The news of the occupation of Lombardy by the Kingdom of Sardinia reached France, causing concussions in the Provisional Government.

The French supported the Kingdom of Sardinia in a war with Austria only to expel Austria from Italy and make Lombardy and Venice independent, but had no intention of unifying Italy with the Kingdom of Sardinia.

After receiving the news of the bloodless occupation of Lombardy by the Kingdom of Sardinia, the head of the Provisional Government, Alphonse de Lamartine, was in a bad mood.

Austria is also one of the four great powers of the European continent, so cowardly that it gave up Lombardy?

The correct way to operate was to defeat the Sardinian army, and then unable to suppress the domestic rebellion, forced to abandon the Italian region, and the Kingdom of Sardinia was also unable to annex the Lombardy region because of the heavy losses in the war.

The scripts they all made up were actually changed at the beginning. It's just that their group of screenwriters haven't changed back the right to change back, and the investors kicked them out early.

"Your Excellency the President, here comes the Austrian Ambassador, Mr. Mentened."

The squire's voice rang in his ears, and Alphonse came back to his senses and said, "Please let him in." ”

After a flurry of diplomatic pleasantries, Menteneld steered the conversation to the point.

"Your Excellency, what do you think about Italy?"

Alphonse smiled slightly, and the Austrians were willing to send representatives to negotiate with them, which was a good opportunity to increase French influence.

"Mr. Mentened, every nation has the right to pursue national independence, and I think it is a good choice to let the Lombardy region become an independent state!"

Nate has already scolded his mother in his heart, co-authoring this is not the territory of the French, don't you feel distressed? Lombardy and Venice are important fiscal and tax powers, and Austria cannot give up easily!

"Mr. President, I feel that this issue should be considered on a case-by-case basis, and the Lombardy region is an integral part of the Austrian Empire, and we will not make any concessions on this issue.

Let's talk about the rest of Italy, such as the division of power among the Kingdom of Sardinia, where we should have a common language! ”

The French must be interested in the partition of Italy, and even now that the Provisional Government is busy with domestic struggles, they know that it is indispensable.

A united Italy was not in the interests of Austria, nor was it in the interests of the French, and the Mediterranean was too small to accommodate so many large countries.

If Austria was unwilling to give up Lombardy, the war with the Kingdom of Sardinia would certainly continue.

The Austrian ambassador came to the door, and it was clear that the partition of Italy was only for the purpose of exchanging benefits with France and getting the French government to abandon its support for the Kingdom of Sardinia.

Alphonse did not have much choice, and the battle that took place in Lombardy, he had already figured it out, there was no exchange of fire between the two sides at all, that is, the Austrian army did not suffer losses.

Unless there was foreign support, he did not think that the Kingdom of Sardinia would be able to defeat Austria, and the gap in strength between the two sides was too great to be bridged by individual ability.

It is not possible for the Provisional Government to give much support to the Kingdom of Sardinia now, and what benefit can be gained by supporting the Kingdom of Sardinia?

It was true that France wanted to monopolize Italy, but Alphonse did not have that ambition.

Although the Vienna system had collapsed, he had not forgotten the warnings of the Russians, and the British were watching from the sidelines, and if this step was taken, it would be necessary to single out the European continent.

"Mr. Mentened, what do you think makes the most sense?" Alphonse asked with concern

Since the Austrians want to buy them off with the interests of the Kingdom of Sardinia, then let's look at the bid first, as long as the price is right, it is not impossible to stab the Kingdom of Sardinia in the back.

Anyway, at this time, France and the Kingdom of Sardinia had not yet formed an alliance, and the two sides only had a verbal agreement, and there was no pressure to betray.

"Austria gets Genoa and Turin, the rest goes to France, and the two countries form an alliance against international pressure!"

With that, Mentenade picked up his pen and drew a line on the map, dividing the Kingdom of Sardinia into two, and the two sides were divided equally in terms of area.

Alphonse's face changed, he didn't expect the Austrians to have such a big appetite and actually want to eat the Kingdom of Sardinia in one bite.

On the surface, France picked up a big bargain this time, Austria took on the battle with the main army of the Kingdom of Sardinia, and the French only had to wait for the end of the war to send troops to occupy it.

In reality, however, this was not the case, and the elite areas of the Kingdom of Sardinia were in Turin and Genoa, where more than eight layers of industry were concentrated throughout the country.

If these two places were to fall into Austrian hands, it would be difficult for France to take them again. In this era, France's military strength was not superior to Austria.

Alphonse spoke, "Mr. Mentened, I'm afraid this will not work. The best of the Kingdom of Sardinia......"

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The sky-high asking price, landing to pay back.

Mentenade was ordered to hold back the French and prevent them from providing support to the Kingdom of Sardinia, which was only a pretext.

Austria has a lot of internal problems, and Franz will not expand externally until they are dealt with.

Moreover, if history had not changed, by the time the proletarian uprising broke out in Paris in June, the French were left to take care of themselves, and no longer had the strength to support the Kingdom of Sardinia.

After the suppression of the uprising, the French government was replaced, and a new round of political struggle began, which would continue until the restoration of Napoleon III.

The so-called division of spheres of influence is nothing more than a blank check.

Alphonse was not stupid, and he also knew that the Austrians might have a problem with the partition of the Kingdom of Sardinia, but now the Provisional Government urgently needed to make achievements to ease the contradictions in the country.

The two sides hit it off, even if it was a blank check, as long as the French had the strength, they could also cash in the check.

Any treaty that is favorable to France is now a work of the Provisional Government, and it is good to divert attention from the country.

The two sides directly fought a protracted war, except for the partition of Italy. Alphonse also needed Austria to recognize the legitimacy of the Provisional Government, as well as to abolish the shackles imposed on France by the Vienna system.

Such questions are used to talk about conditions. At this time, the French were very diplomatically isolated, and the Provisional Government was in dire need of recognition from the world.

The much-maligned July Dynasty was not actually wrong in its diplomatic approach. From the beginning of the war against France, the French government has played the role of a public enemy in Europe, and it is impossible not to pretend to be a grandson.

Naturally, the Provisional Government could not be tough, just look at the reaction of the Russians, if there is money from the financiers, the gray cattle will be killed in Paris.

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