Bulgarian Empire

Time passed by in a hurry, and the winter that the Russians had been waiting for finally came, but the result was not what the Tsarist government wanted!

After winter came, instead of launching an offensive, the Allied forces retreated hundreds of miles, building a defense line and waiting for the Russian army to attack.

There is no doubt that the winter counter-offensive 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 counter-offensive now. The most important thing is to survive the winter.

Due to the war, military transportation seized a large number 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 what it was before the war!

The prerequisite is that immediately stopping all unnecessary transportation of military supplies and rushing to transport civilian supplies will not be able to meet the needs of the people.

Taking St. Petersburg as an example, this means the winter of 1916, and if the transportation of coal 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 say this ratio is wrong? This is why you don’t understand again, don’t forget that civil transportation not only meets people’s living needs, but also meets the needs of industrial production!

And industrial production is the industry of 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 in front of their eyes, it is impossible for them to give up their own interests!

So it is the ordinary people who are really unlucky. The lives of the Russian people are now on the verge of life and death. 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 spend enough funds and does not have enough time to repair infrastructure!

For their own benefit, the capitalists are desperately expanding production capacity. The so-called expansion of production capacity is obtained by squeezing other non-war fields. 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 roads before the tsarist government, either to protect production or to protect people's livelihood!

Guaranteeing production is very simple. The tsarist government doesn’t have to do anything, and the capitalists can do a good job themselves. Ordinary people have no ability to compete with them!

But the consequences were very serious. In history, 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!

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

Then use this part of the saved transportation capacity to transport daily necessities that are closely related to people's lives, such as food, coal, daily necessities, etc.

If it is in a centralized country like Bulgaria, this problem is very simple, as long as the government issues a ban on overtime construction in winter, it will be fine.

With less time for factories to operate, consumption will naturally drop, 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 tsar issued this order, it would have no effect. It was impossible for Nicholas II to personally supervise the implementation of the capitalists.

Some factories even work fifteen or sixteen hours a day, and it won't help if they don't work overtime. In this case, if you want to keep people's livelihood, you have to attack the capitalists.

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

Due to the problems of the Duma Parliament, Nicholas II hated the capitalists who supported them; and the large number of inferior weapons produced by the capitalists before 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,

He only needs to push the Russian bourgeoisie lightly, and the Russian bourgeoisie will be destroyed.

...

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

After taking the civil order, Nicholas II rubbed his forehead. Although he had already guessed that there would be a lot of people involved this time, he still did not expect that so many people would be involved.

After hesitating for a while, Nicholas II decided to narrow down 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 were involved? Which nobles were involved?"

The spy chief thought for a while and said: "Members of Congress over nine floors were directly or indirectly involved. It is difficult to define the big nobles involved. They did not directly participate, but people related to them did. A lot!"

Nicholas II nodded. These were all within his expectations. Most of the congressmen were puppets supported by capitalists and nobles. It was not surprising that they joined in.

As for the great nobles, who doesn't have a bunch of vests? Of course, this kind of thing that damages the family's reputation cannot be ended in person.

"I see, you 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 them. Once the news is leaked, the counterattack of the capitalists is also very terrifying.

Even he had to keep it secret from the government. Most of these politicians had inextricable connections with the capitalists. Suddenly, Nicholas II found that he had no one in his hands.

The loyalty of the imperial guards in hand is guaranteed, provided that they are not used to deal with 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 nobles on the army has been greatly reduced.

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

Even actions aimed at capitalists will receive the support of many conservative aristocrats. Regardless of other interests, the rise of the 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.

...

In mid-October, prices in St. Petersburg had already started to skyrocket. Compared with before the outbreak of the war, the prices of daily necessities had skyrocketed by 300%. There was also an inflation factor in it, but the wages of the working class were not a penny. 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 very well, so who will tell me what to do now, if the supply of urban living materials cannot be guaranteed, you will know the consequences!

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

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

Apparently, he overestimated the integrity of a politician, knowing that this issue is difficult to handle, the Prime Minister should pretend not to see his hint, and just hang his head in thought.

The angry Nicholas II gritted his teeth and asked with a sneer: "Prime Minister, what good way do you have to solve the trouble we are facing now?"

The Prime Minister who was caught knew that he couldn't escape, and after hesitating, he said: "Your Majesty, this problem is difficult to solve. We can only communicate with the capitalists by the government and ask them to reduce some production capacity and give priority to meeting the basic needs of the people. "

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

"Yes!" replied the Prime Minister

He was still very surprised in his heart, just raised it high and then lowered it gently? In any case, this hurdle has passed now. As for whether the problem can be solved, we will talk about it later.

It seemed that this problem was solved, and Nicholas II felt much better, and said again: "Winter has come, and the Allied forces have retreated, and it is unlikely that they will start a war again in winter.

I decided to convene an enlarged military meeting, and call the main generals on the front line to St. Petersburg. Let's discuss together what we have achieved on the battlefield this year, as well as the military deployment for the coming year! "

Here comes, everyone knows that the time to settle accounts after autumn has come. How could it be possible not to pursue responsibility for such a big defeat on the front line?

It was because the German-Austrian coalition forces were still attacking, and both sides were busy fighting. In that case, of course, they could not be held accountable.

Now that the fighting on the front line has stopped, the result will be different, and everyone can sit down and slowly be held accountable. Those who should be dismissed are dismissed, those who should be rewarded should be sent to military courts, and those who should be sent to military courts will also be sent to military courts.

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

Now that Nicholas II wants to trouble the military, the government naturally has no objection. Many of them are ready to attack the military when the time comes.

The Minister of War replied nervously, "Yes!"

He knew that this time the troubles were serious. This year, the losses of the Russian army exceeded 4 million, and the number of casualties exceeded 5 million. How could it be possible not to hold them accountable?

Besides, Nicholas II had long disliked him, so even if he took this opportunity to let him go, it would be normal.

After a moment of silence, Nicholas II frowned and said: "We can divide the war in 1916 into two parts. In the previous winter offensive, everyone fought very well.

The originally planned meeting will still be held. The heroes who emerged in this battle will be called to St. Petersburg, and I will personally summon them to reward them.

As for the subsequent summer war, it was a mess, and I also brought back the group of idiots, sent them to a military court, and held a public trial in St. Petersburg. Let everyone see the difference between heroic and idiots! "

Everyone was taken aback for a moment, and then they understood that the commendation conference was undoubtedly Nicholas II's attempt to buy the morale of the army. Settling accounts after the fall is undoubtedly a matter of standing up!

The Minister of War said nervously, "Your Majesty, will there be too many people in this way, and ordinary soldiers will not be used?"

Nicholas II was startled, thinking that his plan had been exposed, but seeing the performance of the crowd, he found that it might just be an accident. So he sneered and asked, "How many people can there be?"

The Minister of War's face changed drastically. He knew that he had said something wrong again. Since the Tsar wanted to do this, let him do it. Why bother to find it hard?

He replied anxiously: "Oh, not many! About 20,000 to 30,000 people, the exact number will only be known after the statistics of the various troops!"

Nicholas II glared at him, then said slowly, "Well, that's it!"

The meaning is already obvious, you are a smart kid, I will let you go this time.

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

It can't stop the tsar from buying the morale of the army. This is a political mistake.

They didn't realize at all that the danger was coming, or someone had guessed one or two, and they also chose to shut up. Anyway, they were not the ones who were unlucky, so why would they take the risk to say it?

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