Holy Roman Empire

The success of the Double Twelve Uprising and the real crisis of the Tsarist government came.The enemies inside are far more terrible than the outside. Because the Revolutionaries have played the banner of "Qing Qing side", many people have chosen neutrality.

It's not that they betrayed the tsar, mainly because everyone was dissatisfied with the current situation.The radical reformers are dissatisfied with the czar ’s suspension of reforms, and the conservatives want to remove the clauses that do not benefit them.

Most of these people have a family and business. Naturally, rebelling against such high-risk activities is naturally impossible to participate in.

St. Petersburg, the sudden bad news sent the tsarist government into a panic, and the Russian empire with internal and external troubles drifted through the wind and rain.

Minister of the Interior Mikhail suggested: "Your Majesty, you can't go on like this, we must first suppress the domestic rebellion!"

There is nothing wrong with this proposal. Foreign enemies at most rip a piece of meat from the Russian empire, and they cannot threaten their survival. The real enemies are the ones who can kill them.

"Qingjun side" looked at this banner and knew that it was destined to be a bloody storm.Once the chaotic party gains momentum, those of them with vested interests are the object of cleansing.

Without killing a few corrupt officials, how can the people explain?At present, the high-level officials of the Tsarist government are all so-called "stained officials", and they belong to the slander.

Alexander II was expressionless, as if he didn't care at all.In fact, he had vomited blood in his heart for a long time, and he never dreamed that the revolutionaries would actually make trouble at this time.

Alexander II strongly agreed with the suppression of the internal rebellion proposed by the Minister of the Interior, but he could not raise the issue of peace talks.

Now that there is a truce, the Russian Empire will have to pay a painful price.

Army Secretary Heramed echoed: "The chaos has occupied Moscow, and the threat to us is too great. Whether it is the Polish battlefield or the Central Asian battlefield, it is inseparable from the material support of the Moscow region.

According to the current situation, these two battlefields support up to six months.If we cannot suppress the rebellion within six months and restore supplies, the situation will be completely out of control."

It took half a year to suppress the rebellion and restore supplies, which seemed like a joke.Destruction is always faster than construction. After the scourge of the rebels, can local production resume immediately?

Moreover, it is still winter, and the requirements for logistics are even higher in this season.

The tsarist government does not have so many rebellious troops and supplies. Apart from being drawn from the front, there is no other option in the short term.

In this way, it will inevitably affect the situation on the front line.In case of too much troop deployment, the enemy is left with an opportunity, leading to a big defeat on the front, and the consequences are even more serious.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Christian Tanval, said: "Prices have risen very recently, and the cost of war is increasing. If we do not end the war as quickly as possible, we will go bankrupt in a maximum of one year."

Alexander II asked incredulously: "How is this possible, have we just made a fortune?"

In the anti-Semitic movement, the Tsarist government had gained a lot, and spent money so quickly that Alexander II could not believe it.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Christanval, hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, we do still have a lot of assets in hand, but these things will not be realized at all for a while.

Now that civil strife has broken out, many of these real estates have fallen to the bottom, and even if they are sold, they will lose money.

What the government can use is confiscated cash and some bonds of value.This money also has to pay off previous debts and support the cost of this war.

Now the price of strategic materials has almost doubled, and the Moscow region has become chaotic again, and we have to increase overseas purchases, which has increased spending."

The real property confiscated by the tsarist government can actually be realized.It's just that there are too many dignitaries in China, and these people become cabbage prices as soon as they intervene.

The Ministry of Finance cannot afford to sell so many assets at a bargain. Even if it is embezzlement of state-owned assets, at least the account must be leveled!For safety's sake, nature can only come slowly.

Otherwise, even if you use these assets as a mortgage, you can mortgage hundreds of millions of rubles out, so as not to guard Jinshan and famine.

Alexander II frowned, and hesitantly said: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs negotiated with the Austrians to find ways to keep prices down."

There is no way for domestic prices. Changes in supply and demand lead to higher prices and can only pin hope overseas.

Foreign Minister Clarence-Ivanov said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, this is probably very difficult to achieve. Now the trade tariffs between Russia and Austria have increased by 80%. rise.

While we are raising tariffs, we are asking others not to increase prices, which is probably too difficult for the strong."

Clarence-Ivanov's eye-catching medicine, blindly raising tariff prices, has led to the deterioration of relations between the two countries and caused great trouble to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Don't look at the current cold relationship between Russia and Austria. In fact, Russia-Austria relations are still the first in the diplomacy of the tsarist government.If no other department can cause trouble, let the Ministry of Foreign Affairs get rid of it!

The Tsarist government also has factional rights struggles, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is also the real authority of the Ministry of Finance. The struggle between the two sides has never been less.

Alexander II's face was very ugly. He was not a fool, and he made up for it in a flash.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Christanvall, hurriedly explained: "The increase in tariffs is mainly to increase fiscal revenue and protect national industries. It is important to know that the tariffs between us and Austria are very low. The country is flat. "

Kristenval is not a fool, he still has a sense of size.Before raising tariffs between the two countries, he has done enough homework.

The Russian-Austrian alliance has not broken down, and if tariffs are raised to all countries, he will not escape the charges of sabotaging the alliance.

The choice is the same as that of various countries, indicating that this is normal tax regulation and is not specifically aimed at Austria.

Alexander II glared fiercely at him, very angry in his heart, and accused the Ministry of Finance of being a rice bucket, even if he wanted to adjust the tariffs, it would take time!

Now the Russian-Austrian trade almost monopolizes the foreign trade of the Russian Empire, and the Tsarist government is one of the main purchase customers. Isn't raising the tariffs asking for trouble?

Now the revenge is coming, the wool comes from the sheep, the tariffs rise and the prices rise, and they go up even more.

Monopoly management, love to buy or not to buy.Now they have to spend more money, and the increased spending is far from comparable to the increased tariffs.

Dare to come up with such nonsense reasons for protecting national industry.Who does n’t know, now that Russian industry has just started, and whoever uses a bunch of inferior goods will be unlucky.

Civilian commodities are just that, military supplies are simply murders.

Alexander II has already made a decision to strip off the Ministry of Finance ’s right to set tax rates, and by the way find a chance to replace the idiot in front of him.

Dissatisfaction with Austria, Alexander II firmly pressed the bottom of his heart.If you are asking for people, no matter how dissatisfied you have to endure.

"Communication with Austria, the question of tariffs can be discussed. Based on the commercial trade treaty signed by the two countries before, no one can change the tariff rate without permission."

When he said this, Alexander II was bleeding.This means that the Tsarist government will make substantial concessions on the issue of tariffs in exchange for Austrian support.

This support is not limited to the economy, but more political.Once you choose to end the war, Austria ’s support is essential.

Without the support of a great power, even if they reach the negotiating table, they will suffer a big loss.

Now that the Russian Empire is no longer as glorious as it once was, if it is not operated well, it is likely to usher in disasters.

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Just as Alexander II hesitated to end the war, the frontline changes helped them make a decision.

On January 2, 1867, the Prussian army suddenly launched a winter offensive.This battle, which was originally a tentative offensive, has achieved amazing results.

The Russian army, which was good at winter combat, has suddenly become a soft-leg shrimp.Only when the Prussian army won the victory did they know the source of the matter.

The sequelae of inferior cotton coats and quilts broke out, and Russian soldiers were frozen into a mass and could only rely on a fire to keep warm.

According to post-war statistics, on average, only one-third of the Russian soldiers on the Eastern Front received qualified cotton coats. Many companies had to put on duty cotton coats for the soldiers on duty, and the rest were warmed around the fire.

In addition to clothing, inferior food is also a major factor in the non-combat downsizing of the Russian army, and food poisoning has become commonplace.

The Russian military commanders are not ignorant of these issues, but they are too broad. Everyone chooses to protect themselves.After taking a benefit, each one chose to pretend to be deaf and dumb.

Originally, the commanders of the Russian army believed that winter is here, the Prussian army is not good at winter combat, and the two sides have ceased armistice. These problems will not be exposed, and they will pass after a long time.

However, the plan can't keep up with the rapid changes.A tentative offensive broke the defense line of the Russian army, hundreds of thousands of Russian soldiers became captives, and the situation on the battlefield was completely out of control.

The cover was lifted, and now the Prussian army is expanding its results.However, Russian soldiers wearing inferior cotton coats could not exert their fighting power at all.

Many soldiers surrendered directly to the Prussian army, just to eat together.Judging from the food, the standards of the two sides are very different.

The food standards of the Prussian army fully reflect their status in the country. It can be said that in the same period of continental Europe, they were all ranked top.

Needless to say, bread, potatoes and soybeans, there is still a certain amount of butter, cheese, meat or canned food every day, and occasionally some vegetables.

On the other hand, it is good for Russian soldiers to be able to fill up with potatoes.If the canned food is domestic, they may not dare to eat it.Cheese and biscuits are present in the recipes, and occasionally they are not guaranteed to be eaten at all.

Bread can be used as bricks to build fortifications and block enemy bullets.

It's easy to eat meat once, and that's also the dried meat of unknown age.It is almost impossible to chew by teeth, it is best to cook it.

In this context, the Russian army usually has to find a way on the battlefield to get some food to improve the food. After all, their food standards are really unbearable.

For the sudden winter battle, the Russians lost so much to the Prussian army that they lost to the logistics, or to the domestic bureaucracy.