At the end of November 1877, the Russian Civil War, which seemed to be about to begin, seemed to turn around overnight. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The first was the concession of the All-Russian Revolutionary Council - the agreement to hold a referendum on the Russian land system and the retention of the monarchy. Although the vote had not yet begun, every Russian knew that the result of the referendum would be the nationalization of the land and the retention of the monarchy.

Then Napoleon IV expressed his willingness to send a delegation to monitor the referendum in Russia - a referendum that was in the interests of his future daughter-in-law! How could he not send someone to oversee it? As for the land state, it doesn't seem to have anything to do with the Roman Empire, right? Anyway, the Bonapartes did not have any real estate in Russia...... Moreover, in the view of Napoleon IV, the concentration of land in the hands of a few large landowners was extremely detrimental to the stability of the country. A large class of middle farmers is the cornerstone of the country's stability.

After Napoleon IV made a statement, the German Empire and the Ming Empire also expressed the same will - although China and Germany did not want to see Empress Alexandra marry into the Bonaparte family, but now the Empress is not yet old enough to marry, and there is still time to stir up the situation. And now it is not the Russian royalists who are proposing a referendum, but the All-Russian Revolutionary Council...... China and Germany just want to interfere, but they can't find a place to talk about it for the time being.

As for the Russian royalists, if they had agreed to state ownership of the land a few months earlier, not to mention that there would be no doors or windows! But now, everyone has been frightened by the revolution, and many of them have put their lives into it. Now you can keep your noble status. Keeping a property in a big city is already a good fortune, where can you dare to think about land? Besides, Napoleon IV did not support it, and it was useless for them to think about it. Although there were 1oo thousand troops loyal to the Empress. But the loyalty of these armies is maintained by gold francs and silver pesos. Moreover, most of the soldiers of these armies were peasant children, and they were all in favor of the agrarian policy of the All-Russian Revolutionary Committee.

After several agreements were reached on whether or not to hold a referendum, Napoleon IV intervened in a small peace conference - just after the Roman Armistice had to be adjourned indefinitely because of one revolution after another. However, the peace conference in Paris was quickly agreed, and Rome, China, and Germany all agreed to send an observer mission to oversee the referendum in Russia.

The All-Russian Revolutionary Council and the Russian royalists also agreed on the demobilization of the army, the division of defense zones, the organization of a referendum, and the constitution after the referendum and the organization of the new government - in fact the main disagreement between the two sides was the state ownership of the land, and there was no objection from the royalist side to the introduction of a constitutional monarchy. The Duma elections and constitutional reform in Russia were originally proposed and organized by the tsarist authorities themselves!

By December 1877. The streets of Petersburg, which had been cold, were suddenly crowded with demobilized soldiers who had just returned from the Western Front. All of them were bearded and wore dirty and shabby military uniforms. Carrying large bags and small bags, he wandered the streets of the capital of the Russian Empire during the day, and when he drank, fought, and made trouble, he became the most unpopular person in the city.

And at night. They would go back to the makeshift camps arranged by the All-Russian Revolutionary Committee to eat and sleep, which could only provide them with two meals a day because of financial constraints, and they had to live half-starved unless they wished to join the so-called army of labor. As for the trains that brought them back to their hometowns, they were always unable to reach Petersburg for one reason or another, but the trains that brought people from the front never stopped.

Zhang Peilun, the ambassador of the Ming Empire who had just returned to Petersburg from Finland, stepped down from the carriage a little tired and took the briefcase handed over by the secretary. Most of them walked into this embassy built in 187o, which was completely in the style of a Chinese official office. He was respectfully saluted by the gardeners and servants, who had brought them from the country. After following Ambassador Zhang in Russia for a while, I could see at a glance that their ambassador was on his mind.

Zhang Peilun just kept walking towards the living room, where there was already a Chinese in a well-dressed suit waiting for him. Needless to say, this gentleman. Of course, Jiang Zhaocong, the leader of the Chinese Socialist Party. He still lived in the sprawling embassy these days, with his own separate courtyard, with his secretary and the mistress brought by Poland. And all the expenses are all from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Ming Dynasty, as if he was the envoy of the Ming Empire in Petersburg.

Seeing Zhang Peilun walk in with a blue face, Jiang Zhaocong got up and arched his hand, and said with a smile: "Brother Youqiao." What's upsetting dude? Shouldn't you let Russian veterans rob them on the street? ”

Robbing in the streets by Russian veterans is nothing new, and many embassy staff and foreign businessmen in Petersburg have encountered it. Jiang Zhaocong is no exception. However, he was "lucky", and there were always good Russian citizens who "acted bravely" to come to the rescue.

Zhang Peilun heard Jiang Zhaocong's joke, smiled bitterly, and sat down on a Taishi chair tiredly, the servant brought him tea, he took a big sip of the teacup, and then said: "Su'an, you are secretly protected by Russian righteous people when you go out, not to mention me, a genuine ambassador?" No matter how reckless these popular people are, they won't let Ambassador Daming be robbed and beaten on the street, right? It's just that our businessmen and overseas Chinese here are all unlucky, and I, the ambassador, have to come to the door to condole...... Then I went to the Winter Palace to find someone to protest, but no one paid attention to it, it seems that the national prestige of my Greater China is not strong enough! ”

Seeing the young and vigorous ambassador whining there, Jiang Zhaocong just smiled and shook his head, "Didn't I tell you a long time ago and give the Shang Qiao a retreat order?" Russia is about to fight a civil war, where are the opportunities to make money? Even if there is a sale, it is not something that ordinary people can do. ”

Zhang Peilun frowned, "Su'an, your news is reliable?" Did you hear from within them? ”

When Jiang Zhaocong heard Zhang Peilun's question, he could only smile and sigh, "Youqiao, you nerd, did you inquire about this kind of thing?" Even if you can find out, my little brother can't tell you. ”

"Su'an, then how did you know that there was going to be a civil war?" Zhang Peilun asked Jiang Zhaocong carefully.

"Isn't that obvious?" Jiang Zhaocong took a sip of the teacup, "Petersburg is almost crowded with veterans from the front line...... Why did Nechaev leave them in Petersburg? Still not trying to use it for yourself? These people are veterans who have fought the Germans on the front line for two years, and as long as they are organized and equipped, they are an army of the Narodnik Volkswagen! ”

"Isn't this a big disapproval from the world?" Zhang Peilun shook his head again and again, "No, it won't be...... The Russians have long been suffering from war, and everyone wants to live a peaceful life. The royalists agreed to make concessions on the land question, and Napoleon IV, Wilhelm I, and our emperor also expressed their support for reconciliation within Russia. ”

Zhang Peilun said all the clichés, everyone in Petersburg diplomatic circles said that, and the newspapers published in Petersburg did the same. However, Jiang Zhaocong just shook his head, "This should be asked, why didn't the People's Opinion Party fight this battle?" Hit, what will they lose? If they don't fight, what good will they have? ”

"What do you mean by that?" Zhang Peilun asked rhetorically.

"The current All-Russian Revolutionary Committee is dominated by the Narodnaya Volya, because they took the lead in the Petersburg Revolution." Jiang Zhaocong gently turned the teacup and gave Zhang Peilun an analysis, "But the Narodya Volyaya does not have many seats in the Russian State Duma, because at the time of the election of the Russian National Duma, the Narodya Volyaya was still illegal. At present, the Narodnik in the Duma are still running in the name of the Socialist Party and the Socialist-Revolutionary Party. Therefore, once the referendum is over and the State Duma adopts a new constitution in accordance with the results of the referendum, the mission of the Revolutionary Council will be completed...... It is time for the majority party in the Duma to form a responsible cabinet, and the Narodnik Party will lose power. ”

“…… They can run for a coalition government or be elected next time. ”

Zhang Peilun in this time and space is not a Qingliu official who came out of the imperial examination, but a double high-achieving student of the Department of Philosophy and the Department of Law of Shuntian Jishi University, who took the path of lawyer in politics, and is now the political appointee of the Jishi Youth Party (the ambassadors of the Ming Dynasty are all government affairs appointments, not affairs officials), and his mind is full of fallacies and heresies about the regime in the ballot box, forgetting that there is still a bright road to the regime in the barrel of a gun.

"Brother Youqiao, I know better than you what the National People's Congress Party is, they are not a party that engages in elections and parliaments...... They are a party with an army that follows the path of violent revolution! Now the 30,000 troops under the All-Russian Revolutionary Committee are controlled by the political commissars, and the branches of the Narodya Volyaya are built on companies. Moreover, recently, the All-Russian Revolutionary Committee has prepared to set up an All-Russian Committee for the Elimination of Counter-Revolution under the pretext that the law and order in Petersburg, Moscow and other cities are corrupt! This is a spy! They grasp the army with one hand and the spies with the other, don't they make it clear that they want to fight a civil war? ”

“…… Do you really want to fight? After thinking for a while, Zhang Peilun's face became even more ugly, "If this is the case, these people of the People's Republic of China are really wolf ambitions, and with such a country as neighbors, wouldn't they have to be afraid every day?" ”

"Not necessarily, it would be difficult to make a coalition of Romanian and Russian monarchs." Jiang Zhaocong laughed, "The German Empire and our Greater China probably want the Popular Opinion Party to make a big fuss, right?" ”

"The Roman Empire is going to intervene!" Zhang Peilun frowned, "I'm afraid Daming won't send troops to help the People's Opinion Party, right?" ”

Jiang Zhaocong sneered, "Isn't that just the right time to pull out the army of the Roman Empire for the whole world to see?" If they can't even interfere with a Russian revolution, won't it be clear who is the boss in the world? (To be continued)