Dorgon was sitting in the office. He had not left the room for three days. Jierhalang was also in the office. He also stayed with Dorgon for three days.

It was very chaotic outside, and there were soldiers everywhere on the streets. People were still arresting people, and the sound of gunfire had not stopped since three days ago.

"Why does everything become so chaotic wherever we go? Dorgon, Russia will not become like the Ottoman Empire." Zirharan put down the drawings in his hand impatiently. He has been talking to him these days.

Dorgon organized the drawings brought from India.

"No! Catherine has the support of the Russian nobles, and her coup will not fail. Tsar Peter is sitting in the position of the Russian Tsar, but he is thinking about becoming the Emperor of Sweden. He is simply out of his mind.

The Russian aristocrats have their interests to safeguard. They need a spokesperson, and now this spokesperson is Ekaterina.

This is an ambitious woman who also has skill and talent. Jierhalang, you and I may not be as good as her. Just wait, these drawings we sort out will be useful." Dorgon continued to sort out the drawings in his hands.

drawing.

"Hey...! Russia's industry is stronger than that of the Ottoman Empire, but it is impossible to be on the same level as India. Let alone be compared with the Ming Dynasty. How long will it take for us to catch up with the Ming Dynasty?" Zirha

Lang was still depressed. After escaping from India, he ran away again and again. The little energy he had at the beginning had gradually been worn away.

"Don't be discouraged. Russia's industry cannot become stronger in one day. But with our help, Russia's industry will soon catch up.

Russians are also very smart. Although they are a little barbaric and cruel, some of them are very smart. With Russian smartness!

Don’t think about catching up with Ming Dynasty, because Ming Dynasty’s development speed will soon slow down.”

"Will the development speed of Ming Dynasty slow down?" Jierhalang looked at Dorgon in surprise.

"Yes! My Dorgon, their development speed will slow down a lot. Because we are chasing behind, while the Ming people are constantly moving forward.

We can stand on their shoulders and understand the world's technology, but they who are at the forefront have nothing to learn from. They can only rely on their own exploration, and the difficulties they encounter will be ten times greater than ours.

At least we know the direction of development, and they need to constantly develop their creativity. There are not many creative people in this world. Continuous innovation is easier said than done!"

"Okay! Everything you say is right. I really hope that the Ming Dynasty will not be so powerful. As long as the Ming Dynasty becomes stronger, our dream of returning to our homeland in Liaodong will be impossible to realize.

Damn Amin, why didn’t Xianglan Qi kill him too? If we had killed all the Li family then, there wouldn’t have been the disaster today.”

Jilharang was very angry with Amin, even though Amin was his eldest brother. He also felt very angry, why did he rob the Ivory Mountain Village and why did he not kill Li Xiao.

The unclean ending resulted in the creation of such a demon, who actually grew from one to two hundred people to resisting the powerful Hou Jin. Later, he actually defeated Hou Jin and unified the Ming Dynasty.

Now he is even more powerful, chasing him all over the world. The Indians prostrate at his feet, and the Ottoman Empire trembles when they hear his name.

The powerful countries in Europe do not want to hear the voice of Ming Dynasty at all.

All of this stems from the very common robbery of Xiang Lanqi.

Dorgon did not answer Jierhalang. In his opinion, this might be a disaster for Hou Jin. A disaster for a barbaric nation!

In the process of conquering Liaodong, Hou Jin treated the Han people too cruelly. This may be the reason why the entire Jurchen tribe is facing disaster. Li Xiao said something that he agreed with very much.

If you come out to fool around, you will have to pay back sooner or later!

Dorgon, who believed in fatalism, felt that this was the fate of the Jin Empire and the Jurchens.

The gunfire on the street finally stopped. Dorgon rubbed his sore wrists, stood up and thumped his waist.

"Take a rest, Jilharang. You have to rest these days, and don't go out. We may be very busy in the next few days. So, cherish this period of rest."

"It's going to be busy? How busy?"

"You're so busy that you don't have time to sleep." Dorgon said, packed up the drawings and walked out of the office.

A beautiful blonde followed Dorgon back to the bedroom upstairs, and Jierhalang shook his head. With such a beautiful woman guarding him, it would be difficult to rest. But it seemed that this was also a kind of relaxation, Jierhalang

Decided to relax myself too.

With the help of the Praetorian Guards, Catherine took control of Moscow in just one night. Then she carried out a large-scale roundup of dignitaries who opposed her throughout the city.

A large number of dignitaries who supported the king, including Prime Minister Djukic, Midilovich, and Constantine, were ruthlessly arrested and then taken to the streets and shot.

The corpses were left lying on the street like that. The snow in the winter fell and quickly covered their corpses. The next morning, all people saw were just some bulges of humanity.

Although a group of nobles were killed, Ekaterina was obviously supported by more nobles.

In just one month, the huge Russian Empire came under control of Catherine. When spring blossomed and the earth recovered, Catherine successfully became the Empress of Russia.

She is also the only Russian empress who calls herself the Great, and the whole of Russia lies at her feet.

"Nice to see you again, Your Majesty the Queen!" Dorgon was summoned into the Kremlin by Catherine.

"Haha! Dorgon, don't be so polite. I still have many questions that I need to ask you for advice, so you are my teacher." Yekaterina spoke to Dorgon very politely.

"How dare you do this?" Dorgon lowered his head and stood respectfully opposite Ekaterina.

Catherine was very satisfied with Dorgon's respect. In the past few days, she had dealt with several nobles who supported her ascension. Just because they supported her ascension, they all regarded themselves as heroes.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Ekaterina's butt was heated, she sent them to hell.

"Now the Russian Empire needs a new direction, and I want to hear your opinion on where to take Russia, Dorgon!"

"Your Majesty the Queen, if you want the Russian Empire to become stronger, there is only one way, and that is to implement industrialization. First, build railway and road facilities.

Second, vigorously develop industries driven by steam engines.

Third, and most importantly, with the rapid development of a strong military industry, our soldiers need weapons capable of surrounding Russia. Although, there will be no war in Russia for a while." Dorgon spoke calmly,

It's enough to show that he has been thinking about it for a long time.

"Why? Why can't we go to war for a long time?" Ekaterina was surprised by this statement. In her opinion, war is the most effective way to get rich.

Of course, there are risks involved. Just like my husband, Peter, defeated the Battle of Austerlitz. As a result, Russia not only died a lot of people, but also lost a war reparations.

This was also the source of the anger of the Russian nobles, so Tsar Peter was ruthlessly overthrown.

"Dear Majesty the Queen, do you know why the Ming Dynasty was able to fight in all directions for a long time and spend so much on military expenditures, but the country did not collapse?"

"Why? You have to know that Napoleon is eyeing Russia and may attack Moscow at any time." Ekaterina really wants to hear what Dorgon has to say. She is also very interested in this issue. Every time she talks to Dorgon

, can learn a lot of knowledge, which is why Ekaterina likes to talk to Dorgon.

"Because Li Xiao knows how to control the size of the army, a smaller army will naturally not consume too much national power. In addition, he has always followed the tradition of robbing in occupied areas, so military expenses can be recovered to a large extent.

Russia is far from being able to do this, so I suggest that Russia build a small but very elite army.

During the war, this army fought with the cooperation of many temporarily recruited militiamen. Russia is remote and has vast land. If the French wanted to attack Moscow, they could only make an expedition.

The huge strategic depth is our weapon. As long as those militias continue to harass the French's logistics supply lines. When the French are exhausted, we only need to send out elites to deliver a fatal blow. The French army will be defeated. There is a long way to France from here.

As long as our army covers them all the way, Napoleon will be defeated by them no matter how powerful he is."

Yekaterina immediately became excited. What she was most worried about now was the threat from the French. Several anti-French alliances included Russians. If Napoleon really attacked Russia, Russia's current national strength would simply not be able to withstand it.

The nobles all suggested expanding the size of the army and recruiting more people. Some even suggested recruiting 500,000 troops to avenge the soldiers killed in the War of Three Emperors. However, these suggestions were rejected by Catherine, who

They are afraid that the size of the Russian army will get out of control.

With Russia's current national strength, it is simply not allowed to support so many troops.

Now Dorgon's words have finally come to her mind and she has established a small but elite force.

"Tell me what you are thinking. I know you have thought about it a lot." Yekaterina looked at Dorgon and motioned to the people on her left and right to prepare seats for Dorgon. Standing and talking is not an attitude for a long conversation.

"My idea is that this army needs to be between 20,000 and 30,000 people." Dorgon's words made Ekaterina frown.

The Russian Empire is so huge that just relying on an army of 20 to 30 thousand people may not be enough.

"Some troops can be retained in the local area to maintain local security. Now on the southern border, the Ottoman Empire has just collapsed, and it may take a long time for the Sultan of the heart to appear. I even think that Li Xiao will not allow another Ottoman Empire to appear.

Therefore, many positions in the southern border guard can be eliminated.

On the western border, the energies of the Poles and Prussians are all restrained by the French. They have no ability to launch an attack on us. Therefore, the border guards on the western border can also be appropriately dismantled.

In this way, the total number of troops in the country is roughly maintained between 200,000 and 300,000. And the elite force I mentioned must be guaranteed to be in the hands of Her Majesty the Queen.

They need new types of training, and they also need to be equipped with new types of weapons. The most important thing is that we must invest the money saved in the research and development and manufacturing of new weapons.

As long as we use one year to complete the necessary military reforms, the threat from the French will not be a concern!"

"Then how to train this elite?" Yekaterina completely agreed with Dorgon's statement. The more she continued, the more Yekaterina felt that Dorgon was her own tapeworm.

"I think it is necessary to imitate the Ming Dynasty. The first thing is to set up military schools. All officers must be trained to know how to fight in the situation and how to win.

Instead of simply using blood to support a person's reason for becoming an officer as before."

"Yeah! That's good."

"Then there is the development of new weapons. Because of the emergence of machine guns, cavalry in the traditional sense have no advantage at all. Even when they go to the battlefield, it is a one-sided massacre.

But there is a weapon that can carry out crazy attacks on the enemy without much manpower. This weapon is called an airship. During the Indian Campaign, the Ming Army's airships caused huge damage to the Indian army. Even the highly maneuverable cavalry,

It was also almost destroyed by the Ming airship attack.

Therefore, I suggest concentrating the best talents in Russia to manufacture airships. I have drawings for manufacturing airships, but Russia's industrial base is relatively weak. We also need more help from the UK, especially British machine tools.

I know that some factories in London can already produce machine tools with very high precision, which are comparable to those produced in Ming Dynasty. If your people can bribe some skilled workers in London, that would be even better.

As long as we build an airship, the French will be beaten to death in Moscow, I guarantee it!"

"This is a bit difficult, okay, Dorgon, I promise you. I will import machine tools from the UK, and I will also hire skilled workers. As long as you can build an airship!" Although I don't know what an airship looks like, but

Judging from Dorgon's words, it seems that this is a very powerful thing.

“In the long run, the introduction of machine tools and the training of a group of skilled workers will also be very beneficial to Russian industry.

The British have a very powerful scientific research team in India, headed by Dr. Newton from Oxford University. Unfortunately, after Britain's defeat in India, Dr. Newton and others disappeared. If they are still there, I can go to the UK in person and

They were recruited.
Chapter completed!