For people who have been wandering at sea for a long time, their desire for land is by no means what ordinary people can imagine. In this case, whether it is a navy or a merchant ship, they will allow their subordinates to stop at every port.
Sailors head to the port to relax.
Of course, sometimes, due to the needs of combat missions, the navy often wanders at sea for a long time continuously, but this is only under the circumstances of combat missions.
At present, whether it is the Baltic fleet or the Russian nobles carried by the fleet, after several days of wandering, it is obvious that they no longer want to stay in bed.
While Ushakov was talking to the staff officer, Alexander suddenly walked in. When he heard the naval staff officer's words, Alexander's face showed a thoughtful look.
For Alexander, the current Baltic Fleet and the Russian nobles carried by the fleet are his last hope. If he loses the support of these fleet officers and nobles, then Alexander will become a loner, and he will not even be able to be on this fleet.
If someone has a different intention, it will definitely be even more disadvantageous for Alexander.
Furthermore, Alexander was also a person who had always lived on land. He had grown up in the Winter Palace since he was a child and had been busy fighting since he ascended the throne, making Alexander basically a landlubber.
These days of wandering at sea made Alexander feel uncomfortable, especially when the waves were rough. Alexander, like most people who boarded a ship for the first time, felt overwhelmed.
Therefore, Alexander also wanted to land on land very much.
"Marshal Ushakov, otherwise, should we send someone to communicate with the Prussians in Copenhagen to see if they can not only provide us with supplies, but also allow our people to go to land and relax a little
Take some pressure!"
Perhaps Ushakov could be indifferent to what his staff officer said, but naturally Ushakov could not treat Alexander's words with a normal attitude.
Although after the capture of St. Petersburg, the authority of the Romanov dynasty was greatly reduced, it can even be said that if Ushakov had turned against him, then there would be no problem for him to capture Alexander.
But as a veteran of the Russian Empire, Ushakov's loyalty to the Romanov dynasty is still very trustworthy, and this has been verified by successive monarchs of the Russian Empire.
Ushakov can be said to be quite an alternative among the top Russian officials, as can be seen from his actions. Whether it was Catherine II, Paul I, or Alexander, Ushakov's
His attitude has never changed. Perhaps it can be said that his loyalty is not just to a certain monarch but to the entire Russian Empire!
"Since His Majesty said that, then naturally it has to be like this. Rojevich, leave this matter to you. You should communicate with the Prussians and see if we can let our people go to land!"
Upon hearing Ushakov's instructions, the staff officer of the Baltic Fleet named Rojevich immediately agreed loudly and excitedly.
After Rojevich left, Ushakov said to Alexander:
"Your Majesty the Tsar, the current situation is quite serious. I know that you are not adaptable to life on the fleet, but our current situation is very bad. Therefore, we must be extremely vigilant about some things, even if the Prussians agree
We have accepted our request to disembark. But I hope you can continue to stay on the fleet!"
After Ushakov finished speaking, Alexander's face showed a trace of bitterness, but then Alexander agreed to Ushakov's request. After all, Alexander knew that Ushakov's proposal was also for his own good.
Although St. Petersburg has been captured by the rebels, and it can be said that the foundation of the Romanov dynasty has been taken away by the rebels, Alexander is, after all, the monarch of this generation of the Russian Empire and the only direct descendant of the Romanov dynasty.
Under this situation, Alexander's existence is a great threat to Brankov.
The rulers of the past dynasties have only one attitude towards the monarchs of the previous dynasty, which is to kill them. Of course, there have been exceptions to this in history, but these exceptions are all because the reigning rulers felt that the monarchs of the previous dynasty were not responsible for their rule.
Under the premise that it will pose a threat.
But the future relationship between Alexander and Brankov is definitely a big exception. After all, Brankov conquered the Romanov dynasty, and Alexander himself was not a weak person. Under this situation,
In order to stabilize his rule, Brankov must cut off all ties between Alexander and various forces in the Russian Empire.
And if we look at the root cause, then eliminating Alexander physically is undoubtedly the safest and fastest way.
Seeing that Alexander agreed to his request, Ushakov's face relaxed.
Subsequently, the Russian side started contact with the Governor's Palace in Copenhagen. The Prussian officials who contacted Rojevich readily agreed to the Russians' request. After all, Relengaier had already made some explanations before, so for the Russians
Prussia readily agreed to the request to disembark.
However, regarding the material purchase list listed by the Russians, although the Russians stated that they would purchase at a price higher than the market price, the Prussians were not as forthcoming as they had promised before.
In response to the request for supplies, Prussia promised to supply them, but it had to wait for a while, because currently, although Copenhagen is an important trading center on the Baltic Sea, the navigation-related goods on the Copenhagen market have been reduced due to the Prussians' aggressive development of the navy.
The related materials on the market are not abundant.
The Russians were a little dissatisfied with the Prussian reservations, but after they learned more about the Copenhagen market, they realized that the Prussians had not lied to them.
Rojevich immediately sent someone to ask Ushakov about the relevant issues and learned of this situation. Ushakov's expression also looked very solemn.
After thinking about it, Ushakov asked Rojevich to see if he could find a way to purchase some necessary supplies from the Prussian Navy.
Subsequently, according to Ushakov's instructions, Rojevich made contact with the Prussians.
However, it was obvious that the handling of military supplies was beyond Relengaier's authority. After learning that the local Prussian government was powerless to handle the military's supplies, Ushakov, after discussing with Alexander, decided that if Copenhagen could do so within a week,
To provide the Baltic Fleet with all the supplies on the supply list, the Russians can give them a price that exceeds the market price by 20%.
Relengaier was undecided about this answer, but in order not to arouse vigilance in the hearts of the Russians, Relengaier instructed relevant Prussian officials who were in contact with the Russians to give an answer as best they could.
The arrival of the Baltic Fleet was only the first batch. Subsequently, a large number of ships fleeing from St. Petersburg also arrived in Copenhagen. This situation also caused Relengel to increase the number of Prussian soldiers stationed in the port area.
At the beginning, after Dessau led the Fifth Division to leave, the defense of Copenhagen and Denmark was handed over to the city guards that were gradually formed locally. Although most of the soldiers of these city guards were recruited from Denmark, the officers were all
It was held by Prussians.
In the area near Copenhagen, the number of these city guards is about 8,000. Now after the Russians arrived in Copenhagen, Relengaier mobilized the main force of the city guards from various places and added some militiamen and police.
The armed forces gathered more than 7,000 people, and all of them were sent to the port area.
The next day, Ushakov officially announced that the Baltic Fleet, including those who had escaped from St. Petersburg with the Baltic Fleet, could leave the warships and head to the port area of Copenhagen.
However, due to the large number of people and deliberate restrictions by Prussia, Alexander and Ushakov decided that each battleship must keep two-thirds of the people on the battleship, and the remaining one-third can go to the port area.
But even this one-third of people made Copenhagen's port area full in an instant.
Although the Russians in western Zhejiang are not nice to say. They can be described as lost dogs, but it is obvious that these people are not short of money, especially the Russian nobles carried on these battleships. They have a lot of gold and silver in their pockets.
of hard currency.
After all, when these nobles evacuated from St. Petersburg before, they mainly carried hard currencies such as gold and silver because of their hurry.
The extraordinary prosperity of the port area instantly made it a holy place in the eyes of all businessmen in Copenhagen. They all wanted to go to the port to do business with these Russians. After all, businessmen never had trouble with money.
However, Rilengere did not agree to the requests of these businessmen. Rielengale even sent people to warn these merchants, that is, they were prohibited from going to the port area to have contact with the Russians. If they found one, they would definitely be severely punished!
Relengel's firm attitude shocked these businessmen.
In fact, the reason why these businessmen are prohibited from going to the port area to contact the Russians is not only to prevent these businessmen from sabotaging his plans because of their own interests, but the most important reason is that Rirengel also has some selfish motives in his heart that are not known to outsiders.
After demarcating the port area where the Russian fleet was allowed to dock, Relengaier forcibly ordered some shops to close. At present, those who stay in the port area to do business are basically merchants trusted by Relengaier, and even among them
There are also several businesses that rely on Ruilen Gale himself.
Since ancient times, officials and businessmen have been a two-person group, but the relationship between these two groups has been far from simple at all times and in all countries. In some eras, officials and businessmen even became a state where one prospered and the other suffered losses.
The Dessau family is also engaged in business, and even the entire Prussian senior leadership is basically closely related to businessmen, even William is no exception.
Therefore, among the shops left in the port area, except for a few owned by Relengaire, the rest are all owned by Prussian senior officials, among which the Dessau family is the biggest leader.
Just after these Russians began to disembark, the status of the fallen women that Relengaier had summoned was suddenly greatly improved.
Whether they are sailors or Russians on board the fleet, they have not touched a woman for several days. Maybe they can bear it when they are at sea, but once they arrive on land, when these delinquent women are dressed up and dressed up,
When standing in front of them, it was obvious that most of the Russian male compatriots had lost their souls.
These fallen women in Copenhagen did not disappoint Relengaier. At least on the third day, Relengaier got a report, that is, the fallen women he arranged before not only made these Russian male compatriots become
Like shrimps with soft legs, these stumbled women also extracted a lot of information from the Russian population.
Although this information appears to be very messy at first glance, Rirengel believes that once this information reaches the hands of professionals in Brandenburg, it will definitely be able to play some role. In that case, he can be regarded as having made a contribution.
On the fifth day after Rirengel sent the information to Brandenburg, he also received a reply from Brandenburg.
Although this reply was in the name of the Prussian government, Relengaier immediately felt extremely excited when he saw the handwriting on the reply, because the handwriting was clearly that of Rocks.
As a senior official of the Prussian government and a dignified local governor, how could Relengaier not recognize Rocks's handwritten letter? It was precisely the recognition of the handwriting that made Relengaier suspicious of the content of this reply.
of attention.
This reply not only praised Rirengal, but also gave Rirengal a task, that is, Rirengal must do everything possible to delay the Russians for half a month.
Of course, the reply did not explain why it requested to delay the Russians for half a month, but the letter also mentioned that Brandenburg had sent a team of envoys and was rushing to Copenhagen to meet with the Russians.
At the end of the letter, Locks also promised Relengaier that Elstner, the Foreign Minister in the Prussian government cabinet, is about to reach his age. If Relengaier can complete this task, then Lockes will
Recommend Relengaier to replace Elstner in the Prussian cabinet!
Cabinet member of the Prussian government. Thinking about this title, Relengaier felt excited.
Although the comparison between the Governor of Copenhagen and a foreign minister has advantages and disadvantages, after all, the Governor of Copenhagen is the highest administrator of a region. He rules the area on behalf of the Prussian royal family and government. It can be said that without the king and government
If there is a direct order, then the governor is the local emperor!
But on the other hand, the status of a cabinet minister far exceeds the political status of a regional governor.
Regardless of the fact that Locks is currently in full control of the Prussian government, Locks is a man after all, not a god. He obviously needs the help of his cabinet members to complete the control of the government.
Under this situation, a cabinet minister not only has an important say in national affairs, but also has huge influence on the entire Prussia.
Take Relengaier for example. Although he is like a Turkish emperor in Copenhagen, once something happens, he is not as obedient as Sun Tzu and sends people to visit the mansions of various cabinet ministers in the hope of gaining their support.
Another manifestation of the political influence of cabinet ministers is Prussia’s retirement benefits.
Cabinet ministers and military generals and above can enter the Prussian Senate after the age of sixty-five and continue to exert their residual energy. Although this residual energy is not as powerful as when they were in office, it is undeniable that for politicians,
This one also has huge allure.
No one with power would want to lose all their rights overnight. The feeling of loss is beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
Although the Senate can be said to adhere to the will of the Prussian royal family, members of the Senate still have some rights. These are mainly the right to supervise the government and the military.
Originally serving as the governor of Copenhagen meant that Rilengaier could prolong his political life for at least a few years. Once he became a cabinet minister, it meant that Riellengale would be deprived of his qualifications as a member of the Senate unless he made a big mistake.
Otherwise, his political life will not be over until he dies!
Following Brandenburg's instructions, Rielengale immediately began to systematically reduce the supply of supplies to the Baltic Fleet.
"What's going on? Why are the supplies purchased today so much less than yesterday!"
Ushakov stood on the flagship and said to Rojevich beside him.
Because it was Rojevich who was in contact with Prussia in the first place, Ushakov later asked Rojevich to be responsible for the procurement of related materials.
Of course, Rojevich had to count the daily purchases of supplies and report them to Ushakov and Alexander. After all, the money used to purchase supplies was all the money Alexander had brought from the St. Petersburg treasury and the Winter Palace.
to make payment.
Hearing Ushakov's accusation, Rojevich seemed a little aggrieved and said:
"Your Excellency, Marshal, this is not my fault. Today Prussia sent someone to say that because the supplies we have purchased these days far exceed the total amount on the Copenhagen market, they must mobilize these supplies from other regions. This way
It takes a lot of time to go back and forth!”
Although Rojevich's answer made Ushakov feel depressed, he could not reprimand Rojevich anymore. After all, this was not Rojevich's fault. (To be continued...)