Chapter 1128: Adding insult to injury
Otto I really wanted to have a chance with Russia, but the top officials of the Greek government suppressed him, and in the end he could only take back his bold words.
This made Otto I feel very depressed. He felt that he was surrounded by traitors. He even sentenced these guys to death in his heart, and all the barbaric Russians should die.
London, England.
The elite members of the Royal Navy who were sent to work as pirates on the Atlantic Ocean were all wiped out. This made the Earl of Auckland, who had just been reinstated, feel a little unbelievable.
After all, the probability of finding so-called pirates on the vast sea is about the same as that of winning a big prize. It belongs entirely to the realm of metaphysics.
If there were a way to quickly find and destroy pirates, the Royal Navy would no longer need to calculate its mission time on an annual basis when combating piracy.
"Your Highness, the Austrians must be lucky."
The Earl of Auckland was rudely interrupted by Prince Albert before he finished speaking.
"A fluke? What a fluke? Didn't you send several fleets to station in different locations to ensure nothing goes wrong?"
The Earl of Auckland was speechless for a moment. Before taking office, he did guarantee that the plan would be foolproof.
According to common sense, no matter how lucky the Austrians are, they can only destroy one or two of the fleets at most. As for why the entire army was annihilated, he still has no idea.
"Your Highness the Prince! Please give me another chance! This time I guarantee that nothing will go wrong. As long as the Austrian fleet dares to leave the Mediterranean, I will be sure to completely destroy them!"
Prince Albert sighed helplessly.
"Monsieur Earl, you have disappointed me, do you know that?"
"Your Highness the Prince! I."
"Enough is enough. The Ottomans can no longer support it. The Austrians have launched an attack on the Ottoman Empire from the west. If we do not intervene, Austria and Russia will directly carve up the Near East."
Prince Albert looked a little helpless and lonely. Deep down in his heart, he didn't want to admit defeat, but no matter how great Britain was, it couldn't fight against two great powers at the same time.
In fact, Prince Albert thought of joining forces with France at the first opportunity, but the situation in the French election was too chaotic.
Although Charles-Louis Napoleon Bonaparte had an absolute lead in the votes, the military and political power was in the hands of Cavaignac.
The latter can become a protector of the country as long as he puts his mind to it. No matter how many votes he gets, he can't change the absolute gap in strength.
However, it was not easy for Cavaignac to be the Protector. His rule was full of loopholes, and the monarchists magnified these wounds infinitely.
Officials promoted by Cavaignac have been attacked and impeached many times. Minister of Education Carnot was impeached because of his excessive annual salary.
(At that time, the annual salary of a French primary school teacher was 400-600 francs, while the annual salary of the Minister of Education was as high as 48,000 francs.)
But this annual salary was not determined by Carnot. The salaries of officials in the Second French Republic were generally higher, but the Minister of Education was relatively low among them. The annual salaries of the Minister of Transport and the Minister of Justice both exceeded 100,000 francs.
The church is also constantly smearing Cavaignac. In fact, this statement is not correct, because Cavaignac's rule is indeed rotten, and the church only amplifies it and spreads it further.
In just a few months since he took office, more than a dozen crackdowns have been carried out in the Paris area alone, with many more similar actions across the country.
On the one hand, he proposed to run for president because of Cavaignac's own character and beliefs. On the other hand, he also hoped to increase the legitimacy of the government to ease social conflicts.
But Cavaignac is really not a competent politician, and his campaign speech was a disaster.
"We need to establish the strengths of Parliament, respect family, property and religion, and give preferential treatment to those with honest hearts and loyal minds."
Cavaignac used all means to build momentum for himself, and at least 190 newspapers published his campaign speeches.
At the same time, he also used his own advantages to carry out vigorous propaganda in the army, and distributed leaflets to every company, hoping to get the support of the army like Napoleon did.
But everything Cavaignac did was counterproductive. His remarks were considered too Versailles by most people at the bottom, while the middle and upper classes thought that he lacked enough control over the current situation and at the same time had too strong a desire to control. .
On the other hand, his opponent Napoleon III was much more clever. Napoleon III established himself as the savior of order to win the support of the property owners.
At the same time, he promised to improve education at the bottom, cancel the 45 centime tax for farmers, and provide job opportunities for workers.
His followers published a large number of his writings during his time in Arkham Prison, and his book "On the Abolition of Poverty" was spread among the people like a Bible.
Former prison cellmate Victor Hugo also helped him stand up. At least at this time, Hugo really believed that Napoleon III was the person who could change France.
Hugo had even begun to imagine a better future for France, implementing peace, reducing armaments, and establishing a national alliance as the only authority to resolve all controversial international issues.
The construction of the Suez Canal and the Panama Canal connected the world and civilized Africa and the Far East.
Eliminate poverty, encourage the development of industry and commerce, prosper art, inherit culture, encourage innovation, and develop science and technology
A great writer described an ideal world to the French, and Hugo did his best to sing and praise it.
Napoleon III also promised in public more than once that he would complete these great achievements if he became president.
A children's song can best reflect the current situation.
"If you want a gangster to rule France, choose Raspail!
If you want a bad guy to rule France, choose Laitzin-Roland!
If you want to use intrigue to fight a civil war, choose Cavaignac!
If you want a good man to rule France, choose Napoleon! "
At this time, everyone is waiting to see whether Cavaignac will shoot himself in the foot, or whether he will fight hard to win a reputation before his death.
However, something unexpected happened, but the unexpected thing was not the result of the election, but the first order of Napoleon III after he came to power.
"War on the Ottoman Empire!"
The excuse cited by Napoleon III was also very outrageous. After Austria went to war with the Ottoman Empire, Pius IX, who was far away in Rome, wrote a eulogy, saying that the war in the Austrian Empire was a continuation of the Crusades and was to save Christians. Righteous behavior that earns God’s approval.
Napoleon III’s reason was: How could the Crusades be without God’s most loyal people, the French?
In fact, this was one of Napoleon III's actions to please the church. At this time, the French church still had a very strong influence.
In addition, Napoleon III was also a very keen politician. He knew that declaring war on the Ottoman Empire at this time was a sure-profit deal, and nothing could enhance his prestige among the people and the political arena more than victory.
But when the news reached the UK, Prince Albert went numb.