In fact, talking to several ambassadors one by one can be more than just a joke. While pretending to be confused, you can also offer some favorable conditions to various countries. However, this will be exposed sooner or later, not only making countries more vigilant, but also creating a gap.
The War of Succession has been going on for four years. There is no need for Russia to jump in both directions. The benefits will not be too great, and it will also get a bad reputation.
If you have a bad reputation, you will be like Frederick, who is hated by gods and ghosts.
Let Bestutev deal with it, I believe he will make the right choice.
Once he develops, this blackmail benefit will be insignificant.
Unconsciously, eight hours passed and Peter let Matrona go.
Vorontsova can't do it in the palace, and neither can Ekaterina. He is really grateful to Matryona.
The carriage did not go to the theater. Peter put on a dark green military uniform and got out of the carriage. This was the uniform of the Preobrazhensky Regiment.
Then we arrived at the outskirts of Moscow in the fresh air.
He came here to get acquainted with the Legion.
The two major foundations of the country are religion and military.
Although the Patriarch didn't like him and he didn't like the Patriarch, the two were at peace with each other for the time being.
But he must have the army in his hands.
The major legions have gathered on the outskirts of Moscow at this moment. This is the time that has been arranged long ago.
Preobrazhensky, Izmailovsky and Semenovsky Guards Infantry Regiments, Guards Cavalry, Line Corps and Cadet Corps.
The army of Tsarist Russia in 1680 had 144,600 regular troops and more than 50,000 Cossack irregular troops. Later, Peter the Great carried out military reforms.
The shooting army, which often had a history of causing chaos, was eliminated, Western European military technology was absorbed, and the Russian version of the queuing-to-shooting tactic adapted to flintlock rifles was established.
By 1710, 42 infantry regiments and a new army of 62,000 men had been formed, and this force was later expanded to hundreds of thousands.
Russia now has a population of 16 million, and its army is organized on a 100:1 basis. It now has an army of hundreds of thousands and a navy of tens of thousands.
The ratio of 100:1 was already very high before industrialization.
Now the population of the Manchu Qing Dynasty has reached an astonishing 150 million, and soldiers are organized according to a ratio of 200:1, with a total strength of more than 700,000.
Compared with the Qing Dynasty, Russia's current population and the fact that it is also an agricultural country can be regarded as extremely militaristic.
Fortunately, in order to reduce the burden, Russia's soldiers usually live at home or in farmers' homes, and report for duty during wartime.
Now Peter's arrival was not a routine inspection of the Tsar's accession to the throne. The inspection of the accession to the throne had already been carried out, and these legions had pledged their allegiance to him.
Because of Peter's order, only a small number of people arrived, but it was still dark and vast as far as the eye could see.
This place was originally a military camp. Peter had Matrona sent to another manor of the Sergei family. He rode his horse to the camp surrounded by guards.
"Welcome Your Majesty!!"
The enthusiastic voice set off waves of noise.
These people all looked excited about Peter's arrival.
Peter was very satisfied with what he saw.
Just like the previous review of the original Peter's life, the original Peter did so many unpopular things and was still loyal to all the regiments when he ascended the throne.
If his later involvement in the Seven Years' War and the attack on Denmark had not been the straw that broke the camel's back, it would have been impossible for the Orlov brothers in the Praetorian Guard to help Yeka successfully launch a coup.
Although the Orlov brothers were famous, they almost never were born.
Because their grandfather was also famous.
Old Orlov once served as an ordinary soldier in the Guards formed by Ivan the Terrible.
This force, composed of bearded pikemen and musketeers, staged a riot when the young Peter the Great implemented military reforms. As punishment, Peter the Great ordered the execution of many Praetorian Guards officers and soldiers, among whom was the old Orlov.
But on the execution ground, when it was Old Orlov's turn to be executed, he walked across the bloody guillotine without hesitation, kicked away the newly severed head of his comrade, and shouted to make room for him.
The spirit of dying generously moved Peter the Great, who pardoned him and incorporated him into the new army formed to deal with the Russo-Swedish War.
The elder Orlov became an officer, and after a while his son was also awarded the rank of lieutenant colonel.
The lieutenant colonel later raised five sons:
"Ivan, Grigory, Alexey, Theodore and Vladimir".
All five men later entered the Royal Guards.
The five brothers are all brave and fearless.
Alexei, the third child, is Scarface, and Orlov, the second child, is more famous than the deceased Sergey Saltykov and Chernyshev.
In addition to having the same identity, it was also because at the Battle of Kuellersdorf, Orlov still stood next to the cannon even though he was shot three times.
But his achievements later became nothing more than fighting the epidemic in Moscow.
Not as outstanding as Scarface, the third child at all.
Scarface formulated the Mediterranean expedition plan against the Ottoman Empire and served as the commander-in-chief to implement the plan.
During the Russo-Turkish War, Scarface led several squadrons of the Russian Navy to move from the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean, and won the naval battles near Navarino and Cesme Bay, ensuring the Russian fleet's operations on Turkey's sea lines of communication.
After retiring, he also founded a horse breeding farm and bred an excellent breed of Orlov walking horses.
It can be said that he is far superior to the second child in terms of achievements.
But among the five brothers, together they can't keep up with the others.
"Rumyantsev, now 19 years old, was born into a noble family. He participated in the Russo-Swedish War at the age of 15. At the age of 18, he served as the commander of an infantry regiment and participated in the War of Austrian Succession. During the Seven Years' War, he served as brigade commander and division commander.
Completely annihilated the Prussian army in the Battle of Grossjeegersdorf and became famous in one battle!
Participated in the Battle of Kunersdorf and commanded the Russian army to siege Kolburg.
In the Fifth Russo-Turkish War, he served as commander of the Second and First Army.
When he served as field marshal, he led the disadvantaged Russian army to successively defeat the Ottoman army at the mouth of the Larga River, the Kargur River and other places.
He forcibly crossed the Danube River twice, completely defeated the Austrian army, and forced the Ottoman Empire to sign the Treaty of Kuchuk-Kainaki.
In his later years, he participated in the Sixth Russo-Turkish War and the planning of the partition of Poland.
He is the author of military works "Code of Service" and "Opinions"."
"Suvorov, 14 years old, has just joined the army for two years, participated in the Seven Years' War, the Fifth Russo-Turkish War, and was promoted to Army General.
In the Sixth Russo-Turkish War, he repeatedly defeated the Turkish army. In 1794, he led troops to suppress the Polish Uprising and was promoted to field marshal.
During the Second Anti-French Alliance War, Suvorov was the commander-in-chief of the Russian-Austrian coalition fighting France in Italy, and defeated the French army in three battles of the Ada River, the Trebbia River, and Novi.
He led his troops across the Alps into Switzerland, rescued the Russian troops fighting in Switzerland, and successfully retreated.
Later he was promoted to Generalissimo of Russia.
Suvorov led his troops in thirty-five battles in his life and never lost a battle. He is the author of "The Science of Victory."
"Repnin, 10 years old, participated in the Seven Years' War and was promoted to colonel and general. When he was in Warsaw, Poland, he tried his best to maintain Russia's dominance over Poland.
When the Fifth Russo-Turkish War broke out, he was transferred to the Turkish battlefield as lieutenant general.
He served as commander of the Russian army in Wallachia and defeated the Turkish army in Bucharest.
During the Sixth Russo-Turkish War, he led his army and Ushakov's fleet to jointly siege the Ochakov Fortress.
Grigory Alexandrovich Potemkin took over as commander-in-chief after his death. He defeated the main force of the Turkish army in the Battle of Merchin and forced the Turks to accept the Galati Armistice Agreement.
When he was the governor of Lithuania, he led the army to suppress the Polish people's uprising and partitioned Poland for the third time.
Later he was promoted to field marshal."
Needless to say, Potemkin, regardless of others, his reliance on Rumyantsev, Suvorov, and Repnin is a major achievement.
Now Orlov is 10 years old, Scarface is 6 years old, and Potemkin is 5 years old.
Peter has no intention of interfering with the growth of these people, but has decided to rely on 19-year-old Rumyantsev, 14-year-old Suvorov, and 10-year-old Repnin as his support.
As for Scarface, he will also be given the opportunity to display his talents.
But Orlov and Potemkin, Orlov was successful and frustrated in history, and had no chance to perform on the battlefield. Peter would let him fight for the rest of his life until he died.
Same with Potemkin.
It is their wish to die in battle to expand territory for Russia.
It's better than Sergei who died in a duel.
After all, I just used Matryona.
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ps: I have only finished seven chapters today. I have added pictures at the end of the first six chapters. Some of them are quite interesting. You can take a look.