My Italy

It was summer in Rome, and the crowds were much less than before, but there was still no human presence.

The French played a large part in the causes of all this.

Even at the Quirinale Palace, where the royal family is located, crowds of people carrying Italian flags can still be seen.

On an open-air balcony of the palace, Carlo looked at the crowd of people who had been unwilling to leave for a long time and asked.

"What are you doing right now, Prime Minister?"

The captain of the guard stood behind Carlo. His Excellency the Baron certainly knew what Carlo wanted to ask.

"Prime Minister Despretis is currently negotiating with France."

Of course Carlo knew what the captain of the guard said, and of course he was not the only one. There were so many people in Rome who were not watching every move of Depretis, the new prime minister.

Apart from anything else, how to restore Italian interests in Tunisia is worthy of concern.

But Carlo cared about different things than others. He was more concerned about the situation on the other side.

"How is Mr. Garibaldi doing in Palermo now?"

Hearing that Carlo cared about him, Baron Felicius, the captain of the guard, showed an inexplicable smile.

"Mr. Garibaldi may not be too happy in Palermo at the moment."

After hearing the answer from the captain of the guard, Carlo asked curiously. "What's wrong?"

"Your Majesty, it's like this..."

In the story told by the captain of the guard, Carlo finally learned about the current situation of this national hero. Indeed, as he said, Garibaldi was not happy at all in Palermo.

If we want to divide it by time, then the resignation of former Prime Minister Cairoli is the standard. Before that, everything went very smoothly for Garibaldi in Palermo. The government not only strongly supported his rally speeches, but also provided funds to prepare for the formation of a new Red Shirt Army.

However, all this came to an abrupt end after Prime Minister Cairoli resigned. After that, the national hero could not get any support from the Palermo government, whether it was financial or other aspects, all with various excuses. If you really can't find an excuse, just give it a small amount, just like squeezing out toothpaste.

This made Garibaldi's work of forming the Red Shirt Army extremely slow. Before Cairoli stepped down, he had already formed a team of more than 1,500 people. By now, it is only more than 1,600 people. This can be seen from this. Efforts of the Palermo Government.

However, Garibaldi is worthy of being an Italian national hero. Relying on his unique personality charm, he still ensured that the fighting spirit and momentum of the red-shirted soldiers who were short of food and clothing remained undiminished.

After Carlo listened to what the captain of the guard said, he thought for a while and then gave the order. "In the name of the royal family, donate 1 million lire to Garibaldi."

After hearing Carlo's order, the captain of the guard did not do it immediately as before, but hesitated and said. "Your Majesty, is this appropriate?"

Faced with the dissuasion of the captain of the guard, Carlo reached out to stop what he wanted to say.

"Chief Guard, I know what you want to say. Such behavior that goes against the government will bring displeasure to the government, but I have my own ideas. You can go ahead and do it."

Seeing that His Majesty knew the consequences of what he had done, His Excellency the Baron stopped talking, because he had fulfilled his obligations as a minister.

Carlo did not look back at the departing captain of the guard, but still looked at the crowd gathering in the square against the French. Of course he is not ignorant of the consequences of speaking against the government, but he does not always speak against the government, but there are not many opportunities to make good friends with Garibaldi, and he is unwilling to give up such an opportunity.

While Carlo was doing his best to make good friends with Garibaldi, Despretis also walked out of the French Embassy exhausted.

The French ambassador Danny Dyer has a good relationship with him, but this time he is not just here to promote their personal relationship.

Yes, this time he came to discuss protecting Italy's interests in Tunisia. Don't look at the fact that France has not taken action against Italy's industries in Tunisia before. It was just a delaying tactic to appease Italy and reduce its resistance to incorporating Tunisia into a French colony.

When the Tunisian crisis is over, Italy's interests in Tunisia will not be at the mercy of the French. Although we are all European countries, this will only make France pay attention to its appearance, but it will not change France's desire to expel Italy from Tunisia. idea.

Of course, Depretis also knows this, so he hopes to preserve Italy's interests in Tunisia as much as possible. After all, after investing hundreds of millions of lire, it is better to get back a little more.

However, the negotiation with the French Ambassador Danny Dale did not go smoothly. The gap between the two was too big, which made Depretis physically and mentally exhausted.

With the help of a servant, Despretis climbed into the carriage.

"Prime Minister, should we go to the Prime Minister's Office now or go home?"

DePretis thought for a moment and then replied, "Go to the Prime Minister's Office."

The carriage carrying him started slowly and ran towards the Prime Minister's Office.

Despretis looked out the window and thought about Italy's future.

Although diplomatic isolation can allow Italy to pay less attention to the outside world and focus more on domestic construction. But after experiencing the Tunisia crisis, Italy's diplomatic isolation policy can no longer go on. Whether passively or proactively, Italy must find allies in Europe.

So when looking for allies, who is the most suitable candidate?

If you ask Despretis, he will tell you that Britain is the best candidate for Italy. Unfortunately, everyone knows how difficult it is to be an ally of the United Kingdom. Relying on the fact that the British Isles are separated from the mainland by the strait and its strong national power, it has always believed in diplomatic isolation. In addition to looking for allies everywhere in order to suppress France's hegemony in Europe during the Napoleonic period, you can see when the British have found allies at other times. Even during the Crimean War, when Britain and France jointly dealt with Russia, this was only short-lived. They formed an alliance of interests and separated immediately as soon as the peace treaty was signed after the war.

Moreover, the British continental policy is not unknown, ensuring that there is no hegemon in the European continent, and anyone who takes over this position will be suppressed.

Therefore, it is not difficult for Britain to become an ally, but it requires timing and luck. However, at present, Britain does not have any interest in Italy becoming an ally.

Besides the United Kingdom, Italy has another choice and that is Germany. Unlike the United Kingdom, Germany under the leadership of Bismarck is different from the United Kingdom in regard to alliances. As long as it is beneficial to Germany, then it is easy to talk about alliances.

However, for Italy, there is one country that cannot be avoided in its alliance with Germany, and that is Austria.

There is no need to talk about the relationship between Italy and Austria. Italy's unification can only be achieved by war with Austria. In addition, Italy and Austria still have territorial disputes so far, so the relationship between the two countries has always been tense.

As for Italy's desire to form an alliance with Germany, Austria is an unavoidable topic, so Depretis plans to test Germany's attitude first. If given the chance, Depretis would not mind turning the feud into friendship with Austria.

Of course, for him, negotiations with the French still need to be the main focus, otherwise the Italian government will not be able to devote its energy to the country, and the drought in the south has reached the point where no delay is necessary.