"Mr. Cavour, I personally sympathize deeply with the division of the Italian peninsula!
But how can you ensure that the Kingdom of Sardinia will no longer choose to rely on the French Empire after ending the division of Italy!"
Regarding Albert's doubts, Cavour had already silently prepared a draft in his mind.
"Your Majesty, on behalf of the Italian nation in the Apennine Peninsula, I would like to express my gratitude to you! Apart from His Majesty Napoleon, you are the first monarch to sympathize with the suffering of the Italian nation, and you are also the first person willing to listen to the voice of the Italian nation... Cavour praised Prince Albert in a particularly respectful tone, "To tell you the truth, until now there are still many monarchs and politicians who selectively ignore the interests of the Italian nation, and some even claim that Italy is just a geographical term. (Metternich: That’s right, I’m down there!).
Anyone who maintains this arrogant attitude is destined not to be welcomed by any Italian nation!
And you can deeply understand the situation in Italy and understand the vital interests of the Italian nation..."
Faced with Cavour's praise, Albert also had a smile on his face. No one can refuse the praise of an outstanding politician.
However, rather than praise, Albert wanted to know that Cavour would solve his doubts.
After saying a bunch of compliments, Cavour got straight to the point, "Your Majesty, you just asked me if I can guarantee that the Kingdom of Sardinia will no longer rely on the French Empire after unifying Italy!
I want to tell you that if God really favors the suffering Italian nation, we will be fortunate enough to be able to eliminate the separatist forces that block the unity (here refers to the kingdoms and principalities entrenched in Italy, as well as Lombardy and Venice in Austria)."
Having said this, Cavour paused, changed the topic and said to Prince Albert, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for this being just a wild thought of mine!
If Italy can really be unified under the Kingdom of Sardinia, then I’m afraid I will be so excited that I can’t sleep for days and nights!”
Prince Albert smiled slightly, nodded and responded to Cavour, "Mr. Cavour can see that you are a true lover of the Italian nation and the Kingdom of Sardinia.
Please continue with your hypothesis, I would like to know how you can make the Italian nation no longer submit to the French Empire!"
"Your Majesty, it is impossible for any superb politician or monarch to violate the will of the nation repeatedly, and this is why I am determined that a unified Italy will no longer succumb to the French Empire!" Cavour said with a particularly confident voice.
"Don't you just want to unify the Italian nation!" Prince Albert said with a puzzled look.
"Your Majesty, for the entire Italian nation, unification is just a phased task!" Cavour said impassionedly to Prince Albert, "I think the Italian nation not only wants to unify, but also wants to unite with the British nation and France. The nation stands tall in the forest of Europe.
Be a participant in Europe’s affairs, not a spectator!”
Victor Umberto, who was sitting next to Cavour, couldn't help but feel a little uneasy after hearing Cavour speak so arrogantly.
After all, the rise of the Kingdom of Italy will affect the rights of the British Kingdom in the Mediterranean to a certain extent.
The British Kingdom is not willing to have another opponent out of thin air!
Thinking of this, Victor Umberto subconsciously glanced at Albert sitting opposite.
At this moment, Prince Albert had a look of surprise on his face. He also did not expect that Cavour would show his ambition so nakedly.
However, in Prince Albert's view, this ambition was too illusory.
It's like a child saying that he will become a general when he grows up.
When he grows up, he will realize that only the son of a general can become a general.
Therefore, Prince Albert half-jokingly said to Cavour, "Your Excellency Cavour, what you just said made me a little worried whether the Kingdom of Sardinia will take action against the Kingdom of Britain after its unification!"
Cavour naturally understood Prince Albert's joke, but he still responded to Prince Albert in a particularly serious manner, "Your Majesty, there is no substantive relationship between the unified Italy and the Kingdom of Britain.
Conflict of interest!!”
"A unified Italy will inevitably involve the division of rights in the Mediterranean. Is this called no conflict?" Prince Albert asked rhetorically.
"It depends on whether Your Majesty wants a Mediterranean with two powers confronting each other, or a Mediterranean with multiple powers standing side by side!" Cavour replied to Prince Albert.
"Huh??" Albert smiled with interest on his lips, "What's the point of this!"
"We all know that the hegemony Britain wants is not limited to hegemony in the Mediterranean region, but hegemony on a global scale!
If Britain competes fiercely with the French Empire in the Mediterranean, it will inevitably affect your country's rights on a global scale.
Properly introducing a country can play a role in checking and balancing the French Empire!"
"Why do I have to choose to support Sardinia!" Prince Albert continued to ask.
"Your Majesty, because only Sardinia in the entire Mediterranean has the chance to unify Italy!
And only a unified Italy has the ability to check and balance the French Empire!" Cavour argued and responded to Prince Albert, "The Austrian Empire's eyes will only be limited to hegemony in the German region. They don't want to, and they don't dare, to expand in the Mediterranean.
Conflicted with the French Empire on the issue of hegemony.
Not to mention the Greeks and Ottomans, they would never have the guts to disobey the French Empire!"
"Then what reason do I have to believe that Italy will disobey the French Empire on the issue of the Mediterranean!" Prince Albert sharply questioned Cavour.
From a historical perspective, the Kingdom of Italy, which had not yet been unified, had already begun to run counter to the interests of France.
This chapter is not over, please click the next page to continue reading! When France suffered the Prussian War, the Kingdom of Italy did not give any help to the French Empire. Only Garibaldi took the initiative to form a volunteer army to help France fight against Prussia.
After the Kingdom of Italy truly realized its unification, the Kingdom of Italy ignored the conflict of interests with the Austro-Hungarian Empire and joined the opposition to France.
However, at the moment, except for Jerome Bonaparte, no one knows the true direction of history, and everyone is moving forward after finishing the slander.
It is reasonable for Albert not to believe that Italy would fight against the French Empire.
"Your Majesty, Rome is still under the control of the French Empire!" Cavour replied to Prince Albert, "The emperor in Paris has always claimed to be a loyal protector of the Catholic Church, and now he has completely
Chained by Pope Pius IX.
It is conceivable that even if the Kingdom of Sardinia truly unifies the Italian region, as long as the Pope in Rome is unwilling to let go, the French Empire's troops will not be able to leave Rome for a day.
The newly born Kingdom of Italy will definitely not choose Turin as the capital of the kingdom, because Turin's geographical location is too close to the north and cannot radiate throughout the country.
Rome has a long history and carries thousands of years of civilization and etiquette, so it is most appropriate to become the new capital of Italy.
The Kingdom of Italy and the French Empire are bound to have an inevitable conflict over the issue of Rome, and our Savoy and Nice were also snatched away by the French Empire through barbaric means!"
Speaking of this, a look of pain flashed in Cavour's eyes.
He originally thought that using Savoy and Nice would be enough to force the French Empire to serve him, but he did not expect that Jerome Bonaparte did not care about his own appearance and only used a trivial excuse to force Sardinia.
The kingdom of Nia spit out Savoy and Nice.
Cavour's plan to drive the French Empire into hostility against the Austrian Empire and thereby help the Kingdom of Sardinia unify the Italian Peninsula was completely bankrupt due to a sudden assassination.
Due to the cession of Savoy and Nice, coupled with the destruction of the constitution of the Kingdom of Sardinia (the French Empire forced the Kingdom of Sardinia to arrest "extremists" in Sardinia), the royal family of Savoy suffered a lot from Sardinia.
There is widespread distrust among nationalists within the Kingdom.
In order to maintain the status of the Savoy royal family in the hearts of the Sardinian people, Cavour had to bear all the blame. He not only resigned from the position of Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sardinia, but also resigned from his position as Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sardinia.
Important positions held in banks.
As Victor Emmanuel II repeatedly warned him, Cavour even wanted to never get involved in anything related to politics.
Cavour and Jerome Bonaparte can be said to have a "bloody feud"!
"So, the new Kingdom of Italy will inevitably choose to be hostile to the French Empire!" Cavour continued to explain to Prince Albert, "If the Kingdom of Britain is willing to show goodwill to it, then I think the Kingdom of Italy at that time will be happy to do so.
Britain’s camp!”
Prince Albert listened carefully to Cavour's words and had to admit that there was indeed some truth in what Cavour said.
After Sardinia unified Italy, it would inevitably conflict with the French Empire and the Austrian Empire over territorial disputes.
By then, the Kingdom of Britain will be the most friendly country in Italy.
However, Cavour's blueprint was very well planned, but he deliberately missed one of the most important premise.
"Mr. Cavour, how are you going to use the Kingdom of Sardinia to unify Italy?" Albert pointed to the core question, "If you want to obtain the security guarantee of the Kingdom of Britain, then I think the cabinet should
Will you agree.
But if you try to involve Britain in a war, I think you will be disappointed!
The Kingdom of Britain will never help the Kingdom of Sardinia in any war!!"
