Karl Nesserrodie's answer moved Nicholas I a little. It was not that he was unaware of the nonsense in the army, and it was not that he did not want to rectify the Russian Empire's army.
It's just that the military is involved in too many and broad interest groups, and the problem can only be solved without making up one's mind and risking shaking the foundation of the military.
One of the most important reasons why Alexander II was able to carry out reforms in history was that the French Empire and the British Kingdom inflicted heavy losses on the Russian Imperial Army in the Balkans.
It shook the foundation of the Russian Imperial Army and made the ambitious people in the Imperial Army and the Tsar determined to carry out reforms. From a certain perspective, the Crimean War accelerated the pace of industrialization in the Russian Empire.
If the Russian Empire had not faced defeat, the Russian Empire's superstructure would not have been reformed.
Expecting autonomous initiative from a corrupt regime is undoubtedly a pipe dream.
Even so, the serfdom and military reforms in the Russian Empire were only halfway through and stalled due to various external factors.
How could Nicholas I carry out reforms at the risk of overturning the authority of the Czar? He still remembered how his father Paul I died!
For Nicholas I, although the current generals in the army are rubbish, scum, scum, and parasites, he is still loyal to his rubbish, scum, and scum...
Will those guys who are not trash, scum, or scum really be loyal to themselves? I’m afraid it’s difficult!
Nicholas I could never forget what those Twelve Party officers said when he hanged them.
Unable to shake the existing system, Nicholas I's desire to reform was tantamount to wishful thinking.
Rather than letting the army gradually become decayed and fragile, it is better to send the army to the battlefield!
Only the winner will not be blamed by anyone!
Nicholas I only had a slight inclination towards the solution proposed by Karl Neserrode, and then immediately switched to a solution to all problems by force.
Nicholas I looked at Karl Neserrodie at the foot of the steps and responded coldly: "If I follow your method, I am afraid that I will never think about incorporating Constantinople into my territory in my lifetime!
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"Your Majesty, the situation in Constantinople is complicated! It is far from a problem that can be solved instantly, so please be patient and wait for the opportunity!" Karl Neserrodie responded to Nicholas I sincerely.
"I can't wait so long, and I don't want to leave this problem to the Crown Prince and the others! Each generation has something to solve!" Nicholas I had no intention of compromising. He had already made up his mind.
Either the Russian Empire successfully captures Constantinople, then it will be able to use its prestige to carry out reforms.
Either the Russian Empire will be defeated unfortunately, and by that time he will take all the blame on himself and let his son successfully reform.
Nicholas I has lived for a long time, and he must leave a space for his son and the Russian Empire to govern.
"Since your Majesty has made up his mind, I have nothing more to say!" Karl Neserrode responded to Nicholas I in despair.
"However, I am still willing to follow some of the strategies you mentioned!" Nicholas I changed the topic and said to Karl Neserrodie.
Immediately, Nicholas I once again called in the loyal military attache and told him: "You immediately go to Prince Paskevich's troops and tell Prince Paskevich to let him and General Gorchakov
The troops stayed in the Principality of Wallachia and waited for news from St. Petersburg!"
"Yes! Your Majesty!" The military attaché accepted the order and saluted before leaving the Amber Hall.
After hearing Nicholas I's arrangements, Karl Neserrodie and Dolgorukov breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
As long as His Majesty the Tsar did not use force against the Ottoman Empire, there would be room for maneuver in everything.
After all, without the use of force, negotiations should be left to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs led by Karl Neserrode.
Once the Russian Empire starts a war, everything will be uneasy.
However, Nicholas I's next words made the two people who were originally in a good mood fall to the bottom of their hearts again.
"I decided to send General Menshikov to the Ottoman Empire to negotiate with the Ottoman Empire!" Nicholas I decided to bypass the diplomatic department and send someone loyal to him to talk to the Ottoman Empire.
"Your Majesty, General Menshikov is not suitable to be a qualified diplomat at all. He should be an excellent general, not a diplomat." Karl Neserrodie couldn't help but speak again, he was afraid
Menshikov will ruin all Russian imperial diplomacy.
"General Menshikov has led the reconciliation between Prussia and Austria. I believe he can successfully send an envoy to the Ottoman Empire!" Nicholas I seemed to have almost blind confidence in Menshikov.
The reconciliation between Prussia and Austria was entirely due to the fact that the Kingdom of Prussia was militarily crushed and the Austrian Empire's finances were frozen by Jérôme Bonaparte, coupled with the pressure exerted by European countries on the two countries.
The Prussian-Austrian reconciliation can be said to be a masterpiece of the entire Europe, and Menshikov's role was nothing more than conveying the demands of the Russian Empire to the Kingdom of Prussia.
Now that the Tsar was bent on solving the Ottoman Empire, Karl Neserrodie also had no good solution. He could only hope that Menshikov would not make some bottomless demands.
Otherwise, the negotiation will definitely end in failure.
"One more thing!" Nicholas I's voice came from the throne again. He pointed at Karl Neserrode and said: "From now on, all diplomacy related to the Ottoman Empire will be handled by me.
Take control. Minister Karl, you don’t have to worry about this matter anymore! If you have time, you can handle the diplomacy between Germany and France!"
Karl Neserrodie looked at Nicholas I with a dull expression. He never thought that one day he, the foreign minister, would be ignored by the monarch.
Since Nicholas I wanted to stand up for himself, it would be better to let him resign.
"Your Majesty, I request to resign!" Karl Neserrodie submitted his resignation application to Nicholas I.
"I said, I really don't allow it!" Nicholas I still rejected Karl Nesserrodie's resignation request with a arrogant attitude, and then his tone changed and he comforted: "It is also very important to maintain the diplomatic relations between Prussia and Austria.
Something! I hope you won’t disappoint me!”
"Yes!" Karl Neserrodie responded sadly.
On January 1, 1853, Karl Neserrodie lost all diplomatic powers related to the Ottoman Empire.
Including ministers of the Ottoman Empire, the ambassador of the Russian Empire to the Ottoman Empire and others could directly meet Nicholas I, and everything was decided by Nicholas I.
After Nicholas I took over all the diplomatic materials and documents of the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire, he spent more than half a month checking them and finding people from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to talk to them one by one.
Finally, in the middle of the first month of 1853, he wrote down his plan for the partition of the Ottoman Empire.
The Russian Empire will occupy the Danube Principality and the Dobroga region located in the delta. Serbia and Bulgaria will be under the remote control of the Russian Empire as two independent Slavic countries. The Adriatic Coast, Bosnia and Herzegovina will belong to the Austrian Empire.
, Cyprus, Rhodes and Egypt will be owned by the United Kingdom, France will obtain Crete, Greece will obtain its surrounding affiliated islands, becoming the largest country in the region, and Constantinople will become an international city.
Under international protection, the Ottoman Empire would be completely expelled from Europe.
The whole plan seemed perfect to Nicholas I. Russia, Britain and Austria occupied almost the same area. In order to prevent the French Empire from criticizing the Russian Empire internationally, Nicholas I "kindly" gave it to the French Empire.
Crete and even Greece, which share a younger brother, can also gain certain benefits.
Beyond the wounded world of the Ottoman Empire was reached in the manuscripts of Nicholas I.
However, Nicholas I did not take into account the attitudes of other countries towards the Russian Empire. The Russian Empire, which occupied the Danube Principality and the Dobroga region, had formed an encirclement network around the Austrian Empire. The two Slavic countries were said to be independent countries, but in fact
It is a puppet state of the Russian Empire, and it may be annexed by the Russian Empire one day. Such a carve-up would be a nightmare for the Austrian Empire.
Of course, for the British Kingdom, the behavior of the Russian Empire was not much better. Cyprus and Rhode Island did help Britain control the maritime hegemony in the Mediterranean. However, if Crete was handed over to France, there would be a serious problem of provoking lochia and destroying the law.
The possibility of internal struggle between Britain and France. In Egypt, British capital and French capital are competing. Even if the Russian Empire declares that Egypt will be owned by Britain, will Britain be able to restrict French capital? Or can Britain send troops to attack Egypt, which is at the crossroads of Europe and Asia?
Although Egypt's combat effectiveness is not as good as that of the European powers, it is still stronger than the Ottoman Empire. Forcible annexation will only break Britain's teeth.
As for the French Empire, unless Nicholas I was willing to team up with Jerome Bonaparte to crush the German region, he would never be able to stop the French Empire from attacking Russia.
To sum up, the plan that Nicholas I thought of was only beneficial to his own family and did not take into account the interests of other countries. If such a plan could be accepted by the three countries of Britain, France and Austria, it would be unless Nicholas I was the son of destiny.
Facts have proven that a monarch without an ac number is an international laughing stock.
Nicholas I, whose thinking was still stuck in the era of his visit to Britain in 1844, was happily discussing this plan with Seymour, the British ambassador to Russia.