Bulgarian Empire

Chapter 118, The Great King

With the order of Nicholas II, the whole city of St. Petersburg was under martial law, the city defense army was ordered not to leave the camp, and the police were also concentrated in the police station.

Since the last revolution, Nicholas II had doubts about the loyalty of the St. Petersburg City Defense Force, so naturally he would not let them come out to make trouble now.

Not to mention the police, they all work on capitalist wages, otherwise how would they live with such high prices in St. Petersburg?

As soon as St. Petersburg was under martial law, many people knew that it was broken. According to Russian tradition, the consequences of the tsar's rampage were terrible!

Many people have started to regret it, and they would not have joined if they had known earlier, but it is too late now. They wanted to take away the power from Nicholas II, but they turned the table over and said they would not play anymore!

The weakness of the bourgeoisie does not mean that they are really weak. There is nothing they dare not do in the face of interests! But in front of the bayonet, they are really soft! \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

The combined strength of the capitalists is huge, and that's the case when they are scattered. Without their own armed forces, even though they had bought many government officials with gold and yuan cannons, no one dared to stand for them at the moment!

There is no way to do this, perhaps the power of the capitalists has penetrated into every corner of St. Petersburg, but the prerequisite is that they can unite!

Now that St. Petersburg is under martial law, and individual capitalists have become meat on the chopping board, will Nicholas II be lenient?

Obviously this is impossible! In addition to the struggle for power, now Nicholas II also needs the property of these people to buy people's hearts. Anyway, their reputation is already rotten now, and the Russian people will cheer if they are killed!

The White Terror began. After the army took over St. Petersburg, they immediately started arresting people according to the list. In this era, there is no such thing as arresting only the principal offenders. Anyone who is on the purge list is sent to prison by the whole family! \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

The people implicated are naturally indispensable. These troops are all outsiders. They can't tell who is who. Anyway, they just open the door and arrest people.

But these are all minor issues. Seeing this posture, even the newspapers that criticize the tsarist government every day decisively chose to shut up. Anyone who dares to take the lead at this time is courting death!

Street hooligans and underworld groups attached to capitalists, unfortunately they became the first batch of victims of this operation!

No way, who told them not to have eyes? And the grassroots officers and soldiers of the army just hate them?

Before joining the army, many people suffered from the scourge of these people. Now that the opportunity has come, everyone has revenge! Often when one is caught, the whole nest is pulled out, and then executed directly!

When Nicholas II returned to St. Petersburg on December 26, more than 2,000 criminals were directly executed by the military, and more than 30,000 criminals were arrested. It can be said that St. Petersburg has become clean up! \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

Of course there were some wrongdoings, but the law and order in St. Petersburg did suddenly improve. Anyone who dares to commit crimes is just a peanut!

According to subsequent statistics, after this major cleansing, the casino and usury industries in St. Petersburg were devastated, and they have not been able to recover after decades.

With the return of Nicholas II, the martial law in St. Petersburg was also lifted, but the tense atmosphere still did not get any relief.

The goal was accomplished so smoothly, Nicholas II was in a good mood. In order to show the tsar's benevolence, the prices in St. Petersburg dropped all of a sudden and returned to the pre-war level.

At the same time, due to the arrest of a large number of capitalists, the factory naturally closed down. Now that the government has taken over the factory, His Majesty the Tsar also announced the implementation of the eight-hour working system.

Workers are prohibited from working overtime in winter. \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

For a while, Nicholas II's reputation in the eyes of the people of St. Petersburg rose again. Sure enough, this is the little father of the Russian people!

Of course, this is just to fool the uninformed ordinary people. Anyone who understands knows that the current transportation capacity in Russia is limited. Even if you want workers to work overtime, you must have enough raw materials, right?

That being the case, it was naturally used by Nicholas II to buy people's hearts! I have to say that the Russian people in this era are very foolish. Now everyone makes up their own minds and thinks that unscrupulous capitalists made them work overtime in the name of the tsar in order to exploit them!

This hurt Comrade Stalin who was working in St. Petersburg, and all previous efforts were in vain. Ordinary workers now think that those who exploit them are unscrupulous capitalists and corrupt officials, and have nothing to do with the great tsar, who is still on their side.

The evidence is right in front of you. Now that the unscrupulous capitalists have been dealt with by the tsar, the price of goods has dropped immediately, and the eight-hour working system has also been implemented! \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

Now that bread is already available, they will not participate in strikes and demonstrations for bread. Historically, the general strike broke out in Russia in January 1917. This time, the workers in St. Petersburg announced their withdrawal without a revolutionary spirit!

In fact, Ferdinand was taken aback by Nicholas II's sudden action. He didn't expect his uncle to be so decisive.

I have to say that Nicholas II did a beautiful job this time! After this battle, the Russian bourgeoisie was hit hard. Although it may cause a short-term decline in Russia's total industrial output, compared with the consolidation of the tsar's rule, this is a small problem.

Not only killed the biggest political opponent, but also confiscated a large amount of property, which can make up for Russia's financial shortage, and bought a wave of popular support, which can be said to serve multiple purposes!

Of course, the prerequisite is that Nicholas II can handle the next thing well. His action this time also offended many people. Now the bourgeoisie in Russia must hate him to the bone. If he is not handled well, there will be big troubles! \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

After all, his purge of Russia is not the same concept as Ferdinand's purge of Bulgaria before!

It is impossible for him to complete the purge of the huge Russian Empire in one go. Except for St. Petersburg, the bourgeoisie in big cities like Moscow still have a strong strength, and they still have a fight.

Secondly, Nicholas II took this action shirtless himself. There are enemies everywhere in the country. With so many enemies, it is doomed that Russia will not be peaceful in the future!

Of course, this is what Ferdinand wanted to see the most. A Russia with constant infighting was the ally Bulgaria wanted most.

If Nicholas II is really talented and capable of handling Russia's internal conflicts, then this is a behemoth even more terrifying than Germany!

But these are things in the future, and now Ferdinand is doing one thing, which is to make movies! \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

After the war broke out for so long, all the participating countries in Europe had a hard time, and Bulgaria was no exception. Although there has not yet been a "bread, not war" strike, he has to be careful!

Of course, under normal circumstances, the Bulgarian people will not ask him for bread in the short term! Before the war broke out, the Bulgarian government called on everyone to reserve food for one year in advance to prepare for a famine!

Most people responded to the government's call. The grain exported by Tsarist Russia a year before the war broke out was bought out by the Bulgarian people!

At the end of 1914, according to government statistics, there were more than 18 million tons of private grain reserves.

Besides, the Bulgarian government has also adopted a rationing supply system. Each person can buy four kilograms of bread, 1,500 grams of vegetables, 900 grams of meat products, two liters of milk, and one kilogram of potato flour every week at a fair price... \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

This food supply can basically meet the needs of life, which is much higher than that of the Germans!

Of course, this amount can also be increased, but the price will be much higher if the purchase amount is exceeded, basically three to four times the price. As long as you have money, you can still live the same life as before the war .

On the whole, the Allies in World War I did not lack food, and most of the so-called food rationing systems were created during World War II!

As soon as the World War broke out, Ferdinand was planning to implement a food rationing system across the country. After calculations by professionals, it was found that even if the domestic grain production was halved, and the private grain reserves plus the government grain reserves, Bulgaria could still last for more than three years. .

Then, Ferdinand dismissed this previous idea. After all, the Allied Navy had the upper hand, and it was impossible for Bulgaria to be blocked off its coastline for three years! \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

Moreover, whether it is taking Romania or the Asia Minor peninsula, self-sufficiency can be achieved!

If it weren't for the influx of refugees after the war broke out and the consumption of a lot of food, perhaps there would still be overproduction now!

Although there is no shortage of food now, Ferdinand still has to make this show for the sake of publicity.

The content of the movie is very simple, it is a documentary, recording the king's day.

At six o'clock in the morning, before dawn, Ferdinand woke up from his sleep, and started morning exercises with the princes.

At 8:10, breakfast time starts. Since it is a show food, it is naturally very simple. A piece of black bread + a fruit salad + a glass of milk is no different from an ordinary civilian family.

Then the day's work began. Of course, confidentiality was involved. When Ferdinand entered the office, the shooting stopped naturally. \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

Then it continued at noon, but this time he took the ministers to eat black bread together, and added a fried vegetable and a few slices of beef to the breakfast.

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Perhaps Ferdinand didn't know that the propaganda film he shot has become a precious film and television material in later generations.

His food is also considered by experts to be that after the outbreak of the World War, Bulgaria's food was in short supply, and the king had to lower his living standards!

People also plausibly analyze their expressions from their meals, for example: their expressions are always natural when they are eating, and they eat carefully and tastefully.

It proved that this is the daily life of his king, otherwise it would be impossible to adapt to such unpalatable food!

Some people also believe that there was no problem with Bulgaria's food supply after the outbreak of the World War. This is because the whole country of Bulgaria shared weal and woe. It is with such a king that a powerful empire was created! \u00261t;i\u003e\u00261t;/i\u003e

If Ferdinand finds out about this, he will surely laugh. Eating black bread once in a while actually tastes very good, and in terms of nutritional value, black bread is supposed to be higher!

Besides, although it seems that these foods look similar on the display, in fact, can the brown bread made in the palace be the same as the ones outside?

Of course, these are trivial things, and now Ferdinand is still giving this bowl of chicken soup for the soul to the Bulgarian people to taste.

Don't worry about scarcity but inequality. As long as everyone sees eating the same food as the king, even if they are dissatisfied with this war affecting their lives, they will disappear!

In terms of publicity, Ferdinand still did a very good job. For example, after the outbreak of the World War, the royal family did not buy new clothes, did not buy any luxury goods, etc., which are all good publicity materials.

And these are all true, not afraid of being debunked at all!

Ferdinand had already made preparations before the outbreak of the World War. These miscellaneous things had already been prepared. He was worried that once Bulgaria lost the World War, he could use these materials to publicize, so as to increase the popularity among the people. Score your hearts and consolidate your domination!

Of course, the victory is now basically settled, and there is no need to rely on these things to consolidate the rule, but since it is ready, Ferdinand will naturally not waste it, and the more things like reputation, the better!

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