"Count Shuvalov, I authorize you to search for all those involved in the rebellion, no matter how high the rank, no matter how deep the background, including foreigners who may be connected, and once there is a clue, it must be investigated to the end! This matter, most likely, has foreign governments involved, and must be treated with the highest priority and highest level of attention! ”

"By foreign governments, do you mean by Your Highness?"

"Your Highness, may I confirm that you have allowed the arrest of all potential participants?"

Prime Minister Bestuzhev and mysterious clerk Shuvalov asked at the same time.

"No, this matter must be done in secret, without causing further suspicion and rumors, and all arrests and interrogations must be carried out in secret. Of course, if foreigners, high-ranking officials, and nobles are really involved, they must first conduct secret surveillance, and they must be obtained after obtaining conclusive evidence, and note that the evidence I have here does not refer to written evidence such as letters, but human witnesses, and it must be evidence that can be corroborated by multiple witnesses at different times and places, which is extremely important and necessary. I don't want to make this a big deal known to all of Europe, but I don't want to let it go unchecked. In addition, if there are officials and nobles who used to oppose the rule of their aunt, that is, the empress, and now they also want to make trouble in private, they should also be treated equally. The manpower is up to you, but all the money needed for all related matters must come from the money that the Empress used to buy dresses, jewelry, porcelain, and other luxuries, and not to waste the taxes of the state treasury! ”

"Uh, this..."

The mysterious clerk looked at Razumovsky in embarrassment.

"Let's do it first, anyway, now that the shipping route is blocked, I can't buy luxury goods from France and England."

Empress Elizabeth's lover Razumowski spread his hands helplessly.

Several decision-makers have no objection to the way Peter mentioned, after all, it is also about whether they can sit firmly in their own positions, and they can still form a unified voice relatively quickly in terms of unanimity against the enemy.

"After identifying the most urgent things to solve, the next thing is the second most important thing"

Peter looked down and took a deep breath, then looked up and said solemnly.

"If the French are unable to contain the English in Hanover and Westphalia, I think it is necessary for us to have secret contact with Frederick the Great, please wait for me to finish!"

Seeing that Bestuzhev's nose was out as if he was going to question angrily, Peter hurriedly spoke to block it.

"Or maybe the French can come up with enough aid to support Russia in continuing the war, otherwise with the current financial situation, it shouldn't be able to survive next year, am I right?"

"Hmm... That's pretty much it."

Seeing that Peter was taking the initiative to ask himself, Bestuzhev squinted, and the furrow on his forehead deepened.

"Therefore, the second most important thing at the moment is to solve the fiscal problem, and I think it will be difficult to raise taxes even if the opposition party has not been completely eliminated, so we must find a solution from the outside. As for how to get the French to obediently hand over this aid, the method is also simple, go and tell Archduchess Teresa, either Austria or France, how to deal with it is up to her, anyway, now only Russia really occupies the territory, the French still have to retreat to the mainland in the winter in the absence of supplies, and the Austrians are still struggling with how to lift the siege of the capital, thinking that it is the most urgent"

"I see, Your Highness's method is really quite clever, presumably Archduchess Teresa will not let us down."

Volyntsov immediately praised.

"In addition, I would like to confirm the true intentions of the United Kingdom through some channels, and I need your help in this point, Prime Minister."

Peter asked Bestuzhev instead.

"I wonder if the British were forced to declare war on our country, or if there were really people inside who wanted to declare war on Russia? For example, the old man who was the Elector of Hanover. I think that if necessary, we can also have private and secret contact with the British, who have no direct conflict of interest with us, and they will rob the Americas if they like it, and they will fight if they like the East Indies, and it has nothing to do with Russia? But if the two sides really met on the battlefield and had a grudge, it wouldn't be beautiful, obviously they were still trading with each other at the beginning of this year, so why make such a fuss, right? ”

"Well, the situation in the UK is a bit complicated..."

Bestuzhev thought about it for a moment before replying.

"William Sr., who is currently the Speaker of the House of Commons. Pitt was not treated well by King George II, but was only treated by former Prime Minister Henry II. Appointed after Pelham's death out of expediency, the King of England did not even give him a formal appointment as Prime Minister. And, for well-known reasons, the British king did not like the future heir to the throne, the Prince of Wales, but fell in love with his youngest son, the Duke of Cumberland, who was the supreme commander of the British army who landed in Hanover. I suppose, therefore, that the King of England may well have wanted to help this young son to establish his war exploits and prestige, and perhaps one day to set him right."