Chapter 845 The Creator
In Russia during the imperial era, many professions had traditional continuity. The sons of farmers were usually farmers, the sons of Cossacks had to be soldiers, and the sons of grand dukes were born as grand dukes.
After the fall of the Russian Empire, class limitations were completely broken, and the label "Yurievich" was no longer as distinctive as it was during the Russian Empire.
When Leonid began to get into working mode, Vasily also began to understand Guchkov and Felix.
Before entering the Alexander Palace, Vasily was dissatisfied with many policies of Guchkov and Felix, mainly because they were not tough enough internally and externally.
Externally, Vasily believed that Gufi was too conservative and failed to perfectly demonstrate Russia's aggressiveness.
Especially after the economic crisis broke out, Russia not only failed to increase its control over its allies through the economic crisis, but instead introduced some trade policies that were more beneficial to its allies. In the eyes of many Russian soldiers represented by Vasily, this was obviously not in Russia's interests. .
After getting access to more information, Vasily also had a clearer understanding of Guchkov's "weakness".
“Many countries in Europe need to import food from Russia to meet their own needs. This is one of the most important ways for Russia to maintain its relationship with its allies and European countries. This is also the underlying reason for the food shortage in Kiev. It is precisely because of Russia’s supply that Europe The country did not experience a large-scale food shortage, so they had the confidence to cut off trade with the United States.”
Trade Minister Smolovich told Vasily that Russia's losses in grain exports can be fully compensated through the export of other industrial products.
"The tragedy in Kiev is completely avoidable, but if we want to deal with officials with military backgrounds, we must obtain the consent of the veterans association and the military. Under normal circumstances, it is difficult for us to obtain permission."
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The Attorney General's report reveals that in some respects the situation in Russia is similar to that in Poland.
In Poland under Piłsudski's poisonous rule, military personnel, as Piłsudski's base, often had extrajudicial privileges. Even if they broke the law, they could only be tried by military courts.
Russian active-duty soldiers who break the law can also only be tried by military courts.
Due to the existence of veterans associations, civil courts must also consider the influence of veterans associations when reviewing cases related to veterans.
Many civil court judges are members of veterans associations themselves.
"Wait, you mean, the Archduke protected those bastards?"
Vasily was furious and would not allow anyone to slander George.
"I didn't say that. In fact, all the cases reported to Yuriev Palace were properly handled, the criminals were punished as they deserved, and the victims received reasonable and even beyond-expected compensation——"
The words of the Minister of Justice did not calm Vasily, because Vasily knew that there was still a but.
“But not all cases are eligible to be submitted to the Yuriev Palace.”
Vasily had nothing to say.
Russian soldiers are currently divided into two types, one is a professional soldier with a similar tenure, and the other is a compulsory soldier with a service period of only two years.
Since retired conscripts will receive special care when the government recruits staff, even though the treatment of conscripts is not good, Russians are still very enthusiastic about joining the army.
This raises some questions.
Since the purpose of these conscripts joining the army is no longer simply to protect their families and the country, they cannot be required to have noble feelings, and the probability of making mistakes is relatively high.
After retirement, conscripts will automatically join the reserves and become Russian reserve soldiers.
That’s why VA protects veterans.
"I will communicate with General Rakovich. I have only one request for your work. No matter who makes a mistake, send me to Siberia to grow potatoes!"
Compared with Felix and Guchkov, Vasily's biggest advantage is his 50 years of service experience.
Although Felix was also a soldier, he retired directly after marrying Yusupova, and his influence was not on the same level as Vasily.
Although Guchkov once served as Army Minister in the provisional government, he also only had a short service experience and was more "gilded" than Felix.
Vasily, the contemporary "Duke Suvorov", is second only to George in influence in the Russian army.
"Then I have no problem!"
The Minister of Justice smiled brightly. If he could get Vasily's support, the Ministry of Justice would definitely be able to stand up when it encounters cases related to veterans.
George was still very concerned about Vasily's work and treated Vasily to grilled fish at Yuriev Palace.
Fish caught by George himself.
"Now I finally know why you don't want to be the Tsar——"
Vasily's words made George smile knowingly. George had heard similar words more than once.
"So I have always said that soldiers and officials should understand each other, because our ultimate goal is to serve Russia."
George's understanding of "service" is also getting deeper and deeper.
Everyone has passed the second grade. Whether they can adapt to society as soon as possible depends on when they can understand the nature of society.
Some people are unable to recognize the true nature of society until they are very old, and their lives are mostly a mess.
Some people realize the nature of society early and will not lose their love for life even in the face of adversity.
The essence is to make yourself useful.
“I really don’t understand why they are greedy and take risks for personal gain even though they already have a comfortable life. Have they not considered the consequences?”
Vasily was heartbroken and couldn't help but complain to George.
Before coming to Yuriev Palace, Vasily had just seen a document about the execution of multiple people, including Vasily's relatives and former subordinates of Vasily.
Vasily did not sign immediately.
"This is the so-called charm of power. Some people think that power is a game. I hope that in Russia, power can return to its true colors."
This is why George hates the British and American political systems.
In Britain and the United States, power is really just a game. Even if you cause a huge disaster, you will only lose the opportunity to participate in the game and will not receive real punishment.
Think about the famine in India, where tens of millions starve to death. Is anyone really responsible for this?
No, even in London, there are very few relevant reports, and even if there are, they are brushed off and people will not realize the seriousness of the matter at all.
India was a colony, and the British could not care less about Indians starving to death.
Ireland is part of the United Kingdom and is very close to London. London still doesn't care. How to explain this?
If people starve to death in Kiev, if it happened in the UK, the Prime Minister would definitely not take the blame and resign.
"We can actually-"
Vasily had just entered the Alexander Palace and began to waver.
George said nothing and looked at Vasily with sharp eyes.
"I'm just saying, I promise, I won't make a mistake!"
Vasily raised his hands and surrendered. George had reminded him of this issue when he was running for election.
George didn't listen to what Vasily said, the key was what Vasily did.
Vasily signed the report the next day, and while sending people to the execution ground, he sent more people to Siberia to grow potatoes.
Before George received any feedback, Leonid came to visit. In the past, executions in Russia were all carried out by firing squad, which was clean and simple.
Vasily had worked in Amur and knew how Amur carried out the death penalty, so he made some changes to the relevant regulations on the death penalty.
Once the decision was announced, controversy arose again.
In some vicious criminal cases, if the criminal's financial situation is poor, it is difficult for the victim to obtain financial compensation.
Vasily hopes that through body donation and other methods, the victims can receive some financial compensation, and Russian universities and related institutions can also obtain more general teachers.
There are also some more cutting-edge scientific research that are not suitable to be listed in the announcement.
Just body donation has caused controversy within a certain range. Some people think that these modifications are not civilized enough.
George just laughed.
Where is Vasily? If some of Amul's things were made public, it would not be as simple as a controversy.
It can only be said that Amul has made rapid progress in the medical field in recent years due to many reasons.
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Well, a lot.
"Some people are either stupid or simply bad!"
George hit the nail on the head. The British almost made mummies extinct because they believed eating mummies could cure illnesses. Some profiteers forged mummies and exported them to the UK. Is this civilized?
In the 21st century, the British government also cooperated with the US government to export unhealthy blood to the UK. According to the British and Americans, this is also very civilized!
"Whoever raises this issue with you, ask him to regulate people's uncivilized behavior and truly contribute to Russia's civilized process instead of speaking out."
George has previously criticized relevant Russian departments for not doing things properly.
Now that Leonid is in charge, George must practice what he preaches.
"For example?"
Leonid is still innocent.
“For example, be responsible for street hygiene and stop drunkards from urinating and defecating everywhere.”
George was not angry, he needed teaching.
Who can say the words, but who can do the deeds?
Every provision benefits someone.
At the same time, it will inevitably harm the interests of some people.
Vasily's main job now is to weigh the pros and cons and choose the lesser of the two evils.
When presiding over the work of the Army, Vasily often came to George and complained that the budget given by George to the Army was seriously insufficient.
There was nothing George could do. The Duma only gave so much military expenditure. Part of it was given to the Air Force, part to the Navy, and part to other related departments. In the end, half was left for the Army. George had done his best.
Now Vasily finally understood the Duma's difficulties.
Russia does have a lot of income, but there are more places to spend money. The Duma has also done its best to ensure its military budget.
George himself didn't even realize that George had changed a lot compared to 20 years ago.
20 years ago, George was still young and had plenty of time to transform Russia according to his own will.
Now George is no longer young.
So when Vasily went on a killing spree, George did not intervene.
Compared to Red Russia's big cleanup, this is just an appetizer.
Compared with Vasily, George was more concerned about Mannerheim, who had failed in the election.
If Vasily hadn't interfered, and Vasily hadn't even received the support of Felix Jr. and Leonid, even if Vasily had the blessing of the contemporary "Duke Suvorov", there is a high probability that he would not be Mannerheim's opponent.
Vasily still attached great importance to Mannerheim and hoped that Mannerheim would continue to serve as Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Mannerheim calmly accepted the reality of losing the election and did not accept Vasily's invitation, hoping to take some time off.
Before leaving Alexandria, Mannerheim came to George to say goodbye. George asked Mannerheim about his future plans. Mannerheim laughed and said that he was going to Askenin to rest for a while.
Askening is the hometown of Mannerheim.
"I am 64 years old and have served the empire for more than 50 years. It is time to retire to the mountains and forests, raise an old horse, and a group of hunting dogs. My daily job is to hunt and fish like you. That is the life I yearn for. .”
Mannerheim has plans for his retirement.
George suddenly remembered the Soviet-Finnish war.
The most serious consequence of the Soviet-Finnish war was that it exposed the weakness of Red Russia, so Mustache took the risk and finally chose the former between Plan Barbarossa and Plan Sea Lion.
Project Sea Lion is targeted at the UK.
With Mannerheim's prestige in Finland, even if Mannerheim returns to Finland, Mannerheim will not be able to take any time off. This will be a serious hidden danger for future Russian-Finnish relations.
"As a politician, Vasily is immature. This is what worries me most——"
George wants to keep Mannerheim in Alexandria.
In terms of pure conditions, Alexandria is much better than Askenin. It has hot springs, faces the Black Sea, and is protected by Constantinople. The key is that it has better medical standards. For a 64-year-old man, , is the most important thing.
Mannerheim said nothing, and his smile gradually turned cold.
George's support was also a key factor in Mannerheim's victory.
Since Vasily is immature, why do you support Vasily’s candidacy?
Mannerheim would definitely not ask this question. After all, there is a difference between closeness and distance.
"Russia needs a tough person to get Russia back on the right track. Felix did not do this, and neither did Alexander. Only Vasily could do it."
George hoped that Mannerheim would understand that he only supported Vasily for a reason.
Russia does have a lot of problems now. If Vasily can't come, then George will have to do it himself.
After Mannerheim came to power, most of the time, like Felix and Guchkov, he could only tinker with things, and it was impossible to be as resolute as Vasily.
"Why?"
Mannerheim's understanding of Russia was far less clear than he thought.
"What do you mean?"
George really wasn't pretending to be stupid.
"I mean, what is the right track?"
Mannerheim sincerely asked for advice. Although George never admitted it, everyone knew that George was the founder of Russia.
(End of chapter)