My Italy

Things turned out as Carlo expected. Within a few days, news appeared in the newspapers that Carlo and the Prime Minister planned to visit Berlin.

You don’t need to guess to know that this is an act authorized by the government. Faced with the visit of the Italian King and Prime Minister, it is certainly impossible for Germany to refuse.

So soon, the topic between Germany and Italy spread. Many people want to know whether Italy's visit to Germany is a routine visit or what purpose it has.

Among these people, the French are the most enthusiastic.

"Damn it, are these Italians restless?"

In the Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister Ruferi, who had long been out of spirits, was furious in the office.

Judging from his expression, Rufeli was furious.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, the current problems in Italy are just a small problem. The bigger worries are those three countries in the east."

In the room, Foreign Minister Gambetta voiced his concerns.

Yes, the news of the re-alliance of the Three Emperors was also not hidden from the French. However, because they did not know the specific content, the French government was more speculating and testing. France has many friends in Russia, and the French ambassador to Russia is currently trying his best to learn about any news about the three emperors' renewed alliance.

However, due to the short time and the high level of confidentiality, the French ambassador has not yet gained anything.

Prime Minister Rufei thought for a while and said. "Maybe we should show some goodwill to the Italians."

“So how do we show kindness?”

Foreign Minister Gambetta is curious what the prime minister plans to do.

"We can leave Italian industry alone in Tunisia for a while and see how the Italians react."

"It's a good idea, it's unobtrusive and allows Italians to feel the change in our attitude."

Gambetta sincerely praised this method.

However, the foreign minister's praise did not change Prime Minister Ruferi's expression.

"I'm not worried about the Italians. It's mainly the alliance formed by Germany, Austria and Russia that deserves our attention."

Although there is currently no evidence that the three countries signed an alliance treaty, Ruferi's intuition told him that nine out of ten of them were true. Therefore, France cannot sit idly by and allow a diplomatic situation in Europe that is unfavorable to France, and Juffelli needs to choose where to start to dismantle the relationship between the three.

In fact, there is no need to consider this. Russia is the only choice.

Wanting Russia, Ruffelli was a little annoyed by his predecessor's behavior. The reason is that in 1878, after the Berlin Conference, Italy, Russia, and France formed a secret treaty to prepare for war against the Austrians. Among them, Russia is because of the Balkans, and Italy is because of the disputed Tyrol region. France, in addition to wooing the two countries, also has the idea of ​​​​cutting Germany's wings. (Diplomatic relations changed very quickly during this period, and three years later the conspirators turned against each other)

Both Russia and Italy secretly assembled their armies and made preparations for war. However, the French government regretted it at this time. The French pressed the pause button at the last minute because the Austrians did not sign terms with Germany to deal with France.

The Austrians who escaped the disaster immediately signed a treaty of comprehensive alliance with Germany a year later. Seeing the comprehensive alliance between Germany and Austria, Russia, which was a little worried about its western border, immediately put down its dignity and wanted to join it.

Everyone knows what happened next. France robbed Italy of Tunisia, which completely deteriorated the relationship between the two countries. I don’t know if Prime Minister Ruferi now regrets his move to completely push Italy away.

As for the relationship between France and Germany, almost all politicians agree that it is impossible for them to live in peace because of the Lorraine and Alsace issues. Although there is no outbreak yet, a series of conflicts between France and Germany will inevitably break out in the future.

This is the common view of France's knowledgeable people, and it is also the will of the middle and lower classes. No one dares to violate this principle.

France and Haburg's Austro-Hungarian Empire are currently drifting apart. Although diplomatic relations have not deteriorated yet, they are France's potential enemies by virtue of the German-Austrian Comprehensive Alliance Treaty.

Therefore, the only choice among the three countries is Russia. Although Britain and France cut off Russia's attempt to reach the Mediterranean in the Crimean War, as the saying goes, there are no permanent enemies, only permanent interests.

The interests of Germany and France cannot be reconciled, but the interests of France and Russia can be reconciled. Everyone knows the Russian ambitions in the Balkans. As long as Russia is not willing to extend its claws to the Balkans, France can secretly push it behind the scenes.

Then let’s see how Prime Minister Bismarck can calm the collision between the two powerful countries in the Balkans.

To achieve such a goal, France must have sufficient investment. It just so happens that the Russians are used to being poor, and France has enough funds. This may be a way out.

Rufeili, who was constantly sketching in his mind, spoke after a moment of silence. "Instruct our ambassador to Russia to increase communication with the Russian upper-level personnel. In addition, Mr. Gambetta, would you like to communicate with Russia and arrange for our visit to Russia?"

Although Prime Minister Ruferi did not say it clearly, Gambetta is also a veteran in diplomacy and immediately understood the Prime Minister's thoughts.

Gambetta replied immediately. "That's no problem. I believe St. Petersburg will welcome our visit."

As Italy prepares to visit Germany, France is also making intensive preparations for its visit to Russia.

As the visited Russia, of course it was willing to see the French government visit, and it agreed to France's request without hesitation.

France and Italy are both using their own methods to try to disintegrate the Three Emperors Alliance. Although it is impossible now, as the saying goes, a virtuous girl is afraid of pestering her husband.

Besides, these three countries have their own little calculations, and the desire for women is pretty much the same.

Yifa can play the side drum first, and when the time is right in the future, the alliance of the three will collapse in one fell swoop.

Sometimes I have to say that politics is a wonderful thing. It allows two countries that have fallen out to achieve a series of cooperation intentionally or unintentionally because of the common goal.

Of course, preparations for the respective visits of the two countries are still in full swing, and they are currently busy with their own affairs.

However, France's slowdown in Tunisia against Italian industries was immediately felt by the Italian government.

In response, the Italian government also reduced its anti-French rhetoric. Just like this, the hostility between the two countries caused by Tunisia is slowly diminishing. However, although the official behavior of the two countries has reduced their hostility, the people are still noisy. Among them, Garibaldi, a national hero, also promoted anti-French rhetoric in major cities.

Therefore, if the two countries want to reconcile as before, they will not have a decade or two, or it will be impossible for one party to give up enough benefits.

While the government and the people are each doing their own actions, what is our Majesty Carlo doing?

He is currently inspecting the former Red Shirt Army, now the Third Guards Regiment, which is undergoing training.