Chapter 1503: Chicken and Egg and Revolution

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In the majestic Palace of Versailles, Augustus of the Roman Empire asked the same question over and over again. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info《.. Until today, the Roman Empire seemed to be one of the last steps away from becoming the hegemon of the Western world – the abominable British Empire across the Channel had finally collapsed completely, a revolution had taken place in London, the British royal family and cabinet had fled, and the Revolutionary Council of England had announced its takeover. Although the British crown did not flee to Rome as previously verbally agreed, but its whereabouts are unknown, this was not a problem for the Roman Empire at all.

It was so easy to find a king for England, and both of Victoria's and Albert's daughters were married to Germany, and Victoria's uncle was king in Hanover and Belgium. It's really not good, and there is the heir to the English throne of the Jacobite Party, in short, there must be a British king.

So Napoleon IV didn't care too much where the British royal family went? What if they defect to the Chinese? It's nothing more than another Jacobite party. Now there is only one question before the Roman Eastern Empire, when will the army be sent to extinguish the British revolutionary regime and install a pro-Roman and responsible British government...... But just when the Roman Empire was gearing up to take over Britain, there were signs of revolution in Russia!

"Why did the citizens of Petersburg oppose the tsar? They don't farm, what does the All-Russian Law on Land Reform have to do with them? ”

Napoleon IV asked aloud.

"Your Majesty, the citizens of Petersburg are because ...... Those who rise up and make trouble without food. Immediately, Theogustus, a minister of the Roman Empire, answered the puzzle.

"No...... Foodstuff? How can it be? Isn't it already in the past that food has been sent to the Russians? Napoleon IV looked at the tribune standing next to him and asked in a deep voice.

"200,000 tons of flour and 10,000 tons of Napoleon butter have already arrived in Sevas Portol two weeks ago."

"Then how can you eat without it? Have you already eaten it? Napoleon IV asked with a roar.

The combined population of the four major cities of St. Petersburg, Moscow, Constantinople and Kiev is only 3 to 4 million. How can 200,000 tons of wheat and 10,000 tons of butter be enough for them to waste for a month? There's no reason to finish it in 2 weeks? And...... After eating Rome, you can give it again! As for making a revolution for the sake of a bite to eat?

"Nope. Didn't finish eating. The flour and butter we sent are still piled up in the warehouse in Sevas Portol. The Marquis of Montauban said helplessly.

"What?" Napoleon IV rolled his eyelids. "Why not ship to Petersburg? Wasn't there a famine in Petersburg? ”

"Because of the strike, all Russian railway workers are on strike!"

"Strike? Why the strike? Is it a wage increase? ”

"No, supposedly because there is no bread ......"

"No bread...... Doesn't Sevas Potor have flour and butter? ”

"Because the railroad workers can't go on strike!" The Marquis of Montauban said with a wry smile.

"This workers' movement is also too inexplicable...... "Napoleon IV was also speechless. Sevasporol had flour and butter, but he couldn't get it out because of the strike, and the reason for the strike was that the workers couldn't get flour and butter!

"Are the Russians all incorrigible fools?" Napoleon IV finally came to a conclusion.

"No, they are not stupid, but someone is engaged in a conspiracy to overthrow the Tsarist government!" The Marquis of Montauban said with a gloomy face, "And for sure." The Tsarist government has lost its ability to control the situation, the vast number of Russian workers and peasants have become completely disillusioned with the Tsarist government, and the Tsar's rule may be difficult to maintain unless...... We send troops to intervene! ”

"Interference in Russia...... But Britain also needs to intervene! Napoleon IV's face suddenly darkened, and he said angrily, "My Lord Tribune, do you think we have enough troops to interfere in the revolution in Tsarist Russia and England at the same time?" And...... Rebellions in Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay also needed to be suppressed by Roman troops! ”

Napoleon IV's rebuke filled the mouth of the Marquis de Montauban's mouth with bitterness, who brought the English Revolution and the Russian Revolution together. Moreover, there is an ambitious mother and son in the Americas, and the defenses of New France and the United Kingdom of Central America also need to be strengthened. In the past two months, 200,000 troops have been transferred from the Eastern Empire to these two places. Moreover, Germany and Austria cannot be left unguarded, and now the Eastern Empire's troops are really not very rich!

"Your Majesty. We have to choose between Britain and Russia. The Marquis of Montauban sighed, no one knew better than him the delicate situation facing the Roman Empire. This empire looks incomparably bright, but the foundation is very unsolid, and it cannot be compared with the Great Chinese Empire polished by a world war! The failure of an intervention is likely to leave Rome's internal and external enemies ready to move! Now the chaos in the four South American countries is difficult to settle, which has made the outside world put a big question mark on the force of the Roman Empire. If we get bogged down in two military interventions at the same time, it would be hard to imagine the consequences.

Just as everyone in the conference room was waiting for Augustus to make his final choice, a somewhat hurried footsteps brought bad news to the Roman Empire again.

"Your Majesty, an urgent telegram has been sent from Petersburg that Nicholas II has died! There was a riot in Petersburg, the rebels had stormed the Winter Palace, and the whereabouts of Archduchess Alexandra and important members of the Tsar's royal family were unknown! ”

"You, what are you talking about!" Napoleon IV jumped to his feet, grabbed the secretary by the collar and shouted, "Where has the Grand Duchess gone?" ”

"I don't know, no one knows where she went?" The secretary spread his hands and said with a wry smile, "The telegram said that the Tsarist government only announced the news of the death of the Tsar this morning, and announced that the Archduchess Alexandra would ascend the throne, called Her Majesty the Empress Alexandra I." As a result, the Guards refused to pledge allegiance...... They said that the Grand Duchess was an illegitimate daughter and not of Nicholas II's blood, and then there was a mutiny and the rebels who had gone to St. Petersburg began to attack the Winter Palace, which was occupied in less than half an hour, and now an organization calling itself the All-Russian Revolutionary Committee had taken control of the whole city of Petersburg and declared it to take over Russia! ”

Another revolutionary council! How can there be so many revolutionary committees in this world?

Napoleon IV already hated the "Revolutionary Council" a little, wouldn't these revolutionaries come one by one? Isn't it too much to start three revolutions at the same time?

"Your Majesty, we need to immediately send troops to Russia to intervene, at least to keep Constantinople and Russian Asia Minor firmly under control!" The Marquis of Montauban thought about it and immediately suggested in a deep voice.

"What about the UK? Really don't care? ”

"We ...... You can first control Ireland and support the establishment of an Irish kingdom, and then slowly wait for the opportunity to intervene in Britain. The Marquis de Montauban paused, "In addition, we should not adopt a policy of acting alone on the Russian question, but must draw in the German Empire and China." ”

"Yes, you must pull Germany!" Although Napoleon IV was very happy, he was not a fool, and he also knew that Russia was a very vast country, and once there was chaos, it would be difficult to pacify Rome alone. But he is still reluctant to pull China in.

"Your Majesty!" At this time, someone hurriedly ran in, "I have just received news that the German Imperial Government has agreed to an armistice with the Russian Revolutionary Council and to hold peace talks!" ”

Another bad news!

Damn the Germans!

Napoleon IV was so angry that he almost fainted, and in his heart he scolded Wilhelm I and Bismarck's eighteenth generation ancestors, because he knew that the Germans had always colluded with the revolutionary forces in Russia. In this Russian Revolution, if you don't do it, there will be the Germans Kim Mark at work!

It is clear that the Germans were not willing to see Rome and Russia unite in order to support the Russian revolutionaries.

"Then take Constantinople and Russian Asia Minor first! Then find out Empress Alexandra for me, Rome needs her! Napoleon IV walked back and forth a few steps before he gritted his teeth and gave the order, and then quickly disappeared in front of everyone.

Find out?

The Marquis of Montauban was almost about to cry, at this time there was a lot of chaos, where to find a little girl who was a little more than a year old?

……

"Hurry, hurry! Hurry up! ”

At this time, on the road north of Petersburg, several carriages were galloping under the escort of a group of cavalry. The carriages of the carriages were painted with the emblem of the Romanov dynasty, and the cavalry wore blue Imperial Russian Guards uniforms. The first was a bearded middle-aged man, none other than the late Tsar Nicholas II's younger brother, Grand Duke Alexander, whose face was gloomy and his thick eyebrows were tightly locked, and from time to time he turned back and called out to everyone to speed up.

The road in front of me is a fork, all the way to the east, all the way to the north.

When the Grand Duke Alexandria arrived at the junction, he took the lead in reining in his horse, and the cavalry behind also stopped, and their eyes were on the Grand Duke. The road to the east was to Finland, which was currently under the control of the Kingdom of Sweden, and King Oscar II of Sweden, after the revolution in England, finally remembered that he was actually a Roman, and during this time was desperately trying to curry favor with Napoleon IV, begging him to forgive the Bernadotte family for his betrayal. So going to Finland is like going to Rome.

The road to the north is to Arkhangelsk, an important port in the north of Russia with direct access to the Arctic Ocean. It's summer, parts of the Arctic Ocean are navigable, you can go to Siberia.

"To the north!" The Grand Duke's horsewhip pointed to the north, "Go to Arkhangelsk, where there are still navies and armies loyal to Her Majesty the Empress, from where we can go to Siberia!" (To be continued.) )