Chapter 21 The tiger's body shook, and the major armies surrendered
In this camp, Peter met with the commanders, deputy commanders and outstanding students of each regiment, and then demoted the commanders of each regiment to deputy commanders. Each regiment was not dissatisfied, but was overjoyed.
Because the regiment leader has a great symbolic meaning, he is mainly responsible for the salary of the officers and soldiers of the entire regiment, administrative miscellaneous items, maintenance costs of weapons and uniforms, and the purchase expenses of shoes, shirts and socks. From needles, threads, brains to weapons and equipment, all should go to the regiment leader.
In the past, there was a precedent for the tsar himself to serve as the commander of the Semyonov Regiment and other guards. However, during the period of my aunt, my aunt did not serve as the commander.
Before he became the captain, the captains of the legion also approached the Privy Council and the Parliament for funds, and they relied more on the deputy captain for war.
But if he takes the title of regimental commander and directly orders the parliament to pay salaries and other expenses to these soldiers on time, he will have tighter control over these regiments.
But this time, he took on the title of all captains of the Guards at once.
The current level of the legion is level 6 and level 20, which are:
Lieutenant: second lieutenant, lieutenant, captain, captain
Colonel: major, lieutenant colonel, colonel
General: major general, lieutenant general, admiral, marshal.
The commander of the infantry regiment is a captain. The 19-year-old Rumyantsev is now a new deputy commander. Although he is the deputy commander, he is actually the one who leads the regiment to fight, and his official title has not changed.
The immediate leader became the emperor.
It is an honor for all officers to be led by the emperor himself.
The invincible Suvorov is now 14 years old, still a musketeer in the Semyonovskoye Guards Regiment, and an outstanding student.
Although his father was a member of the Army Council, Suvorov started from the bottom.
"Work hard and I will not treat you badly. I promise you that from now on, even if the treasury runs out of money, the palace will sell off its assets to ensure that the army will not be owed wages!"
Peter's eyes swept over the deputy commanders and the outstanding students who had already reported their names to him, and Suvorov was among them.
In Peter's view, Suvorov's current body is weak and he has no idea that he will become a famous general in the future, but his eyes are full of perseverance.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!!!"
All the deputy captains and outstanding students knelt on one knee and expressed their loyalty to Peter fervently.
Peter smiled slightly, nodded, and ordered Mirkovsky to take out 10 oak barrels and buy enough supplies to feed the officers and soldiers present for three days.
Then he said to these people:
"While you are training in the camp, I will hold a banquet for you. At that time, everyone can eat and drink as they please. Only when you are full will you be motivated. I will be committed to serving the country and the people! Your loyalty to me is your loyalty to Russia, and Russia will not
Treating his children badly!"
Peter's voice was deafening.
Previous Guards, except for Peter the Great who personally brought Preobrazhensky from Tsarskoe Selo and Semenovsky to glory for a while, have gone through several generations of tsars and powerful ministers, and were still suppressed during the era when Biron was in power.
, almost marginalized.
He was also suppressed by the shooting army and was breathless. How could he ever have such words of grace?
"Thank you, Your Majesty! May your Majesty be safe! I swear allegiance to Your Majesty to the death!!!"
Fanatic shouts spread and soared into the sky.
Seeing the attitude of these officers and soldiers, Peter was very satisfied.
He thought of his original self again. He didn't know what he thought. As long as he had a gentler attitude and gave some favors, these legions would be more loyal.
Meeting outstanding officers and soldiers, giving several commendations and trainings, holding a legion shooting competition, and even participating in the competition in person can capture the hearts of these people and make them rebel.
In this regard, he could only lament that it was his own fault.
"Okay, Queen Elizabeth, I, Peter III, will also be with you. I believe that under the leadership of me and Queen Elizabeth, you will one day blossom into unparalleled prestige in the world!"
Peter spoke impassionedly.
Amid the excitement among the officials and the people, he patted Rumyantsev on the shoulder and encouraged him:
"Good job!"
Rumyantsev was immediately excited.
He shouted in his heart, Your Majesty has patted my shoulder, His Majesty has patted my shoulder!
Peter's eyes stayed on Suvorov again, and he nodded to him in Suvorov's shocked eyes.
Then he gave some training to the officers and soldiers in the entire camp.
Peter now has a straight posture. After the long journey on the pilgrimage, neither his mental temperament nor his physical image seems to be weak.
All the officers and soldiers felt that His Majesty was full of majesty and awe-inspiring.
Moreover, His Majesty's words were categorical and iron-blooded, making all the soldiers excited.
They seemed to see the shadow of Peter the Great!
After Peter left, Suvorov still felt unbelievable.
His Majesty actually nodded to him?
So many people just noticed him?
Suvorov's heart became hot, and his eyes were bright and moist.
"Your Majesty, I will definitely serve you to the death! I want to fight on the battlefield and be received by you again!!!"
Suvorov shouted in his heart.
After leaving the military camp, Peter fell into deep thought. He was very satisfied with his trip to the military camp and gained loyalty easily.
After all, he is the emperor, so he naturally has legal authority. Now that it is an autocratic monarchy, his bad reputation has been almost offset by Peter Ai. Although he just performed in front of ambassadors from various countries, spreading it among ambassadors and spreading it among the people are two different things.
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These officers and soldiers naturally serve him!
But the satisfaction with the trip to the military camp did not let Peter ignore another problem.
This forced him to face it.
That’s why Russia’s roads are so bad!
In the carriage, he didn't even have to move.
This is a completely animal-drawn dirt road.
When I came to Moscow from St. Petersburg, I couldn't feel it, because it was still a severe winter, and horse-drawn sleighs could just go up the snowy fields. But now that spring has arrived, everything has revived, and everything has been revealed.
Riding back to the palace, Peter went directly to the Privy Council.
There are many imperial palaces, and the Privy Council has its offices in a palace in Moscow.
When Peter entered, Vorontsov was talking to an unfamiliar face. When Peter arrived, Vorontsov quickly stopped and saluted Peter, and the unfamiliar face also saluted hurriedly.
Peter said to Vorontsov:
"I just went to a camp in the countryside. The road was too bumpy. Can you tell me what's going on with the road?"
Vorontsov was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but said with a wry smile:
"Okay, Your Majesty."
Then he spoke:
"Your Majesty, this is actually quite normal. Because the state treasury does not allocate funds for road construction, local governments, private individuals, and farmers are required to build roads on a voluntary basis. Their motivation is very low."
Peter wondered:
"Is there no decree issued?"
Vorontsov said:
"Yes, during the time of Peter the Great, 'local committees' were required to maintain and protect roads, and many laws were issued, but they were not implemented effectively."
"When the war with Sweden broke out, we no longer bothered to build roads. I haven't bothered with it since. It's just been like this."