Although Louis XVI's favorable impression of little Napoleon suddenly dropped to a freezing point because of his birthplace, Louis XVI had to keep the newly-consecrated viscount in his heart because of Mary's love for little Napoleon.
The few days after Napoleon was awarded the title of Viscount, the young Napoleon seemed to be living in a dream. The upper-class nobles in Paris came to see his condition like crucian carp crossing the river, while the senior officials of the Paris Garrison Command and the Police Department were just walking around.
One after another, people came to express their apologies to little Napoleon. Although little Napoleon was still young, this did not prevent him from becoming a popular figure among the upper class in Paris.
While little Napoleon seemed a little dazed by the sudden change, the Prussian ambassador Scottil, who was far away in St. Petersburg, was also starting a new round of confrontation with Oworov.
Although Ovorov had waited for Catherine II's order to negotiate peace with Prussia, he still seemed a little unable to accept the request made by Skoteir in his hand.
"Your Excellency Ambassador, are you sure you are not joking with me? Even God cannot forgive such a condition!" Owolov said angrily after reading the conditions put forward by Scotair.
In fact, it’s no wonder that Oworov was so angry. It was because the conditions proposed by Prussia had exceeded his bottom line. Let’s take a look at the conditions proposed by Prussia:
First, Prussia proposed a territorial claim for the Lithuanian region, stretching from Siauliai in the north to Vilnius in the south. This area will be placed under Prussia's command. This is already equivalent to four-fifths of Lithuania, with a total area of about 50,000
More than square kilometers or so.
Secondly, in order to prevent another inevitable conflict between Prussia and Russia, the northern region of Poland, from the north of Warsaw, was set up as a military buffer zone. Both sides were prohibited from stationing troops or engaging in military activities in this land.
In addition, in order to compensate for the losses suffered by Prussia in this war, Russia must provide property worth 10 million marks to make up for the trauma suffered by the Prussians.
Finally Russia had to dissolve the alliance treaty with Denmark against Prussia.
Owolov just read the first two of these four requirements, and his head was already full of blue veins. After reading the four requirements, he wanted to duel with Scotair immediately. This clause was too harsh, and the Queen did not want it at all.
May be accepted.
"Your Excellency Oworov. First of all, this war was an invasion of the Kingdom of Prussia by the Russian Empire. This is undisputed. As a victim, our country has the right to make its own claims for compensation. Secondly, because of your country's military actions against our country
As a result, our country's East Prussia region was almost reduced to ruins. It is a just request for our country to request materials from your country to compensate the people who were harmed in the war. Finally, in order to prevent this unpleasant behavior from happening again between your country and our country, I believe that a buffer should be established
It is very necessary for the region and your country to dissolve its alliance with Denmark.”
In response to Owolov's dissatisfaction, Scotel explained one by one, but Owolov was not satisfied with Scotel's explanation.
"Your Majesty the Ambassador, your country has no sincerity for peace talks in making such harsh demands. Although Her Majesty the Queen of our country hopes to have peace talks with your country, that is because Her Majesty the Queen is very sympathetic to the innocent people who suffered disasters in the war. The Queen's kindness is
It is impossible to become your country’s capital to blackmail our country.”
Oworov said righteously, and while speaking, Owolov did not forget to look compassionate. It was as if the queen he spoke of had such a bodhisattva-like heart.
"Your Excellency Owolov, these four demands of our country are the basis of this peace talk. If your country wants peace talks, then it must start peace talks based on the demands made by our country. This is a matter of principle for our country."
Faced with Owolov's righteous words, Scotair spoke with the same righteousness.
"Your Majesty Scotair, you are simply going too far. God witnesses, we, the Russian Empire, will never agree to such a treaty. We, the Russian Empire, have never accepted a treaty that is so humiliating and humiliating."
"Your Excellency Owolov, don't be so excited. The conditions proposed by our country are reasonable and reasonable. Of course, if your country has any objections, you can raise them. We can discuss them together!"
Scotair changed his previous tone and spoke in an elegant manner, and he did not forget to smile when he spoke, looking at Scotair's smile. Although Oworov didn't know that Scotair
No matter what he wants to do, it doesn't stop him from cursing in his heart that he is really an old fox.
"We can slowly discuss these conditions, but the situation on the front line is not very optimistic. I heard that the situation in Poland has developed to a precarious level. I wonder what Mr. Owolov thinks about this."
As Scottil spoke, the topic turned to the situation in Poland.
"The situation in Poland is not something that the Ambassador should worry about. Our country's Marshal Potemkin has led an elite division of 60,000 to pacify it. I believe there will be good news soon."
"Oh, but I heard that Marshal Potemkin and Your Excellency are enemies. The conflict between your country and the two countries was caused by Marshal Potemkin's crony Kutuzov. If Marshal Potemkin can really put it down
Wouldn’t the situation in Poland wipe out the mistakes made before?”
Scotel asked with a curious expression on his face, and his question cast a dark cloud on Oworov's face.
"Your Excellency, Ambassador, this matter is our country's internal affairs, so I don't think I need to worry about Your Excellency."
"No, no, no, Mr. Oworov, although we are each our own masters, this will not affect the friendship between us. I still care about you very much."
Scotair looked sincere, but this kind of sincerity made Owolov extremely annoying.
"Your Majesty, Ambassador, you should be concerned about what you need to be concerned about. Please don't care about these things that should not concern you. As for the conditions you proposed, I will report them to Her Majesty the Queen, but I think Her Majesty will definitely not accept them.
the request made”
After saying that, Owolov stood up and was about to leave, but when Scotaire saw this, he said:
"Your Excellency Ovolov, I think the existence of Marshal Potemkin has seriously affected your status in the Russian Empire. If you have any wishes, our Kingdom of Prussia will be very happy to help you solve this problem."
Although Oworov had already walked out when Scotair spoke, looking at the slow pace, Scotair knew that Oworov had listened to all his words.
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"Your Majesty, the Prussians have made four demands to our country, and I would like to ask your Majesty to take a look at them."
With that said, Oworov handed the paper with Prussia's request written on it to Catherine II. After leaving the Prussian embassy, Owolov knew that the matter was serious, so he rushed to the palace in St. Petersburg without stopping.
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The Queen began to read after taking the paper from Owolov's hand, and the Queen's face became increasingly ugly. Later, when she saw it, Catherine II's face was already ashen.
"Owolov, I asked you to negotiate with the Prussians, and you came up with something like this for me. What are your intentions?"
Faced with the Queen's stern accusation, Owolov was so frightened that he quickly took a few steps back.
"Your Majesty, this is really not your fault. Those Prussians really went too far."
Ovolov said sadly, but his words did not make the queen's complexion improve. Seeing the sad look on Ovolov's face, Catherine II felt an unknown fire in her heart. How could she have done it back then?
I just fell in love with something like this.
"Tell the Prussians that if they want Lithuania, they can give them something in exchange. It is also feasible to set up a military buffer zone north of Warsaw, but this range is too wide. My bottom line is to set it up a hundred miles north of Warsaw. As for
The Prussians were not afraid of stretching their stomachs when they asked for 10 million silver coins, and promised them up to two million. As for the alliance with Denmark, that is the internal affairs of our Russian Empire, and the Prussians have no room to dictate."
After listening to the Queen's words, Oworov lamented again. He originally thought that negotiating with the Prussians was a good job, but it turned out to be like this. He was caught between the Queen and the Prussians and suffered. You let Owolov
What a shame.
The conditions proposed by the Queen are actually quite pertinent. Are you kidding me, is it so easy to assign Lithuania to Prussia? To the east of Lithuania is Latvia, and to the east of Latvia is St. Petersburg. How can others be allowed to snore on the side of the bed? The Prussians want to get involved in Lithuania.
There are no doors.
As for setting up a buffer zone in northern Poland, this request can be agreed to by Catherine II after consideration. At present, the uprising in northern Poland has affected the entire Poland, although Catherine II does not know that it has now
How far it has developed, but if you think about it, you will understand that without the constraints of the Russian army, the rebels must be in full swing. It is simply a fantasy to expect the Polish nobles to pacify them. Those nobles are eager to protect the troops in their hands.
Who would be willing to send troops to fight against the rebels?
As for the 10 million marks of silver coins that Prussia asked for, this request was not afraid of pushing itself to death. It was only 10 million silver coins. The annual tax revenue of the entire Russian Empire was only a little more than this. The Prussians thought that the Russian Empire was easy to bully.
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As for the alliance with Denmark, to be honest, it was definitely very important to Catherine II. The existence of Prussia was very dangerous to Russia, although Prussia’s territory was countless times smaller than the Russian Empire.
, but the army cultivated under Prussia's powerful militarism system shocked the whole of Europe.
Denmark is Russia's most important ally in the Baltic Sea region, and only Denmark among the Baltic countries can help Russia contain Sweden and Prussia.
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