It was the end of the year 1825, and we were still at Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin, in the Kingdom of Prussia, we had successfully returned from the gala party in the Kingdom of Hanover, and we were preparing for our journey back to Moscow when an urgent message arrived from my uncle, the Tsar. We were instructed to divert our journey and head to St. Petersburg, as my uncle's health had rapidly deteriorated, and he was bedridden.
With the Emperor's summons, we traveled urgently to the capital, upon arriving at the Winter Palace, we were greeted by Prime Minister Count Pyotr Andreyevich Pahlen. The palace was in chaos due to the Tsar's deteriorating health, and it was up to my father, the Tsarevich, to organize the palace and stabilize the government, with the formal appointment of my father as the heir, the process unfolded much more smoothly than in the history I knew.
I didn't know my uncle very well, only from family gatherings, he was a quiet man, unlike my father, who was a loud and boisterous giant, my uncle was composed and melancholic, and his state of health worsened after the death of his beloved wife.
He never remarried, and the lack of a male heir didn't bother him much, he deeply loved his only daughter Elizabeth, but her death in the 1824 flood in St. Petersburg caused his already fragile health to deteriorate significantly, he died suddenly from typhoid fever on December 1, 1825, in the capital, at the age of 47.
My uncle was buried in the Peter and Paul Cathedral in the capital, my father declared a week of mourning in the empire, and he scheduled his coronation for the middle of the year 1826 at the Cathedral of St. Basil in Moscow. He was already the new Czar, and the coronation was merely a ceremonial event to introduce him to the other powers, with emissaries and diplomats from all over attending to congratulate and present gifts to the new ruler of the country.
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The December Uprising was a small revolt in the capital, where some army officers sought to take advantage of the power vacuum created by the society's lack of information about the new ruler, I resolved this issue by exposing to everyone the letter of renunciation from my uncle Constantine, forcing the Czar to publicly announce my father as his new heir.
However, this uprising was an event that I planned to use to my advantage, now, the liberal and radical factions were compelled to come together to initiate the revolt, I secretly aided them and provided financial support for their uprising.
My plan was to use this small revolt to undermine the authority of the nobility over the army in the eyes of the new Czar, highlighting their lack of organization, loyalty, and control over the armed forces, with this setback, which was the uprising on December 26th, swiftly suppressed, I aimed to discredit their leadership.
My father was furious and somewhat paranoid about the small revolt, this presented a great opportunity to initiate one of my reforms. After discussing with my father, we decided to reform the army and, to appease the discontent of the nobility, we would also establish several ministries responsible for different sectors of public administration.
The nobles saw this change with favor, thinking they would not lose much influence in the government with the ministries, however, this was another one of my ploys. Now, any government mistakes could be blamed on the ministers, shielding the emperor from criticism. All the newspapers were under my control, and these unsuspecting nobles were about to fall into my trap.
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The modernization of the army will be carried out in stages, we will create a military rank system where promotions will only be granted based on years of service or military achievements. The ranks will include soldiers, sergeants, lieutenants, captains, majors, colonels, and up to the rank of general
We will also implement a conscription system of two years, where young individuals can volunteer to serve as reserve soldiers, I have introduced a policy where young volunteers in the army have preference in employment at factories, and are more likely to be promoted in their positions, these young individuals are also prioritized in obtaining land through the agrarian reform system, known as the Mir.
Of course, the implementation would not occur instantly; it was a gradual and slow process, just like the retirement of the older generals. First, they would pass on all their knowledge and tactics to the new generals who would assume their positions, and only then would they enter the reserve process.
The military training was also completely altered, focusing on the new military doctrine that I had been perfecting over the years with my combat instructor, Vladimir the Cossack. The new doctrine emphasized loyalty to the royal family and nationalism.
The older generals who were in line for retirement would form the new section of the government, known as the General Staff, where they would act as war advisors. The organization of the army was also reformed, dividing it into small units that would form a cohesive whole, improving the chain of command, communication, and execution of military orders.
It would be divided into teams of 10 men's, with 5 teams forming a platoon, 5 platoons forming a company, and 5 companies forming a battalion, which would be commanded by a major, totaling 1,250 men's. A colonel would command a detachment composed of 5 battalions, while a one-star general would command a brigade consisting of 5 detachments. A division, commanded by a two-star general, would be composed of 5 detachments, totaling 31,250 men's.
Three-star generals command an army composed of 5 divisions, totaling a force of 156,250 men's. The four-star generals, on the other hand, hold administrative positions overseeing military regions.
There are a total of 7 military regions: the Western region, which includes the Kingdom of Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, and Bessarabia; the Northern region, encompassing the province of Kaliningrad, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, the Grand Duchy of Finland, and the regions of Leningrad and Novgorod; the Central region, covering the area from Moscow to the beginning of Volgograd.
The Southern region, spanning the entire Caucasus and the Volga region; the five a Ural region, serving as a frontier region; the Siberian region, representing the sixth region; and the seventh region, the Eastern region stretching to the Pacific coast. The last three regions have a smaller contingent due to their inhospitable conditions and limited connectivity with the rest of the empire.
In the city of Tula, the Royal Military Academy of Tula will be established, responsible for training the new officers of the army. Conscripted soldiers will form the basis for the selection of active-duty soldiers and serve as a filtration process to identify those who demonstrate exceptional skills and potential to be sent to the academy as future officers, this system, combined with the continental organizational structure, will aid in talent filtration and the indoctrination of future officers.
It will be mandatory for recruits to serve for two years before entering the military academy to study and train to become officers. Each military organization spread throughout the territory will have the opportunity to nominate candidates for the examination.
From this pool of conscripts, individuals will also be selected to join the future police force, although this reform will initially incur significant costs, the expenses will decrease over the years, and the results will justify the investments made.
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