Struggle in Russia

To end the war as soon as possible, neither Neschel Rody nor Cherneshov, Duke Ordorf or Count Uvarov had any objection on this point.

Because originally according to their plan, this war would last for half a year at most. Now it has been three months and half of the estimated time has passed. Let alone the end of the war, the scale is getting bigger and bigger. Isn’t it terrible?

Of course, they also knew that Duke Mikhail couldn’t be blamed for not doing his best. After all, no one thought that Britain and France would be so tough and even declared war on them for the native chickens.

This was completely different from what they had imagined before, and they had never made any predictions in this regard, and they didn’t even know what to do.

Especially the reaction of Prussia and Austria in the last few days has made them even more shocked. Who would have thought that even the hard-core allies would turn back, and how can this be done?

At one time they were very worried that Duke Mikhail would be violently beaten when he was attacked by the enemy. Now that one who can stubbornly stabilize the situation and not continue to deteriorate is not considered a loss for the famous style.

Of course fortunately, they all know that it is extremely unrealistic to expect Duke Mikhail to deal with Austria, Turkey, Britain, and France or even defeat Turkey with the strength of his hand. To put it bluntly is a foolish dream!

Anyway, these people in the Imperial Study Room knew that an increase in troops was imperative, and it had to be as fast as possible. But how to increase the number of troops and how much more troops to send also need to be discussed carefully. After all, the treasury is now almost empty. If you continue to increase your troops, you will definitely have to increase taxes, or you will have to increase taxes severely.

But if you think about how much oil and water the masses of Russian serfs have to squeeze, can you not get them out of the pockets of these noble ministers if you increase taxes?

Although Nicholas I’s authority and methods were much better than those of Louis XVI back then, he was not worried that someone would dare to stab him and refuse to pay. But none of his courtiers are good stubborns. How can they sit back and watch their own interests suffer and pass the burden to the bottom of the society is something they will inevitably do. If this is done, there may be problems in the country.

And this problem is big or small. If Duke Mikhail is like a divine helper to get the Turks as soon as possible, then these will be minor problems under the glorious victory.

But if the progress of the war is not optimistic, or even delayed for a long time, and it has been consumed like this, then small problems will become big problems.

Nicholas I still had a more sober understanding of these things, knowing that increasing taxes and troops is tantamount to fighting chicken blood, but one must not be exhausted.

Decided to increase troops, then he must ask clearly relevant questions.

As prime minister, Neschel Rodie must first make this question clear: “If you temporarily increase taxes, taking into account the upcoming spring plowing and the season of green and yellow, I personally think that it must be adequate. At most, we will raise up to 100,000 military expenses to guarantee the operation of the army. It’s the limit!”

Before he finished his words, Chernyshov was the first to oppose: “What is the use of a hundred thousand people? Prime Minister, don’t you know how much pressure Duke Mikhail is now? Just count the Turkey facing him. There are nearly a million troops. In addition, Austria has hoarded hundreds of thousands of horses in Transylvania. You only give him a hundred thousand. What is enough?”

Of course, Neschel Rodie knew that 100,000 people were definitely not enough, but he certainly couldn’t say more, because he wanted Nicholas I to retreat. Deliberately saying that there is only enough to mobilize another 100,000 people to fight, this majesty should retreat, right?

He glanced at Chernyshov and replied faintly: “The treasury and the people’s livelihood are like this. I can’t help it. I can’t force the tax to be directly apportioned, right?”

Chernyshov stopped talking immediately, because he knew that as long as he said that he could do this, he would take blood from his party when he was collecting taxes because of Neschel Rodi’s spice. He’s not stupid, how could he be fooled!

It’s just that Neschel Rody’s tricks can scare Chernyshov, but they can’t fool the other people in the study. Duke Ordorf immediately asked, “Is it right? When we quelled the Hungarian rebellion in 1848, The total mobilization of troops exceeded 700,000. At that time, there was no tax increase. Now we have only mobilized 600,000 people, which is less than before. Why can we only mobilize another 100,000?”

Neschel Rodie sighed in his heart, knowing that it is easy for Cherneshov, who is not sensitive to numbers, but it is impossible to fool a person like Duke Aldorf, but he also has the confidence. Look at Niko. The attitude of King Ra I is that it is unlikely to remove him from his post, and it is likely that he will have to rely on him to negotiate with Britain and France, so even if you know that I lied, so what!

Suddenly he snorted and said contemptuously: “Now and then, it’s not the same!”

This attitude is naturally very annoying, but Neschel Rodie’s judgment is very accurate. Nicholas I really cannot live without him for the time being, and can only tolerate his arrogance. The Duke of Aldorf also knew that it was meaningless to challenge the old fox, so he directly said to Nicholas I:

“Your Majesty, based on my experience, if we want to defeat Turkey as soon as possible and end the war as soon as possible, we need to add at least 500,000 troops to Wallachia. One hundred thousand troops are not enough!”

Alright, an increase of 500,000 troops, this kind of lion’s open mouth seems to have no other effect besides scaring people.

But Neschel Rodie knew that the Duke of Ordorf did it deliberately~www.wuxiax.com~ because they all knew that with Russia’s national strength, they simply couldn’t afford so many troops. Obviously, 500,000 yuan was impossible. The reason why the Duke of Aldorf called for half a million people when he came up was obviously because he just said that he could only provide one hundred thousand people. This was to help Chernyshov raise the price.

“Duke, you are a idiot! It is impossible for half a million people!” Neschel Rodi gritted his teeth and retorted.

The Duke of Ordorf didn’t take this question at all, but directly helped Nicholas I to analyze: “Your Majesty, there are not many 500,000 people at all. This is based on the effective command of Duke Mikhail and only so much is needed. Troops, otherwise it would take someone else to direct the war, and it would take a million people if you want to defeat the Turks!”

This is just opening your eyes and talking nonsense. In fact, whether it is Duke Mikhail or other generals to direct the battle, the forces needed are almost the same. The Duke of Aldorf deliberately helped raise the asking price, on the one hand, and on the other hand, he also spoke good things for Duke Mikhail.

Because there have been many voices attacking Duke Mikhail during this period of time, saying that he is incompetent in command, sitting on an army of five to six hundred thousand, and even the mere Turkish mobs can’t beat them, which is simply useless!