At the end of November 1877, the Russian Civil War, which was about to begin, seemed to take a turn overnight. The first was the concession of the All-Russian Revolutionary Council - it agreed to hold a referendum to decide Russia's land system and whether to retain the monarchy. Although the voting has not yet begun, every Russian knows that the result of the referendum will be the implementation of land state ownership and the retention of the monarchy. Then Napoleon IV expressed his willingness to send a delegation to supervise the referendum in Russia - this referendum is related to the interests of his future daughter-in-law! How could he not send someone to supervise it? As for the Land State, it seems to have nothing to do with the Roman Empire, right? Anyway, the Bonaparte family has no real estate in Russia Moreover, in the view of Napoleon IV, the concentration of land in the hands of a few large landowners is extremely detrimental to the stability of the country. A large middle-class farmer class is the cornerstone of national stability. After Napoleon IV expressed his stance, the German Empire and the Ming Empire also expressed the same wish - although neither China nor Germany wanted to see Queen Alexandra marry into the Bonaparte family, after all, the Queen has not yet At the age of marriage, there is still plenty of time to disrupt the situation. Moreover, it is not the Russian royalists but the All-Russian Revolutionary Committee who are proposing a referendum Even if China and Germany want to interfere, they can't find a place to say it yet. As for the Russian royalists, if they had agreed to state ownership of the land a few months earlier, there would have been no windows, let alone doors! But now, everyone has been frightened by the revolution, and many of them have lost their lives in it. Now I can keep my noble status. It is already a good fortune to keep a property in a big city, so how can you dare to think about land? Besides, Napoleon IV didn¡¯t support it, so it was useless for them to even think about it. Although there are 1 million troops loyal to the Queen. But the loyalty of these armies must be maintained by gold francs and silver pesos. Moreover, most of the soldiers in these armies were children of farmers, and they all supported the land policy of the All-Russian Revolutionary Committee. After several parties reached an agreement on whether to hold a referendum, Napoleon IV came forward to convene a small peace conference - just after the armistice in Rome, the peace conference could not proceed normally due to one revolution after another and had to declare an indefinite period. After adjournment. However, the peace conference held in Paris quickly reached an agreement. Rome, China, and Germany all agreed to send observer missions to monitor the referendum in Russia. The All-Russian Revolutionary Committee and the Russian royalists also reached an agreement on demobilizing the army, dividing defense zones, organizing a referendum, and formulating a constitution after the referendum and organizing a new government. In fact, the main difference between the two sides is the state ownership of land. There is no objection from the royalists to the implementation of a constitutional monarchy. The Duma elections and constitutional reforms in Russia were originally proposed and organized by the tsarist authorities themselves! By December 1877. The originally deserted streets of Petersburg were suddenly crowded with demobilized soldiers who had just returned from the Western Front. All of them were unshaven and wearing dirty and worn-out military uniforms. Carrying large and small luggage, he wandered the streets of the capital of the Russian Empire blankly during the day, drinking, fighting, and causing trouble, becoming the most unpopular person in the city. And at night. They will return to the temporary camps arranged by the All-Russian Revolutionary Committee to eat and sleep - due to financial constraints, the All-Russian Revolutionary Committee can only provide them with two meals a day. Unless they are willing to join the so-called labor army, they will only be half-starved. Live half full. As for the trains that send these people back to their hometowns, they always fail to reach Petersburg for one reason or another. However, the trains that send people from the front line never stop. Zhang Peilun, the ambassador of the Ming Empire who had just returned to Petersburg from Finland, stepped down from the carriage a little tiredly and took the briefcase handed over by his secretary. Most of them walked into the embassy, ??which was built in 1870 and was completely in the style of a Chinese government office. The gardeners and servants, all of whom had been brought from home, saluted him respectfully. After staying with Ambassador Zhang in Russia for a while, I could tell at a glance that their ambassador was very preoccupied. Zhang Peilun just kept walking towards the living room, where there was already a Chinese man in a well-dressed suit waiting for him. This gentleman goes without saying. Of course it was Jiang Zhaocong, the leader of the Chinese Socialist Party. These days he still lives in this rather vast embassy, ??with his own separate courtyard, living with his secretary and the mistress brought by Poland. Moreover, all expenses were paid by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Ming Dynasty, as if they were the special envoys of the Ming Empire in Petersburg. Seeing Zhang Peilun walking in with a livid face, Jiang Zhaocong stood up, cupped his hands, and said with a smile: "Brother Youqiao. What happened to make me unhappy? Could he have been robbed by Russian veterans on the street?" Russia It is nothing new for veterans to rob on the streets. Many embassy staff and foreign businessmen in Petersburg have encountered them. Jiang Zhaocong is no exception. However, he is "lucky" and there are always "brave" good Russian citizens who come to rescue him. ? ?When Peilun heard Jiang Zhaocong's joke, he smiled bitterly and sat down tiredly on an imperial chair. The servant brought him tea. He took a big sip from the tea cup and then said: "Su'an, you There are Russian martyrs secretly protecting me when I go out, not to mention me, the real ambassador? No matter how bad these popular opinion parties do, they won't let the Ming ambassador be robbed and beaten in the street, right? It's just that our businessmen here are unlucky, and I, the ambassador, have to do it? Family after family came to offer condolencesand then went to the Winter Palace to find someone to protest, but no one paid attention. It seems that our national prestige is not strong enough!" Looking at the young and energetic ambassador complaining there, Jiang Zhaocong just smiled and shook his head. , "Didn't I tell you earlier that we should give the merchants and overseas Chinese an evacuation order? Russia is about to start a civil war. Where are the opportunities to make money? Even if there is business, it is not something ordinary people can do." Zhang Peilun wrinkled Frowning, "Su'an, is this information reliable? Did you get it from within them?" When Jiang Zhaocong heard Zhang Peilun's question, he could only laugh and sigh, "Youqiao, you nerd, did you get this kind of thing from inside? That's right. I can find out, but I can't tell you. " "Su'an, how did you know that there was going to be a civil war?" Zhang Peilun asked Jiang Zhaocong carefully. "Isn't this obvious?" Jiang Zhaocong picked up the tea cup and took a sip. "Petersburg is almost overcrowded by veterans coming down from the front Why did Nechayev leave them in Petersburg? Isn't he trying to attract misfortune?" For your own use? These people are veterans who have fought against the Germans on the front line for two years. As long as they are organized and equipped, they can become an army of the People's Popular Party! Determined not to The Russian people have long been suffering from the war, and everyone wants to live in peace. The royalists have agreed to make concessions on the land issue. Napoleon IV, William I and our emperor have also expressed support for internal reconciliation in Russia. Public opinion Why does the party have the right to fight this war? "What Zhang Peilun said was a cliche. Everyone in the Petersburg diplomatic circle said that, and the same tone was also used in the newspapers published in Petersburg. However, Jiang Zhaocong just shook his head, "This should be asked like this, why does the People's Democratic Party not fight this war? If they fight, what will they lose? If they don't fight, what will they gain?" "How do you say this?" Zhang Peilun asked rhetorically. "The current All-Russian Revolutionary Committee is dominated by the Popular People's Party, because they were the instigators of the Petersburg Revolution." Jiang Zhaocong gently turned the tea cup and analyzed it for Zhang Peilun, "But the Popular People's Party does not have many seats in the Russian State Duma. , because at the time of the Russian National Duma election, the Volya Volya Party was still illegal. Now the Volya Volya Party members in the Duma still run for elections in the name of the Socialist Party and the Socialist Revolutionary Party. Therefore, once the referendum is over, the National Duma will follow the rules. As a result of the referendum, a new constitution was established. Even if the mission of the Revolutionary Committee is completed it will be time for the majority party in the Duma to form a responsible cabinet, and the Volya Volya will lose power. " " They can join the coalition government or next time. Let¡¯s re-elect.¡± In this time and space, Zhang Peilun is not a high-ranking official from the imperial examination, but a top student in the philosophy and law departments of Sunchon Jese University. He followed the path of a lawyer into politics, and is now a government appointee of the Jese Youth Party. Officials (ambassadors of the Ming Dynasty are all government appointees, not affairs officers), their minds are full of fallacies and heresies that political power comes from the ballot box, and they forget that there is a bright road to political power from the barrel of a gun. "Brother Youqiao, I know better than you what the Popular People's Party is. They are not a party that engages in elections and parliaments They follow the path of violent revolution and are a party with an army! There are currently 300,000 troops under the All-Russian Revolutionary Committee They are all controlled by political commissars, and the branch of the Volya Volya is even established in the company. Moreover, the All-Russian Revolutionary Committee recently used the excuse of the deterioration of public security in cities such as Petersburg and Moscow to establish an All-Russian Committee to Purge Counterrevolutionaries! These are spies! Isn¡¯t it clear that we are going to fight a civil war by seizing the army with one hand and the spies with the other?¡± ¡°¡Is it really going to happen?¡± After thinking for a while, Zhang Peilun¡¯s face became even more ugly, ¡°If that¡¯s the case, these people from the People¡¯s Democratic Party are really going to fight. With such ambitions, wouldn¡¯t we have to be wary of being neighbors with such a country? ¡°That¡¯s not necessarily the case. It would be difficult to form an alliance between Russia and Russia.¡± Jiang Zhaocong laughed, ¡°The German Empire and our Greater China. You probably want the People's Democratic Party to cause chaos, right?" "The Roman Empire wants to intervene!" Zhang Peilun frowned, "I'm afraid the Ming Dynasty will not send troops to help the People's Democratic Party, right?" Jiang Zhaocong sneered, "Wouldn't that just destroy the Roman Empire's army? Pull it out for the whole world to see? If they can¡¯t even interfere with a Russian revolution, wouldn¡¯t it be obvious who is the boss in the world?¡± (To be continued)?¡