Empress Eugenie is not a character who can be manipulated by others. She and Queen Mary are two completely different people. Queen Mary is a serious Austrian princess with pure royal blood and extremely beautiful appearance.
It is precisely because the conditions are too favorable that Queen Mary is not very talented in politics. She even made the wrong statement when the ministers reported that the people were too poor to eat black bread.
The queen, who failed in politics, actually said, 'Then why don't they eat cake? 'Why don't you eat minced meat?
Moreover, according to the records of the palace secretary, when the queen said this, she had an innocent and sweet smile like a little girl on her face. It can be seen that she was not deliberately sarcastic, but really did not understand the sufferings of the people.
Such a political idiot would of course end up on the guillotine, but Queen Eugenie vowed never to follow the old path of her predecessors.
Queen Eugenie, who is that? The daughter of a down-and-out Spanish aristocrat had to endure hardships as a child. Suffering can always train people's abilities. Although the Chinese people's political talent cannot be said to be above 90%, it can still be achieved above 70%.
Facing the riots in Paris, she was afraid but still able to respond.
Her attitude changed very quickly. First, she ordered officials in Paris to quickly take to the streets. By posting notices and direct propaganda, she promised that the emperor would never retreat to Paris, let alone to the south.
The queen promised all the people of Paris that the emperor would fight continuously in the provinces of northeastern France and spend every last bullet for victory!
Secondly, she immediately agreed to the conditions of the parliament, and while urgently collecting 2 billion special war taxes, she immediately formed a new army, and the arms warehouse in Paris began to distribute weapons within three days.
All the students in the Imperial Military Academy were temporarily removed from the firing line and promoted to lead these National Guards!
In society, honorary veterans are vigorously recruited. All experienced veterans without physical disabilities, no matter how old they are, can get the hat belt of some grassroots officers as long as their bodies can hold up.
Thirdly, the queen also stated that she was willing to accept diplomatic mediation from European countries and would not give up diplomatic efforts during the war.
Finally, the queen also said sternly, "When the government expresses its goodwill, anyone on the street should immediately give up violent actions! If the government's goodwill is ignored, the military will immediately suppress it!"
Be polite first and then fight, the queen is really smart! After Montauban received the order, he immediately ordered the 100,000 Praetorian Guards stationed in Paris to take to the streets. They protected civilian officials and began to quell the chaos street by street.
Notices were posted all over the intersection. Soldiers and officials shouted to the rioting citizens, announcing the Queen's latest decree. If these thugs dared to burn, kill and loot three times in a row, the soldiers would immediately shoot to suppress them.
At first, these thugs thought that the Queen was just a threat, but when gunshots rang out on the Thames River and hundreds of corpses lay on the streets, the thugs finally calmed down.
With the national crisis at hand, Blanqui, Thiers and others also began to call on their supporters to calm down. When the country is about to perish, they hope that the people will stay calm and not do stupid things that make their relatives happy and their enemies happy.
It is with the joint efforts of both parties that order on the streets of Paris has finally been slowly restored!
When the queen looked at the gradually calming city, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart, "The army is better! Only with a gun in your hand can you feel safe!"
But what she didn't know was that this was the last time in her life that she would command an army!
When the army suppressed the riots in the city, Eugenie also began to seek diplomatic assistance from various European countries. She spent almost all her time summoning diplomatic envoys from various countries. During the meeting, Queen Eugenie expressed France's willingness to seek peace. .
At the same time, she also implicitly pointed out that a stronger Prussia must be a threat to Europe!
This is actually meant for the British. France also knows the British continental checks and balances policy, and now Queen Eugenie has almost made her attitude clear.
"Do you, the British, care? Now France is about to be destroyed by Prussia. Once Prussia takes over France's position, the European continent will still be dominated by one family!"
"The most important thing is that the Prussian military progress was so smooth that they easily occupied two French provinces. This is not the situation that you British want, where the clam and the crane are competing for the fishermen's profit!"
"Prussia has not been weakened by this war at all. This situation must be something you, the British, do not want to see!"
Queen Eugenie's diplomatic efforts have indeed paid off. European countries have expressed their willingness to mediate the war. Even Austria, Tsarist Russia and other countries have expressed serious concerns.
After all, the whole of Europe was stunned by Prussia's crazy fighting power. All military analysts did not expect Prussia to be so capable of fighting. The various new tactics were completely beyond the understanding of these old experts!
I originally thought that Prussia was a hungry wolf, but now I realize that it is a tiger!
British Prime Minister Gladstone was waiting for France's signal for help. When Eugenie's telegram was sent to Downing Street, the Prime Minister hurriedly held a press conference.
At the meeting, he said solemnly, "The war has caused serious civilian casualties so far. I express my deepest condolences to all the suffering people!"
"Britain has always been willing to maintain peace on the European continent. The conflict between Prussia and France is not actually about irreconcilable hatred!"
"Now the French government has expressed its regret for blindly declaring war. I believe this is a goodwill signal for peace. I hope Bismarck will not ignore the opportunity for peace!"
"I suggest that both sides immediately stop fighting and sit at the negotiating table together to resolve this unpleasant conflict!"
He really knows how to use diplomatic rhetoric. So far, more than 50,000 people have been killed on both sides of the war. Such an intense war actually turned into an unpleasant conflict in his mouth.
It can be seen how much Gladstone wanted to suppress this uncontrolled war!
In his eyes, war is a good thing, only if both sides fight to the death! The bad thing is that the war is not under the control of the British. Once the direction of development is not in the interests of the British, they will immediately make a 180-degree turn.
The Times reporter seized every opportunity to ask, "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, what efforts will our British Empire make for diplomatic mediation?"
“What if Bismarck ignores our offer?”
Gladstone sneered and said, "I believe Bismarck will accept our goodwill. Within three days, the Royal Navy will send a visiting fleet to escort the Duke of Newcastle ashore from Hamburg to Berlin to visit the King of Prussia!"
"Oh God! Send a royal fleet? Prime Minister, how many warships are you planning to send?"
"Haha, the number has not been determined yet, but we will definitely send a 'powerful' fleet that meets the status of a special envoy, and we will never lose the majesty of our empire on which the sun never sets!"
Tuqiong saw that Gladstone was going to use the navy's magic weapon and start to threaten Prussia!
Note: I started coding at four in the morning, and I really had no one left...
Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and Xinjing is here to send New Year greetings to all the book lovers across the country who love Hidden Dragon!
Year of the Dog, may everything prosper!
