The Sun Never Sets In Spain

After the French refused to expand, Boist turned to the rest of Sardinia.

"The Kingdom of Sardinia annexed the Republic of Genoa in 1815, but its barbaric warfare has confirmed that they are not worthy of this area.

We need to correct this error. "

The Genoa referred to by Boist obviously refers not only to the city of Genoa, but to the entire Liguria region.

The population of this area is about 800,000 and the area is 5,400 square kilometers.

This number does not seem to be a lot, but the population quality of Genoa is very high.

In history, the full name of the Republic of Genoa is "the most noble Republic of Genoa".

As Italy's leading independent city-state, Genoa has almost no agricultural population. On the contrary, its commerce, shipbuilding, banking and construction industries are very developed.

In the 19th century when money and industry were talking, this kind of place was almost the lifeblood of a country.

Sure enough, Baron Conrad immediately expressed his opposition.

No objection, it’s the newly annexed territory.

Genoa was annexed in 1815 and had nothing to do with the three wars of independence in Italy.

The locals have long accepted the Sardinian identity, and there is absolutely no sign of independence.

Needless to say, Genoa is the native land of Sardinia.

If you can't even keep the homeland, he, the baron and the foreign minister, will end up doing it.

"Your Excellency, the Republic of Genoa has long been a past tense. The merger of Sardinia and Genoa was after the Napoleonic Wars.

Before this, Genoa was not an independent country, but the Apennines, Zenis and Mountruti provinces of the Napoleonic Empire.

It is the consensus of Europe to cut the Napoleonic empire, and Genoa was also unanimously transferred to us at the Vienna Conference. All procedures are completely reasonable and legal.

As far as I know, His Excellency Metternich was present at the time, and the matter was approved by His Majesty Franz I. "

Baron Conrad said that he was sincere, reasonable and well-founded, and fully discussed the justice of the Kingdom of Sardinia's annexation of Genoa.

But Boist dismissed it. If it hadn't been for the Vienna Conference that they presided over, and the content of the conference was the legal basis of Austria-Hungary's entry into Italy, he would not have listened to the other side to talk so much.

The jurisprudence of the Vienna Conference can be used by themselves. Do you want to use it as a defeated country?

"One of the original goals of the Vienna Conference was to restore the old European countries.

From this perspective, the Republic of Genoa should be rebuilt at that time.

It was only the performance of the Kingdom of Sardinia that blinded His Majesty Franz and the European countries. This gave the Kingdom of Sardinia what it shouldn't be given out of consideration of friendship and trust.

However, the Kingdom of Sardinia has failed this trust, so it is reasonable for us to take it back. "

Boist said indifferently, directly denying the outcome of the Vienna Conference.

After speaking, he continued without waiting for Conrad to reply: "Do you have any objections?"

Naturally, there are no objections, and peace talks with all friendly forces are quick.

If you invite the British, I'm afraid it won't be over ten days and half a month.

Conrad’s constant chatter was of course ignored. The kingdom of Sardinia, where even Genoa was demolished, was as strong as Belgium, and no one would care.

Seeing that there was no objection, Boist continued: "Genoa's independence will definitely take a certain amount of time. During this period, the Austro-Hungarian Empire will take care of their independence procedures and assist them in organizing the parliament."

This is quite naked. Genoa has been an independent city-state for hundreds of years. The city council is quite mature. Where can Austria-Hungary help?

What Boist said was to reorganize the new city council, and all those who came to power would definitely be pro-Austrians, which was tantamount to establishing a puppet state.

After saying this, Boist looked at Alfonso. After all, Spain was the most influential power in Genoa in history. If anyone is most likely to question this, then Spain is the only one.

But before Alfonso had time to speak, the Duke of Grammon of France directly objected:

"I think the locals can form their own parliament to ensure that the reconstruction of Genoa meets public opinion.

This prevents them from thinking about reintegrating into the Kingdom of Sardinia. "

Obviously, there is no room for others to snore on the side of the couch. Genoa not only has a direct border with southern France, but also has a large deep-water port that can accommodate dozens of large warships.

If it were to completely fall to Austria-Hungary, whether it was deploying warships or entering France through Genoa, the threat would be too great.

Starting from Genoa, the army can reach Marseille in two hours, and in four hours can attack the port of Toulon, the home port of the Mediterranean Fleet.

Even if France is in deep turmoil, there is no room for compromise.

“The city council of Genoa currently only manages Genoa and does not have the ability to manage Liguria in a short time.” Boist explained: “Austro-Hungary will not take this opportunity to militarize it.”

But Duke Grammon didn't mean to compromise in the slightest, and it didn't matter much if he bordered Spain and Italy. France beat them two by one.

But the problem with the Austro-Hungarian Empire lost its buffer.

France has already experienced the feeling of bordering big countries in the north, and does not want to experience it again in the south.

The two immediately engaged in a series of debates on this issue, but no one could convince anyone.

Boist cannot treat France like the Kingdom of Sardinia. If France really feels a real threat, it is possible to launch a preventive war in the south. Maybe the Franco-Prussian War will be followed by the Franco-Austrian War.

And Austria-Hungary is indeed unreasonable in this matter, Genoa is Spain's traditional sphere of influence, and occasionally the two sides have a rift, France will replace Spain.

In any case, it has nothing to do with Austria-Hungary. The former Shenluo is at most regarded as their important trading partner.

Harburg stretched his hand too long this time.

The two parties immediately decided to continue the discussion the next day.

During the recess, Alfonso and Emperor Franz had a friendly meal and met the Emperor's younger brother, Grand Duke Ludwig.

However, he failed to see Gisela, and the emperor claimed that she was "ashamed" and would arrange another time for them to meet.

But Alfonso didn't care about this. His main regret was that he didn't see the famous Princess Sissi, a possible future mother-in-law.

In the past few years, the other party has been traveling between Vienna and Budapest. Unfortunately, he was in Budapest at this time, so that Alfonso missed one of the two European beauties.

Fortunately, the emperor’s enthusiasm made him feel relieved. The two sides not only caught up with a night horse race, but also agreed to a hunt after the meeting so that Alfonso could fulfill his promise to Rudolph.