Chapter 183 Four Requirements Although Louis XVI's favor for him instantly dropped to the freezing point because of Napoleon's origin, but because of Marie's love for Little Napoleon, Louis XVI had to remember this viscount he had just canonized.
In the days after the title of viscount, the little Napoleon lived as if in a dream, and the nobles of the upper echelons of Paris came to visit him like carp crossing the river, while the high-ranking officials of the Paris headquarters and the office came one after another to apologize to the little Napoleon, although the little Napoleon was still young, but this did not prevent him from becoming a hot figure in the upper echelons of Paris.
At a time when Napoleon Jr. was a little confused by the sudden turn of events, the Prussian ambassador Stockey, who was far away in St.
Petersburg, was also starting a new confrontation with Ovorov.
Although Ovorov waited for Catherine II's order to negotiate peace with Prussia, he still looked a little unacceptable when he looked at the request made by Scottyr.
"Your Excellency, are you sure you're not joking with me, even if such a condition is forgiven by the law!"
Ovorov said angrily after reading Scottyr's conditions.
In fact, it's no wonder that Ovorov is so angry, it's really that the conditions proposed by Prussia have broken through his bottom line, let's take a look at the conditions proposed by Prussia: First of all, Prussia put forward the territorial claim of Lithuania, from Šiauliai in the north to Vilnius in the south, and this area will be assigned to Prussia, which is already equivalent to four-fifths of Lithuania, with a total area of about 50,000 square kilometers.
Second, in order to prevent the inevitable conflict between Prussia and Russia again, the northern part of Poland, that is, from the north of Warsaw, was set up as a military buffer zone, and both sides were forbidden to garrison troops or engage in military activities on this land.
In addition, in order to compensate Prussia for its losses in the war, Russia had to provide goods worth 10 million marks to compensate for the wounds suffered by the Prussians.
Finally, Russia had to dissolve the treaty of alliance with Denmark against Prussia.
After reading the four requirements, Ovorov was already bruised after reading the first two, and after reading the four requirements, he was eager to duel with Scottel immediately, this clause was too harsh for the empress to accept.
"Your Excellency Ovorov, firstly that this war was an invasion of our Kingdom of Prussia by the Russian Empire, and that it is indisputable that our country, as a victim, has the right to claim its own compensation, and secondly, because your military action against our country has almost reduced our East Prussia region to ruins, and it is a just demand for our country to demand supplies from your country to compensate for the people who have been injured in the war, and finally, in order to prevent the recurrence of such unpleasant acts between our two countries, I think it is necessary to establish a buffer zone and to dissolve your country's alliance with Denmark."
In response to Ovorov's dissatisfaction, Gortyre explained them one by one, but Ovorov was not satisfied with Gortyre's explanation.
"Your Excellency, Your Excellency, there is no sincerity at all in the peace talks made such a demanding request, and although Her Majesty the Empress wishes to negotiate peace with your country, it is because Her Majesty is very sympathetic to the innocent people who have suffered disasters in the war, and the mercy of the Empress cannot be the capital of your country to blackmail our country."
Ovorov said righteously, and at the same time Ovorov did not forget to make a compassionate appearance, as if the empress in his mouth was such a bodhisattva.
"Your Excellency Ovorov, these four demands of our country are the basis of this peace talks, and if your country wants peace talks, then it is necessary to carry out peace talks on the basis of the demands put forward by our country, which is a matter of principle for our country."
In the face of Ovorov's righteous words, Scottel said with the same righteousness and awe.
"Your Excellency Scottal, you are simply deceiving people too much, God witnesses, such a treaty, our Russian Empire will never agree to it, and our Russian Empire has never accepted such a humiliating treaty" "Your Excellency Ovorov, don't be so excited, the conditions put forward by our country are reasonable, of course, if your country has any objections, you can also raise them, and we can discuss them together!"
Scottyr changed his previous tone, and said in an elegant manner, and did not forget to smile when he spoke, looking at Stockel's smile, although Ovorov did not know what Gortyre wanted to do, it did not prevent him from secretly scolding in his heart that he was really an old fox.
"We can discuss these conditions slowly, but the situation at the front is not very optimistic, I heard that the situation in the Polish region has developed to a precarious point, I wonder what His Excellency Ovorov thinks about this."
Sgodel turned to the situation in Poland "The situation in the Polish region does not allow His Excellency the Ambassador, and our Marshal Potemkin has already led 60,000 troops to pacify it, and I believe that good news will come in a short time."
I have heard that Marshal Potemkin and Your Excellency are enemies, and that the current conflict between your two countries was caused by Marshal Potemkin's confidant Kutuzov, and if Marshal Potemkin really calmed down the situation in Poland, would he not have written off all the mistakes he had made?
” Sgortyre asked with a curious look on his baby's face, and his question also covered Ovorov's face "Your Excellency, this matter is an internal affair of our country, and I don't think Your Excellency the Ambassador should care about it."
No, Your Excellency Ovorov, although we are our own masters, this does not affect our friendship, and I am very concerned about Your Excellency."
Scottair's face was sincere, but this sincerity was what annoyed Ovorov incomparably.
"Your Excellency, you should care about what you need to care, and please don't care about these things that you shouldn't care about, and as for your conditions, I will report them to Her Majesty, but I think Your Majesty will definitely not accept your request."
After saying this, Ovorov stood up and was about to leave, and Stockelle saw this, and said: "Your Excellency Ovorov, I think that the presence of Marshal Potemkin has seriously affected your position in the Russian Empire, and if Your Excellency wishes, we, the Kingdom of Prussia, will be more than happy to help you solve this trouble" Although Ovorov had already walked out when Sgortyre spoke, looking at the slow pace, Scottair understood that Ovorov had listened to all his words.
————————————I'm the dividing line—————————————— "Your Majesty, the Prussians have made four demands on our country, and I ask your Majesty to look at them" With that, Ovorov handed Catherine II the piece of paper with the Prussian request in his hand, and after leaving the Prussian embassy, Ovorov knew that the matter was very important, so he hurried to the imperial palace in St.
Petersburg.
The Empress took the paper from Ovorov's hand and began to read it, and the Empress's face became more and more unsightly, and when she saw it, Catherine II's face was already blue.
"Ovorov, I asked you to negotiate with the Prussians, and you made such a thing for me, what are your intentions?"
In the face of the empress's sharp accusations, Ovorov was so frightened that he hurriedly took a few steps back "Your Majesty, this is really not the sin of the subordinates, those Prussians are really too deceitful" Ovorov said in a mournful voice, but his words did not make the empress's face any better, looking at Ovorov's face mourning Katerina II's heart was a nameless fire, how could he have fallen in love with such a thing back then.
"Tell those Prussians that it is okay to want the Lithuanian region, let them exchange things, and it is also feasible to set up a military buffer zone north of Warsaw, but this range is too wide, and my bottom line is to set it up a hundred miles north of Warsaw.
As for the 10 million silver coins that the Prussians wanted, they were not afraid to hold their stomachs up, and promised them a maximum of two million, and as for the alliance with Denmark, it was an internal affair of our Russian Empire, and the Prussians had no room to dictate at all" After listening to the empress's words, Ovorov lamented again, originally thought that negotiating with the Prussians was a good errand, but it turned out to be like this, caught between the empress and the Prussians, how can you make Ovorov embarrassed.
The conditions put forward by the empress are actually quite pertinent, joking that the Lithuanian region was so easily assigned to Prussia?
To the east of Lithuania is Latvia, and to the east of Latvia is St.
Petersburg, and the side of the couch does not allow others to snore, and the Prussians do not want to touch the Lithuanian gate.
And set up a buffer zone in northern Poland, this requirement Catherine II can also agree after consideration, the current uprising in northern Poland has affected the whole of Poland, although Catherine II does not know how far it has developed now, but as long as you think about it, you will understand that without the constraints of the Russian army, those rebel armies must be in full swing, counting on those Polish nobles to calm down, it is simply a fantasy, those nobles want to protect the army in their hands tightly, Who will give up his troops to fight the rebels.
And the 10 million silver coins demanded by Prussia, this demand is not afraid to support itself to death, that is 10 million silver coins, and the tax revenue of the entire Russian Empire in a year is only a little more than this, and the Prussians think that the Russian Empire is easy to bully!
As for the alliance with Denmark, to be honest, in Catherine II, this was absolutely very important, the existence of Prussia was very dangerous for Russia, although the territory of Prussia was many times smaller than the Russian Empire, but the army cultivated under Prussia's strong militarist system was very shocking to the whole of Europe.
Denmark is Russia's most important ally in the Baltic region, and it is the only Baltic country that can help Russia contain Sweden and Prussia.