Chapter 672 Who will represent Russia?
Countries have different definitions of dish cooking. Forget about France, semi-feudal countries like the UK can also boast of dish cooking. The thickness of their skin makes little Nicholas ashamed. Not as good as.
After the Tsar abdicated, the two provisional governments were worse than the last, completely disappointing the Russians.
Not only the nobles of St. Petersburg and Constantinople asked for George to ascend the throne, but in the vast rural areas of Russia, the clamor for George to ascend the throne was even higher.
The surplus grain collection system of the Second Provisional Government has caused huge losses to Russian farmers. Many people will starve to death this winter.
Workers' lives are not easy either. Compared with farmers, they have lower ability to resist risks and are more dependent on order.
Compared with workers and peasants, the bourgeoisie has suffered the heaviest losses in the past year. The economy of the entire Russian and European regions has completely collapsed. It is easy to rebuild a city, but it takes a long process to rebuild people's trust. .
The London Conference had only one theme: how to distribute the fruits of post-war victory.
This is somewhat of a misnomer. The Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire are already on the verge of collapse, and Germany has also run out of oil. It really can't squeeze out much oil.
There is still a dispute within the Allied Powers as to whether the current Russia is qualified to inherit the "eligibility" of the Russian Empire.
All documents within the Allied Powers were signed in Nicholas's name, and only the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, which humiliated the country, was signed in the name of the Provisional Government.
When Churchill asked Nicholas Jr. in what name he attended the meeting.
Little Nicholas blurted out: "Of course it is the Russian Empire!"
Then Churchill and Little Nicholas looked blank.
The Czar is gone. Is Russia still an empire?
If not an empire, what is it?
George gave his answer at the first plenary session of the State Duma.
Russia is no longer an empire, but a republic.
The biggest difference between the Constantinople State Duma and the St. Petersburg Duma is the addition of military representatives.
The St. Petersburg State Duma has been corrupted by the aristocratic group and the bureaucracy. It has completely failed to play its due role and has become a preying ground for different interest groups.
As an organ of state violence, the military has no representatives in the State Duma. This is completely inconsistent with the true meaning of war.
Witt reminded George that soldiers have a bounden duty to execute orders and cannot have personal will.
George thinks this is complete nonsense. Soldiers are also human beings and are fully qualified to make their voices heard.
Because Russia is still in a state of war, the State Duma was formed in an extremely hasty manner. The total number of members is only 137, and the number of military representatives is more than half. The Speaker of the Duma is Igor, the former Speaker of the Amur Duma.
Igor had just celebrated his 70th birthday two months ago, and then he was summoned to Constantinople by George.
Igor worked as an engineer and owned 100 acres of land in Amur. It would be fair to say that Igor was a worker or a farmer.
The best thing is that Igor comes from a run-down little aristocratic family in St. Petersburg, and he once held a public office in Amur, so Igor is full of BUFFs and destined to be his destiny.
Igor, who is over 70 years old, is physically strong and energetic. He still maintains the habit of running 3 kilometers every day and can eat a pound of meat in one meal.
Although Werther has had more contact with George in recent years, Igor obviously understands George better than Werther.
“Peasants are the base of the Tsar, but there are no peasant representatives in the St. Petersburg State Duma, so the Tsar abdicates; the army is the base of the Grand Duke, so how can there be no military in the Duma of Constantinople? Where is the representative?”
Igor's words made Werther blush.
Witt is indeed not suitable for political operations, only suitable for execution of work.
Except for military representatives, the largest group in the Castle Duma is the nobility. The most prominent one is Little Felix, the only son of Duke Yusupov.
Little Felix was still enjoying the impact of killing Rasputin and was successfully elected as the Deputy Speaker of the Duma.
Felix thought that little Felix was too young to assume this important position, and asked George to choose someone else.
George told Felix that this was the choice of the State Duma and had nothing to do with George.
"Don't fool me, I'm not a fool like Werther——"
Felix was direct, Werther would be sad if he knew that Felix said this about him.
“The Duma has a mature and steady speaker like Igor, and it should also have energetic young people like little Fili. The Duma needs fresh blood and cannot be a stagnant pool of water.”
Duma is very important in George's plan. George still attaches great importance to Duma. It's not a joke.
If George wants to satisfy more people, he must find ways to expand the scale of the vested interest class. It cannot be evenly distributed, but it must also reflect the advantages of dish cooking.
The essence of Panzi is not respect for individuals, but a small number of people committing violence against the majority of people in the name of Panzi.
In essence, the Russian Empire is no different from France. They are both ruled by a few over the majority.
However, France has been repackaged and transformed into a pioneer in Europe, while the Russian Empire has become a representative of feudal ignorance.
It has to be a French person who knows how to play.
In the short term, George has only one task for the Duma: legislation!
Before Ya Er was assassinated, he worked hard to promote the establishment of a constitution for the empire, but his success fell short due to the assassination.
It was not until Nicholas came to power that the empire actually promulgated its first "Fundamental Law".
This "Fundamental Law" is the product of compromise, highlighting the need to safeguard the interests of the ruling group while also meeting the needs of all strata of Russian society.
The consequences of both are that all No one is satisfied. The fundamental law that George needs is not to safeguard the interests of a certain group, but to safeguard Russia's national interests.
The "Fundamental Law" of the Nicholas era listed the welfare of all classes one by one, euphemistically speaking, it was guaranteed in the name of law.
The Grand Duke enjoys a salary of one million rubles every year, which he has since he was born.
Workers’ pensions are so pitiful that they are not enough to support their lives in their old age. They can’t earn even one million after working hard in their lifetime.
In the past, there was no intersection between different classes, and workers did not know how much money the Grand Duke earned every year.
Nicholas's "Fundamental Law" openly exposed the injustice of the empire to the public. Anyone who reads it must ask: Why?
Why is it that the Grand Duke was born with fine clothes and fine food, so he was superior to others?
Why do the people at the bottom have to struggle in the quagmire of life, with no hope at all for the rest of their lives?
The Tsar was everyone's "little daddy".
They are all the sons of a "little daddy" and their treatment is so unfair.
While I'm eating steamed buns, forget about eating meat. Can you please stop clicking your mouth so loudly?
George wants to build an upward channel so that people who work hard can have the opportunity to get the rewards they deserve.
In this process, the Yusupov family should assume greater responsibility.
George had communicated with Felix before, hoping that the Yusupov family could improve workers' treatment, ease class conflicts, and assume greater social responsibilities.
At this time, old things were brought up again, and Felix looked helpless.
"The Yusupov family owns too many companies, and there is competition among these companies. As a performance appraisal for managers - in order to make more profits, managers can only squeeze the bottom employees, and profits are the best reflection of ability. .”
George smiled and looked at Felix without speaking.
This can fool others, but it cannot fool George. George is also the largest capitalist in Russia.
Although the Yuriev family's companies have not fully implemented the 8-hour work system, they focus on more work and more gain.
For enterprises that can be quantified, if workers have high output per unit time, they can get more rewards.
For companies that cannot be quantified, overtime pay will definitely be paid for overtime work of more than 8 hours, which is stipulated by Amur law.
There are also many companies under George's name. In order to support Gu in the same industry, George established multiple companies to allow them to fully compete. Only in this way can the healthy development of the market be promoted.
Different from the Yusupov family companies, the Yuriev family companies must fully compete on the premise of ensuring employee benefits.
Under George's gentle gaze, Felix finally lost.
“Okay, next the Yusupov family’s companies will also implement an 8-hour work system, overtime pay will be paid for overtime work, benefits will be paid during holidays, and employees will receive pensions when they retire——”
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Felix was a little angry and broke the jar.
"Li Li, I used to say that things must be reversed when they reach their extremes. You thought I was trying to intimidate you - what about now?"
George convinced people with reason.
George had reminded Felix before that if workers were not treated well, capitalists like George and Felix would be buried by the anger of the whole society.
Felix believes that appeasing the workers is a matter for the Tsar and has nothing to do with the Yusupov family.
During the provisional government, the Yusupov family's property was protected and suffered little loss.
After the establishment of the Second Provisional Government, in order to make up for the financial deficit, the Yusupov family's properties were confiscated, resulting in extremely heavy losses.
"Yes, you are right, all of us must fully learn the lesson-"
Felix was bitter, the price of this lesson was too high.
George doesn’t think this is a bad thing, at least now he has a chance to correct it.
Little Felix is not big on obsession with the family business.
The Yusupov family has enough wealth that they can buy Russia. Money does not mean much to little Felix.
Igor is a worker, and he will not resist the 8-hour work system.
However, even though both the Speaker and Deputy Speaker agreed, the eight-hour working day still encountered resistance in the Duma.
“8 Hours fully protects the interests of workers, who will protect the interests of business owners?”
Steel tycoon Guchkov, who once served as military and political minister in the provisional government, now has a new identity as a member of the Imperial Duma.
Little Felix was curious, this person was not liquidated, it was amazing!
This involves the issue of standards.
The liquidation of Little Nicholas was concentrated on the Provisional Executive Committee, which was relatively tolerant of the Provisional Government.
After the fall of the provisional government, Guchkov fled to Constantinople and donated 5 million rubles to Witte.
Werther is really not a money-minded person.
But Guchkov gave too much.
(End of this chapter)