Chapter 15: The Strike Wave (I)
At 7 o'clock in the morning on November 21, 1895, St. Petersburg time, the KarlsΕaw Machine-Technic Plant on the western outskirts of St. Petersburg was crowded, and Ulyanov stood in the middle of the crowd and shouted: "Comrades workers of the Karlslaw Machine-Works: we work hard every day, but the unscrupulous factory owners do not appreciate our hard work, but treat us even more harshly. Whenever they feel that the product cannot be sold www.biquge.info they do not remember the contract they signed at the beginning, and they are dismissed and fined at will, while those officials and gentlemen are in cahoots with the doubt, and the more we retreat, the more fierce they become. Comrades, now we must unite, we must fight, not only the Karlslaw Mechanical Works, but all the workers of St. Petersburg today, the workers of the Putilov Plant, the Ruhr Shipyard and many more indignant workers will fight together with us for their rights! Long live the great proletariat! Ulla! β
"Ulla!"
With the cries of the workers present, the workers of the Karslav Mechanical Plant began a general strike, and the long-term oppression turned into energy that could burn the heavens and the earth at this moment, they rushed into the factory and smashed the production machines, set fire to the factory, and then the workers who had been oppressed for a long time under the leadership of the workers' representatives came to the house of the foreman Boriviso, and arrested the guy who usually bullied the workers in the factory at will.
"Boriviso, you wantonly beat up your workers, forced women to workers' wives and daughters, and deducted workers' wages, and today I announce that you will be sentenced to death on behalf of the majority of workers." In the stern denunciation of this workers' representative, Boriviso, who usually has five or six people, was seen squatting on the ground and shivering, begging for mercy, but unfortunately, as a sharp knife was waved from Boriviso's head, people only saw a piece of blood slicing through it, and then Boriviso's head was rolling on the ground not far away. As the mood of the workers at Boriviso's execution became even higher, everyone rushed to the road to Petersburg singing the Internationale.
"I used to be a cow and a horse, but now I want to be a man!" "Give me back my freedom, and prohibit the deduction of wages!" "Cancel the hefty fines, we're going to eat!" As the workers shouting various slogans entered the city from all around Petersburg and then gathered towards the Hermitage Square, it was only then that the police of Petersburg began to appear, and the policemen set up obstacles on the roads in a panic with the intention of organizing the workers to move on.
Seeing this, Minister of Labor Nikonov, who was at the head of the procession, shouted: "Workers, the policemen must organize us, comrades, rush!" Nikonov was the first to rush forward, and the workers behind him saw that they also rushed to the police, who were setting up obstacles.
"Quick, quick!" The police chief was urging urgently, "Hurry up and set up the barriers, those workers are coming!" The more urgent the police chief's urging, the more panicked the policemen became, and the unchanging mind affected their movements, not only did not play the slightest role, but made a mistake when moving the horse. The police were terrified here, but the workers were so passionate that they arrived in front of the policemen in the blink of an eye, and threw them to the ground, and the workers who followed them mercilessly stepped on them, so that the policemen became a bucket for the workers' anger and a meatloaf.
When the workers rushed through the first blockade set up by the police, Witte had just arrived at the gate of the East Palace, and Witte got out of the car and shouted to the guards on duty in the Winter Palace: "Quick, close the Winter Palace immediately, the workers are marching!" The squad leader who was on duty came over and asked, "Your Excellency Witt, what happened?" β
Witte said to the man: "Go and say goodbye to His Excellency Linsky's Chief of Guard, and say that the workers' strike march is coming to the Winter Palace, and let him quickly close the Winter Palace, and must not let His Majesty be frightened." With that, Werther quickly rushed into the Winter Palace, ignoring the man. When the captain of the guard heard this, he hurriedly asked one of the guards to go and say goodbye to the chief of the guard, and he immediately asked the guards in the Hermitage Square to immediately close the gate outside the Hermitage and set up a barricade outside the Hermitage Square.
The guards outside the Winter Palace began to arrange in a mess, but Nicholas II accompanied his queen Alexandra in the palace to tease his newborn daughter. "Queen, you see Ou Jia's little hands dancing there, it's so cute!" Nicholas II looked at his first child with a loving look in his eyes.
Empress Alexandra looked at her husband's expression and was about to speak, when the door of the dormitory was suddenly pushed open, and both Nicholas II and the Empress were startled, and when Nicholas II saw that it was Witte and Alexei, he said angrily: "Witt, Alexei, what are you going to do?" β
After Witte and Alexei saluted respectfully, Witte spoke: "Your Majesty, the workers of Petersburg have gone on strike, and now they are coming to the Winter Palace, please take refuge in Your Majesty, the Empress and the Princess!" β
When Nicholas II heard this, he hurriedly walked to Werther's side and said angrily: "Vasya, what is the situation? Why don't you start today? Why did the workers strike early, and what did the secret police in Sverdlov do? β
"Your Majesty, the specific situation is not clear." Witte said respectfully, "The minister had just gotten up in the morning and was discussing today's actions with Director Sverdlov, when he suddenly received news. Chief Sverdlov had already organized the Petersburg secret police and policemen to go to the palace, but the ministers, fearing that His Majesty would be frightened, hurried back to the palace. His Majesty once again begged His Majesty to take refuge with Her Royal Highness the Queen and Her Royal Highness the Princess. β
While he was talking, a voice came from the window of the dormitory, "I used to be a cow and a horse, but now I want to be a man!" "Give me back my freedom, and forbid the deduction of wages!" "Cancel the hefty fines, we're going to eat!" Waiting for the shout, Nicholas II's expression became even more gloomy and said: "What is Sverdlov eating?!" Then he said to the queen: "Queen, you take Ou Jia to the imperial village outside the city from the secret passage first. β
When Alexandra heard this, she hurriedly asked, "Your Majesty, where are you?" β
"I can't leave, this is my country, the ancestors of the past generations handed them over to me, and I can't give up easily." Nicholas II is in color.
"Your Majesty, no!" Both the queen and Witte exclaimed. When Witt shouted, he also heard the queen's voice, so he looked at the queen apologetically and said, "Please forgive Her Royal Highness the queen for the crime of trespassing." Empress Alexandra smiled slightly, and seeing this, Witte continued to say to Nicholas II: "Your Majesty, how can you take risks easily with the Jiangshan Society? Your Majesty, please take refuge with Her Royal Highness the Queen and Her Royal Highness the Princess, and stay behind to protect the Winter Palace. β
Nicholas II looked at Werther, then at the empress and said, "Vasya, you must escort the empress and princess to the imperial palace safely, this is your greatest loyalty to me." β
"Your Majesty, the minister will not leave!" Witte said, "As His Majesty's attendant secretary, he should advance and retreat with His Majesty. Your Majesty will not leave, and neither will the ministers. β
Seeing this, Nicholas II said, "Werther, I know what you want. Well, Witt, you stay, and let Alexei escort the queen and princess away. After saying that, Nicholas II walked up to the empress and said: "Empress, you must take care of yourself and our daughter. β
"Your Majesty!" Empress Alexandra burst into tears, and Nicholas II gently wiped the eyes from the queen's face and said, "Don't worry, I'll be fine." Then he said to Alexei: "Alexey, you must escort the queen and princess to arrive safely, do you understand?" β
"The minister understands that the minister must escort Her Royal Highness the Queen and Her Royal Highness the Princess." Alexey said categorically.
Nicholas II nodded, and Alexei escorted the queen and princess out of the palace. After watching the Empress leave, Nicholas II said to Werther: "Vasya, what do you think about the current situation?" β