Serfdom in the Russian Empire was already deeply rooted. For hundreds of years, the life of serfs was very difficult.
Mikhail also knew that it was troublesome to solve this problem.
Therefore, he was ready to cut through the mess quickly, learn from another rabbit in time and space, and directly distribute the land of the whole country to farmers. Furthermore, land may not be transferred privately.
In this way, the vast number of peasants will have their own land, and their livelihood will naturally be guaranteed.
And Mikhail will naturally have the support of the vast number of farmers. Even if anyone wanted to overthrow his rule, these peasants would never agree.
Of course, in order to ensure the stability of the Russian Empire, Mikhail would not rudely and directly confiscate the landlord’s land, but the imperial government would pay for it and then distribute it to the peasants.
In this way, the resistance will be even smaller.
Of course, to buy all the land in the country, it will undoubtedly require a lot of money. Even if all the assets of the royal family are lost, I am afraid it will not be enough. Therefore, Mikhail plans to buy at half the market price. And, pay in installments. Ten percent is paid annually and paid within ten years. In this way, the pressure will be much less.
After the peasants have been allocated the land, they only need to pay a small amount of grain as a tax, which is enough. The rest of the food can be arranged by yourself.
Mikhail believes that if this plan is implemented, the lives of the vast number of peasants will be greatly improved.
Although, this would place a heavy burden on the finances of the Russian Empire. Even the imperial family will spend a lot of money.
But as long as it succeeds, it’s all worth it.
Mikhail did not want the Russian Empire to collapse step by step. In that case, even if you leave more wealth, what is the use?
In addition, the traffic situation in the Russian Empire was also something that Mikhail urgently needed to change.
With the exception of a few railway lines, the traffic in the Russian Empire was very bad.
Although the Trans-Siberian Railway has been under construction for five years, it is still being built from the east and west, to the middle.
However, because the railway is too long. The terrain of the area passed through is complex, the frozen soil is everywhere, and the construction is very difficult.
If the scheduled construction period is followed, it will take more than ten years to complete the line. If you add other ancillary works, it will take longer.
In another time and space, didn’t the Oriental people see that the Trans-Siberian Railway is about to be completed, so they rush to war against the Russian Empire before the railway is opened?
This time, Mikhail naturally hoped to speed up the construction of the railway and complete it as soon as possible.
And, because rail capacity is limited, it is best to build a double-track railway if possible. In this way, it was not only possible to strengthen the control of the Russian Empire over the Far East. At the same time, during the war, more troops and materiel could be brought to the Far East.
The Oriental people want to defeat the Russian Empire and then step on the head of the Russian Empire and rise to become a great power, which is simply delusional.
Of course, thwarting the ambitions of the Oriental requires more than just improving transportation. More importantly, it is necessary to further enhance military strength.
In addition to transportation, industry was naturally the focus of the Russian Empire.
In the current Russian Empire, industry was not developed. Even the military industry is not so strong. Not only in terms of performance, but also in terms of other powers. In terms of scale, the gap is even greater.
The Russian Empire had a huge territory, rich resources, a large population.
This is undoubtedly very suitable for the development of industry.
In particular, once large-scale infrastructure construction begins, it will further stimulate the development of industry.
In this way, a virtuous circle can undoubtedly be formed.
Mikhail’s plan has been brewing for many years. Now, it’s finally time to start implementing it.
At the end of July 1796, Mikhail summoned Prime Minister Pobedonoschav, Minister of Internal Affairs Stolypin, Minister of Finance Ivan Goremekin, Minister of Agriculture Demirit, and Chief of the General Staff General General Brusilov to officially announce his plan for agricultural reform.
“Gentlemen, I am sure you are all well aware that the vast majority of the population of the empire were serfs. They are not just tied to the land. And, life is terrible.
I decided to distribute all the land owned by the imperial government, the royal family, to the serfs of the empire free of charge, so that they could change from serfs to peasants. In addition, all the landlords’ land was purchased by the imperial government, and then distributed to the serfs, so that they could become landed peasants!
What are your opinions on this?”
Mikhail looked at the ministers.
At this moment, the jaws of the cabinet ministers had dropped in shock.
Although they had long known that the young tsar had great ambitions and ambitions, they did not expect that Mikhail’s first act after becoming tsar was to promote agricultural reforms.
The ills of agriculture were well known to the top echelons of the Russian Empire. Even successive tsars wanted to solve it. But in the end, it still failed.
Now, Mikhail is going to take this question, can this really succeed?
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