Tsarist Russia: Please Call Me Your Majesty The Tsar

Chapter 125 Betting On The Fate Of The Country (Fifth, Please Subscribe!)

As the top officials of Tianhuang, the cabinet and the military of the Eastern Empire, Mingzhi Tianhuang and these ministers and generals are very clear that the rise of the Eastern Empire is inseparable from the strong support of people who never set.

It can be said that when they were able to defeat the Qing Empire, they received great support from the Empire on which the sun never sets. Otherwise, they simply would not have the money to buy so many warships and expand so many troops.

Fortunately, they defeated the Qing Empire, blackmailed the Qing Empire severely, and obtained a large amount of wealth.

After that, the empire on which the sun never sets continued to support them, continuing to sell them various advanced warships, providing them with loans and so on. It also encouraged the Eastern Empire to devote all its wealth to military expansion and preparations for war.

Why did the people who never set the sun do this in "170", the top management of the Eastern Empire is also very clear, don't they want to train them to be thugs, or lackeys?

It is well known that the people on whom the sun never sets are chasing and intercepting the Tsarist Russian Empire all over the world.

However, the Tsarist Russian Empire is not a weak country, but a world-class power. Therefore, even if the sun never sets, even the hegemon of the world does not want to easily start a war with such a powerful country. This makes them more likely to win over other countries and let other countries fight against the Tsarist Russian Empire, so as to block the expansion of the Tsarist Russian Empire and prevent the rise of the Tsarist Russian Empire.

Unfortunately, the Eastern Empire is the chess piece chosen by the Empire on which the sun never sets. In other words, it was the cannon fodder for them to prevent the rise of the Russian Empire.

Faced with the request that the sun never sets, the Oriental Empire simply could not refuse. Otherwise, not only would they not be able to get support from the empire on which the sun never sets, but they would even become enemies of the empire on which the sun never sets. Therefore, they have no choice but to obey the arrangement of the sun never sets.

But in the same way, the Orientals are also very unwilling, they want to get rid of this fate.

The only way is to make them stronger.

Defeating the Tsarist Empire and becoming a real world power is just the first step. In this way, they are qualified to bargain with others, and to control their own destiny.

Therefore, Mingzhi Tianhuang hopes that they can defeat the Tsarist Russian Empire in the war. In other words, they absolutely cannot lose. Otherwise, the consequences will be very serious. In other words, the entire Oriental Empire will fall into a place of eternal doom.

"Your Majesty, the Tsarist Russian Empire is indeed very strong, and its overall strength is stronger than ours. However, their center of gravity has always been in Europe thousands of miles away. Their main army, most of the population, and almost all of their industries are also located in Europe The Tsarist Russian Empire's troops in the Far East are not many, only more than 200,000. Their Pacific Fleet is not weak. But that's all. I believe that the current Imperial Navy is fully capable of defeating the them.

Judging from the strength comparison between our two sides, it is indeed very difficult for us to completely defeat the Tsarist Russian Empire. However, if the war is limited to the Far East and defeated, there should be no big problem. "

Lieutenant General Masatake Terauchi, Minister of the Army, said.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the Imperial Army can definitely defeat the army deployed by the Tsarist Russian Empire in the Far East!" The army chief of staff, General Shanyan, also expressed confidence.

"Although the hinterland of the Tsarist Russian Empire is very far away from the Far East. But don't forget that their Siberian Railway has been completed and opened to traffic. Once the war starts, their troops will be continuously transported to the Far East through the Siberian Railway. At that time, we will Can you defeat them?" Minister of Finance Sone Arasuke reminded.

"After all, it will take time for the Russian reinforcements to reach the Far East from Europe. At the same time, although the Trans-Siberian Railway has been completed, there is still a disadvantage. That is, the capacity of the railway is very limited. According to our calculations, at most it can only Support hundreds of thousands of troops to fight. If we can seize the time and hit the Russians hard at the beginning of the war, then we will win this battle. Even if the Russians send reinforcements continuously, it will only add It's just an oil tactic, nothing to worry about!" General Da Shanyan explained.

Mingzhi Tianhuang nodded again and again, his eyes shining brightly.

"Yoxi! If the Imperial Army can defeat the Russians, then we will be able to snatch the Kantung State and the northern part of the Koryo Peninsula occupied by the Russians... and even occupy the entire Manchurian region of China. To At that time, the empire will gain a lot of resources and wealth, and the empire will greatly increase its strength!" Mingzhi Tianhuang is salivating over all of this!

"The Russians are not that easy to deal with. If the Imperial Army wants to defeat them, it must do its best. Therefore, the Army needs more military spending to prepare for the war

Lieutenant General Masaki Terauchi, Minister of the Army, took the opportunity to make a request.

Minister of Finance Sone Arasuke's expression turned ugly.

Over the years, the military expenditure of the Eastern Empire has been high enough, and the finances of the entire Eastern Empire are running at a high level. The war indemnity obtained from the Qing Empire has already been spent. And the fiscal revenue of the Oriental Empire itself is not high. Last year, the fiscal revenue of the entire Eastern Empire was only 357 million yen, equivalent to 35.7 million pounds. It seems a lot, but if compared with other European powers, the difference is not even a star.

Especially compared with the Tsarist Russian Empire, under the rule of Mikhail, the Tsarist Russian Empire is more powerful, and the economy has also achieved great development. Last year, the fiscal revenue of the Tsarist Russian Empire reached more than two billion rubles, equivalent to 250 million pounds.

You must know that the current fiscal revenue of the empire on which the sun never sets is only 150 million pounds. But if you count the income that the 1.4-day never-set empire gained from its vast overseas colonies, then this amount would have to be more than doubled.

In comparison, the Eastern Empire naturally appears to be much poorer.

"Gentlemen, we have no other choice. Next, we will be betting on the fate of the country. Therefore, we must prepare for the battle with all our strength. Starting tomorrow, I will only eat one meal a day, and the rest of the money will be Leave all the rest to the army to prepare for the war. In this battle, we must win!" Mingzhi Tianhuang said to everyone.

Obviously, in order to defeat the Russian Empire, Mingzhi Tianhuang once again set an example.

Of course, although he only eats one meal a day, he will not go hungry. No one has stipulated that His Majesty Tianhuang should not eat snacks or supper besides the main meals. .