If Carlo was having fun while traveling around the mountains and rivers, then the Italian delegation negotiating in Berlin was as aware of the heat and cold as if they had passed through the cold winter.
"Are these Germans stupid?"
The angry Prime Minister Despretis walked in with an evil spirit.
The door to his room closed with a "snap", which made the remaining members of the delegation look at each other. The Foreign Minister, His Excellency Bacona, who came in later, didn't look very good either. It seemed that he was very popular with Germany.
Since the Prime Minister was at the forefront, naturally no one wanted to avoid being affected.
"Pop!" There was another heavy slamming of the door.
Since these two people couldn't be offended, the person who took notes and translated along with him naturally became the target of contact, so everyone gathered around and asked what was going on.
It turns out that today's negotiations are still not going well. The prime minister played most of his cards, but the Germans are still unmoved. They still propose that Italy and Austria reach reconciliation before they can sign a military alliance. They say they don't want to see the future.
The two allies clashed, leaving themselves in a dilemma.
Your uncle is in a dilemma. He obviously pays more attention to the Austrians and does not believe in the strength of Italy. How could Depretis, as Prime Minister, not see this? That's why he has an angry side.
But despite being angry, we still have to talk. There is no way. After the British Empire made it clear that it does not need Italy as an ally, the only choice now is Germany. As for talking with France and Austria, unless he wants to be overthrown by the people, he will not
may be negotiated with.
However, if he wants to reach an alliance with Germany, Depretis feels that he needs time, but he doesn't know if he can wait until the time he wants.
But no matter what, we still have to talk, because Italy is weak and can only find an ally to scare potential enemies. Thinking of this, Depretis opened the door and walked out after calming down.
"Convene a meeting with everyone immediately, and let's study how to negotiate with the Germans."
Now Italy needs friends. The previous crisis in Tunisia showed how dangerous it is to have no friends. In addition, Italy's strength is at the bottom among the major powers, which makes it even more dangerous. And if it wants to increase its strength, it needs the help of allies.
While Depretis was worried about the lack of progress in the negotiations, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Berlin was still working normally. Koch was a telegraph operator at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and was responsible for sending and receiving telegrams.
Although this position is inconspicuous, it is extremely important, so the selection is also very strict. Personal strength, family background and other aspects need to be examined.
Needless to say, Koch's personal strength is that he graduated from Cohen University and has a very good resume. In addition, his father and grandfather both served in the army, and his grandfather was killed on the battlefield, and his father was injured and disabled as a result. Such a family background makes
He stood out from countless people and became a telegraph operator in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. There were only a dozen or so telegraph operators like him in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They were in charge of their respective regions, while Koch was responsible for sending and receiving messages from Russia and
Nordic telegraph.
On the night shift that day, after Koch handed over to the telegraph operator on duty, he first checked the normal operation of the telegraph machine as usual, then flipped through the duty form and checked other items. At this time, the indicator light of the telegraph machine came on, and he quickly put down his work and immediately received the message.
Send a telegram.
When he received the telegram, he immediately felt suspicious because it was a coded telegram. The code number was sent back from St. Petersburg, and the recipient was Count Weizsäcker, the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Koch immediately realized that this was a coded telegram.
It was an urgent telegram, which had to be translated by the Foreign Minister Count Weizsäcker himself. Realizing the seriousness of the situation, he immediately rang the bell, and someone rushed over immediately.
"Give this telegram to His Excellency the Foreign Secretary."
"OK."
After Koch finished all this, he immediately marked the time and level of receiving the telegram in his notebook for future inspection.
The Chancellery is the busiest department in Berlin, because many things require the Prime Minister to make decisions, so it is not an exaggeration to say that Prime Minister Bismarck was worried about Germany.
Even if there were diplomatic negotiations with Italy during the day, His Excellency Bismarck still had to brace himself and go around the Prime Minister's Office to look at the matters that were handled today and which ones needed to be dealt with urgently.
For Bismarck, a veteran in politics, dealing with these matters was like eating and breathing. It became an instinct of his body. He felt that if he did not deal with affairs one day, he would feel uncomfortable all over.
So when the lanterns first came on, Bismarck was still sitting in his office processing the documents in front of him.
"Bang bang bang."
A knock on the door interrupted Bismarck's thoughts.
"Who, what?"
"Prime Minister, your wife called to urge you to go home, saying that today is your granddaughter's birthday."
After hearing the secretary's words, Bismarck remembered that he had promised his granddaughter Hannah to attend her birthday party when he went out today.
"Okay, I understand, wait for me for fifteen minutes."
After replying to his secretary, Bismarck buried his head again.
But soon, there was another knock on the door.
"What's wrong? Didn't you tell me to give me fifteen minutes?"
Bismarck, whose train of thought was interrupted, yelled out the door in dissatisfaction.
"It's me, Prime Minister."
Count Weizsäcker's voice came from outside the door, and the foreign minister sounded a little anxious.
"come in."
When Count Weizsäcker came in, Bismarck looked at the Foreign Minister in front of him in surprise. The main reason was that this image had changed dramatically from before. His messy hair and clothes soaked with sweat all showed that the Foreign Minister
of embarrassment.
"What's going on, Weizsacker."
Bismarck asked the foreign minister in front of him with concern.
"I'm fine." Faced with the Prime Minister's inquiry, the Foreign Secretary ignored the politeness and immediately took out a translated telegram from his pocket and placed it on his desk.
"Prime Minister, you'd better take a look at this first."
Bismarck was a little surprised by the foreign minister's move. Something big must have happened. He didn't care to continue asking. He picked up the telegram on the table and read it at a glance.
"What are these Russians thinking, what do they take us for."
Bang, this is the sound of slamming the table, and the old Prime Minister exudes anger.
It was all because of the content of this telegram that made Prime Minister Bismarck extremely angry.
This telegram from St. Petersburg was urgently sent back by the embassy. In the telegram, the ambassador to Russia inquired that French Prime Minister Jouferry, who was visiting Russia, had reached a secret agreement with Russia. With the help of enthusiastic personnel,
The ambassador to Russia obtained its contents. Don’t doubt the extent of Germany’s penetration in Russia. You must know that the wives of czars have always been German.
The agreement stipulated that France and Russia should maintain good-neighborly and friendly relations, and the two countries guaranteed that no hostilities would occur within ten years. Although this was a peace treaty, and the contract did not mention Germany at all, Bismarck was
Who, how could he not know who this peace treaty is aimed at?
It can be said that this peace treaty tore a hole in the Three Emperors Alliance Treaty negotiated last year. It is not that the Russians did not know the intention of the Three Emperors Alliance, but they still signed such a peace treaty with France, so its intentions are worth mentioning.
People doubt.
It seemed that something had to be done for this. Thinking of this, Bismarck had an idea.
