Chapter 3345 The Devil’s Proof (5)

According to the rules of naval warfare in the 19th century, warships can fly the flags of other countries until they get close enough. However, they must fly the real flag before firing, otherwise it will be "absolutely" not allowed.

An experienced lookout can tell which country a ship belongs to based on its appearance rather than its flag. But it is also possible to encounter a captured warship. If it is in a situation like the one encountered by the Achilles sentry, for example, a mutiny is taking place, and a ship approaches silently, he will be alert and even shoot at the opponent.

In a peaceful state, the sentries may not be so alert, or they may be as drunk as the Gibraltar garrison. That is another situation.

In short, this is the "bottom line" that Bougainville can accept. Whether the French Navy can accept it or not is beyond Georgiana's control. Maybe the British obtained intelligence and were on guard before the French took action.

Machiavelli was almost of the same era as Queen Elizabeth, or in other words, Machiavelli was of the same era as the founder of British intelligence work.

In addition to being able to act, Severus made it impossible for the White Wizard and the Dark Lord to tell who he was loyal to. He also learned to "anticipate" the reactions of all parties to a certain situation. Then he formulated 7 Potter plans to let Severus The Order of the Phoenix and the Death Eaters all acted according to his "script". Except for Moody's death and George's ears, everything went according to plan.

In short, she put this matter aside for the time being. After France signed the Treaty of Amiens with Britain, she signed treaties with the Ottomans and Tunisia. Both treaties were related to the most favorable trade.

Of course, these two treaties are different from the Sacrifice League formed by Francois I. Since becoming the Pope's banker, Medici has continued to expand its banking business, and of course Ancona also has its branches.

When Ancona became a papal territory in 1532, the pope happened to be Clement VII from the Medici family, the posthumous son of Giuliano de' Medici who was assassinated by the Pazzi family in the church.

During this time there was a road from Ancona to Florence and Livorno that could be called the main trade route of Tuscany. Georgiana had never eaten Florentine food, but she had eaten French food, which was brought there by Catherine of Medici in 1533.

The so-called Renaissance dishes eaten in Venice in the 20th century actually had half the taste. The food in the 16th century was made with "spice puree", a thick layer of paste, and spices were added to the dish when eating it. .

Florence did not monopolize the spice trade like Venice, so the Medici blew a "fresh wind" in Florence.

Of course, the influence of the Medici alone is not enough, but Florence translated many ancient Greek and Roman recipes, and they said they "reproduced" those dishes according to the ancient Roman cooking methods. Dishes such as cabbage salad began to appear, and chefs I am no longer superstitious about spices.

Several decades had passed since the Age of Discovery. Although Portuguese spices were cheap, high demand would not cause a decline in the spice market.

At the same time, Venice, which occupied sea power, required that all ships trading in the Adriatic Sea must go to Venice. With Corfu and its fleet, Venice could control the entrance to the Adriatic Sea. When Trieste refused, Venice destroyed their saltworks; when Ragusa refused, Venice towed away the grain ship; Venice even started a tariff war with Ancona.

The other is Ferrara. Although the Duke of Ferrara is married to Venice and even the Ritoial Bridge collapsed due to the wedding, Ferrara has a trade route to Genoa.

Georgiana hasn't tasted the delicious food in Ferrara yet. Next time she will go to Leopold's house to try it.

Before that, they had to straighten out the relationship between treaties and ownership. In other words, the ownership of Parma went back 200 years. The Farnese family obtained the Duchy of Parma, but this family became extinct in 1731, so this The principality was inherited by Carlos, the eldest son of King Philip V of Spain and the Princess of Parma. But the principality ruled by Carlos had been ceded to Charles VI in exchange for the Two Sicilies after the War of Polish Succession in 1735.

Since then, Palma has continued to change its owners according to treaties. Even when surrounded by French troops, Ferdinando I, who was said to have died of poisoning, signed the Treaty of Aranjuez in 1801. This treaty not only brought Louisiana to the The state was exchanged with Tuscany, and the Principality of Parma was annexed to France, but Duke Ferdinando could still keep Parma.

After his death, the ownership of the Duchy of Parma was taken away by France, and Ferdinando's son Francesco I inherited his title and lived as a duke.

The Treaty of Aranjuez, signed in 1801, was a confirmation of the previous secret treaty, the Third Treaty of San Ildefonso.

The reason why it is the "third article" is that there are two before it. In 1777, Spain and Portugal signed the first Treaty of San Ildefonso, which resolved their territorial disputes in South America, especially in La Plata. River, which was very close to the Spanish silver mines, and Portugal had always wanted to include it in the Brazilian colony. In addition to the Seven Years' War, the "Dream War" also broke out between Spain and Portugal.

The Second Treaty of San Ildefonso was signed in 1796. This treaty stipulated the alliance between France and Spain against the British, which resulted in Spain losing Trinidad.

In 1779, France and Spain signed another Treaty of Aranjuez. The Treaty of Utrecht in 1713 allowed the Spanish Bourbon royal family to gain British recognition, but at the cost of ceding Gibraltar and Minorca. Since then, recovering them has become Spain's primary goal.

Spain regained Minorca during the Seven Years' War, but went to Havana and Manila. As part of the Treaty of Paris that ended the war, Britain exchanged the islands for Spain's Florida, while France compensated Spain by transferring ownership of Louisiana. .

After the outbreak of the War of Independence in 1776, Spain hoped to use diplomatic means to persuade Britain to return Menorca, Gibraltar and the Florida Keys, and to dismantle illegal settlements in Central America.

Then Britain went to war with Spain, and it was a fight, but it did not involve its ally Portugal, and of course it did not involve the territorial issue of the Rio de la Plata between Spain and Portugal. Portugal remained "neutral" in the War of Independence in 1777. Spain and Portugal sign the first treaty of San Ildefonso.

Then in 1778, France and the United States signed a treaty of alliance, and France recognized the independence of the United States. Then in 1779, Spain and France signed the Treaty of Aranjuz. Spain refused to be involved in the War of Independence, but participated in the Siege of Gibraltar that began in June 1779, and Allowing goods to be shipped through their state of Louisiana.

But despite investing a lot of manpower and material resources, Spain failed to recapture Gibraltar.

In addition, in order to obtain Napoleon's recognition, the Spanish Bourbon Dynasty had 70 million francs. If the Louisiana Purchase succeeds this time, this debt can be settled.

That meant Louisiana would be owned by Spain, which would require them to exchange Tuscany back. France now recognized Etruria, but Britain and Austria did not.

Originally, the Spanish ambassador planned to insist that Napoleon sign a document requiring him not to sell Louisiana or give up its usufruct rights in any way, so that Charles IV would transfer all Spanish power over Louisiana to France.

But Bonaparte did not agree, because Spain's so-called ownership of Louisiana was transferred by treaty and did not require Charles IV to transfer any "additional" documents regarding ownership, just as Francesco I, Duke of Parma, transferred ownership to France. No signature.

"What about Etruria?" Georgiana asked Denon.

Stanley quickly flipped through the documents on the table, but didn't seem to read a word.

"You are here!"

Before Denon could reply, Julian Ouvral's voice came from the door.

"The religious representatives of Milan have been waiting for you for a long time."

"Let them wait...I'll come right away." Georgiana said after looking at the sky outside.

It will be dark if we wait any longer.

Denon shook his head and continued to read the documents on the table.

"Trouble?" Julian said, looking into the room.

"Let's go." Georgiana said, holding back her headache.

"Who can be released?" Julian asked.

"It hasn't been dealt with yet."

"What did you do all afternoon?" Julian asked reproachfully.

What a great question.

"Be sure of one thing," Georgiana said coldly.

"What's up?"

"I'm a fool."

Julian looked her up and down.

"Do you still need to confirm?" Julian said with a smile.

She rolled her eyes.

The crown of thorns only hurts "outside", but this kind of pain "inside the skull" feels like it has just experienced a war, oh, no, it is a series of wars.

She would rather do her winter vacation homework ten times. Unfortunately, it has been a long time since she graduated. It would be great if a teacher could give her some guidance.