When Franz Joseph asked Jerome Bonaparte what conditions were involved, Jerome Bonaparte immediately understood that Franz Joseph was intrigued. A five hundred million franc low-interest loan was enough to make any monarch bow their head.
However, after Franz Joseph finished speaking, he added, "If France wants to use the Austrian Empire's entry into the war as a loan condition, then I must refuse!"
"Rest assured! Our conditions are not like that!" Jerome Bonaparte slowly said, "The Austrian Empire only needs to stir up some commotion in the Danube Duchy, such as holding a military exercise to attract the attention of the Russian Army in the border area. That will be sufficient! The rest, you don't need to worry about!"
"A military exercise is very likely to become a war!" Franz Joseph said to Jerome Bonaparte with concern, "I must apologize, but I do not..."
