Chapter 130 The Troubles of the Tsar

Chapter 130 The Troubles of the Tsar

This sudden heavy rain caused heavy losses to Austria, but Prussia did not take advantage. The Elbe River overflowed and submerged several towns. Prussian agriculture may have suffered heavy losses this year. The drought coupled with the current floods in some areas even There may be no harvest.

The flood rushed through Vienna and went straight downstream, which was very painful for the Hungarians. Although the Hungarians opened the sluices immediately, the flood directly destroyed the river embankments on both sides and changed the flow direction on the Hungarian plains.

Serbia downstream of Hungary also suffered heavy losses, and the Danube River Basin was wailing.

The worst disaster in Eastern Europe is Poland. Since many cities in Poland are built along rivers, this flood destroyed many cities.

The Russians, on the other hand, had a nonchalant attitude and were even prepared to raise taxes and completely eliminate the Polish nobility.

This natural disaster helped the Russians a lot. It not only weakened the power of the Polish nobles, but also made a lot of money. The Poles, French, and Prussians were all waiting for Russian food.

The drought and floods of 1838 had very little impact on Russia. The only thing the Tsar was worried about now was his eldest son, Alexander.

Alexander liked to flirt with women everywhere, and his reputation for being careless had spread throughout Europe, and Nicholas I felt deeply powerless about it.

Alexander recently arrived in the UK, and as soon as he arrived in the UK, he saw crowds of people celebrating on the pier.

At first Alexander thought it was a welcoming ceremony held by the British, but it was actually the dock workers celebrating. The Queen had promised the people that working hours would be limited and any form of overtime would be paid double.

Alexander immediately stated that if he waited for him to ascend the throne, he would also implement a twelve-hour work system.

Alexander expressed his love for Victoria when he first met her. In fact, the two were of the same age, and he was only one year older than Victoria.

Alexander's absurd behavior did not arouse Victoria's dissatisfaction, but the queen praised him for his humor.

The British officials were so frightened that they must not let these two random guys get together, otherwise Britain would be doomed.

Word of Alexander's crazy behavior soon reached St. Petersburg, and Tsar Nicholas I requested that Alexander be brought back to Russia to avoid further embarrassment.

When the St. Petersburg envoy arrived in London, Alexander tied the Tsar's envoy and his chamberlain together and threw them into the Thames, causing the latter to resign in anger.

However, Alexander's absurd journey was not over yet. When he met Queen Victoria again, Alexander directly broke a red rose in the Queen's garden and used it to propose to the Queen.

The handsome and aggressive prince always easily captures the hearts of young girls, even for the Queen of England, who has just turned nineteen.

Just when sparks were about to fly between the two, British officials and Alexander's entourage stopped everything.

In fact, some British officials are quite supportive of the combination of the Queen and Alexander, which would make it possible to unite the two most powerful countries in the world and avoid war.

If Britain, which has the strongest fleet in the world, and Russia, which has the strongest army in the world, unite, they will be invincible.

However, most officials were worried about whether the Tsar would kill people indiscriminately. I heard that the Tsar liked to eat brains, especially those of Jews. British officials with Jewish ancestry expressed their uneasiness. Moreover, the Tsar had too much power. Will they let him go? Is Britain's constitutional government in ruins?

Although British officials did not know whether the Tsar liked cannibalism, they knew very well that the Tsar would kill people.

In fact, the conflict between two world hegemons cannot be resolved by marriage. It can only be achieved by one party defeating the other, or by dividing the sphere of influence and implementing a short-term peace.

Victoria rejected Alexander, but Alexander was not discouraged. He rode horses, hunted, and danced with the queen every day.

Victoria also enjoys this feeling of being pursued, which is at least happier than her pursuing others.

The two often hang out on the dance floor and attend review events together.

One day at the Queen's estate, the stubborn Queen found herself unable to climb onto the tall white horse after she refused the servant to provide her with stirrups.

At this time Alexander, without saying a word, picked up Queen Victoria and placed her on the horse.

Alexander's behavior made the British officials present eager to drive this guy out of the UK immediately.

However, the queen issued an invitation to Alexander, inviting him to stay in the queen's castle.

Alexander even publicly announced that he would give up his status as the Russian crown prince, which made British officials feel threatened.

Servants and maids in Windsor Castle were told to report the movements of Alexander and Queen Victoria at all times and to block all secret passages in the castle to prevent them from doing anything.

Finally, the Russian envoys entered Windsor Castle with the Queen's consent. They tied Alexander, who was still sleeping, into a rice dumpling and prepared to take him back to Russia.

The Queen looked at the carriage slowly driving away from the window, a tear shed from the corner of her eye.

Maybe she was thinking that it would be nice if she were not the queen, and maybe she could be with the person she loves. However, the Queen of England has no right to choose. She must be a cold political animal.

The contradiction between Britain and Russia competing for world hegemony cannot be reconciled, and there will inevitably be a war between the two countries. Even if Alexander gave up the Russian throne, as a member of the Romanov family, he wouldn't like a family enemy, right?

Alexander finally returned to Russia. He hated the Russian court, but there was nothing he could do about it. It was his home. He hated the autocratic Tsar, but there was nothing he could do about it. That was his father.

Fate seemed to want him to accept all this, but Alexander did not want to give in. This relationship with Queen Victoria was just a small episode in his life, and he soon fell in love with someone else.

Zhenla, pound son.

In the battle at the beginning of 1837, 1,300 Chenla and puppet soldiers were captured, the able-bodied were left to do coolies, and the others were sent to mines.

In fact, Kampong Som is adjacent to the Elephant Mountains and has a lot of mineral deposits, including copper, iron, manganese, zinc, lead, phosphoric acid, lime, and even red and sapphire mines. However, it only lacks coal, so we want to develop large-scale development here. Industry is almost impossible.

However, small factories can still be established. The Austrians established a small arsenal, a smelter and a steel plant here just to maintain the normal operation of Kampong Sohn and reduce costs.

At this time, the only goods that Zhenla could provide to Austria were copper, rubies, sapphires, and high-quality wood. As for the rubber trees planted, it would take many years before the rubber could be tapped.

Because of this, the Austrian Imperial Government has little interest in this place, and only the church will spare no effort to develop this place.

Even for the church, Franz would draw pie for them every day, saying that this place is bordered by Siam to the west and Vietnam to the east. It has a bright future and they are filling the gap of Catholicism in Southeast Asia.