Regardless of whether you can find out who is behind the scenes, life always has to pass. After disposing of a few scapegoats, the "Horden tragedy" on the bright side is over.

Social beatings can not only make people mature, but they can also make people paranoid. This is the case with Nicholas II now, and the delay in finding out the results of the "Hoden tragedy" has made him lose trust in the government bureaucracy.

Originally, this was nothing, and there were many emperors who did not trust the bureaucracy. In a sense, distrust of the bureaucracy's discipline is also a necessary factor in the success of a monarch.

The trouble was that Nicholas II could not restrain his emotions and exposed his true thoughts before he could find enough replacements.

In this regard, Nicholas II and Chongzhen were about the same. When you trust someone, you trust unconditionally; Once you find out that you have been deceived, you will go to the other extreme.

As it turns out, the bureaucracy is not easy to mess with either. Directly against the Tsar, no one wants to be this bird. But in other places, it is not pleasant to find the tsar, and everyone is still familiar with it.

In the days that followed, there were calls for autonomy, an open parliament, and an open election...... The news appeared on the desk of Nicholas II like snowflakes.

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Paris, headquarters of Russian troops in France.

Admiral Oginets frowned and hung up the phone, again urging for supplies. Lately, he's been driven crazy by logistics.

As the person directly responsible for the Russian army's seizure of places and the uncontrolled situation in France, General Oginets is now in the stage of being guilty of meritorious service.

In order to make amends for his mistakes as soon as possible, Admiral Oginets showed extraordinary strength in suppressing the French rebels.

"When will our supplies arrive?"

This is also a tradition of the Russian Empire, and the supplies are not rushed. Regardless of whether the front line is fighting or not, it cannot affect the bureaucrats to make money anyway.

In order to get as much foam as possible, the logistics department of the Russian army has always had the principle of "saving one point is one point, and dragging one day is one day", and the bureaucrats have shown unparalleled talent in this regard.

"Your Excellency, Commander, in the last week, we have sent seven reminder telegrams to the Logistics Department and the War Department.

Except for a reply from the War Office, which made him wait, the rest of the telegrams were like a stone in the sea, and now they have not been heard from.

Combined with the previous news, I am afraid that there has been another change in China that we don't know about. Until we find out the specifics, we really shouldn't mix it up now. ”

The chamberlain reminded.

Under normal circumstances, the logistics department will call back the materials no matter when they can be delivered.

Thinking so negative now, he didn't even reply to a telegram, there were only two explanations: either the telegraph operator was derelict in his duties, or there was an accident within the government.

Admiral Oginets nodded, and said helplessly: "Let's send another telegram to urge, and the tone is more harsh."

Tell them that they will be responsible if supplies are delayed and cause the military operation on the front line to fail.

In addition, officers at and above the division level were notified to come over for a meeting in the evening. ”

The country is in political turmoil, and there are problems with the supply of supplies on the front line, which is completely unjustified.

If he is a strong general, he can still make trouble with the domestic bureaucrats, and if he can't solve the problem, he will complain to the tsar.

It's a pity that General Oginets, who was born in a petty aristocracy, was obviously not strong enough to offend the bureaucrats of the logistics department.

However, logistical problems had to be solved. Fortunately, the Vienna government sponsored enough potatoes, otherwise Admiral Oginets would not have had time to think about countermeasures.

Don't look at the Russian army occupying the "rich" Paris area, you think that they don't have to worry about eating and drinking. If that was true in the past, it's a pity that nothing is the same now.

Unlike Germany in the original time and space, after the end of the European War, the anti-French alliance did not ask the French government for industrial and commercial products to pay off their debts, and naturally did not help them restore industrial production.

Although the Bourbon dynasty made efforts to restore production after it came to power, France, whose domestic market had collapsed, obviously did not have the foundation for industrial development.

There is no doubt that in 19th-century Europe, there was no third choice other than that industry and agriculture could accommodate a large number of employed people.

If the employment problem cannot be solved, the economy will naturally not be better. The once affluent area of Paris is now a large slum.

Since the defeat of France, except for a short period of population growth in the Paris area, except for the outbreak of refugee flows, the rest of the time has been in continuous attrition.

This situation was exacerbated by the strike of the Carlos government. Thousands of people can be seen dragging their families out of this desperate land almost every day.

The locals couldn't survive, they were forced to run away, and it was a fool's dream to raise hundreds of thousands of Russian troops on the spot.

"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander."

After saying that, the attendant turned around and was about to leave, when Admiral Oginets suddenly shouted: "Wait a minute. ”

"There is no need to rush, most of the major changes have occurred in the country, and I am afraid that they will not be able to take care of us for a while.

Send a telegram directly to the Allied Command detailing the predicament we are facing, requesting material assistance. ”

Frankly, if there were other options, Admiral Oginets would not have taken this step.

Although the Allied Command was nominally the superior of the Russian forces stationed in France, this organization had degenerated into a communication and liaison organization by the end of the war against France.

Although it still has nominal jurisdiction, it is only a political necessity. In essence, the actions of the Russian army have long been unconstrained by the Allied command.

In this name, the Russian army can indeed turn to the Allied command for help. The Vienna government was certainly not going to sit idly by because of the need to suppress France.

But there is no such thing as a free lunch in this world, and once the Allied Command takes the money and food, it will be impossible for the Russian troops in France to maintain their current independent status.

If it only involves the issue of the independent military command of the hundreds of thousands of Russian troops on the front line, then the poor tsarist government is estimated to have been sold to the Vienna government long ago.

It's a big deal to be a mercenary, and there is no precedent in history, as long as the price is in place, the tsarist government will not mind.

The problem is that once the Allied Command is involved, the problem becomes more complicated. Now that the Allied Command has taken command of the Russian army, should the command of the garrisons of other countries also be transferred?

There can be no doubt that without the thorn leader of the Russian Empire, it would have been impossible for the other members of the anti-French coalition to refuse the will of Vienna.

Although General Oginets is not a professional politician, since he has been able to climb to his current position, he will certainly not be a political novice.

With his personal political sense, he knew that once the Allied Command took real power, the consequences would be very serious.

It is true that Russia and Austria are allies, but it does not mean that the Russian Empire is also an ally of the Holy Roman Empire.

In the eyes of ordinary people, it is the Vienna government that is in charge anyway, and there is not much difference, but Admiral Oginets knows that there is a fundamental difference.

Although the Austrian Empire was strong, the difference in strength between it and the Russian Empire was not too large, and the two countries could naturally become good allies.

However, this is no longer the case. Although he didn't want to admit it in his heart, Admiral Oginets also knew that the gap in strength between Russia and Shinra had completely widened.

Is it "two", "three", or more?

No one can give an answer to this question. In short, the Russian Empire was indeed lagging behind.

As an old-school empire, Russia naturally does not want to be reduced to the younger brother of the HRE. As far as Admiral Oginets knows, in order to get rid of the economic control of the HRE, the tsarist government secretly did not make less efforts.

At present, it is definitely a big political failure to send the command of the Russian troops in France over, and it will inevitably be worn in small shoes in the future.

Knowing that Admiral Oginets still has no more options. The domestic bureaucracy is dragging its feet, and if we don't find a backer, how will we fight the battle in the future?

You must know that he is now guilty of meritorious service, and it is good that he won the battle on the battlefield; If the war is lost, the military tribunal will definitely go to the end.

General Oginets' foothold in the country is not solid enough, Marshal Ivanov, who promoted him, has already seen God, there is no one in the upper echelons to help speak, and it is absolutely cool to go to a military tribunal.

For Oginets personally, moving closer to the Allied command was significantly more secure. With the position of the Russian Empire in the alliance, coupled with this political position, he can at least get the post of deputy commander of the Allied forces.

With this talisman, he was the highest-ranking officer in the Allied Command of the Russian Empire, and as long as the tsarist government still wanted to maintain the right to speak in the Allied forces, it could only fabricate its nose and admit it.

As for settling accounts after the autumn, at most, it is just a cold bench after returning home. It can't be more, or the tsarist government itself slapped itself in the face.

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Thorn back from the front, Nicholas II has not yet received news, and at the moment he is busy sorting out internal problems.

In fact, the political struggle suddenly intensified, and the "distrust of the tsar" was only a fuse, and the deeper reason was because of "perestroika".

Since the end of the 19th century, Russia's industrial system has been gradually improved, the gap between the rich and the poor in the country has further widened, and domestic contradictions have intensified day by day.

Especially after the outbreak of the European economic crisis, the Russian Empire, whose agricultural exports suffered a heavy blow, saw a large number of peasant bankruptcies and social contradictions intensified.

Faced with these circumstances, Alexander III began to carry out internal reforms in his later years, from the point of view of maintaining his rule.

Unfortunately, Alexander III saw God before the results came out, and Nicholas II, who had just succeeded to the throne, was forced to take over the burden of continuing the reforms.

No matter how much reform is carried out, it is indispensable to harm the interests of some people. The reforms of Nicholas II, naturally, will not be an exception.

In a sense, Nicholas II's previous calculations were also one of the backlashes brought about by the reforms.

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Putting down the documents in his hand, Nicholas II asked dissatisfiedly: "Those guys from the Zemstvo, don't you know how to be satisfied?" ”

After the accession of Nicholas II, the liberal wing of the county and state administrations of the Zemstvos wanted greater autonomy in order to ease the contradictions between the tsarist system and the people.

It is clear that easing the contradictions is fake, and the desire for greater autonomy is the fundamental purpose of these political powers.

Prime Minister Sergei Witt: "Yes, Your Majesty. Representatives of the Autonomous Directorate insisted on the opening of full autonomy, including parliamentary, elective, legislative, ......"

Before Sergei Witt finished speaking, Nicholas II could not help but reprimand: "The people of the Zemvo are thinking nonsense again, and they want to participate in the administration of the state, why don't they go to God and ask God for the administration of the kingdom of heaven?"

I want everyone to know that the autocracy of the Tsarist government is unshakable, just like my unforgettable father!

Even if we want to learn the advanced European system, it is enough for us to learn Austria, and there is no need to think about everything all day.

If you want the right to govern the country and freedom, why don't you open your eyes and see how the free France is now? ”

Obviously, with positive and negative real-world examples, Nicholas II was emboldened to say no to the representatives of the autonomy.

No matter how liberals throw the blame, France before the defeat was indeed the freest country in Europe. The degree of public participation in politics is also the highest, and in many cases, public opinion influences government decision-making.

However, it was precisely because of this freedom that the French chariot was aimed at Central Europe, which eventually detonated the European War and buried the awesome French Empire.

In contrast, Austria, which was relatively conservative, emerged victorious and established the Holy Roman Empire.

Of course, let me learn about the Holy Roman Empire, Nicholas II was also absolutely unwilling, Austria and HRE are completely different concepts.

Although HRE is also relatively conservative, the following states, municipalities, and autonomous provinces have completely independent autonomy.

The autonomy demanded by the representatives of the current Autonomous Bureau is actually a copy of the subordinate states of the HRE, except that there is one less monarch.

The states of the Holy Roman Empire are all the main nations, with the same language, history, politics and culture, and nearly a thousand years of tradition of state system, which itself has sufficient centripetal force.

The Russian Empire was not good, the majority ethnic group accounted for only 40%, and many ethnic minorities were brutally oppressed and had no feelings for the country.

Playing with unlimited autonomy is to engage in division. If the central government remains strong, it is fine, but if it declines one day, it will immediately be counterattacked.

Beginning with Nicholas I, Alexander II and Alexander III did not accept the conditions of autonomy, and Nicholas II naturally could not accept them.

Persuade?

It does not exist, and everyone present may have an opinion about the tsar, but absolutely no opinion about his own country.

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Foreign Minister Mikhairovich: "Your Majesty, the United States of America has sent a diplomatic note hoping to strengthen economic exchanges and cooperation with us.

The Americans proposed to build a railroad from Central Asia to the Far East to facilitate commercial trade between the two countries. ”