Though Tsar Nicholas II was very indifferent to everything, especially his own subjects, he was not Uncle Steel after all, and he didn't possess the kind of deterrence that could make everyone keep silent. Confronted with increasingly intense objections from the nobility and the public and the worsening situation, the usually numb "Nicky" had no choice but to consider a change in approach and discuss the possibility of introducing foreign capital with Great Elder Vite.
Nicholas II was widely regarded as a monarch lacking in capacity and experience. Not to mention compared to his father, who had both civil and military talents, even when compared to the previous His Majesty Nicholas, who was called "an officer's son" by a great poet—Nicholas I—"Nicky" was far from a match. However, he wasn't foolish and was well aware that introducing foreign capital couldn't rely on a single entity...
"That is to say, Your Majesty hopes that we will co-finance with Albion."
