Chapter 329 As long as it works
From the perspective of traditional Eastern culture, it is very irrational for George to force the princes to take sides in an almost coercive way.
Now George has figured it out. What you say about politeness and propriety to the Russians is just talking to a cow. To the Russians -
or to all white people, you have to be more direct, because What you said was too subtle and they couldn't understand.
More seriously, it may even cause the other party to misjudge and interpret your restraint as self-castration.
Based on the relationship between George and Nicola, everyone knows that Nicola will support George unreservedly.
If George did not give full play to his friendship with Nicholas, he would be considered a fool.
As for what happened to Vladimir, will it make everyone in the Grand Dukes feel in danger?
To put it bluntly, if they had this consciousness, the Russian Empire would not have perished.
As Nicholas's brother-in-law, Alexander was a staunch supporter of George.
So as soon as George finished speaking, Alexander couldn't wait to express his position: "Yes, we should not disturb Grandpa Mikhail's life-"
Alexander's words attracted a lot of contemptuous looks.
According to Alexander’s father, Mikhail is Alexander’s uncle.
“Shut up Amusa, you are really the biggest joke of the Romanov family!”
Vladimir resisted and refused to go to the State Duma.
The State Duma is just an idea now, it doesn’t even have a grassroots team, and there is no question of when it will be officially listed.
The Lord Admiralty is not inappropriate.
The key point is that Vladimir left a lot of bad debts during his tenure. If Vladimir resigns and someone takes advantage of the situation, Vladimir will be in danger.
“Uncle Volodya, how can you say that about Sasha?”
Nicola was displeased, even for Xenia’s sake, he couldn’t be so disrespectful.
Vladimir could insult Alexander without restraint.
For Nikolai, Vladimir still has to be more restrained after all.
"Since no one objects, then this matter has been decided happily."
George put it another way, silence means agreement.
When Vladimir went to the Duma, the biggest beneficiary was Alexei.
Now that even Alexei is silent, George no longer expects the grand dukes to openly support George.
But if you try to get away with silence, it is impossible.
The next day, as soon as George arrived at the Winter Palace, he learned a shocking news.
There was a fire in the Admiralty last night, and all the ledgers in recent years were burned beyond repair.
George really didn’t expect that Vladimir would be so unscrupulous.
"George, even my uncle is like this, what do you think I should do?"
Nicholas was very sad, and he had no intention of holding Vladimir accountable.
If the water is clear, there will be no fish, let alone the princes of the empire.
In the past few years, Ya San has become an alcoholic, and no one among the princes has been able to control him, so he has completely let himself go.
This is just the Admiralty.
What about the War Department, which accounts for more military spending?
What about the major military regions, governor-general regions, and provinces?
Nicholas couldn't imagine how many shady things were hidden under the empire's glamorous appearance.
George didn’t know either. The only thing he could guarantee was that the accounts of the Amur Military District could withstand scrutiny.
“This is not your fault, you don’t need to blame yourself.”
George took the initiative to free Nicholas.
Nikolai is not only fragile, but also very sensitive. George is worried that hitting Nikolai too seriously will affect Nikolai's self-confidence. This is Nicholas.
If George's future children are like this, George will slap them without saying a word.
What else to do——
Cold!
The Grand Duke’s annual salary is only a dozen or two hundred thousand rubles.
There are so many great princes in Russia, and their salaries combined are just one new battleship.
If George were the czar, if he didn’t kill everyone, he would be sorry for the ledger that was burned last night.
Nicholas probably can't do it.
But that’s fine too.
Today Nikolai was able to show some mercy to Vladimir.
If George makes a mistake tomorrow, Nicholas will only be more tolerant to George.
This is why all civil and military officials like Renjun.
As time goes by, the situation in Japan is not as George expected, and the situation is getting worse and worse.
On the contrary, because a large amount of loot was shipped back to Japan, Japan's sharp social conflicts actually eased.
George also became suspicious.
George knew that the Sino-Japanese War ended with the defeat of the Qing Empire.
But George didn’t know exactly how the Qing Empire was defeated.
Although the State Duma and local assemblies have not been officially restored, there are no secrets in St. Petersburg. Around the New Year, discussions about the State Duma and local assemblies have been aroused in St. Petersburg. Some people even wrote in newspapers The State Duma and local assemblies held public discussions on the meeting.
This year is the first year of the new emperor's accession to the throne. According to the custom, all regions should send congratulatory messages to the tsar, express their congratulations to the tsar, and by the way, pay allegiance to the tsar.
On January 17, Nicholas held a banquet in the Winter Palace to entertain St. Petersburg officials and representatives from various places.
Nicolas delivered a speech at the banquet and solemnly promised representatives from various places that he would gradually increase the power of local councils.
After local councils were banned, they were not actually dissolved, but continued to exist in other ways.
The Vladivostok Management Committee is essentially the local council.
Nicholas's statement at the New Year's banquet triggered wider discussions across the empire, and people's expectations and favor for Nicholas, the new tsar, gradually increased.
Asan is really not as good as the nobles boast. For most Russians, Asan is a conservative and authoritarian tsar.
Nicholas's statement gave people new hope, especially for those squires and emerging bourgeoisie who have a high chance of entering parliament.
Unlike Vladimir, who had been unable to enter the state for a long time, Pobedonostsev and Ignaev moved very quickly, and a group of people named Conservatives and Liberals quickly gathered around them. A self-proclaimed careerist.
George asked Dejan to pick a few confidants to break into the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party respectively. It would be best if they could work next to Pobedonostsev and Ignaev, which would be more conducive to George’s follow-up. operate.
This is not because George does not trust Pobedonostsev and Ignaev, but it is another safety rope for George. George hopes that these people will never come into play.
As for Vladimir, he is George’s key monitoring target.
For this reason, George went directly to the head of the secret police, General Danilov.
"Monitoring the Grand Duke? Isn't that bad?"
Danilov was sweating profusely and could not bear the pressure.
"Isn't this your job?"
For some reason, George doesn't really like the secret police.
But the secret police are indeed very useful when doing this kind of thing.
(End of this chapter)