Chapter Ten Your Highness, would you like to go dog sledding?
Excited, Peter hugged Vorontsova deeply and said with tears:
"Zova, do you have Chervin with you? Can you let me see the golden light?"
Suddenly being hugged by Peter, and in His Highness's room, Vorontsova's legs became weak after such a battle.
The little head thought dizzy:
'Your Highness... Your Highness, is he going to be here...?'
Vorontsova did not dare and was unable to break away from His Highness's arms. This was His Highness's arms, so how could she be willing to break away?
His Highness is the future emperor...
She was about to close her eyes when she suddenly heard what His Highness said.
"Ah? Chervin?"
Immediately, a tenderness surged in my heart. Yes, His Highness was either in the Holstein Palace or in the palace here. He probably had never seen such a mundane thing as money.
How inquisitive and curious His Highness is!
Vorontsova said with an adoring, thin voice:
"Your Highness... Your Highness, do you want to see the Cervin from the period of His Majesty Peter II or the Cervin from the period of Empress Anna? I have both here..."
Vorontsova's tone was timid, as if she was afraid of waking up and taking away Peter's arms.
And Peter was hit hard again.
Well, Vorontsova is really not pretending, she is just stating the facts. There are indeed two periods of Cervin gold coins at this time.
As an emperor, he will not let go of the issuance of representative gold coins.
The obverse side of the Chervin gold coin shows the portrait of the ruler, and the reverse side is the national emblem. In addition to the national emblem, there are also the city emblems of Moscow, as well as the city emblems of the Kingdom of Kazan, Siberia and Astrakhan.
The currency value is generally 10 rubles and 5 rubles. However, this currency is too expensive and is generally not circulated in the country, but is used as foreign exchange.
In the future, his aunt will also issue gold coins with her aunt's image on them, but then they will no longer be called chervin coins, but imperial coins.
Peter hugged Vorontsova hard again, and Vorontsova couldn't help but blush.
"Vorontsova, I want to see both!"
Then Peter gave the order, let go of Vorontsova, and then stared at her as she took out two gold coins from something like a sachet.
With sharp eyes, he discovered that there were actually gold coins in them!
He took it in his hand and looked at it. As a collection of Vorontsova, this gold coin was very new. It was so pure that there was no trace of dirt. It was obviously carefully maintained. Peter even guessed in his mind whether Vorontsova had to put the gold coin away every night.
Wipe it once before going to sleep.
Peter's eyes shone as bright as gold coins.
‘This is the Chervin gold coin! It’s so amazing! The smell of perfection, the smell of money, it’s heaven!’
Seeing Peter's expression of love, Vorontsova seemed to have found a close friend. She opened her sachet, displayed the gold coins in front of Peter like a treasure, and said:
"Your Highness, do you like it? I still have it here."
Peter took a look and immediately decided in his heart to ignore Vorontsova's pretty appearance and take her as his subordinate!
After all, I have no reputation now. Before I get the St. Andre badge, it doesn't matter what I want. Vorontsova will be of great help to me.
So Peter patted Vorontsova on the shoulder and said:
"I like it. I not only like gold coins, but I also admire you as a person."
Such a hot and straightforward expression immediately made Vorontsova's heart melt.
She stammered:
"Your Majesty... Your Highness..."
Then I was so excited that I didn't know what to say. I knelt down with a bang and cried with joy.
Peter thoughtfully tied the sachet for her, then put away the two gold coins in his hand and said to her:
"Okay, Zova, take me to your manor now. You must obey my orders from now on."
Vorontsova nodded vigorously and said:
"Well! Your Highness! Zova will be His Highness's from now on. Zova can do whatever His Highness wants Zova to do!"
Seeing Vorontsova showing her loyalty with all her strength, Peter nodded with satisfaction.
What's wrong with the Minister of General Affairs? If you don't help him, you just look for his daughter. Isn't this stupid Baigui so easy to stand aside?
Moreover, in history, Vorontsova was originally his woman, and Peter felt that he was completely following the trend of history.
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In order to prove that Vorontsova was wearing it himself, and to show it to his aunt, Peter took Vorontsova's hand and walked around St. Petersburg.
Everyone who saw this scene showed surprise.
Countless palace maids and female officials are envious and jealous. Because of their different status, they see different things.
In the eyes of these maids and officials, Peter was the only crown prince. Of course, the future emperor wanted to get close to him.
In the eyes of some well-informed service nobles, they all found it strange that His Highness Peter was holding the daughter of the Minister of General Affairs. Could it be that the Minister of General Affairs was now expressing his support for His Highness Peter?
After holding him for a while, Vorontsova's face turned red and she became more loyal to Peter. Although she didn't think much about it, she also felt extremely beautiful and happy.
Then Peter found his bodyguard, Baron Mirkovsky, who was a serving noble.
In today's Russia, the nobility is divided into boyar nobility and service nobility.
The first emperor of the Russian Empire was Peter I. Before unification, the most powerful was the Principality of Moscow. In addition to the Principality of Moscow, there were many other principalities, large or small, but they were all subsequently conquered and annexed by the Principality of Moscow and became the Russian Empire.
became the current empire.
After that, the lords who were the grand dukes of the principality became the boyar nobles who were loyal to the empire, and the minor nobles who originally fought and served under these lords became the service nobles.
Service aristocrats who are capable or wealthy will move to the capital area, which used to be Moscow and is now St. Petersburg.
Compared with the service nobles outside St. Petersburg, these service nobles have a much higher status. After all, they are close to the royal family and have more opportunities to be promoted and appointed.
Usually, these service nobles will do some specific errands, such as palace guards, bodyguards, local chief executives, etc.
The entire Russian ruling class is composed of the royal family, boyar nobles, and service nobles. Peter knew clearly why he could not touch the nobles.
Unlike the four great clans of the Tang Dynasty, which were opposed to Li Shimin, the nobles here naturally stood with the emperor.
They serve the royal family.
Moreover, during the period of the major principalities, the serving nobles were originally composed of warriors from various places who were good at fighting. Their predecessors were the warriors who fought for the grand dukes of their respective principalities.
Although due to the limitations of the times, they could not see how trapping 90% of Russia's serfs on the land would affect the development of the empire.
But now their ability is undoubtedly much stronger than that of the serfs.
So Peter had no intention of touching the nobles at all.
Who would have trouble with themselves when they were still young?
It is impossible for him to leave the palace directly, and he will not be released, but it is different with bodyguards.
When Peter found Mirkovsky, Mirkovsky and several other guards were taking care of Russian purebred dogs.
This is their duty now.
Seeing Peter coming, Mirkovsky immediately stepped forward and said respectfully:
"Your Highness, do you want to go dog sledding now?"