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Chapter 105 Bismarck of the Empire
  The reason why the First Lady chose Felix was not just because of his good marksmanship, but also because he was honest and knew how to advance and retreat.

George did not hang the rope on the crooked tree of the Duchess. There are so many potential opportunities for so many great dukes in St. Petersburg.

Grand Dukes are also divided into far and near, and there are some branch royal families that George is not familiar with, so he will definitely not take the initiative to find them.

George focused on his brothers.

George's three uncles, the first Constantine stayed away from the court and lived in Crimea with a ballet dancer; the second was Nikolai, the father of the commander of the regiment of Nicholas Jr., who is now the director of the imperial cavalry; and the last uncle was Konstantin. Mikhail was transferred back to St. Petersburg from the Caucasus.

In addition to the Tsar, George's four brothers, the eldest brother Vladimir loves art, is a frequent visitor to ballets, holds luxurious banquets in St. Petersburg all year round, and spends a lot of money.

The second brother Alexei is a recognized gourmet who only knows how to eat, drink and have fun. He has VIP boxes in all luxury hotels in St. Petersburg.

The third brother, Sergey, was previously the commander of the Xie Regiment. After the Rovno exercise, he was promoted to cavalry lieutenant general and served as the commander of the Moscow Military District.

The fourth brother, Pavel, is a general of the Guards and commands the Royal Horse Guards. He is just 22 years old this year.

George went to Alexei first, thinking that he should have the same common language as George in this regard.

Alexei was not in St. Petersburg, but in Helsinki in search of a strange delicacy that was said to strengthen the body.

So George went to Sergey, because he was not familiar with Vladimir and Pavel.

"The institutionalization of logistics sounds very interesting, but what does this have to do with us?" Sergey did not go to Moscow to take office and remained in St. Petersburg.

This is normal. Russian grand dukes usually hold many posts, but rarely go to their posts. There are railways and telegraphs between Moscow and St. Petersburg, so communication is very convenient.

"It's so relevant. If we can standardize logistics, we can make the army more powerful, improve the army's logistics at less cost, and reduce the possibility of accidents." George is patient and cannot say that the Grand Dukes Insensitive, they just stayed in their comfort zone for too long and lost their sense of crisis.

"George, this is the responsibility of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. We should not interfere." Sergey looked impatient. He did have a lot of work during this time.

The Rivne exercise exposed many problems. After the exercise, Yasan required all military regions to strictly train and strengthen management, so that similar incidents cannot be allowed to happen again.

The Moscow Military District's status in the empire was second only to the St. Petersburg Military District. Sergei was busy with military affairs, so it was a great honor to take time out of his busy schedule to meet with George.

"But the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Internal Affairs have not completed their tasks. My idea is that you, brother Nikolay, Nikki and I, the four of us, will jointly establish a company to compete for logistics supplies. This is a When it comes to business worth hundreds of millions of rubles, no one can swallow it all in one go." George knew how to share the benefits. After the exercise in Rivno, little Nikolai served as the principal of the Nikolai Cavalry School with the rank of cavalry major general.

George's weight alone was not enough to convince Sergey.

Add in little Nicola and Nikki and it's completely different.

"Hundreds of millions of rubles, you're kidding me -" Sergey had not yet realized how big this business was.

"The empire has 70 standing army, 20 navy, and nearly one million local troops and auxiliary troops. Is million rubles a lot per year?" George was really not joking.

In 1882, the standing armies of Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Austria, the United States and other countries all ranged from 25 to more than 40. The Russian standing army exceeded the total armies of any other two countries combined.

All the armies add up to 200 million people, and each person's annual logistics cost alone reaches 50 rubles. This standard is neither low nor high.

"Are there so many?" Sergey really didn't know how much Russia spent on logistics every year. “Yes.” George is serious. It’s less than 100 million rubles a year, and it’s not worth George’s money.

"What did Nikki say?" Sergey asked to confirm whether Nikki would be involved.

"Nicky gave me all his money. I declared in advance that no matter how much Nicky paid, he must own at least 25% of the share." George actively fought for Nicky's rights.

"That's no problem. Even if Nicky doesn't score a point, he will still have 25% -" Sergey laughed so hard that he couldn't even see his eyes.

Nicholas is the crown prince, and this status is worth 20%——

After taking care of Sergey, there will be no problems with little Nikolay.

Before George had time to tell Nikki the good news, he received an order to accompany Milyutin on a trip to the four Balkan countries.

"I have to be responsible for the training of the rubber regiment and the standardization of logistics. I am still studying heavy machine guns. How can I have time to go to Romania?" George couldn't wait to break the eight pieces by himself. Romania is the first stop of the four Balkan countries.

"It was your suggestion to win over the Balkan countries." Milyutin looked at George with more and more enthusiasm. He was the envoy of this trip to the Balkans.

George suggested to Ya San in Rivno to win over the Balkan countries. It has been so long and there has been no movement at all. George thought Ya San had forgotten about it.

But this is normal. Restarting the Balkan strategy is a major event for Russia and requires a long period of demonstration and investigation.

Being able to make this decision in just a few months, given George's understanding of Russia, is already very efficient.

"Yes, but-" George just suggested, not really wanting to dig a hole for himself.

It's outrageous enough to serve as the deputy commander of a lieutenant colonel in his teens, but now he actually has to accompany Milyutin on a trip to Romania. Are all adult Russian men dead?

"This is what I proposed." Milyutin's expectations for George were more than just an outstanding general.

What the empire needs now is not a general, but a strongman like Bismarck.

From the suggestion of wooing the Balkan countries, Milyutin was pleasantly surprised to find that George had an excellent political vision, which was too important for Russia. It would be a serious waste to limit George to the Guards.

Milyutin hopes that George can become Russia's "Bismarck" in the future, so that Milyutin can retire with peace of mind and enjoy his old age.

"Okay, when will we set off -" George needs time to prepare. At least he must increase his understanding of the four Balkan countries. He cannot be ignorant by then.

"A week later." Milyutin didn't leave much time for George. The Russian Empire didn't have much time.

George knows the priorities. Ye Luoxin is in the training of the Oak Group, so George doesn't need to worry too much.

The logistics system includes Nikolay Jr. and Sergey Garnicki. George does not think anyone in Russia can compete with this combination.

Before George had time to learn more about Romania, he was pulled onto the train by Milyutin.

(End of this chapter)