After the Congress of Vienna, the European Continent returned to tranquility once more.
The signing of the Four Powers Convention brought joy to some and sorrow to others. For most countries, it was naturally a good thing. With the international order reestablished, everyone could finally sleep soundly.
Order meant stability. Now that the European Continent was stable, the paths of expansion on the continent had been cut off for the Kingdom of Prussia and the Kingdom of Sardinia.
To disrupt the international situation was bound to invite the backlash of the international order, and such a price was not one they could bear.
In Turin, Prime Minister Cavour looked at the Four Powers Convention in his hand with mixed feelings. A stable international situation was favorable to their economic recovery, but it also made unifying Italy even more difficult.
After the Austro-Sardinian War, the Kingdom of Sardinia's route toward unification had changed. Most people believed that retaking Lombardy and Venetia from Austria was far too difficult; it would be better to begin with Tuscany, the Papal States, and the Kingdom of Naples.
Cavour also supported this route. A unification strategy of tackling the easy before the hard was in line with the Kingdom of Sardinia's actual circumstances.
Do not be fooled by their devastating losses after the Austro-Sardinian War. Even now, they had yet to recover, but among the several states in Italy, their strength still ranked among the best.
Now that the Four Powers Convention had emerged, their plan had gone bankrupt. Even the United Kingdom, which supported them, would not let them disrupt the situation on the European Continent at a time like this.
Since the United Kingdom and France had lost the Near East War, the Kingdom of Sardinia, as one of the investors, naturally had to