Chapter 421： Misfortune (1/2)

The Double Twelve Uprising was successful, and the real crisis of the Tsarist government came. The enemies inside are far more horrible than the outside. Many people have chosen to be neutral because the revolutionaries played the banner of ”Qing Jun side”.

It is not that they betrayed the Tsar, but mainly that everyone was dissatisfied with the current situation. Radical reformers are dissatisfied with the Tsar's suspension of reforms, and conservatives want to remove provisions that are not good for them.

These people's congresses have a family and a job, so it is naturally impossible to participate in rebelling against such high-risk activities.

St. Petersburg, this sudden bad news has plunged the tsarist government into chaos.

The Minister of the Interior Mikhail proposed: ”Your Majesty, this cannot be continued, we must first suppress the domestic rebellion!”

There is nothing wrong with this proposal. At most, foreign enemies have torn a piece of meat from the Russian empire and have not threatened their survival. It is the internal enemies who can really kill them.

”Qingjun side” knows by looking at this banner that it is doomed to be a **** storm. Once the turmoil has gained momentum, these vested interests are the targets of cleansing.

Without killing a few filthy ministers, how can the nation explain it? At present, the top levels of the Tsarist government are all so-called ”defilers”, which belong to the slaughter.

Alexander II was expressionless, as if he didn't care. In fact, he was vomiting blood from his heart long ago, and he never dreamed that the revolutionaries would even make a noise at this time.

Alexander II agreed with the Minister of the Interior to suppress the internal rebellion first, but he could not raise the matter of peace talks.

The truce now requires the Russian Empire to pay a painful price. This pot tsar cannot bear it.

Secretary of the Army Heramed echoed: ”The chaos occupying Moscow is too great a threat to us. 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 a maximum of half a year. If we cannot suppress the rebellion within six months and restore supplies, the situation will be completely out of control. ”

The suppression of the rebellion for six months, and the restoration of supplies, seemed like a joke. Destruction is faster than construction. Can local production be restored immediately after being scourged by the rebels?

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

The Tsarist government does not have so many counterinsurgent troops and materials, except for the transfer from the front line, there is no other option in the short term.

This will inevitably affect the situation on the front lines. If too many troops are deployed, the enemy is left with a chance, leading to a major defeat on the front line, and the consequences will be even more serious.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Kristanval said: ”The recent rise in prices is very serious and the cost of war is increasing. If we do not end the war as soon as possible, we will go bankrupt for at most a year.”

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

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

Chancellor of the Exchequer Kristanval hurriedly explained, ”Your Majesty, we do have a lot of assets in our hands, but these things will not be realized for a while and a half.

Now that civil strife has broken out, many of these real estate properties have fallen to the bottom, and even if they are sold, they have lost a lot.

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

Now that the prices of strategic materials have almost doubled, and the Moscow region is in chaos again, we have to increase overseas purchases, which has increased expenditures. ”

The real estate confiscated by the Tsarist government can actually be realized. It's just that there are too many powers in the country to pay attention to, and these people become cabbage prices as soon as they intervene.

The Ministry of Finance cannot afford to sell so many assets at a low price. Even if it is the embezzlement of state-owned assets, at least the accounts must be flattened! To be safe, naturally only slowly.

Otherwise, even if these assets are used for mortgage loans, hundreds of millions of rubles can be mortgaged to prevent famine in Jinshan.

Alexander II frowned, saying with some hesitation: ”The Ministry of Foreign Affairs negotiated with the Austrians to find a way to bring down prices.”

There is no way for domestic prices. Changes in supply and demand have caused prices to rise, and they can only pin their hopes overseas.

Foreign Minister Clarence-Ivanov smiled wryly: ”Your Majesty, this may be difficult to achieve. Now the tariffs on trade between Russia and Austria have increased by 80%, and the excuse for Austrian price increases is tariff rise.

While we are raising tariffs, we are asking others not to raise prices, which is probably too difficult for others. ”

Clarence-Ivanov was blindfolded and raised the price of tariffs blindly, which led to the deterioration of relations between the two countries, which caused great trouble to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Do not look at the current cold relations between Russia and Austria. In fact, Russia-Olympic relations are still the first in diplomacy of the Tsarist government. If other departments cannot cause trouble, let the Ministry of Foreign Affairs take care of it!

The Tsarist government also fights for factional rights, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is also the real power of the Ministry of Finance.

Alexander II's face was very ugly. He was not a fool, and his brain made up for it in an instant.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Kristanval hurriedly explained: ”The increase in tariffs is mainly to increase fiscal revenue and protect national industries. You should know that the tariffs between us and Austria are very low, even if the increase is 80%, it is only for other The country is flat. ”