I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 175 The sun is just right
  To assassinate the Tsar, most people really can't do it. After all, you don't even know where the Tsar's people are. You can't squat at the gate of Gatchina Palace every day waiting for the Tsar to come out.

After Ya Er was assassinated, Ya San traveled across the country and vowed to find all the members of the Public Opinion Party and their supporters and bring them to justice.

The matter finally went unsolved. The secret police investigated for more than a year and finally found only a few unlucky people to deal with the matter. The real so-called behind-the-scenes supporters were not found.

Can you really not find it?
  The result of the secret police investigation was that even police inspector Su Jaykin was assassinated in the street, which is also not something ordinary people can do.

At this moment, a group of people in St. Petersburg are still interceding for the assassin.

George didn't know that little Nicholas took the wrong medicine and sent a telegram to Korff.

At the end of March, this year's first batch of Cossack veterans arrived in Vladivostok, a total of 900 people.

All of these 900 people are from the Moscow local forces, and Sergey is still very supportive of George's work.

George didn't ask for it in vain. He paid per person, 10 rubles per person, handing over the goods to others and delivering the goods with the other. The cost was much higher than hiring workers from the Qing Empire.

The initial cost of hiring workers from the Qing Empire in Vladivostok was also very high. The average cost of each worker arriving in Vladivostok was as high as about 10 rubles.

However, as time went by, the cost of hiring workers from the Qing Empire dropped rapidly, to an average of about 2 rubles per person. However, the cost of hiring workers from Russia and Europe remained high.

This is also easy to understand.

Nowadays, the main way for Vladivostok to hire workers from the Qing Empire is no longer to deceive people, but to rely on word of mouth from the workers who return to the Qing Empire every winter. These workers are like migratory birds, bringing a lot of fresh food to Vladivostok every spring. Blood, each person can bring an average of 5 new workers to Vladivostok.

Relatively speaking, Mu Linde's work was not progressing smoothly.

People in the inland areas of the Qing Dynasty have a relatively stubborn way of thinking and are not very receptive to working abroad. They would rather starve in their hometowns than go overseas to make a living with big noses.

Big nose is a unified name for foreigners in the inland areas of the Qing Dynasty.

This nickname is considered a neutral term, and there is also the even more unpleasant nickname "foreign devil".

Some tricks commonly used in coastal areas are not easy to use in the inland areas of the Qing Dynasty, because the clan concept in the inland areas of the Qing Dynasty is very serious, and a village is a big family. If outsiders dare to use force, it is tantamount to seeking death.

The current Qing Empire is not yet at the point where everyone can be bullied.

Although people are hard to recruit, shotguns are easy to sell.

Especially in some mountainous areas where bandits are rampant, a double-barreled shotgun with an ex-factory price of 40 rubles in Vladivostok could easily be sold for 100 taels of silver in the Qing Empire, and the bullets had to be calculated separately, so the price was the same.

Mulinder alone sold more than 5000 double-barreled shotguns in the Qing Empire in the past winter.

Now that winter has passed, the time for George to return to St. Petersburg is getting closer.

Kuklev and Karpov made a total of four cars, one for Nikolai, one for the Tsar, and one for the Empress.

Ekaterina took the last one to France to see if it could open up sales in France.

George's requirements are not high, as long as the cost can be recovered.

Of course, if it can make money, George will not refuse.

The journey back to St. Petersburg from Vladivostok was still long, because Ekaterina had to be sent back to Nice. The Dolgorukov entered the port in Nice, and George also disembarked in Nice and took a train to St. Petersburg.

The speed of the train is still faster than that of the boat.

Although George asked Ekaterina not to spend money frivolously, Ekaterina still bought some properties for George in Nice, including four vineyards, a winery, and an ancient building dating from the 13th century. castle.

I heard that this castle is still the property of the French emperor.

George was not interested in the castle and went directly to Catherine's estate.

Now that he had a car, George simply drove home with Ekaterina.

As one of the most famous tourist destinations in Europe, Nice is always lively all year round. Countless top European aristocrats and wealthy people have purchased properties in Nice. The housing prices in Nice are comparable to those in Paris, and every inch of land is precious.

Georgi's illness never recovered and he had to stay in Nice every winter to recuperate.

Tuberculosis is a highly contagious disease that was incurable and terminal at this time. The Tsar searched for famous doctors in Europe to treat Georgi's condition, but Georgi's condition did not improve.

Georgi also lives in a manor on the outskirts of Nice. He never goes out or participates in social activities. He spends most of his time wrapped in a blanket and sitting on a deck chair on the balcony on the second floor, watching the sunrise and sunset.

"Your Highness, Princess Yurievskaya came back from Vladivostok and brought back a very beautiful carriage. This carriage has no horses, but it can move by itself. You didn't see that scene, The pier was crowded with people, and everyone rushed over to watch the fun." Georgi's personal attendant Ilya has a very magical quality and cannot be infected with tuberculosis, so he can appear next to Georgi.

"That's not a carriage, it's a car-" Georgi often corresponded with Nikolai, and Nikolai would introduce Georgi to the new things happening in St. Petersburg in his letters.

The car invented by Kuklev has passed the review of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences, and the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences officially awarded Kuklev the honor of "Father of the Automobile".

This was originally an undisputed matter, but it was opposed by Germany.

Almost at the same time that Kuklev invented the car, Karl Benz installed his engine on a three-wheeled vehicle, so Germany believes that the honor of "Father of the Car" should belong to Karl Benz, not Kuk Lev.

Compared to Kuklev's car, Karl Benz's car was too crude and was not immediately shown to the public. The St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences believes that Karl Benz's invention is not a car at all.

So the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences is in a legal battle with the Germans.

"Super Duke Yurievsky seems to be with Princess Yurievskaya. Do you need me to inform him?" Ilya knew the relationship between Georgi and George, the person Georgi mentioned the most on weekdays. That's Nicholas and George.

Georgi was silent for a while, shaking his head slightly with a lonely expression.

"Forget it, who wants to see me like this?"

Even if George knew that Georgi was in Nice, George could not come to visit Georgi to avoid being infected.

George really didn't know that Georgi was in Nice. He only stayed in Nice for one night and took the train to St. Petersburg the next day.

George had a large entourage, and he also brought three cars and a whole wagonload of Vladivostok local specialties, so George simply chartered a special train. Although the speed was fast, the cost was so high that George almost broke his guard.

Shipping costs in Russia are expensive.

Shipping costs in France are not cheap either. The French are stingier than the Russians when it comes to making money. Grandet is a Frenchman.

George is not stingy. Although the conditions of the special train are not as good as those of the royal train, George has also passed the stage of pursuing personal enjoyment. His requirements for life are not high. He can read books and newspapers on the train, take a sleep, and he will arrive in St. Petersburg.

George immediately went to Gatchina Palace to give gifts to the Tsar and his family.

Nicholas seems to have grown a little taller, but still has not exceeded 1.8 meters. He has begun to grow a beard, and his power is growing day by day.

Fortunately, Nicholas' attitude towards George has not changed. After seeing George, his first sentence was: "Why haven't you sent me a telegram in more than a month?"

My eldest nephew, I have been drifting at sea for more than a month. How can I send you a telegram?

There is no wireless telegraphy yet.

"I saved it all for you, so you can see it all at once." George handed Nicholas a schoolbag.

It’s the kind of schoolbags distributed to primary school students in Vladivostok.

Don't underestimate the schoolbag, it was a completely new thing in the 19th century.

The schoolbag in Vladivostok is not the single-shoulder satchel commonly seen in the army, but a backpack that can be carried on the back.

The straps of the backpack are specially widened and thickened to make it more comfortable to wear on your back.

There is also a handle on the top for easy carrying with one hand.

There are mesh pockets on both sides of the bag, which can hold some small things.

The only drawback is that there is no zipper, so it only has a rope closure.

Speaking of zippers, George has already asked people to start studying this thing.

Although zippers are not worth mentioning compared to George's other businesses, zippers are very important, just like sunglasses.

When Nikolai met George, he wore a pair of sunglasses, and they were classic toad glasses. George recognized them at a glance. They were another product of Yuriev Company.

As mentioned earlier, sunglasses are not only a decoration for Russians, but also can effectively prevent snow blindness, so in Russia, sunglasses are a necessity.

The sunglasses produced by Yuriev Company have been on the market last year. Due to the low production volume, the price is very expensive, like the one worn by Nikola——

What Nicola is wearing are not ordinary sunglasses. The lenses are hand-ground by skilled craftsmen. The material is crystal, which cannot be mass-produced at all.

A pair of ordinary sunglasses currently sells for 10 rubles in St. Petersburg.

The price of 10 rubles is not low, equivalent to a month's income of a skilled worker.

Yuriev's company can only produce 3000 pairs of sunglasses per month, and supply exceeds demand.

"Is this your car?" Nicholas was still a child at heart after all, and his attention was immediately diverted by the car.

Since it is a gift to the Tsar's family, let's not talk about the performance. The decoration must be perfect.

Let's put it this way, the cars that George gave to the Tsar's family only used 3 kilograms of gold for decoration.

In addition to gold, there are also a large number of diamonds, especially the pattern on the front of the car where the logo is located, which is all made of diamonds.

Although it is not a colored diamond, nor is it a giant diamond the size of a pigeon egg, so many diamonds combined together still sparkle under the sunlight, blinding the human eye.

George is also a chicken thief, and he specially chose this sunny moment to come to Gatchina Palace.

(End of this chapter)