Father Mavie

Chapter 408 The Last Noble (Subscribe!!!)
In the evening, the sound of hurried footsteps echoed in the corridor. Pugachev, who was wearing a red dress, walked through the wide corridor of the Kremlin under the leadership of his guards and came to the front of the waiting room.

dong dong!

"Your Majesty, the President of the Royal Academy of Sciences has arrived." The guard entered the room and announced.

"Ah."

Pugachev straightened his clothes and was about to enter the living room when he was stopped by an arm. He looked at the guard suspiciously, but the guard said, "Your Majesty did not let you in."

"What? Didn't His Majesty summon me?"

Pugachev looked puzzled, he didn't know what Katerina wanted to do, and he didn't meet after calling him
The guard didn't answer the question, guarding the door of the living room like a stone sculpture. The evening sun shone on Pugachev's body. He felt like a clown in a circus, and the passing maids and guards laughed at him.

What a joke.
I am the president of the Royal Academy of Sciences!

Pugachev clenched his fists, feeling extremely angry. He wanted to leave several times, but he was afraid of Katerina's punishment and dared not move, so he could only stick to the spot and dare not complain.

Gradually, Pugachev became a little scared, his anger disappeared completely, and fear came to his heart.

Does His Majesty know about my embezzlement?
How can something that is not right to scientists be called greed?
Everything is a necessary expense for scientific research!

How can you do scientific research without filling your stomach?
He thought about all the bad things he had done in these years, and he didn't think that Katerina would punish him for these trivial things, after all
He has been the dean for 20 years, how much contribution has he made to the Romanov Kingdom, and how many talents have he trained?
His Majesty must have made a mistake
Time passed by, and the sunset became more and more silent. It was not until the last ray of sunlight sank into the sky that Katerina's cold voice came from the room: "Let him in."

The guard immediately bent sideways and gestured to Pugachev.

Pugachev lifted his legs and feet, and as soon as he took a step, a pinprick-like numbness spread all over his body. He tilted his body and almost fell down. After slowing down on the spot for a while, he regained some feeling in his legs.

In the dark waiting room, Katerina sat at the head of the long table, with her eyes closed, wearing a long beige dress, the pearl necklace around her slender neck was extremely dazzling, and the easter eggs on the table were playing to the singing of a woman.

click.

The door closed behind him, and Pugachev walked up to Katerina, wanting to speak, but he didn't dare to disturb Katerina who was listening to her mother's singing, so he could only continue to wait.

After a few minutes, the internal machine of the egg was spinning, and it stopped with a 'click', and the singing disappeared.

Katerina slowly opened her eyes, looked at Pugachev who was standing beside her, and said softly, "Please sit down."

"call"

Relieved, Pugachev quickly pulled away his chair and sat down. The muscles in his legs relaxed instantly, which made him almost moan, "Your Majesty, you have summoned me in a hurry. What's the matter?"

"Pugachev, how much money does the Kingdom allocate to your Royal Academy of Sciences every year?"

Before Pugachev could answer, Katerina said, "2 million rubles! Do you know how much the kingdom's income was last year?"

". 6 million rubles."

"That's right, 6 million rubles. A kingdom's annual operating funds need to be spent from this money. Everywhere has to spend money. But starting from my father, the annual scientific research funds of the Royal Academy of Sciences have increased from 500 million rubles to 2 million rubles. Tens of millions of rubles, do you know why?"

"Because His Majesty Peter attaches great importance to scientific research, he is a great king, and I will always cherish his memory." Pugachev said without hesitation.

Hearing this sentence, Katerina sneered: "You are in an important position with a generous salary. You used to live on the banks of the Neva River, and recently moved to Moscow with the Royal Academy of Sciences. You are a baron. You have a manor at home. There are countless servants, but your annual salary is only 2 rubles. Pugachev, please answer me, do you think it is better to be poor or rich?"

A few drops of sweat oozed from his forehead. Pugachev took out a handkerchief, wiped his forehead, and said falteringly, "Your Majesty, I, I have been in charge of the Academy of Sciences for 20 years, and I have made great achievements for the kingdom."

Before she finished speaking, she was interrupted by laughter. Katerina laughed very happily, but her voice was full of sarcasm: "Could it be that you discovered the law of conservation of matter? Or did you develop a powerful weapon? Have you contributed anything to science?"

"me."

"Nothing, right?"

Pugachev's breathing suddenly became short of breath, and he glared at Katerina, as if he had been insulted.

"I hear you employ one of the best bourbon cooks, and eat a cow, a dozen sheep, and a hundred chickens a day."

Katerina said softly: "Starting today, if you eat a cow, you will build a university, if you eat twelve sheep, you will build twelve professional colleges, and if you eat a hundred chickens, you will build a hundred elementary schools. Is it clear enough?"

Pugachev gritted his teeth, got up and left without saying a word.

"Who allowed you to leave?"

The voice behind him and the cold gaze made Pugachev startled. He turned around and asked hoarsely, "Do you have anything else to do, Your Majesty?"

"You must have heard about it. From this year, the Romanov Kingdom will no longer confer knight titles, and all noble titles will no longer be hereditary. Fortunately, your son Andre is a very hardworking person. Although he does not It is possible to get a title, but in view of your contribution to the kingdom, I will send him to the Church of Truth for further study."

Katerina stretched out a finger and interrupted Pugachev's just opened mouth: "I have already decided on this matter, Pugachev, on the issue of whether it is better for the poor or the rich, I hope we will go down to the next level." When we meet, you can give me the answer."

"Now."

"you can go now."

Pugachev left with fear and anger, anger at Katerina's rudeness and horror at Katerina's persecution.

Only then did he realize.
I am afraid that the Romanov Kingdom is really about to change.

squeak
After Pugachev left, Bodlinov walked out from the hidden secret door in the waiting room, put the wheel in his hand back on his waist, glanced at the direction Pugachev left, and asked, "Your Majesty, what do you say?" Will he change his ways?"

"It depends on whether he wants to be poor or rich." Katerina held up the easter eggs on the table and chuckled softly: "But I think he already has the answer in his heart, doesn't he? Stare at him, put him I want to know who he met, what he said, and even the night life of him and his wife must be recorded verbatim!"

"I obey. Your Majesty, what about the prisoners in the prison?"

"The nobles will all be sent back to their territories and handed over to the local churches and monasteries for trial. As for those officials Bodlinov who choose to support the noble faction, how do you think they should be dealt with? Shoot or hang?"

"Well"

Bodlinov thought about it seriously, and suggested: "Your Majesty, I think executing them is a waste of the food they have eaten these years. Those cattle and sheep are crying. Why not send them to Siberia and let them count Find out how many potatoes are buried in the ground, as long as you count them, let them go home."

"Very good idea, let's do it like this, send them all to Siberia."

"Yes!"

"There are also those officials recruited from the people. After passing the background check, they will all be sent to the Church of Truth for training. Father Mawei will definitely train them well."

Bodlinov hesitated: "Your Majesty, will this give the Church of Truth too much power? I'm not doubting Father Mawei, but I'm saying that if the church has too much influence on the kingdom, I'm afraid it will make you empty power."

"Don't worry, I have my own plan. Helping the Church of Truth is helping the Kingdom of Romanov."

Staring at the Easter egg in her hand, the corners of Katerina's mouth raised slightly:
"The Kingdom of Romanov will definitely reach its peak, and sooner or later the church and the kingdom will merge with each other!"

(End of this chapter)