Chapter 484 The Proletarian Class
The little self-confidence that Japan had accumulated through the Sino-Japanese War of 1894 and the Hinchou War was completely consumed in the Russo-Japanese War.
The course of the Russo-Japanese War was full of twists and turns. The method of winning first and losing later was particularly cruel to Japan.
If I had never seen the light, I could have endured the darkness.
Obviously he had signed the "Treaty of Portsmouth" and won the Russo-Japanese War, but George made a sudden comeback. Not only did he lose the Kanto and Korea that he had already obtained, but he also completely lost the homeland. After becoming a colony of Britain and Russia, it turned out that the revival of the empire was just a dream.
The victories of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894 and the Xinchou War actually had little to do with Japanese civilians. The civilians did not enjoy many war dividends and still had to accept the oppression and exploitation of the Japanese ruling class.
It is also hard work. I work hard all year round in Japan and I don’t even have enough food in my stomach.
Although working in East India is very hard, at least you can fill your stomach, which is a special surprise for many Japanese.
It turns out that the people eating people are not Rakshasa ghosts, but the ruling class in Japan.
Like the Vladivostok Shipyard, the Yecheng Shipyard also started with fishing boats and now has the ability to produce light cruisers and submarines.
After the easing of relations with Britain, the security of East India has been guaranteed to a certain extent, and the need for warships is no longer so urgent. Therefore, Coconut City Shipyard still mainly focuses on fishing boats and merchant ships, and has begun to try to build yachts.
After defeating Japan, the entire East Asia has become the rear area of the Russian Empire, and East India has also begun to enter the sight of the Russians. In the past year, more and more Russians have come to visit East India, many of them After people came, they simply settled in East India.
Not everyone likes the ice and snow of Amur. The Tsar went to the warm Crimea for vacation every winter. For many poor people, the humidity and heat are not unbearable.
The strikes in Russia and Europe are not all due to instigation by external forces.
If workers in Russia and Europe were treated the same as Amur, no one would be able to incite it.
Stolypin's reforms mainly focused on land, benefiting farmers and had little to do with workers.
Workers in Russia and Europe are actually similar to the Japanese. After working hard for a year, not only can they not save any money, but they also go hungry. Who can bear this?
In East India, even if you don’t work hard, you won’t go hungry. The products here are so rich, even richer than Amur.
Although there are endless trees to cut down and endless fish to catch in Amur, at least we have to work hard in the summer to store overwintering supplies for the winter.
East India has summer all year round. Food can be obtained anytime and anywhere, and the way to obtain food is very simple. The hunting and gathering lifestyle is so simple and unpretentious.
In East India, as long as the standard of living is not high, you can live very easily.
It doesn’t matter if you don’t have a house, East India has summer all year round, and you can live in it just by building a shed.
It doesn’t matter if you don’t want to work. There is food everywhere in the wild. You can pick fruits and go fishing. No matter what you do, you won’t starve to death.
Having nothing to wear is not a problem. There is no need for big cotton-padded jackets or pants here. It is not an exaggeration to wear a pair of shorts for a year.
It is precisely because of these reasons that East Indians have an idle character.
In such an environment, as long as you work a little hard, your life will soon improve.
After the Russo-Japanese War, many retired soldiers took their severance pay and chose to settle in East India. The area around Coconut City was the most popular.
Russians are not indigenous and they still have certain requirements for living standards.
George randomly selects a retired soldier and visits him in his home.
Yuri served in the Guards and worked at the Obukhov Steel Plant after retirement. After the Russo-Japanese War broke out, Yuri took the initiative to join the army and came to the Far East. Fortunately, he escaped the first stage of the war. In the knockout round, after George became the governor of the Far East, Yuri took the initiative to stay and continue fighting the Japanese army.
Yuri performed well during the second phase of the war. He was eligible to continue serving, but chose to retire and settle in Coconut City.
Yuri spent all his savings, plus bank loans, to buy a small plantation and began his life as a plantation owner.
The land price near Coconut City is not cheap, and Yuri’s plantation only covers 100 acres.
Acres, not Russian acres.
“I have sent a telegram to my family, asking them to come and start a new life together.”
Yuri was very excited. He had not been notified in advance. When George came, Yuri was planting fruit trees.
East India is rich in fruits, and wild fruits are everywhere, but the texture and taste are not very good.
Fruits also need to be carefully cultivated in order to select better varieties with better texture and taste. Amur is strong in this aspect. When Kanunnikov was in Amur, he carefully devoted himself to improving improved varieties. When he arrived in Amur, he did not lose this skill.
Yuri grows fruits for his own consumption, while natural rubber is grown in the plantation.
In addition to growing fruits, Yuri also dug a fish pond and raised a group of ducks and geese. In addition, Yuri also raised two cats, a group of dogs, and a horse.
As for the Cossacks, traditional craftsmanship cannot be lost.
"Are you still adaptable to the climate here?"
What George is most concerned about is this.
“Compared with St. Petersburg, this place is simply great. At least you don’t have to worry about lying in the snow and freezing to death after drinking too much. You don’t have to worry about whether there will be rice for cooking tomorrow, and you don’t have to worry about the hard-working people. The results were snatched away——"
Yuri was full of gratitude. When he was in St. Petersburg, he never dreamed that he would be able to live a life like this.
Now if someone says to Yuri that Grand Duke Yuriev is not good, we will overthrow him.
Yuri would just shoot him with a gun.
"Is there any trouble?"
George was very happy that his efforts over the years had finally seen some results.
Zhang Yanghao said in "Shanshan Sheep·Tong Guan Gu": Wherever the sad Qin and Han Dynasties traveled, thousands of palaces and palaces were turned into dirt. When it prospers, the people suffer; when it dies, the people suffer.
George lived in a peaceful era in his previous life and did not have a deep understanding of these words.
George has seen a lot of joys and sorrows in his life. Even in the most powerful country in the world, ordinary people's lives are still very difficult. This is the norm.
George is actually also a careerist.
But compared with those careerists who are keen on plundering through war, George hopes to create a better life with his own hands.
"Not at all. I am a Russian. Who dares to bully Russians in Grand Duke Yuriev's territory!"
Yuri's words made several local officials who accompanied George to Yuri's house smile.
There will definitely be conflicts. As immigrants, the Russians will definitely have conflicts with the local indigenous people, but they will not rise to the level of trouble.
As more and more Russians immigrate to East India, the living space of the East Indian natives will gradually shrink, and their previous living conditions will be completely broken. In the end, they will have to work for the Russians to fill their stomachs. .
By then, the conflict between Russians and indigenous people will be even more serious.
"Very good, but you can't just bully others."
George has high requirements for the Cossacks under his rule. George doesn't care what the Cossacks are like in the Russian Empire. When they get to George's territory, the Cossacks must obey George. established rules.
The empire built the Cossacks into emotionless war machines that could come and go as soon as they were called.
George is responsible for everyone under his rule. As long as the Cossacks are willing to work for George, George will work hard to create job opportunities for the Cossacks.
If you don’t want to work for George, then let’s live our lives and not disturb each other.
If the Cossacks were restless under George's rule and still looted houses, George would not be lenient, as there were many mines in East India.
"How is that possible? I cherish my current life."
Yuri's answer satisfied George very much.
In St. Petersburg, Yuri has nothing to worry about and dares to do anything. At worst, he will be a good man again in 18 years.
In Coconut City, Yuri has a plantation and has officially joined the propertied class, so Yuri's identity automatically changes to the vested interest class of East India.
Not only will Yuri not take the initiative to destroy the order in East India, but he will also work hard to maintain this system.
Only if this system operates normally can Yuri keep his current life.
(End of this chapter)