Time slowly passed, and soon, it was the year 1798 in the park.
In the past two years, the Russian Empire had developed greatly. The domestic agricultural reform had basically been completed. A large number of serfs with little or no land were given a large amount of land. They were freed from the shackles of the landlord and became farmers.
Although the land was still not freely traded, it at least guaranteed the interests of the farmers. Because of the low agricultural tax, the farmers could finally fill their stomachs. In addition, there was excess food to sell and other goods to buy. His life was getting better and better.
The transportation and industrial construction of the Russian Empire was also in full swing.
The construction of roads and railroads started one after another. These construction sites not only required a large number of labor, but also solved the problem of labor surplus. At the same time, it also further stimulated the development of the industry.
After all, building a railway required rails, sleepers, gravel, and so on. Building a road also required cement, river sand, and so on.
In addition, the Russian Empire had deliberately raised the customs duties to protect the local industry and commerce of the Russian Empire.
This caused all kinds of enterprises in the Russian Empire to produce like bamboo shoots after a rain.
The entire Russian Empire was showing signs of prosperity.
The military strength of the Russian Empire was also constantly increasing. The reform of the army had been completed. The six corps and the troops directly under the General Staff had completed their equipment and training, forming a fighting force.
For a huge country like the Russian Empire, having a powerful army with combat effectiveness meant that the country's security was guaranteed.
At the same time, the reserve and mobilization system was also gradually being improved. This was to ensure that once the war broke out, the Russian Empire would be able to continuously mobilize its elite forces to participate in the war. It would not be like before, where they could only mobilize cannon fodder to fight and defeat the enemy with their advantage in numbers.
The Russian Empire Navy had also completed the formation of four fleets. On the side of the Northern Fleet and the Black Sea Fleet, the Rostov-class light cruisers and A-class destroyer were in service. At the same time, the construction of the Mosk-class heavy cruiser had also begun. Several shipyards were also upgrading their technology. Perhaps, it wouldn't take long before the construction of the 'Michael I-class' battleship could begin.
Moreover, the Russian Navy had sent more than ten battleships and several armored cruisers to the Far East to join the Pacific Fleet. This undoubtedly put a lot of pressure on the Japanese Empire. After all, the current East Asian Empire could only be considered a new regional power. It was still a long way from becoming a superpower. Their strength could not compare to the Russian Empire at all. Just the Russian Pacific Fleet alone was enough to crush the Japanese navy.
This also caused the East Asian people to become more well-behaved.
However, it could be predicted that as their national strength continued to grow and improve, as well as the strong support of the people of Sun Never Sets, the strength of the East Asian people would become stronger and stronger. This would also make the ambition of the East Asian people even greater. Next, the Russian Empire would have to face the threat of the Japanese.
In fact, the huge changes in the Russian Empire in the past two years had long attracted the attention of the world overlord, the Empire of the Sun Never Sets.
As the overlord of the world, the Empire of the Sun Never Sets dominated the world.
However, the population of the Russian Empire was too large and the area was too large.
The huge population and land area made the Russian Empire a great deterrent in the European continent.
All along, the people of Sun Never Sets had paid great attention to the balance of the European continent. They did not want a powerful overlord to appear on the European continent. In that case, it would definitely pose a huge threat to the Sun Never Sets Empire.
This was also the reason why the Russian Empire had been surrounded and intercepted by the Sun Never Sets Empire in recent decades.
After the collapse of the Gaul Empire, the Russian Empire showed signs of becoming the overlord of Europe. Naturally, this was not what the Sun Never Sets Empire wanted to see. Therefore, they kept looking for trouble with the Russian Empire. Moreover, he would stop the expansion of the Russian Empire in the world.
Originally, Tsar Nicholas II was assassinated, and a civil war broke out between Michael and Grand Duke Nicholas for the throne. This greatly excited the Sun Never Sets Empire.
They were eager for a long civil war to break out in the Russian Empire because of this. It would even be better if the Russian Empire split up because of this. In this case, the Russian Empire would no longer be able to pose a threat to the Sun Never Sets Empire.
Unfortunately, Grand Duke Nicholas was too weak. In other words, Michael was too strong. He defeated Grand Duke Nicholas in a very short period of time and inherited the throne of the Russian Empire.
This made it too late for the Sun Never Sets Empire to intervene. They could only watch as Michael became the new Tsar of the Russian Empire and the Russian Empire stabilized again.
After all, the Russian Empire was not weak. Even if the Sun Never Sets Empire was the overlord, they could not act rashly. They could only slowly find an opportunity.
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