Eighteen years of peace are behind us, during which Russia managed to make a breakthrough in development and take a leading position in many areas. Gradually, little by little, Russian goods are capturing markets, merchants are penetrating further and further overseas, exploring the Far East, the northern and western coasts of America. Does this sound encouraging? Not really. Not everything is so smooth. Not all Russian merchants dare to leave the Baltic or Black Sea, outside of which they are hunted by all and sundry. This is the destiny of only a few. Russia is still revered by European powers as a wild Muscovy, which everyone wants to use for their own purposes. And then Europe became like a cauldron with a hellish brew, ready to overflow at any moment. And it seems that this quarrel cannot be avoided. But you still need to protect the interests of your state... Well, all this will add headaches to Emperor Peter the Second, for whom the nickname Bulldog has already begun to be assigned, and to his faithful comrade-in-arms, invisible to anyone except the emperor himself, our contemporary Sergei Burov.< /p>