I hate the Communist Party chapter 162
“sire! Please think again once. This is too sudden.”
“That’s right, Your Majesty. Even when you think of your Majesty’s past promises related to reform, a rush in this way can lead to problems in unexpected places. Isn’t Gestbo, the party to the promise at that time, silent? Do you really need to rush your steps like this?”
Ministerial meeting.
An administrative agency that devises, decides, and even implements policies that move a country that is so huge that it is straddling both Asia and Europe, the Russian Empire.
In the process of developing from Ruth Tsar to the Russian Empire, an institution that is in a position that can be said to be almost the only one except the Tsar among the subjects of state administration.
Although the Senate had a higher level body in the modern parliament, Senatra was the only place that could determine the future of the Russian Empire together with the Tsar. It was not an exaggeration to say.
And since what is being held in this conference room is a ministerial meeting, those here with me were people who could wield much greater power, even compared to the local governor.
Even if the provincial governor was like a king in the region where he was appointed, his authority was limited to the region, while the ministers belonging to the ministerial council were able to exert influence throughout the Russian Empire.
Some of the men with such powerful authority have expressed their disagreement with what I have just said.
“Look at the situation in England or France, Your Majesty. The more you share power, the more complicated it becomes, and the more monks stick to it. It’s not just them. Your Majesty knows why the Polish-Lithuania kingdom, which was stronger than us in the past, collapsed.”
“I agree with your Majesty’s words, but I cannot but express concern about this drastic implementation. Your Majesty, I’m amazed, but can you tell me why you’re in such a hurry?”
It was my declaration of the establishment of the Duma, or a parliament, that they expressed concern or expressed opposition.
The history of the Russian parliament, which originated from the word думать, meaning ‘to think,’ goes back to the Middle Ages.
At that time, it was a time when the Principalities, not a united state, were scattered. As in ancient Greece, an event where adult men gathered in the town square to discuss and decide how to do important things was the beginning of the word’Duma’.
Since then, due to the nature of the Russian Empire, which had been more devoted than any other country in Europe through Ruth Tsar, the distribution of state power concentrated on the Tsar was considered nonsense, so Duma lists the historical facts that there have been such events in the past. Had only been used.
Until the young officers came to France following Alexander I, who led the Napoleonic Wars to victory and conquered Paris.
At that time, they were fascinated by France, which had a culture, social atmosphere, and industry that was a few steps ahead of Russia, and they thought that the reason France could have such a developed shape rather than their own country was the constitutional politics represented by the parliament.
They said that Russia should be reformed, where the serfdom system is maintained. Otherwise, in the near future, Russia will have a revolution from below that will bleed more than that of the French Revolution. I decided to do it, and that was an event called’The Decabrist’s War’.
This incident, which took place as soon as Nikolai I took over in 1816, had a huge impact on my great-grandfather’s politics, rather than the reforms they intended, but rather led to a conservative politics that was nicknamed “European military police,” but they left behind. The legacy has been handed down to this day.
The last constitution signed on the day my grandfather, Alexander II, was assassinated, was the “Loris Melikoff Constitution,” which included the establishment of the Duma.
Although the constitution of Loris Melikov was lost due to the wrath of his father, Alexander III, who had witnessed his father being miserably murdered by a bomb, it has been said that the Duma should be installed ever since.
“If I am in a hurry, then I want to ask the Lords first. Are there any ministers who know how many years have passed since my grandfather, Alexander II, signed the Law of Loris Melikoff?”
“Of course, Alexander II said that he would establish Duma in the process of pursuing various reform policies including serf reform at that time, but the situation is not different from then and now, Majesty.”
“You are different?”
“How long has your Majesty run state affairs from the days of the Crown Prince to the present day? It has already been over 9 years. It is the end of 9 years. I don’t think I know well why you’re in a hurry all of a sudden while leading the empire without any problems.”
“Now is the time for the united Russian Empire under Your Majesty’s rule. But in times like this, in important times like now, power distribution. Now that both the people and Gestbo are silent, there is no reason for your Majesty to share his power.”
A brief explanation of the current political situation in the Russian Empire was as follows.
He has been successful since the days of the Crown Prince-although it is the result of a combination of various luck and future knowledge-the voices of political reform were not as loud as before the result.
As long as the problem of their own eating and living is solved, not only the workers and peasants who have no time to pay much attention to politics, but also the moderate reformists, including Gemstbo, who have so far voiced the need for general reforms in politics and society, are also rare. The number of people who are satisfied with partial reforms, such as the expansion of the Stvaux authority or the abolition of the Jemsky Nachalnik system, has become quite large.
In addition, the Tsar himself even declared that he would establish Duma during his reign prior to the crowning ceremony, so he asked whether he needed to rush now, as he is younger than his 40s.
Some say that the reform measures proposed by the ruling class are ultimately only deceptive measures to maintain the current system, so do not be deceived by it and completely overturn the social and political systems through the revolution.
However, these radicals couldn’t even want to say anything because they joined the gulag together in the days when the populists were wiped out, or they were kicked abroad.
In other words, it could be said that the desire for reform was not very hot because there were many people who were satisfied with the current situation.
In any case, reforms or revolutions only happen when there are many people who are dissatisfied with their current situation.
“Rather, it’s a quiet time like now, so I have to show myself the way I share power first.”
But my opinion was different.
It was because now was considered the best situation to establish Duma.
“Then, if this is not the time, which moment is the right time? Is it the right time for people from all over the country to protest for reform? Or is it the right time for those who couldn’t be patient to bear with guns and bombs? I would rather say that it is a little early, but can’t it be said that now is the right time to do it without any reaction or blood flowing?”
Even in my words, the ministers who had expressed their disagreement were not very convinced.
“Hey, your Majesty, didn’t your Majesty also speak. It is said that divided national opinion only eats away the potential of the country. Doesn’t your Majesty know better than us how the fall of England, which they were proud to be a leader in parliamentary politics, did not? Britain reached out to us, who had fought so far because they could not even fix what had happened in their country. Even still, our proud army is stationed in their capital. How about France again? Since the last French uprising, hasn’t you been confused by the uprising in a coup? The Sergiev industrial complex would have been quieter than the French parliament.”
The arguments of the ministers’ words were as follows.
Is there any reason to try to establish the Duma at this point, despite the confusion that the distribution of power will bring?
My answer to that was’yes’.
“Everyone of you gathered here will be feeling it. Subordinate officials complaining of tiredness from the constantly flocking documents, and although they are said to be increasing the number of elections, the number of bureaucrats still lacking.”
When I heard their question, the first word I said was as follows, and the ministers were curious.
This is because it seems that there is a distance from the validity of the establishment of the Duma that has been discussed so far.
“Until now, I have tried to relieve the fatigue of overworked bureaucrats with various policies. They tried to raise their paychecks or raise awareness of bureaucrats so they could feel proud of what they were doing. In addition, didn’t I even use my own money to get coffee machines in each department, starting with the Treasury Department? It keeps paying the cost of ingredients like the coffee used there.”
When I heard the word coffee, some ministers saw a facial expression saying that they did not know whether it was welfare, but I pretended not to know and continued.
“But I feel it as you do. Even in the reactionary attempts that ended with my uncle’s attempt the last time, the accumulation of blood of bureaucrats belonging to the administration reached a dangerous stage so that there was an expectation that overworked bureaucrats would cooperate with me. To the extent that it can’t be solved even in the aforementioned way.”
Nine years, the time when full-scale reform began, administrative officials have devoted their dedication for nearly seven years.
Even when compared to factory workers, there are some bureaucrats who sometimes work longer than they do since the revised labor law was implemented.
“Have you ever grasped both sides of a tree branch and pulled it hard? It bends at first, but it gets stronger and breaks when a force beyond the elasticity of the tree branch is applied. Administrative officials can be said to be on the verge of breaking. If so, let’s go back to the branches. How can I prevent this branch from breaking? Since we cannot increase the strength of the branches themselves, we have no choice but to tie several together?”
In addition to this, I decided to clear up any misunderstandings that I thought the ministers were doing.
“There I have no intention of doing a parliamentary politics as radical as you are concerned. The only thing I want to implement is the establishment of a Duma based on the Loris Melikoff Act.”
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