Chapter 669 In the Name of the Provisional Government
What Kerensky meant was that he did George a great favor by not giving the Tsar to George, allowing George to free his hands and feet to do something big.
This is purely a villain's opinion of a gentleman. George has no intention of becoming a tsar, otherwise no one can stop him.
Little Nicholas had previously suspected that George had the intention to usurp the throne, but now Little Nicholas confirmed that George had no idea about the Tsar, otherwise George's "Tsar" would be more than just a nickname.
In the past, little Nicholas would not have met Kerensky at all, and would have killed him directly.
Now whoever Little Nicholas wants to kill must have the correct procedure.
Alexander also wanted to kill Kerensky, but killing him directly would be too cheap for him.
Alexander thought about what he should do if it were George.
Then there is a way.
“Don’t he want to be Prime Minister? Let him continue to be Prime Minister——”
"Are you crazy?"
Little Nicholas was surprised, is the next generation of Grand Duke Yuriev at this level?
“Let him be the scapegoat, and then in his name all the guilty persons will be liquidated.”
Alexander wanted to use Kerensky as the scapegoat.
Although Alexander and Nicholas Jr. wanted to kill Kerensky.
But it has to be said that if you go through normal channels, there is a high probability that Kerensky will not be killed.
Kensky is guilty, but not guilty enough to die. The harm he caused to Russia is not even as bad as that of Little Nicholas.
There are many people like Kerensky in St. Petersburg. Their actions have caused varying degrees of harm to the empire, but according to imperial law, they cannot be held accountable.
"You are right, we should have done this long ago."
Little Nicholas suddenly realized that to be insidious, he must be a member of your Yuriev family.
Kerensky did not know what fate he was about to face. After leaving Tsarskoye Selo, Kerensky was taken to the Tafrida Palace, which was the seat of the State Duma and the Provisional Government. After the establishment of the Second Provisional Government , the committee also works here.
Kensky was no stranger to the Tafrida Palace, he had worked here before.
After eight months, Kerensky finally returned to the Tafrida Palace, and everything in front of him felt strange.
The Tafrida Palace was also ransacked by the rebels. There was a battle here on the day St. Petersburg was breached. Although the bodies had been cleaned up, the blood stains and bullet marks had not yet been cleaned up.
Kensky’s office is on the right side of the third floor. After the establishment of the Second Provisional Government, it was used as the office of a certain committee member and was completely renovated.
Kerensky was born into a noble family. Not only was he rich in food and clothing, but he had no worries about food and clothing. He did not have to live a hard life for a few days. Even during his exile in Paris, Kerensky's life was known for its luxury.
This was probably the messiest office Kerensky had ever seen. There were actually several desks, and it seemed that multiple people were working together. This was intolerable to Kerensky.
Kensky opened the door and asked the guard to call the cleaning staff to come and clean.
Two guards in sailor uniforms stood on the left and right of the door, holding rifles with sharp bayonets and meticulous faces.
The officer on duty came over and after listening to Kerensky's request, he suppressed a smile and said: "Sorry, Mr. Prime Minister, there are no cleaning staff here. I'm afraid you need to clean up yourself."
"Can I have a soldier help me clean up? I can pay for it -"
Kensky offered him a favor.
The officer suddenly realized and ordered the guards to search Kerensky.
Kensky’s wallet was full of pounds and francs, but no rubles.
That’s right, the ruble has depreciated so much that one hundred rubles can’t buy a piece of bread, so it’s really useless.
In addition to the cash, Kerensky also had a ring and a watch on him.
The officer took away Kerensky's wallet and watch and gave Kerensky a receipt.
“What’s the use of this thing?”
Kensky suppressed his anger. The officer was still humane and did not take away his wedding ring.
“It seems you have forgotten what you have done——”
The officer reminded Kerensky that the Provisional Government used receipts in exchange for the wealth accumulated by princes and noble families for countless generations.
“That was done by the Provisional Executive Committee and has nothing to do with the Provisional Government!”
The eloquence that Kerensky was proud of was of no use at all.
"Since you are Prime Minister, why did you let the Provisional Executive Committee go?"
The officer's question left Kerensky speechless.
Kerensky did not indulge, but indulged.
Little Nicholas asked Kerensky to be thrown into the Tafrida Palace and ignored him, and came to the Peter and Paul Fortress in person.
The Peter and Paul Fortress is now full of people, including staff of the Provisional Government, accomplices of the Provisional Executive Committee, as well as various robbers, speculators, unscrupulous businessmen, newspaper editors, and even those who pride themselves on justice. of contributors.
Joseph, the head of the fortress, has slept less than 4 hours a day since the city was destroyed. He is not only responsible for the management of prisoners, but also responsible for confirming the criminal behavior of these prisoners.
Criminals with more serious nature, such as those who took the opportunity to rob when the city was breached, have been shot on the spot.
Those who illegally hide property will be subject to heavy fines in addition to returning the property to the original owner. If they are unable to pay the fine, they will have to undertake corresponding labor until the fine is paid in full.
Editors and writers are the most difficult to deal with, and their crimes are difficult to determine.
Joseph brought a thick stack of files and asked Nicholas to review them. Little Nicholas didn't even look at it, and with a stroke of his pen, they were all executed.
“Grand Duke, you’d better take a look, there are several professors here from Petersburg University——”
Joseph reminded little Nicholas to be careful when dealing with these special people.
The empire has always been extremely tolerant of capable people. Students at Petersburg University are free to choose the death penalty even if they assassinate the tsar.
This was the Stolypin era.
Before Stolypin came to power, he was in exile.
“How do you want me to see you make it so thick? Do you want to tire me to death?”
Little Nicholas is still the little Nicholas that George is familiar with.
In front of George, although little Nicholas has restrained himself a lot.
But after returning to St. Petersburg, little Nicholas let himself go again.
“Let them all be shot, but not in my name, but in the name of Mr. Prime Minister.”
Little Nicholas smiled grimly, without Nikolay, there is still Kerensky ,very nice!
When Nicholas was the Tsar, no matter what mistakes the princes made, Nicholas took the blame.
So Nicholas Jr. is not responsible for the heavy losses of the Russian army on the northern front.
While in Constantinople, Nicholas finally tasted the loss of the Tsar's protection.
To be honest, the feeling is not pleasant at all.
Joseph was stunned, where is the Prime Minister now?
This can be done.
No matter how much Alexander went on a killing spree, George asked him to come to St. Petersburg to participate in the reconstruction of St. Petersburg.
George wanted Alexander to understand how complicated it was to rebuild a city from its ruins.
After this disaster, St. Petersburg suffered heavy losses, and it would be difficult to recover within a few decades.
Alexander did not have many resources at hand, and the most critical thing was the lack of labor.
During the World War, the empire lost tens of millions of people. Only the old, weak, women and children were left in St. Petersburg. The young and middle-aged either died on the battlefield or were taken to Moscow by the Second Provisional Government.
Nearly one million Austro-Hungarian soldiers captured by the Russian army on the northern front during the war were all released after the signing of the Brest-Litovsk Treaty. This left Alexander and Kuchaev facing the dilemma of having no one available. .
Alexander was only an assistant, and Kuchaev was the overall person in charge of the project to rebuild St. Petersburg.
“We can only use the women and children of St. Petersburg first to restore their lives to stability as soon as possible.”
Kuchayev participated in the construction of Constantinople and Adrianople. Work, experienced.
"They are certainly not as efficient as real workers."
Alexander didn't know where to start.
"We will discuss the issue of efficiency later. The key is order. We must restore order in St. Petersburg as soon as possible——"
Kuchayev has priorities.
Last winter, St. Petersburgers spent 40 hours a week purchasing food, an average of nearly 6 hours a day.
In the winter in St. Petersburg, the daylight hours are short and residents spend almost all their time rushing to buy food.
In this regard, the tragedy of starvation to death occurred in St. Petersburg last winter.
In the current context, it cannot be said to be a tragedy. It should be said to be a common phenomenon.
Not only St. Petersburg, but also the capitals of the major participating countries in the war, the situation is not much better.
After the Viennese people ate up all the army horses, they even ate up all the dogs used to pull carts. If the war continues, even rats will become extinct this winter.
The staple food of Berliners last winter was cabbage. This kind of food used to be fed to livestock and not eaten by people at all.
The situation in Paris and London is slightly better. The hunger situation is not serious, but the level of hygiene and medical care has dropped significantly. The proportion of newborn deaths has increased tenfold compared with before the war. The proportion of women dying of tuberculosis is the same. Soaring.
It should be noted that this is only official data.
In fact, it is impossible to count how many people died indirectly in the war.
After all, more than a thousand people die in London every winter due to smog.
The worst year was 1916, when more than 3,000 people died from the smog in December alone.
Alexander felt heavy. Through the window of his office, Alexander could clearly see the crosses standing on the roadside.
Hanging on the cross are criminals who were executed for various reasons.
If these corpses are not cleared away in a day, restoring order will be a dream.
Then start by cleaning up the corpse.
What Alexander didn't expect was that St. Petersburg actually had a team dedicated to cleaning up corpses. Some of them had worked for the Provisional Executive Committee.
Alexander found the team leader Constantine and asked Constantine if he had any news about Nicholas' family.
Constantine also did not know the whereabouts of Nikolai's family, but Constantine admitted that his team had dealt with many unknown corpses, some of which were so damaged that their faces were unrecognizable.
Alexander was sad, felt sorry for Alexei and the princesses.
(End of this chapter)