Chapter 268: The Crown Prince
Lviv, Lutsk, Mukachevo, Brest ......, when these Ukrainian and Belarusian cities successively hung the flag of the Czech principality, the road to the rise of the Soviet Union has been cut off, unless a miracle occurs, the Soviet government will live under the shadow of the Czech principality for the next twenty years.
At the same time, the Russian Empire also got what he wanted, and Yekaterinburg and Chelyabinsk, 21 cities, large and small, with a population of 1.3 million, all became the ruling areas of Schellna, and for such an outstanding achievement, Schellna was also canonized as the governor of the west, and the governor of these cities exceeded 1.8 million people.
Duke of the Russian Empire, Imperial Admiral, Viceroy of the West, this is what Schellner is all about now, and he is also the largest warlord in the Russian Empire and even in the Quadruple Alliance, although Schellner himself does not think so. At this time, the total military strength of the Russian Empire was only 400,000, but Schellner alone accounted for half of it, and although there was still a gap between the combat effectiveness and the Far Eastern Military District, the 200,000 army was completely Scherner's personal military strength, and the Russian Cabinet was very worried.
The estate of the dukes of Tyumen at this time:
"The Cabinet only gives you the right to administer rather than the territory, and I think we should let the Cabinet really recognize us."
These are the words of one of Scherner's staff officers, his words are very marketable in the conference room, more than 6 soldiers with the rank of general of the Russian Empire agreed, while the others did not speak, but this does not mean that they denied this sentence, once the power is large to a certain extent, factions and warlords are naturally born. Because they all have common interests.
Schellner's military group turned out to be just a small ship. There were only three or two people on the boat. It's just a small boat, and the fish they catch every day is enough for them to allot, but as their boat gets bigger and more luxurious, and the fish they catch are not ten or twenty times as many as they were back then, and their mentality naturally changes at this time, they want to be able to dominate the sea, they want to be able to get the whole ocean, and even if the owner does not want to, he has no control, because the only result of his refusal is that he dies in it, and the other people on the ship change owners.
In contrast, the Czech principality does not have such a risk. Because the interests of the Czech principality were sufficient, and the shipowners were firmly in control of the ship's power, the only result for anyone to resist was to sit without food and water and wait for death.
"The Russian Empire is the Russian Empire of the Romanovs, and I'm sure you know this very well, unless Ernst intends to ascend to the throne and make his other sons crown princes, we don't have a chance to do it."
It's not that Schellner really wants to do it, but he is tactfully persuading these guys, but the final result is not something Schellner can control, after all, he has lost control of this "ship", and it is the large and small officers in the western region who really control this "ship" at this time.
"Archduchess Anastasia doesn't have a fiancΓ© yet! If you ask His Majesty Emperor Nicholas II. It is believed that His Majesty the Emperor will not refuse, and Ernst will be able to become a prince of the Russian Empire. Naturally, you can too, Lord Duke! β
As if he was very satisfied with his proposal, the major general was very excited, because he had already seen the road ahead, and perhaps at that time he could be called an earl or even a marquis! In his excitement, he didn't see Schellner with a hint of murderous intent flashing in his eyes, in fact, most of them misunderstood Schellner, he had never been an ambitious person, and everything now made him very satisfied, as long as Ernst would not let his other sons become emperors of the Russian Empire.
In terms of governing ability, background, and identity, he thought that he was far from being able to control the country as Ernst, especially at this time, once he did what the major general said, the Russian Empire was likely to collapse in an instant and become a member of the Soviets, so that all the previous advantages would no longer exist or even worse.
In the end, even if it succeeds, what will Schellner gain? A puppet emperor, an empire at stake, an opportunity for the Soviets to change the current landscape? No, Schellner would not do such a thing, and the Soviet Government must not be given any chance to extinguish the last hope of the Russian Empire.
Thinking so, but seeing everything in front of him, Schellner was a little powerless, and now after all, it was beyond his control, and the only thing he could do might be to delay these people as much as possible, so that they would not really let the Russian Empire slowly go to the abyss. But just as Schellner was about to say something, he suddenly saw the officers staring straight at him.
There was only one meaning in their eyes, and that was to get Schellner to agree to their request. Refuse? There are all interests left in the eyes of these people, and it is estimated that there is nothing they can't do, so in order to save himself, Scherner can only nod and choose to agree, but he is more careful about these people in his heart.
There are too many things to forget, in fact, all of this comes from Schellner's shallow foundation, most of his current soldiers are recruited locally, including some local noble children, how can these people be Scherner's real heart?
Although he also established his own military academy in the city of Tyumen, because of the suppression of these people, he now occupies only a small number of junior officer positions, and some of them have already served these fellows, so it can be said that now Schellna is able to control less than a tenth of the army. And the soldiers of the two divisions suffered relatively serious losses in the previous battles, and if it weren't for this, the generals would not dare to force the palace so blatantly.
"It's up to you! However, this matter must be passed on to His Majesty Emperor Nicholas II through the Cabinet, and we must not let anyone get the hang of it. β
Schellner could only choose to agree, but he also thought of a way, which was to push the matter to the cabinet, believing that they would be able to see "their own" purpose, and at that time they would definitely try their best to prevent it, Schellner did not care about his reputation, he only wanted to achieve his own goal.
The generals couldn't refuse ordinary things, they could only choose to agree, although they also felt that there was something wrong with Schellner, but the generals didn't know what was wrong, and they could only do what Schellner told them for the time being, after all, Schellner was still the leader of the entire interest group.
At the same time, the Royal Army of the Czech Principality, after the flags of several cities were replaced, the Czech generals cooperated with the officials arranged by the cabinet to rectify the place, and the role of Archduke Ferdinand was also perfectly reflected, and he was really good at not military affairs but government affairs.
The occupation at this time was different from the Lithuanian period, and the local officials and nobles were wiped out before they were rectified, so it was very smooth, but there were many troubles left behind. After all, those troubles have been transferred from the open to the dark, and it is undoubtedly difficult to solve.
Countless families of young people died at the hands of the Principality of the Czech Republic, as well as many innocent civilians, so the arrival of the Army of the Principality of the Czech Republic was not as welcome as the occupation of the city in the past, and the only thing that remained was a malicious and hateful gaze that could not be eliminated overnight.
"The safety of soldiers must be guaranteed, but if you are not careful, it is easy to cause the deepening of conflicts, how to solve this matter The first thing you have to do."
When the officials in Prague arrived, the first order given to them by Archduke Ferdinand was to mediate the conflict, but this was a problem that even Archduke Ferdinand could not solve, and the officials could only frown and try to find a solution.
Afraid of the escalation of the conflict, the soldiers can only be outside the city, and the main police in the city to maintain law and order, and most of the police are recruited locally, most of them are selected citizens who are close to the Czech principality.
The newly occupied area is mediating the conflict, and a figure in Prague has crept into the castle outside Prague, where Jessica is located.
"This is for me?"
Looking at some familiar faces in front of her, Jessica's face was full of confusion, but her inquiry was exchanged for a shake of the head: "It's for His Royal Highness Prince Heinrich, this is His Majesty's order." β
Your Majesty? At this time, Jessica suddenly remembered that she had seen this person in front of her by Ernst's side, he was one of Ernst's secret guards, and his ability was no worse than that of the veterans of the Guard Bureau, and now he actually appeared here, didn't he say......
"Madam, Your Majesty does not want to divulge his situation, and I hope you can keep it a secret."
Jessica also knew the importance of the matter, she nodded hurriedly, but at the same time asked expectantly, "Only I know about this matter or ......"
"Her Royal Highness also knows that Prince Heinrich has been canonized by His Majesty as the Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Lithuania, and I hope that you will let him go to the Kingdom of Lithuania as soon as possible to announce this. There may be another piece of news to tell you, bad news, that Cabinet member Krisping is now resigning from his post as Minister of the Cabinet and Minister of Commerce and Trade of the Czech Duchy due to his health, and his whereabouts are still to be decided. β
Jessica was stunned by the guard's sudden words, but she soon understood that this was Ernst's punishment for Chrispin, and she didn't have the slightest opinion on this, after all, he had the intention of coercing himself at the time. Shaking her head to indicate that this matter had nothing to do with her, Jessica began to prepare for leaving.
Jessica didn't doubt the identity of the other party, nor did he doubt the truth of this matter, because he knew that if the other party didn't carry Ernst's orders, then he would not have been able to break through the protection of the soldiers to come to her, and Jessica had always been a smart woman.
At this time, there was another person who was also facing a similar thing, but her face was not so good-looking compared to Jessica, and Ernst had already indicated Heinrich's affairs in it. (To be continued.) )