Episode 138 The Republic of the Russian Federation
Episode 138 Russian Federation Republic
Two secret negotiations are now taking place in Nanjing at the same time. One is with representatives from Moscow to discuss the armistice and boundary demarcation between the two countries. The other is with Denikin, Kerensky and other military and political leaders of the government-in-exile.
Negotiate to help them build a free Russia.
To be precise, the current negotiations between Ming Dynasty and Moscow are simply an act. Ming Dynasty argued one territorial compensation plan after another while constantly protesting against the increase of Soviet troops in the Far East. At the same time, it also threatened the Soviet army.
Ten thousand Japanese troops took him away and expressed strong indignation. In short, it seems that the Ming Dynasty was also very sincere - at least very much hoping to end the war and build the north.
But now, the Ming Dynasty has sharpened its sword. It was in vain that the Soviet Union swallowed up the huge northern and southern frontiers, killed so many people, and suffered such huge losses. Now it wants to ask him for a piece of coastal land in the Far East with a similar area as compensation.
If you don’t want to, how can you let it go?
Xiang Xiaoqiang has already entered the palace and talked with Zhu Yourong. The Ming Dynasty must not be bullied and hastily settle the matter. Whether it is Japan or the Soviet Union, they must beat them to the point of regret and spit out all their capital and profits.
After thorough exchanges between the Ming Dynasty's cabinet and the heads of the navy and army, they finally came to the conclusion that a more ideal result would be for Ming Dynasty to restore the northern territory to the level before the mid-19th century, that is, to restore the Qing land that Russia had plundered in the second half of the 19th century.
To come back, there are basically two big parts, the northeast is restored to the Waixing'an Mountains, and the northwest is restored to Balkhash Lake.
To fight against the Soviet Union, we must adopt the policy of "using Russia to control Russia", that is, Ming Dynasty will provide money and guns, and Belarus will provide people. As for whether the Belarusian government can summon enough people, Zhu Yourong is always a little worried, but Xiang Xiaoqiang is not
Worry. Just implement
The policy of "distributing grain and land" and "opening the way for land reform" can be mobilized no matter how many Russian soldiers are needed. The most unpopular thing about the Soviet Union now is that it expropriated all the peasants and tied them to work on state-owned farms, which became the "
"New Serfs".
If the White Russian army distributes state-owned farms to farmers wherever they attack, allocates land, livestock, farm tools, etc. to farmers, and allows farmers to freely dispose of their labor income and buy and sell freely, then no matter where they attack, they will
With the enthusiastic support of local farmers, soldiers and taxes will not be a problem at all. Xiang Xiaoqiang has experience from later generations. Moreover, Denikin, Kerensky and other Belarusian leaders also think so.
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But the biggest difference is that the "land reform war" of later generations is essentially the same as the peasant riots of the past dynasties, which killed the rich, helped the poor, and took advantage of the rich. Although it also gathered a large number of people and soldiers in a short period of time, it was actually the leadership
A large-scale robbery carried out by one part of the people against another part of the country turned most of the peasants into robbers. Not only did it completely destroy the "citizen's personal property god"
This rule of "sacred inviolability" (after this important rule was broken, those farmers who participated in robbing others were soon robbed of nothing by more powerful forces). What's more serious is that the elite of the whole society (
The gentry, industrialists, intellectuals, talents) were all cornered, pushing them all into the arms of a regime that, although corrupt and authoritarian at the time, promised to protect their property.
Anyone who is called "elite (or talent)" refers to a person who has ability. And people who have ability are often people with wealth. They are not only people who have wealth, but also people who create wealth for society. This
If you only care about the "land reform war" for your own selfish interests, you are drinking poison to quench your thirst.
However, the "land reform war" that is now being implemented in the Soviet Union is exactly the opposite. It is to take some people away from the people in the name of "country", and to take away things that no one is allowed to touch in the name of "public ownership".
Come back and distribute it to the people. The former is to turn normal into distortion, and this is to turn distortion into normal.
At Wuwang Villa in Nanjing, after discussions between Belarusian leaders and Ming Dynasty senior officials, some basic issues were roughly determined.
First of all, the name of the country was decided and called "Russian Federal Republic". For a big country, it is indeed more appropriate to implement a federal system. Secondly, the current "Russian Federal Government" is still in Nanjing because it is a government in exile.
But in the next step, once a piece of Russian land is recovered, the Russian government will move to Russian land to work. This is very important, so as not to give others the feeling that "this is a puppet regime supported by the Ming Dynasty". Third, the military's
The name is "Free Russian Liberation Army".
The name of this army sounded awkward to Xiang Xiaoqiang. Not to mention the last three words, just the "Free Russian Liberation Army" sounded like the name of a terrorist organization...
But there was no way. Whether it was Zhu Yourong, the military and political officials of the Ming Dynasty, or the Belarusian government-in-exile, they all thought the name was very good, especially the word "liberation", which they admired and thought it was appropriate. Xiang Xiaoqiang had no choice but to give up.
I'm not going to argue over this inconsequential issue.
Also, what is the nature of this regime? Kerensky really wanted to display the name "Russian Federal Republic" as soon as possible. He wanted to establish a capital as soon as possible and formalize everything. It would not be like the civil war at the beginning of the century.
He was called "White Bandit, White Bandit". Moreover, Kerensky also wanted to establish diplomatic relations with the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible. It would be best to get recognition from Britain, France, the United States and other countries, and gain a place in the international community as soon as possible.
However, Denikin disagreed. He considered the issue very realistically. He advocated that this regime should not establish an independent country, but should regard itself as "domestic rebels" and "domestic opposition", and should not rush into those flashy things.
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Xiang Xiaoqiang heard this and understood immediately.
"Xiuxiu," he turned his face and whispered, "go to the study next door and get that copy of the American Neutrality Act."
Xiuxiu nodded, quietly got up and went out. After a while, she picked up another booklet and sat back gently. Xiang Xiaoqiang took the Chinese booklet and skimmed it from beginning to end very skillfully.
Read it twice, and then you’ll have a good idea.
Sure enough, Denikin's translator was saying:
"...Our positioning is that this is a civil war, a war between our Free Russia and the Bolsheviks in Russia. The war between your Ming Dynasty and the Soviet Union is another matter. The two wars are completely different.
Irrelevant. In this way, once we take a certain Russian port, such as Vladivostok, then we Free Russia can buy things from the United States, buy a lot of things... Of course, you will need to pay for this."
Kerensky understood it immediately. Some of the military and political officials on the Ming side had already thought of it, and some only understood it now.
In formal history, the U.S. Congress passed a total of three neutrality laws. The first was passed in 1935, stipulating that the United States shall not sell weapons and military equipment to belligerent countries. The second neutrality law was passed in 1936, which supplemented the
Loans to belligerent countries. The third neutrality law was passed in April 1937, and added another condition: in addition to the "belligerent countries", even the "civil war" was included. The United States was not allowed to sell weapons and equipment or provide loans to countries that were in civil war.
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However, in this time and space, due to the influence of the Ming and Qing wars, as well as the various propaganda and efforts of the Ming Dynasty, the third neutrality law of the United States did not appear. In other words, as long as it is a "civil war", both sides can still submit to the United States
Purchasing weapons and equipment and requesting loans.
Everyone understands that now, Ming can use the "Free Russia" as a springboard to bypass the restrictions of the Neutrality Law and purchase arms from the United States in disguise. The Soviet Union is at war with Ming and is a belligerent country. The Soviet Union cannot purchase anything.
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In this way, the chances of winning this war can be said to be greatly improved.