I watched Er Chuang’s short video, and everything went numb!

[Before Peter III could figure out the situation, Catherine had already commanded her officers and troops to quickly control the entire St. Petersburg. ]

[Since Peter III had lost the support of everyone, Catherine's coup was not hindered at all. ]

[On the same day, Catherine ascended the throne with the support of all parties. ]

[The next day, after learning that the parliament, the army and the fleet had sworn allegiance to Catherine, Peter III wrote a letter to Catherine, hoping that Catherine would share power with him equally for the sake of their long-term marriage. ]

The barrage flew out:

"Gosh, he dared to think about this?"

"Catherine: I want to laugh."

"...".

The plane of Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Di showed a sarcastic look in his eyes.

This Peter III is so childish and ridiculous.

When the situation is over and he has no bargaining chips in his hands, he still wants to divide the country equally. Does he think the struggle for imperial power is a child's play?

Such a person is not worthy of being an emperor.

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[After Peter III sent the letter, he did not receive any response from Catherine. ]

[In desperation, Peter could only sign his abdication edict. ]

[After that, Catherine sent someone to take Peter III and his lover to the palace. ]

[Faced with Catherine sitting high on the throne, Peter III's lover climbed to the Queen's knees, crying and shouting that she did not want to be separated from Peter III. ]

[Catherine nodded slightly, indicating that she agreed to her request. 】

【Peter III and his lover were so overjoyed to hear the news that they knelt down to thank the empress for her kindness. 】

【They felt that Catherine was really a very kind person. She didn't care how they humiliated her in the past. She not only forgave them, but also agreed to let them live together. 】

……

The plane of the Empress of the Han Dynasty.

Lü Zhi narrowed her eyes.

Looking at Catherine's previous style of behavior, it was not very kind.

Would she be so kind to let Peter III go?

Lü Zhi didn't quite believe it.

……

【The "kind" Empress Catherine found a remote but comfortable place for her husband to live in as a palace. 】

【But, an accident happened. 】

【A week later, Peter and his mistress died. 】

[What Catherine announced to the public was that Peter III died of indigestion. 】

[However, a suspicious phenomenon was recorded in Russian documents. 】

[According to the Russian custom at the time, some people who were close to Peter III would choose to kiss his body to say goodbye after his death, but the lips of these people were swollen. 】

……

Wu Zhou plane.

WuZetian smiled.

It seems that Peter III was most likely poisoned by Catherine.

This was not unexpected for her.

If she were in Catherine's situation, she would do the same.

It was not simply for revenge, but to consolidate the throne.

After all, she came to power through a coup, and keeping the former emperor alive was always a huge hidden danger.

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[Although Peter III died, Russia still had a lot of problems. ]

[First of all, from the perspective of the succession law stipulated by Peter the Great, Catherine's actions were undoubtedly treason and usurpation of the throne, which was not tenable in law. ]

[So, the first thing Catherine did after ascending the throne was to announce to the world and explain the legitimacy of her acquisition of power. ]

[She knew that she could not explain her actions from a legal perspective, so she made a fuss on the moral and political levels. 】

[She signed two declarations, bitterly criticizing Peter III's perverse actions, and described many of Peter III's actions as betrayal and crimes against Russia at the national level, so launching a coup was a last resort. 】

[In the declaration, she called her coronation "the choice of the Russian people." 】

……

The plane of Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Di was no stranger to Catherine's operations.

This was a necessary operation after the coup.

At the same time.

Zhu Di knew better that these were just whitewashing efforts and were not very important.

In the end, it all depended on Catherine's achievements in governing the country after she ascended the throne.

If she could govern Russia well and make Russia strong, then the coup would not be a big problem.

On the contrary, coup would be a huge stain.

Of course, according to the descriptions of later generations, Catherine should have made considerable achievements in governing the country.

Zhu Di continued to look at the huge screen in the sky.

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[After explaining the legitimacy of her accession to the throne, Catherine turned her attention to state governance. ]

[At that time, although Russia was not riddled with holes, it was also in crisis. ]

[The chaotic regime changes and the large economic deficits caused by the Seven Years' War have made Russia a country that looks huge but is actually an empty shell. ]

[In addition to Peter III's defection during the war, Russia began to have huge conflicts with Gaul and Austria. ]

[What will Catherine do under internal and external troubles? ]

……

Many ancient people in all dynasties also want to know the answer to this question.

In the power struggle, Catherine also showed a certain amount of skill.

But because Peter III was such a poor opponent, Catherine did not seem particularly powerful.

It is obvious that Catherine was honored as "the Great" by the Russians becauseShe had outstanding achievements in governing the country.

The ancients continued to look at the giant screen in the sky with curiosity.

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[Because she was deeply influenced by the Enlightenment, after ascending the throne, Catherine was eager to introduce European Enlightenment ideas and scientific and technological achievements into Russia. ]

[In 1766, Catherine personally wrote a "Sacred Edict" based on the essence of European Enlightenment philosophy, Montesquieu's "The Spirit of the Laws", trying to change the face of Russia by abolishing the most backward serfdom. ]

[To this end, she summoned representatives from all over the country to discuss how to reform Russia. ]

[However, after 18 months and 203 intense discussions at the conference, most of the draft of the "Sacred Edict" she wrote was deleted, leaving only about 1/4 of the content. ]

[Since then, Catherine has changed her original idea. 】

【To transform this vast and inert land, it is far from enough to have open-minded ideas, and power must also be firmly grasped. It is too early to shake the serfdom that is the foundation of Russian society. 】

Barrage flew out:

"The power of the noble manor owners is too strong. Catherine, who had just ascended the throne after a coup, actually did not have enough power to fight against this group."

"Catherine did seek benefits for the serfs in the early days. For example, she declared the murder of serfs illegal and stipulated punishment measures for landowners who abused serfs."

"However, Catherine's thoughts later took a big turn. She began to strengthen serfdom. At the end of her rule, the situation of the serfs was even worse than It was even worse when she ascended the throne, which is also the most criticized point of her later generations. "

"Reply-Yes, all these changes originated from the Pugachev serf uprising. Catherine changed her view of serfs. Before the uprising, she always believed that serfs were harmless victims who needed to be saved. After the uprising, she regarded serfs as a threat to the stability of the empire. "

"..."

Many ancient political elites in all dynasties saw Catherine's setbacks and couldn't help but wonder what she would do next?

...

[After encountering setbacks in abolishing serfdom, Catherine quickly adjusted her strategy.]

[She turned to economic, educational and ideological reforms, promoted the westernization of the aristocracy, and vigorously promoted the development of capitalist industry and commerce, stipulating that any resident outside Moscow and St. Petersburg could freely set up factories, implement opening to the outside world, abolish export taxes, and vigorously promote foreign trade. 】

【Under her advocacy, the nobles were released from compulsory military service and state affairs, and actively learned new technologies and new ideas introduced from the West. 】

【St. Petersburg also recruited a group of the best economists, mathematicians and scientists at the time, including the famous Euler. 】

【In addition, Catherine also presided over the establishment of the first medical school in Russian history, trained Russia's own internal medicine, surgery and pharmacists, and used her personal reserves to establish the first]

[In order to promote the vaccination technology for smallpox prevention, she took the lead in demonstrating and vaccinated with her son Paul. ]

[She also built the earliest girls' school in Europe in Russia, enabling Russian girls to receive a good education, setting a precedent for an era. ]

……

The corresponding film and television clips appeared on the giant screen in the sky, which was the scene of Russian noble girls studying in girls' schools.

Many women from all dynasties looked at this scene and envied it.

They also wanted to have such an opportunity.

Unfortunately, in most of the ancient China, there were very few women who could get a full education.

……

[With the implementation of these policies, the achievements of the Enlightenment and the Scientific Revolution were continuously introduced to Russia, making Russia's strength continue to increase. ]

[This gave her full confidence to realize her more ambitious plans. 】

[After stabilizing the domestic situation and suppressing the Pugachev Uprising, Catherine proposed and implemented her foreign policy, which was to make Russia a formidable military power! 】

[Through two Russo-Turkish wars, Russia defeated the Ottoman Empire and incorporated the Crimean Peninsula and the Black Sea coast into the territory of the Russian Empire. 】

[Divided Poland three times with Prussia and Austria, and swallowed up a large area of ​​Polish territory. 】

Barrage flew out:

"Poland is calm, hahaha, I'm used to it."

"Poland is too miserable to be sandwiched between these two countries."

"Such scenes will be repeated in the future."

"..."

The ancients of all dynasties looked at these barrages and quickly thought of the videos of World War I and World War II that they had seen before.

In these two wars, Poland suffered losses.

"The geographical location is too bad."

Many ancient people expressed sympathy for Poland in their hearts.

It was really miserable to be sandwiched between the two powerful countries of Russia and Prussia.

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[During the 34 years of Catherine II's reign, Russia's land area expanded by 670,000 square kilometers and opened up an outlet to the Black Sea. 】

Barrage flew out:

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"Opening the outlet is too critical. Catherine was honored as the Great by the Russians, mostly because of her contribution to the establishment of the outlet."

"The outlet to the Black Sea will be the lifeline of Russia's overseas trade economy in the future."

"..."

Many ancient people from all dynasties were amazed when they saw this.

Catherine is indeed amazing.

In the ancient people's evaluation system, expanding territory is definitely one of the most important indicators to measure an emperor's achievements in governing the country.

And Catherine is indeed outstanding in this aspect.

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[In addition. 】

【During the reign of Catherine II, the population of Russia increased from 19 million to 36 million. 】

【Russia's fleet of 6 frigates and 21 battleships increased to 40 frigates and 67 battleships, and it won 78 military victories. 】

【Cast iron production almost tripled, from 3,600 poods to 9,900 poods, and Russia became the world's largest cast iron producer at the time, leaving the British Empire far behind. 】

【In addition, national income quadrupled, from 16 million rubles to 69 million rubles. 】

【Catherine drove the Russian giant ship built by Peter the Great and successfully sailed to a wider sea. 】

【For the Russians, Catherine's era was a new era for Russia and also the most glorious era. 】

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Looking at the achievements listed on the giant screen in the sky, many ancient people from all dynasties sighed again that Catherine was indeed a wise ruler.

No wonder the Russian people respectfully called her "the Great Emperor".

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[On November 6, 1796, Catherine died of a serious illness, and a great emperor fell. 】

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[Before Catherine passed away, she said: "If I can live to 200 years old, all of Europe will crawl at my feet."]

[And this sentence has become Catherine's representative saying and is widely known. 】

……

Wu Zhou plane.

After watching the entire video, Wu Zetian was filled with emotion.

She felt that Catherine's outstanding achievements in governing the country were related to her strong personal ability.

But it was also related to the fact that Russia could naturally accept the rule of an empress.

Unlike her, she was criticized and secretly opposed by the court just because she became an emperor as a woman.

She had to devote a lot of energy to deal with these things.

Thinking of this.

Wu Zetian sighed in her heart.

……

In the sky-high giant screen.

The video refreshed.

A new video appeared.

[Free medical treatment and schooling? You can spend money even if you don't work? From cradle to grave, the state takes care of everything? Why are the social welfare in Nordic countries so high? 】

After this line of headlines, a preface appeared immediately.

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[Hello everyone, today we are going to talk about the Nordic region, which has high welfare, unemployment relief, maternity leave, and comprehensive protection from employment to medical care, from housing to education. ]

[Nordic is the Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Finnish and Binnen Islands north of the Baltic Sea, but today we will only discuss the four countries bordering the European continent. ]

[These countries are cold and close to the sea, with extremely high per capita output and highThe most representative level of happiness is that the overall welfare of the society is very high, covering the entire life course from "cradle to grave". 】

[Free education, free medical care and universal pension, etc., all of which are available to citizens of these countries at birth. 】

[Their labor is more like killing time, and leisure and travel are more like work. 】

[What's more outrageous is that they have been in this state for at least a hundred years. 】

Barrage flew out:

"As a 996 social animal, I'm crying with envy."

"You can get a lot of unemployment benefits even if you don't work. You don't have to worry about survival. Work is really a hobby."

"..."

After reading this preface and many barrages, the ancient people of all dynasties were shocked.

Going to school is free?

Seeing a doctor is free?

When you don't work, will the country give you money to spend?

Will the country also take care of you when you are old?

The ancients of all dynasties could not believe all this.

How could there be such a good life in the world?

If this is true, the people living in these countries are too happy, right?

Many people in all dynasties had a flash of envy in their eyes.

On the other side.

Many emperors in all dynasties were also shocked at this time.

As the top rentier class in ancient society, they enjoyed all the glory and wealth, and naturally did not envy these free treatments.

If they had to say envy, it was envy of all kinds of magical items in later generations.

What shocked them at this time was where these countries got so much money to provide these benefits to all the people?

It was at this time.

On the giant screen in the sky.

The video continues.

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[Why can Nordic countries have high welfare? ]

[What is the logic behind this system? 】

[Can young people in Northern Europe just lie down and relax? ]

[And can the high welfare in Northern Europe be sustained? ]

……

These are the questions that the ancient people also wanted to know.