Chapter 48 More terrible than Prussia

Carlo was in a very good mood.

This banquet solved the problem that Carlo wanted to solve most, which was to establish an institution that united all nobles to ensure Carlo's influence on the entire nobles.

Although the nobles present were only part of the entire Spanish noble class, most of the dukes with higher status and influence were present, except for some who were far away or delayed due to things, such as the Duke of Serrano in Cuba.

I believe that when the news of the establishment of the Royal Parliament is announced, it will attract more nobles to apply to join the Royal Parliament.

This is also an opportunity for the nobles to express their opinions. Those nobles who actively apply to join the Royal Parliament are naturally willing to support Carlo.

And those who are unwilling to express their opinions to join the Royal Parliament are equivalent to their unwillingness to support Carlo, and their loyalty to Carlo is questionable.

While Carlo established the Royal Conference to win over some nobles, France in northern Spain, Prussia and France's dialogue on peace talks also came to an end.

In fact, according to the compensation draft signed by Prussia and France, the French government only needs to pay Prussia 200 million francs in compensation.

This indemnity was not harsh, and France could even pay it immediately.

However, as the situation in Paris developed, the terms of the peace talks soon changed.

Although the French National Defense Government suppressed the first uprising of Paris citizens, it did not completely dispel the increasingly fierce opposition of Paris citizens to the National Defense Government.

Especially after learning that the National Defense Government might cede French land, the Paris citizens were furious and completely lost all trust in the National Defense Government.

The angry Paris citizens gathered again and an uprising broke out that was even larger than the last time.

Although the National Defense Government suppressed it very promptly, for the angry Paris citizens, there was no other choice but to resist resolutely.

The demoralized French National Defense Government army had no advantage at all in the face of the excited Paris National Guard. Even many government troops not only had no hostility towards the National Guard, but were as close as brothers, and repeatedly passed on information that was beneficial to the National Guard.

There are two very important strategic heights in Paris, namely Montmartre Heights and Somont Heights.

A large number of cannons and other weapons and equipment were stored here, and the National Defense Government naturally did not allow the weapons here to be obtained by the Parisian rebels.

However, when capturing these two heights, a mutiny occurred within the National Defense Government army.

General Claude Martin Lecmund, who was responsible for attacking the Montmartre Heights, not only failed to complete his mission, but was shot by his soldiers who rebelled.

The reason for his execution was that General Lecmund had ordered the soldiers to shoot at the Paris National Guard and ordinary citizens.

As the uprising in Paris was vigorous, the French National Defense Government was horrified to find that its army seemed to be somewhat disobedient.

The army of the National Defense Government was originally composed of insurgents, and the composition of the army was very complex. Although capitalism controlled the right to speak of the National Defense Government, there were also a large number of soldiers with various ideas such as republicans and democrats in the army.

Compared with the capitalist National Defense Government that collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country, these soldiers obviously supported the newly revolted Paris National Guard.

Seeing the situation getting worse, French Defense Government Prime Minister Thiers was so scared that he dared not stay in Paris any longer and chose to move the Defense Government to Versailles, more than ten kilometers away from Paris.

Why go to Versailles? Because there are still German troops stationed here. For officials of the French Defense Government, they are more afraid of the Paris uprising army than the German army.

Because the Germans will at most ask them to cede land and pay compensation. But the insurgents in Paris will send them to the guillotine and hang them on street lamps.

Which is more important, the loss of national interests or the safety of their own lives, is not something that these French officials of the Defense Government need to think about at all.

Bismarck, who was preparing for the coronation ceremony of the German Empire in Versailles, smiled. He didn't expect the French to give such an opportunity. Isn't this a free gift to the upcoming Germany?

Bismarck will not miss this good opportunity, and the Junker nobles in Prussia will not miss this good opportunity.

Prussia is a very special country, and the Junker nobles have a very high influence and status in Prussia.

If France is a country with an army, then Prussia is an army with a country.

This is the reason why the Prussian army is brave and good at fighting, but it also affects Prussia's diplomatic strategy.

Why do the nobles fight? Of course, it is to improve their titles and win more land for themselves.

How to win more land for themselves? Of course, it is to grab land from France, and then divide it among many Junker nobles.

After all, the nobles are not philanthropists. They work hard for King William I of Prussia and do not fight for rewards, but the rewards need to be paid by the defeated country France.

Can Bismarck ignore the Junker nobles who have a strong influence in Prussia? Of course not.

As the Junker nobles repeatedly put pressure on William I and Bismarck to get more land from France, Bismarck finally spoke to Thiers again.

"Because the previous estimate of our country's losses in the war was wrong, I hope to renegotiate the compensation terms with your government and sign a new compensation treaty.

This matter concerns the interests of tens of millions of people in Prussia and Germany, please consider it carefully. Of course, I will guarantee the safety of your government and ensure that the uprising in Paris will not affect Versailles. "

Bismarck's meaning is very simple.

Either agree to more compensation and cede more land, and the Prussian army can guarantee the safety of the French government in Versailles.

Otherwise, Prussia is likely to hand over the French government to the people who revolted in Paris.

In this way, the fate of French officials can be imagined. The last time the Paris people revolted, the king was directly executed. Are the status of these officials more noble than the king?

Under Bismarck's coercion and intimidation, even if Thiers was unwilling to renegotiate the terms of compensation, he had to nod and agree.

After all, the rioting Parisians would really hang them on the telephone poles. The Parisians are much more terrifying than the Prussian army.

Perhaps the Parisians did not expect that their uprising would make the government even more cowardly, and even ceded more land in exchange for Prussia's protection.

But even if the Parisians knew, they would probably only resist more fiercely. Because such a cowardly government cannot lead France forward, France should establish a more fair democratic republic.

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