MTL - Napoleon II Reborn-Chapter 523 Compromise and sell out
"Your Excellency Gregor, frankly speaking, I am not in charge of any of your requests. I need to consult the country!" Palmerston took a few deep breaths to calm down his anger, and then said with a smile on his face.
"I can understand this. However, there may not be much time left for you. Our army is about to resist London. If you can't quickly give our country an answer, I'm afraid we can only use force to get it!" Ligo was still smiling. But in the words, there is a strong threat and coercion. France is now powerful, so it can oppress Britain unscrupulously. However, Britain has no power to fight back, and has made mistakes first, so it can only be slaughtered by France.
"I see, I will consult domestic opinions! Then I will take my leave!" Palmerston said with a smile on his face. It's just that when he got up from the sofa, he didn't seem to stand still and swayed a little. When going out the door, his feet seemed to be shaking all the time. [bsp; Gregory, has been watching all this with a smile on his face. He believes that it will be very difficult for Britain to accept these harsh conditions. But it's not impossible to talk about. In many cases, just like doing business, pay attention to paying back the money on the spot. France put forward conditions, and it depends on how Britain responds. Of course, what kind of compromise point will be reached in the end will be affected by many factors. However, strength is still the most important factor.
Gregor reported Palmerston's reaction to Xiao Jie and the government. For this reason, Xiao Jie specifically asked the General Staff to order that the troops on the front line temporarily stop attacking, so as not to panic the British.
Palmerston did not dare to neglect, and immediately sent Gregor's several requests back to London, asking the royal family and the government to make a choice.
After receiving the content sent back by Palmerston, Williams was furious on the spot. He lost his temper in the prime minister's office, and then rushed to the palace. At the same time, other cabinet members were also notified to go to the palace to discuss matters.
When everyone hurriedly rushed to the palace, they saw George IV and Williams' faces sinking. I couldn't help guessing in my heart, what happened to make the king and the prime minister so angry. A clever guess guessed that there was news from the UK and France. However, judging from the reactions of George IV and Williams, it is obviously not good news. So, a group of people came to their seats with serious faces, without saying a word.
"Everyone, Palmerston has sent back the French request. Let's take a look first!" Williams said. Then he handed the blank sheet of paper in his hand to everyone.
Everyone who saw the paper was angry. In their view, the French's requirements are too harsh. This is basically to suppress the United Kingdom in all directions. Not to mention the huge compensation of 2 billion francs, the British would not agree to the restoration of the Kingdom of Scotland.
"Your Majesty, Your Excellency the Prime Minister. What is going on with Palmerston? How dare you send back such a request!" Edward fired first. In his view, this is simply a great shame and humiliation.
"The French are too tough, they are pressing every step of the way, and Palmerston has nothing to do. However, didn't Palmerston fail to agree to the French's request? We need to discuss together before making a decision." Williams Excuse Palmerston.
"Hmph!" Edward snorted coldly, and stopped talking.
"What's everyone's opinion? Are we going to agree to the conditions of the French?" George IV sat on the high throne, glanced majestically at the ministers below, and then asked.
"Your Majesty, we cannot agree. If we agree, Britain will be no different from destroying the country!"
"Your Majesty, the French have no intention of making peace with us at all, they simply want to destroy us completely!"
Everyone said in a hurry. The anger on his face seemed so loyal and patriotic.
"Then everyone's opinion is to reject the French's conditions and carry on the war to the end? But! The front line is so corrupted, what do we have to fight the French!" George IV said angrily. So much military expenditure is spent every year, but the performance of the army is very disappointing.
No one spoke. Everyone is aware of the current situation. If the fight continues, Britain will still only be destroyed. If it can be summed up, the conditions of the French are too harsh.
"Your Majesty, we are simply unable to continue the fight now. Even if we forcefully carry on the war to the end, the final result can only be that we are destroyed. Therefore, I think it is better to negotiate peace with the French. As for the conditions of the French , Although harsh, but we can further discuss with them!" Chancellor of the Exchequer Bolton suggested.
His words speak the voice of most people. No one wants the war to continue. If they lose the war, it will be difficult for them to preserve their current power.
"Then, let's talk about which conditions we can agree to and which ones we must refuse!" George IV said.
Everyone discussed for a whole night, and the next morning, the cabinet ministers left the palace with big dark circles under their eyes. After a night of discussion, they finally came up with a fairly unified opinion, which was the bottom line of the UK, and sent it to Palmerston. Let him strive for more interests for the UK while sticking to the bottom line.
The bottom line of everyone's discussion all night is that a certain amount of compensation can be appropriately given to France, but the amount will not exceed 200 million francs. It is impossible for Scotland to restore independence. Consider giving the Douglas family the title of hereditary duke, and taking Edinburgh as the fiefdom of the Douglas family. As for the issue of restricting British military equipment, the British army can cooperate with the French army to attack the US military and North America as an exchange condition. As for the wedding dresses of Prince Victoria and Crown Prince Borchardt, the British cabinet strongly advocated restoring them. Even the royal family is willing to publicly apologize for the behavior of tearing up the engagement last time. After all, France is now the most powerful country. If the UK wants to develop and carry out more interests, it must maintain a good relationship with France. In this day and age. Marriage is undoubtedly the best way.
After Palmerston got the resolution of the cabinet and the royal family, he immediately held a three-day meeting with Gregor. The two sides were full of swords and tongues, and each used their own methods. In the end, they barely reached an agreement. After Palmerston asked the country again, the British government also realized that France might not make any more concessions. Only then did Palmerston agree to sign the agreement.
This is known as the "French-British 1833 Treaty of Paris" in history. The treaty stipulates that in order to make up for the losses suffered by France in the war, Britain will compensate France with 500 million francs, which will be paid within five years. The British royal family will confer on the Douglas family as hereditary dukes of England and Grand Dukes of Scotland. Of course, this title is only honorary and has no actual jurisdiction over Scotland. However, with the influence of the Douglas family in the Scottish region, it is not difficult to affect the economy and even politics of the region. The treaty also stipulated that from the date of the treaty, Britain would become an ally of France and would assume responsibility for the war against the United States and Canada. During the entire war, Britain will send at least 60 integrated divisions to participate in the war. In the flames of war, the British Army will be reduced to 15 divisions. Not all the navy has warships over 2,000 tons.
Finally, the royal families of both sides will announce that the marriage of Crown Prince Borchardt and Princess Victoria will take place after the end of the war. The two countries will become the closest allies.
Treaties are secret and must not be published until after the war is over. When this treaty was signed, it was already July 23. During this period, the French army that arrived in London has increased to two legions, the French 4th and 7th Legions. Another French 12th Legion is also on its way to London.
As soon as the treaty between the two countries was signed, the French General Staff immediately issued new operational orders. The French 4th Army, bypassing London, marched directly to Bristol. The French 7th Army needs to cross the Thames to attack the northern area of Bristol Bay. The French 12th Army turned directly to the west and was responsible for attacking the southern area of Bristol Bay. The three regiments would form an encirclement ring that would wipe out the American and Canadian forces stationed near Bristol Bay.
On the ocean front, the Channel Fleet and the Atlantic Fleet will join forces ~www.novelbuddy.com~ to block the entire Celtic Sea. Avoid the US and Canadian troops and escape from the sea. After the defeat of the last naval battle, the naval strength of the United States and Canada, which remained around the United Kingdom, has dropped greatly. It is obviously impossible to withdraw such a large army. Therefore, the nearly 300,000 American and Canadian troops can only become a turtle in a urn.
At the same time, the nearly 20 divisions of the British army deployed near Bristol Bay will also accept the unified command of the French army and cooperate with the French army's actions. If there is any change in the U.S. and Canadian troops, they will be responsible for holding back the U.S. and Canadian troops and waiting for the arrival of French reinforcements.
Politics is so dirty, the two sides who were fighting each other to the death were able to link up and attack the common enemy in a very short period of time. Although, the UK itself is reluctant to do this.
The greatest tragedy, however, is the U.S. and Canadian troops. They were sold by the British in a blink of an eye. As a bargaining chip for Britain to curry favor with France. Perhaps, from the very beginning, they landed in England and helped the British get rid of the French, which was a mistake in itself.
Davis, the head of the US Navy, was also the commander of the so-called Davis Line. Although he was aware of the possible difficulties, he did not make timely adjustments, which put all the 300,000 American and Canadian troops in trouble.
