The Tsarist Government's decision was undoubtedly like pouring another barrel of oil onto a France already littered with sparks, making the situation increasingly impossible to contain.
Fortunately, after the Anti-French War ended, the Allied forces had confiscated the Frenchmen's weapons. Otherwise, it would not merely have been isolated Russian Army soldiers being attacked now.
Seeing the conflict rapidly escalate across the board, King Carlos, at the heart of the storm, decisively fled the powder keg that was Paris under the pretext of seeking international aid.
Even the king had been driven away to hide from the storm. Naturally, the French Government, which had already gone on strike in protest, followed suit and shut its doors.
A similar scene had occurred in the original timeline after World War I. The only difference was that Germany had possessed a stronger foundation, the war had not been fought on its own soil, and its losses had not been as severe as France's.
At the time, the German Government called on workers to strike so that the French could not seize their coal resources, while also printing money to subsidize unemployed workers and keep them alive.
That world-shaking Mark hyperinflation erupted precisely amid the government's "Print, print, print..." of the money presses to subsidize unemployed workers.
After that seven-wounding-fist combination, the Weimar Republic not only crippled itself, but also dragged the British and French economies into the mire.
The French in particular failed to obtain the resources they wanted and instead got cursed bloody on the international stage.
Stationing troops at a constant loss without seeing any returns placed enormous pressure on France, which had suffered grievous losses in the World War. In the end, with no other choice, it was forced to make concessions.
The French proved with facts that bottom lines existed