Chapter 1317 Government-in-Exile
Ernst continued: "West Coast cities, such as Cabinda and Luanda, are conducive to navigation with the Baltic Sea region, which means they will help you directly contact St. Petersburg."
< br>"Of course, although St. Petersburg is the political center of your country, I do not recommend that you make St. Petersburg the primary target of your strategy."
"After all, St. Petersburg is It is now also the base camp of the Russian Labor Party. The power of the Labor Party is very strong in St. Petersburg, especially after the purges of your people. At the same time, the Baltic Sea is also blocked by the Allies and the Allies because of the war in Europe, which is not conducive to the transportation of materials and the transmission of information. "
"So, I suggest that you set up the government headquarters in Dar es Salaam, or somewhere north of the city of Dar es Salaam."
"Starting from the east coast of East Africa, there are several communication channels to Russia, including the Suez Canal, the Middle East and Central Asia, and finally the Siberian Railway."
"The Siberian Railway is the most beneficial to you. Through the Siberian Railway, we can establish contact with the forces in eastern Russia, and according to As far as I know, the current forces in Siberia are still loyal to the Russian government.”
In previous lives, the headquarters of reactionary forces such as the Russian White Bandits were concentrated in the east of Russia, such as the well-known bandit leaders Denikin and Kolchak. Wait, that is to rely on the Siberian Railway to gain support from external forces and fight against the Labor Party.
The Siberian Railway is the only transportation line that can support the Russian reactionary forces unhindered.
So Ernst suggested: "The eastern part of Russia is either controlled by the Labor Party, or blocked by the Allies and the Entente due to the European war."
"So, now you want to communicate with the country or allocate supplies, either through the Siberian Railway or through land transportation in Central Asia."
"Obviously, Central Asia and the Indian Ocean coast are not your Russian land after all. , so the safety of this route is not as high as that of the Siberian Railway.”
“So, in your confrontation with the Labor Party, you should. The Siberian Railway should be placed in a more important position."
"At the same time, this is also the reason why I recommend that you set up the government headquarters in the east coast cities of East Africa."
"In addition. Another advantage of choosing our city in East Africa is that we can obtain all aspects of intelligence and information in Russia more quickly.”
After decades of development, East Africa has long built the world's second-largest submarine cable line after the United Kingdom. At the same time, it has actively developed land post and telecommunications systems between East Africa and Europe, the Middle East and other regions.
Therefore, it is very convenient for East Africa to obtain intelligence and information from all over the world. At this point, only Europe and the United States can compare with East Africa.
After listening to Ernst’s suggestion, Alexei said: “Let’s set the location in Dar es Salaam!”
The reason why Alexei chose There is no other reason for Dar es Salaam. The main reason is that Dar es Salaam has long been the largest city in East Africa.
Therefore, Alexey believes that if the government-in-exile is set up in Dar es Salaam, at least the conditions will not be bad in all aspects.
In fact, if possible, Alexei would not want to leave Rhine City. After all, the climate in Rhine City is quite good, while Dar es Salaam is a bit hot.
But as Ernst said, locating the exile government in coastal areas is more conducive to their contacts and exchanges with the country.
Moreover, since a government-in-exile is established, it will inevitably confront the Labor Party. As a result, the weapons, food and other materials needed by the government-in-exile must rely on other imperialist countries.
Nowadays, the exile government is set up in East Africa, so it is obvious that most of their supplies must be "begged" from the East African government. When these supplies are sent to Russia, they also need an area with convenient shipping.
Of course, Ernst knew very well that supporting such a Russian government-in-exile had basically no future.
However, this did not prevent Ernst from giving Alexei and other Russian reactionary forces some help. After all, East Africa had previously robbed Nicholas II's treasury in Kazan. In addition to this reason, Ernst also hoped that this exile government could attract people from Russia to East Africa.
Just like in previous lives, under the Labor Party regime, Russia will inevitably experience the flight of a large number of elites and wealthy people. For the Russian Labor Party, there is no shortage of waste and garbage among these people. After all, their existence as a whole This will do more harm than good to the development of Russian society.
But these wastes and garbage are a kind of wealth to countries such as East Africa. Even the most corrupt official in Russia, as long as he can come to East Africa with corrupt money, it is a great asset to East Africa. A big help, since he is unlikely to cause harm to East African society anyway.
After all, he was able to dominate in Russia because of his bureaucratic identity and status. But when he went into exile in East Africa, he naturally lost the power he had in the past.
Ernst said: "Then we will provide you with an office space in Dar es Salaam for free so that you can hold meetings and direct domestic affairs."
Alexey said very gratefully : "Thank you, Your Majesty."
It is not easy to form a government in exile, especially for a country like the East African government that has never supported a government in exile. East Africa has supported some puppet states. , the most typical one is the Abyssinian Empire.
Ten days later.
The Russian government-in-exile was formally established in Dar es Salaam. The government inherited the claims of the former tsarist government. Nicholas II’s personal situation was unknown and he had long announced his abdication. , the former crown prince Alexei is naturally the irrefutable orthodox first-in-line heir.
At the same time, Alexey appointed Baranov as prime minister and appointed other Russian exiles in East Africa as cabinet members, starting the initial path to power.
After the government-in-exile was established, it actively contacted the royalists, nobles, and military forces in Russia, especially the army. Well-known Russian officers such as Dönitz and Kolchak were all members of the government-in-exile. Win over the target.
It is worth mentioning that Chubalov, who controls Kazan, is also a key candidate for the exile government. This unlucky guy is the warlord who was previously promoted by the East African Defense and Security Agency, because his power is not yet strong. The reasons for being borderline with the Labor Party still exist.
And because he controlled Kazan, an important Russian city, Chubalov was also considered one of the more famous warlords in Russia.
The establishment of the Russian government-in-exile has, to a certain extent, made the nobles and royalist forces in Russia very excited. Many of them couldn't wait to go to East Africa to meet Crown Prince Alexei.
This also caused some dignitaries in Russia who were preparing to flee to consider East Africa as one of their important destinations.
On the contrary, some warlord forces in Russia are not very interested in the government-in-exile, especially those who supported the former provisional government.
The former Provisional Government, that is, the former Russian capitalist government, many old Russian military officers actually supported the government that had been overthrown by the Russian Labor Party.
From the moment the former Provisional Government of Russia was established, the parting of ways between the Russian aristocracy and capitalism was already illustrated.
This makes it difficult for the Russian government-in-exile formed in East Africa to command and order some troops in eastern Russia.
At the same time as the government-in-exile was established, the East African government also increased surveillance activities within its borders. After all, the establishment of the Russian government-in-exile would inevitably attract the attention of the Russian Labor Party government. Ernst was also worried that there would be Labor Party members who were not afraid of death and would sneak in. within East Africa.
After all, they dared to kill even Nicholas II, and a former Russian crown prince who was exiled to East Africa was naturally even more childish. This is why Ernst hoped that Alexei would set up the exile government on the coast. In fact, it is just the fear of being harmed.
Of course, the current energy of the Russian Labor Party is definitely not able to take into account overseas. The war in Russia is enough to keep them busy. However, not to be afraid of any eventuality, but to be afraid of ten thousand, the precautions that should be taken are still Do it well.
(End of this chapter)