Palace of Paris
Napoleon III, not daring to be certain, asked, "Auvergne, are you sure the Vienna Government genuinely wishes to join our lead in the canal project and not deliberately create trouble?"
Foreign Minister Auvergne confidently replied, "Your Majesty, the Vienna Government should be sincere, as they are willing to contribute funds and dig the great canal with us.
No one would joke about hundreds of millions of Francs; as long as they have invested money into the Canal Company, they will support us for their own benefit.
It's just that Austrians have always been conservative, and they are worried that the final traffic volume will not meet the demand according to our plan, which is why they request to deepen the canal design by an additional four meters."
