Mediterranean Hegemony Road

Time flies, the winter that the Russians have been waiting for has finally come, but the result of waiting is not what the tsarist government wanted

After the winter came, the army of the Allied countries not only did not attack, but instead retreated a hundred miles and built a defensive line to wait for the Russian army to attack.

There is no doubt that the winter counter-offensive planned by the Russians has become a phantom. In the face of the Allied troops who are on guard, they do not have the strength to counter-offensive now. The most critical issue is the winter.

Due to the war, military transportation has seized a large number of train skins. According to the statistics of the Russian government, the current capacity that Russia can use for civilian transportation is at most only two-thirds of that before the war.

The premise is that immediately stop all unnecessary transportation of military materials, and try to rush to transport civilian materials, which cannot meet the needs of the people.

Taking St. Petersburg as an example, this means that in the winter of 1916, if the coal transportation volume from Donetsk to St. Petersburg is reduced by one-third, it means that at least 80% of the households will be short of coal for heating this winter.

Why do you say this ratio is wrong? You don't understand, don't forget that private transportation not only meets people's living needs, but also meets industrial production needs

And industrial production is the industry of nobles and capitalists. Can ordinary people compete with them for coal?

Obviously, even if the citizens of St. Petersburg freeze to death before their eyes, it is impossible for them to give up their interests

Therefore, it is the ordinary people who are really unlucky. The lives of the Russian people are now on the verge of life and death, and although domestic production can continue, it is also on the verge of danger.

And this decline in production is irreversible, because in this case it is impossible for the Russian government to spend enough money and not enough time to repair the infrastructure

And the capitalists are desperately expanding production capacity for their own interests. The so-called production capacity expansion is obtained by squeezing other non-war areas. After all, there is a limit to this. When the limit is reached, the Russians will be finished.

Now the Russians don't talk about counterattacking the Allies, they even have problems maintaining the normal operation of the country. There are only two paths in front of the tsarist government, either to preserve production or to preserve people's livelihood

Maintaining production is very simple, the tsarist government can do nothing, the capitalists themselves can do a good job, the ordinary people are unable to compete with them

However, the consequences are very serious. Historically, the tsarist government did this, and then ushered in the February Revolution; the new bourgeois government did the same, and ushered in the October Revolution.

It is troublesome to protect people's livelihood. The government must restrict industrial production, thereby reducing the consumption of raw materials, and the consumption of less consumption will naturally reduce the transportation capacity.

Then use this part of the saved capacity to transport living materials that are closely related to people's lives, such as grain, coal, daily necessities, and so on.

If it is in a centralized country like Bulgaria, the problem is very simple, as long as the government promulgates a ban on winter construction overtime.

With less time for factories to operate, consumption will naturally decrease, and the saved transportation capacity can be used to meet the basic living needs of the people.

It is a pity that this is Russia. Even if the tsar issued this order, it has no effect. It is impossible for Nicholas II to personally supervise the implementation of the capitalists.

Some factories even work 15 or 6 hours a day, so it won't help if they don't work overtime. In this case, in order to protect people's livelihood, it is necessary to make cuts to the capitalists.

History has once again reached an inflection point, and the moment to decide the fate of Russia has come.

Due to the problems of the Duma, Nicholas II had already hated the capitalists who supported them; and the large number of inferior weapons produced by the capitalists had offended the Russian military; now they have to stand for their own interests. to the opposite of ordinary people.

It can be said that the long-awaited time of Nicholas II has come, as long as he pushes the Russian bourgeoisie lightly, it will be destroyed.

The head of the spy said with a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, this is the information we have collected. The list of capitalists who are involved in the hoarding in China. More than 80% of the capitalists in the country participated in it, and a small number of nobles also participated in it."

After taking the order, Nicholas II rubbed his forehead. Although he had already guessed that the number of people involved was very large, he still did not expect that so many people would be involved.

After hesitating for a while, Nicholas II decided to narrow the scope of the attack. Zou frowned and said, "screen again, and pick out the bad ones."

"Yes," the spy chief replied.

After a moment of silence, Nicholas II asked again: "How many members of Congress are involved and which great nobles are involved?"

The spy chief thought for a while and said: "The congressmen who have passed the ninth floor are directly or indirectly involved. It is difficult to define the big nobles involved. They are not directly involved, but those who are related to them are involved. a lot”

Nicholas II nodded, all of which were within his expectations. Most members of Congress were puppets supported by capitalists and nobles, and it was not surprising that they joined in.

As for the great nobles, who doesn't have a bunch of vests, such things that damage the family's reputation, of course, can't end in person.

"I know, you go down"

It's not that simple to attack this group of people. At least the St. Petersburg police, Nicholas II, dare not mobilize. Once the news leaks, the capitalists' counterattack is also very terrifying.

He must even keep it a secret from the government. Most of these politicians are inextricably linked with the capitalists. Suddenly, Nicholas II found that he had no one to use in his hands.

The loyalty of the Praetorian Guards in hand is guaranteed, provided that they do not have to deal with nobles. Most of their officers are from nobles, so they cannot be used this time.

Then the only thing that can be used is the Russian army. Due to the war, the Russian army has expanded a large number of troops, and the influence of the nobles on the army has been greatly reduced.

Besides, this time it is not mainly aimed at the domestic nobles. As for the small number of people involved, their influence is limited.

Even actions against the capitalists will be supported by many conservative aristocrats. Without other interests, the rise of capitalists has affected the interests of the aristocracy. Except for the aristocrats who have successfully transformed themselves, most conservative aristocrats are still very hostile to capitalists.

In mid-October, the price of goods in St. Petersburg has already skyrocketed. Compared with before the war, the price of daily necessities has skyrocketed by 300%. There are also inflation factors, but the wages of the working class are not a cent. rise

Nicholas II had to convene a government meeting to negotiate a solution

He said in a very angry tone: "Everyone knows the situation in China, so who will tell me what to do now, once the supply of living materials in the city cannot be guaranteed, you will know the consequences.

So now I don't care what method you use, first find a way for me to ensure the supply of living materials in St. Petersburg, and at the same time reduce the price for me, understand."

After speaking, Nicholas II surrendered his eyes and asked him to come up with a plan.

Obviously, he overestimated the integrity of politicians and knew that this problem was not easy to deal with. Accordingly, he pretended not to see his suggestion and lowered his head to think.

The angry Nicholas II gritted his teeth and asked with a sneer, "Xiang, what can you do to solve the trouble we are facing now?"

The prime minister, who was caught, knew that he could not escape, and after hesitating, he said again and again: "Your Majesty, this problem is very difficult to solve. We can only communicate with the capitalists and ask them to cut some production capacity and give priority to meeting the basic living needs of the people. "

After thinking about it, Nicholas II said with a smile: "Well, you will be responsible for this matter. You must communicate with the capitalists as much as possible to ensure the basic life of the people in St. Petersburg."

"Yes" replied

He was still very surprised in his heart. He just lifted it up so high and dropped it gently. No matter what, this hurdle has now passed. As for whether the problem can be solved, we will talk about it later.

It seems that this problem has been solved, Nicholas II's mood is much better, and he said: "Winter has come, the Allied troops have retreated, and they have little chance of fighting again in winter.

I decided to convene a military expansion meeting to convene the main front-line generals to St. Petersburg, and let's discuss together what we have achieved on the battlefield this year, as well as the military deployment for the coming year."

Here, everyone knows that it is time to settle accounts after the autumn. The frontline fought such a big defeat, how could it not be held accountable?

The front is because the German-Austrian coalition is still on the offensive, and both sides are busy fighting.

Now that the fighting on the front line has stopped, the results will be different, and everyone can sit down and take accountability. The dismissal of the dismissal, the award of the award, and the court-martial should be sent to the court-martial.

The conflict between the Russian government and the military has always existed, but it was not very intense and was usually suppressed.

Now that Nicholas II is looking for trouble with the military, the government naturally has no opinion. Many of them are ready to face the military when the time comes.

The 6th Army Minister replied nervously: "Yes"

He knew that this time the trouble was big. This year, the losses of the Russian army had exceeded 4 million, and the number of casualties had exceeded 5 million. How could they not be held accountable?

Moreover, Nicholas II has long disliked him, so it is normal to take this opportunity to let him go.

After a moment of silence, Nicholas II frowned and said: "The war of 1916 can be divided into two parts. The previous winter offensive was still very good.

The originally planned watch meeting is still to be held. The heroes who emerged in this battle will be summoned to St. Petersburg. I will personally summon them to give awards.

As for the summer war that followed, it was a complete mess, and the same group of rice buckets were brought back to me and sent to a military court for a public trial in St. Petersburg. Let everyone see the difference between bravery and scumbags"

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and they immediately understood that there was no doubt that the commendation conference was Nicholas II buying the hearts of the army. After the autumn after the settlement, there is no doubt that it is in Liwei.

The 6th Army Minister said nervously: "Your Majesty, will there be too many people in this way, and ordinary soldiers will not be used?"

Nicholas II was shocked and thought that his plan had been exposed, but looking at the performance of everyone, he realized that this might just be an accident. So he sneered and asked, "How many people can there be?"

The 6th Army Minister's face changed greatly. He knew that he had said the wrong thing again. Since the tsar wanted to do it, let him do it, why should he be unhappy?

He replied nervously: "Oh, there are not many about 20,000 or 30,000 people. The exact number will only be known after each unit's statistics."

Nicholas II glared at him, then said slowly: "Well, just do it like this."

The meaning is already very obvious. If you are a wise boy, I will let you go first this time.

Everyone knew the current affairs and chose to shut up. The willfulness of the tsar is not once or twice. As long as it is not a matter of principle, let him go.

It is impossible to stop the tsar from buying the hearts of the army, this is a political mistake.

They didn't even realize that the danger was coming, or someone guessed one or two, and chose to shut up. Anyway, it wasn't themselves who were unlucky, so why take the risk and say it?

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