Chapter 693: What’s wrong with this pot? Fixed question
After the implementation of the metric system, farmers will be exempt from taxes if the amount of land they own is less than 10 acres.
Although tax is exempted, transaction tax will be incurred as long as transactions are conducted.
Transaction tax is included in the seeds, fertilizers, agricultural machinery and other production and daily necessities purchased by farmers.
Immigration to Siberia is based on households. Even if they are brothers in the same family, as long as they have married, if the elder brother goes to the Urals, the younger brother may go to Lake Baikal. Try to spread them out as much as possible.
It’s okay if you don’t want to separate, but the welfare policies you enjoy will be reduced accordingly.
After this decision was announced, Witte was criticized again. Some people thought that this resettlement method was too inhumane.
Witt ignored it, and those who purify themselves will purify themselves.
Guchkov's sensitivity was still higher than that of Werther, and he quickly submitted a list to Werther.
There are Duma deputies, officials, and university professors on the list. They all have one thing in common: they like to criticize as legitimate guests.
During the Russian Empire, there were many people like this in St. Petersburg. They were the so-called critics.
Witt had a headache and didn't know what to do, so he came to George.
“Besides criticizing, what else have these people done?”
George really couldn’t believe that such a family existed.
If you want to be a writer, gourmet or something, George can understand.
What is a critic?
“Most of them are sensationalists. They usually make a living by submitting articles to newspapers and earning royalties. Once they are famous, they can give speeches, publish books, and become frequent visitors to upper-class salons——”
Witt He knew this group of people very well. When he was in St. Petersburg, he had many interactions with these people.
The purpose of these people's existence is to disgust people.
For example, on the issue of immigration, they could not make any suggestions other than criticism. The whole article was mainly about venting emotions. It seemed that they were complaining about immigrants, but in fact they were attacking the Witte government.
But if you want to say how big a mistake he made, it doesn't matter.
At least not to the extent of breaking the law.
Witt didn't know how to characterize this behavior.
George is very familiar with this rhythmic technique.
“How many newspapers are there in Constantinople?”
George still solved the problem fundamentally.
“There are only two——”
Witt believes that compared with the Russian Empire, the current public opinion environment is much better.
George feels that it cannot be compared with St. Petersburg, but should be compared with Paris.
Look at how the French government controls public opinion.
Look at Russia again -
What a bunch of losers!
George decided to merge the two into one, leaving only one "Daily Constantinople".
Witt was worried that this would cause controversy again.
“Even if we do nothing, they can denigrate us for doing nothing.”
George actually didn't like newspapers very much.
Many Russian government officials in the imperial era had a cup of tea, a cigarette, and a newspaper to read all day long. It was easier to go to work than on vacation.
George used newspapers as a carrier of public opinion and could only publish news that was beneficial to Russia. All news that was not beneficial to Russia was blocked.
This is really not George's arbitrariness. All countries do this.
The United Kingdom and France, known for their lack of control over the news media, have stricter control over the news media than the feudal and autocratic Russia.
What George did not expect was that the Russians had not yet begun to oppose George, Lloyd George and Clemenceau. Instead, they expressed concerns about the Russian public opinion environment in interviews with the media.
Fortunately, Lloyd George only expressed concerns when being interviewed by the media, and did not go too far.
In an interview with "The Prisoner", Clemenceau openly claimed that Russia was about to return to the dark age under the rule of the Tsar.
Alexander was about to explode, and took the initiative to contact the Russian media, hoping to launch a wave of public opinion offensive against Lloyd George and Clemenceau.
Little Nicholas reminded Alexander to make full use of Russia's own advantages.
Compared with Britain and France, Russia has obvious advantages, especially the newly introduced eight-hour work system and minimum wage guarantee system.
Alexander suddenly understood.
Where is France?
This is an old revolutionary area in Europe!
The workers' movement in France has a longer history than Russia. As early as 1831, workers in Lyon, France, resisted the cruel exploitation of capitalism through an armed uprising.
In 1871, people in Paris staged an armed uprising and established the world's first proletarian regime, the Paris Commune. In order to suppress the Paris Commune, the French government actually colluded with the Prussian army, which once again shocked the world.
You must know that in 1870, France had just lost to Prussia in the Franco-Prussian War.
When Nicholas abdicated, he never considered uniting with Germany to suppress domestic resistance.
The French media has always been curious about Alexander.
From the first day Alexander arrived in Paris, the French media wanted to interview Alexander and discover the secrets of the Yuriev family.
So when Alexander released the news, countless media swarmed in. After careful selection, the Russian delegation decided to let Alexander accept a joint interview with the British "Times" and the French "Le Figaro".
These two are the largest newspapers in the UK and France respectively, and have attracted much attention around the world.
In order to achieve the best results, "The Times" and "Le Figaro" sent the best reporters and editors respectively. "Le Figaro" sent the editor-in-chief Francois Renner In Germany, "The Times" editor-in-chief Alfred Harmsworth personally went into battle.
The interview was conducted at the Alexander Palace on the banks of the Seine. This mansion was given to Catherine by Alexander, and the two lived here during their visit to France.
Before entering the Alexandria Palace, Francois and Alfred underwent metal detectors and manual inspections respectively.
Both of them are accustomed to it. For Russian dignitaries who are often assassinated, no matter how strict the security measures are, it is not too much.
Francois and Alfred waited in the lounge for a long time before Alexander arrived belatedly.
"I'm very sorry, something happened that delayed a little time."
Alexander took the initiative to apologize, he didn't mean to.
Alexander was one of the two Russian representatives who attended the meeting of the Ten. He was busy with work, and both Francois and Alfred could understand it and did not take it to heart.
Since Alexander only joined the Russian delegation midway, the interview started with "lateness".
“I was involved in reconstruction work in St. Petersburg. After winter, the reconstruction came to an end, and I participated in disaster relief work. I didn’t come to Paris until everyone was resettled.”
Alexander He has a kind attitude, which is completely different from the grumpy little Nicholas.
“Things are bad in St. Petersburg?”
Francois's writing style has always been famous for its sharpness.
“You all know what happened in St. Petersburg. I have no intention of whitewashing it. Some very bad things did happen in St. Petersburg, but fortunately, St. Petersburg has passed the most difficult stage and ushered in a new life.”< br>
Alexander’s sincerity won Francois’ favor.
“Let’s talk about Grand Duke Yuriev. We are all curious, where will he lead Russia?”
Alfred was more curious about George.
“Russia is becoming a dreamland for everyone, where everyone can live and work in peace and contentment, every home has a house, every cultivator has land, children have education, and the elderly have care. We have just passed the eight-hour work system and the minimum wage guarantee system. To ensure that every Russian worker can take care of his family after work and have time to pursue his own hobbies——"
Alexander naturally led the topic to the eight-hour work system and the minimum wage guarantee system.
“Can you talk about the eight-hour work system and the minimum wage guarantee system in detail?”
Francois is very cooperative, which is a prerequisite for the interview to proceed smoothly.
If a big shot is willing to spare his precious time to be interviewed, he must have his own purpose.
The day before the interview started, Francois and Alfred received reminders from the Russian delegation respectively, and they had communicated in advance what questions they could and could not ask.
“Of course, this starts from my father’s fiefdom of Amur. You may not know that at the end of the last century, Amur had already implemented an eight-hour work system and a minimum wage guarantee system——”
Alexander talked endlessly and proudly when he mentioned George.
Francois and Alfred wrote hard. There were no tape recorders in these days, and their good memory was not as good as their bad writing.
“——My father has reminded Brother Nicky many times, hoping that Brother Nicky will pay attention to the living security of workers. Brother Nicky is a good person, but he has too many compulsions, and there are countless whirlpools in his life. , and was eventually swallowed by the vortex."
Any name Alexander casually mentions is worthy of being recorded in Russian history.
“If the Grand Duke’s friend violates the minimum wage guarantee system, what will the Grand Duke do?”
Francois was curious and didn’t know what step George could take.
"My father's friend violated Russian law. What does this have to do with my father? The law will naturally deal with it fairly."
Alexander seems to be more idealistic than Wilson.
However, it is difficult to say, because these two systems have been running in Amur for many years. Since they can now be promoted throughout Russia, it means that they are effective.
Francois and Alfred will not believe Alexander's words. It remains to be seen whether Russian law can be sufficiently binding on Grand Duke Yuriev.
The day after the interview, "The Times" and "Le Figaro" respectively set aside at least one page for Alexander's interview, which contained several important paragraphs about the eight-hour work system and minimum wage guarantee system.
After reading the report, both Lloyd George and Clemenceau dismissed it and didn't take it to heart at all.
Some people took it very seriously, such as Marcel Garcin, one of the leaders of the French branch of the Workers' International and a famous French social activist.
and Sydney Webb, a member of the Executive Committee of the British Labor Party who just published "Labour in a New Social Order" last year.
Feudal autocratic Russia has already implemented an eight-hour work system and a minimum wage guarantee system.
What’s wrong with Britain and France, known as the two cornerstones of European civilization? Is it a physical problem?
(End of this chapter)