Chapter 741 The Best Card Ever
Before the outbreak of the World War, Russia and the German-Austrian Alliance had a tacit understanding with each other to avoid conflicts and would not develop the land near the border, or even allow people to enter near the border. .
At that time, people who appeared near the border were basically treated as spies.
Since there is no one near the border, there is no need to lay out barbed wire fences.
Russia is now unilaterally deploying barbed wire fences, obviously to prevent the Poles. The Polish government believes that this is an insult to the Polish government.
Is it humiliating? Don’t you have a clue in your own mind?
If it were not for the selfish motives of the French, there would be no possibility of Poland's restoration. A country established through begging does not deserve the respect of Russia.
Guchkov not only overhauled the barbed wire fence at the border, but also ordered local governments to repatriate all foreigners who entered the country illegally. If no identity information can be found, they will be dealt with in accordance with Russian law.
After the end of the civil war, Russia's Daso rebels carried out a thorough liquidation, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs took the opportunity to complete the first real national census in Russia's history.
During the Russian Empire, Russia conducted many censuses, but the results were always unsatisfactory.
Although Russia has abolished the serfdom system, in many remote areas, the status of farm laborers is still the same as that of serfs. Large families like Yusupov, as well as Russian nobles, are generally hiding their behavior, and the census data is inaccurate.
With the help of the census, Russia established population files for all Russians and issued identity certificates. This work is still in progress.
Russia is so big that the Ministry of Internal Affairs dispatches less than 10,000 staff, spread over an area of more than 20 million square kilometers, and the workload is extremely heavy and difficult.
There are still many undeveloped areas in Russia. These areas are not without people. Many Cossacks live in the deep mountains and old forests to make a living by hunting and do not communicate with the outside world at all.
As Russia’s welfare policies for ordinary people become more and more perfect, more and more foreigners are pouring into Russia. Tens of thousands of people pass through St. Petersburg, Constantinople, and Vladivostok every month They came to Russia and sought Russian citizenship.
Wanting to become a Russian citizen is difficult and easy.
Russian immigrants are mainly skilled immigrants and investment immigrants. Highly educated and highly skilled talents will be welcomed no matter when and where they are.
The investment threshold is 50,000 rubles. After applying, there is a 5-year waiting period. You must live in Russia for at least 6 months each year and meet other requirements before you can obtain legal citizenship.
If you have no money and no special skills, it will be difficult to become a Russian citizen.
More than 70% of naturalization applications do not meet the requirements. If they do not want to leave, they have to stay in Russia in various ways.
During the world war, Russia suffered heavy population losses.
At least this part of the labor force is qualified, so local governments turn a blind eye and turn a blind eye.
Guchkov requires all localities to strictly implement rules and regulations and repatriate all foreign employees who do not meet the standards.
Those without identity information will be treated as criminals.
What kind of person would destroy his/her identity information?
He must be someone who has committed a crime.
In an era when information was not connected to the Internet, it was too difficult to verify identity. If a person committed a crime in St. Petersburg, he could escape to Vladivostok and start a new life.
This is something Guchkov will never allow.
Although Guchkov's working methods were a bit rough, George still gave Guchkov the greatest support.
George didn't pay attention to Poland's protests at all, and his attitude was even more resolute than Guchkov.
Guchkov only built barbed wire fences on the border.
If possible, George hopes to surround Russia with a wall and minimize unnecessary foreign exchanges.
Think about it, what kind of person would give up the nationality of his home country and join the nationality of another country?
You have no loyalty to your mother country. Will you live and die with Russia?
Impossible.
Don't look at these people crying and clamoring to become Russian citizens. Once Russia undergoes drastic changes, except for a very small number of people, most people will choose to completely cut off from Russia as soon as possible.
As for those foreign workers in Russia, George has no sympathy at all. They not only rob Russians of job opportunities, but also bring serious social risks.
It may not be obvious now, but many foreign workers in Russia are even grateful to their employers for being able to stay in Russia because they got a job.
As time goes by, the gratitude now will turn into resentment towards Russia.
It’s the same job, even the black workers have a harder working attitude.
So why can’t black workers get the same pay as normal Russians?
Looking at this issue alone, it seems quite unreasonable. Unequal pay for equal work has always been criticized.
To magnify this problem, there is no essential difference between Werther and the female street sweepers. They both serve Russia.
Why can’t female workers get the same salary as Werther? If Wetter and female workers work differently, the experience levels of veteran employees who have been with us for ten years and new employees who have just joined are also not comparable.
With George's support, Guchkov continued his efforts and joined forces with Igor to revise Russian laws.
Russian law follows the laws of the Imperial Russian era. Many legal provisions that were effective in the Imperial Russian era are increasingly inapplicable to Russia today.
Printing illegal publications during the Russian Empire would result in exile to Siberia.
Guchkov's sentence was revised to five years' imprisonment starting with the sentence, and ending with the death penalty.
Dueling, which was expressly prohibited in the Russian Empire, has been banned repeatedly by the people. Felix's son and Pushkin both died in duels.
Guchkov characterized a duel as murder, in which either winner or loser must die.
Hoarding during the Russian Empire was not a crime at all, it was just normal business behavior.
Guchkov severely cracks down on various criminal activities that affect the market, and imposes a super luxury tax on hugely profitable products, up to 100%.
This item has a particularly serious impact on the Yuriev family and the Dolgorukov family.
Russia’s imported champagne is now monopolized by the Yuriev family, which alone makes hundreds of millions of rubles in profits every year.
The biggest advantage of champagne is that it does not rip off the poor. Ordinary people have no idea how much profit champagne makes. Although the rich know it, they dare not say anything. Champagne has become one of the most stable sources of profit for the Yuriev family.
The cosmetics produced by Amur are more profitable than champagne. The ginseng pearl cream does contain ginseng and pearls. Although the weight is almost negligible, the ginseng pearl cream sells for the price of ginseng and pearls.
The raw materials and workmanship of the high-end clothing produced by Amur are definitely impeccable, but the price is also impeccable. The price of a silk scarf is the same as that of a scarf made of high-end fur, which is also not a rip off for the poor.
Even Anne couldn't help complaining to George, thinking that Guchkov was somewhat overcorrecting.
Anne is not greedy.
It is precisely because these luxury goods can generate more profits that the workers who produce these goods can receive higher than ordinary incomes.
Companies owned by the Yuriev family distribute 60% of profits to all employees of the company, leaving another 30% for the research and development of new technologies, leaving only 10% of the profits for the Yuriev family.
This is the standard set by George.
Is Yuebandonglai’s model really difficult to copy?
No.
The key is to have the determination and belief to lead all employees to prosperity together.
"Our employees, purely in terms of income level, should be at the upper-middle level in the same industry -"
George's comments on the current situation of the companies owned by the Yuriev family Still very satisfied.
“A must!”
Anne also expressed satisfaction with the status quo.
"Our task now is to make most Russians rich and live the life they want."
George also painted a picture for Anne.
It is impossible to make all Russians rich. There will always be some people who are stuck in the mud and can’t get up even if they can’t be helped.
George's purpose is to make most Russians rich, and those guys who are willing to degenerate will eventually be eliminated.
“How is this possible——”
Anne Alexander, I can’t do this as a concubine.
“It may not be possible, you have to try to know.”
George is confident.
In 1922, Russia had a total population of 175 million and a total area of 23.5 million square kilometers. It ranked first in the world in grain production and its industrial output was comparable to that of the United States. The number of free trade organization members reached 11, which was more than that of the United Kingdom. The Federation is better.
What George has got now is the best card Russia has ever had.
George didn't even know how to lose.
(End of this chapter)