saint petersburg

Nicholas II was already an old man, born in 1868, seven years younger than Ferdinand, but on the surface he seemed to be twenty years older.

God seemed to play a joke on him, the first half of his life was colorful, and the second half of his life was only tragic.

The mighty Russian Empire, which had fallen into decline at his hands, launched foreign wars that ended in failure, and the reforms at home had just begun to bear fruit, and his only son had left him.

The only good news is that little Aklesh has left him a grandson, who has not inherited his father's hemophilia, and is still healthy, which is his only spiritual support.

This is also where he envies Ferdinand the most, since Boris gave birth to his first eldest grandson in 1930, and now little Ferdinand's wife is about to become golden.

The next four sons are also married, no matter how you look at it, future children and grandchildren are indispensable.

For the royal family, the more heirs the better, as long as there is a choice, they will not let the woman inherit the family business, which means that the family is about to die.

Unlike the prosperity of the Gotha dynasty, the Romanov dynasty was already thin-populated, women were not counted, and the only sons of Nicholas II were hung up.

Although he still has a younger brother, he can marry a widow who misbehaved because of his rebellion in his youth, and his next generation has lost his inheritance.

In this era, there is no DNA certification, and as long as there is a suspicion of a problem with the bloodline, it is difficult to get everyone's recognition again.

Unless Grand Duke Mikhail is divorced and takes a suitable wife to give birth to the rear, he should not think about inheritance.

Not to mention the position of the tsar, even the throne of Belarus, it is not known who will be cheaper in the future.

Grand Duke Mikhail himself succeeded to the throne and was resisted by the people, what kind of inheritance do his descendants talk about?

No matter how far away the side branches are, they have already set up their own doors in Central Asia, and unless Nicholas II is crazy, they will not be considered.

There is no harm if there is no comparison, and it is a pity that Nicholas II met Ferdinand, and the two sides are not only relatives, but also neighbors, and they are taken out for comparison every once in a while.

One is a positive example, the other is a negative textbook, the pressure of Nicholas II can be imagined, and he has not collapsed until now, which is not easy!

I have to say that Nicholas II is also a good man, and he did not reject Empress Alexandra Feodorovna because of hereditary hemophilia, and their relationship has always been very good.

"Honey, are you still sad about the matter of little Akleshe?" Empress Alexandra Feodorovna asked softly

"No, we have expected this day for a long time, and it is also a good thing for little Acreche to return to the arms of the Lord as soon as possible.

Seeing him stay alive and suffer every day, I'd rather he leave sooner! Nicholas II said with a sigh

"You must be strong, my dear, little Aklesh entrusted Alexander to us, and we have to raise him to adulthood!" Empress Alexandra Feodorovna said firmly

"Now that I know all this, let's talk about something fun! You know, Ferdinand is about to abdicate, and he looks old! Nicholas II said sourly

If possible, he would rather abdicate himself now, provided he has a qualified heir.

"Does this have anything to do with us? Even if Ferdinand abdicates, Bulgaria is already on the move! Empress Alexandra Feodorovna asked suspiciously

"It doesn't matter, to be honest he is really powerful, even Alexander the Great can't compare with him, and he was born in the same era, it's really a tragedy for us!" Nicholas II lamented

"yes, why don't I think? Do you men have to compare? Everyone is an ally, or a relative, no matter how strong Bulgaria is, it will not hurt Russia? Empress Alexandra Feodorovna said suspiciously

Is there really no harm? You must know that the development and growth of Bulgaria has grown up by sucking the blood of the Russian Empire all the way, but Ferdinand has done a good job of saving face.

Everyone regarded them as allies, and all the time they appeared as allies of the Russian Empire, even if it was to suck blood from the Russian Empire.

It was also the Russians who took the initiative to come to the service, and the Russians affectionately called Bulgaria the second motherland, without the slightest awareness of the enemy.

Understand that people do exist, but no one dares to tear this layer of window paper, because the consequences are too serious. If the window paper is punctured, the two countries will really become one.

Now that the people at the bottom have recognized Bulgaria, there are too many Russian immigrants to Bulgaria, and the two have been linked together by blood ties.

Now the biggest movement of people between the two countries is to go to relatives. In terms of living standards, Bulgaria is much higher than that of Russia, and millions of people go to Bulgaria every year to work.

Whoever dares to undermine relations between the two countries is their enemy. This is not only the case at the bottom, but also at the top.

One by one, the mine bosses are still pointing to Bulgaria to make a fortune, who dares to cut off their financial routes, that is, they will not die!

The cultural world is even more tragic, who can tell them why the place of origin of the Russian language is Sofia? Why is there so much evidence that the two cultures are of the same origin?

If Bulgaria had fallen behind, maybe the Russians would still look down on that poor relative, but the current situation is just the opposite, and it is impossible to face this problem squarely!

According to a media survey, if Russia holds a referendum, the number of people in favor of merging with Bulgaria has exceeded six levels.

Of course, this is not universal, and the media does not have that much energy to do a national survey, which is nothing more than a random check of a few points and calculated data.

This was the greatest pressure on the tsarist government, and now if the two countries were united and the people voted with their toes, they would also support Ferdinand as emperor.

This is not only the result of Ferdinand's painstaking management, but also the result of the reality that Nicholas II has been Tsar for so many years and the Russian Empire is getting worse and worse.

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"Your Majesty, the Bulgarian government is collecting money again!" The Chancellor of the Exchequer said embarrassedly

There is no way, international debts can not be repaid, and creditors cannot eat them, but Bulgarian loans are different, which have collateral.

It's okay to refuse to repay, but the collateral is about to be taken away, and it is natural to repay the debt, and now you can't afford to repay the debt, everyone knows that you can't say what's wrong with people taking away the collateral!

"How much money do we have left financially?" Nicholas II asked with concern

"There are 180 million new rubles, but this money cannot be used, and it must be used to keep the government running!" The Chancellor of the Exchequer replied

Nicholas II frowned, before the outbreak of the economic crisis, their largest income was the export of raw materials, followed by the export of some agricultural products from the Baltic Sea to Germany.

After the outbreak of the economic crisis, all agricultural products exported to Germany were unsalable, and Bulgaria also cut its mineral resources imported from Russia.

The sharp drop in export trade immediately fed back to the domestic economy, and the mine bosses were fortunate to reduce production, and the farmers were miserable, and they lost all their money.

The grain could not be marketed overseas, and it hit the domestic market again, and the peasants had a hard time.

The Russian peasantry, now is no longer an ordinary peasant, and no longer belongs to the exploited class.

The people are basically military nobles now, and they are also the largest support group of Nicholas II, and their interests must be guaranteed.

So the tsarist government exempted them from taxes, the government's revenues plummeted, and the government had no money to pay its debts.

"Can you find a way to raise a sum of money to pay off Bulgaria's debts first?" Nicholas II asked expectantly

"Your Majesty, Bulgaria's debt is not a small amount, even if it is repaid last year, but this year's will be due soon, which is beyond our financial capacity!" The Chancellor of the Exchequer explained

The implication of this is to sell the land as soon as possible, as long as Ukraine is sold, then everything will be easy to say, not to mention Bulgaria's debt, even if it is an international debt, it can be repaid.

Now that the economic crisis has broken out, the life of the major mine bosses is not easy, not only the purchase volume has fallen, but even the transaction price has plummeted.

These ministers of Nicholas II also suffered heavy losses, and at this time they did not hesitate to accept the goodwill of the Bulgarian government for their own interests.

Of course, there is no such thing as receiving gifts, and now Nicholas II is very strict in grasping economic crimes, and of course these ministers have evolved to a higher level.

For example, there are Bulgarian companies that are willing to underwrite their mined mineral resources at a very good price.

This profit is much stronger than the gift of Shenma, and it is much more hidden, and secretly they are already full, and on the bright side, they have all become iron-faced and selfless officials.

Therefore, the hijab set off by Nicholas II to fight corruption has achieved very remarkable results, and the high-level nobles and lords have cooperated, as if their moral cultivation has suddenly improved by N levels at this moment!

The problem of the rule of officials that had plagued the tsarist government for hundreds of years was finally effectively curbed by the generation of Nicholas II.

It is impossible to put an end to nature, there are corrupt officials in any country, after all, not everyone has a mine at home, and they have already made enough money on the outside line.

"Your Majesty, Karps is right, with our current financial capabilities, there is really no way to bear such a high debt.

You know, now we pay Bulgaria more than 1.8 billion new rubles a year, which is 42 percent of our revenue! The prime minister hurriedly agreed

(Note: New ruble and lev equivalent, 1 new ruble ≈0.29 g gold)

"What are you going to do? Is it to pay off the debt, or to abandon Ukraine? Nicholas II asked with a frown

He is still satisfied with the current cabinet, he has been a tsar for so many years, and this cabinet is the most reliable, not corrupt or bribed, and will govern the country in a good way.

The only thing that bothered him was that these guys were all students returning from Bulgaria, in short, the so-called pro-protection factions.

Despite some dissatisfaction, Nicholas II had to admit it, because the students who returned from Bulgaria were more reliable, and most of them learned their skills.

Much easier to use than the students who came back from France, who did not necessarily learn the knowledge, but they certainly learned to demonstrate!

In contrast to these, which could turn into a revolutionary party at any time, Nicholas II finally made the right choice, pro-protection faction is pro-protection, reliability is the first place.

The Bulgarian schools will pay everything, but they will not pay how these people can rebel against the king, which can stand the test and cannot be reached unless it is a small group dedicated to exporting revolution.

Although all kinds of chaotic ideological propaganda programs appeared in the bookstore, except for the surprise of international students, most locals would not care.

This is Ferdinand's self-confidence, and it is also the self-confidence of the Bulgarian people, who believe that the current model is the best, and disdain other theoretical ideas.

"Well, you send someone to negotiate with Bulgaria to see if you can give it a few more days, if it doesn't work, then sell the Ukrainian region!" Nicholas II said tiredly

He is really old, perhaps in terms of age, he is not very old, and he is in the golden stage of politicians.

The problem is that his heart is old, he has long lost the fighting spirit he had at the beginning, and now his goal is to raise his grandson and pass on the Russian Empire to him.

For this, he does not mind making a series of compromises, anyway, only Russia, which belongs to the Romanov dynasty, is his Russia.

"Yes, Your Majesty! We will try to fight for the best interests of Russia! The Prime Minister replied

As time passed, the power of Nicholas II was inevitably weakened, and the power of the cabinet became more and more powerful.

But that doesn't in any way affect the trust he has in this Cabinet government, which they have all built up over a long period of time.

These were staunch constitutional monarchists whose political philosophy was to copy the Bulgarian political system by following the Bulgarian model.

This is all within the acceptable range of Nicholas II, in case he hangs up in advance, then what if the young tsar still needs a cabinet assistant?

You must know that because of physical reasons, little Aklesh will naturally not be able to find the right wife, and the big nobles also have the arrogance of the big nobles, and people will not report the thighs of the tsar.

Of course, the most critical first few years were when the tsarist government had a hard time, and it was possible to play at any time, and such a political marriage was of no value at all.

So little Alexander's biological mother status was a few notches lower, just an ordinary aristocratic background in the Russian Empire.

These backgrounds doomed her to be unable to assist the government as the queen mother. Nicholas II had to make sure that the members of the cabinet were reliable.

Under this premise, everything else is negotiable. And the current cabinet is very good, with good ability, good personal ethics, and very good moral cultivation.

This is rare, you must know that Nicholas II has changed so many cabinets in his life, and the current one is the most disciplined, and it doesn't look like he bullied the young master.

Well, Nicholas II's eyes have not been very good, and now there has been a lot of progress, and this cabinet government is good, at least know how to pay attention to food!

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