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Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Partition of Poland


When Joseph II had calmed down, he said: "Your Majesty, I have no objection to the first point, but I think the second and third points are open to discussion."

After hearing Joseph II's words, Catherine II, who was sitting in a chair with her eyes closed as if she was about to fall asleep, opened her eyes sharply, she stared at Joseph for a while and said: "Your Majesty the Emperor, I think anyone should consider the consequences before doing anything, and in the same way, if the pay and return are not proportional, there will be no friendship between countries, I think His Majesty the Emperor will understand what I mean" After Catherine II finished speaking, Joseph II's face was blue and white, and he felt that Catherine II was humiliating himself, but there was no way, the situation was stronger than people.

"Your Majesty, we are willing to make representations to the Ottomans jointly with Russia regarding Moldova and Wallachia, but I think that while we help Russia, Russia should return Austrian Poland to us, because Austrian Poland has always been the inherent domain of my Habsburgs, and the sacred face is violated," Joseph II said strongly Didn't His Majesty the Emperor of Dao hear the words of His Majesty William of Prussia just now?

We, Russia, are only in charge of Austrian Poland, only temporarily, and His Majesty the Emperor, please be calm," Catherine II smiled "Your Majesty the Empress and Your Majesty the Emperor, I think it is necessary to limit the administration of Austrian Poland to a short period, and it is better to have it in Russia for ten years," Wilhelm interjected But this proposal was opposed by both Joseph II and Catherine II, one who thought that the deadline was too long and the other that the deadline was too short, and after both sides objected, the room fell silent, and all three sat in their chairs and were silent, not knowing what they were thinking.

William had a flash of inspiration when he was having a headache, and he thought of a solution, and William opened his mouth to break the silence: "I have heard that many rebels against the royal family have suddenly appeared in Poland recently, and I wonder if Her Majesty the Empress and Her Majesty the Emperor have heard of it."

Hearing William mention the Polish region, Catherine II was momentarily puzzled, but after a while, apparently thinking of something, she spoke: "What His Majesty Wilhelm said is that lately I have heard that the rebels in Poland are very arrogant, and some of them have even infiltrated the city of Warsaw."

After Catherine II finished speaking, William looked at Emperor Joseph II, who was still thinking bitterly and did not answer, and William had to say himself: "I believe that peace and stability in the Polish region are related to the interests of our three countries, and at the same time, Poland is a big country in the Eastern European region, and I think it is necessary for our three countries to take some appropriate actions in order not to affect the Eastern European region."

After William finished speaking, Joseph II seemed to have a sudden realization, and he said happily: "That's right, since our three countries unconditionally helped the Polish royal family to stabilize the situation, those pests have been lurking for a while, but recently I have heard that these pests are active again, for the sake of peace and stability in Europe, I think it is necessary for our three countries to help the Polish royal family to eradicate these pests again" There is an obvious meaning in William's words, Poland, relative to Putin, is a fat meat to take and take, since there are disputes between Austria and Russia, why not use the interests of Poland to calm these disputes, anyway, the big guys have already done such a thing, and the second time is very cooked.

It was clear that after William's proposal, the other two present thought of the Polish piece of fat, but Catherine II hesitated, and she said: "There is nothing unusual about the Polish royal family today, and if we were to rule on the Polish regions under such circumstances, the nobles in Poland would certainly not support our actions, and there would even be signs of revolt."

But Joseph II disagreed, saying: "As long as Russia is able to return the Austrian Polish territories of our country, then the action against Poland again will be free of charge, and the benefits received by our country will be given to the Russian Empire" After Joseph II had finished speaking, William said: "At the moment our country does not have enough experience to invest in Poland, and if Russia can return Austrian Poland unconditionally, Prussia will only get a small part of the benefits that it deserves, and I think most of the benefits of Poland should be obtained by Russia."

William's words became the last straw that broke the camel's back, although the Polish crown did not have the courage to resist Catherine II's orders, and obeyed the empress in domestic and foreign affairs, Catherine II had considerable ambitions for Poland.

For the first time, Russia divided Poland with Prussia and Austria and received part of Belarus and Latvia, but Catherine II was not satisfied, she was eager for more.

Catherine II pulled a thread at hand, and after a while an attendant entered, and the Empress ordered the attendant to bring up the map of Poland, and it was not long before the two attendants presented the map of Poland, and then bowed to the three kings present and withdrew.

William stepped forward and opened the map of Poland on the table, and Catherine II and Joseph II gathered around, looking at the scene, William seemed to be watching a group of robbers at the property of the Guabi family, but he was happy to do things that were good for himself, didn't he, Wilhelm thought.

William looked at it for a moment, then pointed to the region of the Kingdom of Poland near Prussia and said: "Prussia only needs Gdansk and Toruń, Poznan and other regions of Greater Poland, and the rest of the regions are up to the two of you."

After William finished speaking, Catherine II and Joseph II looked at the area mentioned by William on the map, looked at each other again after reading it, and then said that they had no objections.

Then Joseph II said: "As long as Austrian Poland can return to our rule, we have no ambitions for other regions."

After Joseph II finished speaking, Catherine spoke elegantly: "In view of the rampant rebellion in the Kingdom of Poland and the destruction of civilization by the lawless rebels, the Russian Empire has decided to send a part of its army to help the Kingdom of Poland stabilize the situation in Western Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania, an action that I hope will be supported by Prussia and Austria" I'll it, as for saying it so nicely, it doesn't seem like she's carving up people.

William and Joseph II, after staring at the map for a while, said that they had no objections, and Catherine II smiled when she saw such a result: "In two months' time, we will withdraw from Moravia and Austrian Poland, and I ask His Majesty Joseph II to send someone to receive them in time, and in order to be able to help the Kingdom of Poland in time, I propose that we should inform His Majesty August of our decision as soon as possible, so that he may understand the good intentions of our three countries."

There was a three-second silence in his heart for poor August, and then William expressed his support for Catherine II's resolution, and Joseph II was overjoyed to agree to this resolution, after all, returning to his land without a single shot would help Joseph II rebuild his image within the Holy Roman Empire, wouldn't it?

Collection, collection, the New Year also makes us happy.