Chapter 17: The Strike Wave (Part II)
Taking advantage of the fact that the eyes of the surrounding policemen and Belinsky were diverted by the loud shouts of the workers, Witte whispered to Ulyanov in front of him: "Ilyich, there are two things that you must deal with at once, first, Sverdlov may already know my purpose, and now he must be dealt with; Secondly you must now lead the transfer of the cadres, and I suspect that the tsar and the ministers will suppress the workers. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Ilyich must hurry, we are running out of time. ”
Ulyanov was also taken aback when he heard Werther's words, and then said softly: "I'm afraid we can't leave now." Vasya, in the future the revolutionary organization in Petersburg will depend on you! Ulyanov noticed that Belinsky and others had noticed this, and said in a loud voice: "Waiter Witte, this is a petition from all the workers of Petersburg, I beg you to hand him over to Your Majesty." ”
Witte had nothing to say, but Ulyanov handed him the manuscript in his hands, and Witte understood that he could not say anything more now, so he took the paper handed by Ulyanov and said: "I will present him to Your Majesty, but I hope you will exercise restraint." After saying that, Witte left the place under Belinsky's escort.
At this time, Nicholas II's face was pale in the Winter Palace Council, and the Minister of the Interior Goremygin and others were all standing quietly, while the shouts of the Hermitage Square were one after another, and after a while Nicholas II spoke: "What do the ministers think in the face of such a situation? ”
Goremygin looked at his colleagues around him, but none of them replied, so he had to reply: "Your Majesty, it is enough to deal with it according to the Law on the Prevention of Revolution, and you cannot give these mobs any form of compromise. ”
Goremykin's suggestion was unanimously approved by the officials present, for whom these hateful low-class people can only be said to be their vassals, and that the Creator had already formulated them to serve the aristocracy when he created everything, and now that these guys dare to protest, then the only way to deal with these restless and self-conscious guys is to completely eradicate them.
Nicholas II saw that all the ministers present insisted on suppressing it, and the balance in his heart was already inclined to suppress it, but after all, he still wanted to maintain the image of his monarch, so he said: "Just now, I ordered Vasya to take full authority to deal with this matter, and you Aiqing still wait with me to see what good news Vasya will bring." ”
Everyone present waited quietly with Nicholas II, and Witte did not let these bureaucrats wait too long, the door of the chamber was opened, and Witte respectfully came to the center of the chamber to salute Nicholas II and said: "Your Majesty, the ministers communicated with the demonstrators at the gate of the palace, and they promised that they had no intention of rebelling against His Majesty's rule, but only made some suggestions that were dissatisfied with the oppression of the factory owners. As he spoke, Witte took out the manuscript handed to him by Ulyanov and continued: "This is a petition presented to Your Majesty by the workers' representatives, please look at it!" ”
When Nicholas II heard this, he said lightly: "I don't look at this thing, you can read it to everyone, so that everyone can hear what these people want to blackmail?" ”
As soon as Witte heard Nicholas II say the word "blackmail", he knew that there would be a bloody clash at the gates of the Winter Palace today, but he still spoke slowly: "We, the workers of St. Petersburg, together with our wives and children, and our old and weak parents, have come to ask the emperor for justice and protection. We live in hardship, we are oppressed, we are bullied and humiliated, we are treated inhumanely. We have endured again and again, but we are being pushed day by day into the abyss of misery, powerlessness and ignorance, and tyranny oppresses us, and we hereby make our heartfelt wish to the Emperor:
1. Implement an 8-hour work system, 8 hours of work, 8 hours of self-control, and 8 hours of rest;
2. Increase workers' wages by 5% on the current basis;
3. It is forbidden to arbitrarily deduct wages and impose fines, and the total amount of fines shall not exceed 5% of wages;
4. Workers should be paid overtime wages for overtime, and they should not work overtime without pay;
5. Workers have the freedom to form their own associations, and the government and factory owners cannot interfere with them;
6. The public has freedom of speech, and cannot arrest or detain people for speech;
7. Everyone is equal before the law, and factories that commit crimes are mainly tried in accordance with the law;
I hope that the emperor will consider and adopt the above request. Now we have reached the terrible moment when it is better to die than to let this unbearable pain continue......"
Werther read slowly word by word, and as soon as he finished reading Goremygin, he preemptively said: "Your Majesty, we cannot accede to the demands of these mobs, and if this case is opened, then we will definitely have to accept even more harsh demands in the future." ”
Chancellor of the Exchequer Sergei Witt also came out and said: "This petition is no longer just a simple appeal for work and life, it clearly contains the ideas of Marxists. Your Majesty, the minister is sure that this incident must be guided by those revolutionaries, and I ask your Majesty to resolutely suppress these mobs. ”
"Vasya, the ministers all think so, what do you think?" Nicholas II spoke slowly.
Sergei looked at his nephew nervously, he was afraid that this nephew's sense of justice would burst out at this moment, and then his nephew's political career would be completely over. Witt looked at the ministers around him, his heart was full of anger, these corpse vegetarian guys actually stood here and casually decided the life and death of more than 100,000 people outside, but he knew what his mission was, so he eased his mood and said: "Your Majesty, the minister said before that blindly compromising with these people can only increase the arrogance of these people, so the minister agrees with His Excellency Goremykin's opinion." ”
"In that case, let's do it!" Nicholas II said to Goremygin: "Goremygin, I will leave this matter to you, and the ringleaders must be arrested and imprisoned and tried by the courts." ”
As soon as Goremygin heard the order, he walked out of the council hall, and the others were still standing there, and Nicholas II said: "Now that there is a plan for the matter, then everyone will take care of their own affairs. When the other dignitaries heard this, they also retreated with interest, and at this time only Witte was still in the council chamber, and Nicholas II said: "Vasya, you have handled this matter very well, and I will give you a reward later." ”
Witte replied respectfully: "The minister just did what the minister should do. It's just that now the minister is thinking about how to deal with the follow-up affairs. ”
When Nicholas II heard this, he wondered: "What is the follow-up?" ”
"Your Majesty, after this matter is over, someone must stand up and take responsibility." Witte replied, "Your Majesty is absolutely right, so who will bear the responsibility?" ”
When Nicholas II heard this, he said lightly: "What about Sverdlov? I haven't seen him since the accident, and this matter starts because of him and ends with him. Vasya, go and tell Goremygin what I have said. ”
"Command!" Werther respectfully withdrew.
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