Chapter 1296 Interview
As Baranov expected, as a monarchy, the East African government naturally has an ideologically hostile relationship with the Russian Labor Party regime.
The news of Nicholas II's "disappearance" caused an uproar within the East African government. Therefore, when Nicholas II was "missing", the East African government directly talked with the Labor government through special channels in an attempt to "rescue" him. Nicholas II and his family.
However, the Russian Labor Party regime rejected the East African government's request and refused to disclose information about the whereabouts of the Tsar and his family, and demanded that East Africa repatriate Alexei and other remnants of Tsarist Russia in East Africa.
Rhine Palace.
Imperial Emperor Ernst met with Baranov, Alexei and his party.
"Ambassador Baranov, we regret to tell you this bad news. The Russian Labor Party regime has rejected our request. At present, we do not have accurate information about the whereabouts of Nicholas II and his family, but you have to do it. Be mentally prepared, Nicholas II and other members of the royal family are likely to be in bad luck," Ernst said to Ambassador Baranov with a look of regret.
"At the beginning of this year, we sent a message to Nicholas II, but under the provisional government at that time, Nicholas II was unwilling to leave. No one could have imagined that the provisional government would collapse so quickly. Now Nicholas II Wanting to leave this world has become a fantasy.”
Not just in East Africa, in fact, the British royal family or other countries also considered accepting Nicholas II to take refuge in their own country, but at that time they did not receive a positive response from Nicholas II himself.
This can't be blamed for the lack of support of Nicholas II's relatives. The European aristocracy is one family. Except for Germany and Austria-Hungary, which have become mortal enemies of the former Tsarist Russia, other countries have good relations with Russia.
The Rhine royal family is naturally one of them. One of Ernst's deceased aunts was married to the royal prince of Tsarist Russia. Therefore, the Rhine royal family can also be related to the Russian royal family, but the relationship is a bit too far.
In addition, the Rhine Empire developed late, and it was difficult for nobles and high-ranking officials born in this country to marry into European nobles, so the connections in the circle were not very close.
This is also easy to understand. European aristocrats attach great importance to bloodline and inheritance, and many aristocrats in East Africa have emerged through wars and other means. New aristocrats outside of Europe have naturally found it difficult to integrate into the European aristocratic system, unless they are like the Rhine royal family. This kind of aristocracy originated directly from Europe, but this kind of aristocracy is rare in East Africa.
In this way, it is not as easy to establish relations with European nobles as it is with the ancient families of the Far Eastern Empire. Many East African families have simply adopted their own surnames to improve their cultural heritage. East Africa is a country of immigrants, and this is inevitable. .
Of course, it is not that there are no cases of marriage between European nobles and East African "gentry". Some small European nobles are still willing to go to East Africa to develop.
The reason why it is called "nobility" is because the threshold for nobility in East Africa is too low. After all, the European method of determining status through blood relationship is not suitable for East Africa. In East Africa, nobility status is often tied to contribution and honor. "Honorary nobility" "Prevailing.
The East African government awards many such honorary nobility every year, and in East Africa, many high-ranking officials do not have aristocratic status themselves. This makes the upper class of East African society not distinguished by aristocratic status.
Ernst said: "The Labor Party regime is obviously not an easy existence to deal with. Their style of conduct is different from all the countries we have faced before. They are especially hostile to the aristocracy and capitalist groups. So Ambassador Baranov, if you can still talk to your family Get in touch, it’s best to retreat from Russia quickly!”
"And Alexei, you should also try your best to persuade the royal family members to take refuge abroad. We in East Africa still welcome you."
Of course, East Africa will welcome upper-class Russian people with a large amount of social wealth to East Africa. This also means that Russian social wealth flows into East Africa, which is of great benefit to the East African economy.
After they left their own country, apart from being rich, they could not make any waves at all. After all, without their original connections and political machinery, they were nothing in other countries.
And their wealth is either consumed in exile or invested, which will only benefit the host country. Naturally, Ambassador Baranov was not content with this. He asked with deep emotion: "His Majesty the Emperor of the Rhine Empire, are you just going to watch the Russian Labor Party regime grow bigger?"
"Their seizure of power in Russia means not only a disaster for Russia, but a disaster for the whole of Europe and even the world. Moreover, they are now concentrated in St. Petersburg. The rest of Russia is still under our control. We are fully capable of destroying it. This 'evil' regime."
Ernst pretended to be helpless and said: "We in East Africa naturally do not want the current situation in Russia to happen, but there is a limit to what East Africa and even other countries can do."
"Europe is still in a state of war, and it is simply impossible for the four countries of Britain, France, Germany and Austria to unite to destroy the Russian Labor Party regime."
"This is the worst-case scenario. After all, if Europe is unstable, it will be more difficult for East Africa, the United States and other countries outside the region to interfere in Russia's internal affairs."
"Take us as an example. Our main connection with Russia is nothing more than shipping through the Black Sea and the Baltic Sea. However, it is impossible for the British to allow East African military forces to pass through the Suez Canal or the English Channel. We cannot even touch the Dadani Seer Strait or the waters near the Jutland Peninsula.”
"The same is true for the United States. The only channel they have to communicate with Russia is now the Siberian Railway. Not to mention intervening in Russia's internal affairs, it is very difficult to reach the hinterland of Russia through that route."
"So it is basically impossible to expect foreign intervention at this stage. You can only hope to regain power by your own strength."
Relying on the reactionary forces within Russia to regain power, Ernst's flippant words were difficult to achieve for the reactionary forces within Russia.
On the one hand, the internal situation in Russia is complicated, and there are so many factions among the reactionary forces. Even the nobility is divided into several forces, as well as capitalist forces and regional forces.
Even if Nicholas II is not controlled by the Labor Party, it will be difficult for him to become the leader of the Russian reactionary forces. After all, the capitalists represented by the Provisional Government will most likely not listen to his command.
Nicholas II is already the most influential figure who can unite the Russian reactionary forces. As for Alexei, if he is older and has some experience in governing, he may not be unable to play the role of Nicholas II. .
But these two points are precisely what Alexei does not have. First of all, he is too young, which makes it difficult for him to convince the public. This is very important. For example, in the previous life, a leader born in the 1980s was one year old. Shortcomings, so in order to serve politics, I have to gain weight to make myself look more "reliable".
Although the final result was that he became the laughing stock of other countries, it is undeniable that his political ability is quite strong, maintaining and consolidating his family's rule on the peninsula.
Moreover, the leaders born in the 1980s were nearly thirty years old when they took over power, and Alexey is still a few years away from adulthood.
Not to mention that due to the drag of hemophilia, Alexei had never been exposed to Russian government work before, and Nicholas II did not have time to teach him the art of the emperor.
In Ernst's view, Alexei, who had just recovered from a serious illness, could not bear even a slightly strenuous job, let alone leading the reactionary forces in Russia.
On the other hand, the Russian Labor Party regime is not easy to mess with. Ernst has no doubt that even if several other major powers join forces to destroy this emerging regime, it will be very difficult.
If you want to solve the Russian problem, you cannot do without the support of the Allies. After all, the connections between other countries and Russia basically cannot bypass the Allies. However, the current attitude of the Allies towards the Russian Labor Party is probably very unsatisfactory.
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