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Chapter 741 The Best Card Ever

Before the outbreak of World War II, in order to avoid conflict, Russia and the German-Austrian alliance had a tacit understanding not to develop the land near the border and even not allow people to enter 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 naturally no need to set up barbed wire.

Now Russia is unilaterally setting up barbed wire, which is obviously intended to guard against the Poles. The Polish government believes that this is a humiliation to the Polish government.

Don’t you have any idea whether it is a humiliation or not?

If it weren't for the selfish motives of the French, there would be no possibility for Poland to restore its nation. A country established by begging does not deserve the respect of Russia.

Guchkov not only overhauled the barbed wire on the border, but also ordered local governments to repatriate all foreigners who entered the country illegally. If their identity information could not be found, they would be dealt with in accordance with Russian law.

After the civil war, Russia searched for rebels and conducted a thorough liquidation. The Ministry of Internal Affairs took the opportunity to complete the first real national census in Russia's history.

During the Imperial era, Russia conducted censuses many times, but the results were always unsatisfactory.

Although Russia has abolished the serfdom system, in many remote areas the status of hired farmers is still the same as that of serfs. Large families like the Yusupovs and Russian nobles generally engage in concealment, and the census data is not accurate.

With the help of the census, Russia establishes population files for all Russians and issues identity certificates, and this work is still in progress.

Russia is too big. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has sent less than 1 staff members to cover an area of ​​more than million square kilometers. The workload is huge and the difficulty is extremely high.

There are still many undeveloped areas in Russia. These areas are not uninhabited. Many Cossacks live in deep mountains and forests and make a living by hunting. They have no communication with the outside world at all.

As Russia's welfare policies for ordinary people become more and more complete, more and more foreigners are pouring into Russia. Every month, tens of thousands of people come to Russia through St. Petersburg, Constantinople, Vladivostok and other places, seeking to obtain Russian citizenship.

It is both difficult and easy to obtain Russian citizenship.

Russian immigration is mainly technical immigration and investment immigration. Highly educated and highly skilled talents will be welcomed at any time and anywhere.

The investment threshold is 5 rubles. After applying, there is a 5-year waiting period, and one must live in Russia for at least 6 months each year and meet other requirements before obtaining legal citizenship.

If you have no money and no special skills, it will be difficult to obtain Russian citizenship.

More than 70 percent of naturalization applications do not meet the requirements. If they do not want to leave, they have to stay in Russia illegally in various ways.

Russia suffered heavy population losses during the world war.

At least these people are qualified workers, so local governments turn a blind eye to them.

Guchkov required all localities to strictly implement rules and regulations and to deport all foreign employees who did not meet the standards.

Those without identity information will be treated as criminals.

What kind of person would destroy their own identity?
He must be someone who committed a crime.

In the 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 simply flee to Vladivostok and start a new life.

This was something Guchkov absolutely would not allow.

Although Guchkov's working methods were a bit rough, George still gave Guchkov his utmost support.

George didn't take Poland's protest seriously at all, and his attitude was even more resolute than Guchkov's.

Guchkov simply built barbed wire on the border.

If possible, George hopes to use a wall to encircle Russia and minimize unnecessary external exchanges.

Think about it, what kind of people would give up their motherland’s nationality and acquire the nationality of another country?
They have no loyalty to their motherland. Will they share life and death with Russia?
impossible.

Even though these people are crying and shouting about wanting to become Russian citizens, once Russia undergoes drastic changes, most people, except for a very small number of people, will choose to completely cut ties with Russia as soon as possible.

As for those foreign workers working illegally in Russia, George has no good feelings towards them at all. Not only do they rob Russians of their jobs, but they also bring serious social risks.

It may not be obvious now, but many foreign workers illegally working in Russia may even feel grateful to their employers for getting a job that allows them to stay in Russia.

Over time, today’s gratitude will turn into resentment towards Russia.

It’s the same job, but the illegal workers even work harder.

Then why can't illegal workers get the same pay as normal Russians?
Looking at this issue alone, doesn’t it feel quite unreasonable? Unequal pay for equal work has always been criticized.

To magnify this issue, there is no essential difference between Witte and the street sweeper; both are serving Russia.

Why can't the female worker get the same salary as Witt? If Witt and the female worker do different jobs, the experience of a ten-year employee and a new employee who has just joined the company is also not comparable.

With George's support, Guchkov continued his efforts and joined forces with Igor to amend Russian laws.

Russian laws follow the laws of the imperial era. Many legal provisions that were effective during the imperial era are becoming less and less applicable to today's Russia.

In the Russian Empire, printing illegal publications would result in exile to Siberia.

Guchkov amended it to a minimum of five years in prison and a maximum of death penalty.

Duel, which was expressly prohibited in the imperial Russian era, was still practiced among the people despite repeated bans. Both Felix's son and Pushkin died in duels.

Guchkov defined the duel as murder, and both the winner and the loser had to die.

In the imperial era, hoarding was not a crime at all, but a normal business practice.

Guchkov cracked down on various criminal activities that affected the market and imposed super luxury taxes on high-profit goods, up to 100%.

This one particularly affected the Yuriev and Dolgorukov families.

All imported champagne in Russia is now monopolized by the Yuriev family, which makes hundreds of millions of rubles in profit each year from this alone.

The biggest advantage of champagne is that it does not cheat the poor. Ordinary people have no idea how much profit champagne can make. Although the rich know it, they dare not speak out. Champagne has thus become one of the most stable sources of profit for the Yuriev family.

The cosmetics produced by Amur have higher profits than champagne. The ginseng pearl cream does contain ginseng and pearls, although the amount is almost negligible, but the ginseng pearl cream is sold at the price of ginseng and pearls.

The high-end clothing produced in Amur is certainly impeccable in terms of raw materials and workmanship, but the price is equally impeccable. The price of a silk scarf is the same as that of a scarf made of high-end fur, which also does not cheat the poor.

Even Anne couldn't help complaining to George, thinking that Guchkov was going a bit too far.

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-average incomes.

The companies owned by the Yuriev family distribute 60% of their profits to all employees of the company, and retain 30% for the research and development of new technologies, leaving only 10% for the Yuriev family.

This is the standard set by George.

Is Yuebandonglai’s model really difficult to replicate?

No.

The key is to have the determination and belief to lead all employees to common prosperity.

"Our employees, purely in terms of income level, should be in the upper-middle level in the same industry—"

George is still very satisfied with the current situation of the Yuriev family's businesses.

"necessary!"

Anne also expressed satisfaction with the current situation.

"Our current task is to make most Russians rich and able to live the life they want."

George also made promises to Anne.

It is impossible to make all Russians rich. There are always some people who are useless and cannot be helped.

George's goal is to make most Russians rich, and those who indulge in depravity will eventually be eliminated.

"How can this be--"

Anne Alexander, I can't do it.

"It may be possible or not, you have to try to know."

George is confident.

In 1922, Russia had a total population of 1.75 million and a total area of ​​2350 million square kilometers. It ranked first in the world in grain production, and its industrial output value was comparable to that of the United States. It had 11 Free Trade Organization member countries, more than the Commonwealth.

George now has the best cards Russia has ever had.

George didn't know how to lose.

(End of this chapter)