Chapter 98 Open up the Don-Volga River and control the west bank of the Caspian Sea
Then Peter began to summon officials, but what made Peter frown was that many of the officials were native Russians and did not even know what he knew clearly.
And he can get even the most obvious things wrong.
When asked about the number of trackers, the officials stammered for an accurate number.
"Your Majesty, there may be three thousand people."
"Your Majesty, it will definitely not be more than three thousand, but at least five thousand."
Three thousand for your sister, five thousand for your uncle!
Peter really wanted to yell at these officials.
I can’t even figure out this little thing. Isn’t this a vegetarian meal with a corpse?
Then Peter called Bestudev and asked him how much money was left in the treasury.
Bestutev replied: "Your Majesty, the state treasury still has about 2.5 million rubles."
2.5 million rubles, this number is very auspicious, Peter looked coldly at the officials, this money from the treasury was given to them.
Not only were the trackers unable to answer the questions, but they also had no clue about other simple questions.
Peter was not as good-tempered as Catherine when she was the empress. At that time, Catherine was ignorant of officials. Catherine just asked the herald to go to the Academy of Sciences to buy a map, and then warned her, and basically everything was fine.
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But Peter did not want such an incompetent person to be bossing around the Russian people.
But he didn't mention it now, he just said calmly:
"Okay, except for the Deputy Minister of General Affairs, all of you can go down."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
The answers were all smooth and in unison. Looking at their leaving figures, Peter fell into deep thought.
Bestudev saw that His Majesty was thinking and did not interrupt him. Although externally he was the Deputy Minister of General Affairs and many things seemed to be his hand, both he and Minister of General Affairs Vorontsov understood that all of this was due to His Majesty.
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Running newspapers, intellectual property, and now selling the crazy Peter Quest series abroad, and pushing the obedient Johanna to the throne of Queen of Sweden, and founding Notre Dame, making abandoned babies almost extinct in Russia, founding schools, and converting churches into
He nationalized the serfs and land under his rule, turned the church into an institution under government governance, and brought back the potato, which can almost be called a population artifact. Each of these is a feat.
But all these things were done by His Majesty, and Bestudev couldn't help but admire him.
Bestudev not only admired him, he was also so impressed that he fell to the ground.
There is no harm without comparison. Sometimes Bestudev could not help but compare His Majesty with Queen Elizabeth.
It's okay not to compare, but Her Majesty the Queen's results are a bit miserable when compared.
But one thing the Empress did was shocking, that is, she did a super feat and announced that she would rule Russia with His Majesty Peter even when she was not sick!
This vision and courage are simply jaw-dropping.
The emperor is the emperor. To this pair of uncles and nephews, Bestudev has nothing to say now.
Fortunately for him, his opposition had no effect at that time.
Peter's contemplation quickly stopped. According to the official anecdote, not all officials were selected as nobles, but it only limited the soldiers who had served in the army to be conferred from civilians to nobles after they had made meritorious deeds.
But being a good soldier in war does not necessarily mean that you will be good at politics. It can even be said that these are two unrelated things, civil servants and military attachés.
In the original history, after the establishment of Moscow State University, many talents came from the university. But now the school has only been built under his order. Where can we find talents?
Bestudev and Vorontsov were good, but when he thought of those officials just now, Peter shook his head.
But selecting talents is a long-term task after all. Even if they are bad guys, Peter believes that it will be better than now after establishing a reward and punishment system.
But the most important thing now is to lay cement roads.
Peter glanced at Bestudev and said:
"Bestudev, Vorontsov is busy with the cement business now. Although the opening of the canal is an internal matter, you have to take responsibility for it."
Opening a canal?
Bestudev was stunned for a moment, and then said:
"Your Majesty, please give me your instructions."
Peter asked for a rough map, crossed the Don and Volga rivers with his finger, and then said:
"We must completely connect the Don and Volga rivers."
Bestudev couldn't help being surprised. He looked at the place pointed by His Majesty, and the information about this place immediately appeared in his mind.
In fact, during the time of Peter the Great, the construction of the Don and Volga rivers had already begun, but later due to the sudden outbreak of a full-scale war with Sweden, this part of the project was stopped.
Bestudev couldn't help but said:
"Your Majesty, if I remember correctly, this distance is about 100 kilometers, and excavation will take a lot of time. I wonder what exactly you want to do, Your Majesty?"
Peter's finger traced the perimeter of the Caspian Sea on the map and stopped on the west side of the road.
"Control the west coast of the Caspian Sea first."
Bestudev stared there blankly, still not understanding what His Majesty meant.
He then said:
"Your Majesty, is it important to control this place? This is not an outlet to the sea."
Peter smiled and said:
"Of course it's important."
In fact, the place Peter designated was the Chechnya and Baku areas on the west coast of the Caspian Sea. If we follow the original historical trajectory, it would not be until 1804, when Tsar Alexander I commanded the Caspian Sea Fleet to participate in the battle to capture the port of Nzeli. In the end, Persia was defeated and the Treaty of Gulistan was signed.
, ceded Georgia, Armenia, Dagestan and other regions. After that, the Caspian Sea was completely returned to Russia and became the real king of the Caspian Sea.
Until the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Soviet republics along the Caspian Sea became independent one after another. The countries along the Caspian Sea also changed from Russia and Yinlang to Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Yinlang.
Since then, many parties have launched lengthy negotiations over the huge amounts of oil and natural gas energy in the Caspian Sea.
Moreover, the Don River is connected to the Sea of Azov. As long as the Don River and the Volga River are connected, the Volga River will go straight into the Caspian Sea. Then the endless source of energy from the Caspian Sea can enter the Sea of Azov through the Volga River, Volga River-Don River, and then from the Azov River.
The Sea of Speed enters the Black Sea.
To the west of the Black Sea is the Balkan Peninsula. Although it currently belongs to the Ottoman Empire, who can say for sure when the Seven Years War breaks out?
For now, when the Seven Years' War breaks out and Frederick annexes Saxony, Peter is not prepared to intervene.
The Baltic Sea entrance has been obtained, and Johanna is now in Sweden, and she is very honest. Russia's biggest enemy is not Western Europe, but the Ottomans.
Once the Ottomans are defeated, the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea will be established. Whether it is from the Cape of Good Hope or the route from the Suins Canal, it will be right under your nose. Then the sea will be truly wide and the sky is high.
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But regarding Bestudev's doubts, Peter just said calmly:
"You will be responsible for this matter and be at the top of your affairs. I will give you as many people as you need to dig the Don and Volga rivers. If you want money, I can temporarily give you 8 million rubles. If there is not enough, the time will be half a year to one."
Within this year, open up the Don and Volga rivers for me."