The Rise of Australasia

As the Russian Government began to crack down on capitalists to a certain extent, factories in Saint Petersburg and its surrounding cities were inevitably affected.

According to incomplete statistics from the Russian Government, this purge affected hundreds of Russian capitalists, and the number of affected factories reached as high as several hundred.

This also led to at least tens of thousands of Russian workers being affected, as their bosses behind the scenes were arrested, who would pay their wages and allow them to continue working?

For the Russian workers who were already struggling to get enough to eat, whoever caused them to lose their jobs was their enemy.

Those capitalists who were purged or affected were also trying to find ways to solve the predicament they encountered.

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For these people, the weapon they could use was the dissatisfied workers due to the shutdown of the factories.

This brings us to the Russian Duma, the national assembly established after the 1905 revolution.

Similar to the British House of Commons, the power of the National Duma was not very substantial, and Tsar Nicholas II still had the power to appoint cabinet ministers, with the government not accountable to the National Duma.

However, no one can deny that united workers' unions can indeed have a significant impact on the government.

Didn't Nicholas II, succumbing to the pressure of workers' protests, establish the National Duma to appease worker's anger?

As long as they could make proper use of these factory workers, forcing the government and Nicholas II to give up the crackdown on capitalists, the big capitalists of Saint Petersburg could escape this crisis.

Because of the pressure from the Russian government, European capitalists and political parties actually had a common goal, which was to promote workers' protests to achieve their own purpose.

Adhering to the principle that the enemy of the enemy is an ally, in just a few days, the big capitalists of Saint Petersburg united with the workers' factions, intending to instigate a large-scale protest to put pressure on the Russian Government and Tsar Nicholas II.

Ironically, the original purpose of many workers' factions when they were first established was to fight against the factory owners and capitalists who exploited the working class.

Two seemingly opposing forces joined together, although they went against their respective interests, but it cannot be denied that this is an extremely large interest group.

Beginning on October 22, 1916, a massive protest erupted on the streets of Saint Petersburg, with workers holding banners saying "Give us back our jobs" and "We just want to survive" to start a grand protest.

At the same time, a small part of unaffected workers also went on strike, with hundreds of thousands of Saint Petersburg workers gathered together to convey their wishes to the government and the Tsar.

On the afternoon of October 22, news of the Saint Petersburg strike reached the ears of Tsar Nicholas II.

At this time, Nicholas II was dealing with military affairs in his palace, treasuring the hard-won one hour dedicated to handling military matters. Beside him sat his empress and Rasputin, who quickly dealt with military affairs under their advice.

Upon hearing the news of the massive protest in Saint Petersburg from the Prime Minister, Nicholas II couldn't help but frown.

"Your Majesty, those damned workers are incited by the capitalists and the behind-the-scenes reactionaries. We must not tolerate this protest, or else those capitalists and reactionaries will become more demanding.

I have calculated that the empire will win this war soon, and any clown will not shake the empire at all." Before Nicholas II could give any opinions, Rasputin sitting next to him immediately spoke.

As a complete charlatan, Rasputin was very obsessed with the feeling of power.

Relying on the trust of Nicholas II and his wife, Rasputin handled most of Russia's political and military affairs, and even suggested scapegoating front-line commanders and capitalists.

For Rasputin, maintaining the stability of Nicholas II's position was very important. After all, as long as Nicholas II and his wife were alive, he could use them to control the entire Russian power.

As for the impact his decisions would have on Russia, Rasputin neither cared nor was fully aware.

Expecting an illiterate charlatan to understand the principles of governance and military strategy is even more impossible than relying on Nicholas II's military prowess.

Empress Alexandra also nodded in agreement, fully supporting Rasputin's decision to use force to suppress the protests.

Nicholas II had used force to suppress protests before, so naturally, he had no objections.

With Nicholas II's nod, the Saint Petersburg garrison began to take action, surrounding large crowds of protesters and starting to forcibly disperse them.

To prevent capitalists and reactionaries from escaping Saint Petersburg, at Nicholas II's command, the entire city went into martial law, with no one allowed to enter or exit without the Tsar's order.

To prevent corruption in the Saint Petersburg garrison and police, Nicholas II decided to bring in front-line troops and forcibly ordered all police to stay in the police station, not to act without orders.

It is important to know that the situation of the Saint Petersburg garrison was much worse than that of the front-line troops, but it could not guarantee that there were no people bought by the reactionaries and capitalists among them.

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