Chapter 28 The tide has turned
After the coronation ceremony, everything returned to normal. Except for the change of the tsar from the second to the third place, the empire did not undergo any major changes.
There are definitely small changes.
The important ministers of the empire during the Asia II period, represented by Milyutin, left the center of power one after another, and the ministers favored by Asia III appeared in person.
Compared with the old ministers, Ya San’s favored ministers are all young, but their thoughts are more conservative than the old ministers. Most of Ya Er’s reform measures have been abandoned, and new conflicts are brewing.
National affairs were not George's turn to worry about. The biggest headache for George was that the Gatchina Palace was too far from the Yekaterin Palace. In order not to waste too much time commuting, George simply moved to the Imperial Palace on the outskirts of St. Petersburg. It is very close to Gatchina Palace, only about five kilometers.
George's riding skills are now quite superb. He practices very hard. He is bumped every day until his whole body is sore and painful. The skin on the inner thighs is worn out. Ye Luoxin and Dalia both see it. If you don’t want to go on, I advise George to take it step by step and don’t think about it overnight.
Cossacks usually need more than ten years of practice to develop superb riding skills.
George's desire to have superb riding skills in a short period of time seemed completely impossible to Ye Luoxin and Dalia.
George’s requirement is not that he will not fall off the back of a slow-moving horse like Nicholas did.
It's about being able to shoot while standing on a running horse like a Cossack and hit the target.
Seeing that her persuasion was fruitless, Dalia even took the initiative to write a letter to Ekaterina, hoping that Ekaterina could calm George down.
Ekaterina was very worried. In her letter to George, she stated that if George was disobedient, Ekaterina would write to Ya San and ask Ya San to discipline George.
George didn't talk nonsense. In his reply to Ekaterina, he attached a photo of George wearing military uniform and riding majestic on horseback.
And a report card of George's riding and shooting results.
Ekaterina finally stopped talking nonsense and completely accepted the fact that her son was a genius.
The first day George started to practice riding was very embarrassing. On the second day, George was surprised to find that his thigh, which was still bleeding and bloody the night before, had stopped bleeding and was scabbed.
After another day, the blood scab fell off and the skin was as smooth as ever without leaving any scars.
After George practiced again, his skin was no longer worn out, and his body's adaptability became better and better.
There is still a gap between George's current riding skills and Ye Luoxin's.
Compared with Andre, he is not inferior. George's riding and shooting results are even much better than Andre's.
George started practicing riding much later than Andre, and received shooting training almost at the same time as Andre.
It turns out that George is more talented than Andrei at becoming a Cossack.
Andre was very depressed. He practiced hard and spent almost all his time on training, but he still couldn't keep up with George's progress.
When George was practicing boxing with Andre, Ye Luoxin was worried that Andre would accidentally hurt George and asked Andre to only defend and not attack.
The protective gear that George made for boxing practice was thrown into the corner after only being used a few times, because George was already able to use his skilled footwork to trick Andre in training.
Now Ye Luoxin is no longer worried about Andre accidentally injuring George.
On the contrary, we have to worry that Andre will be too stimulated and his psychology will be affected.
Now when George and Andre are practicing boxing, George does not wear protective gear, but Andre needs the protection of protective gear even more.
Not only did George move proficiently, he also punched harder and harder, breaking several sandbags.
In terms of strength alone, George is no less than Andre.
The amazing thing is that George does not have a body like Ye Luoxin, but has clear lines and a slender figure. The standard clothes make him look thin but still have some flesh, especially the neat eight pieces. The abdominal muscles make Ye Luoxin and Andre envious.
Andre also has abdominal muscles, but unfortunately they only have six packs. Ye Luoxin should also have it, but because the fat is too thick, it can't be seen at all.
As his riding skills become more and more refined, George is now becoming more and more low-key. He no longer rides in a carriage when he goes out, but rides a horse like the escort.
George no longer wears those gorgeous military uniforms. He wears ordinary Guards uniforms like the guards, wearing a saber on his waist, and rifles and pistols hung on both sides of the saddle.
It is impossible to carry it.
The Berdan II rifle equipped by the Guards is the most advanced rifle in Russia. The total weight of this gun is close to ten kilograms. When riding a horse, whoever carries it knows who is carrying it.
The pistol is a No. 3 revolver specially developed for Russia by the American firearms manufacturer Smith & Wesson. Russia purchased 44,000 of them in 1871.
Although No. 3 uses fixed-loading bullets and has a fairly smooth appearance, its shortcomings are still obvious. The loading speed is slow, the structure is complex, and due to the use of black powder, it is easily affected by wet weather.
Berdan II bullets also use black powder.
Others are fine. It is easily affected by humid weather and is too Russian. However, George has nothing to fault. The No. 3 is already the most advanced pistol in the world.
The most advanced——
The most advanced is only at this level, but it’s really not that advanced.
In any case, at least on the surface, George is already a qualified Cossack, which makes Nikolai and Georgi envious.
After his birthday, George turned ten.
When his height was measured on his birthday, George was surprised to find that his height had exceeded 1.7 meters.
If this trend continues, by the time George reaches adulthood, he will at least be as tall as Ya Er, who is 1.9 meters tall.
It can’t be any higher, otherwise Nicholas will go crazy.
George grew up when he saw the wind, and Nicholas seemed to have grown a little longer during this period.
But it's still 1.6 meters.
Georgi is a little taller than Nicholas, which makes Nikolay's eyes full of resentment every time he looks at George and Georgi.
George fulfilled his duties as a companion and went to Gatchina Palace every day to tell jokes to Nikolai and Georgi.
Now George's jokes are no longer limited to the Ottoman Empire. Anyway, as long as the name and background are changed, any country can be used as the background.
So Nicholas’ language learning transitioned smoothly from French to German.
Ya San was very satisfied, but did not give George any more rewards.
George is not disappointed and continues to tell jokes conscientiously. If the current situation can be maintained, George will be very satisfied.
Of course there are hidden dangers.
Seeing George getting stronger and stronger, Nicholas was very envious and hoped to start boxing training like George.
Ya San was very happy, because George’s teaching effect was good, Ya San also gave George the responsibility for Nikolai’s boxing practice.
This is hard for George.
Andre and George practiced boxing, which made Ye Luoxin worried.
Who dares to punch Nikolai?
What a turn of events, now George finally understands Andre's pain.
(End of this chapter)