Chapter 1240 Risk sharing
Although the mutiny in Vinnytsia was large-scale, the Russian government with heavy troops suppressed it in only one day.
Since World War I, there have been many mutinies on the Russian frontline, including the personal participation of the Russian military, the public opinion war of the Allies, and the shadow of the Revolutionary Party. However, mutinies on the scale of Vinnytsia are currently unheard of in Russia. Still a minority.
On July 28, 1916, the Russian government announced that Ilya, the mastermind of the mutiny, and 26 other people were guilty of treason and were shot.
Within Russia, Nicholas II was also furious, demanding that the military and government departments thoroughly investigate corruption and other issues. Of course, the effect was that the thunder was loud and the rain was small, but the supplies on the South Bug River front line did increase a lot than before. .
As for the military rebellion in Russia, the East African government is also very concerned, or Ernst himself is more concerned.
Ernst said to Friedrich: "Although the country is large, if it is warlike, it will perish; although the world is safe, if it forgets to fight, it will be in danger. The current situation in Russia vividly demonstrates the former argument to us."
Friedrich said: "Father, is this a bit exaggerated? It's just a small military rebellion. It shouldn't pose much of a threat to Russia! After all, this kind of situation is common in the two camps, even in Germany. There are also deserters.”
Ernst said: "There are still some differences. Russia is now like a barrel of explosives, and the entire Russian system is still filling up with gunpowder. As for Germany, unless there are huge difficulties in material supply, Germany will basically not have any big problems. , at least until the end of the war."
"The war not only failed to shift the social contradictions in Russia, but instead intensified them. If the Tsar chooses to cease the war at this time, there may be room for maneuver. If the war continues, it will not please both sides."
"Russia's revolutionary party and the people will actively push to push this decadent empire into the abyss. If the war situation is unfavorable, there are still capitalists who are eyeing it."
This is Ernst's interpretation of the current situation in Russia from the perspective of God in his previous life. In his previous life, there were two political parties standing side by side in Russia. However, in the end, the Revolutionary Party had more cards. After all, on the one hand, they could satisfy public opinion and withdraw. war, and at the same time sincerely wanted to change the status quo of the country in the early stages.
The capitalist group does not view the problem this way. They do not empathize with the frontline soldiers. Instead, they pay more attention to the interests in the war. This led to their final move and loss to the revolutionary party.
Of course, none of this has much to do with Ernst. Ernst was most concerned about the fate of the Russian royal family.
Ernst always feels that Russia will follow the same path of its previous life, and it is very likely that the time will be advanced. After all, the situation in Russia now is much worse than in the previous life.
"Friedrich, in the name of the royal family, invite members of the Russian royal family to East Africa!"
Ernst still hopes to have a few more cards in his hand. After all, if Soviet Russia appears, it will not be a good signal for monarchs around the world.
"Who are you inviting?" Friedrich asked.
"Crown Prince Alexei, or several of Nicholas II's princesses are fine. They won't play any role in this war anyway. I think Nicholas II has no reason to refuse."
"Will this cause miscalculation between Germany and Austria?"
"There is no need to worry. After all, Alexei is only twelve years old. What can he do? He is still a victim of hemophilia. Queen Victoria is indeed a cancer for the European royal family. Otherwise, we might have been able to Consider marrying the Russian royal family.”
Ernst didn't have a good impression of Victoria, the "old witch" anyway. After all, during the reign of Queen Victoria, the relationship between East Africa and the United Kingdom was at its worst. The two countries even fought a war. This was the only time East Africa had a conflict with other powers. Direct war, of course, at a time when East Africa was not considered one of the great powers.
But Ernst suddenly stopped him and said: "Let's wait until the end of the year!"
The sudden change of mind was naturally due to Ernst having a new idea, that is, even if East Africa really invites people, I am afraid that they will not be able to stay in East Africa for a long time. In this case, it will be ineffective to put it on by myself, so I still postpone it. It's better to take some time. "Let's not talk about this topic for now, how is the situation in East Kalimantan now?" Ernst asked.
"The large-scale unrest is basically over and we have now begun development and immigration activities in East Kalimantan," Friedrich said.
East Africa launched a bloodbath against East Kalimantan. This kind of genocidal activity was only possible at the juncture of the First World War that East Africa dared to be so unscrupulous.
Friedrich continued: "The biggest problem for East Kalimantan right now is the population. Chinese immigrants are easy to find, and European immigrants can barely keep up. So far we have more than 30,000 immigrants in East Kalimantan. White people.”
"Most of them are war refugees, but I'm afraid it's unknown how many will be retained in the end."
With the development of East Africa's local economy, East African immigrants are still in the minority when it comes to colonial development, so they can only think of ways to deal with war refugees.
But these war refugees are just a helpless choice. When the war is over, they may return to Europe. Of course, the premise is that their financial strength is enough to pay for the ship tickets.
Ernst said: "The construction of several overseas colonies must be accelerated, especially the population problem must be solved as a priority. Now that the situation in Russia is corrupt, we can think of more solutions."
The Russian people have always been high-quality immigrants. After all, Russians account for a large proportion of the original stock of native white immigrants in East Africa.
Although the conditions in several colonies in East Africa are not very good, they are still much better than Russia's Siberia.
"The conditions in East Kalimantan are still very good. It requires resources and land to support the development of industry and agriculture."
After all, if the environment was bad, Indonesia would not have considered moving its capital to East Kalimantan in its previous life.
"For East Kalimantan in the future, my plan is to let your brother inherit it, so that we can support our Hohenzollern Kingdom in Nanyang, cooperate with the current Lanfang Overseas Province, stabilize our position in Nanyang, and at the same time consolidate The status and bonding role of the royal family in the local area.”
The East African colonies in the future will definitely have to be transformed, either classified as mainland, or transformed into a normal country. After all, they are far away from the mainland, and it is easy for these places to become alienated.
Friedrich had no objection to this at all. After all, he would inherit the Rhine Empire, its largest asset, and having his younger brothers establish their own businesses overseas would also help the royal family's status in the empire.
This is just like the British royal family in the previous life was the link that maintained the Commonwealth countries. Of course, East Africa will go one step further. After all, new kingdoms will be established. These countries are still nominally part of the Rhine Empire, closer to the states under the original HRE.
Ernst has three sons who can be entrusted overseas, and the third generation is now beginning to appear. Therefore, establishing a large empire system of the Hohenzollern family will help stabilize the international status of the Hohenzollern family in the future.
Just like when European nobles fight, they can bring a bunch of relatives to help, but fighting alone will eventually lead to losses.
Especially in this situation where the monarchy is declining day by day, especially if the situation in Russia in the previous life happens in the future, and he is directly picked up by others, then Ernst will not be able to laugh.
Ernst said: "In the Far Eastern Empire, a region with a long history and serious involution, the history of the Zhou Empire tells us that although the enfeoffment system has risks, it is most conducive to the continuation of the remnants of the old era like ours. Modern Europe's History also shows this, so eggs cannot be put in one basket, which is also one of the family’s retreats.”
(End of chapter)