I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 153 I have a friend

The young man doesn’t know——

Young people don’t know what it’s like to be sad. When a man gets older, there will always be times when he becomes unable to do what he wants.

There is an ancient tradition in the East for brewing wine with medicine, and Russia actually has a similar secret recipe.

Russia’s secret recipe is simple, baked potatoes—

This thing may sound a bit ridiculous, but later scientific research proved that there is a chemical substance in the skin of baked potatoes that can reduce skin sensitivity, so it cannot be said that baked potatoes are useless at all.

The effect is definitely not as good as wine.

George actually didn't know how effective it would be.

But since this thing has been popular for thousands of years, there must be a reason.

In Siberia in 1885, there were almost more people with this stuff than there were people.

George asked Mikhail to pay attention and collect them, especially the key parts.

As a result, within a few days, Mikhail had someone deliver a box to George.

A one cubic meter box, this thing is called a crate. George had seen it in his hometown when he was a child in his previous life.

The box is full of medicinal materials that can be used to make wine.

When Ekaterina saw it, she blushed, spat and left.

George still had someone deal with it and save it first. The more it was kept, the more valuable it became. Maybe George would be able to use it when he gets old.

This time George came earlier, and the snow had not yet fallen in Vladivostok.

George kept the mission assigned by the Tsar in mind, and the Talisman Group was established the day after arriving in Vladivostok.

According to Russian standards, the Fu Tuan is a local force and its pay is much lower than that of the Guards.

George was not short of money, and the treatment given to the officers and soldiers of Fu Tuan was equal to that of the Guards.

The eldest cousin Mario's position was promoted again and became the logistics director of the Amur Military Region.

That's right, George has also been promoted to commander-in-chief of the Amur Military Region. This military region has just been established.

Previously, Amur only had a governor and no military districts.

This is normal. Amur does not even have an army. The Siberian Fleet is under the jurisdiction of the Russian Navy and has nothing to do with the Amur Governor-General. Naturally, there will be no Amur Military District.

Now that Amur finally has an army, it was organized by George himself. Naturally, George can only be the commander of this military region.

13-year-old military region commander——

That's okay, Gan Luo became a minister at the age of 12.

However, George, the commander of the military region, was a bit miserable. He only had one legion, the only one in the Russian Empire.

Fu Tuan has a heavy responsibility. He is not only responsible for protecting the security of Vladivostok, but also responsible for deterring the British Empire and the Qing Empire——

It’s okay to protect Vladivostok.

The British Empire and the Qing Empire have the most powerful navy in the world, and the other has an army as large as the Russian Empire. Let a mere regiment deter...

Tsar, are you serious?

This group is not full yet!

"Recruit troops from newly naturalized people in Vladivostok." George filled up the soldiers first and then said.

"Almost all of the newly naturalized people are Chinese." Ye Luoxin hesitated. Chinese are the best workers, but not necessarily the best soldiers.

Let’s not talk about it for a moment. Recruiting a large number of Chinese soldiers will first cause problems with language communication.

George only transferred one battalion from the Oak Regiment, and the number of officers was seriously insufficient. Ye Luoxin imitated the establishment of the Oak Regiment and expanded three companies into three battalions. The company commander directly promoted the battalion commander, the platoon commander directly promoted the company commander, and the junior officers Drawing from George's personal guard, the problem was successfully solved.

None of these officers knew Chinese.

The Chinese who had just naturalized in Vladivostok did not know Russian, so when recruiting Chinese soldiers, the language problem must first be solved.

"Study. If you want to become an officer in Vladivostok, you must first learn Chinese - Chinese people who want to become officers must first learn Russian." George was actually not too worried about this issue.

Life in the military camp is very boring. There is no spare moment except training, and the only purpose of the officers is to train the soldiers to become war machines without any emotions.

George's solution to his language problem was night classes.

After a day of training, officers and soldiers can spare an hour or two in the evening to learn cultural knowledge.

There is no TV to watch at this time, so it is still possible to read and write.

This word is not in vain. If you learn to be bilingual, you will have the qualifications to become an officer.

It doesn't matter if you can't learn it. I will be your head soldier and get paid at the right time every month, not even a kopeck less.

Of course, the salary of soldiers is much less than that of officers.

George wouldn't force anything.

It will only make the officers and soldiers take the initiative to get involved.

You don’t learn, do you?

It doesn't matter, there are many people who are willing to learn.

"We can send a telegram to Ivan and ask him to send people over." Ye Luoxin still trusted the Cossacks.

There are more and more Cossacks in Rivne. George sends a telegram to tell them as many as they want. Ivan will find a way to solve the shortage of manpower. There are millions of Cossacks in Russia, and everyone is a reserve. “That’s okay, but the language must be learned.” George knew the importance of cultural integration.

The population structure in Russia is actually very complex, with many ethnic groups, sharp conflicts, and huge hidden dangers.

Russians and Chinese are not the same. The Chinese had a unified language thousands of years ago, but the Russian language was standardized through Pushkin’s poetry. Pushkin died less than 50 years ago, so the Russian language is not even available in Russia. It's time to spread.

George has nothing to do with matters in Europe.

Vladivostok will have only two official languages ​​in the future, one Russian and one Chinese.

George hoped that the newly naturalized Chinese could integrate into Vladivostok as soon as possible.

However, this cannot be accomplished overnight. Cultural integration is a long process. Without the efforts of one or two generations, no results will be seen.

Ye Luoxin's suggestion is very timely. George's most important task now is to let the first batch of newly naturalized Chinese settle down in Vladivostok. It is not a good idea to recruit soldiers from the beginning. Maybe these people will be shocked when they hear the news. Ran.

Cossacks were born warriors.

Chinese tradition is that a good man should not be a soldier, but a good man should not be a soldier.

Then let those who want to farm farm, and those who want to serve as soldiers, let them serve as soldiers.

Vladivostok is so icy and snowy in winter that it’s impossible to plant any crops.

As a result, many Chinese came to work in factories, which provided them with more or less income.

“They are all very smart and learn things very quickly. They can do some simple tasks with just one or two demonstrations. Some of the more talented people are as proficient as some of our veteran workers. "Igor expressed surprise at the learning ability of Chinese workers. It has never been so easy to train workers in Tula.

Tuladu has been established for more than 200 years, and many things have formed fixed thinking patterns that are not easy to change.

There are no mature rules in Vladivostok, and the employment system is far more flexible than in Tula. If workers want to learn skills, there are not as many requirements as in Tula. As long as they are willing to learn, the masters are willing to teach.

After all, there are bonuses for teaching skilled workers.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t want to teach because you find it troublesome, or if you are too precious about your skills and don’t want to teach.

Again, if you don’t want to teach, there are people who are willing to teach.

There are more than a dozen master craftsmen specially hired from St. Petersburg in the George Factory. They are not involved in production and their only task is to teach students.

If you don’t participate in production, you won’t get a salary.

The only source of income for these masters is taking care of their students.

George is also generous. If he brings out a student who can pass the examination, the master will receive a bonus of 50 rubles.

This standard is very high. This year’s highest-paid master chef received 500 rubles in bonus alone.

Igor's salary is only 500 rubles.

"We now have more than 100 skilled workers, and Karl is studying the steelmaking equipment produced by the Ural Machinery Plant. It won't take long before we can design and produce our own steelmaking equipment -" Kanunnikov also has good products here. information.

George has a misunderstanding in his thinking. He has always believed that professional equipment can only be customized and there is no other way to obtain it.

This is so wrong.

Industrial production during this period had not yet been refined to the level of professional equipment.

The machines that George brought to Vladivostok this time were no different from the machines that Thierry purchased from the United States. They were mainly lathes, milling machines, and grinders. The so-called industrial mother machine is composed of these machines and equipment.

Many of the machines Thierry purchased from the United States had been eliminated by American factories. They were severely worn and could not be used for processing at all.

In order to repair these machines, Kanunnikov and Igor spent a lot of thought. They spent a lot of money to buy parts and repair the machines.

In the process, Kanunnikov and Igor discovered that Vladivostok could actually produce the parts they purchased by itself after it owned a steelmaking plant.

After the steelmaking plant was established, many problems suddenly became clear.

The Ural Machinery Plant has limited production capacity and cannot meet George's demand for steelmaking equipment.

Nikolai sent a telegram to the Ural Machinery Factory and asked the Ural Machinery Factory to send a copy of the design drawings of the steelmaking equipment. If there is no machine, there must be drawings.

Having drawings is not enough.

Steelmaking technology is updated in real time. The steelmaking equipment produced by the Ural Machinery Plant does not apply all new technologies, so the efficiency is not high enough.

Kanunnikov and his students spent the entire year studying how to improve the steelmaking equipment at the Ural Machinery Plant.

Therefore, if the steelmaking equipment in Vladivostok is put into operation, it will be the most advanced steelmaking equipment in the world.

What is there to hesitate about?

George, the lord, was nothing but rich and generous.

Steelmaking equipment has always been George's biggest worry. Kanunnikov was able to solve this problem. George gave him a bonus of 10,000 rubles with a stroke of his pen.

Kanunnikov is dreamlike.

Kanunnikov's students died and ran away, and only four were left.

In other words, Kanunnikov and his students can each receive 2000 rubles.

At the end of the 19th century, a wife cost only 100 rubles.

"I still have some friends and students in St. Petersburg who also want to come to Vladivostok -" Kanunnikov hopes to strengthen Vladivostok's scientific research capabilities.

Only with scientific research can we achieve results and have strength. Only with this income can we achieve long-term results.

(End of this chapter)