Chapter 583 The case of the disappearance of treasury gold
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On the Xumi corridor of the Summer Palace, Zhang Yunfei, the destiny of the Chinese Empire, invited Russian Tsar Nicholas II to visit the beautiful scenery of the Summer Palace together.
The corridor starts from Yaoyuemen in the east and reaches Shizhang Pavilion in the west, with a total of 273 rooms, with a total length of 728 meters. It is the longest corridor among the classical gardens in Chinese. There are four octagonal double-eaves pavilions built in the middle of the corridor, namely Liujia, Jilan, Qiushui, and Qingyao. It is located along the mountain and water, with Paiyun Temple as the center, and spreads symmetrically to the east and west sides. The buildings distributed in front of Wanshou Mountain are connected into one.
For Nicholas II, he visited China when he was young, and at that time he was the governor of Siberia and the crown prince. In his eyes, China was a feudal empire that was even more backward than Russia. It can be said that he looked down on the Chinese from the bottom of his heart.
Times have changed. When he came to China again thirty years later, it shocked Nicholas II very much. He had already felt that he had taken a special train to the Northern Xinjiang province of the Chinese Empire. Many places along the way had people living, factories and farmlands did not exist before. However, it was not very obvious. After all, the Western Siberia region was bitter and cold and the area was too wide. The Chinese government's process of opening the Northern Xinjiang was still in progress, encouraging more mainlanders to settle in the Northern Xinjiang to live.
Nicholas II did not choose to enter Beijing from the Mongolian grasslands, but chose the first stop of the sea cucumber. After arriving at the sea cucumber, Nicholas II was very surprised. Originally, it took the Russians more than ten years to build a small town with a population of only ten thousand, and most of them were military families. However, after the Chinese seized the sea cucumber. On the flat ground that was destroyed by war, after more than ten years of construction, the sea cucumber has become a big city with a population of nearly 300,000. People come and go on the streets, and the sound of merchants is heard one after another. The houses on both sides are lined up, and the Chinese-style houses incorporate some Western architectural characteristics, which complement each other. The momentum is magnificent. It shocked Nicholas II.
Then he continued to give up the idea of flying into Beijing and still took the train to further visit China to understand the current situation of Chinese society.
When the train slowly passed the Ussuri River, it had already entered the Central Plains. After the Northern Xinjiang was established, the original Northeast region was included in the empire's central plains. This was originally the Northeast industrial base of China. It has now been renamed the Central Plains Industrial Base, but Nicholas II was not interested in the title. When he saw the densely packed factories along the railway, he was once again shocked. Under the description of the commentator, the total industrial volume of the three provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin and Fengtian alone was the sum of the entire country of Russia. Nicholas II was surprised that these three provinces are only a small part of China, so the total industrial volume of China has long passed the United States? At this time, Nicholas II realized that China's low-key development was actually pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger. Russia's defeat in the Sino-Russian War was because it did not understand China's real industrial capabilities.
Through understanding of the three provinces, Nicholas II deeply lamented that this ancient country, which was once bullied by the world's powers, has now become the de facto world's number one industrial power. The white people in Europe and the United States are still under the secret control of China, and are fighting endlessly on the land of Europe. As one goes up and down, the gap between them and China will be widened until a certain point in the future, and China will never catch up with China. China will regain the dominance of the world from the West.
After the train entered the Gyeonggi region, Nicholas II witnessed China's prosperity. For China, if it was a peaceful and prosperous era, the Gyeonggi region of all dynasties was the best manifestation. Today, Tianjin has become an important industrial base in China's Bohai Bay.
In the eyes of Nicholas II, China's Bohai Rim industrial base is much stronger than the industrial bases I saw before. Because the factories here are more dense. There is no visible black smoke at all. They are powered by electricity. Not only are they clean, the cost is reduced by a lot.
The industrial goods that went out here are obviously far lower than the cost of similar goods in Europe. Nikola kept sighing: "The Chinese are grabbing money." Because the cost is low, the price is affected by the European war. However, the price is outrageous. What is it not to grab money?
Nicholas: After asking Chinese guides, Shi gained a great understanding of this Bohai Rim base. From a natural perspective, the terrain here is flat, with sufficient water sources and suitable climate, which is conducive to exhibition. They are all near the estuary of the river, with fertile soil, which is conducive to agricultural exhibitions and agricultural support for industrial exhibitions. Industrial raw materials are locally sourced. From a humanistic perspective, here are air transportation, convenient transportation, rich labor. The Gyeonggi area has a large population. It has talent and technical advantages, because China's national college is in Tianjin. The good investment environment and a broad consumer market have a wide radiation range for the mainland. Factory centralized management and industrial production are achieved. With the strong support of the government and its proximity to the ocean, it facilitates international trade. Stimulated by the strong demand of the European War, Chinese factory enterprises completed the initial adaptation period. When European and American countries recovered and wanted to stop Chinese enterprises from exhibitions, Chinese enterprises had already grown.
After entering Beijing, Nicholas II was deeply impressed. There were no large factories in Beijing, only some light industrial factories. This is because Beijing is the capital of the Chinese Empire, and it is political and "heart. Considering industrial pollution, there is no heavy focus in Beijing. They are all light industrial factories for people's livelihood, mainly providing food, clothing, housing and transportation for the capital.
Because of this, Beijing City has been expanded three times in a row, and people from all over the country like to settle at the feet of the emperor. That is their glory.
At the same time, the experience of all dynasties told them that there was the other person who felt the most secure and could feel the mighty emperor's grace.
Therefore, after the Chinese people became rich, many wealthy people moved to Beijing, causing Beijing's population to exceed 10,000 yuan in more than ten years, becoming the world's first major city.
In this city with an explosion of population, Nicholas II felt that China's huge population and industrial capacity had reached the world's first place, so the country's strength was immeasurable. The potential for war is even more powerful. Judging from the Chinese equipment obtained by the Russian side, the Chinese team is also ahead of the world in terms of quality. Don't underestimate China's one million army, and the 600 million people support one million army, that is undoubtedly an army armed to the teeth.
Looking back on what he saw and heard along the way, Nicholas II could no longer despise this country, but instead developed infinite respect. However, he lost his national dominance and is now invincible for political refuge in China.
Zhang Yunfei and Nicholas II had already walked to the west-most stone pavilion. The rice-making corridor had been completed. Each beam on the corridor was painted, with tens of thousands of pictures, including landscapes, flowers, birds, fish and insects, and allusions of characters. The figure paintings in the paintings were all based on classic Chinese works, which left a deep impression on Nicholas II.
From Zhang Yunfei's mouth, he learned that this corridor was built in the fifteenth year of Qianlong's reign, and was burned by the British and French coalition forces and rebuilt in the 12th year of Guangxu. From Zhang Yunfei's words, Nicholas: The world can hear the implication of his words, that is, to take back all the lost things and take revenge on the country that once trampled on China's sovereignty.
Looking at the luxurious arrangement here, Zhang Yunfei was not satisfied. Because he knew that although he had prevented the tragedy here in Yonian, the Summer Palace is hundreds of times more luxurious than the Summer Palace in later generations. However, Zhang Yunfei still remembered the catastrophe half a century ago. The British and French forces looted all royal gardens such as the Summer Palace. Zhang Yunfei has always held a grudge for this account!
Nicholas II said, "What are you thinking?"
"If I sue Britain and France, ask them to apologize and compensate for the losses, would you say okay?" Zhang Yunfei suddenly asked a very interesting joke.
However, if it is said by ordinary citizens, it is naturally a joke. But if it is said by Zhang Yunfei, the actual ruler of China, it is no longer a joke.
The Chinese emperor has never joked. Nicholas II knew that Zhang Yunfei was not joking, so he immediately laughed and said, "If Your Majesty mentions this matter to George V, I think he will vomit blood in anger!"
Zhang Yunfei also smiled and said, "The father paid off his debts and sons! I just don't know if he is willing to pay for Queen Victoria?"
Nicholas II replied with a smile: "It depends on whether he is filial to his grandmother!"
Zhang Yunfei suddenly snorted strangely and said, "There is a Chinese saying that filial sons are born with a sharp spell!"
Nicholas II's eyes tightened, and he immediately heard Zhang Yunfei's implication and sighed: "If you have prepared a big stick, then just say hello to George's bastard for me! At this moment, I believe he will be very obedient!"
Zhang Yunfei knew that Nicholas II was still holding a grudge against George V for his unwillingness to accept his family's political asylum, and immediately smiled and said, "I hope it's as you said!"
At this time, the two of them looked at Kunming Lake, and the Queen and Shufei accompanied Alexandra and her children to raft on the lake.
Zhang Yunfei suddenly said, "Don't you know your family's habit of living in Beijing? If you have any requests, just tell me!"
"Thank you for your concern! We live well!" Nicholas II was very grateful for Zhang Yunfei's political refuge, but Nicholas II was not willing to lose his rule, and said immediately: "It's just that I want to return to my country more!"
Zhang Yunfei smiled and said, "If you need my help, you can just ask it! After all, I am also an emperor, and I don't want more national regimes without emperors!"
Nicholas II's eyes lit up and he suddenly asked: "I really hope you can join the support of my restoration! If you succeed, I will give you a good reward!"
Zhang Yunfei laughed in his heart, "I'm already waiting for your words." I immediately asked Nicholas II how he wanted China to help him!"
Nicholas II said that if China is willing to send troops to help him, he will bear double the amount of military funds and pay a huge amount of thank-you money after the matter is completed. Of course, Nicholas II will not explain his truth because he does not believe in Zhang Yunfei.
Zhang Yunfei knew that Nicholas II had many hard-core supporters in China. Zhang Yunfei brought their family to China to support an anti-government force against the current Russian government. This is not an urgent task, and it needs to be taken slowly. However, Zhang Yunfei would not let go of the remaining more than 600 tons of gold in the Russian treasury, and of course Nicholas II's private secret treasure. ※Tiangan, the current president of the Russian bourgeois interim government, Sulensky, only formed a secret agreement with Jushi, in exchange for China's support, and resisted the Soviet government of the Second Government Lenin. The Kerensky government took advantage of the opportunity when military command was still in their hands and forced the treasury gold to be transported to China for preservation, for fear of falling into the hands of the Soviet revolutionaries.
In early April of the year, the Kerensky government secretly transported the treasury gold to the airport in the western suburbs of St. Petersburg, where the Royal Air Force blade frame medium transport aircraft were already waiting.
The Kerensky government forces handed the concave box of gold bars and 600 tons of gold to the Royal Air Force. After verification by the Chinese Ministry of Finance Sheng Xuanhuai and others, they sealed it up and transported it back to the country by the Royal Air Force.
After the Kerensky government secretly transferred the treasury gold to China, the government immediately became bolder because the concubine gold was in China and they had no worries. At the same time, the Bolshevik Party lost its actual support and had become a toothless tiger.
At this time, the Russian society was abnormally turbulent, and due to the bad influence of Stolepin's privatization reform on Russian society, the October Party, the Progressive Party and other organizations that once supported the liberal free economy were obviously losing power under the wave of the February Revolution. The Liberal Left Party Constitutional Democratic Party became the only liberal party with certain political appeal because it led the constitutional democratic movement before the revolution. In contrast, Russia had a higher support rate at that time, the Social Revolutionary Party and the Social Democratic Party.
As the war and problems heated up, and the Chinese government's support for the Kerensky bourgeois provisional government was known to all major parties, various forces quickly divided into groups. The Social Democratic Party gradually split into Mensheviks who supported populism and the Bolsheviks who supported the people's democratic dictatorship. The Social Revolutionary Party also split into mainstream schools and leftists accordingly. The mainstream schools of the Social Revolutionary Party reached an agreement with the Mensheviks and demanded that the war continue until victory. A few left-wing Social Revolutionary Party reached an agreement with the Bolsheviks and demanded that the peace treaty be closed as soon as possible.
Obviously, out of the weakness of Lenin's inability to stop the various policies of the Kerensky government and lost China's actual support, Lenin's Soviet government had to temporarily disband. At this time, Lenin chose to show weakness. The Kerensky government made a huge mistake at this time, that is, underestimating the power of the Bolshevik Party. He did not take the opportunity to completely eliminate them, leaving hidden dangers.
In the old days, the Kerensky government passed the order to continue fighting against Germany, hoping to establish a new government on the basis of victory to highlight the strength of the new government.
This skill is understandable. It is also a very good way to gain the hearts of the people. But the key to the problem is that two regimes of different cultures have emerged in Russia, one is the main battle and the other is the main peace, which has led to the Russian soldiers on the front line worrying about the unstable morale in the rear. What is the strange thing to be able to win a battle?
At the same time, the Constitutional Democratic Party was worried that Russia's anti-war trend would be uncontrollable, which would endanger Russia's diplomatic relations with the growing Allied Group, so it advocated a slowdown in the process of democracy, which aroused dissatisfaction among the two major parties of the Social Revolutionary Party and the Social Democratic Party. The two parties generally demanded that the Provisional Government start the election of the Constitutional Assembly as soon as possible, abolish the land reform of Storepin, and withdraw from the First World War. Among them, the Bolsheviks represented by Lenin were very loud. The Bolsheviks incited soldiers on the frontline to fight back and return to their country and actively promote constitutional democracy among the people. Lenin also once supported constitutionalism, saying that even if the Bolsheviks failed in the election, they would obey the choices of the people.
The old couple led to the Japanese, and the Provisional Government planned an attack on Germany. Unexpectedly, the Bolshevik Party had spread into the Russian army on the front, resulting in the uneven pace of the Russian army's attack, and was greatly damaged by the German, Austrian and Turkish coalition forces. Ten days later, the Russian army on the Eastern Front failed in combat and was chased and beaten by the allies, losing the entire Polish territory again.
After the news of the failure of the offensive came, the Bolshevik Party led by Lenin once again planned an anti-imperialist war demonstration campaign and demanded the cessation of the war. At this time, the Kerensky government immediately sent military and police to suppress it, which resulted in the war and the war between the two sides being inevitable.
In July 8, the war and negotiations between the two sides broke down, and the Kerensky government and the Lenin government turned against each other, and civil war was inevitable.
With the successive failure of the attack on Germany and the suppression of the country, the military foundation of the ruling party of the Provisional Government collapsed, leaving only police and non-commissioned officers in the military academy for dispatch. On the one hand, it was attacked by pro-tsarist forces such as the Ten Liberal Party, the Remnants of the Progressive Party and the Royalist Officer's Corps, and on the other hand, it was attacked by the Social Democratic Party, the Social Revolutionary Party and the Soldiers Committee, participants of the March Revolution. All prestige was lost and they fell into a decline.
In August of the year, the Russian army commander-in-chief appointed by the Provisional Government, the royal officer Ravr Kornilov, took the lead in commanding a Cossack army to attack Petrograd, on the grounds of eliminating traitors and defending Russia and the Tsar. The Constitutional Democratic Party, Social Democratic Labor Party and Social Revolutionary Party involved in the March Revolution. The Constitutional Democratic Party had no soldiers to send, so he sought help from the Red Guards. With coordination between the left-wing members of the Social Democratic Labor Party, the Red Guards and soldiers who sympathized with the revolution defeated Kornilov's army.
Chapter completed!