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Chapter 428 Muraviyov

Like Menshikov, a favorite of Nicholas I, Muraviyov was born in St. Petersburg to a family of the top Russian aristocrats.

His father served as a senior official in Novgorod Province, an imperial minister, and a privy officer.

According to the Qing Dynasty, Muraviyov is an authentic Jingye with a yellow flag inlaid with a sky pattern on his forehead.

In the early years, Muraviyov's resume was mainly concentrated in the military field except that he was a court boy for Princess Pavlovna at the age of 14: he joined the army at the age of 18, participated in the second Russian-Turkish war at the age of 19, and participated in the second Russian-Turkish war at the age of 24. At the age of [-], he left the army and returned home to inherit the inheritance.

After five years of boring prodigal life and a life of travel and adventure, the 5-year-old Muraviyov returned to the army again and became a major general of the Russian Army three years later.

However, Muraviov's general did not take long, and he began to serve as the governor of Irkutsk and Siberia.

It was also during this period that Muraviyov began to carry out military adventures in the Heilongjiang River Basin in Northeast China in order to spy on the reality of the Qing Dynasty in the Northeast.

Only the outbreak of the Crimean War disrupted Muraviev's plans.

The navy of the coalition forces not only confronted the navy of Imperial Russia in the Black Sea and Baltic Sea region, but also fought a naval battle in the Pacific region.

But the coalition forces do not intend to let go of Tsarist Russia's military power in the Far East.

The second is by land, transported to the Far East by land.But the road from Eastern Europe to the Far East is not easy, and the distance is far away. This poor capacity cannot meet the needs of the Russian Army in the Far East.

Muraviyov's greatest contribution to Tsarist Russia was to expose the nature of the Qing Dynasty as a paper tiger, so that Tsarist Russia, which had just been defeated in Crimea and suffered a major loss of national strength, still dared to invade the Qing Dynasty unscrupulously, and repeatedly demanded that the Qing Dynasty cede land for peace.

Although Liang Yao hated these greedy Russian nobles from the bottom of his heart, he had to admit that Muraviyov was a man of courage.

Although Tsarist Russia's military strength in the Pacific region is very weak, the navy has only four or five old sailing warships that are barely capable of combat, and the land force has only more than a thousand people, which poses no threat to the coalition forces.

Muraviyov knew that he was weak, so when the war broke out, he either led his fleet to retreat in the port of Petropavlovsk, or played hide-and-seek with the coalition forces in the Pacific Ocean to delay time.

Tromeran led the ship to Borneo for another purpose besides requesting medical assistance from Liang Yao and negotiating a new batch of arms orders.

There was a conflict between Liang Yao and the British in the Crown of Columbia. The British specially appointed Elliot as the governor of the Crown of Columbia. A conflict broke out between the two sides in the coastal area of ​​California.

If he could make good use of the conflict between Liang Yao and the British, he might be able to achieve his goal.

But soon, Muraviyov adjusted his state and continued.

Since Muraviyov blocked Liang Yao on the street, it was inevitable for Liang Yao and Muraviyov to drink tea and talk.

After Britain and France entered the war, the Russian army lost its command of the sea.

Petropavlovsk, with a latitude as high as 53°, is not an ice-free port. As long as the port is frozen by the arrival of General Winter, everything will be fine.

"Honestly, Governor Muraviyov, I really admire your courage. You dare to come to Xiangshan to find me at this time." Liang Yao said leisurely.

It is not difficult to guess Muraviyov's intentions, but since Muraviyov came to the door on his own initiative, it should be more appropriate for Muraviyov to say his intentions.

Northern Oregon is only a few hundred kilometers away from the southern tip of Alaska.

Liang Yao signaled Carnegie to pour tea for Muraviev.

That is to work with the British Navy to destroy the Russian military port Petropavlovsk on the Kamchatka Peninsula, inflicting heavy damage on the Russian military forces in the Far East to support the coalition forces on the Near East battlefield.

"Tell me, why did you come to Xiangshan to find me this time?"

The border area of ​​the Far East is not only the bitter cold place of the Russian Empire, but also the farthest area from the core area of ​​Russia.

After the Second Opium War, it was not Muraviev's greatest contribution to Tsarist Russia to seize millions of square kilometers of land in the northeast of the Qing Dynasty through the "Aigun Treaty".

Muraviyov's eloquence is very good. In fact, the governors of the border regions of Tsarist Russia are not bad at eloquence. They are all very good, eloquent debaters, and even diplomats.

"I am a Russian nobleman. Even if I fall into the hands of the British, I will not have to worry about my life. Not only will they not abuse me, but they will not kill me. Instead, they will let me eat and drink well to show their gentleman demeanor.

If Muraviyov was a clumsy man, it would be impossible for him to secure the position of Governor of Siberia.

The Russian Empire has a vast land, and its capital is located in St. Petersburg in the far west. Before the popularization of the telegraph, the communication efficiency between the border areas and the capital was extremely low.

The third is to transport materials from St. Petersburg to the Far East by sea, which is the main transportation route for the Russian military supplies in the Far East.

If Muraviev was not courageous enough, then he would not dare to boldly carry out military provocations against the Qing Dynasty in the Far East, far away from the core area of ​​the Russian Empire, and repeatedly invaded the south when the attitude of the Central Committee of Imperial Russia was vacillating.

There is no Siberian Railway these days, and the Russian troops stationed in the Far East have three ways to get supplies.

"Xiangshan is very close to Hong Kong Island, so you are not afraid that I will give you to the British as a gift?"

And your reputation, I'm afraid it will be rotten in the European aristocratic circle from now on.I heard that you are a businessman, and a qualified businessman knows how to calculate gains and losses, let alone an outstanding businessman like you. "

A gleam of envy flashed in Muraviyov's eyes when he mentioned the island of Borneo.This tropical island has an ice-free port that their Russian Empire dreamed of.

After the end of the war, with more than a thousand remnants of the Far East, I, the Governor of Siberia, Muraviyov, will return to his hometown as a hero of Russia. The Russian people will make a statue of me, and the Tsar will award me a medal.

Now Alaska is still in the hands of Tsarist Russia. Russia sounds far away from California, but in fact it is just that California is far away from the core area of ​​Russia.

Although the governor of Siberia is not a very popular position in Russia, he is still a governor anyway.

"Hehe, based on what I know about you, you would not do this. I heard that you just occupied the island of Borneo, and the British also provoked you in the offshore area of ​​California. I think your interests and the interests of Britain and France may not necessarily be unanimous."

That's what Muraviev is thinking now.

The first is to collect food on the spot, but the Far East is sparsely populated and the economy is so backward that it cannot even be self-sufficient, let alone supply thousands of Russian troops.Therefore, collecting grain on the spot cannot solve the problem.

Of course, Muraviyov felt that Xiangshan came to him in person, and Liang Yao was not very surprised.

Ever since Liang Yao knocked off Japan, Muraviev began to pay attention to this neighbor who was hanging out in the same circle as himself in the Pacific region.

Muraviyov thought he knew Liang Yao well.

Therefore, the governor of Tsarist Russia in the border areas required not only a certain administrative ability and military experience, but also a certain level of diplomacy.

Not only were supplies from Eastern Europe unable to reach the Far East, but even Petropavlovsk on the Kamchatka Peninsula was surrounded and blocked by the coalition navy for more than a year.

It is difficult for large ships in the port to go out to buy supplies.

Although Muravyov held Petropavlovsk with difficulty, the Russian army in the Far East was already exhausted.

Muraviyov needs supplies, a lot of supplies, and these supplies, the entire Pacific Rim region, only Liang Yao has the ability to provide him with military supplies.

(End of this chapter)