"Haha, traitor, that's a big label. Joseph Caillot is not far from stepping down."
Combined with the increasingly radical political atmosphere in France, Downing directly pronounced death sentence on Joseph Caillaux's political life.
“Tony, you can contact Poincaré and Clemenceau first, and of course other radicals can also be contacted.
However, if nothing unexpected happens, the next prime minister will be born from these radical leaders. "
Around the time of the First World War in France, the only famous prime ministers Tangning could think of were Poincaré and Clemenceau.
These two people, in France's high position, moved up and down like springs.
"Okay, Your Majesty!"
After thinking for a while, Tangning added some more about her contacts in French politics.
"You can contact the royal family of Orleans and ask them if they are willing to accept the throne of King of Navarre."
There are three throne factions in France, Bonaparte, Bourbon, and Orleans. Among them, the Bonaparte royal family was originally the most powerful because of Napoleon I. The later Napoleon III also did well on the restored throne.
But it should never have happened. France lost to Germany. France's glory was not won by its old rival Britain, but by its former stepping stone Prussia.
For France, losing to Britain is normal, but losing to Prussia, one of the German princes, would be a huge shame.
Historically, the German princes, except for the leader Austria, have always been little things manipulated by France.
Prussia defeated France before. It was during the Napoleon War that Prussia took advantage of France to become the enemy of all Europe. It relied on uniting and embracing Britain and Russia to become the winner.
What's even more shameful is that Napoleon III was defeated and surrendered, and he didn't know how to run back. If he could run out, nonsense like the Paris Commune might be avoided.
Napoleon III is like Li Longji, glorious in the first half of his life and humiliated in the second half. The Bonaparte royal family is not strong in the competition for the French throne.
The Bourbon royal family, as an old capital of France and a long-established orthodox royal family, originally had the opportunity to regain its strength after the resignation of Napoleon III and before the establishment of the Third French Republic.
It's a pity that Henry V, Henry Charles Ferdinand Marie Dieudonnet, lost his position as king for a broken flag.
On September 1, 1870, the Second Empire collapsed after its defeat at the Battle of Sedan in the Franco-Prussian War, and the Royalists became the majority in the National Conference. The Orléansists also agreed to support Henry, hoping that after Henry's death he would be succeeded by Louis-Philippe Albert d'Orléans, Count of Paris (grandson of Louis-Philippe), the Orleanist heir they supported. Henry gained the support of both the Orthodox and Orleans factions, and his hopes of restoring the kingdom greatly increased.
However, he insisted on abandoning the tricolor flag and restoring the white fleur-de-lis, otherwise he would not accept the throne. A compromise proposal that would have included both the tricolor and the fleur-de-lis in the flag was also rejected. The then Pope Pius IX once lamented: "Just for such a piece of rag!"
Due to Henry's uncompromising attitude, the temporary French Third Republic was established, with the intention of waiting until Henry's death to be replaced by the more liberal Count of Paris. But by the time Henry died in 1883, public opinion had shifted from supporting the Empire to supporting the Republic, confirming what President Adolphe Thiers said at the beginning of the Third Republic: “A republic minimizes our divisions. Henry was therefore ironically praised by republicans such as Georges Clemenceau as the "George Washington of France" because without him there would be no Third Republic.
After Henry's death, the legitimacy of the Bourbon royal family was shaken. Many people believed that Louis-Philippe Albert d'Orléans, Count of Paris, had great French legitimacy.
The reason for this is that after Henry's death, the royalist royal system was in chaos.
Before his death, Henry himself had agreed that the head of the House of France (and not the House of Bourbon) would be the head of the Orleans faction, the Count of Paris.
This is accepted by many orthodox factions and is legally acquiesced; the only royal line longer than this is the Spanish branch that has given up the right to inherit the throne as one of the conditions of the Peace of Utrecht.
However, Henry admitted that most of Henry's supporters, including Henry's widow, did not recognize Henry's statement and this law, arguing that no one had the right to deny the male line of the eldest son of Bourbon the right to become the head of the French royal family and the legitimate king of France; Thus, the Spanish branch's abdication of the throne was illegal and invalid. Therefore, these people support the Carlist pretender to the Spanish throne, Count Juan of Montizon (because the Salic law was suspended in Spain, the real king of Spain, Alfonso XII, is not a descendant of the eldest son in the male line) as the pretender to the French throne.
The two most competitive royal families in France are the Bourbons and Orleans. However, Bourbon's master is Spanish, and Tangning will definitely not take advantage of him.
The royal family of Orleans has always been known for its rationality, ability to compromise, and firm constitutional monarchy. Louis-Philippe Albert d'Orléans, Count of Paris, had a great reputation and could have become the king.
However, with the passage of time, the republican system became stable, and with the death of Louis-Philippe Albert d'Orléans, Count of Paris, the current Orleans royal family lost its leading position.
The current Orleans royal family has returned to its previous state, breaking away from the Bourbon royal family and continuing to fight against the Bourbon royal family, occasionally hammering the Bonaparte royal family and the republican system.
“Your Majesty, we don’t have much to do with Orleans, and if we contact him, we will definitely get attention.
The three royal families of France check and balance each other. Anyone who places a bet on one of them will try their best to undermine the other two. "
Of course Tony understood the profound meaning of His Majesty the Dear Emperor, but it was very inappropriate for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to contact him.
"Your Majesty, it would be best if your father, the Prince of Algarve, comes to contact the royal family of Orleans.
Louis-Philippe Albert d'Orléans, Count of Paris, and his eldest son, Philippe d'Orléans, now Duke of Orleans, were married to Archduchess Maria Dorotea of Austria. "
Tangning. Pedro's parents are considered half of the Austrian aristocracy, and the Duke of Orleans and his wife are also half, and they can be contacted through the network.
Private communications between nobles are obviously much more secretive than those at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
"Tony, your suggestion is good. Leave this matter to our royal family. The most urgent thing for your Ministry of Foreign Affairs right now is to contact those French radicals."
When Tangning said this, she felt deeply sorry for her father.
Over the years, Francisco, an old father, has been almost always asked by his son to ask for different things. The latter task often comes before the former one is finished.
“Tony, for these leaders who are bent on overthrowing Germany, it is appropriate to say that our Portuguese Empire prefers France to Germany.
During the contact, you can also express Portugal's willingness to further achieve economic and trade cooperation with France, and even reach some kind of pan-military cooperation. "
"Your Majesty's name!"
With His Majesty the Emperor's clear concession, Tony had great confidence in handling France.
Spain's biggest ally now is France.
As long as France is taken care of, Spain will be isolated and unable to win, and in the end it will be defeated and accepted by Portugal.
