Make France Great Again

The sudden upheaval in the Kingdom of Prussia shocked the Russian Empire, the Austrian Empire, and the French Republic.

Jerome Bonaparte at the Elysee Palace, upon receiving the news from the Kingdom of Prussia that 'Crown Prince William of Prussia allegedly launched a military coup to dissolve the bicameral system,' immediately thought, 'It's botched.'

It's important to note that historically there was never any scene of a military coup by Prince William to dissolve the bicameral system, and William I's appointment as Regent King happened nearly 8 years earlier than in history.

The wheels of history seemed to have played a colossal joke on Jerome Bonaparte.

Initially, Jerome Bonaparte was somewhat worried whether the 'Amazon storm' fanned by his little butterfly might cause the whole of history to become unrecognizable. However, as Jerome Bonaparte gradually overcame his initial panic, despite the dramatic changes in history, he was confident in forging a new path through the altered history.

From the moment he assumed the position of supreme leader of the French Republic, his every word and action had been altering the trend of European diplomacy.

After briefly sorting through the numerous matters of the military coup delivered to the army on December 12, Jerome Bonaparte gave an order to Valerovsky, "Cousin, please represent me to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and invite Minister De Luyis over!"

Valerovsky swiftly left the Elysee Palace, heading to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to invite De Luyis.

Sitting alone in his study, Jerome Bonaparte was still somewhat worried about the increasingly chaotic future. Although he had long understood the relationship between Austria and Russia from information from his previous life, he wondered whether the sudden change in Prussia might cause a phase shift in Russian-Austrian relations.

Would the Tsar of the Russian Empire help suppress the internal revolution in the Kingdom of Prussia as he did a year ago? Furthermore, would the conservative views of the three countries, Austria, Prussia, and Russia, lead the whole of Europe to slide crazily towards the Royalist Party, and would other monarchies follow the conservative path of Prussia and Austria...

With a thousand thoughts running through his mind, Jerome Bonaparte felt the chair under him become unbearably hot, prompting him to stand and pace back and forth in the empty study, occasionally glancing at the clock in the corner.

After pacing an unknown number of times in the study, Jerome Bonaparte finally awaited De Luyis.

"Minister Luyis, please sit!" Jerome Bonaparte invited De Luyis to take a seat.

"Mr. President, I'm not sure why you've called me here?" De Luyis inquired of Jerome Bonaparte.

"It's like this!" Jerome Bonaparte said to De Luyis, "I received intelligence that a change is occurring in Berlin. The original King of Prussia, Frederick William, has fallen ill, and now his brother is the King. I wonder if he might become an adversary to France! In other words, would the Kingdom of Prussia, the Austrian Empire, and the Russian Empire reorganize an alliance against France?"

After pondering for a moment, De Luyis responded to Jerome Bonaparte, "I believe the current changes in the Kingdom of Prussia will not affect France! An anti-French alliance is also unlikely to be established!"

"Oh?" Jerome Bonaparte interlaced his hands, leaned slightly forward, with his elbows on his thighs, and asked, "What's the reason?"

"Your Excellency, according to information from our ambassadors abroad, the financial situation of the Russian Empire and the Austrian Empire is already untenable!" De Luyis analytically explained to Jerome Bonaparte.

Jerome Bonaparte cast a look of surprise at De Luyis, not expecting the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with its seemingly honest appearance, to obtain internal information from Russia and Austria.

"So, you mean they will halt their actions due to their own financial issues?" Jerome Bonaparte inquired once more.

"Exactly!" De Luyis narrated the recent intelligence from the German Region, and then summarized, "The reason Prussia is acting this way is likely to please the Russian Empire! So as to extricate themselves from the quagmire of war, the Kingdom of Prussia has no reason, nor the willingness, to fight against the Republic. If they truly wanted to fight us, our army would trample them in an instant!"

De Luyis spoke with great confidence, "Thanks to" the Kingdom of Prussia losing face in the Fulda Region, even Jerome Bonaparte, the false Prussian cheerleader, was somewhat affected.

[The main point is that Jerome Bonaparte forgot that Ron's military reforms are the very soul of the whole of Prussia. Without Ron's military reforms, the combat power of the Prussian army is somewhat disgraceful.]

France maintained an atmosphere of positive optimism with the army gaining more confidence against the inefficacy of the German Confederation.

"What if Britain is willing to support the Russian Empire?" Jerome Bonaparte posed the most unlikely situation to De Luyis.

"Your Excellency, the contradictions between Britain and Russia are even greater!" De Luyis responded to Jerome Bonaparte.

De Luyis's response completely settled Jerome Bonaparte's mind, and he smiled at De Luyis, indicating that it was crucial to closely monitor the situation in Germany, and to bring him any new information immediately.

Already keeping a constant watch on the situation in the German Region, De Luyis then suggested to Jerome Bonaparte, "Your Excellency, I believe the Republic's army should not deploy too many troops in the Strasbourg Region! Doing so will provoke them!"

"I understand!" Jerome Bonaparte also realized that the deployment of troops in the Strasbourg Region seemed a bit excessive.

Since Renio began serving as the Commander of Strasbourg, the military in the Strasbourg Region has surged from the original 40,000 to nearly 100,000.

For France, which only has a standing army of 400,000, this is equivalent to a quarter of the entire national force.

This army is likely to provoke the ever-sensitive Prussia, and if their internal conflicts turn into an external war of aggression, France will inevitably be their target.

Although Jerome Bonaparte does not mind defeating Prussia and Austria through a national war, he would then be facing a France in complete disarray.

Catching up with Britain would become an impossible task.

After De Ruyi left, Jerome Bonaparte called in Minister Saint Arno, who had only been in the position for less than a month.

At this moment, Saint Arno had a slightly pale and haggard face; his once sharp eyes were now full of bloodshot, looking as if he hadn't rested for a long time.

"You've worked hard!" Jerome Bonaparte said, patting Saint Arno on the shoulder with sincere words. He knew Saint Arno was worried about the coup and added, "You can take a break after this period is over!"

"Yes!" Saint Arno responded firmly, and Jerome Bonaparte felt his energy through his words.

"Minister Saint Arno, the Ministry of War can cease the continuous troop reinforcement to Strasbourg!" Jerome Bonaparte said to Saint Arno.

"Your Majesty, do we no longer need to deter Prussia?" Saint Arno looked at Jerome Bonaparte with confusion, because the reason for increasing troops initially was to intimidate the German Region.

"No longer necessary! If we keep deterring, the flames of war may spread to the soil of France!" Jerome Bonaparte responded to Saint Arno, "We need to attack outward, not let them come in!"

"Understood!" Minister Saint Arno replied.

"After issuing the orders, go and rest!" Jerome Bonaparte commanded Valerovsky to escort Saint Arno back to the Ministry of War.

Afterwards, Jerome Bonaparte called in the Prussian Envoy Hartzfeld.

"Mr. President!" Hartzfeld displayed unprecedented respect.

"I deeply regret what is happening in your country!" Jerome Bonaparte feigned a benevolent demeanor towards Hartzfeld and said, "France respects the affairs of the German Region and the sovereignty of nations! We hope the German Region can maintain a prosperous and stable situation!"

Although Hartzfeld didn't believe a word of Jerome Bonaparte's nonsense, given the upheaval currently happening in the Kingdom of Prussia, he could only respond with false gratitude, while emphasizing that the Kingdom of Prussia would definitely uphold independence and autonomy.

"I hope Prussia will keep its word!" Jerome Bonaparte uttered inexplicable words to Hartzfeld before dismissing him.

Next, Jerome Bonaparte summoned his "old friend," Baron Huiber, the Ambassador of the Austrian Empire to France.

Jerome Bonaparte first expressed regret over the war between Austria and Prussia, then congratulated the Austrian Empire for maintaining peace within the German Region.

"Thank you, Mr. President, for your concern for the Austrian Empire!" Baron Huiber responded to Jerome Bonaparte in kind.

Afterwards, Jerome Bonaparte expressed his concerns over Austrian bonds.

Baron Hubert's expression changed instantly; he clearly understood the implication of Jerome Bonaparte's words.

Currently, the Austrian Empire is at war, and if the French Stock Exchange performs poorly, their previous efforts might be in vain.

"I hope Mr. President can help the Empire; the Empire will certainly not forget Mr. President's kindness! We are always full of goodwill towards friends!" Count Hubert continued to tempt Jerome Bonaparte with the Saar Region.

Little did he know that in the heart of Jerome Bonaparte, he was more afraid of France being completely surrounded by conservative forces.

"The Austrian Empire has gained enough, and the German Region should return to peace!"