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 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.