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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 538: Dawn appears

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    Within three days from July 17 to 12 midnight on July 19, 1918, Soviet Russia withdrew all the Soviet Red Army, Red Guards, workers' pickets, local Soviet government officials and officials from south of Saratov.  Family members, all trains heading north were full, and ordinary people who tended to the Bolsheviks could not get on the trains.

    Most people could only drag their families and drive carriages northward. All the roads were jammed and it was as slow as a snail. The advance detachment of the Volga Federal Autonomous Government had been arriving at the Soviet government's headquarters since July 17.  Accompanied or monitored by liaison officers, they entered Saratov, Voronezh, Kursk and major cities and towns in the south.

    The advance detachment of the Volga Federation was composed of armored and cavalry units of the coalition. In order to gain time, the 1st Sun Liangcheng Armored Division stationed in Samara assumed the main task of dispatching troops, assisted by the 1st Ural Cavalry Division and the Japanese 4th Cavalry Regiment.  troops, but the task of this advance detachment is not to fight, but to supervise the withdrawal of Soviet Russia to the north, and to hand over and maintain local security.

    At the same time, it is also the guard of honor for the representatives of the special commissioners of the Volga Federal Autonomous Government. Although the Pepelyaev Autonomous Government is far short of manpower, most of the special commissioners are drawn from the Russian troops in the coalition.  .

    The advance detachment stationed in Saratov-Voronezh-Kursk is basically regiment-sized, with a Chinese armored battalion, a Russian cavalry battalion plus a Japanese cavalry squadron and a logistics supply battalion equipped with Dodge trucks.

    The well-developed Russian railway network criss-crossing the Volga Left Bank, coupled with the highest priority for railway use, allowed the advance detachment of the Volga Federal Autonomous Government to enter the major cities that needed to be accepted in the shortest possible time. As for small and medium-sized cities and villages, it took less than ten and a half days.  After months of hard work, we still can¡¯t get in.

    Of course, the people on this land must be widely informed that the time has come to change the day. There is a faster way. The aircraft of the Allied Air Force dropped countless leaflets over the cities and villages of these 940,000 square kilometers.  The leaflets are in Russian, Chinese and Japanese.

    This leaflet tells all the people on this land that according to the formal peace treaty reached with the Soviet Russian government, this place already belongs to the newly established Volga Federation. All people on this land who are willing to join the Volga Federation will have their personal safety guaranteed from now on.  , private property are protected by the Volga Federal Government.

    The leaflet specifically emphasized that all land, houses, factories and mines on this land that had been confiscated by the Soviets would be returned to the original property owners by the Volga federal government. At the same time, the Saratov Oblast on the left bank of Volga  , Voronezh Oblast, Kursk Oblast and Tsaritsyn Oblast, like other regions of the Volga Federation, will implement the "375 Rent Reduction Regulations" and the "Volga Federation Land Management Measures" at the same time.

    The leaflet also stated that since the war in Europe has not yet ended, the administration of the Volga Federation will implement a wartime management method that combines military and political affairs in the short term. The federal government encourages locals with reputation and ability to take the initiative to register with the federal government and register.  Apply to become a civil servant and help federal governments at all levels better serve the federal people.

    In addition to announcing that the federal government would return the land and property confiscated by the Soviets to the original owners, the Volga Federation's policy of exempting all land taxes for three years and the decree that grain was monopolized by the government surprised and delighted the Russian people who had switched to the new owner.  , not having to hand over food to the public is obviously unprecedented good governance.

    But many people are also wondering, if farmers¡¯ grain can only be purchased by the federal government in the future, will the government keep the purchase price too low, equivalent to the original Soviet surplus grain collection system?  And if urban residents have to buy food from government grain stores, will the retail prices be raised too high, overwhelming the urban residents who eat commercial grain?

    The Volga federal government's method to dispel common people's doubts is the tried and tested food stamp policy east of the Ural Mountains. Farmers hand in grain to government purchase points. In addition to receiving grain payment according to the purchase price, they can also choose to exchange for real-name food stamps. Note  The variety, grade, and quantity of grain for sale tomorrow.

    With this real-name food coupon, farmers can avoid the uncertainty caused by the fluctuation of food prices in the future. That is to say, no matter whether the food price falls or rises, if you currently hold a food coupon for 100 kilograms of high-quality wheat,  Then you can use this food coupon to exchange for 100 kilograms of wheat from the government's grain depot at any time. This is actually a food bank established by the government. Farmers deposit grain into it. Although there is no interest, it can ensure that the grain will not be lost.

    Of course, when farmers sell grain, only 102 kilograms of wheat can be exchanged for 100 kilograms of food coupons. The extra 2% is storage loss and storage fees. This is very important to farmers who have always been exploited by the government and landlords.  , absolutely acceptable.

    As for the landlords and wealthy people, due to the existence of the class struggle between the Soviets and the Bolsheviks, the landlords and rich people in Soviet Russia wereMost of the peasant class was physically eliminated, and a small number, after being deprived of everything and confiscated, were exiled to concentration camps and labor camps in remote areas in the far north to perform hard labor.

    In late July 1918, the vast majority of the peasants who lived to see the arrival of the Volga federal government and the army were middle peasants and poor peasants below the kulaks. The birth of food banks and food stamps undoubtedly had the same impact on the suffering Russian people.  Like the annual exemption of land tax, it became an unprecedented good governance exercise imposed by the government.

    Coupled with the intimidating power of the advance detachment of the coalition forces armed to the teeth behind the Volga federal government, the security situation in Saratov and other places quickly stabilized, and the mood of the people was also cautious with great expectations. The summer grain has grown by five or six  If all the grain harvested in autumn belongs to the farmers themselves, the farmers will be so happy and frightened that they don't know whether to be happy or worried.

    When the Soviet government officials and political commissar instructors at all levels, including those Bolshevik activists, hurriedly retreated north, they waved their fists and threatened their fellow countrymen, "Wait a minute, those Volga Federation bastards have long rabbit tails."  If not, just keep planting the land and wait for us to come back and catch you all! We'll see!" Threats like this.

    For these Russian farmers who have become citizens of the Volga Federation, they are absolutely confident in farming. The lower Volga River area has always been the food base of Russia. The land is fertile and the rain is abundant. Rivers crisscross it. Without the continuous devastation of the war, there would be no way to farm.  There will not be a large-scale food shortage. As long as the land is not abandoned, are we afraid that we will not be able to grow food under such unique natural conditions?

    Of course, if farmers choose to receive money when selling grain, China¡¯s beautiful banknote Zhongyuan is the first choice. Since the new rubles of the Volga Federal Government have not yet been issued, or may not be issued at all, the Zhongyuan from China became the first choice in 1918.  The strongest currency in circulation in the year.

    For the new citizens of the Volga Federation, if the government itself gives out federal rubles, the people will not believe it and accept it for a while. Who knows how long the Volga Federation can exist? If the Allied forces withdraw in the future, you will  The newly established Volga Federation might have either been defeated by the Soviet Union in the north and destroyed, or it might have been eaten by the Don River White Guards in the south.

    It is better to use the Chinese dollar. On the one hand, the Sino-Japanese alliance has become a very important force in the Allied Powers. On the other hand, due to the relationship between Eurasia and Europe, if the Russian people hold US dollars, if things go wrong in the future,  Crossing the ocean to go to the United States is obviously out of reach, but following the Trans-Siberian Railway to the east of the Ural Mountains to escape is just over a thousand kilometers away.

    For citizens and workers in large and medium-sized cities such as Saratov, Voronezh-Kursk and Tsaritsyn who stayed passively or actively, the solution to the food problem also relies on food stamps issued by the federal government. All civil servants of the Volga Federation and  Citizens and remaining workers are paid half in cash and half in food stamps, and the amount of food on the food stamps is no less than that of an adult healthy worker. The food stamps obtained by working in one day are enough to feed a family.  Two elderly people, a wife and two children.

    An adult worker can support a family of six. This is the bright future that Wang Geng describes for the working class in Western Siberia and the Volga Federation, just like the "375 Rent Reduction Regulations" and the "Land Management Measures"  If it was a weapon he used to compete with the Soviets for the support of farmers, then a worker could support a family of six people with wages and food security by working 8 hours a day. This was Wang Geng's weapon to compete with the Soviets and the Bolsheviks for the working class.  Powerful weapons.

    In Wang Geng's view, giving the people a way to live means giving the government a way to live. If capitalists want to keep their 100 yuan of property, they must be willing to let workers have 10 or 20 yuan of property, rather than if they can't survive on 1 or 2 yuan, the government will give them  If the people have more living space, their support for the government and contribution to the country will be greater and longer-lasting.

    Since the major developed and advanced countries in the world are property owners, then the most important principle is to protect the sanctity of private property. On this basis, let¡¯s talk about the rational distribution of social resources so that most people can live first.  Go on and find ways to live a better life. For the Russian people who experienced a huge food shortage in 1918, the rise of the Sino-Japanese Alliance and the emergence of Western Siberia and the Volga Federation made people seem to see a little light in their suffering.
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