Chapter 501 Greed
As long as their own personal interests are not involved, the big shots won't be anxious if they argue about the end of the world. Anyway, if the sky falls, there will be tall people to hold it up.
Once self-interest is involved, you can't even delay a meal. People are like iron rice and steel. If you don't eat a meal, you will be hungry.
Nicholas did not expect that George would actually use this method to achieve his goal.
“So, the empire’s national policy is not as good as a dinner to them.”
Nikolai was a little depressed and was hit slightly harder.
"Nikki, you should be tougher."
George has reminded Nikolai countless times that the Russian Empire needs a tough Tsar.
Nicholas smiled without distinguishing too much.
There is no way to say this. If Nicholas was a tough czar, George would probably be in trouble.
With George's reputation in the military, if George wants to rebel, the probability of success is very high.
Nikolai is indeed a bit weak towards Vladimir and Alexey.
But which tough tsar can allow Amur to exist?
On the way back to the palace, Anne chatted with George about Alexei's condition and was puzzled by Rasputin's magic.
“Sounds a bit like hypnosis.”
George also didn't know how Rasputin controlled Alexei's condition.
George does not believe in God, he is a staunch materialist.
But some of Rasputin's deeds cannot be explained by materialism.
“Nikki and Sani would allow a weirdo to hypnotize the Crown Prince of the Empire?”
Anne felt incredible, her first impression of Rasputin was not good, she felt that Rasputin was A magic stick.
"If it's Polis or Alexander -"
George compared his feelings with others, but before he could finish his words, he was slapped by Anne on the arm.
Anne will never allow Alexei’s tragedy to happen to her children.
Not even as a metaphor.
“Only now do I realize how hateful the rumors really are.”
Annie felt very sorry for Alex, and she was indeed under too much pressure.
Before she married Nicholas, Alex was closely protected by the Grand Duke of Montenegro and Queen Victoria and was ignorant of the world.
The situation in St. Petersburg is very complicated. There is the empress dowager and the imperial uncles who are extremely power-hungry, and there are people from all walks of life who are also eager to participate in power. Alex, a 22-year-old girl, simply cannot cope with it. Come.
Alexi’s first four children were all daughters. Alexey was born in the tenth year after her marriage, and Alexey happened to suffer from a blood disease.
If it were Annie, she would do everything possible to restore Alexey to health.
After rumors about Alex and Rasputin emerged in St. Petersburg, Alex's sister, Sergei's wife Ella, went to the Winter Palace in the hope that Alex would alienate Rasputin.
Alex was very indifferent to Ella, and Ella left disappointed. Before leaving, Ella said: "Maybe I shouldn't come."
Alex said: Yes of.
Ella made a mistake, she could not control Alexei's condition.
If Ella can ensure that Alexei's condition will not continue to worsen, then Alex may agree to Ella's suggestion and distance herself from Rasputin.
But Ella couldn't do it.
If Alex follows Ella’s advice and distances herself from Rasputin, what will happen next time Alexei gets sick again?
On the second day of the Imperial Council, St. Petersburg began to send veterans gathered around St. Petersburg to Amur in batches via the Siberian Railway.
The veterans who attacked Tsarskoe Selo were all arrested by the Ministry of the Interior. They are now criminals and will be sent to the Peter and Paul Fortress to serve their sentences unless they make amends for their crimes. Ivanovich, who had served in the Guards, insisted that he would remain loyal to the Tsar no matter what the circumstances.
The credibility of this statement is not high, because he was one of the nearly 10,000 rebels who besieged Tsarskoe Selo.
Nicholas's Palace Guards were equipped with tanks and armored vehicles. The rebels besieged Tsarskoe Selo for nearly half an hour but failed to break through the Palace Guards' defense line.
Subsequently, the Guards, who were training near Tsarskoye Selo, arrived, and the rebels fled.
“Yuri’s accent is Polish. He incited us to besiege Tsarskoe Selo, but he was greedy for life and feared death. Not long after the battle started, Yuri and several familiar non-commissioned officers disappeared.
< br>Ivanovic regretted it too much, but it is too late now
"Can you please introduce the situation about Yuri in detail?"
Kestsov, the official of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, is in charge of the interrogation work. He has not slept all day and night.
“Yuri claims to be from Kiev, but no one has ever seen him before. He is like a paper man, appearing out of thin air. No one knows what he has done before.”
Ivanovich told the truth, there are indeed many Guardsmen in the suburbs of Beijing, but there are also many speculators and careerists. They usually pretend to be almost no different from veterans.
“Have you served in the Navy before?”
Kostersov doesn't hesitate. There are too many people named "Yuri" in Russia, at least one out of ten.
“Yes, after the Second Fleet was destroyed, I was transferred to the fortress force, and then I was laid off and made homeless, so I could only stay in St. Petersburg.”
Ivan Norwich didn't know why Kostersov brought up the Navy.
"Then please tell me the secrets you know, especially about the big naval plan."
Kestersov was so confused that he was ordered to collect evidence.
It wasn't George who gave the order.
But Stolypin.
“I served in the Black Sea Fleet when the Great Navy Plan was launched. Some people said that the Lord of the Navy misappropriated most of the funds and only used a small part to build battleships.”
Ivanovich It's just a soldier who doesn't know much about the situation.
“I don’t know the specific situation, but in the Black Sea Fleet, the warships with the best performance are recognized as belonging to Vladivostok. We are not willing to serve on the battleships built along the Black Sea coast. ”
Ivanovich finally opened his chatterbox and talked endlessly.
The "Great Naval Plan" is full of shady secrets. During the construction of the "Borodino" class battleship, the cost of building the ship itself was less than half of the imperial allocation.
No wonder the average completion time of the "Borodino" class is as long as 4 years. By the time the Second Fleet set out, there was still one vessel that had not been completed.
“Are you sure what you said is true?”
Kestersov didn’t quite believe it.
"It's absolutely true!"
Ivanovich really wanted to be punished and meritorious, and there was no lie.
The next day, the interrogation records about Ivanovich were submitted to George.
After George read it, he went to find Nicholas again.
Nicholas was in a good mood today. After he got up, he took the guards to hunt and killed a pheasant and two wild rabbits.
"Call Amusa and Varodya, I need their explanation."
Nicholas was furious. He really didn't expect the emperor's uncles to be so greedy.
(End of this chapter)