval construction.

Under such circumstances, how can we compete with the Kingdom of Britain!

Are all French people required to tighten their belts? "

"Your Majesty, we need to maintain a fleet sufficient to maintain the security of French coastal defense and ocean navigation!" Minister Dick said to Jérôme Bonaparte.

"The current fleet is more than enough!" Jérôme Bonaparte refuted to Minister Dicko, "I don't need a fleet that can threaten Britain. Britain is a country with very fragile nerves.

Once their lifeline at sea is threatened, they will protect their maritime security at all costs!

Even if they don't hesitate to point their guns at their allies!

Dicko, our target at this stage is not the British Kingdom, but the rising German powers. The annexation of Savoy and Nice has made the British Kingdom wary of us. I don’t want to irritate them again on the Mediterranean issue. .

Therefore, the fleet of the French Imperial Navy may be reduced in the subsequent peace talks.

Hope you can understand me! "

Minister Dicko fell into deep thought again. After a while, he answered Jerome Bonaparte, "Your Majesty, I understand!

I will discuss it carefully with the British Lord of the Admiralty after he arrives!

do not worry! "

After saying that, Minister Dick stood up from the sofa, bowed to Jerome Bonaparte with a solemn expression, and then staggered out of Jerome Bonaparte's room.

Looking at the lonely back of Minister Dicko, Jérôme Bonaparte also felt a little uncomfortable. It was he who single-handedly created Minister Dicko's naval dream, and now it was he who single-handedly destroyed Dicko's naval dream.