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It is estimated that no one will believe it. Now the Russian navy does not need to board a ship, let alone go to sea. The training code is exactly the same as that of the army.

The reason for all this is not that the navy's top executives have lost their minds, but mainly because the warships can't be sailed at all.

Most of the warships have long passed their service life, and now they are sailing out of Hong Kong, and no one knows when they will sink.

Not to mention live ammunition shooting at sea, it is estimated that the recoil of a round of artillery salvos can cause the warship to fall apart.

In this context, what else can you do if you don't use the Army drill code?

According to the navy's training standards, if the warship is sunk after a round of live ammunition after leaving the port, the Russian navy will be wiped out.

No one can afford such terrible consequences.Regarding the subtle changes in the Russian navy, the tsarist government chose to ignore them with a tacit understanding.

In order to get new warships as soon as possible, the Russian Navy often launched petitions, so that the Minister of the Navy, Anand Nicholas, did not dare to inspect the navy, for fear that he would be blocked by naval soldiers and would not be able to step down.

Now that the opportunity has come, it is natural to actively fight for it.It doesn't need much, as long as he allocates 800 million yuan to bring back the warships promised by Austria, so that the Russian Navy can have warships to go to sea, he will be satisfied.

Looking at each other, facing the earnest gaze of the Minister of the Navy, Alexander III really couldn't say anything to refuse.

The Russian Empire is also the fourth most powerful country in the world, and the navy doesn't even have the property to decorate the facade, so it can't be justified.

If it is to buy a warship, Alexander III will definitely refuse, and the tsarist government can't afford these luxuries.Warships that can be given away for free, it is unreasonable to refuse.

Alexander III was also ambitious, and he had heard the term "Century Navy".If the current situation continues, it won't be long before the Russian Navy even has its seeds cut off.

Secretly clenched his fists, as if he had experienced a concentrated inner struggle, after a while Alexander III said slowly: "Get the warship back first!

The warships promised by the Austrians are all active equipment and are at an advanced level in the world. The Ministry of Finance allocated another 800 million rubles for the maintenance of warships, so these warships cannot be abandoned. "

Everything depends on who it is compared with. The former dreadnoughts have appeared, and these battleships produced by Austria are naturally not the most advanced.

But now the only countries with pre-dreadnought ships are Britain and Austria, and both have only one experimental ship. The French have slowed down their progress due to the civil war, and their pre-dreadnought ships are still under construction.

Looking around the world, these active-duty warships produced by Austria are still at the top level.

The countries capable of large-scale warships of this level are actually Britain, France and Austria.

After the Russians got these warships, in theory, they returned to the world's fourth largest naval power, at least in terms of the tonnage of capital ships.

Minister of Finance Alisher Gurov reminded: "Your Majesty, Austria has promised us a lot of warships, and after all of them are brought back, the post-maintenance costs will increase by tens of millions of rubles every year.

This is still a big pressure on government finances.How about we take over some of the warships first and talk about the rest later. "

As soon as he finished speaking, Alisher Gurov realized that he had made a slip of the tongue.It is of course possible to receive some warships first, but in this way, the face of the Russian Empire will be wiped out.

Losing face is no big deal, the key is that in this way, their weak nature is exposed to the outside world.

Other countries are weak and can pretend to be grandchildren, but the Russian Empire cannot.

For a country like theirs with poor popularity, high hatred, and many enemies, the weaker it is, the harder it is to hold on, otherwise there will be a pack of wolves eating tigers.

Without any surprise, Alexander III decisively chose to refuse.

"No! All the warships must be taken back, and the government's income from this time must be kept strictly confidential.

When necessary, some fake news can be released to make the outside world think that we have recovered.

Next month, another [-] Cossacks will be relocated into Central Asia, which may cause some conflicts with the Central Asian Khanate, but the degree must be grasped so that war cannot really be triggered. "

The words of the Chancellor of the Exchequer still aroused Alexander III's vigilance, and he did not receive the warship for more than a year, which would definitely arouse suspicion.

At this time, we must find a way to make up for it. The best way is naturally to show our strength to the outside world.Looking around, there are only a few Khanates in Central Asia who are the best to bully and most suitable for standing up.

Chapter 86 Chain Reaction

I have to admit that Mao Xiong's deterrence is strong, and even a small move has caused panic in the European world. Many people are worried that the international situation will be disrupted again.

Whether it is receiving warships or expanding in Central Asia, it is announcing to the outside world: the awesome Russian Empire is back.

If the Russians want to make small moves in Central Asia, the first to bear the brunt is Britain.It's not easy to be the boss, you have to stand up when you should.

Compared to before, Prime Minister Gladstone is much more confident now.For no other reason than having money in your pocket.

During this anti-Semitic campaign, the British government also reaped a lot. One-third of the old debts were directly liquidated, and the government's finances became more abundant.

It is natural to spend money if you have money, and only the money you spend can turn into political achievements.

Unless there is an accident, every qualified British prime minister will leave debts to the next one.

Gladstone is no exception. He immediately approved the "food self-sufficiency plan" after making a fortune.

In order to enhance the competitiveness of his own agricultural products, Prime Minister Gladstone also submitted the "Draft of Grain Subsidy" to Parliament.

That is: subsidize growers through government distribution of cash, seeds, fertilizers, etc., and encourage people to invest in farms in the colonies.

At present, the parliament is still discussing. Once the draft is passed, the British government can bypass the free trade system, support its own agriculture to achieve food self-sufficiency, and get rid of its dependence on grain-producing countries such as Russia and Austria.

Gladstone dared to propose such a plan, naturally there was a reason.

"Food self-sufficiency" is just a cover on the surface. The real reason is the impact of the "Aegis-gold system" on the "sterling-gold system".

Britain's land area is small, and most of its natural resources, except for coal and iron ore, depend on imports from the outside world.

As a result, Britain ran a trade deficit most of the time.For the hegemons of the world, these are trivial problems that are not worth mentioning, and can be solved by printing money.

It is a pity that Britain's world dominance is not stable, and it has been challenged by Russia, France and Austria, especially in Austria now. The Aegis-gold system has threatened their currency hegemony.

In the past, everyone had no choice.In the case of insufficient gold reserves, it has to hold a large amount of pounds. Even if the British government prints a little more money, it will not hurt.

It is no longer possible. Under the impact of Aegis, in order to stabilize the value of the pound, the London government has not dared to increase the leverage of issuing money.

The ability to print money is limited, and the trade deficit is glaring, and if this nail is not pulled out, Britain's funds will flow out.

Of course, this little problem, for Britain, which has a big family and a big business, can survive for a while, after all, they are still in a state of excess capital at the moment.

However, how can the far-sighted Prime Minister Gladstone allow this kind of thing to develop for a long time?

To calm the trade deficit, there are only two ways: either reduce the import of goods; or increase the export of goods.

Obviously, the earth has been divided up, leaving only a corner of the so-called "international market", most of which have been reduced to the colonies of various countries.

If you want to increase the export of goods, you can only fight with many competitors in this corner.

Unfortunately, as European countries have completed industrialization one after another, market competition has become increasingly fierce.

Not to mention continuing to expand commodity exports, even Britain's current market share is being squeezed out by competitors.

Of course, the economy is moving forward. Although the market share has declined, Britain's total exports are still increasing.

The rate of increase in imports is far faster than that of exports, and the trade deficit is still expanding.

In order to prevent the continuous outflow of wealth, Prime Minister Gladstone accepted the "food self-sufficiency plan" under the advice of economists and the influence of domestic public opinion.

"What's going on with the news of Russia's expansion into Central Asia?"

Not to brag, Gladstone really doesn't know why the Russians are expanding into Central Asia now.

In his opinion, the tsarist government's actions in this way were either out of their minds, or they were not good at bullying Britain, and there was a very small possibility that Austria was playing tricks.

But none of these reasons make sense.Wars are fought for money. The British army may not be able to defeat the Russians in Central Asia, but the British government can drag the Tsarist government to bankruptcy.

Even if Austria is willing to support the Russians, it is impossible for the Vienna government to spare no effort to spend money.100 million may be affordable, but if it is [-] billion [-] million, the Vienna government will [-]% be persuaded.

In the final analysis, it is still benefits, and the effort should be directly proportional to the harvest.Blindly paying without return, normal people can't hold it.

Foreign Minister George: "It is not yet possible to determine the true purpose of the tsarist government. According to the analysis of the collected data, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs believes that this is probably a temptation by the Russians.

Perhaps it has something to do with the anti-Semitic movement not long ago. The tsarist government should have bulging pockets and began to feel restless again. "

Colonial Secretary Primrose denied: "I think this is not just a temptation, I am afraid that the Russians can't bear their ambitions.

You know, this is not the first time the same thing has happened.After the third Near East War ended, the Russians also reached out to Central Asia.

Although under our intervention, the tsarist government stopped its small actions, but their sphere of influence in Central Asia has expanded.

According to the information reported by the Governor of India, the Russians have encroached on at least [-] square kilometers in Central Asia in recent years.

If we don't pay attention to it and find a way to cut off the Russians' ambition to expand into Central Asia, I am afraid that the Russians will annex Central Asia again.

Now the three countries of the Nordic Federation, North Germany, and Austria have formed an iron wall, blocking the westward path of the Russians.

In the east, there is the ice and snow world of Siberia and the Far East. The harsh weather conditions have restricted the Russians from moving eastward.

If the Tsarist government wants to continue to expand, the only strategic choice left for them is to go south to the Indian Ocean.

Whether it is Persia or Central Asia, it is possible to become the target of the Russians' next expansion.

Compared with Central Asia, the Persian region still has Austrian influence. If the Russians do not want Austria to participate, the best choice is Central Asia. "

I have to admit that the colonial minister's analysis is very reasonable.

After the failure of the westward expansion of the European continent, the most suitable direction for Russian expansion is Central Asia, followed by Persia, and then the Far East.

There is no need to doubt this. When you open the map, you will know that this is arranged by God. If you violate God's arrangement, you will be punished by harsh natural conditions.

Something felt wrong, and Gladstone couldn't tell what it was, but that didn't stop him from making a decision.

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued an official note to the Tsarist government ordering the Russians to withdraw from Central Asia and warning the Tsarist government not to play with fire.

Order the No.11 Division stationed in India to rush to Central Asia immediately, and hold military exercises with Central Asian countries. "

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The British government has moved, and the French government has not been idle.Of course, the French don't care about Central Asian issues, and France's tentacles can't reach Central Asia.

After the anti-Semitic movement was launched, the French government's finances turned over.After having money, Napoleon IV started a big move.

The urban transformation plan of the Napoleon III era was restarted again. This time, not only Paris was transformed, but many large cities in the country were covered.

Confined by funds, the slow progress of the large farm plan, the immediate allocation of funds to speed up the progress.

The ongoing reconstruction work in Egypt has also been fully expanded, not only to clear the river, but also to restore the farmland after the flood.

Even the towns, plantations, roads and bridges destroyed by the rebels were in the post-war reconstruction plan. For a while, construction boomed in Egypt, and an alternative prosperity appeared.

Affected by this, the refugees born in the war also got jobs one after another, and their livelihoods were settled, and the situation in Egypt suddenly stabilized.

There are advantages and disadvantages. As the first to kick off the prelude to anti-Semitism, Napoleon IV dared not go out recently.

In the past month, he has been assassinated four times.If it weren't for the influence of scruples, he would have started killing a long time ago.

You must know that although the French anti-Semitic movement is huge, not many Jews were actually killed, and most of the victims were low-level civilians.

Napoleon IV only wanted the money from the Jewish capitalists, not as black as the neighbor next door, and took it away with his life.

Regrettably, his self-confessed tolerance did not win the understanding of the Jewish capitalists, and what greeted him was round after round of assassinations.

In the temporary palace, Napoleon IV roared: "Adonis, do you all eat shit in the police department!

It's been such a long time, and the mastermind behind the scenes hasn't been found out yet. Are you planning to keep me from going out in the future? "

Minister of Police Adonis looked bitter, not knowing how to answer.I don't know when the post of Minister of Police has become a hot potato.

In the last ten years, the French government has replaced seventeen police ministers, with an average term of seven months.

This number is still decreasing, and Adonis has no confidence in whether he can stay in this position for a full term.

"Your Majesty, we have conducted a rigorous interrogation of the assassins, and according to the information they confessed, when we found the connectors, they were all silenced.

The suspect identified by the police had left the country long before the assassination broke out.The murderer is very cunning, so..."

Napoleon IV interrupted: "So you get nothing, and then tell your emperor that it's dangerous outside recently, so don't go out yet?"

Adonis shut up immediately, the form of Paris is very complicated, filled with various forces, most of these forces are enemies of the Bonaparte Dynasty.

Perhaps these forces generally would not send people to assassinate the emperor, but they would still do it to hinder Napoleon IV.

The police have been unable to find out the result for a long time, so the troubles of these forces are naturally indispensable.

Without the restraint of these forces, the repeated assassination by the Jewish capitalists would have been exposed long ago.

After a fierce ideological struggle, Minister of Police Adonis said slowly: "Your Majesty, although there is no definite evidence, but from the analysis of the motive and strength of the crime, most of the black hands behind the scenes are Jews. Why don't you arrest the domestic criminals first?" Jewish..."

This is the easiest way. If you can't find evidence, don't look for evidence. Whoever has the motive and strength to commit the crime will be arrested first.

If someone is caught and then checked slowly, sooner or later there will be results.Even if you can't tell who is the real culprit here, it doesn't matter, just kill all the suspects.

It doesn't matter if you kill the wrong one, anyway, it's the enemy who dies.Just prevent the erroneous things from happening and eliminate hidden dangers in advance.

Napoleon IV shook his head: "No! The government has reached an agreement with the Jewish capitalists and made a promise to guarantee their personal safety. We cannot go back on our word."

The cunning rabbit has three caves, let alone the Jews who are often "killed"?

Most Jewish capitalists would not put their eggs in one basket. In addition to the assets on the surface, there are also many industries in the dark.

Napoleon IV did not send anyone to keep an eye on the big Jewish capitalists, and they have not wavered for decades. Naturally, the raids can only be done on the bright side of the property.