Struggle in Russia

Of course, the conservative nobles can figure it out. They understand very clearly that the food issue is much more important than losing power and humiliating the country.

After all, it was Nicholas I who lost his power and humiliated the country and suffered losses, and it had little to do with them. Even if it was to cede land for compensation, it would still be Nicholas I's land. As for the compensation, they would try their best to pass it on to the serfs anyway. For them, it can How much is the loss?

But the food really belongs to your own family. If you miss the harvest season, you will have to wait another year. What's more, people will die in war. The strong serfs they have are all good at work. It's a perfect time for them to work as cattle and horses. It's a pity that they died like that!

It's just that it's one thing to know these words, but it's another thing to say them. Uvarov, Chernyshev and others were not stupid enough to tell Nicholas I what was in their hearts.

But the words had to be said. After all, if one remained silent, it would be tantamount to acquiescing to the matter, and it was impossible to say that Nicholas I would issue an edict soon, and it would be impossible to reverse it.

"Your Majesty, I don't think this matter should be rushed." Count Uvarov struggled for a long time and finally stood up.

"Why?" Nicholas I was naturally unhappy when he heard this, and asked with a calm face.

"Recruiting more soldiers will not only affect the autumn harvest, but will actually affect our already very tight financial problems." Count Uvarov thought hard for a long time before finally coming up with such a non-reasonable reason to excuse Ni. Gula I.

He said: "If you think about it, recruiting more soldiers, military uniforms, weapons, military pay and daily consumption will be astronomically huge expenditures. It is very likely that before we can defeat the enemy, our finances will suffer. collapsed!"

Does this make sense? Of course, there is. In war, one must settle economic accounts, and resorting to militarism is definitely self-destruction.

But the problem is, it takes time to say this. If you, Count Uvarov, had said this before the war broke out, there would have been no problem at all, but everyone would have thought that you were speaking out of turn for the sake of the country.

But that’s not what you said when Nicholas I shouted to fight and kill! At that time, you, the old man, were the first to jump out and shout for it, as if you were afraid that Nicholas I would not take action.

Now that the war has entered a critical moment, you suddenly start to settle economic accounts. This style of painting doesn’t look right!

To put it mildly, you are running away from the battlefield, completely ignoring the overall interests of the country and considering personal small accounts. It is simply selfish!

Nicholas I also saw it this way. Although he had criticized Count Uvarov a few times before, he did not feel disappointed.

But now he is really disappointed, oh, he asked you to order some serfs, but he denied it in every possible way and did not want to agree. Is this how you keep saying you are loyal to the emperor and patriotic? After doing this for a long time, you are just a villain who says one thing and does another!

Even Nicholas I heard another meaning from Count Uvarov's words, which was to secretly remind him not to raise taxes.

Yes, you talk about raising money, and money is indeed tight now. The implication is that if you continue to recruit soldiers, you can only increase taxes, and tax increases will naturally harm your interests. Is this logical relationship correct?

Of course that's right. In fact, that's what Count Uvarov meant, but he didn't expect Nicholas I to react so quickly and think of it all at once.

According to his plan, he was going to use financial constraints to frighten Nicholas I first, so that he would temporarily give up the idea of ​​conscription, and then slowly try to find trouble with Count Rostovtsev, the mastermind behind the scenes. Show some color and let someone know that a tiger's butt is untouchable!

"Earl, you mean that we can't recruit troops because of financial constraints. Otherwise, no matter how many soldiers we recruit, we won't be able to support them, right?"

Count Uvarov did not expect that Nicholas I had seen through his thoughts, and thought that his words had an effect and caused Nicholas I to reflect. He was a little happy and felt that he had finally regained the situation.

He nodded repeatedly and said: "Your Majesty, this is what I mean. Forced conscription is like drinking poison to quench thirst. You have to be careful!"

Count Uvarov's words were righteous, but for those who had seen through his mind, this was a bit ridiculous.

Anyway, Nicholas I's eyes were uncertain, and he didn't know what he was thinking, while Count Rostovtsev looked like an old man who didn't care at all, and he didn't know what medicine he was selling in his gourd.

For a moment, there was a dead silence in the imperial study room. Count Uvarov looked at Nicholas I eagerly, hoping that the Supreme Lord would change his mind, but Nicholas I had a gloomy expression and didn't know what he was thinking. As for others, such as Chernyshov and others, they are willing to help but dare not interrupt casually.

In short, people have different thoughts and ideas, but the silence did not last long, because Nicholas I was a tycoon after all. Although he had the problem of having a good eye but a low hand and a desire for great achievements, his methods were truly the best among tsars throughout the ages. The master of the first echelon.

He remained calm and said slowly to Count Uvarov: "According to the count's wishes, we will have to fight the enemy decisively with our current strength, right?"

Count Uvarov was stunned and immediately realized that something was wrong. He immediately explained: "Your Majesty has misunderstood. What I mean is that it is not appropriate to continue recruiting troops at this time. Neither the military resources nor the finances allow it..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Nicholas I: "Then when will the supply of troops and finances be less tense?"

Count Uvarov was immediately speechless. What he said made so much sense. He was already so nervous after only fighting for more than half a year. Do you think Russia would be able to relax if it continued to drag on? Isn't this stupid?

So you are just trying to shirk the nonsense of waiting for the financial and troop supply problems to be alleviated. Because normal people know that it is impossible to alleviate it, it will only get worse!

When Nicholas I said this, he stopped paying attention to Count Uvarov. First of all, he was too lazy to say it, and secondly, he didn't want to tell the truth. It would be really boring to tell the truth!

He turned to Chernyshev and ordered: "Recruit another 200,000 young men to join the army, and it will be completed within one month!"

Chernyshev looked at Nicholas I and then at Count Uvarov. It was obvious that he didn't like the result either. He hoped that Count Uvarov would come forward and persuade him, but Count Uvarov At this time, I am already in despair, how can I care about this...