Struggle in Russia

“Extra! Extraordinary! Charles-Louis Napoleon launched a coup d’etat, and France announced that it would amend the constitution to extend the term of the president!”

The hoarse shouts of the newsboys did not generate a trace of interest among the people passing by. Not only is France and Paris too far away from Bucharest, but more importantly, the residents of Bucharest are so busy with their livelihoods that they don’t care about the troubles in far away France.

Crowds of farmers carrying shovel hoes gathered on the corner of the street and looked at the municipal notice board not far away. It’s not that they are particularly concerned about municipal policies, but every day at 7:30, the small officials of the municipal government will walk to the bulletin board and start picking people.

Construction of the Bucharest-Chisinau railway line officially started, and the Bucharest-Ploiesti line started first. In this cold spring, it is particularly important for every hungry farmer to have a job to support his family. .

The farmers who had received the news early were eagerly looking forward to it, hoping that the city government could ask for more people, hoping that their wages would be a bit higher, and this job is really important to them.

For farmers in Wallachia, the past few years can be regarded as hopeful. Beginning in 1849, Grand Duke Kogelniceanu announced the partial liberation of serfs, confiscating the properties that originally belonged to the church and anti-Russian elements and then dividing them equally among the friendly serfs.

All serfs who support Grand Duke Kogelniceanu and support Russia can get a small piece of land. For those serfs who had long been looking forward to the land, this was a joy.

Anyway, after this policy was promulgated and implemented, anti-Russian sentiment has subsided a lot in Wallachia. Only those diehards who are the most extreme and hateful of Russia will continue to confront the Russians.

Of course, these people did not end well. They were either killed by the cunning Russian military police or arrested. What awaits them is a cruel future. They will be deprived of all property and personal freedom, and either die in dark coal pits or be auctioned off as goods to the Wallachian pro-Russian noble lords who desperately need serfs.

Yes, you read that right again. Wallachia did not abolish the serf system, but amnesty the serfs who support Russia. For those who stubbornly go against Russia, deprive them of their freedom and property. Used by serfs.

This point has been widely agreed, which relieved those Wallachia aristocrats who were suspicious of Alexei’s reforms, and let the conservatives who have been staring at Wallachia in Russia relax their vigilance. . As long as the serf system is not directly abolished, everything is easy to say.

It is said that Nicholas I was very satisfied with Alexei’s adaptation to local conditions and praised him more than once for being a governor.

Of course, only Alexei and Li Xiao knew that this was really helpless and compelling. Only when reforms begin can we find that the original resistance is far greater than imagined. If they do not adapt to local conditions, what awaits them will be destruction.

The topic has gone far, let’s go back to the railway. Li Xiao actually wanted to build railways a long time ago. He is too aware of the importance of railways to this era. He said that this is the lifeblood of the economy. If you want to get rich, build roads first. What’s more, Heze on the lower reaches of the Danube River is full of inconvenient transportation. From Ukraine to Wallachia, the Russian army can go to spit.

If there is a railway that can connect Russia and Wallachia, it is not only of great economic significance, but its military role cannot be underestimated. With this railway, the Russian army assembled in Ukraine can quickly reach the front line of the confrontation with Turkey, reducing Turkey’s geographical advantage to a minimum.

It’s just that it’s not easy to build roads, because Nicholas I and his confidants were a bunch of old and stubborn. They were a hundred people displeased with the new things like railways. The first railway appeared in Russia for more than ten years, but Russia is so. How many railways have been built in a long time?

Less than a hundred kilometers!

Can you imagine that a hundred kilometers of railways have been built for more than ten years! What kind of turtle crawl speed is this!

Of course, slow cultivation is mainly because it is not taken seriously, and no one wants to invest money.

Naturally, Alexei asked for money to build the railway in the country, but there was no drama at all. Because conservative and stubborn old stubborn people are not even willing to repair their own railways, how can they pay to help Wallachia build railways?

As a result, this important railway can only be funded by Alexei and Li Xiao. Fortunately, they have made a lot of money over the years, and they have also made some friends, such as William I and Gelsen.

Compared with Russia’s indifference to railways, the Prussians are at the other extreme. They are really full of enthusiasm. Prussians can’t wait to have railroad tracks on their doorsteps!

Although William I was not particularly enthusiastic about helping foreign countries build railways, who asked Li Xiao to make the request? He is still very emotional for Li Xiao, so he provided technical support and financial support without saying a word. In addition, Gelsen and his son also subscribed for a quarter of the shares after hearing the news. This link runs through Wallach. The railway between Asia and Moldavia was able to start construction.

So this is the beginning of the scene, countless Wallachian farmers waiting for the railway to start to make money, their enthusiasm can melt the cold of early spring.

“Looking at these farmers, I think our choice is correct!”

Alexei pointed at the farmers outside the window and laughed, UU reading www. uukanshu.com really puts him under great pressure because of the construction of this railway. It is not only the huge financial pressure, but more importantly, the strong opposition from the old stubborn and conservatives in the country. These guys even threatened to demolish the railway and burn the sleepers as firewood. .

“Of course! In a few years, everyone will praise our decision!”

Li Xiao is much calmer about this. He was born in the great dynasty and has seen infrastructure construction scenes much larger than this. For the infrastructure madness, this is simply drizzle!

The only thing that made Li Xiao a little uneasy was that the railway was a bit late, because he knew very well that 1852 was a crucial year, or a big turning point. At the end of the year, Napoleon III will be restored and proclaimed emperor, and the Crimean War will break out a year later.

There is only more than a year left for them to build roads, which is too short!

Li Xiao actually wanted to start construction soon, but he didn’t have any money for the first time, and secondly, he had to do all kinds of work. Now it is a great fortune to be able to start construction. The only thing he can be fortunate is that the railway does not have much official status. Most of the shares in Russia belonged to a few of their friends, William I and Gelsen. Even if Russia is defeated in the Crimean War, it will not particularly affect the future earnings!