I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 691: Every injustice has its owner, and every debt has its owner

In the Russian and European regions alone, raw steel production was 1917 million tons in 595, but it shrank to only 40 tons last year.

In addition to Amur, George also had several steel mills in East India, which did not need to be handed over.

It is not a surrender, but a joint venture.

After the reform, the private equity ratio shall not exceed 30%, and the state will compensate the private sector for any excess.

If the cost of reconstruction exceeds the residual value, a private individual who wants to own a share will also need to pay the difference.

As a result, the situations of the Yuriev family's steel plant and the Yusupov family's steel plant were completely different.

Amur is far away from the battlefield and the steel plant has not suffered any losses. If a joint venture is established, Russia will have to compensate the Yuriev family.

The Yusupov family's steel plant was severely damaged and the reconstruction costs were jointly funded by the Russian government and the Yusupov family.

If they don't want to pay, then the steel plant will have nothing to do with the Yusupov family.

Yusupova had no objection to the plan, but was dissatisfied with the result because the evaluation team sent by the Ministry of Industry underestimated the Yusupov Steel Plant.

The assessment team was sent by Felix.

Felix and little Felix worked together to do ideological work on Yusupova.

Every round of social unrest is a new round of wealth distribution, which will give birth to new vested interest groups.

If the Yusupov family misses this opportunity, it will be extremely difficult for them to return to the center of power.

It’s not that Yusupova doesn’t understand this logic, she just doesn’t want to accept it.

"East India is now the Grand Duchy of Yuriev. George is certainly qualified to do this—"

Yusupova now doesn't know how many caves George has.

It is said that a cunning rabbit has three burrows, and George has more than three.

Amur is George's old nest, and George has been running it for many years. Even if the Ministry of Industry takes over the Amur steel plant, it still has to rely on the previous management to ensure the smooth operation of the steel plant.

In recent years, George has established an industrial system in East India. East India not only has steel mills, but also shipyards, providing a one-stop production and sales system.

In addition to East India, the Kingdom of Bulgaria was also the back garden of the Yuriev family.

This doesn't even include Korea and Japan.

"Xina, we need to redeem ourselves."

Felix hit the nail on the head.

The wealth owned by the Yuriev family has long surpassed that of the Yusupov family, but the Russian media is still targeting the Yusupov family and insists that the Yusupov family is the number one family in Russia.

This is not a compliment, it's flattery.

Among the most prominent families in the empire, the Romanov family completely withered away, leaving only Nicholas the Younger and Dmitriy to hold the fort.

The Suvorov family only developed in the military, and Vasily was George's brother-in-law, so his status remained strong.

Although the Yuriev family is small in number, its power is formidable.

The Dolgorukov family and the Yurievs are relatives by marriage, and they share the same fate.

What about the Yusupov family?
If the opportunity is not seized, the Yusupov family will be marginalized.

Eventually eliminated.

“We have undertaken the reconstruction of the railway, isn’t that enough?”

Yusupova believes Yusupov has given enough.

"Not enough, far from enough—"

Felix is ​​a shrewd man.

"If we just want to continue, that is indeed enough; but if we want to remain at the center of imperial power, we have to do more."

"Without the Tsar, there is no empire!"

Yusupova was furious.

Felix spread his hands speechlessly. Since George was not the Tsar, what could he do?

If George became Tsar, all these would be George's responsibility.

If George is not the Tsar, everyone will have to fend for themselves.

While Felix was busy rebuilding heavy industry, George was planning for Russia's industry.

During the Imperial Russian era, there were two industrial centers in the European region of Russia, one was the Ural region centered on Yekaterinburg, and the other was around St. Petersburg.

George decided to move St. Petersburg's heavy industry to the Ural region.

St. Petersburg is dominated by light industry to meet the growing material needs of Russians.

George has not forgotten the reasons for the fall of Red Russia.

There are many reasons for the collapse of Red Russia. One of the important reasons is that Russia was top-heavy at that time, placing too much emphasis on heavy industry and neglecting the development of light industry.

Compared with national affairs, food, clothing, housing and transportation are closely related to the lives of all Russians. Only when the needs of Russians are met will they devote more enthusiasm to work and life.

Compared with the Russian and European regions, Amur's light industry is very developed, with both high-end clothing for wealthy people and cheap goods to meet the daily needs of ordinary people.

The same hand of cards is played in completely different order in George's hand and in Nicholas' hand.

Nicholas was keen on grand narratives and ignored people's livelihood, and was eventually overthrown by angry Russians. George did not even attend the Paris Peace Conference and had no interest in so-called international affairs. He just wanted to live his own life behind closed doors.

Russia has so many abundant resources that it does not need to plunder other countries to fully meet the needs of the Russian people.

If you want to eat well, no problem. There is everything from Siberian beef and mutton to seafood from the Black Sea and the Baltic Sea.

It’s also okay to want to wear beautiful clothes. You can question the character of Russians, but you can absolutely trust their aesthetic taste.

Automobiles and motorcycles are Amur's strengths. During the World War, Amur produced 150 million cars, most of which were used by the Russian army.

George will focus his main attention on civilian cars in the future. He will continue to produce high-end cars and also start to develop mid- and low-end cars. George's goal is to make every Russian family able to afford a car.

This goal is too ambitious. Let’s first make sure every Russian family can afford a motorcycle. This is more realistic.

Witte approached George, hoping to officially move the capital from St. Petersburg to Constantinople.

George disagreed.

Although Constantinople is good, it is too close to the Mediterranean Sea. The most ideal location for the capital is in Crimea.

Crimea is not as cold as St. Petersburg and Moscow, and transportation is very convenient.

After owning the Bosphorus Strait, the Black Sea has almost become Russia's inland lake, with full security guarantees.

The most important thing is that Crimea was hardly affected by the war. Even the palaces and villas built by the tsars and Russian aristocrats in the imperial era were preserved intact, making them most suitable for use as official residences at all levels.

Witt had no resistance to George's decision, whatever George said was the truth.

Just as Witte was sending invitations to designers around the world, the Paris Peace Conference finally entered into formal discussion.

The size of the group of ten was still too large, so Clemenceau decided to reduce it to eight.

This time it was Italy that was sacrificed.

Italian Prime Minister Orlando was very angry. In addition to demanding that Austria-Hungary return the occupied territories, he also wanted to obtain the port of Fiume, located on the Kvarner Bay of the Adriatic Sea, as a base for expansion into the Balkans.

The port of Fiume is part of Croatia, and Polis is eyeing it covetously. Naturally, it is impossible for young Nicholas to agree to the Italians' demands.

Orlando was angry and followed Clemenceau and Wilson's example by withdrawing from the Paris Peace Conference, hoping to achieve his own goals.

Clemenceau and Wilson had the confidence to withdraw because they knew that without them, the peace conference would fail.

Don't you have any idea of ​​the weight of your Kingdom of Italy?

Orlando had thought that Clemenceau and Lloyd George would bring him back in a sedan chair carried by eight men.

Unexpectedly, a few days later, Paris newspapers suddenly published the news that the Kingdom of Hungary ceded Transylvania to the Balkan League and left it to the Balkan League to deal with.

Orlando was stunned. Such a big thing, didn’t anyone tell me?

So Orlando returned to the venue in dejection.

This time Orlando behaved obediently. He raised his hand when asked and banged the hammer when asked, and just ran along the whole time.

The Kingdom of Hungary not only agreed to cede Transylvania to Romania, but also agreed to hand over Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Balkan League and allow Croatia and Slovenia to become independent.

Croatia and Slovenia immediately announced their accession to the Kingdom of Bulgaria and became part of the Kingdom of Bulgaria.

No one paid attention to the fate of the Kingdom of Hungary.

Germany is the focus.

Clemenceau's re-mentioning of the Sarre was strongly opposed by Lloyd George and Wilson.

Lloyd George, for the sake of future peace, did not recommend weakening Germany too much.

Wilson was blunt: "Never heard of the Saar issue."

Clemenceau was very angry and cursed at Wilson in an interview with reporters, calling him a pro-German.

So the next day, French newspapers began to denounce Wilson.

Wilson was helpless.

The little goodwill that the United States had accumulated in France through the world war had been completely consumed by Wilson.

Wilson asked his personal representative, Colonel House, to find Clemenceau and tell him that the United States would reconsider its position on the east bank of the Rhine and on the Saar issue.

Clemenceau was delighted.

So the next day, French newspapers began to praise Wilson again, portraying him as the founder of European democracy.

Wilson was even more confused.

Are you French people so flexible in your stance?

This trip not only broadened Alexander's horizons, but also made him feel like he had opened his third eye.

During the Imperial era, Russia's control over the news media was very weak. Democrats in St. Petersburg could actually comment on the policies of the Russian Empire in newspapers and even dared to slander the Russian queen as a German spy without being punished.

Look at what France, the most democratic country in Europe, does. If you are asked to criticize, you have to criticize; if you are asked to praise, you have to praise. Where is the democratic freedom you promised?

"The democracy in France and Britain is a democracy within the ruling class and has nothing to do with the common people."

Little Nicholas had long seen through the hypocrisy of the British and the French.

The British and French used democracy to deceive the Russians, which led to the overthrow of the Tsar and the fall of the empire.

Little Nicholas was furious and was determined to take revenge sooner or later.

(End of this chapter)