Things turned out just as Carlo expected. Within a few days, news appeared in the newspapers that Carlo and the Prime Minister planned to visit Berlin.
No need to guess, 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.
Soon, the topic between Germany and Italy spread. Many people wanted to know whether Italy's visit to Germany was a routine visit or what purpose it had.
Among these people, the French are the most enthusiastic.
"Damn it, are these Italians restless at all?"
In the Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister Ruferi, who had long been out of spirits, was furious in his office.
Judging from his expression, Rufeli was furious.
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, the current problems in Italy are just a small problem. The bigger concern is our three countries in the east."
In the room, Foreign Minister Gambetta expressed his concerns.
Yes, the news of the renewed alliance of the Three Emperors has not been hidden from the French. However, because they do not know the specific content, the French government is more speculating and testing. France has many friends in Russia. At present, the French Ambassador to Russia has tried his best to understand any information about the Three Emperors.
News of the Emperor's renewed alliance.
However, due to the short time and the high level of confidentiality, the French ambassador has not gained anything yet.
Prime Minister Rufe thought for a while and said, "Maybe we should show some goodwill to the Italians."
“So how do we show kindness?”
Foreign Minister Gambetta was curious what the Prime Minister planned to do.
"We can temporarily let Italian industry go in Tunisia and see how the Italians react."
"It's a good idea, it doesn't attract attention 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 am not worried about the Italians. It is 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, Rufeli's intuition told him that nine out of ten times this was true. Therefore, France cannot sit idly by and let Europe have a diplomatic situation that is unfavorable to France, and Rufeli
Reasoners need to choose where to start and dismantle the relationship between the three.
In fact, there is no need to consider this, Russia is the only choice.
Wanting Russia, Juffelli was a little upset about the behavior of his predecessor. The reason was that in 1878, after the Berlin Conference, Italy, Russia and France formed a secret treaty and prepared to go to war against the Austrians. Among them, Russia was because of the Balkans and Italy was
Because of the disputed Tyrol region, France, in addition to wooing the two countries, also had the idea of cutting Germany's wings. (Diplomatic relations during this period changed very quickly, and three years later, the conspiracy's accomplices turned against each other)
Both Russia and Italy secretly assembled their armies and prepared for war. However, the French government regretted it at this time. Because the Austrians did not sign terms with Germany to deal with France, the French pressed the pause button at the last moment.
The Austrians, who had escaped the disaster, immediately signed a treaty of comprehensive alliance with Germany a year later. Seeing the German-Austrian comprehensive alliance, Russia, which was a little worried about its western border, immediately put aside its dignity and wanted to join it.
Everyone knows what happened next. France robbed Tunisia, Italy's favorite, and the relationship between the two countries completely deteriorated. I wonder if Prime Minister Juffelli now regrets his move to completely push Italy away.
As for the relationship between France and Germany, almost all politicians have a consensus that it is impossible for them to live in peace because of the Lorraine and Alsace issues. Although it has not broken out 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 their diplomatic relations have not deteriorated yet, they are potential enemies of France due to the German-Austrian Comprehensive Alliance Treaty.
Therefore, the only one among the three countries that can be chosen is Russia. Although Britain and France cut off Russia's attempt to reach out to 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 ambitions of the Russians 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 invest enough. It just so happens that the Russians are used to being poor, and France has enough funds, so this may be a way out.
Rufeli, who kept sketching in his mind, spoke after a period of silence. "Instruct our ambassador to Russia to increase communication with the Russian upper-level personnel. In addition, Mr. Gambetta, would you like to see if you can communicate with Russia?"
, arrange for us to visit Russia?”
Although Prime Minister Ruferri did not say it explicitly, Gambetta is also a veteran in diplomacy and immediately understood the Prime Minister's thoughts.
Gambetta immediately replied, "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 country being visited, Russia was of course willing to see the French government visit and agreed to France's request without hesitation.
France and Italy are both using their own methods to try to disintegrate the Alliance of Three Emperors. Although it is impossible now, as the saying goes, a martyr woman is afraid of marrying 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 a 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 targeting Italian industries in Tunisia was immediately felt by the Italian government.
In response, the Italian government has also reduced its anti-French rhetoric. As time goes by, the hostility between the two countries caused by Tunisia has also slowly diminished. However, although the official hostility between the two countries has reduced, the public turmoil is still fierce. Among them
As a national hero, Garibaldi 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 taking 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.
