Chapter 663 Queen Nicola
"Imperial Russia is a European power. The federal government will definitely hold a grand welcoming ceremony. As for spontaneous welcoming actions by the public, they have nothing to do with the federal government." Sheffield looked at the time. It was May 28, 1914.
This happened exactly one month earlier than the Sarajevo incident, and it was heard that the Austro-Hungarian Empire had already voiced its intention to hold military exercises on the newly annexed lands. This was naturally intended to teach a lesson to Serbia, whose strength had grown greatly.
Let's not talk about this for now. There are only two possible outcomes: one is to follow the course of history, and the other is a slight change in history. A world war is bound to break out, it's just a matter of how it breaks out.
From the Sarajevo incident to the official outbreak of the World War, there was actually a month left for countries to mediate. This month did not stop countries from declaring war on each other, which shows that countries were not so sincere about peace. From the perspective of the governments of various countries, at least they themselves believed that they were ready for the World War.
Therefore, the First World War was a war that all countries had prepared for. It was not an unexpected event. Even if there had been no Sarajevo incident, other things would have only made countries more fully prepared.
Sheffield now has two considerations. The first is that no provocative actions occurred during the Sarajevo incident or the Austro-Hungarian drama, so that the world war would not break out as expected.
The slave owner could only welcome the Russian delegation, arrange some welcoming ceremonies and watch them go back. He had no ability and dared not to hold the Russian royal family in the United States.
The second point is that the Sarajevo incident and other factors eventually led to the start of the engine of world war. Countries began to follow the process, calling for peace while stepping up preparations for war.
This situation has occurred, huh? Sheffield still has no reason to detain the Imperial Russian Mission. The European route may not be able to return, but the Imperial Russian Mission can still return to the Russian Empire from Vladivostok in Asia. The federal government has no legitimate reason to stop it, and he, a businessman, certainly has no reason to do so.
But this does not mean that Sheffield can only be a spectator. He does not dare to detain the entire Russian delegation, but if he wants to keep one or two people, he is 100% sure.
After all, this is the United States of America. The slave owner did not dare to go to Imperial Russia to kidnap the princess and bring her back, but it was too easy to make someone disappear in his own country. Everyone knew that the security situation in the United States was just like that. If all else failed, the responsibility could be pushed onto the restless blacks. The slave owner discovered that the blacks were truly a universal scapegoat.
In short, there is still necessary room for maneuver in the matter of the Imperial Russian Mission. Even Sheffield, a long-term conspiracy theorist, has found a reasonable reason to carry it out.
"Jesla, go to the Speaker's hometown and find a few loyal subordinates and ask them to wait for orders." Sheffield summoned the head of the bodyguards and gave the order with a smile.
There was no rebuttal or objection. The relationship between boss and subordinate was so direct. Jesla nodded and went down to make the contact. On the other side, the Russian imperial delegation that arrived in Washington was preparing to accept President Wilson's invitation to be their guest.
As an immigrant country, when the Russian imperial family arrived in the United States, there should be representatives of successful Russians who expressed their attachment to their original homeland and that life in the United States was very good. These immigrants would become a bond of friendship between the two countries!
In later times, the United States, which is full of American exceptionalism, would never have happened, but before World War I and even World War II, this was common. Many immigrant communities still retain the flags of their original motherland.
It is not difficult to understand why when the Third Reich was fiercely exporting ****, many German communities hung banners, making the federal government feel like it was facing a formidable enemy and unable to cope. This was done after the United States had suppressed the German population during World War I, so it is not surprising that the Imperial Russian delegation caused a sensation in Texas.
As outstanding representatives of the Russian ethnic group, famous journalists and outstanding women in the United States, Ogle and Natalia, with the help of Sheffield, can of course represent Russian immigrants to visit the White House.
"I heard that among the people who accompanied the Russian imperial family on the visit, there was a saint named Rasputin. I wonder if it's true." Natalia asked with interest while sitting in the car heading to the White House.
"What saint? He's just a charlatan." Sheffield's ears twitched and he said, "Don't get in touch with this kind of person. I'm a person without faith, but I don't dare to say that there are no evil people in the world. If you believe in prophecies, I can make a prediction for you. This charlatan won't live long."
Sheffield had already included this charlatan in his must-kill list, not because he envied or hated the charlatan's great appeal to the imperial Russian noble women, but because Rasputin, like all treacherous ministers, played a very bad role.
When Nicholas II was not in the capital and commanding the frontline, Rasputin caused great chaos in the deployment of the Russian army, which weakened the war capability of the Russian Empire. This conflicted with Sheffield's original intention that both camps would join the world war with full strength.
The Russian Council of Ministers changed four times, the Minister of the Interior changed six times, the Minister of the Army changed four times, the Minister of Foreign Affairs changed three times, and the Minister of Justice changed four times. It is said that Rasputin appointed officials without any principles, just based on his momentary interest. He appointed the nearly 80-year-old Gromykin as the Chairman of the Council of Ministers, even just because he loved to eat potatoes cooked by his wife. In addition, many officials and nobles were dismissed for offending Rasputin.
The world war that the slave owners hoped for was a collision between Mars and the Earth, with the strongest Allied Powers facing the strongest Central Powers. For this arrangement, he had devoted all his efforts to help various countries make up for their shortcomings over the years. The Russian Empire, surrounded by the Central Powers, was under great pressure and naturally could not be disturbed.
Theoretically, Sheffield hoped that a world war would allow the United States to enter the historical stage. Although the probability of this happening is very small, people always have to have dreams and they have to try.
The welcoming ceremony held in Washington for the Russian imperial family had ended, and a dinner was being held inside the White House. Sheffield brought the Ogle brothers and sisters to the dinner.
This occasion was a perfect stage for Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia, who attended the dinner with her four daughters and accepted the hospitality of President Wilson.
Alexandra Feodorovna was a woman who liked to play politics. She was unwilling to be lonely and interfered in politics. As an emperor, Nicholas II should have been fair, but he did not interfere with his beloved wife. When the crown prince Alexi Nikolayevich suffered from hemophilia, the emperor listened to the queen and invited a rogue named Rasputin to "treat" the crown prince.
Sheffield saw a man with long hair, and he matched the historical photo in his mind: Rasputin.
"Blue eyes, no wonder!" Sheffield snorted. There are not many white people with pure blue eyes, and purple eyes like Elizabeth Taylor's are even rarer. It can indeed be promoted as a vision.
After being introduced, Sheffield came to Empress Nicholas and Rasputin and greeted them familiarly, "Dear Mr. Rasputin, welcome to America. We can be said to be old friends."
"You are Madam Anne's husband. It is said that you are the richest man in the world." Rasputin said with admiration. This foreign businessman played a small role in his achievements today. So he responded politely.
Seeing Rasputin's reaction, Empress Nicholas became much friendlier towards Sheffield. She was convinced that the saint's friends were not ordinary people, and that the other party was the richest man in the United States. "Are you the richest man in the world?"
"Mr. Rasputin is just joking. The richest person in the world is not me, but the respected Russian royal family." Sheffield waved his hands, showing a rare humility.
He remembered that Nicholas II had a lot of titles, such as Emperor of All Russia, God Bless You; Tsar and Dictator of Moscow, Kiev, Vladimir, and Novgorod; Tsar of Kazan, Tsar of Astrakhan, Tsar of Poland, Tsar of Siberia, Tsar of Crimea and South Crimea, Tsar of Georgia, and so on. As for lords, grand dukes, Bulgaria, and Turkey, they were all included.
Moreover, as the territory of Imperial Russia changes, this title will increase or decrease. Before the Russo-Japanese War, Nicholas II was already prepared to become the new emperor of Japan.
Kangxi actually had only four titles. To the Manchus and Han, he was the Emperor of the Qing Empire; to the Mongols, he was the Great Khan of Mongolia; to the snowy regions, he was Manjushri Bodhisattva; and the title of Saint in the World was given by the Japanese.
The entire Russian imperial domain, which was the private property of Nicholas II, was about seven million square kilometers. The rest of the land belonged to the Russian Empire. Sheffield worked very hard to annex land, but now the land is only calculated by acres, not square kilometers.
The slave owner was definitely not being modest this time. The area he was most proud of was still not comparable to that of the Russian royal family.
"Russian immigrants have made great contributions to the development of Texas. When they heard that the royal family was coming to the United States, many citizens were looking forward to it!" Sheffield took the opportunity to extend the invitation, saying that many Russian immigrants were waiting for the arrival of the Russian royal family.
"We will go!" Empress Nicholas said with great interest. "I wonder how our people in America live."
(End of this chapter)
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