Chapter 490 Kill them all
Since Georgi’s death, George has never returned to St. Petersburg.
This has nothing to do with Nicholas, the main thing is that the Grand Dukes in St. Petersburg are so disgusting.
George's requirements for the princes are actually not high. Wouldn't it be better to just take his salary and be an idle prince? Why do you have to go out to work?
Nicholas has also had a hard time in the past few years. The first four children he and Alex had were all girls. They finally had Alexei, but they also suffered from hemophilia. Thinking about it, It makes people despair.
It was the princes who targeted George in St. Petersburg, never Nicholas.
Now that all the grand dukes are dead and retired, only Nicholas Jr. and Alexey are still holding important positions. These two are definitely not capable of leading the military reform of the Russian Empire. , except George, no one can take on this task.
Speaking of which, Nikolai was quite good to George. The Baltic Fleet was in such a state of ruin, and Nikolai did not ask George for the two full-heavy artillery battleships.
The appointment of George as governor of the Far East entrusted all the affairs of the empire in the Far East to George. This trust is still unmatched by anyone in St. Petersburg.
George did not want to watch the empire fall. If St. Petersburg collapsed, Amur would not be much better.
After the 2nd Duma was dissolved, the Social Democratic Labor Party disintegrated and split into the Mensheviks and the Bolsheviks.
The Menshilk still fantasized about gaining power in a cooperative manner.
This is doomed to be in vain. Mensheviks mean "minority" in Russian. You consider yourself a minority, so how can you obtain rights through cooperation.
At most, you have a certain right to speak and can express your own voice, but it cannot play a decisive role.
The Bolsheviks were determined to seize power by force.
The Mensheviks were better off. Although Nicholas lost his power after taking power, he would not be killed.
After the Bolsheviks take power, they will not let Nikolay go, nor will they let George go.
George originally planned to wait until after the New Year before going to St. Petersburg.
Nicholas couldn't wait and hoped that George could return to St. Petersburg as soon as possible to preside over the military reform work.
George is not in a hurry. Military reform is of great importance and cannot be completed in a short time. With Nicholas's character, he may have changed half of it and have some weird new ideas.
"Military reform cannot solve all problems. In my experience, certain improvements can only be made under the existing system. Even so, it is more difficult than you think."
The whole of Russia , and only Milyujing is qualified to say this.
“If it’s just improvement, what’s the point of going to St. Petersburg——”
What George has to do is not just improvement.
The Russian Empire is very ill now. Just improving it will not fundamentally solve the problem.
George is a member of the royal family, and he returned to St. Petersburg with the illustrious military exploits of defeating Japan. Although the nickname "Contemporary Military God" is a bit shameful, the Russians just accept it.
"This is a good opportunity to get rid of the long-standing abuses. We should not miss it."
Brushinov agreed with George's strong medicine.
This time George took Milyutin and Brusinov back to St. Petersburg, leaving Yeroshin to cooperate with Mikhail in Amur.
Milyugin is still calm, Brusinov has been too excited to sleep since he knew he was going to return to St. Petersburg. For him, this time is also a glorious return home.
In St. Petersburg, Brusinov did not get many opportunities. After arriving in the Far East, he was idle. After George became the commander-in-chief of the Russian army in the Far East, Brusinov finally got a stage to show his abilities.
Now Brusilov finally realizes what it means to enjoy the shade with your back against a big tree.
In the past, Brusinov firmly believed that gold would definitely shine.
He indeed gained the trust of the Tsar and was transferred from the local military district to the Guards.
But that’s all. If you want to go further, you have to become a confidant of a big shot like Alexeyev.
As a foreigner, Brusinov’s life in Amur was not pleasant. He could vaguely feel that George’s group of arrogant soldiers would reject him in a subtle way, which prevented him from fully integrating. Amur.
Compared with Amur, Brusilov feels that St. Petersburg is more suitable for him.
Being by George’s side is both painful and happy. Although he can learn a lot, every time he sees George, Brusilov will think of being ravaged by George during the Rovno exercise. The shadow cast by Love.
This is Brusinov’s first time riding George’s special train.
George's patent was very comfortable and fast. It used two locomotives in tandem as power. The original 14-day journey took only 11 days to reach St. Petersburg.
Nicholas did not come to pick him up. The person who greeted George at the train station was Nicholas Jr., the Minister of War.
“Thank God, you are finally here!”
Little Nicholas is as thin as a bamboo pole, and he is no longer the high-spirited commander of the Guards.
Little Nikolai is more than two meters tall. He is not as stubborn as Sergey. He drives the armored car directly onto the platform, and it is also the kind of armored command vehicle used to command operations.
"How are you doing lately?"
George and little Nicholas got into the same car.
“As you can see, it’s not good at all, it’s terrible!”
Little Nicholas looked haggard and his hair was thinning, probably due to too much stress.
Compared with a few years ago, St. Petersburg has changed a lot. From the train station to the Winter Palace, there are many ruins blocked by wooden boards on both sides of the road. This is all caused by the chaos of the past few years.
Pedestrians on the street are walking in a hurry, and they no longer see the cheerfulness and friendliness they once had. Only acquaintances say hello, as if strangers are secret police.
The soldiers patrolling the streets all appeared in small teams and were fully armed. Some soldiers were also equipped with explosion-proof shields, which made George incredible.
This is the capital of the Russian Empire.
Even the situation in the capital has deteriorated to this point, and other regions will only become even worse.
“There were riots in Moscow the year before last, and nearly 20,000 people died. Moscow is still under martial law, and St. Petersburg is almost the same.”
Little Nikolai's expression was indifferent, looking more and more like Old Nikolai.
George didn’t know if he looked more and more like Ya Er in the eyes of others.
Actually, it’s okay to be like Ya Er, as long as it’s not Nikolai.
“What are you going to do?”
Little Nicholas didn’t know how George would implement military reforms.
"Let's take a look first. Do you have any suggestions for me?"
I wanted to hear little Nicholas's opinion.
“Kill all those who are disobedient!”
As soon as little Nicholas spoke, George was startled.
“Or send them to Siberia for mining—how many members of the State Duma who were exiled to Siberia some time ago are still alive?”
George couldn't answer little Nicholas's question, he was in no mood to care about those unlucky congressmen.
(End of this chapter)