The sun never sets in America

Chapter 425 Europe: France declares war
In the Spanish Legation, Mianglai, who was the Minister to France, stood in front of the window and quietly looked at the Parisian people who were throwing stones at the Legation. He said to the military attache Pattis beside him with a complicated expression:

"The French are getting more and more impatient. It's just a rejection, and they have such a big reaction!!"

"If this continues, will there be a Kingdom of Spain in the future??"

There was a trace of "fear" on Mian Lai's face. Obviously, compared to those seemingly crazy stones, the survival of the Kingdom of Spain was more worrying.

Pattis stretched his head and looked out the window. With a "swish" sound, a pebble the size of a fist hit his side, just breaking a window.

“Aren’t those Paris police here yet??”

Pattis asked a meaningless remark.

"They just said they would maintain order, but obviously the French guys were seeing our joke and they wanted to express their anger about that incident in this way!!"

(A French businessman was assassinated due to a business dispute. The Madrid court acquitted the Spanish assassin on the grounds of self-defense)
"I have long said that this matter cannot be delayed and must be resolved immediately. Now the French have regarded this matter as their best way to interfere in the Iberian Peninsula..."

"There's no way they can back down at this point!!"

"The lieutenant colonel who sold it to me was said to have died of alcoholism in the second year. God, he didn't even spend the fifteen hundred pounds!!"

After everything was ready, Hart picked up a cup of black tea and spoke in a very British accent:
"Sir, I think you came here this time for that matter, that righteous assassination!!"

Mi Anglai, who was opposite him, could only echo: "Our country has always carried out this matter in accordance with legal procedures, without any favoritism, and everything is in line with legal facts!!"

"Hello, Your Excellency Mian Lai..."

"Pattis, prepare the car!!"

Pattis looked out the window at the "lively" scene, and he looked very irritated. After all, at this time, if the Kingdom of Spain could not smoothly survive the so-called "French businessman assassination crisis", it would very likely have to pay for it. There is a price, and this price is precisely what they cannot bear.

Mianglai can no longer describe the "stupid pigs" in the country as stupid. These people are simply a group of stupid and bad jackals. At this time, he angered the French and gave them a reason to live. In forty-six years, I have never seen anything stupider than this.

"Then tell me, what should we do? We can't really just turn a blind eye, right?"

Pattis asked Mion.

After Mian finished speaking, he picked up the plush coat hanging on the hanger, straightened his slightly sparse hair, picked up the umbrella and went out, getting on the carriage that had just been called.

"Where to go??"

The smile in Pattis's mouth was obviously to re-sentence and put the matter in the most favorable position for the French.

Mian Lai, who was opposite, turned his eyes and smiled: "Yeah, it's really not that good!!"

(The weather in the UK is changeable and it often rains, so in London, it is normal to take an umbrella when going out. In order to meet the needs of the upper class, high-end and luxurious umbrellas have emerged. They are not even simple umbrellas anymore. It’s a social tool.)
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Entering the embassy, ​​you will see artworks from Africa. Among them, the skull of a certain chief attracted Mian Lai's attention.

When Mian Lai heard this, he shook his head without thinking, and then said:
"It is impossible for those guys in the country to agree. Now is the time when the constitutionalists and the royalists are at their most violent. If we compromise at this time, Prime Minister Suwiska will step down, and we will not end well!!"

"Yes, it's all legal. I can only say that those French guys are too much!!"

"This is a tribe we found in the interior of South Africa. The people of this tribe looked more fierce than other African indigenous people. In a war, we killed all the people there and removed the chief. I brought the skull back, and I also bought it from China..."

The constitution and the kingdom mentioned by Mian Lai are actually the biggest differences within the Kingdom of Spain at present. It can even be said that these two groups of people fight every day, but they fight in a more civilized way.

Hart smiled and continued: "Yes, the weather in Paris has always been like this, but it has been even crazier in the past two years!!"

"They are trying to eat the whole of Europe!!"

"Hello, Mr. Hart!!"

These British people, with blood on their hands, finally say to you with a smile: "You want civilization, you want slavery, and you want free trade!!"

In Hart's words, a simple assassination of a French businessman had become an extremely righteous matter. He even believed that the Madrid court was correct and should treat those cunning Frenchmen like this.

Mian Lai looked out the window and didn't speak for a long time. It could only be seen from his trembling eyelashes and brows that he was going through a complex "torment" in his heart.

“We can’t solve it, but that doesn’t mean other countries can’t solve it!!”

"The best way now is to reduce the heat of this matter before the French have fully reacted, and it is best to disappear!!"

When Hart mentioned this matter, his whole person was filled with "righteous indignation" and even the so-called "British justice", which made Mian Lai feel a little relieved. After all, as long as the British are on their side, this matter will be solved. Easy to solve.

“British Legation!!”

Those countries that cannot do this have naturally become the targets of the British.

"Ha ha……"

Mian Lai really couldn't think of any words to answer this "evil" indigenous skull, so in the end he could only bring the topic to the price.

The two of them said "Mr." and "Your Excellency", and they looked very friendly.

Mian Lai looked at this almost "explicit" British minister, and pretended to be deaf and mute to cover up this brief greeting with "Maybe".

Hart emphasized the word "crazy" and then added:
"I think this is all caused by lack of order. A more orderly Europe is in the interest of all of us!!"

Hart took a peek at the black gold-plated umbrella held by Mion Lai, his expression moved slightly, and then he said: "Today's weather is indeed not very good!!"

After laughing, Hart sat on the sofa in a very aristocratic posture, and then motioned to the butler to serve tea.

"Fifteen hundred pounds, it cost me almost a year's salary!!"

It sounds like an "ordinary" colonial story, but Mian Lai heard from it the cruelty of the British Empire. They were civilized on the surface, promoted civilization everywhere, and banned the slave trade, but in fact they were the biggest "Slave owner", you just can't see it.

"I think it must be valuable!!"

As he spoke, Hart himself laughed out loud, leaving Mi Anglai opposite him to laugh in apology.

The corner of Mian Lai's mouth twitched. He now understood why these British people were so good at "making trouble". This level of speaking was not comparable to that of ordinary European diplomats.

At this time, the cunning Hart suddenly changed his tone and continued:
"I don't think the French will compromise. In fact, according to intelligence from the British Empire, the French have always had ambitions for the Iberian Peninsula and the Kingdom of Spain..."

"Your Excellency Mianglai, I think you will never forget the history of being ruled by the Bonaparte family!!"

Seeing Hart's ambiguous expression, Mian Lai nodded. After all, it was no secret that the Bonaparte family had ruled Spain.

Besides, at that time, there were many countries in Europe that had not been ruled by Napoleon's French Empire.

Rule Spain with no shame! !

"I'm sure they will never give up. The French will be like hungry wolves, always ready to swallow up the Kingdom of Spain..."

Hart said all kinds of negative news about France, and then said:

"Spain should stand with the British Empire. Only in this way will Spain not be afraid of these damn French bandits..."

The word "robber" came out of Hart's mouth, which seemed a bit "violent", but Mian Lai on the side echoed:

"The Kingdom of Spain truly cherishes its friendship with Great Britain. The monarchs of our two countries even sent a letter last month!!"

"Yes, so we should unite and deal with the French guys together!!"

"I think Spain should hand over the defense of the entire Gibraltar sea area to the Royal Navy. This can definitely reduce the burden on Spain and even free up energy to deal with the threat of the French army on the ground..."

"It even facilitated the British Empire's assistance to Spain during the war!!" Hart said a lot, and he summed it up in one sentence: handing over sea control in the waters of Gibraltar and unconditionally trusting the British Empire. Only in this way can we let The Kingdom of Spain is at peace forever.

When Mian Lai, who was opposite, heard these words, his expression changed drastically. Obviously, he himself did not expect that the British man would have such a big appetite.

All at once he wanted control of the sea over Gibraltar.

You know, since Britain won the naval battle against Spain in 1783 of the last century, it has been controlling the key location of Gibraltar, and the importance of Gibraltar to the Kingdom of Spain can be seen from the map.

So much so that news of "Gibraltar's return" appears every year, often causing diplomatic turmoil.

In the entire Strait of Gibraltar, the Spanish navy actually has the upper hand. However, because the British are too strong, they can only watch the British occupy Gibraltar under the eyes of all Spaniards and firmly control the Strait of Gibraltar. export.

It can be said that the Kingdom of Spain did not have a war with the British Empire. It was not because they were so kind and loved peace, but simply that they could not fight. If they could have fought, they would have fought decades ago. Why do they still often fight for something over the years? Some "boundary" wrangling.

"Mr. Minister, Gibraltar is not within the scope of discussion. This has touched our bottom line!!"

Mion's words did not surprise Minister Hart, and he even thought that this was a normal thing.

After all, the Spaniards were not forced into a corner at this time, and they still had to use their core interests to make an exchange without any "commitment", and received the guarantee of the British Empire.

Even if Hart is a British person, he has to admit that the credibility of the British Empire is not that high! !
"Okay, then let's talk about safety..."

Seeing that the Spanish were unwilling to compromise, Hart did not force it, but took the initiative to talk about "security" and "war."

When the two-hour meeting ended, Mian Lai, who had left the embassy gate, glanced at the "erratic" Union Jack flag before getting on the carriage. In the end, he said nothing and just used a very A strange look left here.

"Hmph, the Spaniards will never make progress, so let the French tell them what safety is!!"

Standing on the third floor of the embassy, ​​Hart raised a little bit of the silk curtains with his left hand, stared at the carriage with the Spanish flag hanging in the distance, and finally said the truest words in his heart.

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In the Palace of Versailles, Napoleon III, who had been quite irritable in the past few days since receiving the Russian army's advance, became obviously much better after receiving the "unfair verdict of assassination" from Madrid. He even regretted his previous wooing of the Spanish.

"Honey, what are you thinking about??"

Wearing a blue dress and a diamond tiara, Empress Jeanne walked up to Napoleon III and expressed concern for him in a very gentle tone.

"I wonder if we're going to war again!!"

Napoleon III's words did not surprise Queen Jenna. After all, this matter was not even news outside. Everyone knew that France would still participate in the war, it just depended on who it was.

"Dear, tell me, if we launch a war at this time, will there be many people in Europe who oppose it?"

"After all, our reasons this time are not as good as last time!!"

The meaning of Napoleon III's words is very clear, that is, the last time he participated in the war was based on Italian independence. This kind of reason is very common in Europe and is considered a relatively just one.

But now if the "assassination case" is used as a reason, it will easily give people the image of a barbarian who seizes the opportunity to show his fangs.

This was actually a big blow to the image of the French Empire.

"What if there is a reason, what if there is no reason..."

"I believe you can do it!!"

Queen Jenna did not say any clichéd "persuasion", and her whole person exuded a feeling of love and dependence on Napoleon III.

Napoleon held Queen Jenna's hand and said with affectionate eyes:
"Dear, just watch, we will definitely create an era, an era of our own!!"

Queen Jenna looked at her "high-spirited" husband in front of her and said nothing, but just hugged him hard.

Napoleon hugged his queen and said nothing. The two enjoyed this rare "warm time" together.

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"The Kingdom of Spain must apologize and compensate..."

"And accept the supervision of the French Empire!!"

French Foreign Minister Diesel is like a domineering evil neighbor. Every word he says cuts a knife into the hearts of Spaniards.

"No, this is a condition we cannot accept. The most we can accept is a retrial. As for compensation, we still need to discuss a suitable price..."

The Spanish Foreign Minister in charge of the negotiations is a typical Spanish man, with a short beard and speaking French with a Latin flavor.

The other Spanish negotiators around were also angry at the conditions just proposed by the French.

After all, if we follow the Frenchman's request, will the Kingdom of Spain still have dignity? ?

And the supervision among them is even more unacceptable. Not to mention other things, once we supervise the judiciary today, we will take the opportunity to supervise the army tomorrow, and finally supervise the entire Kingdom of Spain. In the end, the Kingdom of Spain will not be able to fight without a fight. It became a "vassal state" of the French Empire and a "puppet on strings" in the foreground.

And those of them who signed the treaty will also become the real sinners. The so-called "treaty of understanding" will become a real "traitorous treaty". As for those clauses, they will naturally be named "traitorous clauses". Number.

As the signatories, they will also become part of Spain's history of foreign humiliation, and eventually become "historical celebrities."

"If you think we are just talking this time, then I think you are wrong!!"

"We will do anything for the dignity of the empire..."

Diesel ignored the Spaniard's rejection, and even in his opinion, all this was what France wanted.

The Spaniard opposite him was obviously panicked when he heard these two sentences. Even Foreign Minister Wahio, who was the leader of the negotiation team, directly asked in an urgent tone:
"Including war??"

"I said it, including everything!!"

"Including war of course!!"

Diesel's eyes when he looked at Wrathion were full of coldness, even giving people the feeling of a "hunter hunting".

Diesel then took out a document from his subordinate's briefcase.

"Your Excellency, from now on, at 1864:27 pm on April , , the French Empire officially declares war on the Kingdom of Spain!!"

Diesel's declaration of war even included a specific time.

"No, you can't do it!!"

"You can't treat us like this, this is all just a misunderstanding!!"

"There is no need for us to start a wrong war just because of a misunderstanding!!"

Wrathion hysterically argued to Diesel about the "justice" and "misunderstanding" of this war.

Diesel, who was opposite him, waited until he finished shouting before speaking:
"Yes, everything is a misunderstanding, but you can't afford it!!"

"Goodbye, Your Excellency, Minister!!"

"See you again. I hope I can treat you to an authentic French meal in Madrid. I have to say that the restaurant you found for lunch today is terrible!!"

Wrathion looked at Diesel leaving, first stunned, and then shouted:

"Quick, send a telegram quickly!!"

(End of this chapter)