Chapter 208: Spring in Russia
January 8, 1920 was a very special day for the Russian Empire, or indeed for the city of Siberia, because for some reason the atmosphere in the streets was much more solemn.
At about 6 p.m., it was time for the Cabinet of Ministers of the Russian Empire to leave work, but at that moment there was a commotion outside, followed by a large number of policemen. This situation obviously stunned the officials, they did not know what was going on, and whether anyone still wanted to attack here?
The head of security in the cabinet was the first to intervene, but before he could ask a few policemen, he was directly controlled, and then, like the head of security, the rest of the security personnel were detained and disarmed one by one. At this time, the cabinet officials seemed to remember something, and some panicked took up arms and prepared to defend themselves.
The police ignored the low-level cabinet officials, who targeted the high-ranking cabinet members and the prime minister, but their actions were doomed to failure. Because not only is the Prime Minister's office empty, but the same is true of the offices of other cabinet members. To put it simply, the biggest official in the entire building right now is probably the person in charge of security who was the first to be detained.
The chief of the police department looked at everything in front of him with some uneasiness, as if he understood something, and he was about to call those behind the scenes, picked up the phone and put it to his ear tremblingly. When the blind voice ended, several bigwigs asked anxiously, and the chief of the police headquarters suddenly didn't know how to answer.
Everyone was smart, and the silence soon made the waiting nobles almost collapse to the ground. It's probably a trap, the other party knows their plan very well, they don't make a move and just wait for themselves to get the handle into their hands, and there is no doubt that they are stupid enough to do that.
The sound of a large number of trucks passing by was suddenly heard on the deserted streets of Siberia, and the brave citizens opened their windows to look out, and a number of soldiers in Russian military uniforms were in those trucks, and they got out of their cars one after another and began to block the streets, deserted with a hint of slaughter.
The gathering place of the nobles was in the Siberian city, and when they found that something was wrong and wanted to escape, the sound of stomping military boots suddenly appeared outside, and then the door seemed to be kicked open, and when the nobles' faces changed drastically and they wanted to escape, the soldiers had already entered the door.
At this time, they did not seem to be some of the nobles they used to be high, and the soldiers they had always looked down on pressed them directly to the ground, and the struggling ones came at them with the butts of their rifles. Where did the pampered aristocrats enjoy such treatment? Screams and curses soon came from the room, but with the beatings all turned into screams and begs for mercy.
The conference room was a mess, with blood streaked all over the floor. When the cabinet chief and several generals entered the door, several soldiers were still beating a fat nobleman with rubber rollers. There was a reason why he continued to beat him, and just now he tried to quietly threaten the soldier, and the result was ...... The results are just around the corner.
The swollen pig-headed aristocrats squinted at the Russian prime minister, most of them with fear in their eyes, and only a few with a hint of anger. Faced with such a result, the Russian Prime Minister shook his head a little boredly, and then waved his hand to drag them all out.
"Mr. Prime Minister, these ...... How to deal with it? ”
This is really a difficult problem, it is not appropriate to kill or not, and there are also two Archduchess Oujia and Archduchess Tatyana, they are the sisters of Archduchess Maria, and what attitude should be used towards these two cabinets is really a little difficult for the Prime Minister.
"I need to ask for the advice of His Majesty the Grand Duke and Her Majesty the Empress, these people are okay with being detained in the barracks for the time being!"
What else could be the right place? The first lieutenant general could only nod his head and take the difficult task ahead, and it is conceivable that he will be under a lot of pressure in the next few days when the results come out. The media was fine, mainly because the pressure from the aristocracy gave him the urge to hide.
Early the next morning, the Siberian press began to hype up what had happened last night, and there were even rumors that a certain general of the Russian Empire wanted to seize power. If it weren't for this, how could it be possible to detain those noble nobles and lords, and it is said that they were beaten up in a bad way.
This small newspaper revealed in the open and in the dark that it hoped that the citizens of Russia would ask the Duke of Schellna to enter the king of Jingqin, and such wanton propaganda would naturally be punished as it should be. In the afternoon of the same day, the owner and editor-in-chief of the newspaper were arrested and imprisoned in the famous Berga prison in Siberia.
The Belga prison is located on the small island of Lake Belga, and it is full of vicious criminals, and it can be said that a few ordinary prisoners are imprisoned there, and their final result is only a dead end. It is said that the editor-in-chief is still very good-looking, and it is conceivable that his result must be very miserable.
The results that the people behind the newspaper wanted did not achieve, because the Duke of Schellner immediately announced that his duty was to help the Russian Empire garrison the frontiers. What happened in the capital had nothing to do with him, unless it was a change of dynasty, he would have stayed in Tyumen all the time.
This is to show that his bottom line is also a tactful compromise with Ernst. What does it mean no matter what happens? The future of Russia does not have much to do with him, as long as the emperor is still a member of the Romanov family.
Duke Schellner's explicit compromise made the last straw for the Russian aristocracy disappear, but fortunately the cabinet only targeted some of the big nobles, who were more or less threatened by their lives, but they were able to save their lives.
Ernst was not in the slightest surprised when the news of the Russian Empire reached Ernst's ears, and so did Maria, who knew that sooner or later there would be such a day. It's just that she didn't expect the Russian nobles to act so quickly, nor did she expect the cabinet to solve things so decisively.
"Our opinion, Maria, you are the Empress of Russia, and it is more appropriate for you to make this opinion."
Empress Maria took a deep look at Ernst, which contained a lot of content, but it was by no means liking or coquettishness, there was a coldness in it.
In the face of such a look, Ernst chose to ignore it, since those people made a choice, then they should enjoy the consequences of the choice, whether it was death or a chance to escape, it was now in Maria's hands.
Mary was in a dilemma, and she didn't want to end the matter with a single death. Even deep down in her heart, she still has a little hope that her sister can seize power, but the possibility is too small, too small, and she can't see it herself.
She needed to give Ernst an explanation, and this was an option that Ernst gave her. If the nobles escaped with their lives, it is estimated that in the future, the life of the Grand Duchess of Oujia will not be too easy, and it will even affect Nicholas II. It was impossible for Empress Maria to influence her family because of a few nobles, so the result was actually already decided when Mary looked at Ernst.
The nobles involved were executed, and Archduchess Oga and Archduchess Tatyana seized her title. This was the result of the disposition of the Grand Duchess Maria, to Ernst's satisfaction, and to Ernst's satisfaction, the Grand Duchess of Oga and Archduchess Tatyana lost their title of princess but they had a small territory in the Czech Duchy, and their sons received the title of count.
With the departure of Grand Duchess Oga and Grand Duchess Tatyana, the execution of the rebellious nobles, it can be said that now only one Duke of Sherna remains in the Russian Empire. Neither Ernst nor the Cabinet was prepared to act on this obstacle in the short term, after all, the Russian Empire had not yet reached the level of stability at this time.
The death of the great nobles made Russia's finances a little more relaxed, and they controlled a large amount of Siberian wealth, some of which they had brought with them, some of which they had acquired in the Russian Empire through their own status, and which were now confiscated, and no one had a problem with confiscating them.
The deaths of a few leading nobles made the other minor nobles very honest, and they did quite well in the government's policies, and even some of the minor nobles began to cooperate with the government. Although it will not be obvious in a short time, it is believed that in a few years the local economy of the Russian Empire will change greatly.
Most of the time that affects a country's economy and fortunes is infighting, and now that the Russian Empire is largely unified, economic prosperity can soon come. Even if they are not as developed as the rich regions of Europe and Asia because of their geography, they will certainly be much stronger than they are now.
The Soviet Union and China also seemed to be influenced by the Russian Empire, and they began to pay attention to this neighbor. Japan, in particular, began to slow down the offensive that had been prepared. The Russian Empire, which had no worries, was not to be underestimated, even if many times Japan was the victorious side in the war.
Because of the resolution of internal struggles and contradictions, the Russian Empire began to place a large number of soldiers from the central regions on the borders, especially on the borders of Japan and the Russian Empire. The Beiyang government now has the intention of sitting back and watching the dragon and tiger fight, although the Russian cabinet is very angry about this, but they have no good way to solve it.
February 1919 is coming, and spring is the season that represents life. This is like the Russian Empire, the environment in Siberia is harsh, but it is believed that there will be a spring in the Russian Empire.