Chapter 491 It seems to have been changed, but it seems not to have been changed
The deputies arrested after the Second State Duma was dissolved were sent to Siberia, not Amur. George is determined not to take the blame.
The person who detonated the bomb at Stolypin's banquet was a member of the Social Democratic Labor Party. Although the Mensheviks insisted that the assassins were not sent by them and could not offend the entire Social Democratic Labor Party for this, Stolypin still killed them all and did not give him any punishment. SDP any chance.
This is not over yet.
Stolypin has been assassinated three times in less than a year in power, which fully proves that it is not just the Social Democratic Labor Party that wants Stolypin dead.
There are many people in St. Petersburg who want to kill George, so when George returns to St. Petersburg this time, he will definitely go on a killing spree.
George's new home is about 5 kilometers away from the Hermitage, with the Baltic Sea in front. It not only has a beautiful beach, but also a private pier.
Little Nicholas sent George home before leaving. Nicholas prepared a dinner for George at the Winter Palace in the evening, and they would meet in the evening.
Nicola missed George so much that he couldn’t wait until the evening.
Nicola came directly to George before he changed his clothes.
After not seeing each other for several years, Nikolai's hair became thinner and his beard became thicker. When he smiled, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes and the tears in his eyes were obvious.
"George, you are finally back!"
Nicola's voice was trembling, and his arms hugged George very hard.
George obviously felt that Nicholas's body was thinner than before.
It took a while for Nicholas to calm down. He slumped on the chair in a very imageless posture, like a bow that had collapsed for a long time and finally relaxed.
"Tell me, how did you fight the Japanese?"
Nicholas has clearly understood the process of the Russo-Japanese War from the battle report, but the battle report is definitely not as detailed as George's personal account. .
“Just push it flatly, it’s very simple——”
George was like going back to his childhood, bragging and spanking with Nicholas.
“Yeah, for you, many things are simple——”
Nicholas was full of emotions, people are indeed different.
If Kuropatkin was more active, the Russian army could also win, and George would have no chance to take over.
Kuropatkin wanted to accumulate enough strength to deliver a fatal blow to the Japanese army.
This is the difference between staff officers and generals.
In the eyes of the staff, preparations are never sufficient. Only by pulling all the forces of the Russian Empire to the Far East can we form an overwhelming advantage over the Japanese army.
George's strategy was to capture Goryeo and cut off the connection between the Japanese army in Kwantung and the Japanese mainland. The Japanese army in Kwantung would collapse without attacking.
“It’s the same for everyone, except that some people always complicate simple things.”
George really didn’t mean to laugh at Nicholas, but these words made Nicholas It sounds particularly Versailles.
St. Petersburg and Amur are two heavens of ice and fire.
George took over the Russo-Japanese War and was a great comeback.
Nikolai has all the good cards but all the bad ones.
Looking at the battle report, George did indeed do nothing. The United Fleet was annihilated by the Siberian fleet, and Korea was recovered by the Korean army. George has been in Siping and did not go to Korea at all.
Even the Japanese army in Kwantung was annihilated. It was only after the collapse of the Japanese army that George counterattacked.
Look at the strategy. George, like Kuropatkin, is on defense.
The difference is that George defended it and Kuropatkin did not.
"I hope military reform will be as simple for you."
Nicholas is full of expectations for George and hopes that George can give Nikolai another surprise.
"It depends on how much power you can give me."
When George didn't want to work, someone was chirping next to him.
“I give you all the power, you can do whatever you want!”
Nikolay employs people without question.
Nicholas has many shortcomings, and being careless in employing people is also a shortcoming.
In the first stage of the Russo-Japanese War, both Alexeyev and Kuropatkin were in such a terrible state, but Nikolai still did not replace them.
This is not a matter of trust in employing people, it is simply stubbornness.
George is not very demanding, hoping that Nikolai can trust him as much as he trusts Alexeyev and Kurupatkin.
"Really?"
George didn't believe it.
“It’s absolutely true!”
Nicholas was determined.
"How about changing to the Lord of the Admiralty——"
George was still the same George, and he successfully silenced Nicholas with just one sentence.
Uncle Nikolai died of a fall from his horse in his early years, Vladimir retired, Sergei was assassinated, and after the death of Paul’s wife Princess Alexandra, he hooked up with a married businessman’s wife, who later divorced Later, she married Paul, who was expelled from St. Petersburg and lived with his wife in Livorno, Italy.
In order to cover up the scandal in the royal family, Nicholas pinched his nose and made Paul's wife a countess.
Nikolai’s only remaining uncle was Alexey.
George is half.
This is the fundamental reason why the empire has to allocate funds to rebuild the navy despite extreme financial difficulties.
The cost of self-building four fully heavy artillery battleships is low, but it still costs 100 million rubles.
Military reform also requires funds.
George still doesn’t know how much funding Nicholas has prepared for him. One of these four all-heavy artillery battleships will be built at the Vladivostok Shipyard.
This damn benefit is shared.
George didn’t know whether to be happy or angry.
When Alexey received the grant, he did not eat alone. Alexey gave George the money he should have earned.
It would be somewhat unjust if George attacked Alexei as soon as he came back.
“The navy is also within the scope of military reform——”
Nikolai explained the reason for Alexei's generous move.
George understands that the empire has its own national conditions.
For such an important position as Lord of the Navy, Nicholas would indeed be worried if it were replaced by someone else.
Then try to limit the power of the Admiralty Minister through military reforms.
But this raises a more serious problem.
George is now the most powerful feudal official in the empire. After Sergei's assassination, George is the only grand duke who is the governor and commander of a military region in the empire.
The purpose of military reforms is to strengthen the power of St. Petersburg and weaken the local areas.
But in this way, George would be cutting himself on the head.
Nicola still trusts George and has already considered this issue.
“The situation in the Far East is special and is not within the scope of military reform.”
George was speechless.
George not only wanted to weaken the power of the local military district commander, but also wanted to weaken the power of Nikolai and Alexei.
George was very grateful to Nicholas for taking care of George.
But if the military reform does not involve the Far East, what will the commanders of the military regions, Alexei, and Nicholas Jr. think?
Oh, everyone is part of the empire, but you, the Far East Military Region, are special.
Uncle Huang is just different.
Assassins like to attack the emperor's uncle.
Compared with George, Alexei is a genuine imperial uncle.
"No, the Far East Military Region is also within the scope of military reform."
George has no choice. As long as Nicholas can be like Yasan, George will not attack him.
Niyi committed suicide after defeat, which is rare in the world.
Ya Er was ordered to take orders in the face of danger, and succeeded in revenge. It was another version of the Russian Empire's desperate attempt.
During Yasan's tenure, the empire was in trouble both internally and externally. Although Yasan was not as tough as Nigeria 1 and 2, the image of the tsar in the minds of the Russians did not change.
By the time Nicholas arrived, the foundation of the empire had begun to shake.
So Stolypin’s reforms were limited to agriculture.
The same goes for George. He can only repair, but cannot tear down and start over.
If you want to overthrow it and start over, you have to do what Emperor Ye did and take action on the royal family first.
George had just passed Alexei to test Nikolay's bottom line.
The status of the Military Council is above that of the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy.
The most trusted members of Nicholas are the members of the royal family, so there are only three people on the committee, George, Alexei, and Nicholas Jr.
George did not find Alexey and Little Nicholas, but went to Stolypin first.
In the evening, Nicholas prepared a grand welcome dinner for George at the Winter Palace.
George has not attended a palace banquet for a long time.
Asan's living habits were considered simple among the czars, so when Asan was the czar, banquets were rarely held in the Gatchina Palace, and even if they were, it was not an exaggeration.
George also often held banquets at Yuriev Palace, with many people attending, very lively, and the standards were not low.
The banquet at the Winter Palace opened George's eyes.
When Ya San was alive, the costumes of the Winter Palace guards and attendants were relatively simple, in line with Ya San's habits.
After Nicholas ascended the throne, the costumes of the guards and attendants gradually began to become more gorgeous. The costumes of the guards changed from relatively simple military uniforms to traditional armors, and the costumes of the attendants also changed from white velvet dresses to trains. red velvet dress.
The invited guests set off early and arrived at the Winter Palace by sleigh. The marble floor could reflect the silhouette of people. The cloakroom was decorated with sparkling crystal stones. On both sides of the corridor were two rows of men with swords on their waists. Armored guards, if it weren't for the electric light above his head, George would feel like he was back in the 18th century.
George came to the Winter Palace early and chatted with Stolypin first.
When George was building the Trans-Siberian Railway, he dealt with Stolypin, who was serving in the Ministry of Interior at the time. At that time, Stolypin had already demonstrated outstanding work abilities.
During the Russo-Japanese War, Stolypin officially entered the center of imperial power with his tough tactics against strikes.
Stolypin has great expectations for George's military reform.
The core of military reform is not how many troops to retain or how many tanks and artillery to add, but how to place as many as 100,000 veterans every year.
After the Russo-Japanese War, St. Petersburg saw a major disarmament. The empire currently has about 700,000 regular troops.
Milyutin's restructuring reduced the service time of Russian soldiers from 25 years to 9 years, and later to 7 years.
Seven years is still too long in George's opinion. George hopes to reduce the service time of soldiers from 7 years to 3 years.
In 7 years, about 100,000 soldiers will retire every year.
If it is changed to three years, more than 200,000 people will retire every year. If these retired soldiers are not properly resettled, the problems will be more serious.
(End of this chapter)