Years of the Republic of China 1913

() Kolchak was embarrassed when he saw Her Majesty Empress Ekaterina III, although he had already accepted the position of the orthodox Zheng Fu Navy Minister of the Russian Empire and brought huge wealth to Ekaterina III , but the collapse of Tsar Nicholas and the establishment of the temporary government of Russia, a large part of which was planned and executed by Kolchak himself.Speaking of it, Kolchak can be said to be the gravedigger of the Russian Empire. Without his help, Russia might not be like this now.

However, Kolchak is a well-known admiral after all, and his embarrassing expression quickly faded. According to etiquette, he knelt down on one knee in front of Catherine III, kissed the ring in the Queen's hand that symbolized power, and Show allegiance.

Ekaterina III looked at the handsome admiral in front of him with complicated emotions. Whether as an admiral or a great explorer, Kolchak has always been the young Ekaterina III. idols worshipped.But it was this idol who personally destroyed her father's empire, and now the Soviet regime, which is at odds with the orthodox government of the Russian Empire, gradually became stronger because of Kolchak's serious dereliction of duty, thus overthrowing the temporary Zheng Fu replaced it, bringing Russia into an unprecedented dark period. ..

The pair of monarchs and ministers who had their own concerns calmly completed all the audience etiquette, retracted their left hands, Catherine III returned to her throne and sat down, and invited Kolchak to sit under her left hand.

He kindly asked the other party about the situation all the way to the east, and expressed great concern for the hundreds of thousands of civilians who followed Kolchak to the east.Following the question and answer between the two sides, Kolchak felt that Catherine III did not show any intention to blame him, and gradually relaxed his mind.

"Admiral, how long will it take for the large troops to reach the Far East?"

"Returning to His Majesty, it is expected to take about a month. After all, there are too many people. In addition to the baggage, the transportation capacity of the Siberian Railway is really limited. If something happens on the road, I am afraid it will have to be extended for a while."

"It's been too long..." Ekaterina III shook her head slightly, her expression showing pity and grief: "Siberia has entered the early winter, and the cold wind blowing from hell will destroy people's will. Soldiers are better But there are still so many civilians and children, these people are my subjects, general, can't we let them go faster?"

Kolchak looked a little excited, got up and said: "Your Majesty, your behavior made me feel your greatness and warmth, but the action of nearly 80 people is really not easy. If it wasn't for Your Majesty, you sent troops to support your minister, your minister I will not see you so soon, Your Majesty. Although I can order my subordinates to speed up and try to arrive at the destination before the most severe cold weather arrives, but you also know that the late stage of so many people is a huge problem. To tell you the truth, Your Majesty, In fact, in the absence of food, it is not easy to arrive in about a month."

"No, another month or even longer in the cold wind will bring them huge casualties. I am afraid that only half or even less of the 80 people will arrive in the end. As the emperor of the Russian Empire, I absolutely do not allow this The situation has happened! Admiral! I order you in the name of the Emperor of Russia. No matter what method is used, they must arrive as soon as possible!" Catherine III shook her head and said with a firm expression and firm eyes. There is an illusion that the one in front of him is not the young empress.It was Catherine II, who was as famous as Peter the Great, walking out of the most eye-catching oil painting hanging in the Winter Palace.

Wei Wei was in a daze, until Catherine III finished speaking, and Kolchak woke up from the trance.

Shaking his head with a wry smile, Kolchak sighed: "The Far East is not as rich as Europe, and Siberia is even more barren. Along the way, we stop and go to raise food and guard against Bolshevik attacks. It's not easy. Without the support of a strong later stage, the actions of 80 people are very slow. How many people can get here in the end depends on God's arrangement. May God bless these poor people, Amen... .”

Crossed piously, why didn't Kolchak hope that these people could reach their destination as soon as possible like Catherine III?But the supply of so many people is an astronomical figure every day. It was okay at the beginning of the journey. As time went by, the food carried by the large army has long been unable to make ends meet. Fortunately, Catherine III sent someone to support her. Otherwise, I am afraid that I am still enduring the severe cold and hunger with the large army.

"God only redeems those who redeem themselves. My admiral, no matter how bad the conditions are, he must guarantee the lives of these subjects! This is my duty as the emperor of Russia, and it is also yours. Your Excellency, the admiral, will take them to the Far East. The purpose! Don’t you just want to leave them alone?”

"Of course not, but Your Majesty, do you have a better solution?" Kolchak asked helplessly, spreading his hands.

"If there is no way, you have to find a way, General, please arrange your guards to prepare as soon as possible. I will send troops to continuously transport food and winter clothes to the large troops, and help them get out of the predicament and return to my embrace as soon as possible."

Kolchak was a little disapproving, shaking his head and said: "Your Majesty, I understand your thoughts, but what is the point of doing this? Can the entire Far East produce so many supplies for the consumption of 80 people? Even if it can save people, what is the point? How many can be saved? Don’t forget that winter is coming, and the winter in the Far East is so long, if there is no material support, I’m afraid we will all starve to death!”

"I won't starve to death, I have my way!" Ekaterina III smiled, and said with firm eyes: "There is no food, we can buy it, general, you probably didn't know me when you first came. With the secret agreement with the Chinese government, the Chinese will give us a lot of material support, as long as we have the support of the Chinese government, let alone 80 people, even if we double it, it will not be a problem.”

"Just those yellow-skinned monkeys?" Kolchak sneered, "Are they so kind? Your Majesty, don't let the Chinese fool you."

"Kolchak!" Ekaterina III raised her voice suddenly, and looked at him coldly: "Without Chinese, I'm afraid I will be locked in the dungeon in Petersburg with my parents, brothers and sisters, waiting to be guillotined. Without them, the orthodox government of the Russian Empire would not exist, without them, you Kolchak is still suffering from cold and starvation in Siberia, can you deny their help?"

"No, no, Your Majesty, this is not what I mean, it's just...just..." Kolchak made a slip of the tongue for a moment, which angered Catherine III, and quickly distinguished: "Of course I know Your Majesty has benefited a lot from the Chinese, and the Chinese are our only allies. But Your Majesty, there are no gold coins that fall in vain from the sky. Even if the Chinese support our supplies, are these supplies given for nothing? I am worried that Your Majesty will be The cunning Chinese are being deceived!"

"Of course it's not free, we can buy it with money! Don't worry, general, as the emperor of the Russian Empire, I will never sell national interests in exchange for small aid."

"Money?" Kolchak understood what was going on as soon as he turned his head. It was impossible to hide the huge wealth he brought, and he knew it clearly when Catherine III sent troops to meet him. The Queen's purpose is not only that a greater part of herself is still in this wealth.But Kolchak didn't want to hand over all the wealth to the queen with both hands. With this money in hand, no matter what he did before, Catherine III must reuse him. Wealth is the solid foundation of his life and status. Guaranteed, without them, he Kolchak is just an admiral and Judas who once betrayed the dynasty.

"No way!" Kolchak objected subconsciously.

"Why not?" Catherine III gave him a cold look: "Your Excellency, this is the wealth of the empire. As the emperor of the empire, it is wrong to use it to save the lives of his subjects? Maybe you think Is this wealth yours personally? Or do you think money is more important than human life?"

Kolchak was suddenly speechless, how could he say that.Yes, he brought the wealth, but the owner of the wealth is the empress in front of him. This is the money of the Tsarist Empire. If he, an admiral, dares to take it for himself, I am afraid that the soldiers below will not promise.As for saying that wealth is more important than human life, once he said this, Kolchak's reputation would be discredited, and he would be labeled a traitor and a butcher when he walked out of here, and would be scolded by the whole world.

"Your Majesty, what I mean is..." Kolchak, who was in a cold sweat, quickly defended himself: "I was worried that the Chinese would take advantage of the fire and rob. You must know that this wealth is enough to cost the entire empire for ten years. To fight those rebels, we still need to organize our own army, which requires a lot of money for arming, training, etc. What if the money is handed over to the Chinese and they swallow the money?"

Ekaterina III stared at Kolchak, her face finally calmed down: "This is also a problem, general, I will be careful about your consideration."

"Thank you, Your Majesty..." Kolchak broke out in a cold sweat, and finally managed to muddle through the matter.But before he was happy for a few minutes, the former ambassador to China and now the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baron Kosovitz, rushed in from outside. After entering the door, he nodded and greeted Kolchak, and then walked to Ekaterina. The third whispered a few words in his ear, and handed a telegram to the queen.

Ekaterina III showed a slightly surprised expression, looked down at the telegram in her hand, and soon she had a smile on her face.

"Admiral, the issue of financial security has been resolved. As the emperor of the Russian Empire, I have decided to immediately purchase a batch of supplies from the Chinese government. The specific arrangement will be discussed by the admiral, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Finance to come up with a plan and form it as soon as possible. Leave the text to me." (To be continued.)