Struggle in Russia

Luka Village is a small village that is not even marked on the map. Before the serf uprising, there were about dozens of households. Most of these people were the private property of Lord Bulganin, that is, serfs.

Naturally, life is like that, not to mention that the last meal is not the next meal, at least there is still a distance from having enough food and clothing.

As for this Lord Bulganin, to put it bluntly, he is a declining nobleman who lives on the thousands of acres of land left by his ancestors. To put it bluntly, he is a rich man who does not worry about food and drink, and he is more than inferior than inferior.

If you want to say that he treated the serfs badly for them, that's not enough. But if you want to say how good he was to the serfs, that is also nonsense.

In short, he is one of the thousands of ordinary landowners in Russia, neither lagging behind nor outstanding. The only wish may be to maintain the current life and pass on the land to the children and grandchildren.

It's just that his wish was ruthlessly crushed like thousands of other similar landlords in this uprising.

The runaway serfs ransacked him, took away all the grain and valuables in his granary, and even tore down the tables, chairs and benches and burned them as firewood.

Fortunately among the misfortunes, he escaped in time, barely saving the lives of the whole family. When the rebel army left him and returned home with his family, what greeted him was almost a blank land.

He couldn't recognize that this was the home he had lived in for decades. Looking at the smoking roof, he couldn't help crying—how did he live this winter!

There is no food, no clothes to keep out the cold, and even the house is broken. Even if the confidence is still in him at this time, what is the use of the thousands of acres of land still being his?

He can't live on the ridge of the field like a field mouse and eat mud to survive, can he?

Bulganin was so anxious that his hair fell straight, he could only grit his teeth and took out the gold and silver he had accumulated over the years to purchase a batch of urgently needed supplies to solve the urgent need. It's just that what made him vomit blood was that the price exceeded his imagination, so a few clothes and a little food almost cost him a quarter of his old income.

To be honest, his heart is bleeding!

"Damn Jewish vampires, you will be punished!"

In fact, it’s not all Jews who drive up prices. After all, it doesn’t take much profound business knowledge to make a fortune.

For example, the person who is driving up prices the most in Ukraine is their Governor-General Ulanov. The governor, who only wanted to make money, not only hoarded money, but even started to rob it under various banners.

For example, he ordered the levy of an emergency tax. Yes, you heard correctly, the emergency tax has to be collected. According to him, the current situation is urgent, and the government needs money to help the nobles and landlords who are in urgent need of help.

In addition, counter-insurgency also needs money, right? So is it necessary to levy a special tax for the Volunteer Army?

What is the special tax for the Volunteer Army, you ask? Naturally, it was used to form the volunteer army to counter the rebellion!

There are too many rebels, too much momentum. The Ukrainian regular army alone cannot suppress the rebellion, so we must quickly arm the volunteer army and let the volunteer army help the regular army to counter the rebellion. Do you think this tax is particularly necessary?

But wait, it's not over yet! There are also patriotic donations. After all, such a big thing happened, how can a patriot not pay when the country is in trouble?

The addition of these miscellaneous expenses directly emptied Bulganin's savings, which is not bad for him, after all, he still has money to pay.

Others were too anxious to bring money when they fled, or they were simply robbed by violent serfs. Small and medium-sized landlords were dumbfounded by the pair of taxes and fees that Ulanov made. Don't pay it Ulanov threatened to confiscate their land and house deductions, and this guy discounted it almost like a robbery.

You say pay it, I really can't afford that much money!

For a while, the small and medium-sized landlords in Ukraine were miserable and wanted to die. Only then did they realize that the most ruthless people were not the mobs, but their own people.

Anyway, after Ulanov's tossing, the small and medium-sized landlords in Ukraine went bankrupt, and even if they didn't go bankrupt, they would not be able to breathe for a few days.

You said that no one will file a complaint?

Of course there are those who want to sue, but the problem is that Ulanov is very precise with his knives. He is targeting those small and medium landlords. He will not touch those big landlords and nobles, and even gave them away. Part of the benefits will be bought.

If you think about it, the small and medium-sized landlords have no power, no influence, and no strong network. How can they sue him, the governor? What's more, even if it has something to do with it, whether they can leave Ukraine safely at the moment when the rebels are everywhere is a problem. Of course, Ulanov can't help it!

Of course, as the old saying goes, if you walk too much at night, you will always encounter ghosts. For example, Bulganin mentioned above met a nobleman~www.readwn.com~The village where Tolstoy stayed was owned by his daughter and son-in-law Unfortunately, Bulganin's son-in-law also participated in the Crimean War, but retired early due to injuries.

When Tolstoy, who came to stay overnight, chatted with him about the situation in Ukraine, the former soldier naturally poured out his bitterness and revealed all the good things Ulanov had done.

Tolstoy was stunned, and asked in disbelief: "The governor doesn't have the power to collect taxes without authorization, does he? How dare he do that?"

The answer is of course yes, there is no end to the greed of the human heart, not to mention that Ulanov feels that he has settled down and no one will dare to give him eye drops, so he is really confident.

Tolstoy, who was greatly shocked, immediately wrote to Li Xiao about the matter, and he felt that the latter would never ignore it.

Of course Li Xiao won't ignore it. In fact, there is no need for Tolstoy to write a letter. He has already learned about Ulanov's good deeds from Anton. To this daring governor, he just wants to say that your courage is okay. Bigger?

Why do you say that?

Because Li Xiao felt that Count Rostovtsev must have arranged for this guy to be the governor of Ukraine, otherwise the previous governor was Count Rostovtsev's man, and he did a very good job, ensuring that Crimean Ukraine became a solid rear in the Asian War.

Being able to replace such an outstanding person as the Governor-General Count Rostovtsev must have taken a fancy to some of his qualities.

Now Li Xiao knows that Earl Rostovtsev has taken a fancy to him because he is bold and greedy enough. More importantly, this guy is also closely related to the conservatives. As long as he works hard to attract hatred, he can bring the conservatives along with him. hell.

The only thing that makes people worry is that if this guy is too courageous and really dares to do anything, then Ukraine's suffering will be even greater!