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Chapter 329 As long as it’s easy to use
From the perspective of traditional Eastern culture, it is very irrational for George to force the princes to take sides in such an almost coercive way.

George finally figured it out. What you said about politeness and propriety to the Russians was purely a joke. To the Russians——

In other words, for all white people, you should be more direct when speaking, because they will not understand what you say is too subtle.

More seriously, it may even cause the other party to misjudge and interpret your restraint as self-castration.

Based on the relationship between George and Nicola, everyone knows that Nicola will support George unreservedly.

George would be looked upon as a fool if he did not make the most of his friendship with Nicholas.

As for Vladimir's experience, will everyone in the Grand Dukes be in danger?

To put it bluntly, if they had this awareness, the Russian Empire would not have perished.

As Nicholas's brother-in-law, Alexander was a staunch supporter of George.

So as soon as George finished speaking, Alexander couldn't wait to express his position: "Yes, we should not disturb Grandpa Mikhail's life——"

Nicholas was displeased. Even for Xenia's sake, he couldn't be so disrespectful.

Counting from Alexander's father, Mikhail is Alexander's uncle.

George puts it another way, silence is consent.

But if you try to get away with silence, that's impossible.

"George, even my uncle is like this, what do you think I should do?"

Vladimir had to restrain himself from Nikolai after all.

George really didn't expect that Vladimir would be so unscrupulous.

Nikolai was very sad, and he had no intention of holding Vladimir accountable.

"Since there is no objection, this matter has been decided happily."

When Vladimir went to the Duma, the biggest beneficiary was Alexei.

"Uncle Volodya, how can you say that about Sasha?"

The Lord Admiralty is not inappropriate.

Alexander's words attracted a lot of scornful looks.

The State Duma is just an idea now, it doesn’t even have a grassroots team, and there is no question of when it will be officially listed.

The key point is that Vladimir left a lot of bad debts during his tenure. If Vladimir resigns and someone takes advantage of the situation, Vladimir will be in danger.

There was a fire at the Admiralty last night, and all the books of recent years were destroyed beyond repair.

Vladimir resisted stubbornly and refused to go to the State Duma.

"Shut up Amusa, you are really the biggest joke of the Romanov family!"

Vladimir could insult Alexander without restraint.

Now that even Alexei is silent, George no longer expects the grand dukes to openly support George.

The next day, as soon as George arrived at the Winter Palace, he learned a shocking news.

If the water is clear, there will be no fish, let alone the princes of the empire.

In the past few years, Ya San has been an alcoholic, and no one among the princes has been able to cure him, and he has completely let himself go.

And that's just the Admiralty.

What about the War Department, which accounts for more military spending?

What about the major military regions, governor-general regions, and provinces?
Nicholas couldn't imagine how many shady things were hidden under the empire's glamorous appearance.

George didn't know either. The only thing he could guarantee was that the accounts of the Amur Military District could withstand scrutiny.

"It's not your fault, you don't need to blame yourself."

George took the initiative to free Nicholas.

Nikolai is not only fragile, but also very sensitive. George is worried that hitting Nikolai too seriously will affect Nikolai's self-confidence. This is Nicholas.

If George's future children are like this, George will slap them without saying a word.

What else to do——

Cold!

The Grand Duke's annual salary is only a dozen or two hundred thousand rubles.

There are so many great princes in Russia, and their salaries combined are just one new battleship.

If George were the czar, if he didn't kill everyone, he would be sorry for the ledger that was burned last night.

Most likely Nikolai wouldn't be able to do it.

But that’s fine too.

Today Nikolai was able to show some mercy to Vladimir Net.

If George makes a mistake tomorrow, Nicholas will only be more tolerant to George.

This is why all civil and military officials like benevolent kings.

As time went by, the situation in Japan was not as George expected, and the situation became worse and worse.

On the contrary, because a large amount of loot was shipped back to Japan, Japan's sharp social conflicts actually eased.

George also became suspicious.

George knew that the Sino-Japanese War ended with the defeat of the Qing Empire.

But George didn't know exactly how the Qing Empire was defeated.

Although the State Duma and the local assemblies have not been officially restored, there are no secrets in St. Petersburg. Around the New Year, discussions about the State Duma and the local assemblies have been aroused in St. Petersburg. Some people even openly criticized the State Duma in newspapers. Discussions with local councils.

This year is the first year of the new emperor's accession to the throne. According to the custom, all regions should send congratulatory messages to the tsar, express their congratulations to the tsar, and by the way, pay allegiance to the tsar.

On January 1, Nicholas held a banquet in the Winter Palace to entertain St. Petersburg officials and representatives from various places.

Nicholas delivered a speech at the banquet and solemnly promised representatives from various regions that he would gradually increase the power of local councils in various regions.

When local councils were outlawed, they were not actually dissolved but continued to exist in other ways.

The Vladivostok Management Council is essentially the local council.

Nicholas's statement at the New Year's banquet triggered wider discussions across the empire, and people's expectations and favor for Nicholas, the new tsar, gradually increased.

Yasan is really not as good as the nobles boast. For most Russians, Yasan is a conservative and authoritarian czar.

Nicholas's statement gave people new hope, especially for the country gentry and the emerging bourgeoisie who had a high chance of entering parliament.

Unlike Vladimir, who had been unable to enter the state for a long time, Pobedonostsev and Ignaev moved quickly, and a group of careerists who claimed to be the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party quickly gathered around them.

George asked Dejan to pick a few confidants to break into the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party respectively. It would be best if they could work next to Pobedonostsev and Ignaev, which would be more conducive to George's subsequent operations.

This is not because George does not trust Pobedonostsev and Ignaev, but it is another safety rope for George. George hopes that these people will never come into play.

As for Vladimir, he is George’s key monitoring target.

To this end, George went directly to the head of the secret police, General Danilov.

"Surveillance on the Grand Duke? Isn't that bad -"

Danilov was sweating profusely and could not bear the pressure.

"Isn't this your job?"

For some reason, George didn't really like the secret police.

But the secret police are indeed very useful when doing this kind of thing.

(End of this chapter)