Struggle in Russia

All this is naturally unknown to Grand Duke Constantine in Chisinau. The good news is that his naivety does not mean that Viscount Prozolov is also naive. This viscount has a full understanding of the despicableness and cruelty of the enemy.

With a single word, he broke through the fluke of Grand Duke Constantine and told him, don’t think about covering the cover to cover up, hurry up and ask for help, the sooner the better, otherwise the chaos will be even greater!

Under his constant urging, Grand Duke Constantine finally reluctantly wrote a private letter to Nicholas I, explaining in detail the root causes of the chaos in Moldavia and the current situation and difficulties. Finally, Twitchingly asked for reinforcements.

You can imagine how Nicholas I felt when he saw this letter. He might want to vomit blood.

But he should get used to vomiting blood, because this period of time is all bad news for him. The turmoil in Moldavia is not the worst. The British-French combined fleet officially shelled the Kronstadt Fortress and announced a complete embargo and blockade of Russia.

These two made Nicholas I vomit three liters of blood. Kronstadt was the gateway to St. Petersburg. The British and French fleets came directly to the door and slapped them in the face, which is simply rubbing the national dignity of Russia on the ground.

Anyway, Nicholas I once ordered the Baltic Fleet to immediately go to sea to fight the British-French combined fleet. Fortunately, at the last moment, he finally recovered some of his sanity and cancelled the order of self-destruction.

If the bombardment of Kronstadt is only to damage Russia’s dignity and face, the total embargo and blockade issued by Britain and France will end Russia’s life.

As a purely agricultural country, the basis for Russia to import foreign materials or technologies is to export food. As Europe’s largest grain exporter, Russia’s foreign exchange is all supported by grain exports.

With the embargo and blockade announced by Britain and France, there is almost no export market for Russian grain. Naturally, there is no foreign exchange. Think about it, Nicholas I’s treasury was already too poor to run a mouse. The war with Turkey also spent a lot of money. Naturally, there is an even more urgent need for exports to alleviate the crisis.

But the Anglo-French embargo directly cut off the export channels for Russia, and its economic pressure naturally doubled suddenly. Even worse is the embargo!

As a purely agricultural country, Russia’s industry is not only a mess but also a poor one. It needs to import a large number of British and French industrial products. Not to mention too much, the machine tools and parts needed to produce guns and explosives have to rely on British and French supplies.

Once the supply chain was cut off, Russia’s lame war machine was immediately paralyzed in half, so it was naturally more difficult to maintain it.

Let’s put it this way, the total embargo and blockade order imposed by Britain and France directly locked Russia, making Russia a real embarrassment.

The St. Petersburg dignitaries, who had been yelling to beat Britain and France to give them a taste of the Russian iron fist, were a little surprised. Because the bulk of luxury goods exported from France to Russia are also out of stock, without French perfume and red wine, the aristocratic style collapses by more than half!

At this time, the nobles in St. Petersburg realized how much Russia was dependent on foreign countries. Russia could not produce almost anything except a little wheat, dairy products, fur and logs. After doing it for a long time, it turns out that we are so backward!

Yes, only after losing do you know what you are missing. The Russian nobleman who had looked down upon the down-and-out Frenchman before found out that he was a clown. We can’t produce anything about feelings, and we are a bit worse than the American nouveau riche in the New World. What is going on?

For the first time, the nobles of Russia discovered the problems concealed by the glorious victories in 1814 and 1848, because Russia, which thought it was great and powerful, was really nothing!

Of course, this is a problem that can only be realized by young enlightened students who are more enlightened and better at thinking. Old antiques like Count Uvarov will paralyze themselves with Ah Q even if they see problems and shortcomings.

Some even plausibly advocated a traditional Russian life. The so-called Russian-style traditional life is to use less foreign products and live a traditional life of a small peasant economy.

It’s best to go back to the countryside and be a local rich man with peace of mind. When you’re hungry, you’ll use big ribs with fat pork. When it’s cold, hunt down a few bears or deer skins to make leather robes and hats. Don’t make the house so fancy, logs. Isn’t the piled up to protect against the cold? What kind of cement does it pollute the environment!

In short, self-sufficiency is the end!

I don’t know how many spoiled Russian nobles can accept such days. Anyway, there are very few responses. Even Count Uvarov himself doesn’t like going back to the country’s farm Maodong. He only wants to stay in St. Petersburg, which is full of foreign customs. Enjoy French life.

In this way, naturally the so-called traditional Russian life cannot be pushed away. At most, it is a few beeps on the mouth, which is completely thunder and rain.

“Prussia and Austria also responded to the British and French embargo?”

The worse news is still to come. Soon Nicholas I was back-stabbed by his allies. Prussia and Austria, which declared “neutral”, also suddenly reduced their import and export trade with Russia!

“For the time being…or the official did not say that,” Neschel Rodi replied deliberately. “According to the Prussian official statement, they don’t need to import too much of their grain harvest today. As for the reduction in exports to our country, it is Because the UK and France bid higher, businessmen are more willing to export goods to the UK and France.”

Nicholas I resisted his anger and asked, “What about Austria? What did they say!”

Neschel Rodie smiled bitterly: “The Austrian official said that my country’s exports of food are of inferior quality and high prices, so it is not attractive~www.wuxiax.com~ As for reducing exports to our country, it is because Britain and France have exerted strong diplomatic pressure… …”

Jerk!

Nicholas I thumped the table angrily and roared: “We have signed a covenant, we are allies. It is already treachery for them to let us face the enemy alone, and now we still have the face to say something about additional pressure. Despicable villain, Shameless!”

Nicholas I had a temper, but he himself knew that it would not help at all in solving the problem. It took him a while to ask, “That means our economic pressure this year is very heavy, right?”

Hearing this statement, Neschel Rodie was immediately embarrassed, not only because of the great economic pressure, but also because the economy may collapse, OK!

He can only warn: “Your Majesty, in view of the current bad economic situation, I think it is best to end the war as soon as possible, otherwise the economy may collapse!”

Nicholas I took a deep breath and said, “Huh! This is what the British and French want to achieve. They just want to succumb to the soldiers without fighting. They think that the blockade can make us succumb. I want to tell them, This is wishful thinking!”