Michael handed over the agricultural reform plan to the cabinet for full implementation.
Cabinet Prime Minister Pobedo Noschaev, Home Minister Stolypin, and Agriculture Minister Demirit would be responsible for this work. Among them, Demirrit, as the Minister of Agriculture, naturally put in all his energy. The Prime Minister, Pobedo Noschaev, and the Minister of the Home Affairs, Stolypin, were assisting.
After all, the Prime Minister was busy and could not just focus on one area. On the other hand, the Ministry of Internal Affairs was prepared to deal with those landowners who were unwilling to sell their land.
Apart from that, the army was also prepared. If necessary, the army would directly suppress it to ensure that the entire agricultural reform could be smoothly implemented.
In addition to agriculture, Michael also focused on transportation and industry.
The backward traffic situation in the Russian Empire had to be changed. At the same time, the Russian Empire's level of industrialization was very low, almost the lowest among the great powers.
In this era, an agricultural country obviously could not become a world-class power. It had to strengthen its industry in order to become a strong country.
Therefore, the Russian Empire had to vigorously develop transportation and industry.
For this reason, Michael also summoned Prime Minister Pobedonoshchev, Minister of Finance Ivan Golemeikin, Minister of Transportation Sartkov, and Minister of Industry and Commerce Niratov.
"Gentlemen, I am very worried about the Empire's current traffic situation. Although we are building the Siberian railway. However, the current progress of this railway was still too slow. I hope that the Ministry of Transportation can formulate a detailed plan to further speed up the construction of the Siberian Railroad. We will strive to complete the main project of the Siberian Railroad within five years and realize the opening of the train. Moreover, they would continue to implement the auxiliary projects of the Siberian railway and the double-track plan!”Mihail said solemnly.
Mihail hoped that the Siberian railway would already be open to traffic when the war with the Dongyang people broke out in the future.
In this way, the Empire's army and war resources could be transported to the Far East continuously by rail.
With the huge difference in strength between the two countries, it would not be easy for the East Asian people to defeat the Russian Empire.
"Your Majesty, if we want to speed up the progress, I'm afraid we'll need to increase the amount of funds. If they wanted to build a double track, they would need to spend a lot of money!”Transport Minister Sartkov said with a frown.
"In terms of funds, we will provide full financial support.”Mihail replied directly.
Sartkov nodded. If this problem could be solved, then there would be no problem for him.
"Your Majesty, Siberia is vast and sparsely populated. Building a railway is enough. There's no need to build a double line!”Minister of Finance Ivangolymekin said.
After all, this would cost a lot of money!
"It's true that Siberia is sparsely populated, but it's rich in resources. If the empire wanted to develop quickly, it could not do without the resources there. Moreover, after the completion of the double-track railway, it would further increase the capacity of the railway, which would be beneficial to the Empire's control over Siberia and the Far East coastal area. At the same time, this was also a strategic consideration. The people of Sun Never Sets were supporting the Japanese with all their might, and they were already a huge threat to the empire. If the dynasty did not increase their investment, it was very likely that they would fall into a crisis.”Mihail said.
"Your Majesty, do you mean that the Japanese will use force against us? Do they have the guts?" Prime Minister Pobedo Noschaev looked contemptuous.
The other ministers had the same expression.
It was obvious that no one cared about the Japanese.
"The East Asians don't have the guts to do that. However, if the people of Sun Never Sets supported them, they would have the guts. Wasn't it the same when they defeated the Great Qing Empire?”Mihail said.
He did not intend to delve into this matter. It did not matter if the ministers did not believe him. He just needed to make preparations in this regard.
"In addition to speeding up the construction of the Siberian railway, the empire's railway network in Europe needs to be established. The same was true for the road network. Most of the Empire's roads were made of mud. Once it rained, they would be filled with mud. The empire needed to build asphalt roads or cement roads. The traffic situation had changed. Not only would it be able to guard against the people of the empire, but it would also be beneficial to the industrial and economic development of the empire. This investment in infrastructure could stimulate the development of the empire's industry!”Mihail continued.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Transport Minister Sartkov replied excitedly.
He could tell that His Majesty the Tsar was preparing to make a big move in the field of transportation! This was undoubtedly a good thing.
"At the same time, the Empire's industries need to be further developed. The Empire's level of industrialisation was very low, which was not a problem for the Empire's status as a world-class superpower. It also severely restricted the development of the Empire's national strength. Next, the Empire needed to develop its industry. In terms of heavy industry, the dynasty could invest directly to accelerate the development of this area. As for the light industry, he could guide private capital into it.”
Mihail then made a request.
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