Struggle in Russia

The reason why Lazarev returned to St. Petersburg at this time was related to three things. The first and most important thing is the friction between Russia and Turkey.

Because of the holy place, Nicholas I was extremely dissatisfied with the attitude of the Turkish snake rat. The overbearing tsar believes that the Catholic forces, which have always been led by France on the question of holy sites, are constantly provoking. As the natural guardian of the holy places, Russia naturally has to fight back.

But the **** Turks did not fully comply with the agreements reached between the two countries, did not give Russia political convenience and privileges, but shielded the French. It's a great sin!

I have always been very dissatisfied with Turkey because of belief issues. Nicholas I naturally thought that he released the two horses in Turkey in the year, so that Turkey avoided the fate of immediate dismemberment. Turks should be thankful to Dade.

Now, instead of being grateful for Dade, the Turks are still carrying swords behind their backs, which is intolerable. Therefore, Nicholas I tended to solve the problem at one time, completely overthrowing the Turkish wall, and the United Powers divided Turkey into the same account as they did Poland.

I want to divide Turkey must use military means, and the role and status of the Black Sea Fleet is very prominent. Nicholas I naturally wanted to summon Lazarev's hero this year and listen to his opinions.

The second thing that brought Lazarev back to St. Petersburg was because of his old friend Fabien Gottlieb von Belins, who was promoted.

别 The Admiral Belins Gajin is also a well-known navigator and explorer who led Lazarev to the Antarctic expedition. Belin Gaojin was the commander of the formation, and Lazarev was the deputy commander and the captain of the Mir.

Since then, the two have forged friendship. It's just that the result of the scientific expedition around the Antarctic was not particularly satisfactory. Alexander I hoped that Bellings Gao Jin would bring back comprehensive survey data from Antarctica, but because of the bad weather, Bellings Gao Jin failed to do so. So Alexander I flatly refused to pay Bellings Gao Jin to print and publish his maps and charts as punishment.

After that, Bellings' promotion was a step-by-step promotion. He was the commander of the Black Sea Fleet, the commander of the Baltic Fleet, and the commander of the Baltic Fleet. After being promoted to Admiral in 1839, he basically retired in Kronshta. Already.

But do n’t look at Belince ’s retreat to the second line, but he still cares about naval construction. Previously, Menishkov ’s conservative practices made him quite dissatisfied, but helplessly, Nicholas I liked Menishko. Husband, even if he isn't satisfied, he will be treated like an old eunuch.

Myanshkov was suspended from his home because of Mesadov's case. Archduke Constantine again held up the banner of innovation. Belins Gao Jin felt that it was a good opportunity. He contacted a group of old friends to discuss the specific methods of reforming the Navy. It was the last effort.

Naturally, Lazarev is sure to be on the invitation list of Bellings' promotion. It happened that the former had to come back to meet the Tsar to report his duties, and it happened to be done together.

The third reason for Lazarev to return to St. Petersburg is directly related to Li Xiao. As a main supporter of steam ships, especially iron-hulled steam ships, the old man has always paid attention to relevant information in this regard from countries around the world.

李 When Li Xiao published a related paper under the pen name of author A, the old man paid attention to him. Especially after Simmonds quarreled with Li Xiao, the old man paid close attention to Li Xiao for a very simple reason. The old man agreed with Li Xiao's point of view.

类似 And similar views in backward Russia sincerely belong to the real minority. Both steam and iron-hulled ships are heterogeneous in Russia. Especially when the two are combined, it is even more extreme in the heterogeneity, which should be knocked to the ground and stepped on 10,000 feet.

From the perspective of these conservatives, the steam boat is expensive, its reliability is messy, and its ride comfort is quite bad. It has no value at all. It is an expensive toy.

It is even more apostate to build a ship's shell with iron, which is the most ridiculous thing in the world. The steel that sinks when encountering water is used to build ships. Isn't this a dream story?

In these years, Lazarev has been constantly dealing with idiots who hold similar views, constantly trying to persuade old stubborn people like Menshekov to accept new things. But the effect is only satisfactory.

It's complicated for reasons. Take the two above, for the second one is sincerely lacking any common sense of physics, which is not worth refuting. But the first one makes some sense.

Steam ships are indeed very expensive, much more expensive than traditional sailboats. Especially for Russia, which has little ability to produce steam engines, it is even more expensive. Let's put it this way, a steam engine with two or three hundred horsepower will cost thousands of pounds. If the boiler equipment is counted, the introduction of such a set may reach tens of thousands of pounds.

上 Thousands of pounds in that era were not a small sum. Ten thousand pounds was about 100,000 rubles. This is just buying turbines and paddle wheel equipment ~ www.ltnovel.com ~ excluding hull and outfitting. Adding a mess, a boat costs 30,000 to 40,000 pounds.

It's really expensive, you know, a battleship with 75 second-class guns was only 40,000 pounds. Spending £ 30,000 to £ 40,000 to build a ship much smaller than a battleship and almost non-existent armament is a bit unacceptable to any navy.

What's more, the steam engines and boilers in the early years were full of problems. Boiler explosions and steam engine strikes were common. Maintenance was extremely troublesome and costly. And the ride comfort of this new type of ship is extremely poor, the huge tremor of the old-fashioned steam engine makes your legs numb, and the acrid smoke sprayed from the short chimney can kill you halfway, plus the deck Burnt cinder and dust.

Well, anyway, the early steam boat was really not more comfortable than the black coal kiln. In addition, the speed of the early steam ships was very slow. Even if the speed of the steam engine was not more than ten knots, the coal consumption was still very touching. The whole ship is used to load coal and can not support sailing for a few days. Most of the time, it must rely on sails.

If you think about it, sailing is still the mainstream, the steam engine seems to be dispensable, and all the shortcomings come together. Who would like this new toy? Even if you really like it, you don't have that much money to build a lot.

In short, Lazarev's promotion of the steamship was extremely painful. He could see the prospect of the steamship, but suffering from a limited level of knowledge could not convince those many opponents. For a time, the old man felt desperate, and felt that in his lifetime, he could not see the great development of the steamship.

But Li Xiao was born, but he opened a window for him and let him see hope!