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Chapter 478 Seven Days Duma
Zhang Yuting attended a private school. Although he only attended a private school for three months, Zhang Yuting also knew what it means to be self-respecting.

In fact, not only the British, Paul also has requirements for Zhang Yuting.

After the Three Kingdoms intervened and returned to Liaoning, Russia obtained the right to build the South-Manchuria Railway. During the construction of the South-Manchuria Railway, the interests of the Russians and the western Liaoning bandit Du Lisan came into serious conflict.

Du Lisan crossed the Liaohe River Basin and collected tolls from passing ships, which was the "pressure ground" of the Liaohe River Basin.

The Russians' construction of the South Manchuria Railway conflicted with Du Lisan's interests, and the Russians arrested Du Lisan many times for this purpose.

Du Lisan didn't just want money, the key was to do things after receiving the money.

Du Lisan once ordered the repair of the Liaohe River channel. Previously, the Liaohe River had three tributaries that had not been managed for many years and often flooded. Du Lisan ordered one of them to be cut off to turn the low-lying areas along the way into fertile fields.

As a result, Du Lisan was called a "hero" by the local people and had a high reputation.

Du Lisan's marksmanship was very accurate. In the battle with the Russian army, both sides suffered casualties.

After the Russo-Japanese War broke out, the Japanese found Du Lisan and took the initiative to provide Du Lisan with firearms. Therefore, during the Russo-Japanese War, Du Lisan cooperated with the Japanese army and harassed the Russian army's rear supply lines, which contributed to Japan's victory in the first stage of the Russo-Japanese War. Must contribute.

But the Russian Empire also lost the opportunity to expand its influence to the Persian Gulf. This was a major loss for the Russian Empire——

One of Paul's requirements for Zhang Yuting was to eliminate Du Lisan.

Britain and the Russian Empire have had a long-standing dispute in Persia. During Asia II, the Russian Empire prepared to take action in Persia and push the Russian Empire's sphere of influence into the Indian Ocean in order to break through the British blockade.

Can't say the same.

Britain's goal is to lock the Russian Empire into Eurasia. This plan has actually failed because the Russian Empire has made a breakthrough in the Far East. This is the basis for negotiations between Britain and the Russian Empire.

The news obtained by George is that the Russian Empire has basically reached an agreement with the United Kingdom to demarcate their respective spheres of influence in Persia.

George was concerned with the ongoing negotiations between Britain and the Russian Empire.

The Russian army under George and the Russian army under Kuropatkin are two different concepts.

Du Lisan could not defeat the Cossacks under George, so he ran to Khalkha and hid for a whole year. He waited for the Russian troops in Kwantung to evacuate before returning to western Liaoning.

Specifically, the northern part of Persia belongs to Russia, the southern part belongs to Britain, and the middle zone is a buffer zone shared by Britain and Russia.

After George became the governor of the Far East, he sent troops to encircle and suppress Du Lisan.

The Persian Gulf never belonged to the Russian Empire, so this was not a loss.

George ignored the grievances between Zhang Yuting and Du Lisan. The power structure in the Kanto region was now basically clear. It was no longer possible for those green forest heroes in the Kanto region to imagine being able to play both sides as they did during the Russo-Japanese War. They had to choose sides to survive.

Even if Britain gave all of Persia to the Russian Empire, it would have nothing to do with George.

The main differences between the British and Russian empires were in Central and East Asia, the most critical of which was in Persia.

Although suppressing bandits is a common requirement of Russia and Britain, Zhang Yuting has no intention of taking action.

The Second State Duma of the Empire was preparing to be re-established in February 1907. At the end of November, George put the deputies representing Amur on a train to St. Petersburg.

After thinking about this, George suddenly found that his thinking was becoming more and more Russian.

Du Lisan and Zhang Yuting were sworn brothers. Although Zhang Yuting had been recruited, if he attacked Du Lisan, Zhang Yuting would be equivalent to handing in a certificate of surrender to the Russian Empire.

On the surface, the wealthier areas in northern Persia belong to the Russian Empire, and the Russian Empire benefits greatly from this plan.

Running your own fiefdom properly is the right thing to do.

George still has no confidence in this State Duma.

From George's perspective, George definitely hopes that the Russian Empire will have long-term peace and stability.

Therefore, George is also looking forward to Stolypin's reforms.

After launching the sale of Imperial Village, Stolypin continued to advance at the end of November, allowing farmers to withdraw from the village commune. Each farmer could obtain the village commune's land as private property and be allowed to sell it. The land allocated by the village commune to the peasants who quit the commune must be in a within the plot, making it possible to become an independent grange or an exclusive farm.

At the same time, farmers' banks issue loans to farmers to purchase land or establish farms.

This policy is almost a replica of Amur’s policy.

Although the land around Vladivostok is not for sale, there is still a lot of land available for sale in the entire Amur region.

However, these lands are basically mountainous and difficult for individuals to develop, so the construction of Amur's farm did not go smoothly.

After the Russo-Japanese War, more and more Russians immigrated to Amur. How to arrange these people is a big problem.

During this period, the media in St. Petersburg repeatedly praised Amur, which in George's opinion was almost like flattery. The new immigrants were beguiled by the newspapers and came to Amur with unlimited expectations. Once the reality was inconsistent with their expectations, a gap would inevitably form.

Therefore, these new immigrants are also two-person swordsmen. If one of them is not handled well, the goodwill that Amur has accumulated in the hearts of the Russians through the Russo-Japanese War will be lost.

George's plan is to divert as much traffic as possible.

Many new immigrants can be accommodated along the Siberian Railway, and settlements can be formed around the train stations. As long as the most difficult stage of winter is passed, most of the new immigrants can settle down by next spring.

It is not difficult for skilled workers to find jobs in Amur.

But along with the skilled workers came the Social Democratic Labor Party, which had a certain influence in the State Duma. The Social Democratic Labor Party was founded on George's suggestion.

As the instigator, it is strange that the Social Democratic Labor Party has no branch in Amur.

Unlike the social activists who arrived in Amur sporadically in the past, this time the Social Democratic Labor Party officially settled in Amur.

The leader of the Amur Social-Democratic Labor Party is Jeremiah Maledinov, a member of the First State Duma.

After Jamaledinov came to Amur, he immediately went to Mikhail and asked Mikhail to provide corresponding support for the activities of the Social Democratic Labor Party in accordance with relevant laws.

Mikhail did not fight against imperial laws and agreed to support the Social Democratic Labor Party, but the necessary procedures still had to be followed, and they needed to be submitted to the Amur Parliament for approval.

So Jemaletinov stayed in the State Guesthouse and waited for the approval of the Amur Parliament.

Just wait until March.

Maledinov and his party of 21 people all stayed at the State Guesthouse, and the expenses were borne by the Vladivostok Municipal Government.

The guest rooms in the State Guesthouse are divided into different levels. Jemaledinov was a member of the State Duma before. According to relevant regulations, Maledinov stayed in the executive suite of the State Guesthouse, while other staff members stayed in ordinary rooms.

This made Stannis, who was also a member of the State Duma, very dissatisfied.

This cannot be blamed on the State Guesthouse. The number of executive suites is limited, and only the last one is left, so Maledinov can only be accommodated.

If Stannis is not satisfied, he can live with Maledinov.

If you don't want to live together, you can only wait until an executive suite is available before arranging Stannis to move in.

The executive suite has a conference room, so the Social Democratic Labor Party gathers in the conference room of the executive suite every day to discuss how to carry out work in Vladivostok.

"The Vladivostok Labor Party is completely a decoration and has become a tool of rule of the Amur Governor's Office and the state government. We should expose Grand Duke Yuriev's conspiracy and establish a real Labor Party so that the Labor Party can play a real role."

Stannis was unhappy with the situation in Vladivostok.

There was not only the Labor Party in Vladivostok, but also the Socialist Party and even the Socialist Labor Party.

After Stannis came to Vladivostok, he searched for a long time before he found the headquarters of the Amur Labor Party.

The headquarters of the Amur Labor Party is located together with the headquarters of the Amur Engineers Association. There is only the sign of the Engineers Association on the door of the association, and there is no logo of the Labor Party at all.

The leader of the Amur Labor Party is concurrently served by Igor, with a total of only 123 members. Compared with the total number of workers in Amur, this is simply a joke.

"You are so powerful in opposing Grand Duke Yuriev in Amur!"

Maledinov didn't know what to think of Stannis's bravery.

"Isn't it possible? As long as we go deep into the Amur workers and show them our identity, we will definitely gain their support."

Stannis's skills were unstoppable in St. Petersburg.

"Most Amur workers are satisfied with their current situation, and they are not willing to seek more benefits in drastic ways-"

"That's because you didn't find the right target and focused our work on the Japanese and Koreans. They are our key targets."

Stannis has a clear goal.

Just as Maledinov was about to speak, the door was suddenly pushed open forcefully, and a group of Vladivostok police officers swarmed in.

"What do you do?"

Maledinov was very angry and did not know the purpose of the police.

"Sorry, just now the Social Democratic Labor Party was banned, so you are charged with unlawful assembly."

The leading police officer was indifferent. He had been staring at this group of people for a long time.

"No, it's impossible!"

Maledinov was stunned.

On February 2, during the first session of the Second State Duma, the Social Democratic Labor Party, the second largest party in the State Duma, proposed confiscating land from landlords and nationalizing it.

The proposal was opposed by all MPs except the Social Democratic Labor Party.

Although the imperial estate had been sold by Stolypin for 1000 million hectares, the Tsar himself was still the largest landowner in the Russian Empire.

George was one of the largest landowners in the Russian Empire.

The Social-Democratic Labor Party is really tough. They will not even spare the land of the tsar and the nobility, and hope to fully nationalize it.

Just now, all 65 State Duma deputies of the Social Democratic Labor Party were controlled by the secret police. The Second State Duma only existed for seven days before it was dissolved again.

This time it was not Nicholas seeking death.

(End of this chapter)