The foreign policy of Peter the Great was quite ambitious. The young Russian tsar longed to win access to the seas that do not freeze for his great empire. In order to achieve these goals, serious military reforms of Peter 1 were carried out, as a result of which a strong army was created. In Russia under Peter there is a regular army. According to legal data, the beginning of its construction was laid in 1699 - the military reforms of Peter. The king issued a decree in which the sources for the formation of regiments were determined.
Hunting people were recruited into the regiments, who were free subjects and received a salary of eleven rubles a year; dependent people, who were called recruits and recruited from the peasants. The recruitment process was determined by the military reforms of Peter the Great: there was one recruit from monastic peasants from 25 households, nobles who served in the civil service supplied one recruit to the Russian army from 30 households, and agricultural nobles who served in the army from 50 households gave one recruit.
During the period when the military reforms of Peter the Great (1699-1725) were carried out, 53 recruiting was carried out. Recruits, as well as their children who were born duringserving in the tsarist army by their father, were freed from serfdom. However, the fate of the recruit was lifelong service in the army of Great Russia. On the left hand of each recruit was a special brand, testifying to his fate. It is worth noting that they were given uniforms and weapons, and they also underwent very serious military training.
The recruitment system in the era of Peter the Great took shape over five years. By the end of the reign of the Russian tsar, the size of the Russian army had reached 318,000 servicemen. Soldiers and officers of the army were required to have certain knowledge, be proactive and disciplined. These conditions are an important condition in any army.
The Military Charter was issued in 1716 and remained unchanged for over 150 years. In accordance with it, soldiers must be diligent and disciplined, and officers must be independent and active. The military reforms of Peter 1 provided for the active training of officers for the Russian army. As a result, the Russian army became one of the strongest in Europe. The Northern War was an indicator of this.
In addition, with the simultaneous creation of a regular Russian army, the construction of the Russian fleet was also continued. By 1702, 23 galleys, 28 ships and a lot of small ships were built in Voronezh. True, the fate of the Azov Fleet was sad: some of the ships were sold to Turkey, and some were completely destroyed. However, alreadyin 1703, a large Olonets shipyard was built in the B altic. In the B altic, by the very height of the Northern War, the Russian fleet consisted of 22 ships, five frigates and many small ships and boats. It is worth noting that by the end of Peter's reign, the Russian fleet numbered thirty thousand people. That is why the military reforms of Peter 1 were both very timely and productive. Thanks to them, Russia was able to successfully complete the Northern War and win access to the sea.
