Episode 138 The Republic of the Russian Federation

One was to discuss with representatives of Moscow the armistice between the two countries and the demarcation of the border. The other was with a group of military and political leaders of the government-in-exile, such as Denikin and Kerensky, to negotiate with them to help them establish a free Russia.

To be precise, the current negotiations between Daming and Moscow are simply acting. While arguing with reason, the Ming Dynasty put forward one territorial compensation plan after another, while constantly protesting against the Soviet army's troop build-up in the Far East. At the same time, he also expressed strong indignation at the Soviet army for taking away more than 10,000 Japanese troops. In short, it seems that the Ming Dynasty is also very sincere—at least very much hoping to end the war and build the north.

But now, Da Ming has sharpened his knives. Bai let the Soviet Union swallow up the huge north and south of Xinjiang, killed so many people and suffered so great losses, and now wants to ask him for a piece of coastal land in the Far East, compensation of the same area, but it is not willing to give up, how can this be reconciled?

Xiang Xiaoqiang had already entered the palace and talked to Zhu Yourong that Da Ming must not be bullied and then hastily settled. Whether it is Japan or the Soviet Union, they will be beaten until their intestines are repentant, and even their profits will be spit out.

After full exchanges, the cabinet, navy and army leaders of the Ming Dynasty finally came to the conclusion that the ideal result was that the Ming Dynasty restored the northern territory to the level before the middle of the 19th century, that is, to return the Qing land that Russia had seized in the second half of the 19th century. Basically, there are two large blocks, the northeast is restored to the Trans-Khingan Mountains, and the northwest is restored to Balkhash Lake.

In the war against the Soviet Union, we must definitely adopt the policy of "using Russia to contain Russia," that is, the Ming Dynasty will pay for the guns and the White Russia will provide people. As for whether the White Russian government can summon enough people, this Zhu Yourong is always a little worried, but Xiang Xiaoqiang is not worried. As long as the policy of "land reform and opening the way" of "distributing grain and land" is implemented, no matter how many Russian soldiers can be gathered. The most unpopular thing in the Soviet Union now is to expropriate the peasants, tie them to work on state farms, and become the "new serfs" of the Soviet era.

If the White Russian army distributed the state farms to the peasants, and gave all the land, livestock, and farm implements to the peasants, and allowed the peasants to freely dispose of their labor income and buy and sell them freely, then wherever they hit, they would be enthusiastically supported by the local peasants. Then soldiers and taxes will not be a problem at all. At this point, Xiang Xiaoqiang has experience from later generations. Moreover, the heads of White Russia, such as Denikin and Kerensky, also think so.

However, the biggest difference is that the kind of "land reform war" in later generations is essentially no different from the peasant rebellions in previous dynasties, killing the rich to help the poor, and eating large households. Although it also gathered a large number of hearts and soldiers in a short period of time, it was actually a great robbery carried out by leading one part of the people against another part of the people, and the majority of the peasants were coerced into robbers. Not only did it completely destroy the rule of "the sanctity of citizens' personal property" (after this important rule was broken, soon the peasants who participated in the robbery of others were robbed of nothing by a more powerful force), but more seriously, it drove the elites of the whole society (gentry, industrialists, intellectuals, talents) to the end of the road, and pushed them all into the arms of the regime that was the most dictatorial at that time, but promised to protect their property.

Anyone who is called an "elite (or talent)" is a person with ability. And people who have the ability are often also people with wealth. They are not only the ones who have wealth, but also the ones who create wealth for society. This kind of "land reform war" for one's own selfish interests and only caring about the present is to drink water to quench thirst.

However, the "land reform war" that is now being carried out in the Soviet Union is the opposite, and it is precisely what some people have taken from the people in the name of "the state" and which no one is allowed to touch in the name of "public ownership" and then take it back and distribute it to the people. The former is to turn the normal into a distortion, and this is to turn the distortion into a normal.

After discussing with the leaders of Belarus and the Ming Dynasty, some basic issues were roughly determined.

First of all, the name of the country was set, and it was called "Republic of the Russian Federation". For large countries, the implementation of a federal system is indeed more appropriate. Second, the current "government of the Russian Federation" is still in Nanjing, because it is a government in exile. But the next step, once a piece of Russian land has been recovered, the Russian federal government will move to Russian land. This is important so as not to give others the impression that "this is a puppet regime propped up by the Ming State". Thirdly, the name of the army is the "Free Russian Liberation Army".

The name of this army sounds awkward to Xiang Xiaoqiang. Not to mention the last three words, how does this string of "Free Russian Liberation Army" sound like the name of a terrorist organization......

But there is no way, whether it is Zhu Yourong, or the military and political dignitaries of the Ming Dynasty, or the Belarusian government-in-exile, they all think that this name is very good, especially the word "liberation" is very appreciative, and think it is appropriate. Xiang Xiaoqiang had no choice but to give up, and he didn't intend to argue on this inconsequential issue.

Also, by what nature this regime exists. Kerensky really wanted to play the sign of the "Republic of the Russian Federation" as soon as possible, to establish the capital as soon as possible, to regularize everything, and not to be called "white bandits, white bandits" like the civil war at the beginning of the century. Moreover, Kerensky also wants to establish diplomatic relations with Daming as soon as possible, and it is best to be recognized by Britain, France, the United States, and other countries, so as to gain a place in the international community as soon as possible.

But Denikin disagreed. He thinks about the problem very practically. He advocated that this regime should not be the first to build a state, but to consider itself as a "domestic armed force" and a "domestic opposition", and not to rush to engage in those flashy things.

Xiang Xiaoqiang heard this next to him and immediately understood.

"Xiuxiu," he turned his face and whispered, "you go to the study next door and bring that copy of the American Neutrality Act." ”

Xiuxiu nodded, quietly got up and went out. After a few moments, she took another booklet and sat back gently. Xiang Xiaoqiang took this Chinese booklet, scanned it roughly from beginning to end twice very skillfully, and then knew it in his heart.

Sure enough, Denikin's translator was saying:

“…… Our position is that this is a civil war, a war between our Free Russia and the Bolsheviks in Russia. And the war between the countries of your Ming and the Soviet Union is another matter. The two wars are completely unrelated. In this way, as soon as we take a certain Russian port, for example, Vladivostok, then we free Russia can buy things from the United States, buy a lot of things...... Of course, you have to pay the bills. ”

Kerensky immediately understood. And some of the military and political officials on the Ming side have thought of it a long time ago, and some have only now understood.

In its regular history, the U.S. Congress has passed a total of three neutrality laws, the first of which was passed in 1935, which prohibits the United States from selling weapons and military equipment to belligerents. The second neutrality law was passed in 1936 and added the prohibition of lending to belligerents. The third neutrality law was passed in April 1937, with the addition of a condition: in addition to the "belligerents", even the "civil war" was also incorporated. The United States is not allowed to sell weapons and equipment or provide loans to countries that are in civil war.

However, in this time and space, due to the influence of the Ming and Qing wars, as well as the various propaganda and efforts of the Ming Dynasty, the third neutrality law of the United States did not appear. In other words, as long as it is a "civil war," the two sides can still purchase weapons and equipment from the United States and ask for loans.

Everyone understands that now, the Ming Dynasty can use the springboard of "free Russia" to bypass the restrictions of the Neutrality Act and make arms purchases from the United States in disguise. And the Soviet Union was at war with the Ming Dynasty, it was a belligerent country, and the Soviet Union could not buy anything.

In this way, the odds of winning this war can be said to be greatly improved.