Chapter 496 Tsarskoye Selo
The Russian Empire has no shortage of soldiers. The average quality of the Cossacks is at the top level in the world, and their individual combat capabilities are invincible.
There are problems in the construction of the officer echelon, and the problems are huge. They have become a chronic disease of the empire. Milyutin did not dare to touch them back then.
Russian nobles have a tradition of joining the military. Olga is only 12 years old and has already served as the honorary leader of the Guards Corps. The "publicity" of the Guards now is not as high as that of George when he was in the Guards. How much lower.
The nobles started out as captains in the army. They were promoted very quickly and occupied a large number of senior positions in the army. Those who were truly capable had no hope of getting ahead and either did nothing or were forced to leave.
To change this situation, we must start with Nikola himself.
Nikolai's number in the Guards is 001, his registered name is Nikolai Romanov, and his term of service is "forever".
George's name has been moved from the Guards to the Amur Military District and is now under the jurisdiction of the Far Eastern Military District.
In George's view, whether it is Nicholas Jr. or Alexei, purely in terms of military literacy, they are not even qualified soldiers, let alone the Minister of War and the Minister of the Navy.
Little Nicholas is actually pretty good. At least he graduated from the Military Academy of the General Staff Headquarters. The procedures are legal and he is qualified to become an officer.
When Nicholas and George first joined the army, they never went to military school for a single day. As a result, after joining the Guards, they started out as captains.
George is not opposed to nobles joining the army. Cultivating a martial spirit is a good thing, but gilding must look gilded. Like Kirill, it is good to be a staff officer next to Makarov, like little Nicholas. It would be too much to serve as Minister of War and Navy with Alexey.
Such an important position must be truly handed over to capable people.
But this cannot be said clearly.
George is now the new military god of the empire.
Nicholas Jr. is not qualified to be the Minister of War, so who is?
The candidate is almost ready to be announced.
Oh, you changed the co-author over and over again in order to become the Minister of War.
Why bother? Why not just become the tsar?
Milyuging did not dare to touch this area because the aristocratic group was so powerful. If Milyuging dared to touch it, he would be counterattacked by the aristocratic group.
George himself is a beneficiary of the system. If this system is changed, in the eyes of others, George will probably be a lunatic.
But it won’t work without changing.
The Russian Empire is so big. Even if George has three heads and six arms, how much can one person do?
The Russian Empire is not without talents, Makarov, Ruzsky, Brushinov, Yudenich, etc., etc., they are all outstanding generals with extraordinary abilities, but because of various The reason was that he could not be reused and his abilities could not be used.
George now has the opportunity to use them. If they can play an important role in the right position after the outbreak of the world war, George will be more confident in facing the big changes in the future.
Although George has not yet come up with a specific plan for military reform, the transfer of veterans has begun.
The area around Huangcun Village on the outskirts of Beijing is one of the main gathering areas for veterans, with about 15,000 homeless veterans gathered.
It is not quite correct to say that they are homeless. Most of them were urgently recruited after the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War. They served for only a few months and could still return to their families. .
The problem lies here.
The Cossacks received military training from birth, always looking forward to fighting for the Tsar.
Twenty-five years have passed since the last large-scale war in the empire. These Cossacks finally waited for the Russo-Japanese War, but they were directly laid off without even getting a chance to go to the Far East. How could they accept this?
But staying in St. Petersburg is not a problem. When they retire from the army, the retirement allowance they receive is not much. Once they fail to find a job before the allowance is spent, the security of St. Petersburg will deteriorate sharply.
Grand Duke Alexei Mikhailovich, commander of the Semyonovsky Corps, received orders to disperse the Cossacks gathered around Tsarskoye Selo. They could not be allowed to become a security risk in St. Petersburg.
Aleksey is as big as the other two, and the soldiers serving in the Xie regiment are also Cossacks. If one of them fails, the troops will mutiny directly.
But if the orders issued by the military headquarters are not implemented, it will not work.
Alexey was in a dilemma, so he went to his eldest brother Nikolai, who worked in the General Staff Department, for help. Alexei and Nikolai are both sons of Grand Duke Mikhail Nikolayevich and cousins of George. Nikolai is 13 years older than George, and Alexei is 3 years younger than George.
“Who gave you the order?”
Nicholas is angry, isn’t this a scam!
It is obviously an offending job. There are so many regiments of the Guards. It is not good to let anyone go. Alexei must go.
The laid-off soldiers were full of resentment and gathered around Tsarskoe Selo and refused to leave, hoping to attract the attention of the tsar and allow them to return to the army.
You will definitely not be persuaded to leave.
It is not easy to disperse them by force. They are all Cossacks. Who is afraid of whom? If the veterans are forced to rebel, it is Alexei's responsibility.
“Who else could it be? It must be that bastard Demeter——”
Alexei gritted his teeth.
This Dmitr was not the grandson of Milyutin, but Grand Duke Dmitry Konstantinovich, who also served in the Guards.
In fact, Demeter cannot be blamed for this.
The senior officers of the Guards are all members of the nobility, and they are all related to each other. A stone falling from the sky can kill the two grand dukes, and it will offend anyone who is allowed to do so.
Dmit is the son of Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich and another cousin.
The reason why Demeter sent the Xie Corps to perform the mission was because the Xie Corps was stationed closest to Tsarskoye Selo.
"Your mouth will kill you sooner or later!"
Nicholas was shocked, you were too arrogant.
Ya Er is the fourth brother, Ya Er is the eldest, Mikhail is the fourth, and Konstantin is the second.
“I will change, I will change, but what should I do now?”
Aleksey came to Nikolai for help when he was desperate.
"Go to George, he will be able to find a solution -"
Nicholas gave Alexei advice.
"Is it useful?"
Alexei and George have almost never interacted with each other.
“How will you know if you don’t try?”
Nicholas didn't know if George would help.
Aleksey thought about it carefully, but decided to come to George.
Alexei was smart and did not go directly to the Peter and Paul Fortress, but to George's house.
The Peter and Paul Fortress is right opposite the Winter Palace. You can see the Peter and Paul Fortress from the window of the Winter Palace. There are many people and it will inevitably be unsightly if someone sees it.
George was still very considerate to his brothers. After listening to Alexei's request, he handed the task to his adjutant Danila and Mannerheim to handle it.
Mannerheim was very confused. He had been following George for the past few days and had not done anything serious. He had just been running around all day long.
(End of this chapter)