Chapter 682： Changed Tsar

In the face of Nicholas I's sudden inquiry, Duke Gecen was stunned for a moment, and then quickly thought about the answer Nicholas I wanted in his mind.

As a duke who was quickly promoted by Nicholas I and a potential rebel, Duke Golitsyn felt that Nicholas I's sudden inquiry was both an opportunity and a crisis.

If you are a little careless, you are likely to lose the position that you have worked so hard to get.

So, after thinking for a moment, Duke Golitsyn smiled and said to Nicholas I: "Your Majesty, this question is too difficult to decide!"

"Duke Golitsyn, speak up! No matter what you say, I will forgive you!" Nicholas I said to Duke Golitsyn with a magnanimous gesture.

"Your Majesty, I think we should communicate with the French government!" Duke Golitsyn said to Nicholas I.

Nicholas I's expression was obviously a little displeased. He didn't understand why this minister with his simple hands would also choose peace talks.

Does he not know my intentions?

Just when Nicholas I felt that Duke Golitsyn "couldn't get along", Duke Golitsyn continued: "However, this exchange must be carried out without sacrificing the interests of the country! If we agree to these conditions , the face of the tsarist government will be wiped out.

So I think the imperial government should have peace talks, but not under these conditions.

As long as there are still enough troops in Crimea, the French government will fear us and give us more concessions..."

Duke Golitsyn talked eloquently, and almost every word of his pierced the heart of Nicholas I who was unwilling to negotiate (to be precise, unwilling to pay any price).

When Marshal Jomini, who was standing on the side, heard Duke Golitsyn's proposal to deploy another 100,000 troops to Crimea, Jomini couldn't help but get up and remind Duke Golitsyn: the current state of the Russian Empire. The finances are no longer enough to send 100,000 troops to St. Petersburg.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to donate 500000 dollars for the future of the empire!" Duke Golitsyn immediately put on a look of "taking over for the country" and said to Nicholas I, and then he did not forget to donate together with the nobles of St. Petersburg: " I think every patriotic aristocrat should donate more or less! Only in this way can you be considered a true patriot!"

After speaking, Duke Nicholas I of Golitsyn bowed.

Nicholas I was deeply moved by Duke Golitsyn's sudden donation of 50w US dollars to finance the imperial government's war effort.

He found that he was not mistaken about Duke Golitsyn. Although he himself said some outrageous words on some occasions, his love for the Russian Empire and the Tsar was expressed in practical actions.

Unlike some nobles, they always try their best to drill by his side on weekdays, and when they really ask them to donate a little bit, they choose to push the three and block the four.

I am afraid that these **** worms have forgotten that everything they have is bestowed upon them by their honorable tsar, and with just a few words, all their money, honor and status will be ruthlessly deprived of them.

"There is no need to worry about military spending for the time being!" Nicholas I said coldly, "I have sold Alaska to the government of the United States of America for $10 million. In a short time, we will not be short of money!"

(In history, it was 750w USD, and the 1000w USD in this world line, in addition to the lobbying of the tsarist government, the United States of America itself fell into the predicament of being targeted by Britain and France, and they were eager to have a relationship with the Russian Empire, so The United States of America purchased Alaska for a combined $10 million)

Marshal Yomini opened his mouth to say something, but found that he couldn't say anything.

After all, it was impossible for him to tell Nicholas I, stop throwing money into Crimea, that place is a bottomless pit.

The current Nicholas I may not be willing to listen to other opinions, even if the opinions themselves are correct!

"Very good! Just do as you say! Who do you think can be the person in charge of this negotiation!" Nicholas I asked Golitsyn for justice with a smile.

"Your Majesty, I think..." Duke Golitsyn thought for a moment before responding to Nicholas I: "I think both Ambassador Gorchakov and Minister Nesher Roddy can serve as diplomats this time!"

A look of disgust flashed in Nikolai I's eyes when he heard the names of Ambassadors Nescher Roddy and Gorchakov.

To be honest, Nicholas I didn't like these two people, one was because he was too outspoken (Ambassador Gorchakov), and the other was because he had been secretly messing with Alexander after the war started.

However, although both Nescher Roddy and Gorchakov were hated by Nicholas I, Nicholas I had to admit that both of them were indeed suitable candidates for diplomacy.

"Just do as you say!" Nicholas I nodded with a smile, and then gave an order to Duke Golitsyn: "You go and tell them both to come!"

"Yes!" Duke Golitsyn saluted Nicholas I and left.

When Duke Golitsyn closed the door, the two soldiers guarding the door once again had a silent exchange with Duke Golitsyn.

Duke Golitsyn shook his head slightly, motioning them to give up and leave.

The two soldiers guarding the door of the room sighed, and then dutifully guarded the room.

Just as Duke Golitsyn left, Nicholas I asked Jomini and Constantine about the British and French navies' attack on Kronstadt and the Swedish kingdom's entry into the war.

Yomini and Konstantin told Nicholas I all the details they had received from Ivanov Gorchakov.

"So! Does France really want to have peace talks with us?" After listening to Jomini and Constantine's words, Nicholas I frowned slightly.

"It should be!" Yomini also responded somewhat uncertainly.

"Then we should be able to let France relax a little bit on this condition!" Nicholas I was a little moved.

If the Russian Empire can pay a small price, or end the battle without paying everyone, then he doesn't mind ending it.

In the final analysis, Nicholas I himself was a person who was not too one-sided (or he was in a tangled attitude towards the war itself).

If the cost of the Russian Empire is greater than the cost of negotiation, then Nicholas I will certainly consider the issue of peace talks.

"I'm afraid we won't know until the specific peace talks!" Archduke Constantine responded to Nicholas I.

After a while, Ambassador Gorchakov and Nesher Rody, led by Duke Golitsyn, entered the room of Nicholas I.

"His Majesty!"

"His Majesty!"

Ambassador Gorchakov and Nescher Rody saluted Nicholas I in unison.

Nicholas I nodded with a smile, and then told them that France was willing to negotiate with France about the strategic goals of the British and French fleets.

"What do you think?" Nicholas I asked curiously.

This time, the seasoned Nesher Roddy gave Nicholas I the opinion that fits his heart, that is, the Russian Empire should negotiate peace, but it cannot be pushed blindly.

Otherwise, the authority of the tsarist government would shrink.

By then, the tsarist government could be plunged into a turmoil.

Ambassador Gorchakov gave a different answer. He believed that the Russian Empire must surrender. It would be better if it could surrender without paying the price.

If it pays to surrender, the Russian Empire must surrender with the courage of a strong man to break his wrist.

Only then is the best option for the Russian Empire right now.

Of course, this courage was unacceptable to Nicholas I.

"Your Majesty, I think Jerome Bonaparte should still hope that the peace talks will succeed! We can seize this point and make them back down a little bit." Gorchakov said confidently to Nicholas I, And pointed out that the best revision of the Russian Empire is the revision of the Black Sea issue.

Nicholas I asked why Gorchakov said the best revision on the Black Sea issue!

Gorchakov told Nicholas I that the Russian Empire's interests in the Danube Principality and the Orthodox Church's prerogatives in the Ottoman Empire were the trigger for the whole incident. UU reading www. uukanshu. com

The French Empire will definitely do its best to defend the rights of themselves and their Austrian allies. Although the Russian Empire has not been defeated, it is almost the same as defeat (Nicholas I almost died of anger), so on the issue of the Danube and the Orthodox Church, The Russian Empire must back down.

As for the revision of the Black Sea, Gorchakov believes that the people who are most keen to de-militarize the Black Sea are not France, but Britain.

Therefore, the French Empire's request to revise the documents in the Black Sea is probably because of the Kingdom of Britain (Jerome Bonaparte: clam?), as long as they can do the work of the French Empire, then the problem of revising the Black Sea can be easily solved. .

"Your Majesty, if the war is ended now, our people will be able to breathe a little bit before winter!" Ambassador Gorchakov said solemnly: "The war has brought too much to our people. Inconvenient, people in many areas are already complaining about the war.

If this situation continues to deteriorate, then we are likely to face a Pugachev-style unrest..."

Although Nicholas I did not like Gorchakov's remarks, or even the person, he had to face what he said.

"Necherrodie!" Nicholas I said to Nescherlodie in a hoarse voice: "Do you have anything to add?"

Nesherroddie was silent for a moment, then he shook his head and said to Nicholas I: "Your Majesty, Ambassador Gorchakov said very well, and I don't need to add too much!

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"Then you will be the main person in charge of this negotiation, and Gorchakov will assist you to participate in the negotiation together! I hope that the two of you can work together and use your eloquent eloquence to win more interests for the Empire! "