I am Peter III, Emperor of the Hexagon of the Goose Kingdom

Chapter 123 The decision to lock down the country that made Bestutev worry [210]

Bestutev spoke eloquently, and when she heard the secret that Johanna was going to be Queen of Sweden, Vivienne couldn't help being shocked and her hands trembled.

She has been by Ekaterina's side recently, and it was only then that she realized why Ekaterina's mother had become so good-tempered. It turned out that there was a throne waiting for her.

Both Peter and Bestutev glanced at her, and Vivian shrank back, recording tremblingly.

Peter listened quietly, with a noncommittal expression on his face. Seeing that Bestutev stopped, he tapped on the table lightly, and the sound echoed in the quiet conference room palace.

Peter's first words made Bestutev very happy!
He opened his mouth and said:

"Suppress Prussia, yes."

Then he said slowly:
"Unite Austria and Saxony, yes."

"Support Johanna, help her gain a firm foothold in Sweden, and directly control Sweden, yes."

"Keep peace with Osman for the time being, yes."

"It is not the time to launch a war against the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Don't express any intentions for the time being. This is not our first target of war. It will cause a chain reaction."

"As for the UK and France, just keep it ambiguous for now."

What Peter did not say was that, in Bestutev's plans, the United Kingdom would go bankrupt.

Because Queen Anne of England had no heirs after her death in 1714, George I was the candidate of Hanover in Germany at that time, and he inherited the British throne in accordance with the law of succession to the throne.

The current King George II of Great Britain is also the candidate for Hanover.

Although the British dislike Hannover very much and regard it as a dragging burden, both father and son have a soft spot for their hometown.

Hanover is next to Berlin, the capital of Prussia. In order to ensure that Frederick would not annex this land of prosperity, Britain sent an ambassador to find Frederick first, and wanted to sign a non-aggression treaty with him.

Frederick refused.

No way, Britain had to send an ambassador to Russia to find Bestutev, who was very powerful at the time, and wanted to sign an agreement to let the Russians send troops to protect Hanover.

With the efforts of the British ambassador, the two sides had already signed a secret draft, but unexpectedly the news leaked out, and Frederick was shocked when he heard it.

He is hostile to Teresa, but he doesn't want Russia to send troops, otherwise he won't be able to eat or sleep.

So he immediately contacted the UK and agreed to the UK's request.

As soon as Frederick agreed, after all, it was the closest country to Hanover and pursued military imperialism, Britain immediately released the Russian pigeons and sent them to negotiate a separate peace with Prussia.

As soon as the two countries formed an alliance, France suddenly became furious.

France and Prussia were originally allies in the War of Austrian Succession, but France and Britain were deadly enemies.

One is a European power, and the other is a maritime hegemony. To rule the world, there must be a battle to the death!
France considered the alliance between Prussia and England a betrayal of the War of Succession alliance.

Now that Prussia had betrayed, it also betrayed, and announced an alliance with Austria, Prussia's deadly enemy.

And Russia was released as a pigeon, plus Frederick talked about Queen Elizabeth and the Queen of Rome, and was originally an ally with Austria during the War of Austrian Succession.

Decisively, France, Austria and Russia allied themselves.

Three waves fought against Prussia together, starting the Seven Years War.

Had it not been for Peter III's backstab at the last minute, Frederick would have finished the game.

All in all, in the original history, the reason for the failure of the alliance between Britain and Russia was Hannover.

But none of this has happened yet, and now that he has become emperor so early, and he plans to carry out policies in line with Russia's national conditions, who knows that it will not develop like this in the future.

Everything is a plan that cannot keep up with changes.

So Peter said to maintain an ambiguous attitude towards Britain and France.

As the emperor agreed with each other, Bestutev couldn't help being overjoyed, but he was a little puzzled when he heard His Majesty said that he maintained an ambiguous attitude between Britain and France.

Peter glanced at Bestutev, thought for a moment and said:

"The relationship between other countries is as you just said. As for Britain and France, you can decide for yourself, but no matter what you decide, your time is limited. At a certain period, I may lock the country and only open certain treaty ports. You Pay attention."

"Also, from now on, foreigners should be secretly removed from the officials. What I mean by removal is not killing, nor is it obvious deportation. I want to find a reason to lower their official positions, suppress them to the edge, and make them insignificant. When the country is locked, Either drive them away directly, or build them a separate place in the country to live in and keep them in isolation."

Hearing the emperor say this, Bestutev was stunned.

Vivienne was also a little silly.

Bestutev was first shocked that the emperor gave him so much power. When the emperor was the crown prince, he didn't talk to the crown prince at all, and he was hostile.

But His Majesty trusts him so much?
Moreover, to lock the country, Bestutev felt that this decision was too big and too hasty. There was no research and judgment on the impact on Russia. It seemed that His Majesty came up with a brainstorm.

Bestutev was about to persuade him to make this decision carefully, but Peter waved his hand and said:

"I've said all I have to say, so let's do it now."

Peter ignored Bestutev, looked at Vivian and said:

"Have you finished remembering?"

Vivian immediately said:

"Your Majesty, I'm done remembering."

Peter took it over and took a look, then smiled and said:
"good."

With Vivienne's happy expression, Peter glanced at Bestutev, and said:

"Deputy Minister of General Affairs, from now on you will be a power minister with one hand in Russia for a while, I hope you can attract enough attention, I wish you good luck!"

After speaking, Peter took Vivienne and left.

Bestutev stood there in a daze, unable to recover.

Then he took a deep breath, Power Minister?

He wasn't worried that he would become the second Menshikov, but he was really worried about the lock-down policy that the emperor just said.

I have never heard of any country using this policy.

As for the elimination of the foreign team among Russian officials, he has no opinion on this, but Russia is relatively scarce in talent.

But I believe that with him and Vorontsov around, we can still live stably.

The only thing that is too uncertain is the lockdown.

And His Majesty asked him to attract attention, but he didn't know what he was planning?
With a worried sigh, Bestutev left the conference room.

Peter was already walking in the corridor of the palace at this time, he walked in front with his head held high, and Vivienne walked in the back, only the sound of the emperor walking was left in the resplendent passage, and the maids bowed their heads wherever they passed.

Peter is also thinking about the decision to lock down the country.

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Ps: Cough, make up [-] words.

(End of this chapter)