Vol 4 Chapter 110: , Mingxiu plank road, dark Chencang

Time has passed, and the winter that the Russians have been waiting for has finally come, but the result of waiting is not what the Czarist government wants!
After the winter came, the army of the Allies not only did not launch an offensive, but instead retreated a hundred miles back, building a line of defense and waiting for the Russian army to attack.
There is no doubt that the winter counteroffensive planned by the Russians has become a phantom. Facing the allied forces that are waiting in full battle, they do not have the strength to counterattack now. The most important thing is the problem of overwintering.
Due to the war, military transportation seized a large amount of train skins. According to the statistics of the Russian government, Russia's current capacity for civilian transportation is at most only two-thirds of that before the war!
The prerequisite is that the transportation of all unnecessary military materials should be stopped immediately, and civilian materials will be rushed to the full, which cannot meet the needs of the civilian population.
Taking St. Petersburg as an example, this means the winter of 1916, and if the coal transportation from Donetsk to St. Petersburg is reduced by one-third, it means that at least 80% of households will lack coal for heating this winter!
what? You said this ratio is wrong? You don’t understand this again, don’t forget that, in addition to meeting people’s living needs, private transportation also needs to meet the needs of industrial production!
Industrial production is the property of the nobles and capitalists. Do ordinary people have the ability to 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!
So it is the ordinary people who are really unlucky. The lives of the Russian people are now on the line of life and death, and although domestic production can continue, it is also on the verge of danger.
Moreover, this decline in production is irreversible, because in this case, the Russian government cannot provide enough funds and there is not enough time to repair the infrastructure!
And the capitalists are desperately expanding production capacity for their own interests. The so-called expansion of production capacity is obtained by squeezing other non-war areas, and there is a limit in doing so. When the limit is reached, the Russians will be finished.
Now the Russians don't talk about the counter-offensive allies. They even have problems maintaining the normal operation of the country. There are only two ways before the tsarist government, either to protect production or to protect people's livelihood!
Ensuring production is very simple. The tsarist government can do nothing. The capitalists themselves can do a good job. The ordinary people cannot compete with them!
However, the consequences were 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 to reduce the consumption of raw materials. If the consumption is less, the capacity consumed will naturally decrease.
Then use this part of the saved transportation capacity to transport the daily necessities closely related to the people's lives, such as grain, coal, daily necessities and so on.
If it is in a centralized country like Bulgaria, the problem is simple, as long as the government issues a ban on overtime work in winter construction.
With less time to start the factory, consumption will naturally be reduced, and the saved capacity can be used to meet the basic needs of the people.
It's a pity that this is Russia. Even if the czar gave this order, it would have no effect. It was impossible for Nicholas II to personally supervise the execution of the capitalists.
Even in some factories, working hours are 15 or 6 hours a day, and it will not help for them not to work overtime. In this case, to protect people's livelihood, it is necessary to attack the capitalists.
History has reached a turning point again, and the time to determine the fate of Russia has arrived.
Due to the problems of the Duma Council, Nicholas II hated the capitalists who supported them; and the large number of inferior weapons produced by the capitalists before 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, and if he pushes the Russian bourgeoisie slightly, it will be destroyed.
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The spy chief said with a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, this is the information we have collected. The list of capitalists participating in the hoarding in the country. Over 80% of capitalists across the country have participated, and a small number of nobles have also participated! "
After taking over the private order, Nicholas II rubbed his forehead. Although he had guessed that the number of people involved this time was huge, he still did not expect so many people to participate.
After hesitating for a while, Nicholas II decided to narrow the scope of the attack. Zou frowned and said: "Choose one more time, and select the bad ones!"
"Yes!" the spy chief replied
After a moment of silence, Nicholas II asked again: "How many members of Congress were involved? Which nobles are involved?"
The spy chief thought for a while and said: "Members of parliament with more than nine levels of parliament directly or indirectly participated in it. The nobles involved are difficult to define. They are not directly involved, but people who are related to them participate. That's a lot!"
Nicholas II nodded. These were all in his expectation. The members of Congress were mostly puppets supported by capitalists and nobles, and it was not surprising that they joined in.
As for the nobles, who doesn't have a pile of vests? Of course, this kind of damage to the family's reputation cannot be ended in person.
"I see, go down!"
It is not that simple to attack this group of people. At least the police in St. Petersburg, Nicholas II, dare not mobilize. Once the news leaks, the counterattack of the capitalists is also very terrible.
He must even keep the government secret. Most of these politicians have inextricable connections with the capitalists. Suddenly Nicholas II discovered that no one was available in his hands.
The loyalty of the Imperial Guard in hand is guaranteed, provided that they are not used against the nobles. Most of their officers are of noble origin, 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 nobility on the army has been greatly reduced.
Besides, this time it is not mainly aimed at domestic aristocrats. As for the small number of people involved, their influence is limited.
Even actions directed at capitalists will be supported by many conservative aristocrats. No other interests, the rise of capitalists has affected the interests of the aristocracy. Except for the aristocrats who have successfully transformed, most conservative aristocrats are still very hostile to the capitalists.
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In mid-October, prices in St. Petersburg have begun to soar. Compared to before the outbreak of the war, the prices of daily necessities have soared by 300%. There is also an inflation factor, while the working class's wages have been nothing. rise!
Nicholas II had to call a government meeting to discuss a solution!
He said in a very angry tone: "Everyone knows the domestic situation, so who told me what to do now? If the supply of urban living materials cannot be guaranteed, you know the consequences!
So now, no matter what method you use, I will first find a way to guarantee the supply of supplies in St. Petersburg, and at the same time I must lower the price of goods, understand! "
After speaking, Nicholas II surrendered his eyes to the prime minister and asked him to come up with a plan.
Obviously, he overestimated the morals of politicians and knew that this issue was not easy to handle. The prime minister pretended not to see his hints and bowed his head to think.
The angry Nicholas II gritted his teeth and asked with a sneer: "Prime Minister, do you have any good way to solve the problems we are facing now?"
The prime minister who was caught knew that he couldn't hide, he hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, this problem is very difficult to deal with. We can only communicate with the capitalists to let them cut some of their production capacity and give priority to meeting people's basic living needs. "
After thinking about it, Nicholas II smiled and said: "Okay, you will be responsible for this matter. We must communicate with the capitalists as much as possible to ensure the basic life of the people in St. Petersburg."
"Yes!" the prime minister replied
He still felt very surprised in his heart, just raised it so high and fell gently? In any case, this hurdle is now over. As for whether the problem can be solved, let's talk about it later.
It seems that this problem has been resolved. Nicholas II felt much better, and said: "The winter has come, and the Allied forces have retreated. The chance of them starting a war again in the winter is unlikely.
I decided to convene an enlarged military meeting to gather the main front-line generals in St. Petersburg. Let us discuss together the results we have achieved on the battlefield this year and the military deployment in the coming year! "
Here comes, everyone knows that it is time to settle accounts after Autumn. How could it not be held accountable after such a big defeat on the front line?
The previous reason is that the German-Austrian coalition forces are still attacking and both sides are busy fighting. In that case, naturally they cannot be held accountable.
Now that the fighting on the front line has stopped, the result will be different. You can sit down and slowly hold accountable. The dismissal of the dismissal, the commendation of the commendation, and those who should be sent to the military court must also be sent to the military court.
The contradiction between the Russian government and the military has always existed, but it is not very fierce, and is 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 attack the military at that time.
The Secretary of the Army replied nervously: "Yes!"
He knew that this time the trouble was serious. This year, the Russian army lost more than 4 million, and the number of casualties exceeded 5 million. How could it be possible without being held accountable?
Besides, Nicholas II had long seen him displeased. Even if he took this opportunity to let him go, it was normal.
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 played very well.
The originally planned watch conference is still going to be held. The heroes who emerged in this battle from UU Reading www.uukanshu.com summoned them all to St. Petersburg. I would like to summon them personally to give awards.
As for the summer war that followed, it was a complete mess, and I also brought back the group of rice buckets to me and sent them to the military court for public trial in St. Petersburg. Let everyone see, the difference between bravery and idiots! "
Everyone was stunned for a while, and soon understood, there is no doubt that the commendation meeting was Nicholas II buying the military's spirit. After the autumn is settled, it is undoubtedly Liwei!
The Secretary of the Army said nervously: "Your Majesty, will there be too many people in this way and ordinary soldiers won't be used?"
Nicholas II was taken aback, thinking that his plan had been exposed, but seeing everyone's performance, he found that this might be just an accident. So he sneered and asked, "How many people can there be?"
The Secretary of the Army's face changed drastically. He knew that he had said something wrong again. Since the Tsar wants to do this, let him do it. Why should he not be happy?
He replied nervously: "Oh, there are not many! About two to three million people, and the specific figures will not be known until after the statistics of the various troops!"
Nicholas II glared at him, then slowly said: "Well, just do it!"
That meaning is already obvious. If you are acquainted with you kid, let you go first this time.
Everyone knew the current affairs and chose to shut up. The czar's willfulness is not once or twice. As long as it is not a matter of principle, let him go!
Can't stop the czar from buying up the military's mind, this is a political mistake.
They didn't even notice that the danger was coming, or someone guessed one or two, and they chose to shut up. Anyway, it was not themselves who were unlucky. Why would you risk speaking out?
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