Post by Pyotr Alekseevich on Feb 24, 2015 13:08:27 GMT
Pyotr has put forward a request to the Duma and his Boyars:
Following the disgraceful and unholy alliance made against Russia the following measures are to be enforced:
1 - Boyars will provide 2 in every 100 of their able bodied labourers for military service.
2 - The new 'recruits' will be armed with a mixture of muskets and pikes donated by their Boyar lord.
3 - The 'recruits' will report to their local garrison or army where they will receive minimal training.
4 - Boyars who do not provide the men will be stripped of rank and imprisoned.
5 - Boyars whose land is damaged by the current scorched earth policy will have it replaced two fold once the conflict is concluded.
The Boyars are reminded of the nature of the crisis before them. not only have the Swedes been aided by Poland, but the Ottoman dogs have also invaded in force. Any negotiations would mean the complete loss of Russian territories in the west, most of Russia's major cities would have to be ceded. Pyotr will die before he allows this to happen.
This is Pyotr's first appearance before the Duma without his mother present. At 17 he is now the sole ruler of the Russian Empire and holds absolute power. To reinforce his new position he is flanked by men from the Grenadier Regiment of his Lifeguards.
Following the disgraceful and unholy alliance made against Russia the following measures are to be enforced:
1 - Boyars will provide 2 in every 100 of their able bodied labourers for military service.
2 - The new 'recruits' will be armed with a mixture of muskets and pikes donated by their Boyar lord.
3 - The 'recruits' will report to their local garrison or army where they will receive minimal training.
4 - Boyars who do not provide the men will be stripped of rank and imprisoned.
5 - Boyars whose land is damaged by the current scorched earth policy will have it replaced two fold once the conflict is concluded.
The Boyars are reminded of the nature of the crisis before them. not only have the Swedes been aided by Poland, but the Ottoman dogs have also invaded in force. Any negotiations would mean the complete loss of Russian territories in the west, most of Russia's major cities would have to be ceded. Pyotr will die before he allows this to happen.
This is Pyotr's first appearance before the Duma without his mother present. At 17 he is now the sole ruler of the Russian Empire and holds absolute power. To reinforce his new position he is flanked by men from the Grenadier Regiment of his Lifeguards.
