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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 273 Completely tied to the chariot

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    ~Date:~October 06~

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    "The problem of troop sources is easy to solve. As long as we can have food now, we can recruit as many troops as we want on both sides of the Volga River!" Kolchak is not worried about the troop source problem.

    Wang Geng narrowed his eyes after hearing this and stared at the top consul of the All-Russian Provisional Government in front of him. After a long while, he said, "Your Excellency, consul, remember that I reminded you from the beginning that you should think carefully about why the number of Red Army troops in Soviet Russia is increasing.  There are many, but your White Guards have encountered bottlenecks and cannot expand rapidly! This is not a simple food problem, of course it will not work without food!¡±

    "Isn't it just because of the lack of food? When you are a soldier, you eat food. When you are a soldier, there are a lot of demobilized soldiers from Tsarist Russia who have returned home. If I have enough food, I can pull up at least 500,000 troops!" Kolchak said in confusion.  .

    "It's not just about food. Do you still remember the slogan of the Bolsheviks on the other side?" Wang Geng asked tirelessly.

    "The slogan of the Bolsheviks? There are no Bolsheviks in my White Guards. Are you talking about "peace, bread and land"? The Bolsheviks here have all the factories owned by the government and have a surplus grain collection system. Their propaganda has not reached this point.  Completely bankrupt!" Kolchak was thinking quickly and remembered the loudest slogan shouted by the Bolsheviks during the revolution last year.

    "Your Majesty the Consul, don't you understand what our Commander-in-Chief means? Land is the lifelong pursuit of farmers. The real killer weapon of the red Soviet regime opposite is the land decree, which deprives rich peasants and landlords of their land and returns it to the state.  Then they were distributed to landless peasants for farming! That¡¯s why so many poor peasants joined the Soviet Red Army!

    ? What is your and your government¡¯s response?  A single spark can start a prairie fire, but let alone killing and killing can solve the land problem, and the treatment of workers in factories. Don't forget that industrialized bourgeois countries have the most workers!  "

    Wu Peifu, the deputy chief of staff of the coalition forces, was instructing the top Russian consul who was still not enlightened.

    "Well, the land of the rich peasants and landlords was not stolen. How can we confiscate it? Even in China and Japan, the land of the rich peasants and landlords cannot be confiscated, right?" Kolchak said doubtfully,  This guy really hasn't seriously studied the "375 Rent Reduction Regulations" and "Land Management Temporary Regulations" that are vigorously launched east of the Ural Mountains and northern China!

    "Your Excellency Kolchak, although the laws and policies west of the Ural Mountains are the internal affairs of your All-Russian Provisional Government, at this very moment, since we have to fight side by side, I have to make such a request, that is, under the All-Russian Provisional Government  All controlled areas must carry out land reform similar to the one we have carried out in China as soon as possible, ease class and social conflicts in rural areas as soon as possible, and take advantage of the fact that the middle peasants, rich peasants and landlords are on your side to remove the poor peasants and laborers with the largest population  Come here too! This is the biggest weapon to defend your regime!¡±

    Wang Geng looked at Kolchak seriously and said, he did not want to arm and train ten Russian divisions, and then all defect to the Soviet Red Army on the other side for the land in the blink of an eye. To consolidate Kolchak's regime, he must be allowed to  Land reform should be carried out in the territory as soon as possible. The state will redeem the land owned by individuals in excess of the quota and lease it to landless farmers for farming. Of course, the means of exempting land taxes for three years must also be used. In order to consolidate the political power, we must win over all Russians.  Support farmers and rural areas!

    "I can't do this. The All-Russian Provisional Government is followed by almost all nobles, capitalists, landlords and rich peasants across Russia, as well as their children and families. At this time, I told them that I would confiscate their land that exceeds 40 acres per capita.  What does it mean to leave only 40 acres of land for these people who have at least hundreds or thousands of acres of land in their hometown? My government will never do that kind of thing of burning bridges. In fact, they are following the All-Russian Provisional Government.  Because we inherit and protect the principle of the sanctity of private property!¡±

    Kolchak was not stupid. In a blink of an eye, he understood that Wang Geng wanted to force him to carry out land reform in the areas under his control. The guys shook their heads in opposition.

    "Your Majesty the Consul, I am deeply disappointed with your stubbornness, but I have to remind you that the Allied countries also protect the private property of the common people as sacred and inviolable, but the land and the class struggle and social contradictions surrounding the land have reached a point where no delay is necessary.  , and besides, you and your government are redeeming land that exceeds the quota from landlords and rich peasants, rather than plundering and confiscating it.  It¡¯s just cash, bonds and equity.¡±

    Wang Geng's tone was a little cold. He didn't expect Kolchak to be so stubborn and unable to see the situation. The Soviet Union on the opposite side had a special land law card. To resist the invasion of the Bolshevik movement, it was necessary to relax rural society.  Take action on conflicts, and solving the land issue is the top priority!

      "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, you put it lightly. The Russian Provisional Government has only 1.2 million square kilometers of territory left and is still in danger. It is incomparable to you. China has received assistance from Japan and the United States, and has also dug out oil. I will use  Why are you going to redeem the land of the landlords and rich peasants? And how much arable land is this 1.2 million square kilometers? It is not enough! What is the difference between forcibly taking away the land of landlords and rich peasants with worthless bonds?  ?¡±

    Kolchak¡¯s eloquence is quite good at the moment. What he says is sensible and does not sound completely unreasonable.

    "Your Excellency Kolchak, don't forget that you still have gold bonds issued by the Bank of China. It is enough to redeem the land of landlords and rich peasants. You yourself said that these 1.2 million square kilometers of land are not much, so what are you afraid of?  !" Wu Peifu said coldly from the side.

    "Your Majesty the Consul, don't forget that there is still a lot of land west of the Volga River waiting for you and your regime to recover. At that time, are you still afraid that the land will not be enough? The land on the other side under the control of the Bolsheviks, landlords and rich peasants  Almost all of them have been wiped out. After you recover them, the unclaimed land will be directly nationalized, and the redemption problem you are worried about will not exist at all." Utsunomiya Taro stroked his beard!  There is a dark road on the edge.

    Kolchak was startled when he heard this. To put it this way, he was really stupid. Because of the surplus grain collection system in the places controlled by the Bolsheviks, many rich peasants and landlords in the countryside were wiped out. It is not wrong to say that.  , to regain those lands without spending gold to redeem them, so why not kill two birds with one stone?

    Seeing Kolchak¡¯s obvious move, Wang Geng lost no time in striking the iron while the iron was hot:

    "Your Majesty the Consul, your army can only truly become the soldiers of the people on this land when it defends its own land. Similarly, marching westward to regain the lost land for the sake of the land, isn't it also the greatest expectation of your followers?  , as for the source of redemption funds, you don¡¯t have to worry at all. In this war-torn 1918, Zhongyuan and Chinese bonds are your best choices. If necessary, the Chinese government can promise to provide all Chinese bonds with more than a certain amount.  Guaranteed permanent residence for expats! ¡±

    Wu Peifu and Utsunomiya Taro looked at each other, thinking that it would be a pity for the Commander-in-Chief not to be a businessman. The typical person is someone who can turn straw into gold bars. But then they thought about it, to this day, China's currency and  Aren¡¯t bonds the strongest in the world besides the United States and Japan?

    Just like this, Kolchak, the top executive of the All-Russian Provisional Government, finally followed the steps designed for him by Wang Geng. In the war room of Wang Geng's coalition headquarters, Kolchak represented the All-Russian Provisional Government.  Government, Wang Geng represented the Chinese-Government within the Entente, and the two parties reached the following agreements and secret covenants:

    1. The All-Russian Provisional Government will continue to implement land reform in the country. The specific operation method will learn from the experience of northern China. The part of land owned by individuals exceeding 40 acres per capita will be redeemed by the government with half cash and half gold bonds. In view of the extraordinary depreciation of the Russian ruble  Imagine that the cash used for the redemption will use China's Chinese yuan, and gold bonds will also be issued by the Bank of China. The All-Russian Provisional Government uses gold from the Kazan treasury as collateral to obtain Chinese yuan and gold bonds issued by the Bank of China.

    2. The Allied Powers, with China and Japan as the executors, will provide no less than ten divisions of weapons and equipment and train these ten divisions for the All-Russian Provisional Government. At the same time, before the end of the Russian Civil War, these ten newly formed Russian divisions will  The division will adopt the establishment of the Chinese Army and accept the unified command of the Chinese, Japanese and Russian coalition forces.

    3. The eight-hour work system will be implemented throughout Russia and workers' benefits will be guaranteed so that they and their families can live a subsistence life. The government will provide basic food stamps to every household in the city.  "Three Seven-Five Rent Reduction Regulations", and all land will enjoy preferential measures of exemption from land taxes and all taxes for three years, provided that the land is included in the territory of the All-Russian Provisional Government.

    Considering that the 8,000-kilometer railway line was not safe for transporting gold, Wang Geng's coalition forces rushed to repair a large airport east of Ufa. Within ten days, they transported 1,600 tons of Tsarist Russia's treasury from Kazan to Ufa by special train.  The gold was rushed back to Beijing on 25 Handley Page v/1500 aircraft with a load of 6 tons each.

    What was shipped back to the Ufa front line were gold bonds urgently issued by the Bank of China and the Bank of Communications. China became the world's largest gold reserve country in one fell swoop. Of course, the gold bonds in the hands of the Kolchak regime would theoretically have to be cashed in by then, but  Since there is a strong paper currency that is easy to use, who would actually exchange it for gold and carry it in his pocket?  All China, the Northern Federal Autonomous Region, and the Great Plains of Western Siberia only circulate the Chinese Yuan. Now even Ufa and Kazan have begun to gradually circulate the solid Chinese Yuan instead of the ruble that has been reduced to waste paper.

    Wang Geng¡¯s coalition won the first battle abroad, but it was a political and economic battle, completely tying the Kolchak regime to the chariot of the Sino-Japanese alliance!

      The King of China has once again become the focus of world attention!

    Of course, since the Kolchak regime signed a secret agreement with the Chinese government, the news that 1,600 tons of gold was transferred to Ufa was spread. However, the gold in Ufa was flown back to Beijing by the Chinese but was kept strictly confidential.  .

    At the same time, the White Guards on the right bank of the Volga River began to retreat towards Ufa, and local people also evacuated in groups to the west of Ufa. On the surface, it seemed that the Kolchak regime could not withstand the Soviet Eastern Front.  Offensive, began to shrink the troops and planned to retreat.

    In view of the fact that the gold in the Kazan treasury had been transferred to Ufa with great fanfare, the Central Committee of the Soviet Union gave the order to the Eastern Front Army on the front line to request that while besieging Kazan, the main force be sent across the river from Simbirsk and advance to Ufa as soon as possible, slogan  It is to take back the gold of the Russian people that the Tsar plundered!

    The development of the situation on the Volga River Front gradually fell into the pace expected by the coalition forces.

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