Struggle in Russia

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The Bobrinsky family is probably synonymous with conservatism. At least in Muravijov’s view, everyone in this family is conservative, all of them are antiquities, and it is impossible to do work at all.

So when he heard that Li Xiao wanted to find Ilya Bobrinsky for work, he was the first to object, thinking that it was absolutely useless and self-inflicted.

It’s just that since Li Xiao has this idea, he is still sure. He slowly explained: “General, don’t worry, let me explain slowly!”

“For this period of time, I have been observing your deputy. Apart from the fact that he is from the Bobrinsky family, there is nothing wrong with this person… You have seen it too, he is serious in doing things. Responsible, there is no trace of the arrogance of the sons of St. Petersburg aristocrats, and more importantly, his attitude towards new things!”

This last point made Muravijov stunned, because he did not see the difference between Ilya’s attitude towards new things and those conservatives.

Li Xiao shook his head and said: “There is still a difference. It can be seen that he has understood the detailed performance of trains, steam engines and other machinery in particular, and has not criticized them or picks bones in the eggs. That is completely different from those old antiques. .”

Muraviyov thought for a while, he had to admit that this was indeed different from other conservatives. Those who insist on conservatism can’t tolerate any new things in their eyes. When they see the so-called new things, they bark and bite like crazy dogs. It’s useless at all, even if they don’t understand. These new things are also correct.

To put it bluntly, this group of people is determined by the ass. They don’t care whether new things are good or bad or whether they are good for the country. They oppose new things as long as they are stubborn.

But Ilya was different. He didn’t raise his nose and eyes, let alone squirting, even if he had opinions on some new things, it was just a matter of fact and aimed at the shortcomings of these new things.

Such behavior is more like a matter of fact, rather than the **** dictating the head. It is precisely because of these performances of Ilya that Li Xiao feels that this person may be a conservative, but he is not a conservative in the general sense, but a conservative who can be theorized and won.

Muravijov thought for a while and shook his head: “Even if he is a little different, it is still too risky to do so. Even if he can realize the benefits of new things, it does not mean that he will cooperate with us to deal with Berkh. !”

This is not wrong, and Li Xiao also admitted that there is such a possibility. After all, liking new things does not mean that you like reformers, nor does it mean that you will help them. These are completely two things.

Li Xiao smiled and said: “I didn’t say that I will go to a showdown with that Ilya Bobrinski now. It’s too reckless to do so. I mean to test his true attitude a little bit, depending on the situation. It’s true. If you can’t, you can only go to battle alone!”

Muravijov reluctantly nodded his head. Although the effect may not be particularly satisfactory, it is better than there is risk. For these reformists who are in a difficult situation, the most important thing is to ensure safety. Only by ensuring safety first can you do other things, otherwise it will be useless even if you have the latitude and longitude.

After the two negotiated, it was done. After inspecting Izmail and Nikolaev, Muraviyov took Ilya directly to Sevastopol.

As Russia’s most important strategic support point and military port on the Crimean Peninsula, Sevastopol is of great significance to Russia. From the time when Emperor Catherine the Great seized the peninsula, Russia began to manage the peninsula with all its strength. For example, Potemkin, the most important minister of the empire, was sent as the governor of Crimea.

What the Duke of Potemkin did in Crimea back then, although some things like Potemkin’s village are a bit awkward, but in general, it is Potemkin’s governance that makes Crimea truly Integrated into Russia.

After Potemkin, although Russia has been developing Crimea, it always feels that it focuses on offense and light on defense. The Black Sea Fleet has become one of the two largest fleets of the Empire, and it even surpassed the Baltic Sea Fleet in importance. But the construction of Sevastopol is always a bit perfunctory.

Take the city defense fortress, in fact, the city defense of Sevastopol during this period was not completely completed, and the entire defense system was relatively loose. Strictly speaking, this is not a fortress that makes people fascinated.

The reason is very simple, probably for the Russians, they don’t believe that weak Turks can hit their doorsteps.

Anyway, Li Xiao told Muravijov and focused on inspecting the defensive facilities in Sevastopol. There was a lot of mistakes there.

It should be said that Li Xiao’s words were not wrong. When Muravijov really saw the city defense facilities in Sevastopol, his face was a bit ugly. He couldn’t have imagined that as a key military port built by the empire, as the fulcrum of the most important strategic direction in the future, Sevastopol’s defense facilities would be so sloppy.

“This…this…we are improving,” Berkh quickly explained, wiping the cold sweat on his forehead, “but funding is limited. After all, the fleet is more important, isn’t it?”

This explanation certainly does not satisfy Muravijov. He admitted that the Black Sea Fleet is indeed more important than defense facilities, but that does not mean that a key fulcrum military port can be so perfunctory. Although many fortresses have been built around the commanding heights of the military port, most of these fortresses are pretty good, either of substandard quality or empty, with no artillery inside.

Relying on these things to prevent the enemy’s heavy army from landing, it is simply a joke, so he criticized very rudely: “The fleet is indeed more important, but it is too sloppy to make the defense facilities like this. The entire fortress group is actually only a small area. More than one hundred artillery pieces, and most of them are small-caliber six-pounders. These things are not enough to tickle the enemy!”

Indeed, although the six-pounder gun has a fast rate of fire, its power is really unsatisfactory. It is a serious effort to deal with infantry. Generally decent field artillery prefers the 12-pounder gun, even if the latter is heavier.

As far as the naval fortress is concerned, the 12-pounder guns are actually rubbish. If you want to pose a certain threat to battleships of this era, you need at least 18-pounder guns. If you are a little decent, you have to start with a 24-pounder gun. For key fortresses like Sevastopol, the artillery group must have at least 36-pounder or even 48-pounder, so as to pose a sufficient threat to the enemy fleet!