African Entrepreneurship Records 2

Chapter 1373 Interference in Russian Conference
For Plains Province, it is difficult to grasp the economic breakthrough point during the "Fifth Five-Year Plan". As far as the province's leading industries are concerned, Plains Province has already achieved the utmost and reached the highest level in East Africa.

However, the industry in the Plains Province is mainly grain planting, which makes the industry's profits actually not as good as the cash crop planting industry developed in Somalia. This actually reflects the characteristics of industrial cooperation in East Africa to a certain extent.

Fortunately, East Africa is a country made up of immigrants without any historical baggage, and its population distribution is basically in line with the current level of economic development in the East African region.

At present, under the free market environment in East Africa, the privatization trend is becoming more and more obvious, and Plains Province is merely a bargaining chip used by the East African government to balance the commodity grain market.

There is no doubt that at the current stage of agricultural development in East Africa, state-owned farms still have certain advantages. This is mainly because the East African market has been open for a short time and large-scale private agricultural production enterprises have not yet been formed. It will still take at least ten years for such production units to emerge in large numbers.

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1921 October.

The epidemic in Europe has been initially brought under control and social order has begun to recover steadily, but against this backdrop, new factors of unrest have begun to resurface in Europe.

3 month 12 day.

Countries such as Britain, France, Germany and Austria reconvened their meeting in Berlin to prepare for military intervention in Russia.

German Chancellor Hermann said: "The Russian Labor Party has completely consolidated the stability of the regime. They have won the hearts of the people by distributing land to Russian peasants, confiscating banks, factories, mines and other properties, and improving the treatment of the lower-class workers."

"This is extremely terrible. Nearly 100 million Russians have been deceived by the Russian Labor Party. This is a disaster for the whole world."

"I think everyone here should be very clear about what this means to us, so countries around the world should unite to eliminate this terrible heresy. Otherwise, in the future, everyone might end up like those Russian nobles and merchants, with their bodies hung on street lamps."

"The Labour Party's infiltration into Europe has reached a very rampant level, and the intelligence we have obtained over the past year shows that the activities of the Labour Party in these European countries are supported by the Russian government."

Originally, before the war was over, both the Allied Powers and the Central Powers had reached a consensus that they would intervene in Russia's internal affairs as soon as the war ended, and even did not rule out military invasion to eliminate Russia's Labor Party regime.

However, after the war, before European countries could breathe a sigh of relief, they were unfortunately hit by the European influenza outbreak, which forced each country to focus on saving itself and the intervention in Russia was repeatedly postponed.

Conrad, Prime Minister of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, also said murderously: "No matter what differences we have had in the past, facing the common enemy of Russia, we should put aside our prejudices, work together to deal with this cancer of the world, and strangle the Labor Party in Russia."

"Since the Russian Labor Party seized power, the activities of the Labor Party in Europe have obviously become more frequent. Last year alone, our country cracked down on and closed down dozens of Labor Party organizations in the Austro-Hungarian Empire."

"At the same time, according to our intelligence, the Russian Labor Party has begun to organize a large number of personnel to infiltrate the three Baltic countries, Poland, Ukraine and other regions."

"They incited local people to confront the government, destroyed means of production, and hindered the normal operation of factories and enterprises."

"At the same time, they export their riot ideology to countries around the world, subvert legitimate governments, incite the people to oppose their governments, and support the activities of separatist organizations, terrorist organizations and other illegal organizations in various countries."

"For Europe today, the Labour Party issue has become an issue that needs to be resolved without delay. Otherwise, the whole of Europe will be stained red by the Labour Party in the future."

"This is obviously not good news for us, so we must use the most severe means to impose sanctions and military intervention on Russia."

"At the same time, we should redress the grievances of Nicholas II, nobles, merchants, etc. who died in the Russian riots."

It can be said that Nicholas II's debts are settled with his death. If he were still alive, Conrad would definitely not have said such a thing. After all, the greatest losses suffered by the Austro-Hungarian Empire in World War I were caused by Nicholas II.

However, now that Nicholas II had been killed by the Russian Labor Party, this had to some extent relieved the Austro-Hungarian government's hatred. At the same time, it could in turn interfere in Russia's internal affairs under the banner of revenge for Nicholas II.

German Chancellor Hermann said: "As Chancellor Conrad said, we are all victims of the Labor Party to a certain extent."

"Now, the situation in Europe is very bad. First, the whole of Europe was reduced to ruins due to the war. Then we encountered the biggest plague in recent decades, which made the economies of various countries even worse."

"These negative issues are exactly the soil in which the Labour Party grows. We should nip them in the bud before the Labour Party in Western Europe becomes powerful."

"Among them, the most critical point is to cut off the Russian Labor Party's funding for labor parties in European countries. This requires the whole of Europe, and even countries outside Europe, to unite and completely block the Russian Labor Party in the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea, and even use military means to eliminate them within Russia."

“The success of the Paris Labour Party and now the Russian Labour Party fully demonstrates that the world labour movement has reached a peak and has become a public issue that must be addressed by all countries in the world.”

Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire were closest to Russia, so they were the most active in dealing with the Russian Labor Party. Russia had become a thorn in the side of both countries.

However, in the face of the arguments of Germany and Austria, the British and French governments surprisingly did not object.

French President Clemenceau spoke first: "We in France are willing to contribute our strength to the eradication of the Russian Labor Party. The Russian Labor Party can be said to be the world's largest cancer. Its existence has threatened the security of Europe and even the world order."

"At the same time, the Russian Labor Party has no respect for rules and credibility, and is capricious. They undermine the fair market order and plunder the wealth of Russia and other countries through despicable means."

"If the Russian Labor Party is allowed to grow, the whole of Europe will fall into the clutches of this group of ambitious people in the future."

When the Russian Labor Party came to power, the country that suffered the most losses was France, because before World War I, France was Russia's largest creditor. However, after the Russian Labor Party seized power, not only were France's loans completely wasted, but even many of France's legitimate investments in Russia were confiscated by the Russian government.

The same is true for other countries. You should know that in the Tsarist Russia era, half of Russia's capital was controlled by foreign countries. Some high-tech industries were even completely controlled by capital from other countries. For example, in Russia's electrical industry, foreign capital accounted for more than 90 percent.

These investments and loans have now completely gone down the drain. It can be said that, except for those countries that did not invest in Russia and countries like East Africa that completed their withdrawal before the Russian Labor Party took control of the country, other countries suffered heavy losses.

Moreover, not only did East Africa not suffer any losses from Russia, but it also made a huge fortune during the retreat.

Apart from East Africa, the country that benefited from Russia was Japan. As the main mastermind behind the White Bandits in Russia's Far East region, Japan also obviously gained a lot of benefits from Russia.

After listening to the opinions of France, Germany and Austria, British Prime Minister David spoke up at this time: "We must strike the Russian Labor Party, but we obviously need to plan how to strike it." "Because of the world war and the European flu, we have missed the best time to intervene in Russia. Now the Russian Labor Party has completely taken power."

"And now Russia is still a superpower with a population of over 100 million, and the Tsarist government left Russia with a deep accumulation, which enabled Russia to have a complete military-industrial system."

"So if we want to intervene in Russia, we obviously have to be cautious about how to do it."

Even though Russia has lost a large amount of territory, it is still one of the great powers in the world. Moreover, because of the organizational ability of the Russian Labor Party, this Russia may be more difficult to deal with than the previous Tsarist Russia. At least Tsarist Russia did not have the eloquence and ability to convince the Russian grassroots people to actively support the war.

At this point, Prime Minister David suddenly pointed the finger at East Africa. He frowned and said, "Mr. Freer, this time you East Africans must take the initiative to assume more obligations."

"It can be said that East Africa is primarily responsible for the growth of the Russian Labor Party. If your country had been able to intervene in Russian politics in 1918, the situation would not have developed to the extent it is today."

"At that time, your country was the only country in the world that had the ability and time to carry out the interference in the Russian Labor Party. However, not only did you not take action, but you watched from the other side of the river, and ultimately let the Russian Labor Party succeed."

Facing the British accusation, Freer obviously would not take the blame. He raised his eyebrows and said, "Prime Minister David, your accusation is completely unreasonable. The growth of the Russian Labor Party was ultimately caused by the improper handling of domestic conflicts by the government of Nicholas II."

"To put it bluntly, given the anti-war sentiment in Russia at the time, if Nicholas II had stopped the war immediately, I'm afraid the Russian Labor Party would have had no chance of success."

“Moreover, apart from the incident in Russia, we in East Africa have done our utmost to limit the development of the Russian Labor Party.”

"We supported the Russian crown prince to form a new Russian government to fight against the Labour regime. At the same time, we exported and donated a large number of weapons to the resistance forces in Russia to help them fight against the Labour Party organization."

“However, who could have imagined that these resistance organizations were not united, had poor combat effectiveness and discipline, and were eventually defeated one by one by the Russian Labor Party.”

"Moreover, we wanted to interfere with Russia, but we were actually powerless. After all, your country blocked the Suez Canal, the most important passage between East Africa and Russia. It was impossible for us to transport personnel and materials to Russia on a large scale."

"Entering Russia from the east is even farther away for East Africa. If it starts from Siberia, the United States and Japan will have more advantages, but obviously they have not done so."

“Finally, East African support for anti-Labor forces in Russia can only come through the Persian Gulf and then overland.”

"As we all know, the Middle East and Central Asia are not only complicated, but also have very bad transportation conditions, not as convenient as the Siberian Railway. Under these circumstances, we have made our utmost efforts to interfere in Russian politics."

There are two main trade routes between East Africa and Russia. One is from the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean Sea, and then through the strait controlled by the Ottoman Empire into the Black Sea.

The other route is through the Baltic Sea to St. Petersburg.

Apart from these two routes, other routes are not very important. After all, the Black Sea coast and the Baltic Sea coast are economically developed regions of Russia.

Freer went on to say: "East Africa's efforts to deal with the Russian Labour Party are indelible, and the Russian government in exile led by Alexei still exists in Dar es Salaam."

"On the contrary, you did not accept our advice and let Tsar Alexei lead Ukraine, Poland and other regions to continue fighting against the Russian Labor Party."

Obviously, it is impossible for European countries to accept a puppet supported by East Africa to lead former Tsarist Russian regions such as Ukraine and Poland.

At this time, German Prime Minister Hermann tried to smooth things over: "Okay, Prime Minister David, it's useless to pursue who is at fault at this time. Now we should return to the topic of how to deal with the Russian Labor Party."

President Clemenceau said: "I do not recommend sending troops directly to Russia. If it is at the beginning of the Russian Labor Party's rule, we may be able to strangle the Russian Labor Party in its cradle through military intervention."

"Now that Europe has finally survived the war, sending troops on a large scale is not in line with the psychology of the European people. It may backfire and allow the Russian Labor Party to take advantage of it."

“Now that countries like Poland and Ukraine have gained independence from Russia, we might as well re-arm them and make them a good weapon against the Russian Labor Party.”

Obviously, Clemenceau did not support sending troops. After all, the current situation in France did not support Clemenceau to do so.

Now Clemenceau has managed to regain some support through his active anti-epidemic policies. If he talks about war again, the French people will kick him out without hesitation.

Furthermore, France suffered too heavy losses in the world war, and Clemenceau did not intend to involve France in a new war.

In addition, Clemenceau's support for arming countries such as Ukraine and Poland also seemed to be setting a trap for Germany and Austria. Now Clemenceau hopes that new countries will emerge in Eastern Europe to further balance Russia and Germany and Austria.

Poland and Ukraine both have good foundations and have the potential to become medium-sized powers in Europe. If they can be supported, it will be good news for France.

Prime Minister David naturally supported this suggestion. He said: "President Clemenceau is right. We should now vigorously support Poland and Ukraine, at least to enable them to have the ability to protect themselves militarily and serve as a frontier position to shield the Labour Party in Europe."

Germany and Austria-Hungary were somewhat hesitant about the suggestions of Britain and France, but they finally agreed.

There is no other way. If Poland and Ukraine are not supported, Germany and Austria-Hungary will have to take action against the Russian Labor Party themselves, and this is not what the two governments want to see.

Especially the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Because of the complicated domestic situation, the Austro-Hungarian government is most aware of it. If the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Russia collide directly, it will definitely be a disaster for the current Austro-Hungarian Empire.

The Russian Labor Party did not even need to support the labor organizations within the Austro-Hungarian Empire. As long as it supported the independence of various nations, it would be able to save half the life of the empire.

Therefore, the best option is to use Ukraine to separate Russia from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which will make it more difficult for the Russian Labor Party to infiltrate the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Since the Austro-Hungarian Empire agreed, Germany could only support it. For Germany, dealing with the Russian Labor Party personally was not a big problem, but Germany did not want to become a pawn of Britain and France. After all, Britain and France had always hoped that Germany and Russia would fight directly.

In the end, the participating countries reached a consensus, which was to support Poland and Ukraine in their confrontation with the Russian Labor Party in order to achieve the goal of consuming Russia, while at the same time imposing a severe economic blockade on Russia to make it collapse without a fight.

(End of this chapter)