The journalist is a man who loves Russia as much as he loves Austria, although he has many grievances and criticisms of Russia's backward policies. But this did not affect his love for Russia.

And as a war correspondent, he has a wealth of 'battlefield experience'. He did not really serve in the military, but as a war correspondent he had witnessed the fall of Vienna, the fall of Berlin, and the fall of Moscow.

Combat bravery is only one aspect, and military discipline is also a defect that many powerful armies cannot overcome.

As a full-time war correspondent, he is well aware of the importance of discipline in an army.

Therefore, comparing the virtue of Napoleon's French army after entering Moscow and the performance of the Chinese defense force and the Persian army after entering Rostov-on-Don, it is really a world of difference.

At the beginning of Moscow, Debellen saw with his own eyes the appearance of the French army after the capture of Moscow, and once the men and horses of the various teams were disbanded and moved into the empty mansions of the rich nobles, the troops were destroyed forever. From a mighty and elite army to a soldier who is neither a civilian nor a soldier, and something in between.

Although the Russians burned half of Russia with a single fire, the French and their allies had already taken a huge amount of money from the city of Moscow.

When the aristocracy fled Moscow, they could take all the gold and silver with them, but they could not take all the utensils, such as the furnishings and ornaments of the family room, such as some fine paintings, blankets, and carvings of various materials.

Napoleon was the same soldiers when he evacuated Moscow, but he could no longer call them armies. They were hordes of bandits, each of whom carried a cart or a large bundle of useful things that they thought were valuable. At the time of the evacuation of Moscow, the purpose of each was no longer to conquer Russia, as before, but to preserve what had been plundered. Like a monkey, he puts his hand into a narrow-mouthed jar and grabs a handful of nuts without letting go of his fist so as not to lose the nuts he has grasped and thus ruin himself. The French are coming out of Moscow thick, apparently, will be dealt a heavy blow.

On the last leg of the journey, weren't the things they had stolen finally thrown away? Horse-drawn carts full of goods were discarded on the side of the road at random, like a hexagonal cannon with a door discarded, and people were not monkeys after all.

Every regiment of the French army was stationed on a certain street in Moscow, and for more than an hour, there was no longer a single person like a soldier or an officer.

In the residential quarters of Moscow, the windows of houses flash with people in military coats and boots, giggling and walking from room to room, looking for what they need. Entertain yourself warmly in the cellars and basements, gulping down what is left of Moscow.

Napoleon, of course, did not want to see his army fall off completely, and on the same day he issued a series of orders to the ministers, forbidding the army to wander around the city, strictly forbidding the harassment of the remaining inhabitants of Moscow and looting, announcing that the roll call would be taken that night, etc.; Whatever the measures taken, however, the French soldiers, who had formed a formidable army, were scattered throughout Moscow, where there was a great deal of wealth and no trace of them.

Just as hungry herds scattered inexorably after stepping onto a fertile pasture, so the French army at that time was inexorably scattered throughout Moscow. It is not something that can be contained by a single order.

But what about the Chinese Wehrmacht now? There was no need to issue orders to them, and the Wehrmacht officers and men consciously and strictly followed the battle regulations. No one deserted to rob civilians, to search for ruins or intact houses.

Neither wealth nor the joy of a hard-fought victory could relax their spirits, an army far more powerful than the French.

In stark contrast to these Chinese soldiers were the Persian troops who had entered Rostov together. These people are completely a copy of the original French army, and even they dare to kill people and insult women.

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Moscow, March in Russia has not yet fully warmed, sub-zero is the daily warmth here, and at night, the lowest temperature can even exceed -10 degrees Celsius.

When news of the fall of Rostov reached Moscow, a heavy snowfall had just stopped.

The snow-white sky makes everyone in Moscow know that the cold winter has not completely subsided from Russia.

It was bitterly cold, and the melting snow made the wet ground even more dappled.

As the clock struck, at 10 o'clock in the morning, there were more and more pedestrians and cars on the streets!

It has been three years since the Sino-Russian war began, and the importance of Moscow has risen more than one notch in these three years, and many voices have already sounded in the ears of Alexander I: return to Moscow.

In the current situation where the war has subsided across Europe, both militarily and politically, Russia has great advantages in moving its capital back to Moscow.

First of all, this is to show the entire European world that Russia has no desire to expand westward.

The center of Russia's future war will be on the Eastern Front, and Moscow, as the capital, will be closer than St. Petersburg, so it will be easier to cope with future changes in sentences.

Secondly, such a statement can allow Russia to greatly ease its contradictions with France, Sweden, Denmark and other countries. Although Napoleon was bloody, France's sphere of influence still engulfed half of Europe, especially the legacy of the Grand Duchy of Warsaw, and Russia also needed to make concessions. There are a large number of Russophobic elements in Sweden, and even if the Swedish crown prince is bent on making friends with Russia and is still hooking up with Britain from time to time on the other side, Russia's concessions on the Western Front can still greatly ease its contradictions with Sweden. The same is true in Denmark!

On the big side, if Russia chooses to return to Moscow, it will be of great benefit to the integration of the entire European power. The British were ready to convene a congress involving all European powers, in The Hague, the Netherlands. The main intention of this congress was to form a grand alliance with the participation of all European countries, just like the alliance of the Chinese.

And many politicians in Russia believe that when Russia unleashes its goodwill, the whole of Europe will also unleash its own 'goodwill' towards Russia.

There has always been a certain gap between Russia and mainstream European society, and this is a great opportunity for the Slavs to reintegrate into mainstream European society.

On the snow-covered street, a black four-wheeled carriage drove up, turned the corner, and drove onto the main road of Moscow, accompanied by several cavalrymen. It's a big shot, definitely a big shot.

Sergei Burkatowsky rested on the soft seat in the carriage with his eyes closed. He was now on his way to the Kremlin to meet Alexander I and report to the emperor on his current financial work.

In 1812, when Napoleon was evacuating the Kremlin, he ordered the Kremlin to be blown up with gunpowder, but fortunately the rain extinguished the flames in time, and most of the complex was preserved. It's just that Russia's own fire has caused the whole of Moscow to suffer heavy losses, and the fire has almost reduced the ancient buildings, antiquities, and gardens of the entire city of Moscow to ashes. Before 1812, there were 30,000 houses in Moscow, but after the fire, less than 5,000 remained, and three-quarters of the city was on fire. And that catastrophe has been less than three years now, Russia has been at war for three years, the army's salaries need to be borrowed from abroad, where there will be large-scale repairs to Moscow?

But to be honest, Sergei Burkatowsky really doesn't want to enter the palace now.

The basket of the Ministry of Finance is getting bigger and bigger, and Sergei Burkatovsky is very 'loyal to the king', and he is now full of huge financial deficits, although the European countries are providing more and more support to Russia. But the cost of hundreds of thousands of troops has also made Russia's financial deficit more and more high.

Sergei Burkatovsky does not think that in three or five years, Russia's fiscal revenues will be able to fill this shortfall. Coupled with Russia's foreign debt, Russia has not been clean for thirty years.

Russia's army was growing in size, and Alexander I's goal was to secure a million troops in the country, which would drain the last penny of the Russian treasury.

The war is expanding, and the fiscal deficit this year, next year, will only get bigger and bigger, and will not become less with the restoration of regional order in the western part of Russia, the restoration of tax revenues. How much is that tax revenue compared to the huge expenses? There is no way to solve the problem with a high deficit.

Sergei Burkatovsky was only thinking about the financial issues for a while, and he didn't care about anything else. The specifics of the Treasury were in charge of the officials under him, mainly the revived Speransky, who knew what Speransky's future would bring, and only the final result was handed to Sergei.

There is no way to talk about the reduction of central finance, and the only thing that can support Russia's finances is a small amount of foreign borrowing and national debt. Sergei Burkatowsky feels that the current Russian government is a standard 'sitting on a hill', and this mountain is not yet Russian. Russia, which is already in a bad financial situation, is now really at the end of the mountain, and he is really 'a good woman who can't cook without rice'.

However, as a bigwig in Russian politics, Sergei is well aware of the true intentions of the upcoming conference in The Hague.

If Russia's financial crisis erupts during the congress, it will be tantamount to shining its lifeblood on everyone's side, how can Russia make its words more weighty at the congress? A country that is already financially bankrupt cannot afford to lead Europe, and a government that is discredited is unlikely to win the trust of foreigners.

It is reported that the British, or rather, the British, and the French want to establish the 'European Union', have only four permanent seats. And the important countries of Europe, Great Britain, France, Russia, Austria and Prussia, this is at least five countries. Plus there's a U.S.A!

The importance of the United States to Europe is self-evident, and it is an important link for Europeans to contain China. So the qualifications of the Lighthouse Nation are second only to the British and the French. It is heavier than the Russian 'qualifications'.

Russia's military is fighting for more chips for the Russian Empire on the battlefield, and the government's financial problems are serious, and they can't do anything to increase Russia's chips, but at least they can't let Russia lose their chips.

Russia's financial problems are too difficult to solve, and Sergei Burkatowsky has no way not to worry. Sometimes, he even wants to resign, and what if the Chancellor of the Exchequer is given to Speransky?

Sergei Burkatowsky was helpless about the current situation, and the only two ways he could come up with it were to borrow money from foreign consortia and banks internationally. direct borrowing; The second is the issuance of treasury bonds. But Russia's government bonds are not doing well in Europe's financial markets.

To tell the truth, the credibility of the Tsarist Empire has long been bankrupt. Anyone who knows anything about Russia knows that even if Russia defeats the Chinese, they will not be able to scrape together enough money to pay it back. You can hear the sound of throwing silver into the water, and when you use it to buy the national debt of Tsarist Russia, it is a meat bun and a dog - gone forever! Not even a single sound could be heard.

Therefore, this visit to the Imperial Palace, the work report of the Ministry of Finance, this year's fiscal growth and budget, deficit, etc., are all secondary issues, and the main issue is 'money'.

So theoretically, borrowing money from London is the wisest choice. This would not only strengthen the close relationship between the two central governments, but also allow London to suppress the news, which can be called 'negative news' for Russia.

Yes, if Russia wants to become a permanent member of the European Union, it must hug the thigh of the United Kingdom. Otherwise Prussia would have made Russia the biggest competitor. Seriously, when it comes to real national strength, the current Russia is only half a pound and eight taels compared to Prussia.

Austria was the first European power to be excluded, just because the Habsburgs were so famous, neither London nor Paris wanted to see a 'revival' of the Habsburgs. Napoleon threw the dead and unfrozen Holy Roman Empire into the trash, which was absolutely in the interests of London. Moreover, there was a 'very close' relationship between Austria and Napoleon, and London would not allow Austria to make too loud noises.

The United States, on the other hand, is almost destined to have a place in the role, and its existence is of great significance to Europe, and from a strategic point of view, the United States is no worse than Russia. And the United States has a good friendship with France, and this friendship will be even deeper after this war. But above their own interests, the Americans have relatively independent opinions, so the Americans are considered allies of France, but the lighthouse country is not Napoleon's younger brother. So Britain must also have an alliance.

Britain and France, neither of which want to steal the supremacy of the European Union, have to find a general balance when they are holding each other back, and this gives other countries an opportunity to take advantage of it.

Russia can't 'expose itself to its ugliness' now, but Russia's financial problems are not a big secret in Europe, they have already borrowed several sums of money from London, and they still need to continue to borrow, so it can only be said that Russia's potential in money has been tapped.

And as long as it hugs London's thighs, Russia will get the most benefits. At this time, Alexander I and his ministers were not unclear-headed, and no one thought that the importance of Russia's population and war potential to Europe could be used as a threat to make Russia reach out to London and Paris for money, and Russia could set up a new mountain outside of London and Paris.

There are four permanent seats in the European Union, but the undead know that one of the four will be London and the other will be Paris. In fact, there are only two places that the rest of the national construction can compete for. No way, who allowed Napoleon to withstand the counterattack of the Sixth Anti-French Alliance? Today's France is not Hitler's Germany, it is still an important power in Europe.

Moreover, the convergence of Britain and France is the core of the establishment of the European Union, the cornerstone of the establishment of Europe, and London will not exclude France unless it is brainless.

In fact, the EU has a rotating presidency above the permanent members, and it stipulates that the permanent members cannot hold the presidency, and the rotating presidency has the same rights as the four permanent members, which also happens to be an odd number.

Although the EU is still in the grass this year, it will certainly be the most important international cooperation organization in Europe in the coming time. This consensus has been reached by many European countries. At least it's about the face of the country, isn't it? Although the actual benefits of the EU are far from being felt......