"The safety of the people?"
Peter laughed nervously and shouted,"Do you know that if the Qin Group continues to expand, it will control the economic lifeline of the empire?”
"According to the Qin Group's three-year construction plan, 70% of the Empire's railway, highway, water, electricity, and post are under the control of the Qin Group.”
"Although it will cost hundreds of billions of rubles, the management rights will only last for twenty years! It looks like we've made a profit."
"But have you ever thought about how passive we would be if the infrastructure that affects the lives of 120 million Russians is not in the hands of the government but controlled by an outsider?”
"There's an old saying in planting flowers. Those who are not of our race will have different hearts!”
" Therefore, it's better to save the pain for a short period of time. We have to break the contract and take back the infrastructure construction projects for us Russians to build, because this is a top priority for our children and grandchildren.”
Peter's saliva flew everywhere, and the veins on his neck and forehead bulged.
There seemed to be nothing wrong with what he said!
Transportation, water, electricity, and other infrastructure projects were not in the hands of the government, which would indeed bring about a lot of hidden dangers.
For example, if there was a war, the government would use the national railway and highway to transport supplies and soldiers. In the end, the railway and highway were controlled by the Qin's Group. Not only did they have to pay the Qin's Group, but they also had to prevent the Qin's Group from interfering.
The opportunity was fleeting. Any delay could cause irreparable losses.
Anatoli frowned and thought about it. He then turned to Catherine for her opinion.
Catherine gave him a reassuring look and stepped forward to refute,"Your Majesty, the infrastructure contract was personally drafted by the Empress. It clearly states that in times of peace, the Qin Group has 100% control.”
"If there is a war or an uncontrollable emergency, the Qin Group must temporarily hand over the control to the government for unified command!”
"Moreover, the infrastructure project will set up a separate company. The profits and expenditure will be open and transparent to prevent the Qin Group from evading taxes.”
"After 20 years, all infrastructure projects will be nationalized.”
"May I ask, how big of a threat can such a commercial company pose to Russia?”
"Once again, I advise Your Majesty not to let the people pay for your willfulness for your own selfish reasons.”
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone could already feel the smell of gunpowder in the air.
Willful?
"Am I being willful?" Peter said coldly. Hahaha!"
"Everything I do is for the empire. I have no personal grudges!”
"Is that so?"
Catherine pointed in the direction of the Red Square.
" At this moment, hundreds of thousands of angry workers are protesting in Red Square. They are singing the national song and calling on His Majesty to withdraw the breach of contract order and keep the Qin Group in Russia so that they can have a stable job and feed their hungry families.”
"The eyes of the people are bright. Why didn't they accept the company appointed by the government to take over the Qin Group's construction project?”
"Let me tell you, Your Majesty, because a noble's company is the modern version of a slave owner! Slave owners who only know how to oppress and exploit their people.”
" If Your Majesty insists on letting the slave owners reign over the people, it will intensify the conflicts between the classes, trigger riots, and even civil wars!”
hehe ~
Peter smiled.
"Are you trying to tell me that if I don't follow the wishes of the people, the Russian people will push the king to the guillotine like the French?”
"We can't rule out this possibility!"
Catherine didn't hide it anymore. She looked at Peter sharply, and the air was filled with a strong smell of gunpowder.
The ministers did not know what to say.
The queen also had a high prestige in the hearts of the ministers. This was because when Queen Elizabeth was alive, the queen had participated in the political decisions of the Privy Council and made great contributions to Russia's economic depression.
Now that the Emperor and Empress were at loggerheads, they did not know whose decision they should agree with.
Seeing the subtle atmosphere, Oravec knew it was his turn.
"Your Majesty, I support your decision.”
"The military has no right to interfere with your decision. If the military insists on opposing, I suggest that the country enter a state of emergency and let His Majesty take over the command of the military."
Deng ~
Hurried footsteps sounded. Oravec looked back and saw the deputy commander of the Imperial Guards, Kornilov, running in with an anxious expression.
"What's wrong?"
"Your Majesty, Empress, workers all over the country are dissatisfied with the government's silence and have launched riots to attack the municipal government. They even smashed, robbed, and burned the company appointed by the government to take over the Qin Group's project. In order to protect themselves, the companies have organized large-scale conflicts between their employees, security guards, and workers. So far, hundreds of people have died in the riots. The situation is very critical!”
What was that?
Although Catherine knew in advance that Qin Jun would incite a riot, she still didn't expect Qin Jun to go so far.
Aristocratic groups are also idiots! Did they not know that the Russian people had tolerated them for a long time and were worried that they had no outlet to vent their anger?
Peter couldn't sit still anymore and immediately ordered,"The entire country has entered a state of emergency. Activate level one combat readiness. I will take over the command of the army. The military minister and the prime minister will immediately send a message to the garrison troops in various places to immediately send troops to suppress the riot!”
Yes!
There was already a riot, so the military couldn't say anything.
It didn't matter if the workers went on strike. It was their right.
However, gathering a crowd to riot was a crime. He had to suppress it first before talking about anything else.
……
Red Square.
With the instigation of the secret agents sent by Qin Jun, the workers who had been oppressed by the wealthy and noble classes for a long time erupted. First, they burned garbage and debris in the square in an attempt to attract the emperor's attention and give them an explanation.
However, to their disappointment, the Emperor still did not say anything from morning until evening. The sun had already set, but he still remained silent!
Gradually, the hungry and tired workers became more and more irritable!
At this moment, someone found an outlet to vent their anger. They threw trash at the doors of the nobles 'companies and cursed.
The nobles were dumbfounded. What did it have to do with me?
The nobles, who were used to being high and mighty, couldn't stand it anymore. They sent out security guards similar to private soldiers to disperse the rioters.
In the end, they cursed each other and turned into a bloody conflict…
The number of private soldiers of the nobles was less than one percent of the number of workers. How could they defeat the strong and furious workers?
Chaos, complete chaos!
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