"This is mainly due to the turmoil arising from the British Parliant reform." Bendendorf explained, "On the day before the voting of the parliant reform, a large-scale riot broke out in London, and this young man Arthur Hastings calmly commanded the police force to suppress the riot. Although this action earned him the trust of the royal family and the governnt, it also attracted criticism from the press. Therefore, to avoid angering the British public, the king who appreciated him decided to transfer him to Hanover for recovery."
Upon hearing this, Tsar Nicholas I felt his dissatisfaction with Arthur lighten considerably and praised, "A loyal and reliable Royalist, a dependable pillar of the nation, even though there is a seven-year difference, this young man, like you, solved a problem that you once solved in 1825. He eliminated Britain’s Decembrists. If this young man were under my command, I would not be as weak as King William IV. Surrender to newspaper reporters? Absolutely not! I would not only prevent him from being sent to Poland or the frontier, but would insist on keeping him in Russia, keeping him in St. Petersburg, keeping him in Moscow. I would put him in an important position, even if his qualifications as police chief are too shallow, I would at least let him be the commander of the Semyonovsky Guards. I have always complained to God that one Bendendorf is far too few for Russia; if only I could have a few more. However, there is precisely a young version under King William IV, but he does not know how to use him!"
Tsar Nicholas I continued speaking, feeling sowhat unfinished, "Then, what is the reason he ca to Russia?"
Bendendorf started to speak, "Regarding this, I wrote to Dorothea inquiring, and she revealed to an immature speculation."
"What speculation?"
"Arthur Hastings is a graduate of the first class of the University of London and personally certified by Jeremy Bentham as a disciple. Therefore, Dorothea speculated that Arthur Hastings is a character crafted by British magistrates like Lord Brougham and the Ambassador to Russia, Earl of Dalmo, although she does not deny that this young man is outstanding enough, with his civilian background, without the collective support of these British political figures who founded the University of London, he could not have gone so smoothly."
"A commoner?" Tsar Nicholas I, upon hearing this identity, seed to be pondering sothing while stroking his beard, "Aleksey Samuilovich Greg..."
Upon hearing this na, Bendendorf imdiately knew what the Tsar was thinking.
Aside from the na and patronymic, just looking at the surna ’Greg’, one would know that it is a bona fide British surna.
In fact, the father of this person, Samuel Greg, was born in Scotland in 1735 as a commoner.
Like the early experiences of many British sailors, Samuel Greg worked on his father’s ship from a young age, and upon maturing, joined the Royal Navy and grew into a junior officer.
And after retiring from the Royal Navy, in 1764, at the age of 39, Greg voluntarily joined the frail Russian Navy and was granted the rank of First Class Captain.
And in the subsequent Battle of Chesma and Battle of Hogland, Greg’s excellent performance made him stand out in the Imperial Navy, and in 1782, he was promoted to Admiral, appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of the Port of Kalshtat, and during his tenure promoted the modernization of Russian ship design and naval training.
Due to his outstanding contributions, Samuel Greg was not only ennobled as an Earl but also enjoyed the title ’Father of the Russian Navy’.
As for Aleksey Samuilovich Greg, son of the Father of the Navy, he was also an indispensable major leader in the Imperial Navy.
During the early Anti-France Alliance War, Aleksey Greg already began to shine, and in the two wars against the Ottoman Empire in 1806 and 1812 his performance could only be described as outstanding.
In 1813, after successfully completing the blockade of Danzig, Aleksey Greg was promoted to Vice Admiral, and soon appointed as the Black Sea Fleet Commander and Governor of Nikolaev and Sevastopol.
And in the Seventh Russo-Turkish War outbreak in 1828, he successively captured the major Ottoman Empire towns of Anapa and Varna, and thus was promoted to Admiral, trusted deeply by the Tsar.
And last year, due to age factors, he left the position of Black Sea Fleet Commander and was appointed as a mber of the State Council as a representative of the Imperial Navy.
The Tsar ntioning Greg at this ti was nothing more than feeling a fondness for talent. As he said, talents like Bendendorf, for Russia, are never regretted for being too few.
And the successful examples of Britons in Russia are far more than just the Greg family.
If tracing back, Peter the Great’s confidant, who served as Infantry Vice Admiral and the first Governor of Saint Petersburg Robert Bruce, and his brother, who founded Russia’s first school of mathematics and navigation, the primary restructurer and reforr of Russian military artillery, rumored by contemporary Russian people to know ’black magic’, Artillery Major General Jas Bruce are typical representatives.
The Tsar looked sowhat conflicted, suddenly got up from the bench, and asked, "Today our British friends seem to be sowhat unhappy, so I have prepared shiny dals for them. A standout figure like the Earl of Dalmo naturally deserves a Saint Alexander Nevsky dal. As for the others, they also deserve a third-class Order of Saint Vladimir as comndation. But, for young n like Sir Arthur Hastings, a third-class Order of Saint Vladimir seems too light. My dear Alexander, do you have a more suitable suggestion?"
Bendendorf thought for a mont, quickly providing his answer, "A second-class Saint Anna dal is no more appropriate, in the military domain, this dal primarily rewards officers who perform heroically in battle, especially commanders at the regint or brigade level. This matches Sir Arthur Hastings’ police force scale he commanded at Scotland Yard and his performance in the London riots. In the civil sector, this dal mainly rewards individuals who excel in diplomacy, law, education, etc., such as judges, scholars, or diplomatic envoys, which also quite fits his identity and contributions made in the cultural and scientific field."
Tsar Nicholas I nodded contentedly, "Rember, for dealing with young n like this, the Third Bureau must be careful and flexible, using thods and techniques that were utilized when dealing with Pushkin."
Bendendorf slightly lowered his head, pressing his fist to his chest, "At your command, Your Majesty."
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