＜ Episode 152 >
Shortly after the Empress and Guk-seo, the Prime Minister and the Deputy Prime Minister left, the meeting place of the State Council became a mess.
Everyone kept their mouths shut in front of the Absolute, but since they remained among themselves, it could be said that their nature came out.
“What kind of bird…who’s noble price…does it come out of the head of the goddamn four carriers?”
Bark gritted his teeth out of necessity.
“What the heck was it that the price was slightly less than the price of a single battleship, except for aircraft aircraft. Yes?”
Then Archduke Alexander said with a look of ignorance.
“In the future, aircraft carriers will replace the slow-moving battleships, just as the dreadnought-class battleships have replaced the older dreadnought-class battleships.”
Had Archduke Cyril been present here, it would have been enough to challenge both of them to a duel, but he was not here now.
“No, if we don’t have some kind of sea route, will we wither to death? No! Besides, if we assume that we are going to war with Britain, there is no point in raising a navy anyway. His Majesty did not say that it is crazy to lead a navy and wage an all-out war with the British army.”
“It’s something the Deputy Prime Minister also agreed to, and besides, the new carrier is cheaper than a battleship, for sure.”
“Last time, they said it wasn’t even half the price, so what kind of drying cost inflated more than doubled?”
“Uh-huh, it’s all trial and error. The deputy prime minister also approved the budget without saying a word, so why do you say that? When Shipov was Minister of Finance…”
“Why is the chairman here? As Minister of Finance, I am truly concerned about the financial health of the Russian Empire!”
At least, if it was just the two of them fighting, it wouldn’t have been a rant, but they weren’t the only ones barking at each other.
“Are you done talking now? Vasilchikov?”
“Why, what did I say wrong? It’s because you guys can’t do things right, isn’t it?”
The leader of the October party, Guchikov, glared at Vasilchikov, chairman of the Agricultural Committee, as if to death.
In order to prevent Guchikov from throwing a handkerchief at his opponent right away, two deputy ministers of education who were nearby just hurriedly dragged him back.
“Hold on, Guchikov, even look at my face! Brangell! Stop this man!”
The lowest rank among those present was the Senator, but the mood was mayor.
-bang!
Immediately after that, the door to the conference room opened again.
“Prime Minister?”
A few people who were just about to grab each other by the neck were startled and lowered their hands.
“ha…….”
The old man sighed and opened his mouth.
“Moderately, moderately, if you have different opinions, you can argue, but don’t raise your fists in the meeting room. And a pistol too. Guchikov, you are.”
“sorry.”
“And refrain from provoking your opponent, and why are people you know doing this?”
All of the attendees had something to say, but they kept their mouths shut because they were in front of a respected elder and prime minister, and they were so pompous.
“Then why did you come back…”
“Ah, yes, I came here to see if you haven’t been yet, but there is something you should also be aware of. I have already reported it to His Majesty.”
“what happened?”
“Something happened in England.”
“Yes?”
“George V is in critical condition.”
***
It was no secret that George V’s health had deteriorated dramatically.
The number of waking hours per day decreased, and senility was also seen.
This was fueled by the communist riots that turned London into a sea of blood.
The genocide quickly resulted in the massacre, which included a large number of Guards and Navy Land Squadrons engaged in street fighting in downtown London, British Army forces ruthlessly bloody and devastating Ireland, as well as capturing and summarily executing key leaders of the Commune without trial. The country went silent.
But that in itself was quite a psychological shock to George V.
After regaining consciousness, King George V, who received every report of what had happened, wanted to deny it all.
He wanted to believe that he had caused the confusion because of the high fever.
But that was the reality.
Thousands have died, and London has become a wasteland.
At least he received comfort rather than consolation, saying that it was over because the Crown Prince had acted wisely, but he could not say that even while looking at the traces of the horribly broken shanty town and the people who were murdered.
They just got up because it was too hard to live on, and some impure elements incited them.
And the military trampled them all down horribly.
London was much better than Ireland. It really was.
Even so, tears did not dry out in King George V’s eyes, who saw it all.
‘The people are calling me.’
After the death of his older brother, George V lived a life of responsibility.
However, when he finally saw this tragic side of him, he began to feel skeptical about his life.
‘Louis.’
When King George V heard the news that his sister had died from ill health while he was lying down, he felt like he was going crazy.
The situation in the country continues to deteriorate. No, the world is going crazy.
Spain’s Borbon dynasty was overthrown, the king and the royal family were exiled abroad, and a republic was declared.
“Is Jim’s era… over?”
“grandfather.”
A young granddaughter’s voice was heard.
“Elizabeth.”
The weary king turned his head to look at his granddaughter.
A child’s soft hand rested on his rough palm.
“grandfather….”
“I…..”
Looking at his granddaughter, the king, who squeezed out his strength, said softly.
In fact, he didn’t like his ugly son.
The second son and the granddaughter who gave this granddaughter were more lovable than the eldest son who often rebelled.
After his death, he wants the throne to go to his second son and granddaughter, not his eldest son.
But he couldn’t show it openly. Because it is sure to cause chaos to the country.
Especially in times like this.
Then, if you can’t become a king, I’d rather find someone you love and start a happy family.
“… Elizabeth, call your father and… uncle…”
***
“It appears that George V is not dead yet, but it is clear that he is in critical condition.”
“I will.”
No, we can’t hide the fact that the monarch died in the first place, putting everything else aside.
In other words, it can be said that it is still barely breathing.
‘Still, it’s a bit earlier than the original history.’
Although it was only revealed in the 21st century, in the original history, King George V did not die from wasting all of his time.
Although he was barely breathing, the attending physician, who could not see the person he served was struggling in pain, injected a lethal dose of drugs without the king himself, his wife and children, and gave him a kind of euthanasia.
In other words, it could have survived a little longer if left alone in the original history. It wouldn’t be significant though.
‘Still, that’s what happened in London, so it may be that the heartache has gotten worse.’
It was a plausible reasoning given that the effect of stress on a person’s lifespan is by no means small.
“Anyway, if the king dies sooner or later, the British politics will be quite shaken.”
“We must send condolences.”
No matter how much the relationship between Britain and Russia has cooled, even if the monarch has died, he cannot help but pay his condolences.
“Who would you like to send?”
“Originally, a high-ranking person… So, it’s polite to have a monarch or a crown prince move directly…”
“You don’t have to do that now.”
“Yes, and there are more suitable edges.”
“okay.”
I nodded.
The time has come to bring in the craftsmen.
***
third way.
Academia sees this as a new political system that began and spread in Russia.
Basically, he criticizes the far-right, that is, the old feudal aristocracy, but actively opposes the communist forces.
However, it is awkward to call it market capitalism like the UK or the US.
Neither left nor right nor centre.
However, the leadership of the Russian Empire has never clearly stated what their ideology was.
Of course. They are not obligated to disclose it, nor do they have any intention to spread their ideology, and their policies are only implemented in line with the current state of the Russian Empire, and not based on any particular ideology.
Therefore, the origin is the Russian Empire, but it was Germany that actually standardized it.
Just as the Apostle Paul organized and compiled the doctrine of Jesus’ words and actions, Adolf Hitler systematized it through the program of the National Socialist German Workers’ Party.
Of course, the party would decisively deny that Hitler was his disciple and junior, but it was clear that Nazism was decisively influenced by his words and deeds.
And this political system slowly but surely spread throughout Europe, but at the same time, the forces that opposed it were formidable.
The international solidarity of the communists was effectively ended with the death and imprisonment of key leaders due to the failure of the London Commune, but the fact that the third force turns both of them into enemies.
Just because one axis has collapsed does not mean that the other has not.
“You are in a lot of trouble.”
“Is it enough to say that it is hard work, His Majesty?”
Without touching the teacup, she said quietly, putting her hands on her stomach.
“I have control of Schwarze Capele. Their support helped.”
“……”
Schwarze Capele, in other words the Black Orchestra.
“Of course there are a lot of people who are against the Nazi Party, but they are getting smaller and fewer people we can reach out to. I’m not in a position to walk around recklessly.”
“It would be. You better be careful for a while.”
“The only thing I can attract is the Junker forces. Even so, there are very few people who skip my brother and follow me, and besides, I am not that popular among the Junkers, unless I am a citizen. It might be a different story, but not now.”
“Empress. In German history, the Empress… In Prussia, as far as I know, she was only Maria Theresia in Austrai. She is also Austrian after all.”
“Do you know that you have an origin? Are you a princess hunter who walks around with all the princesses who are called princesses?”
She smiled playfully and poked my forehead.
“That’s… huh, did you even have a nickname like that?”
“I do not know? Do you want to be or not?”
She smiled and changed her face seriously.
“Still, we have gathered some people.”
“How much?”
“There are a few high-ranking officers, not many generals, but some, but in reality, it’s not very helpful, espionage is possible, but I can’t even dream of a coup, and I don’t know if they have access to meaningful information… . The credibility of most of them is questionable as they are mostly people who were pushed to a single job in the process of the Nazi Party’s attempt to seize the military.”
He often tells me not to expect help. really.
If this is enough, I don’t know if we should just exile and then form a government in exile when war breaks out. Bavaria sold it back to us, but we have weapons, and we can recruit troops from the POW camps. Stalin did something similar.
Of course, it’s not a card to use sanely.