After receiving the specific plan from Cavour, Jérôme Bonaparte silently weighed the benefits that France could gain from this operation and the risks that France might bear.
After a brief weighing, Jérôme Bonaparte spoke again, speaking to Cavour with a serious expression.
"Mr. Cavour, can I ask you one more question?"
"Your Majesty, please speak!" Cavour said to Jérôme Bonaparte humbly.
"The reason why the Kingdom of Britain chose to side with you is because you promised them an offer they could not refuse!" Jerome Bonaparte said slowly.
After hearing Jerome Bonaparte's words, Cavour's face showed a subtle change. He was not sure whether he should tell Jerome Bonaparte truthfully.
Looking at Cavour, who was deep in thought in front of him, Jérôme Bonaparte probably guessed the conditions that Cavour might propose. He raised his hand and said to Cavour, "Mr. Cavour, don't say anything yet.
, let me guess!”
Having said that, Jerome Bonaparte pretended to think deeply for a moment, and then he began to ask and answer questions of his own.
"If my guess is correct, you should have promised Britain that you would help them limit the rights of the French Empire in the Mediterranean!"
"Your Majesty, I have no desire to be your enemy!" Cavour replied quickly to Jérôme Bonaparte.
"Mr. Cavour, you only need to answer yes or no!" Jérôme Bonaparte immediately interrupted Cavour's explanation and asked word for word.
Cavour was silent for a moment, with a melancholy expression on his face, and finally nodded with difficulty.
After getting the answer he wanted, Jerome Bonaparte gently touched his chin and continued to talk to himself, "I know that if you want to persuade the Kingdom of Britain to take action, you must have enough interest temptations!
This is the only return you (Sardinia) can give to Britain!"
"Your Majesty, we..." Cavour wanted to defend himself, but saw Jerome Bonaparte stretching out his hand to stop him from speaking.
"Mr. Cavour, you don't need to explain!" Jérôme Bonaparte took the initiative to defend Cavour, "I understand your situation very well, so I will not be angry because of your promise to the Kingdom of Britain!
If I were in your position, I would definitely choose to use this method to please the Kingdom of Britain!"
Later, Jérôme Bonaparte spread his hands and said to Cavour, "In the final analysis, the strength of the French Imperial Navy in the Mediterranean has threatened the British Navy.
Otherwise, the British Kingdom would not seek medical treatment to find you in a hurry!
However, if you (the Kingdom of Sardinia) can unify Italy, you will indeed be able to limit the military power of the French Empire and the Mediterranean to a certain extent!"
"Your Majesty, we do not want to be enemies of this country!" Cavour responded at the slightest opportunity, fearing that Jerome Bonaparte would stop him again.
Jérôme Bonaparte smacked his lips and looked at Cavour with his deep eyes. After a while, he shrugged his shoulders.
"Perhaps while you are still alive, the French Empire can still achieve peaceful coexistence with the unified Kingdom of Sardinia.
But after your death, only God knows whether the French Empire can live in harmony with Sardinia!
Whether it’s in terms of geopolitics or the relationship between the two countries!
Our two countries may be in a hostile state in the future!"
At this moment, after hearing Jérôme Bonaparte's remarks, Cavour felt relieved again.
"Your Majesty, the future Kingdom of Sardinia will definitely not be so short-sighted!" Cavour assured Jérôme Bonaparte.
Of course, Cavour also knew that such a guarantee would not convince Jerome Bonaparte at all.
However, now Cavour does not know how to convince Jerome Bonaparte that the Kingdom of Sardinia will never be an enemy of the French Empire.
Cavour himself did not believe that the unified Kingdom of Sardinia would not conflict with the French Empire.
"I don't know about that!" Jerome Bonaparte responded calmly.
Seeing that the dialogue seemed to have reached an impasse, Cavour had no choice but to come up with his final " trump card ."
"If Your Majesty is not at ease with us, then we are willing to show enough sincerity to convince you that our Kingdom of Sardinia has no intention of competing with your country!"
"Oh?" Jérôme Bonaparte said in a long voice, with an interesting expression on his face, "I would like to hear your sincerity!"
"If General Garibaldi really succeeds in conquering Naples, we hope that the French Empire will respect the wishes of the people of Naples (agree to the merger)." Cavour said to Jerome Bonaparte, "The Kingdom of Sardinia is willing to annex Sardinia
The island was given to the French Empire as a token of gratitude!”
Jérôme Bonaparte was surprised to hear that Cavour was willing to give Sardinia to the French Empire.
In a sense, Sardinia is another "Longxing Land" of the Savoy royal family, and it also has a very strategic location.
Owning Sardinia is equivalent to controlling maritime rights in the entire Eastern Mediterranean.
Moreover, Sardinia's strategic location will become more and more important as weapons are updated.
By the time of World War II, owning the Mediterranean was equivalent to controlling the entire Mediterranean.
[Let’s just say here that the Kingdom of Italy during World War II was unable to fully control the hegemony of the Mediterranean even though it owned Sardinia.
It is really a question of Italy's own strength, not Sardinia's geographical location.
In terms of geographical location, as long as enough aircraft are deployed in Sardinia, ships from any hostile country will not be able to pass smoothly.]
Cavour gave up such an important island to Jérôme Bonaparte, which actually gave Jérôme Bonaparte the urge to agree directly to Cavour.
However, Jerome Bonaparte was not the kind of person who would act as soon as his mind got hot.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! After the brief impulse, Jerome Bonaparte silently considered the pros and cons of taking Sardinia under his command.
Sardinia is indeed conducive to France's further control of the Mediterranean, but it will also be feared by the British Kingdom.
The Kingdom of Britain may temporarily tolerate the French Empire in terms of land power without being sure, but the Kingdom of Britain will never tolerate the opportunity for the French navy to suppress the Kingdom of Britain in terms of sea power.
Once the French Empire takes Sardinia from Sardinia, France will have to consider whether it will be followed by the British Kingdom.
In history, the German Empire tried to suppress the Kingdom of Britain in the naval field, but was suppressed and unable to move by the Kingdom of Britain with its boldness of "you build one ship, and I will build two."
In order to completely block Germany's "naval dream", the British Kingdom was even willing to reach reconciliation with the Russian Empire and the French Republic.
You must know that the contradictions between Britain and France in the Mediterranean and the contradictions between Britain and Russia in Central Asia are not at all inferior to the contradictions between Britain and Germany.
Jérôme Bonaparte did not want to see the Kingdom of Britain choose to release goodwill and reconciliation with many parties in order to block the French Empire.
In particular, the relationship between the Kingdom of Prussia and the Austrian Empire has not yet reached the point of fighting to the death.
If the Kingdom of Britain really spent a lot of money to achieve a short-term reconciliation between the Kingdom of Prussia and the Austrian Empire, and then turned the conflict against France, then Jerome Bonaparte would be on the verge of crying.
Not to mention, during the upcoming Civil War, Jérôme Bonaparte also expected the Kingdom of Britain to cooperate with him to bring European goodwill to the Alliance and the United States.
The annexation of Sardinia will only make the British Kingdom serious. The French Empire's concession in the Mediterranean has no integrity at all, and thus loses the last trust in France.
After careful consideration, Jérôme Bonaparte was convinced that Sardinia was a cake covered in poison.
At this stage, the French Empire's forced annexation will only bring him endless trouble.
Jerome Bonaparte was determined not to annex Sardinia.
So, Jérôme Bonaparte tapped the sofa twice with his hand, pursed his lips slightly and said, "Aren't you afraid that the Kingdom of Britain will fall out of favor?"
"Your Majesty, I said! The Kingdom of Sardinia is not willing to be an enemy of the French Empire, and giving Sardinia to the French Empire represents our sincerity!" Cavour said frankly to Jerome Bonaparte, "
As long as your country occupies Sardinia, it can block Sardinia's waters at any time!"
"You are indeed very sincere!" Jérôme Bonaparte nodded, and he had to admit that Cavour was indeed thoughtful.
Just when Cavour thought that Jérôme Bonaparte would agree, Jérôme Bonaparte changed the topic and said to Cavour, “However, I don’t want to completely anger the Kingdom of Britain!
So Sardinia should continue to be in your hands!"
"Your Majesty!" Cavour showed an eager look.
"Don't worry, Mr. Cavour! I will not stop your actions!" Jérôme Bonaparte continued to say to Cavour with a smile, "However, you still need to answer my last question!!"
"In your heart, what is more important between the Savoy royal family and the Italian nation?" Jerome Bonaparte asked Cavour, and then added thoughtfully, "Please answer this question seriously,
Your answer will directly affect my judgment!"
Cavour, who did not understand why Jerome Bonaparte raised this question, did not dare to disobey. He had no choice but to seriously think about the status of the Savoy royal family and the Italian nation in his heart.
After a while, Cavour spoke to Jerome Bonaparte and said, "Your Majesty, I am a subject of the Savoy royal family, and I will always be loyal to the Kingdom of Sardinia!"
"Very good!" Jerome Bonaparte clapped his hands, "In this case, I allow you to take action against Naples, but I also have a condition!"