The Sun Never Sets In Spain

In Rome, Timothy fell into an embarrassment after speaking. No one thought that Italy would not give the Pope face so much.

Including the Prussian representatives off the court were shocked. He had had several contacts with Italy before, including their pushers behind the strong mobilization of Italy.

But he didn't expect Italy to be so rigid. Even if he has the idea of ​​turning the pope into a spiritual leader, he should do it step by step.

In the end, the Duke of Grammon came out to make a round, saying that “Italy’s request naturally has its basis, but the pope’s secular status is also worthy of everyone’s respect. This requires a long discussion.” This was barely maintained. .

After Timothy finished speaking, he sat down in the eyes of everyone watching fools. He didn't care. This was a new trick he learned, called advancing as retreating.

Before King Vittorio had said nothing to move Pius IX, he realized that he could not be more sincere than the King. He simply came up as a threat and showed the intention of going to war. As long as the opponent does not want to go to war, then The success rate of your own conditions will be greatly increased.

I have to say that this trick does work, and everyone behind them was a little worried when they spoke, and they were afraid that Italy would make another rude request, and then they would have to go to war.

Timothy’s daring to do this also has his basis. Although Italy is also unwilling to go to war, France and the Papal States do not want to.

Needless to say, France, since the French-Prussian battlefield has started, there will be no reinforcements. Once the Papal State is at war, it will inevitably be reduced to a battlefield of Western Italy. It is hard to say whether it is won or not. Rome will definitely suffer heavy losses.

This is blackmail.

Sure enough, France, which is biased towards Italy, will pay more attention to the interests of Italy in the next speech. The words are "Rome is part of Italy geographically, and Italy will naturally have the right to claim it after unification." "The church should do more. Pay attention to religious affairs"...

However, as soon as Duke Grammon finished speaking, Cruz stood up and retorted:

"Italy is just a pure geographical term and cannot be said to be unity. Even the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy only occupies a part of the north of Italy. Since the Roman Empire, Italy has never been a complete political entity.

The Kingdom of Sardinia annexed two Sicily, Tuscany... does not mean that he has the right to annex the Papal State. "

As soon as these words came out, all the Italian representatives had their faces blackened. This was to shake the national identity of Italy.

Only Spain can speak like this. Anyway, the two countries are quasi-enemy countries that withdraw their embassies from each other, and the relationship has been irresistible.

This is not over yet, Cruz continued: "As for the Papal State, the Papal State has little to do with the Church, except that the Pope is also the King of the Papal State.

The Papal State is an independent sovereign state. There is no doubt that I hereby propose that Italy return the country’s territory illegally occupied in 1861. "

Cruz's statement was quickly received by the Pope. Pius IX is now in a room separated by a wall, and people report to him on what happened at the meeting.

He was both happy and worried at this time. What is happy is that Spain has supported him so much and that he is really relieved by his words. What is worried is that this will inevitably lead to the result of the Berlin Conference.

The people in the audience also had a fun attitude, and the two sides came up to compete like this, and it seemed that another European War was inevitable.

Who wouldn't like watching other countries fight? This not only means that the market, but also that the strength of potential hostile countries will be weakened.

Unexpectedly, the Italian representatives actually endured it. Although they refuted Cruze's words one by one, the words were not excessive.

Both sides don't want to fight, and both sides offer conditions that the other can't agree to. This is testing each other.

And to be honest, they were really a little bit surprised whether Puyi could beat Xifa, so they didn't dare to press too hard.

After both countries took a step back, all parties presented their true conditions.

Italy requires the division of east and west, with the Tiber River as the boundary. The Papal State can continue its rule in Rome in the western half, and Italy will promise not to invade it again.

Generally speaking, this plan is fairly fair. Although Rome west of the Tiber is slightly smaller, it is not much smaller, accounting for about 2/5 of the entire area of ​​Rome.

This plan has received strong support from France and praised it as "a move that takes into account regional stability and religious harmony."

However, Cruz sneered and came up with the Spanish plan: The Papal State retains Rome intact and abandons all the remaining land in the Lazio region, but these abandoned lands need to be purchased by Italy, and Italy needs to exercise discretion on the Papal State's territories that it invaded in the past. compensate.

In addition, a site with a diameter of 1 km will be opened in Rome as the nominal capital of Italy, where Italy can govern itself, and the Papal State will not interfere.

Relatively speaking, this plan is a bit too much, and it doesn't leave any face to Italy at all.

But since Cruz dares to propose, he naturally has his confidence. There are currently 30,000 Spanish troops and 15,000 Papal States in Rome. Together with the Roman walls and fixed forts, they have sufficient confidence to hold the city until Old age.

And Spain's Mediterranean fleet is also ready to go in Valencia. If Italy is uninterested, they don't mind blocking Italy's long and narrow coastline.

Italy has no iron or coal, and basically cannot support itself except food.

The economic pressure brought about by the long-term blockade alone is enough to bring the peninsula country of Italy into collapse.

Italy, which has just been reunified, has not yet become a naval power like that of later generations. Its naval power does not match their needs for the oceans, and it cannot be Spain's opponent.

Don't talk about them, even if Prussia is not enough for Spain to play, you don't need the French big brother to shoot.

Cruz proposed this plan based on the actual situation, but other people didn't know it.

The conditions offered by Spain are really far from the bottom line of Italy, and Timothy and the others don't know how to make a counter offer.

Duke Grammon was immediately caught in a dilemma. He used to favor Italy in order to prevent Italy from jumping back, so he persuaded Spain and France to make concessions together, but since the two have made up their minds to oppose each other, he naturally cannot give up for potential teammates. Realistic teammates.

Judging from past performance, Spain's weight is obviously heavier than Italy.

After figuring out the joint here, Duke Grammon changed his words and said: "The Spanish proposal is relatively more reasonable, and the French side expresses its support."