Chapter 1031 The Bottom Line of Peace

Chapter 1029 Olga's Marriage

Olga was envious of her parents who were still together at such an old age, while her four brothers looked disdainful, and Alexander even deliberately made a retching sound.

Then the ill-fated crown prince was kicked out by his father.

Several younger brothers hurried to see their eldest brother, and Alexander was surprisingly popular among his brothers.

Nicholas I was furious and cursed.

"A bunch of bastards! Take your guns! Don't eat if you can't catch prey!"

The four brothers could only leave in dissatisfaction.

Nicholas I turned to his daughter and said.

"Olga, we have found a good husband for you. He is very good, and your father will let him marry you as the emperor of the Western Roman Empire. You will be a good queen in the future."

Nicholas I rubbed his daughter's hair lovingly, and Olga just lowered her head obediently.

Queen Alexandra teased.

"You are already a 26-year-old old girl. Shouldn't you be happy that you can get married?"

Although the queen said this with a smile, there were tears in her eyes.

"Mom!"

"My poor little Olga!"

The mother and daughter hugged each other.

Queen Alexandra knew that the excellent young people mentioned by Nicholas I must be very young and promising, but such people often don't have much time to spend on their families.

In addition, such men must have many women, just like their eldest son. Although her husband looked down on this eldest son, as a mother, she knew very well that Alexander was the best among her children, otherwise he would not be loved by his brothers.

Queen Alexandra never refuted her husband's statement. After all, the king had to save face, and she was convinced that her husband had no ill intentions and that the eldest son could stand up in times of crisis.

Nicholas I and his wife did not tell Olga the whole truth. To Nicholas I, having an affair before marriage was simply an outrageous act, not to mention on the sacred battlefield.

It's just that Russia really needs this ally at this time. After this economic crisis, Nicholas I knew that the economy of the Austrian Empire was much more stable than that of Britain and France.

Russia is vast and rich in resources, and it needs a stable market and processor like Austria.

The most important thing is that he found that doing business with the Austrians was much easier than levying taxes on those businessmen and poor people.

And most of this money would go directly into the pockets of the royal family. Nicholas I could invest all of it in the army without any obstacles, and no longer had to listen to the nonsense of those courtiers.

Those ministers and businessmen would work hard to make the income and expenditure balance, and Nicholas I could get a net profit of tens of millions of rubles every year in the years of trade with the Austrian Empire.

In 1847 before the war, this income even exceeded 100 million rubles, and even in the war-torn 1848, the income in the first half of the year alone exceeded 65 million rubles.

Queen Alexandra was more worried about Olga's married life, but she was not so worried when she thought that Nicholas I guaranteed that his daughter could go home to live at any time.

In addition, Queen Alexandra did not want her daughter to know too much. After all, sometimes ignorant people are the happiest.

In fact, the worries of the Tsar and his wife were a bit redundant. Olga was born in the royal family since she was a child. Even if she was well cared for, she was very clear about the fate of the princess.

Marriage first and love later, or even just for the sake of passing on the family line and exchanging family interests, Olga could accept it.

As for the love of her parents, it was completely a luxury in the upper class. There were few noble ladies around who did not find lovers, and men, like her eldest brother, basically changed a dress every day, which was much faster than her changing skirts.

Olga admired Mrs. Sophie, but she knew very well that she could not become such a woman. She could not and did not want people to be afraid of her.

And Olga had a good impression of Franz. He was a handsome and knowledgeable little "engineer" who could write some obscure poems.

When she thought of that handsome guy, she was still a little excited. Olga felt that Franz was a very kind person, otherwise he would not have accepted so many refugees, let alone helped the Germans threatened by France when the country was in a mess.

Although she did not understand military affairs, she knew very well that France and Austria were not directly adjacent to each other, so Austria could use the German region as a barrier to solve domestic problems first.

But Franz obviously did not do so. Her teacher said that such a person was stupid, not like an emperor, but like a hero.

Olga had also read some novels. Franz was like those knights who fought for their beliefs, so she was glad to marry such a person.

In fact, Franz and Olga had never stopped writing letters, and the former would give the latter some small gifts from time to time.

The content of the letters was very ordinary, mostly about views on some events and records of trivial matters in life.

Franz's views always made Olga's eyes light up. Although they were a little unorthodox, they were always just right.

After all, Franz's poisonous chicken soup was drunk a lot back then. With just a little change, he could create the image of a caring brother.

The gifts were some high-tech entertainment products including cameras, as well as some jewelry and diamonds looted from the colonies.