Chapter 1654 Grain shortage
The State Duma seems to be very polite, but there is no way to solve the chaos at this moment. To solve the problem, on the one hand, it must withdraw from the war, which is impossible for the provisional government. The reason why the provisional government has to join the war is very simple. Britain and the United States have made promises to Russia, and France has also reduced some of Russia's debts. These combined together are a very huge number, so huge that the provisional government is moved.
With the help of the workers and peasants Soviet, the Tsar stepped down, but its influence was still there. To a large extent, the chaos after the revolution was caused by the great nobles and the loyalists of the Tsar. The State Duma and the Workers and Peasants Soviet had no ability to govern the country at all. Under this situation, the chaos intensified.
In the chaotic situation, the consumption in all aspects has also intensified. The waste caused by the chaos itself, coupled with the fuel caused by the persuasive people, has caused a huge gap in many necessary materials, especially food.
Although near St. Petersburg is the most elite area in Russia and produces food, it cannot supply the entire St. Petersburg region. As the political and economic core of the entire Russia, a large number of nobles and government leaders gathered in the St. Petersburg region. The population of this area is quite concentrated and the gap in all aspects of food is very large. In the chaos, waste, and even some people who are interested even plunder and hoard food, which has caused famine in the entire St. Petersburg region.
In regional areas, the reduction in grain supply has caused soaring grain prices, which is different from other things. Food is prone to rot and deterioration, and no one will stock up on a large scale for a long time. In ordinary families, they only store necessary food. After the food gap occurs, grain merchants no longer sell grain. When the people cannot obtain food, the riots intensify even more.
Hunger is probably the most terrifying thing in this world. It can turn a kind person into a demon, or even lose his ethics and morality. No matter how you face absolute hunger, you will have some conscience and eat your children, and some will simply eat your own children and your relatives. In order to survive, human nature will be destroyed.
At the beginning, this did not attract the attention of the top leaders. The Duma of the State was still fighting for power and profit. They were just staring at that area. Everyone wanted to stand at the highest right. As for the workers and peasants Soviets, they had no ability to rule. They just established the workers and peasants Soviets with instinct and wanted to use this to change their destiny. On the contrary, some of the original nobles and senior officials who were defeated but not restricted had seen opportunities from the food problem. This was a good way to create chaos and even capture all the revolutionaries in one go. In their opinion, the entire St. Petersburg was all enemies, and even if these people died, they would not feel sorry for them.
At this time, the Duma, a country that controls the real power of St. Petersburg, thought that food was a big deal. Russia could be said to be a big land and abundant resources, with many grain production areas. Even if it was occupied by Germany and China, the rest would be enough to solve the problem. As long as food from all over the country was transported over, the problem of food would be solved. They didn't know that those who were interested had already intervened.
A few simple orders, some armed forces and dead soldiers, then the grain warehouse was in flames, the grain transport convoy was intercepted, and some food was robbed. A week later, hundreds of tons of food that should have arrived were either missing or burned, and even if they finally realized it, they found the problem. This was a disaster, a disaster caused by man-made and a series of coincidences.
The food problem seems inconspicuous, but people will be hungry if they don’t eat for three days. If they don’t eat for more than a week, they will die, without exception. In a city with a population of millions, a large-scale food shortage will occur. Just think about it, you will know what the consequences will be caused by a large-scale food shortage. At this time, these senior officials are not trying to save disasters. The merchants naturally want to make a fortune. Senior officials intervene in it. A piece of black bread has risen 100 times in just one month. Food is the most lacking part of big cities. In addition, various reasons gather together, which eventually triggers huge turmoil.
Historically, Lenin and the Bolsheviks seized this opportunity and mobilized the entire lower class people, Mensheviks and bourgeoisie, and did not realize the role of the lower class people. However, Lenin saw keenly that they mobilized the masses to fight against the tsar and the government, and carried out large-scale marchs in four, five, six and three months respectively, a series of actions, a series of protests and implementation, so that the Russian people truly realized what people really wanted to promote the revolution and what people were truly good for the people. It was these changes that drove the outbreak of the October Revolution several months later, and the Soviet Union, the most miraculous country in the world, was born.
However, this era was slightly different. Lenin returned to Russia earlier than before and even brought enough funds. However, Germany sent back many parties at once. Some of them participated in the revolution. They had a better foundation and developed rapidly with the help of funds. Lenin and the Bolsheviks were relatively difficult in all aspects after the revolution. Although he received a lot of funds from the Germans, in the event of a shortage of food, any effort would be a drop in the bucket.
In the past, a ruble could buy dozens of black bread, but now, it costs 5 rubles or even 10 rubles per, and even most grain stores no longer buy rubles. Because of the abdication of the Tsar and the fucking of the State Duma, Russia's currency reputation has been reduced to the bottom. Under this situation, the depreciation of the ruble is inevitable.
But no matter what, food shortage is an intuitive reason. Even other currencies are just a little better than rubles, and the price is still unacceptable, dozens of times the previous one. If all the 200,000 rubles brought from Germany were bought, I am afraid that even the Bolsheviks could not maintain it. Most of them were hungry, and even because of food problems, they had to send their personnel out to reduce food consumption.
That's why the Bolsheviks could not even guarantee their personnel. The Mensheviks and the bourgeois temporary Duma controlled the entire revolution. They had the advantage. If they were to deal with it correctly, they could add points to this turmoil, and even establish a solid regime.
These senior officials and the cute god Vick made mistakes, but Lenin was tightly grasped by them. They ignored the voices from the bottom, but the Bolsheviks would not ignore them. On the way, Lenin began to build momentum and began to publish news through Pravda. Although without Stalin's existence, the news of Pravda was not so sharp and intuitive, it played a part of the role. At least, in the entire Moscow, the number of believers of Lenin and the Bolsheviks began to increase.
After arriving in Moscow, Lenin began speeches one after another. After years of training, including his personal charm, Lenin's influence began to expand. In history, it was precisely because of these that Lenin spent several months giving speeches, voice, theory, and personality charm to influence the people of St. Petersburg, gradually reversed the crisis of the Bolsheviks and gradually allowed more and more people to stand among the Bolsheviks.
During this process, the Bolsheviks accumulated huge power, not only the army, but also the navy. After eight months, the October Revolution, which was truly the Bolsheviks, declared the birth of the Soviet Union. A powerful, socialist country was born on the European continent full of capitalism.
This is the case in this era, but with a little change, even if Lenin had the funds funded by Germany, he did not have the support of large funds in China. The members and supporters of the Bolsheviks, either proletariat, workers and bankrupts, did not have enough funds to support the development of the party. Although money is not omnipotent, under the current chaos and revolution in Russia, money is the best way to solve the problem. At least, to issue newspapers and fund party members and believers, at a certain level, training the army requires part of the funds. Relying solely on German funding is almost a drop in the bucket.
Lenin has not had a good rest for a week. At present, the entire revolutionary work is stagnant in St. Petersburg, and the problem of food shortage is getting worse and worse. This week, four convoys were looted. The soldiers in charge of the investigation searched almost everywhere around, without any signs of food, and even no trace of burning. It is unknown where the food has arrived, but one thing is certain that these foods did not flow into St. Petersburg at all, because at this moment, St. Petersburg was short of food.
Grinkling sounds came from the stomach. In order to save food, even a leader like Lenin could only eat two meals a day. One piece of black bread was not the same as the original, only one quarter of the original food. With such a small amount of food, even a thin person like Lenin could not eat enough, let alone some big-bellied men. The iron man on the upper floor had already fallen down and wanted to sleep all day long.
Under such circumstances, the defense of St. Petersburg can be imagined. However, outside the city, there are at least 20 elite squads operating. They are all elite forces cultivated by the nobles who spent a lot of money and time. They should be used in St. Petersburg. However, after the food problem was highlighted, they saw a better opportunity. Only the hidden strength of these great nobles can make these squads hide so well.
Against this background, Stalin sent those people to approach St. Petersburg. Compared with the previous ones, more than 500 armed personnel entered Moscow, the hinterland of Russia. This was impossible. However, now, in the revolutionary era, the entire Moscow is extremely chaotic. The provisional government and the Soviet Union of workers, peasants and soldiers coexist. To a certain extent, the management is also very chaotic. These armed personnel rushed all the way and did not fight many wars. When smart horse bandits encountered such a force, they would definitely not dare to take action easily. You can tell at a glance that they were all elite forces. They could not hide at all, so how could they offend them?
What I really encountered was that I was blind, or I just became a bandit or some soldiers wanted to be bad. For the carefully selected soldiers, they didn't have much effort. A few teams solved them and went smoothly. When they arrived at the destination, they were a little relaxed and they didn't even need to be vigilant. However, they didn't know that their huge team and even a large number of carriages were naturally regarded as a grain transport convoy.
Because of the large number of people, it can even be seen that these people have strong and partial armed forces. In this case, at least 5 teams and more than 200 people gathered together. These existences who were trained as private soldiers, once they went to the battlefield, they were all the nobles who controlled the low-level military officers. Their team of 40 people could easily kill the same number or even double the number of armed forces, and dealing with teams less than 500 people. In their opinion, they were sure to win.
In fact, this was a rejection of war. Neither side expected that a fierce exchange of fire occurred at the shop. First of all, there were at least a dozen casualties on the Bolshevik side. From Kazakhstan to St. Petersburg, thousands of kilometers, there were only a little minor injury in the ten consecutive battles, but now there were at least a dozen serious injuries, and several died on the spot.
However, these elite forces selected from the one hundred million Bolsheviks. In the most unfavorable situation, they quickly reacted and formed a counterattack position. Then, it was the misfortune of these noble private troops. These noble private troops were only private troops after all, and could not compare to the formally trained troops, nor to the elite forces far above the army. Not to mention anything else, these soldiers were all soldiers who were 100-step through Yang. After several rounds of firefighting, the losses of the Bolsheviks became smaller and smaller, but the losses of the opponents began to increase wildly.
The 200 private troops besieged 300 Bolshevik troops. In addition to the 15 casualties in the first round, after 200 people were wiped out, the final casualties were only 32, and only 17 people behind them, most of which can still recover minor injuries.
A sudden attack near St. Petersburg made the Bolsheviks alert. They didn't know what was going on here, so they quickly found a safe place to hide first, and then sent personnel to St. Petersburg to inquire about the situation. (~^~)
Chapter completed!