Chapter 827 Busy Diplomacy
Chapter 828 Busy Diplomacy
Tugut only praised a few words with diplomatic tone, but Prince Heinrich's eyes flashed with surprise.
He had communicated with the Marquis of Wellesley's new army and knew it was a very powerful elite force.
"So, victory will eventually belong to the coalition." He pierced the marble in the corridor with his cane and said happily, "The war will definitely end before the end of the year!"
Lord Grenville smiled and nodded: "That's right. Then, the Luxembourg direction should launch a general offensive as soon as possible, which will be of great benefit to stabilizing the morale of the army. In addition, Basel can also cooperate with the attack. I heard that the French transferred the defenders of Alsace. Going to Italy, this should be an opportunity.”
Baron Tugut looked at him and smiled: "The Royal War Council also thinks so."
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Northern Mediterranean.
Bay of Liguria.
Earl Mirandora, the special envoy of King Modena, listened comfortably to the sound of paddleboard slapping the sea, and turned to ask the captain beside him: "Mr. Pico, how far are we from Marseille?"
"You will be able to enter Hong Kong at noon tomorrow, Earl."
Mirandora nodded with satisfaction and turned to the attendant beside her and said, "Do those guys in Parma actually think that if you cross the Catiponna Pass, you can arrive in Paris earlier than me?"
The attendant hurriedly said, "He may not have heard of steam paddles. We can continue to take the inland ferry in Marseille and head north along the Rhone River, at least four days earlier than Prince Ludovico."
"Ha, this is the miracle of industry." Mirandora gave a thumbs up at the chimney behind him, "Not to mention Luca and Milan's messengers. It is estimated that the Sardinians can enter Versailles at the same time as us."
No wonder he was so excited.
At present, several states in Northern Italy have received security assurances from France and a commitment to provide them with low-interest loans to help them develop. The race to Paris immediately started between countries.
On the one hand, because the total amount of the loan is definitely limited, the person who arrives first will have the opportunity to get more. If you go late, it may not even be left with a shit.
On the other hand, whoever can arrive at the Palace of Versailles will leave the deepest impression on the French royal family. In the future, Northern Italy will basically follow France, and the usefulness of this good impression will be too great.
Mirandora is a smart man who has a lot of contact with new things. When he confirmed that the British fleet had withdrawn from the Mediterranean, he immediately decided to go to France by steamboat.
As a result, he really led a lot.
You should know that Palma de Maria is much closer to France than Modena, and Sardinia is hundreds of kilometers closer.
However, what Mirandora did not expect was that after Prince Ludovico of Palma came to Toulon, France, because he was generous to local French officials, someone revealed something called the "Shap Signal Tower" to him. , able to transmit the message to Paris within 40 minutes.
Ludovico was overjoyed and immediately spent 4,000 francs, asking the Governor of Toulon to send a respectful and humble greeting letter to the King and Queen of France with the Sharp signal tower.
It was 5 days earlier than Milandora.
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St. Petersburg.
The Hermitage.
The Russian Ambassador to France Count Stroganov walked quickly through the corridor anxiously. If it weren't for the court etiquette, he would have wanted to run all the way to His Majesty the Tsar.
He set out from Paris more than 4 months ago, but as soon as he arrived in Strasbourg, he encountered a collision between French and Austrian troops.
He did not dare to venture through the war zone with fire, and did not know when the battle would end, so he had to turn around and return to the north of France, intending to leave from Luxembourg.
However, there was a fight.
He wanted to pass through Nordic Europe from the sea, walk the Baltic Sea, and arrive in St. Petersburg from Riga, but was blocked by the British fleet again.
Although he has a diplomatic identity, he still dares not take risks - who knows whether the British warship will first bomb a few guns and then board the ship to check his diplomatic proof. You should know that many French merchant ships will hang Russian or Denmark flags to get away with it.
In the end, he waited until the Russian warship came to pick him up, and then he successfully returned to Russia.
It's August now.
Although Count Stroganov did not know what His Majesty the Tsar was about his proposal for the marriage of the French queen, as the messenger, he had already delayed the national affairs and was naturally anxious.
In the corridor, several noble young men walked past him not far away, and the deliberately lowered discussion still came into his ears.
"Your Majesty is too old. You have to repeat the words of others to hear clearly..."
"I heard she was already struggling to walk."
No mistakes, one song, one post, one content, one reading!
"Now, all the state government affairs are controlled by that guy Zubov, and he is completely a waste!"
"But His Majesty the Emperor favored him very much..."
"We must defeat this slander! He will only embezzle and suppress dissidents. If this continues, the empire will be over!"
"You are right, but His Majesty the Emperor will not allow anyone to say bad things about that guy."
"The empire has been in a huge crisis. I want to say, even that one should be with me..."
The few people were shocked and hurriedly covered the mouth of the person who spoke last, and looked around vigilantly.
Count Stroganov pretended to turn his head and talked to his servants, passing by quickly.
After a moment, he came to Catherine II's bedroom, tidied up his collar, and followed the Tsar's servant to push the door into the house.
Katerina II leaned against the bed, listening to Zubov saying something, and seeing the ambassador to France salute her, she slightly supported her fat and old body:
"Oh, you're back, Earl of Stroganov. Ivan, bring him a chair."
The ambassador to France sat down beside her bed and immediately took out Queen Mary's handwritten letter: "Your Majesty, this is written to you by the Queen of France. The content should involve the prince's marriage."
Yekaterina II signaled Zupov to unpack the envelope, smiled and nodded, "I read your report, and to be honest, I was surprised. The Romanov family and Bourbon have never had a history of marriage. ”
She said this to be a gift for Russia. The French royal family is above the top and doesn't look down on them Eastern European barbarians at all.
Russia had never hoped to marry the French royal family before. At most, they would fight against the German state.
When the Tsar heard Zubov read Queen Mary's letter—the content was very official and did not involve much political content—he looked at Count Stroganov again: "So, what do you think about this?"
The latter thought about it and said, "Your Majesty, I think the French side really wants to make this happen. His Majesty's envoy is already on the way. He will come to see you immediately when you respond positively."
