Dorgon sat in his office, and he hadn't been out of the house for three days. Zilharan was also in the office, and he stayed with Dorgon for three days.

It was chaotic outside, and the streets were full of soldiers. There are also people arresting people, and the gunfire has not stopped since three days ago.

"Why is it so chaotic wherever we go. Dolgon, Russia will not become like the Ottoman Empire. Zilharang put down the drawings in his hand in frustration, he had been sorting out the drawings he had brought from India with Dorgon for the past few days.

"No, it won't! Catherine had the support of the Russian nobility, and her coup d'état would not have failed. Tsar Peter sat in the position of Tsar of Russia, but in his heart he thought about being the emperor of Sweden, and his brain was in water.

The Russian aristocracy has their interests to protect. They needed a spokesperson, and now that spokesperson was Catherine.

This is an ambitious woman, but also a woman with skill and talent. Zilharang, you and I may not be as good as her. Wait, let's sort out these drawings and it will be useful. Dolgon buried himself in the drawings and continued to organize the drawings in his hand.

"Hey......! Russia's industry was stronger than that of the Ottoman Empire, and it was impossible to compare it with India. Not to mention that it is on a par with Daming, how long will it take for us to catch up with Daming. "Zilharang was still very depressed, and after running out of India, he fled again and again, and the little bit of energy that he had at first was gradually worn away.

"Don't be discouraged, it is impossible for Russian industry to become strong in one day. But with our help, Russian industry will soon catch up.

The Russians are also smart, although they are a little brutal, a little cruel, but some of them are very smart. With Russian cleverness!

Don't try to catch up with Daming, because Daming's development speed will soon slow down. ”

"Will the development speed of Daming slow down?" Zilharan looked at Dorgon in astonishment.

"Yes! My Dolgon, their rate of development will be much slower. Because we are catching up behind, and the Ming people are constantly advancing.

We can stand on their shoulders to learn about the world's technology, but they have nothing to learn from the people who stand at the front. They will have to move forward on their own, and the difficulties they will encounter will be ten times greater than ours.

At least we know where to go, and they need to be creative. In this world, there are not many creative people. If you want to keep innovating, it's easier said than done! ”

"Alright! Everything you say is right, I really hope that Daming is not so powerful. As long as the Ming Dynasty is strong, our dream of returning to our homeland in Liaodong will not be realized.

Damn Amin, why didn't you kill him in the first place. At that time, if the Li family was all killed, there would be no disaster today. ”

Zilharang is very angry with Amin, even though Amin is his eldest brother. He also felt very angry, why did he rob Ivory Mountain Village, why didn't he kill Li Xiao.

The end is not clean and makes such a devil, from one or two hundred people to a strong Houjin. Later, he actually defeated Houjin and unified the Ming Dynasty.

Now it's even more powerful, chasing and killing yourself all over the world. The Indians prostrate at his feet, and the Ottomans trembled at the sight of his name.

Those powerful countries in Europe don't want to hear the voice of the Ming Dynasty at all.

All this stemmed from the very ordinary looting of the blue flag.

Dorgon did not answer Zilharang, and in his opinion, this might be a disaster for Houjin. The calamity of an overly barbaric people!

In the process of conquering Liaodong, the Later Jin treated the Han people too cruelly. This may be the reason why the entire Jurchen clan is facing a catastrophe, and Li Xiao has a sentence that he agrees with.

Come out and mix, sooner or later you will have to pay it back!

Dolgon, who believed in fatalism, felt that this was the fate of the Later Jin Empire and the fate of the Jurchens.

The gunfire in the street finally stopped, and Dolgon rubbed his sore wrist, stood up, and thumped his waist.

"Take a break, Zilharang, you have to rest these days, and don't go out. In a few days, we may be busy. So, cherish this time of rest. ”

"Will it be busy? How busy? ”

"So busy you don't have time to sleep." Dorgon spoke, gathered up the drawings and walked out of the office.

A beautiful blonde followed Dorgon back to the upstairs bedroom, and Zilharang shook his head. With such a beautiful woman guarding, it may be difficult to rest. But it also seemed to be a relaxation, and Zilharang decided to relax himself.

Catherine, with the help of the Janissaries, took control of Moscow in just one night. She then went on a city-wide hunt for the powerful who opposed him.

A large number of powerful people who supported the king, including Prime Minister Djukic, Mitilovich, Konstantin and so on, were mercilessly arrested and then taken to the streets and shot.

The corpses were like that in the streets, and the snow fell on the winter day, and soon covered their corpses. The next morning, all one saw was some human bulges.

Although a number of nobles were killed, Catherine was clearly embraced by more nobles.

In just one month, the vast Russian Empire took control of Catherine. When the spring flowers bloomed and the land recovered, Catherine successfully became the empress of Russia.

She was also the only Russian empress who claimed to be the Great, and all of Russia prostrated at her feet.

"It is a pleasure to see you again, Your Majesty the Empress!" Dorgon was summoned to the Kremlin by Catherine.

"Huh! Don't have so many courtesies, Dorgon. I still have a lot of questions to ask you, so you are my teacher. Catherine spoke very politely to Dorgon.

"How dare you do this." Dolgon hung his head and stood respectfully across from Catherine.

For Dolgon's respect, Catherine was very satisfied. In the past few days, she has disposed of several nobles who supported her ascension. Just because they support their own ascension, they all regard themselves as heroes.

Unexpectedly, Ekaterina's butt was just hot, and she sent them to hell.

"Now the Russian Empire needs a new direction, and I would like to hear your opinion on where to take Russia, Dolgon!"

"Your Majesty, I want the Russian Empire to become strong. There is only one way, and that is through industrialization. First, the construction of railways and road facilities.

Second, vigorously develop industries driven by steam engines.

Third, and most importantly. With the rapid and powerful development of the military industry, our soldiers need to have weapons capable of encircling Russia. Although, for a long time, there will be no war in Russia. Dolgon's calm opening of his mouth was enough to show that he had been thinking for a long time.

"Why? Why can't we go to war for a long time? Ekaterina was surprised by this. In her opinion, war is the most effective way to get rich.

Of course, there are risks involved. It's like her husband Peter, who defeated the Battle of Austerlitz, and as a result, Russia not only lost many people, but also lost a war reparation.

This was also the source of the anger of the Russian aristocracy, so Tsar Peter was ruthlessly overthrown.

"Your Majesty the Empress, do you know why the Ming Dynasty was able to fight in all directions for a long time, and the military expenditure was so large, but the country did not collapse?"

"Why? You must know that Napoleon had his eye on Russia and could attack Moscow at any time. Catherine was very interested in hearing what Dorgon had to say, and she was equally interested in the subject. Every time she talks to Dolgon, she learns a lot, which is why Catherine likes to talk to Dolgon.

"Because Li Xiao knows how to control the size of the army, a smaller army will naturally not lose too much national strength. Coupled with his tradition of looting in the occupied territories, military expenditures were largely recoverable.

And Russia is far from being able to do this, so I suggest that Russia build a small, but very elite army.

During the war, this army fought with the cooperation of numerous temporary conscription militias. Russia is a vast country in the middle of nowhere. If the French wanted to attack Moscow, they had to go on an expedition.

The vast strategic depth is our weapon, as long as those militias keep attacking the French logistical supply lines. When the French are exhausted, just send an elite fatal blow. The French army will be defeated, and there will be a long way from here to France.

As long as our army covers all the way, Napoleon will be defeated by them, even if he has great ability. ”

Catherine was immediately excited, and her greatest fear now was the threat of the French. Several anti-French alliances had the Russians' share, and if Napoleon really attacked Russia, with the current national strength of Russia, it would not be able to withstand it at all.

The aristocrats all suggested expanding the size of the army and recruiting more people into the army. Some people even suggested recruiting 500,000 soldiers to avenge the soldiers killed in the Battle of the Three Emperors. But these suggestions were rejected by Catherine, who was afraid that the size of the Russian army would get out of control.

With Russia's current national strength, it is simply not allowed to raise so many troops.

Now Dolgon's words speak to her heart, building a small but elite force.

"Tell me what you're thinking, I know you've thought a lot." Catherine looked at Dolgon and motioned for the right and right to prepare a seat for Dolgon. Standing and talking is not a long talk.

"My thinking is that this army needs to be between 20,000 and 30,000 people." Dolgon's words made Catherine frown.

The Russian Empire is so large that the size of an army of twenty or thirty thousand people is probably not enough.

"There can be some troops kept at the local level to maintain local security. Now on the southern border, the Ottoman Empire has just collapsed, and it may not be a long time before the Sultan of Heart appears. Even I don't think Li Xiao will allow another Ottoman Empire to appear.

As a result, the southern border guards could abolish a lot of posts.

On the western frontier, the Poles and Prussians were all stripped by the French. They are not capable of attacking us. Therefore, the border guards on the western border can also be appropriately reduced.

In this way, the total number of troops in the country was roughly maintained between 200,000 and 300,000. And the elite I am talking about must be in the hands of Your Majesty the Empress.

They need to be trained in new ways, and they also need to be equipped with new weapons. Most importantly, we need to invest the money we save in the development and manufacture of new weapons.

As long as we use one year to complete the necessary military reforms. The threat of the French will not be a cause for concern! ”

"So how do you train this elite?" Catherine completely agreed with Dolgon, and the more she continued to talk about it, the more Catherine felt that Dolgon was a roundworm descended from herself.

"I think it is necessary to emulate the Ming Dynasty, the first is to run a military school. All officers must be trained to know how to fight in a situation and how to overcome it.

Instead of simply using blood to support a person's reason to become an officer, as was the case before. ”

"Hmmm! This is good. ”

"Then there is the development of new weapons, because of the emergence of machine guns, the traditional sense of cavalry has no advantage at all. Even when they go to the battlefield, it is tantamount to a one-sided slaughter.

But there is a weapon that can achieve a crazy attack on the enemy without much manpower. This weapon is called an airship, during the Indian campaign. The Ming army's airships brought great damage to the Indian army, and even the cavalry with strong mobility was almost wiped out under the blow of the Ming army's airships.

So, I propose to concentrate the best of Russia and concentrate on the manufacture of airships. I have drawings for the creation of airships, but the industrial base in Russia is relatively weak. We also need more help from the UK, especially for UK machine tools.

I know that some factories in London have been able to produce very accurate machine tools, which are comparable to those produced by Daming. It's even better if your people can buy some skilled workers in London.

As soon as we build an airship, the French will be bloodied under the city of Moscow, I promise! ”

"It's a bit difficult, well, Dolgon, I promise you. I import machines from the UK, and I also hire highly skilled workers. If only you could build an airship! "I don't know what an airship looks like, but judging by Dolgon's words, it's a very powerful thing.

"In the long run, the introduction of machine tools and the training of a group of skilled workers will also be very beneficial to Russian industry.

Britain has a very strong scientific team in India, headed by Dr. Newton of Oxford University. It's a pity that after the defeat of Britain in India. Dr. Newton and the others are missing, and if they are still there, I can go to England myself and bring them over.

That's the talent that's really available! ”