Chapter 578 Bullying
Prior to this, the method of execution in the Kingdom of Bulgaria was hanging.
Both Japan and Korea were shot, and it was not one-on-one. At least one squad was dispatched. This was originally to eliminate the fear of the recruits.
To train a farmer into a soldier, it is not only necessary to complete technical training, but also to complete a psychological transformation.
On May 18, French President Raymond Poincaré arrived at Kronstadt Naval Base on the newly commissioned battleship "France" and began a goodwill visit to the Russian Empire.
"France" is the fourth ship of the "Guba" class, with a full load displacement of 25,000 tons and a maximum speed of 20 knots. The armament system is 6 twin-mounted 45-caliber 305 guns and 22 138 mm 55-caliber secondary guns. and four 450mm torpedo tubes.
It is worth mentioning that 4 47mm anti-aircraft guns are also installed on the "France".
The Baltic Fleet held a grand welcome ceremony for Poincaré. Nicholas was present in person, and George accompanied him throughout. He was mainly responsible for receiving the French Minister of War Alexandre Millerand.
Millerand had many identities. He was a lawyer, writer, and freelance writer. He actively defended striking workers. When he served as Minister of the Interior in the Briand cabinet, he used strong methods to suppress strikes. In 1912, he was imprisoned by the General Assembly. Ngale was appointed Minister of War.
Millerand was not a soldier. Throughout the first half of his life, he had almost no interaction with the army.
It can only be said that it is very French for such a person to serve as Minister of War.
Millerand was curious about George, but not because of George's achievements in the war, but because of Amur's economic miracle.
After contacting Millerand, George learned that Millerand had worked for Ekaterina's cosmetics company in France when he first became a lawyer.
“Princess Yurievskaya is noble, charming and full of charm. Although 30 years have passed, I am still deeply impressed by the princess. I still have a check written by the princess to me. I think I will never fulfill it, because it is part of my memory.”
Millerand’s words were not offensive to Catherine, it was a French expression.
George couldn't bear to tell him that most of the signatures on the check were signed by Anna.
George didn’t want to talk to Millerand about Catherine, so he took the initiative to direct the conversation to France’s preparations for war.
“I know what you want to say, but in fact, we have done all we can do, and you cannot ask us to do more——”
Milleran As expected of the editor-in-chief of the newspaper, he talked a lot without touching the core at all, and he also shifted the responsibility to the aid to the Russian Empire.
“-Despite extreme financial difficulties, we still strive to support our allies. You should know how much money St. Petersburg has received from Paris in recent years. To be honest, our parliament has never been so generous to the army. .”
George had to admit that what Millerand said was true, otherwise the French Navy would not be so fussy, and only built four full-heavy artillery battleships in such a long time.
However, the overall strength of the French Navy is still acceptable. Just looking at the total tonnage, it is larger than the Russian Empire.
The current total tonnage of the French Navy is about 710,000 tons, and the Russian Empire only has 600,000 tons.
The United Kingdom, the strongest country, has a total naval tonnage of more than 2 million tons.
Although the total tonnage of the German Navy is only 1 million tons, like the Russian Empire, the ships are relatively new, and almost all capital ships were built in the past 10 years.
The French navy is in worse shape.
In 1889, the French Navy ordered its first true ironclad, the "Dupuydelome".
The "Dingyuan" and "Zhenyuan" of the Qing Empire entered service in 1885.
When the "Yuryev" bombarded Nagasaki in Japan, the last French pre-dreadnought "Dandong" had just been launched. A total of 6 "Dandong" class ships were built, and the last one was launched on 1910.
As a typical example of elimination at birth, the French did not stop subsequent construction plans. This is the true meaning of democracy.
The key to what kind of warships the Russian Empire wants to build lies in Nikolay.
It is the French three-level parliament that approves the budget for the French Navy.
Everyone knows the efficiency of parliament. The plan for the "Dandong" was proposed in 1901. The three-level parliament argued for 5 years and reluctantly passed it due to pressure from the German Navy. If we want to modify the plan, we don’t know how long the quarrel will last.
Referring to the standards of the Russian Empire, the total displacement of French warships that can be used for combat, including destroyers and submarines, does not exceed 200,000 tons.
The seven super-dreadnoughts of the Russian Empire have a total displacement of 190,000 tons.
The Russian Empire was a bully in its naval competition with France. To deal with Millerand, it was enough for Nicholas the Younger to take action.
“Shouldn’t you find the reason for this within yourselves?”
Millerland’s expression was as tangled as a bite of mustard.
“How is the wife of one of your ministers doing now? Will the court sentence her to death?”
George keeps up with current events, which has been the most concerning issue for the French government and opposition parties recently.
The trial on the shooting case of Mrs. Cayo will be held in July.
"How is it possible that the lady stayed in the deceased's office for an hour before shooting? What I am most interested in now is, what happened in that hour?"
Little Nicholas gossiped more than the Grand Duchess.
When George and little Nicholas were teasing Millerand, Nicholas was making a promise to Poongarai.
"The Russian Empire is ready to meet any challenge, but I believe that war will not break out, and peace is the theme."
Nikolai will be preparing for Poongarai in St. Petersburg in a few days A military parade, involving about 60,000 officers and soldiers, all from the Guards.
Poungale wanted to meet with the Austro-Hungarian Ambassador to the Russian Empire to mediate the conflict between the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Kingdom of Serbia.
This was France's response to separate mobilizations against the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Russian Empire.
Even Britain, which has always relied on its navy, began to consider recruiting colonial servants.
France, which directly faced the threat of the German army, did not seem to have made any preparations.
It can’t be said that there is no such thing.
France sent 1,000 additional troops to the North African colonies a few days ago to suppress colonial rebellions.
“Let us celebrate peace!”
Pungarai took the initiative to raise his glass, and the guests responded loudly, creating a warm atmosphere.
George left before the banquet was over. He also had to prepare for the joint exercise between the Baltic Fleet and the "France" tomorrow.
After all, we have to do something.
It is said to be a drill, but in fact it means going out to sea for a circle and then coming back. It is euphemistically called a joint cruise.
Peter was full of malice and decided to dispatch all four "Gangut" class battleships.
And after the exercise, the generals of the French Navy were invited to visit the "Queen Maria" class battleship under construction.
By British standards, both "Gangut" and "Queen Maria" are super fearless.
Isn’t this bullying?
(End of this chapter)