Vol 6 Chapter 5: Nicholas II

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Nicholas II was already a dying old man. Born in 1868, he was seven years younger than Ferdinand, but on the surface, he seemed to be twenty years old.
God seemed to make a joke to him, his life was colorful in the first half of his life, but there was only tragedy in the second half of his life.
The powerful Russian empire fell into decline in his hands, and the foreign wars launched all ended in failure. The domestic reforms had just seen results, and the only son had left him.
The only good news is that the young Akresse left him a grandson who has not inherited his father's hemophilia. He is still healthy at the moment. This is his only spiritual support.
This is also where he admires Ferdinand the most. Since Boris gave birth to his first grandson in 1930, now the wife of Ferdinand is almost a golden pot.
The next four sons also got married. No matter how you look at it, future children and grandchildren are indispensable.
For the royal family, the heirs are better, as long as there is a choice, they will not let the woman inherit the family property, which means that the family is about to die out.
Unlike the prosperity of the Gotha dynasty, the Romanov dynasty was already sparsely populated. Women are not counted, and the only son of Nicholas II died.
Although he still has a younger brother, he could marry a widow who behaved improperly because of his rebellion when he was young. His next generation has lost the right to inherit.
There is no DNA certification in this era. As long as the pedigree is suspected, it will be difficult to gain everyone's recognition.
Unless it is a divorce, Grand Duke Mikhail takes a right wife to give birth to the rear, otherwise he should not think about inheritance rights.
Not to mention the throne of Tsar, even the throne of Belarus will not know who will be cheaper in the future.
Grand Duke Mikhail himself succeeded to the throne, and he was resisted by the people. What kind of inheritance will his descendants talk about?
No matter how far away they are, they are already established in Central Asia. Unless Nicholas II is crazy, they will not be considered.
There is no harm if there is no comparison. It is a pity that Nicholas II met Ferdinand. The two sides were not only relatives, but also neighbors. They were taken out for comparison every three to five.
One is a positive example, and the other is a negative textbook. The pressure of Nicholas II can be imagined. He has not collapsed until now. This is not easy!
I have to say that Nicholas II is a good man, and he did not reject Empress Alexandra Feodorovna because of hereditary hemophilia. Their relationship has always been very good.
"My dear, are you still sad about the little Aklesey?" Queen Alexandra Feodorovna asked softly
"No, we had anticipated this day, and it would be a good thing for little Akresse to return to the embrace of the Lord as soon as possible.
Seeing him persist in living and endure pain every day, I would rather he leave early! "Nicholas II said with a sigh
"My dear, you have to be strong. The young Akleshe entrusted Alexander to us, and we have to raise him up!" Empress Alexandra Feodorovna said firmly
"I know all this, let's talk about something happy! You know, Ferdinand is about to abdicate, it seems that he is also old!" Nicholas II said sourly
If possible, he would rather be himself abdicating now, provided that he has a qualified heir.
"Does this have anything to do with us? Even if Ferdinand abdicated, the general situation in Bulgaria is complete!" Queen Alexandra Feodorovna asked suspiciously
"It doesn't matter. To be honest, he is really amazing. Even Alexander the Great can't compare with him. He was born in the same era. It is really our tragedy!" Nicholas II exclaimed
"Really, why don't I think? Do you men have to compare? We are all allies or relatives. No matter how strong Bulgaria is, it will not hurt Russia?" Queen Alexandra Feodorovna was puzzled Say
Is it really harmless? We must know that the development and growth of Bulgaria is growing up with the blood of the Russian Empire, but Ferdinand did a great job of saving face.
Everyone regarded them as allies, and they all appeared as allies of the Russian Empire, even if they were sucking blood from the Russian Empire.
That was also what the Russians took the initiative to rush over to make an effect. The Russians all call Bulgaria cordially: the second motherland, without the consciousness of being a rival.
I understand that people do exist, but no one dares to tear this layer of window paper, because the consequences are too serious. Maybe the window paper is broken, and the two countries will really become one family.
Now that the people at the bottom have recognized Bulgaria, there are too many Russians who have immigrated to Bulgaria, and the two have been linked by the bond of blood.
The largest population movement between the two countries now is to go to relatives. In terms of living standards, Bulgaria is much higher than that of Russia, and millions of people go to Bulgaria to work every year.
Whoever dares to destroy the relationship between the two countries is their enemy. This situation is not only the lower level, the upper level is no exception.
One by one, the mine bosses pointed to Bulgaria to get rich. Who would dare to cut off their money? That would be endless!
The cultural world is even more tragic. Who can tell them why the origin of Russian is Sofia? Why is there a lot of evidence that the two cultures are derived from the same origin?
If Bulgaria lags behind, the Russians may still look down on that poor relative, but the situation is just the opposite. It won’t work if you don’t want to face this problem squarely!
Some media have conducted investigations, and now if Russia conducts a referendum, the number of people in favor of a merger with Bulgaria has exceeded six levels.
Of course, this is not universal. The media does not have such vigorous energy to conduct a national survey, it is nothing more than a few points and calculated data.
This is the biggest pressure for the tsarist government. Today is different. Now if the two countries merge and let the people vote with their toes, they will also support Ferdinand as emperor.
This is not only the result of Ferdinand's painstaking efforts, but also the result of the deteriorating reality of Nicholas II as the czar for so many years.
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"Your Majesty, the Bulgarian government is dunning money again!" The Minister of Finance said embarrassedly
There is no way, the international debts can not be repaid, and the creditors can't eat them, but Bulgaria's loans are different, they are secured.
It's okay to refuse to repay, but the collateral will be taken away. It is only natural to repay the debt. Now you can't repay the debt. Everyone knows that there is nothing wrong with taking away the collateral!
"How much money do we have in our finances?" Nicholas II asked with concern
"There are still 180 million new rubles, but these money cannot be spent and must be used to maintain the normal operation of the government!" the Chancellor of Finance replied
Nicholas II frowned. Before the economic crisis broke out, their biggest income was the export of raw materials, followed by the export of some agricultural products from the Baltic Sea to Germany.
After the outbreak of the economic crisis, all agricultural products exported to Germany were unsalable, and Bulgaria also reduced its mineral resources imported from Russia.
The sharp decline in the export trade volume was immediately fed back to the domestic economy. Fortunately, the mine owners had a big deal of production cuts, and the farmers were miserable. They had lost everything.
The grain could not be sold overseas, and it hit the domestic market again. The farmers' life was difficult.
The Russian peasants today are no longer ordinary peasants, and no longer belong to the exploited class.
They are basically military nobles now, and they are also the largest support group of Nicholas II. Their interests must be guaranteed.
Therefore, the Tsarist government exempted them from taxes, the government's fiscal revenue plummeted, and the government had no money to pay its debts.
"Can you think of a way to raise a sum of money and pay back Bulgaria's debt first?" Nicholas II asked expectantly
"Your Majesty, Bulgaria's debt is not a small number. Even if it was last year, but this year's debt is about to expire again, this has exceeded our financial capacity!" The Minister of Finance explained
The implication of this is to sell the land as soon as possible. As long as you sell Ukraine, then everything is easy to say. Not to mention Bulgaria's debt, even if it is international debt, it can be repaid seven or eighty-eight.
Interests are moving. Now that the economic crisis has broken out, the bosses of major mines are not having a good time. Not only has the purchase volume dropped, even the transaction price has plummeted.
These ministers of Nicholas II also suffered heavy losses. At this time, they did not hesitate to accept the goodwill of the Bulgarian government for their own benefit.
Of course, receiving gifts does not exist. Now that Nicholas II is arresting economic crimes, he is also very strict. Of course, these ministers have also evolved to a higher level.
For example: there is a Bulgarian company that is willing to underwrite their mining resources, and the price is still very good.
This profit is much better than the gift given by the gods and horses, and it is also much more concealed. They are already full in secret, and they have become unselfish and honest officials.
Therefore, Nicholas II set off a hijab to fight against corruption, and the results were very significant. The high-level noble lords cooperated one after another, as if at this moment their moral cultivation had improved by N levels!
The problem of the administration of officials that had plagued the Tsarist government for hundreds of years was finally effectively contained in the generation of Nicholas II.
It is impossible to put an end to nature. Corrupt officials exist in any country. After all, not everyone has mines at home, and they have already caught enough outside.
"Your Majesty, Capsi is right. With our current financial capacity, there is really no way to bear such a high debt.
You know, the amount we only pay to Bulgaria each year has exceeded 1.8 billion new rubles, which has accounted for 42% of our fiscal revenue! "The first connection is busy echoing the road
(Note: New ruble is equivalent to Lev, 1 new ruble ≈ 0.29 grams of gold)
"What are you going to do? Do you want to go wrong or give up Ukraine?" Nicholas II asked, frowning.
He is still satisfied with the current cabinet. After being the czar for so many years, this cabinet is the most reliable, free from corruption and bribery, and governs the country in a decent way.
The only thing that bothers him is that these guys are all overseas students returning from Bulgaria, in short, they are the so-called pro-guarantees.
Despite some dissatisfaction, Nicholas II still had to admit it, because the international students returning from Bulgaria are more reliable, and most of them have learned their skills.
It is much easier to use than students returning from France. French students may not have learned knowledge, but they must have learned to demonstrate!
For comparison, these can evolve into the revolutionary party at any time. Nicholas II finally made the right choice. Pro-guarantees should be pro-guarantees. Reliability is the first.
Bulgarian schools will hand everything in, but they will not hand them over how to make kings. This can withstand the test. Unless it is a small group that specializes in exporting revolution, it will not be accessible.
Although all kinds of messy ideological and propaganda programs appeared in the bookstores, the local people would not care except for the surprise of the overseas students.
This is the self-confidence of Ferdinand and the self-confidence of the Bulgarian people. They think that the current model is the best and dismiss other theoretical ideas.
"Well, you can send someone to negotiate with Bulgaria and see if you can allow some more days. If it doesn't work, then sell the Ukraine area!" Nicholas II said tiredly
He is really old, maybe from the perspective of age, he is not very old, he is in the golden stage of politician.
The problem is that his heart is old and he has long lost his original fighting spirit. Now his goal is to raise his grandson and pass on the Russian Empire to him.
For this reason, he doesn't mind making a series of compromises~EbookFREE.me~ Anyway, only Russia belonging to the Romanov dynasty is his Russia.
"Yes, Your Majesty! We will try our best to strive for the greatest benefit for Russia!" the Prime Minister replied.
Over time, the power of Nicholas II was inevitably weakened, and the power of the cabinet became more and more powerful.
However, this does not affect his trust in this cabinet government, which has been established by all of them for a long time.
These people are staunch constitutional monarchs. Their political philosophy is to learn the Bulgarian model and copy the Bulgarian political system.
This is all within the acceptance range of Nicholas II. If he hangs up early, would the young tsar still need a cabinet to assist him?
You know, because of physical reasons, the right wife of the right family is naturally nowhere to be found. The big aristocrats also have the arrogance of the big aristocrats, and they will not report the czar's thighs.
Of course, the most important thing in the past few years was that the life of the tsarist government was difficult, and it was possible to have fun at any time. Such a political marriage was of no value at all.
Therefore, the birth mother of little Alexander's status was lower by a few grades, just a family of ordinary nobles in the Russian Empire.
These backgrounds made it impossible for her to serve as the Queen Mother. Nicholas II must ensure that the members of the cabinet must be reliable.
Under this premise, everything else is easy to discuss. The current cabinet has performed very well, with good abilities, good personal integrity, and good moral training.
This is very hard to come by. You must know that Nicholas II has changed so many cabinets in his life. It is the most disciplined one in the current one. It does not seem to be oppressing the young master.
Okay, Nicholas II's eyes have not been so good, and there has been a lot of progress now. This cabinet government is pretty good, at least I know how to eat!
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