Chapter 1374 Persia
1921 was another difficult year for Russia. The sudden sanctions and military blockade instantly made the situation on the European continent tense.
The Russian Labor Party's ability to obtain intelligence was very outstanding. When the imperialist countries in the world were still holding meetings, the German Labor Party had already sent part of the meeting content to Moscow.
The imperialist countries' conspiracy against Russia attracted the great attention of Vladimir and other senior Russian Labor Party leaders.
Three days later, in Moscow, Russian Labor leader Vladimir told his party leaders: "With the end of the French flu, the imperialist threat to our working class state has returned."
"But don't be afraid. This just shows that the imperialists are afraid of our new Russia. As long as we can unite all our forces, we can deal with the imperialists' pursuit and blockade as easily as we defeated the White Bandits and other corrupt forces of the former Tsarist Russia."
"At the same time, we should also actively mobilize the people of Ukraine and Poland to prepare for resistance to the invasion of imperialist countries..."
Vladimir was obviously a tough leader of the Labor Party, so when faced with the encirclement and suppression of imperialism, he would not be intimidated, but instead would think of launching a counterattack against imperialism.
Because of the development of the world situation, the situation of the Russian Labor Party is now much better than in the past. Even though more territory has been ceded than in the past, due to the conflicts among imperialist countries, this has given the Russian Labor Party a good opportunity for development.
Vladimir's new economic policy was also introduced earlier than in his previous life and has been more effective. Today, support for the Russian Labor Party among the people throughout Russia is at an all-time high.
The New Economic Policy was actually not in line with the ideas of many Labor Party members, but Vladimir was a flexible leader. After discovering and studying Russia's economic problems, he chose to proceed from reality in order to consolidate the stability of the country's regime.
In Russia's social redistribution, resource reorganization and relatively relaxed social environment, the Russian economy recovered to a certain extent in 1919. By 1920, the Russian economy entered a stage of rapid development and quickly repaired the wounds left by the war.
If it were in the previous life, Vladimir's policies would probably hardly have achieved such results, but with East Africa's interference in the world process, Russia gained a rare period of rest and recuperation. While other European countries were still fighting World War I, Russia was already building and restoring its own country.
Under these favorable conditions, it would have been difficult for Russia not to recover and develop in 1920.
Afterwards, Vladimir began to assign tasks: "Continue to increase support for regional organizations in Ukraine, Poland and other regions, and strive to expand our influence in Eastern Europe before the imperialists have completed their assembly."
"Wait until the right time to overthrow the puppet governments in Ukraine, Poland and other regions supported by imperialism and recover these lost territories."
“At the same time, given the damage done to European social movements by countries such as Britain, France, Germany and Austria, we should also change direction and start with other weak links in Europe as a new starting point to launch a new round of armed struggle.”
"For example, places like Spain, Portugal, and Italy, where the economy is in trouble and people's livelihood is exhausted, or countries like Serbia and Greece, which have been hit hard by the war, as well as the Far East Empire, the Ottoman Empire, Persia, India and other regions, should also receive attention."
“We cannot sit and wait for imperialism to take action, but should take action first and lead the imperialist countries by the nose, so as to achieve the victory of the working class in Europe and even the whole world on the basis of Russia’s victory…”
So, in February 1921.
The new Russian government, which had just solved the problems of domestic stability and domestic economy, started the first stage of confrontation with the imperialist countries.
At the same time, countries such as Britain, France, Germany, Austria, East Africa, the United States, and Japan are also forming alliances, contributing money and manpower to support countries such as Ukraine and Poland to compete with Russia.
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March 1921.
An embassy from East Africa arrived in Tehran, the capital of Persia.
There was a clear division of labor within the imperialist group. European countries were mainly responsible for interference in Russia in the European direction, while East Africa was responsible for the Persian direction. As for the Ottoman Empire, due to the First World War, its international status was greatly improved, and it became a political force that could deal with Russia alone.
Moreover, as Russia's arch-enemy, the Ottoman Empire had more experience in dealing with Russia than other countries.
In comparison, Persia is not very impressive. As for Persia, based on the principle of proximity, the main responsible countries are East Africa and Britain.
Although Britain was wary of the expansion of East Africa's influence in the Middle East and Central Asia, faced with the more aggressive Russians, it could only allow East Africa to enter Persia, which was the lesser of two evils.
Moreover, during World War I, although East Africa often made small moves in the Middle East, Central Asia, and even South Asia, it was always within the range that Britain could tolerate.
This to a certain extent shows that East Africa still attaches great importance to international rules, although the maker of these international rules was originally Britain.
Compared with the more rule-abiding East Africa, the Russian Labour Party is obviously the real threat to Britain at the moment, especially its powerful ideological weapon, which, once exported to India, is likely to undermine the foundation of Britain's rule in an instant.
The basis for cooperation between Britain and East Africa is the division of power in the Indian Ocean between the two countries during World War I. At that time, East Africa and Britain clearly defined their respective spheres of influence in the Indian Ocean at this stage.
As for the semi-independent country of Persia, the initial agreement reached between East Africa and Britain was that neither country would take further action in Persia.
Britain originally had a strong influence on Persia, which was equivalent to East Africa tacitly accepting Britain's dominant role in Persia.
However, in order to deal with the Russian Labor Party, which continues to export its ideology to the surrounding areas, Britain has no choice but to invite the wolf into the house and plan to use East Africa to check and balance the Russian Labor Party.
"Your Majesty King Ahmed, and the people of the Kingdom of Persia, I think you should all be aware of what is happening in Russia. If you continue to fight among yourselves, then there is no doubt that the final result will be the same as the Russian Tsarist government, and you will be executed by the Persian people."
"So our attitude in the UK is that the struggle within Persia must stop at the current stage, and everyone should make dealing with Russia the main task at this stage. If someone takes advantage of this time and does not have a sense of the overall situation, then we don't mind helping Persia get rid of the hidden 'Labor Party' elements."
Major General Gabriel, who is from the East African Diplomatic Corps and will be the future head of the East African Military Advisory Group to Persia, announced to the top officials of the Persian government in an imposing manner.
As for the current Persian government, East Africa and Britain do not even want to negotiate with them, but directly use intimidation and deterrence to make them recognize their position and what they should do.
The Persians did not dare to complain at all when facing this murderous East African officer.
There is no other reason. As a new force that has emerged in the Indian Ocean in recent years, East Africa has made great military achievements and has destroyed more than a dozen countries and regions.
Just last year, East Africa had just eliminated the remaining resistance forces entrenched in northeastern Somalia, and the year before, East Africa launched a terrible massacre in the Isthmus of Kra in the former Siam.
It is an exaggeration to say that in the first twenty years of the 20th century, East Africa changed the color of the entire Indian Ocean.
The adverse impact it caused is even worse than that of its colonial predecessors such as Portugal, Spain, France and Britain.
The nature of the incident was even worse. The main purpose of other colonists was to make money, while in East Africa, a policy of complete national destruction and genocide was implemented.
Therefore, East Africa can help stop children from crying at night in the Indian Ocean. The arrival of East Africans is synonymous with terror for many countries along the Indian Ocean and South China Sea.
As a result, even the British and Russians, who were once considered ferocious by the Persian monarchs and ministers, became kind and benevolent, although the Russian Labor Party is obviously not one of them.
Compared with East Africa, Russia's current deterrent power to Persia is greater, especially for the ruling class of Persia. The Russian Labor Party is specifically targeting people like them.
Ahmed, the king of the Qajar dynasty, said to the butcher Kabril tremblingly: "Dear East African envoy, how should we cooperate with your country and the British government?"
Today, the ruling dynasty of Persia is called the Lazarid Dynasty. It was the establishment of this dynasty that made Tehran the capital of Persia.
The Qajar dynasty was actually a foreign rule for Persia. King Ahmed's ancestors were actually from a Turkic tribe in the north. Agha Mohammad Khan, the founder of the Lazar dynasty, chose Tehran as the capital because it was close to his traditional tribal territory.
Qajar was the name of the original Turkic tribe, so the official name of Persia is now the Lazar Dynasty, but outsiders still call it Persia.
In response to King Ahmed's question, Major General Kabril showed a kind expression and said, "Your Majesty, you don't need to worry. We in East Africa have good intentions towards the Qajar royal family. The fundamental purpose of our coming to Persia this time is to deal with the cancer and pregnancy of Russia in this world."
As for King Ahmed, the reason why Kabril had a different attitude was mainly because this "benevolent king" was a relatively "non-interventionist" monarch.
Even among Persians, many people thought he was weak, and the few supporters he had simply said that he was not interested in government affairs.
But it is precisely such people who are more likely to gain the attention of the East African government. After all, as the main leading country in the Indian Ocean region today, East Africa does not want a capable monarch to emerge in Persia.
Historically, the Pahlavi dynasty, which overthrew the Lazar dynasty, made many moves, but it did not end well in the end.
East Africa would rather Persia maintain its status quo, which is its current half-dead state, or even better, maintain its monarchy.
In the Indian Ocean, there are a total of four countries that can be called great powers. The first is East Africa, followed by Britain based in India, followed by the Ottoman Empire, and finally Persia.
Although Persia’s strength was not enough to be on par with the above three countries, even the pseudo-power Ottoman Empire could not challenge it.
But Persia's potential cannot be ignored. Throughout its long history, it has always been an important political force in the Indian Ocean region.
Although, given Persia's environment, it is very difficult to develop in modern times, but even if it is possible, East Africa will not allow any force around the Indian Ocean that can threaten East Africa's hegemony.
However, at present, the threat posed by Persia to East Africa is far less than that posed by Britain and the Ottoman Empire, so it is worthwhile for East Africa to provide appropriate support to Persia.
Only after the decline of Britain and the Ottoman Empire did Persia and other Indian Ocean countries come to power.
Kabril said: "Our goal this time is very clear, that is to deal with the Russians. The emergence of the Russian Labor Party not only inherited the original Russian strong military strength, but also brought ideological weapons."
"So, our current assistance to Persia mainly involves three levels. The first is military assistance. We will help His Majesty the King train a reliable and elite force."
"Secondly, we will help Persia develop its economy to stabilize the current unrest in Persia."
"Finally, we will help your country prevent Russia from infiltrating Persia through various means such as public opinion."
These words of Kabril not only failed to comfort Ahmed, but made him worried.
After all, the three points mentioned by Kabril can be explained by another set of words: first, East Africa must control the Persian army, second, control the Persian economy, and third, control public opinion and other state machinery.
In this way, wouldn't Persia become a puppet of East Africa? Of course, if you think about it carefully, it is unlikely, after all, there are still British people in Persia.
Therefore, King Ahmed did not dare to directly refute Kabril's "good intentions", but reminded: "General Kabril, I wonder if you have reached a consensus with the UK on these issues?"
General Kabril said: "Your Majesty, rest assured that what we are going to do in East Africa does not conflict with the British. We have reached an agreement with the British that both sides will abandon their prejudices and contradictions in their attitude towards Russia, and have allocated relevant areas to prepare."
Cabrill's subtext is that East Africa and Britain have actually re-divided the two countries' spheres of influence in Persia.
Of course, it is obviously impossible for East Africa to simply kill an ancient country like Persia as it did with the natives of Southeast Asia or Somalia.
The international community can condone the massacre of uncivilized natives in East Africa because their own level of civilization is too low to be accepted by the international community at all.
Just like the Zulus who were wiped out in East Africa, most Europeans had never heard of them. But if it was Persia, it would be different. If Persia was wiped out by a certain country, it would cause waves not only in the Middle East, but also in the entire Mediterranean and Indian Ocean coast.
After all, Persia may be famous, especially to Europe, and ancient Persia even influenced the course of European history.
This time, East Africa's positioning for Persia was mainly economic colonization. With the expansion of East Africa in the Indian Ocean region in the previous twenty years and the end of the European war, open colonial expansion was no longer feasible.
According to the new agreement between East Africa and the British government, East Africa inherited the original Russian sphere of influence in Persia, including the Persian capital of Tehran in the north, while most of the east and south still belonged to the British sphere of influence.
(End of this chapter)
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