Sergei Burkatowsky is emotionally inclined to the national debt, but he has no idea whether the British still have the strength to cover the national debt. It would not be good if Russian government bonds had a 'vertical fall' on the European market.

However, the successful issuance of government bonds will help to re-establish Russia's national image and restore Russia's national credibility, which will play a great role in the Hague Conference in the near future.

With borrowing, things are much simpler.

"The wind and rain are shaking, and the state affairs are so difficult!"

Russia pulled down too much before. With China's current strength, and the speed at which their national strength is increasing, it makes people desperate to think about it. The empire, which was already powerful and incomparable, is still growing by leaps and bounds, and it really doesn't even give people a chance to tail the crane.

At the entrance of the Kremlin Palace, Sergei Burkatovsky saw the carriage of Count Alexis Arakchiev and asked the guards that Alexis Arakchiev had arrived half an hour earlier than him and had not yet come out.

When Sergei Burkatovsky entered the palace, he was immediately greeted and taken to the Grand Kremlin. The latter is the name of a palace that was the royal palace of successive tsars.

The Great Kremlin on the Borowitz Mountains in the southwestern part of the Kremlin.

Here Alexander I met with his Minister of War, Alexis Arakchiev.

"Count Alexis." Sergei Burkatovsky waited for half an hour before Alexis Arakchiev came out of it. The two looked at each other, so they naturally wanted to say hello. Sergei Burkatowsky also had a countdom on him.

Sergei Burkatovsky did not talk much with Alexis Arakchiev. The first is that he did not have this heart, and the second is that although Alexis Arakchiev's upward momentum has always been strong, and he has been able and safe, Alexander I is very satisfied with him, but Sergei has factional interests with him. But Sergei did not want to offend him completely, knowing that Alexis Arakchiev was very young. Sergei Burkatovsky is already a sixty-year-old man, a decadent man, Alexis Arakchiev is not yet forty years old, and the Minister of War is not yet forty years old, and the future is incomparably bright.

"Seeing Count Alexis' face full of red light, is there another happy event?"

"It's about the next batch of reinforcements. London has agreed to our proposal. "Reducing the number of reinforcements and increasing the import of financial and military supplies is obviously better than the arrival of large quantities of European reinforcements to Russia.

Sergei Burkatovsky knew about it. And it was Alexander I who asked Alexis Arakchiev to focus on this matter recently. It's definitely a great thing to be able to report good news so quickly.

"That's a great thing. When will their funds be available? The central finance also depends on these to support. Sergei's face immediately swelled with a burst of red light. This can be said to be the best news he has heard in the past half a month.

After a brief exchange of words, Alexis Arakchiev hurried out, he still had a lot to deal with, and Sergei Burkatovsky saw Alexander I in civilian clothes.

As for borrowing or issuing government bonds, Alexander I did not immediately make a decision after receiving the materials prepared by Sergei Burkatovsky. Can you do both?

Borrowing and lending government bonds are common in European countries, and some well-capitalized banks are keen on this. But there is something special about the situation in Russia, no. Alexander I was well aware of the 'international image' of Russia. To have money in the treasury, they really have to hug London's thighs.

"You have to have a good discussion with the British, make the amount of government bonds issued, even if it is false, and set aside a part of it as long-term government bonds...... At this critical juncture, it is very necessary to enhance Russia's national credibility.

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Northern Brazil, on the Atlantic coast of Natal on the right bank of the Pottenge River.

This was one of the most important ports of the Chinese side in northern Brazil, and the offensive and defensive battle lasted for a month, and finally ended in Chen Han's victory after a new round of reinforcements arrived.

The European coalition of 50,000 lost more than 20,000, and the fields outside Natal littered the dead between the trenches.

Countless plagues thrive in it. The Europeans fell on top of the plague.

March was still summer in Natal, with abundant rainfall, and although there were few heavy rains, the rain had a serious impact on the European offensive and hygiene.

At least a quarter of the 20,000 losses were due to the disease, and in the end, all the European soldiers were discolored. Thousands of people died from the disease, which literally stole the backbone of the entire coalition army.

The Wehrmacht general, who was in charge of the defense of Natal, was keenly aware of the vacillation in the coalition forces, and just as new reinforcements arrived, they immediately launched a fierce counterattack against the Europeans. The latter collapsed!

In the spirit of 'it is advisable to win and chase after the poor. The concept of 'not selling your name and learning from the overlord', in line with the life creed of 'taking advantage of your illness to kill you' and not leaving a respite for the enemy, the Chen Han army composed of the garrison army, the vassal army, and the vassal army fought happily.

Portuguese Brazil is certainly trembling, in fear.

Before Natal, they - the coalition army - the offensive was like fire, from the coast of Macaiio to the north, all the way north for hundreds of miles, successively took Palmaris, Recife, Noon Pessoa and many other important cities, although this is also the reason why the Chinese are not prepared and retreat backwards, but their form is also good for everyone to see.

But what about now?

After retreating hundreds of miles, even the immigrants had tens of thousands of people captured by the Europeans, and their counterattack finally arrived. And this blow has greatly damaged the morale of the European coalition forces in South America.

The main offensive of the Brazilian side is in the eastern coastal area, Portugal and Spain are different, the Europeans are divided into two ways in South America, Portuguese Brazil here is concentrated on the east coast, and the Spanish Argentine side is swarming into eastern Peru - Bolivia.

At the beginning, China was really caught off guard by them, but North America was okay, many vassal states had been established for a long time, had a certain foundation, and most of the garrison troops were in North America. But here in South America, it is bad, it can be said that it has been a year since the war began, and they have really eased up.

It's no longer just about parrying, it's hard to fight back.

With a large number of conscripted recruits appearing on the battlefield, and a large number of local reinforcements arriving, whether it is the Brazilian side or the Peruvian side, the counteroffensive force is sufficient.

Of course, there are also reasons for the death of the Europeans themselves, Spain and Portugal are not in the same pot, they are clinging to their own interests, and the coalition forces can only divide their troops into two ways, which greatly weakens their combat effectiveness.

Moreover, while the Spanish and Portuguese colonists were 'recovering the lost land', there were still a large number of powerful people fighting for the land here, which was really their own death.

The regent of Portugal, João, was not a man of steel like Stalin, and the Bourbons of Spain were not red Russian. If the news of the reversal of the tide of the war in South America were sent to Lisbon and Madrid, these two guys would be scared to death.

Estuary district of the Potengge River. It was getting dark, and the sun was about to set. The setting sun shines on the sea at the mouth of the sea, rendering the sea as red as blood.

It was Natal's gateway to the sea, which was not directly adjacent to the sea as it was in later generations, and is still more than 20 miles inland of the estuary. A large number of defeated soldiers gathered here, and in front of them was the sea. Natal itself was an important port in the northern part of Portuguese Brazil.

From the defeat on the main battlefield to the flight with the defeated army, the road ran twenty or thirty miles, and the defeated army of three or four thousand men did not flee south, but ran along the Pottenzh River to the sea.

The Europeans could not cross the sea, they had only the warships to summon the Combined Fleet. The Potengz estuarine plain is a standard alluvial plain with flat terrain, so the early Portuguese did not settle in the estuary area, but all the way to what is now Natal. In the past, there was a small wharf in the estuary area, not to mention that thousand-ton ships would not dock here, even two or three hundred ton ships could hardly dock. The only people who can travel are small fishing boats and inland river boats.

Although the estuary area is not suitable for the establishment of a port city, the land here is fertile and very suitable for human settlement. When Chen Han arrived here, there were thousands of Portuguese people living here.

Of course, by the time the war reached the plain at the mouth of the Potenzh River, the small port was empty. No one dares to put everything in front of the devil. Yes, in the propaganda of many countries in Europe, China is the devil.

Monotheism has also caused a lot of trouble in this, they have been in conflict with China for hundreds of years, and now they are even more powerful black China. Unfortunately, today's Europe is no longer the Europe of the medieval church.

But the words war and aggression still scattered the local Portuguese. After Chen Han captured Natal, he did not repair the estuary area, which is an empty and uninhabited town. Knowing that the Europeans had returned, it was populated again, but by the time the defeated troops had reached the estuary, it seemed to be empty again.

Not to mention the boats parked here, even the surrounding warehouses have been almost emptied. Only half a warehouse of rice and a pile of gunpowder remained.

There was a Portuguese brigadier general, Miguel, a native of Porto, who was the highest-ranking man in the army. The troops who led a brigade were completely crushed without playing any role in the Battle of Naypyidaw.

Miguel did not dare to delay on the road at all, even though he had heard the news and knew that the Chinese pursuing force was going south, he still did not dare to stay. Because behind the pursuing troops there are also the main forces of the Chinese. And they lack heavy weapons, and even rifles are not worthy of all, if they are discovered by the Chinese, there is no second way except to surrender.

Miguel just wants to get to a safe place as soon as possible. On the battlefield, he had enough of sleeping with one eye open. He's going to Lisbon, to safe Europe. But the big premise is that he can get there. Miguel led the troops straight to the sea, straight to the port. It turned out to be very disappointing, there was not a single decent little sampan in the harbor.

But Miguel did not despair, he still had the last chance of life, and in the empty port, he found hundreds of wounded soldiers in a building, as well as a squad of Portuguese colonial troops protecting the wounded soldiers. The latter told him that the 'Great Army' had said at the time of the evacuation that the follow-up ships would come here, in the evening. Miguel's heart was full of hope again.

"God should be thanked for keeping us by the sea at this time, and not pathetic Guala Bila."

Miguel boosted morale. And his means of boosting morale is to find people who are more unlucky than himself, and Kuala Bira is a city south of Natal, halfway between Natal and Noon Pessoa.

"General, when will we be able to wait for the ships?" But MiG's means of boosting morale were too lo, and the three or four thousand defeated troops came from England, Germany, Italy, and Portugal, and except for their own soldiers, the others did not know Miguel at all, and they could not understand what Miguel said.

Miguel can 'clutch' only a fraction of an officer.

"Don't be impatient Major. We need to wait now, wait quietly. "There is only waiting, and you can only wait. Miguel comforted a German major from Bavaria, and his inner roar could only be released in his stomach.

Perhaps because they all knew that the Chinese army was moving south to attack Kuala Bila, the defeated troops in the estuary area were really peaceful and calm. Until a small black dot suddenly appeared on the sea in the distance.

"God, God. Look, it's our warship, it's our warship......"

The soldiers who reported the news to Miguel were all about to cry.

And when Miguel heard the news, he couldn't help jumping up from a broken chair all at once.

Then, in half an hour, one officer after another came to him, and greeted Miguel with almost the same meaning, which annoyed Miguel to death. Until a whistle came from the sea, which completely rescued Miguel, and all the soldiers cheered.

"Praise be to God, praise be to our great navy."

"Look. It is the South Karen State of the Caribbean Fleet. ”

"And the ...... of the Pisa"

"And Monte Carlo......"

"This is what picked us up. We're going to be safe soon. God, we are saved. Thanks to the great Navy, praise them. ”

……

"Oh, it hurts me. My leg is very badly injured, and I will probably have to retire when I go back, and I will board the warship first. ”

"The wound on my head is also very serious, and I can't see everything in front of me clearly, so I need to board the warship first."

Miguel's ears were filled with all sorts of sounds, and naturally he heard the sound of the defeated soldiers rushing to board the ship, and this sound was getting louder and louder in his ears.

Listening to the shouts of the indisputable officers and soldiers, Miguel closed his eyes in pain, the spirit of the entire army had been completely destroyed, this damn Chinese. This return to Europe will take a major blow to the dignity and glory of the Miguel family, and it will be difficult to even regain it. Because Miguel, like the people in front of him who quarreled about who would board the ship first, had lost the most precious quality of a soldier - bravery.

Miguel is feeling sorry for himself. In the original war, he Miguel Brito García was also a brave warrior. Now he has become a complete coward.

The sun was setting, and it was rapidly getting dark. With a whistle, the night lights on the warship lit up.

Sampan ships were lowered from the South Kalumbon, Pisa, Monte Carlo.

"You damn pigs, don't make a noise, all the wounded line up according to their ranks, and when the boat comes, I will let the wounded board the ship first, and the higher ranks will get on the boat first." That's all Miguel can say.