When Paul Petrovich was worried that his position as heir to the throne might be threatened by his eldest son Alexander.
The frowning Crown Prince Paul saw the Governor of Eastern Siberia, Mikhail Kutuzov, who came to greet him at the river port with a similarly solemn expression.
After the defeat of Vladivostok, Mikhail chose to fully shrink, shrinking most of his power back to Irkutsk, and suggested to Moscow that the Russian Empire should make a comprehensive diplomatic show of goodwill with the Ming Empire in order to Avoid directing the Ming Empire's eyes on yourself.
Unfortunately.
His suggestion was considered weak and incompetent by Moscow, and some people questioned whether Mikhail had taken advantage of the Chinese.
Empress Catherine, who also wanted to start a war, also took the opportunity to remove Mikhail Kutuzov from his position as governor of Eastern Siberia, deprived him of his command rights, and successfully stated that "he needed a She exiled the crown prince, whom she didn't like very much, to Siberia on the grounds that a commander with enough weight would be in charge.
For Ekaterina.
If Crown Prince Paul Petrovich can lead the Russian Empire's army to win this war, it will prove that he has the ability to become the emperor of the Russian Empire, and the victory of this war will also be a huge boost to the Queen's prestige. promote.
And if Paul Petrovich is defeated.
That's even simpler.
Deprive the crown prince of his position, support Alexander in ascending the throne, and then send an army to the east to regain his position!
As for being defeated again
Ekaterina did not even think about it.
Because in her opinion, the most powerful thing about the Russian Empire lies in its resilience in war!
And as long as the war continues, her position will continue to strengthen.
therefore.
The ongoing war with the Chinese did not give Catherine any reason to hesitate.
The lives of Russian soldiers?
Can this also be considered a reason?
Everything will be lacking in this world, but the only thing that will not be lacking is Slavic serfs.
Anyway, this war is far away in Siberia. Do the Chinese still have the ability to invade Moscow?
Of course.
The nominal commander of this war was Crown Prince Paul Petrovich, but the actual commander was General of the Russian Imperial Army Nikolai Vasilyevich Repnin.
Walking down the river port with Crown Prince Paul one after another, I saw the gloomy-faced Mikhail Kutozov at a glance. This Russian Empire general who had commanded several Russian-Turkish wars couldn't help but ask: "Mikhail, are you frightened by the Chinese?"
"General, I am really afraid of the power of the Chinese. They are too powerful. We should not provoke this war!" Mikhail Kutuzov said.
Admiral Repnin snorted coldly: "It is the enemies of the empire that should be feared, not us!"
Mikhail shook his head when he heard this and said: "General, even if you think I am a coward who has insulted the honor of the Russian military, I still want to remind you that the Chinese are not the indigenous Tatars of Siberia. They are a people who can compete with the entire Europe." Civilized countries on a par with each other, do you think the empire can fight against the union of all European countries? This is impossible, we do not have this ability. Blind war will only lead to destruction."
"How is this possible? The Ming Empire is just a country. As far as I know, their army is not large, only thirty-five brigades and less than two hundred thousand people. And their national borders are so long. They How much force can be used in Siberia?"
"General, you miscalculated. They indeed only have thirty-five brigades of direct land forces. But as I just said, the Ming Empire is a civilized country comparable to Europe. In addition to their own strength, those vassals of the Ming Empire Their power can also be directly mobilized by the Ming Empire. For example, they have incorporated the remnants of the original Qing Empire, with a population of hundreds of thousands, and can mobilize tens of thousands of troops at their maximum. They also have Pingxi Fan in Central Asia and India. The coalition of princes”
When Mikhail gushed.
Crown Prince Paul and General Repnin were somewhat disapproving.
They believed that Mikhail was excusing himself from the defeat in Vladivostok and describing the enemy he faced as too powerful.
"Let's talk about this later, General. Do you think the Chinese will fight us in this direction?"
the Crown Prince asked his general.
"This is too far away from the core of the Chinese. We can supply supplies through the Yenisei River, but the Chinese need to cross the Mongolian Plateau. Therefore, we have to force the Chinese to accept a defeat in Irkutsk. of."
Repnin said confidently.
Can you really win?
Crown Prince Paul muttered in his mind.
But this General Repnin is the most capable general in the Russian Empire.
Since he is so confident.
So can this battle really be won?
At this time, Zhu Daohua was still feeling good about handling various matters related to the development of Northeast China.
The Russians are right about one thing.
That is, it is indeed impossible for Zhu Daohua to go on an expedition and send a large army to Siberia to fight to the death.
But even if the Ming Empire is a partial force, it is still unclear whether the current Russian Empire can withstand it.
So for Zhu Daohua.
The priority of the war against Tsarist Russia was ranked after the four things of "opening up the Northeast", "establishing the Hawaiian trading port", "driving the Western King to the west", and "the war in India".
The Ming Empire is undoubtedly the largest country in the world.
Zhu Daohua is now the emperor with the largest population. His Ming Empire has a population of 40 million. If you include Korea, Annan, Burma, Siam and other vassal states, it may have exceeded 50 million.
But for Zhu Daohua, what concerns him most is still the matter of "opening up living space for China."
Zhu Daohua feels really good now.
Because he knows.
He has accomplished something great that has changed the world!
He restored the fate of the country and the nation before it completely collapsed, although this change required some bloodshed and sacrifices.
But this price is less than one percent of the price paid by the Chinese nation in history.
more importantly.
It’s only 1794!
It was the period when the first industrial revolution was in its ascendant.
The Ming Empire will catch up with the dividends brought by this wave of industrialization and lead the first and even the second industrial revolution!
At key junctures in human history, Western countries firmly occupied the upper reaches of the ecological niche. Historically, Western countries relied on the fruits of the first and second industrial revolutions to eat the richest fruits at the upper reaches of the industrial chain. , so they can concentrate most of the world's wealth into their own country, so they can achieve extreme material development, so the homeless people in their country can obtain more living materials than ordinary people in third world countries!
So for Zhu Daohua.
War with Russia, war with India.
They are just small things in the long history.
There are only two real keys:
1. Unswervingly promote industrialization!
2. Occupy more living space and geopolitical high ground!
Industrialization and immigration.
This is the most important "stability maintenance work" related to the long-term stability of the Ming Empire.
What is needed to promote industrialization is policy encouragement and educational support - there is no need to rush in this regard.
However, immigrating to the Northeast is an urgent matter and cannot be delayed!
It was as planned.
Before autumn arrives, Zhu Daohua will go south to Zhongdu to inspect the autumn grain situation in Hunan and Hubei.
But he canceled this plan and stayed in Beidu to personally supervise the immigration development in Northeast China.
There are even plans to go to Liaodong and Vladivostok in person before winter.
In order to show everyone that the emperor was determined to promote Northeastern immigration.
Give all investors firm confidence.
In fact, China in this era is really not short of money.
Hundreds of consecutive years of trade surplus have caused most of the world's gold, silver and precious metals to flow into China.
This is not the era of the Westernization Movement or the era that cannot be named.
China at that time.
The financial lifeline and currency issuance power are both controlled by imperialism.
therefore.
Capital deposited in the private sector cannot be fully utilized
The compradors supported by imperialism are in power above again.
The compradors naturally want to suppress national capital and national industry.
And in the current Ming Dynasty.
If you don't become an imperialist and control the customs of other countries, you would be considered a good person.
Therefore, financial sovereignty is definitely within my control.
Moreover, the current Ming Dynasty has also established a relatively complete financial system with complete autonomy.
After the Royal Bank of Ming Dynasty actually became the central bank of Ming Dynasty, it withdrew from the basic savings and lending business and became fully responsible for the issuance of Ming Yuan.
After Daming Royal Bank withdrew from this part of the business.
Various banks and money banks have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.
The booming development of the financial industry also quickly led to the activation of private capital in China. The "dead money" buried in the backyards of wealthy families was unearthed, and the dead money turned into live money full of vitality looking for profits everywhere.
Under the guidance of Zhu Daohua.
The development situation of capitalism in Ming Dynasty is not a small good, but a great good!
therefore.
In such a great situation.
Emperor Zhu quickly raised almost 20 million Ming yuan as start-up capital for the development of Northeast China.
With funds, grassroots organizations such as recruiting immigrants and establishing collective farms can begin.
This is really a huge mess.
The cabinet, local governments, military, and business circles all need strong cooperation.
If someone else were to do it, it would definitely be impossible to bring all the forces together. If it could be done, even if Emperor Zhu was magnanimous, he would not be able to tolerate this person!
Only Emperor Zhu Daohua was qualified to bring all forces together to complete this major event.
(End of chapter)
