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Chapter 206 Warehouse
  There are good things going on in the Russian Empire, and the benefits belong to individuals and the honor belongs to the empire.

If anything bad happened, all the responsibility lies with the Tsar.

After losing the battle, the Tsar committed suicide to apologize.

Reform failed and the Tsar deserved to be bombed.

The derailment of the Tsar's train was retribution for poor railway management.

Co-author: No matter what bad things happen in the Russian Empire, the Tsar must bear the responsibility, and all of you will have no responsibility at all.

If no one exposes these things, they will be ignored and will probably go unsolved.

George had already made it clear that he had evidence proving that Southwestern Railway Company had evaded taxes, but Archduke Paul still tried his best to defend it.

what's going on.

Is that Hebrew man your father?

After the Borki incident, Yasan began to drink heavily and his health was seriously affected.

As soon as Archduke Paul opened his mouth, Ya San felt the blood vessels on his forehead pulsing, his mind was buzzing, and he had double visions of people he looked at.

"If the South Western Railway Company is directly nationalized, it will have an impact on the reputation of the empire. Who will dare to invest in the empire then?"

The reasons for Archduke Paul's objections were exactly the same as those of Vishnegradsky.

"Tax evasion by private railway companies causes losses of up to 4800 million rubles to the empire's finances every year. The empire's income from the railway is less than million rubles every year. It's okay not to want such an investor."

George ignored Archduke Paul and turned against Vishnegradsky.

As the Imperial Finance Minister, was it possible that Vishnegradsky was not aware of this situation at all?

Knowing the situation but not dealing with it would be a dereliction of duty on the part of the chancellor.

The problem of not knowing is more serious, what do you, the finance minister, do for a living?
  "Is that right?"

Ya San really didn't know, otherwise he would have gone on a killing spree.

It is understandable that young people make mistakes. They are immature and can be given a chance to correct their mistakes.

The imperial ministers are already several dozen years old. If their corpses are uncovered, it is better to retire and return to their hometowns as soon as possible.

"The imperial railway system has been established for a long time and involves too many people and interests. If it is handled rashly, the consequences will be unpredictable."

What Vishnegradsky meant in his words was that this was all the responsibility of the previous dynasty and had nothing to do with this dynasty.

"I know you have no power to deal with it, but why haven't I seen any reports on this?"

Ya San inquired deeply.

As finance minister, Vishnevgradsky does not have the power to turn the table.

But why don’t you even have the courage to lift the lid?
  Vishnegradsky blushed, and it took him a long time to say: "This is indeed my mistake."

Great, just admit it was your mistake.

As the Minister of Finance, since a major mistake has been made at work, let's go home and reflect on it first.

After reflecting on it, come back and serve the empire.

As for Archduke Paul.

Since you are so enthusiastic about public service, then go to Central Asia as a governor and guard the frontiers for the empire.

The problem of the Southwestern Railway Company was indeed serious. The Tsar asked George to hand over the information in his hand to the secret police for further in-depth investigation.

George should be rewarded for finding so many problems in such a short period of time.

So you can keep the stolen goods related to this case for yourself.

Just swag.

The stolen money still has to be turned over to the state treasury.

Booty or not, George really doesn't care.

George was concerned about the aftermath of this incident.

The South Western Railway Company case resulted in the dismissal of the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the deportation of an Archduke. The intensity of this incident should serve as a sufficient deterrent to some people.

The Tsar's attitude was very clear: let bygones be bygones.

But if you persist in persisting, you will be solely to blame.

Nicholas was very happy and took the initiative to find George at Camp Oak and tell George the latest progress on the matter.

"The old diehards were finally frightened and no longer opposed the nationalization of the railways. Several railway companies accepted the empire's conditions and sold their railways to the empire. Everything is developing in a good direction."

Nicholas only saw the good side, but seemed to have no idea what to do if the railways were nationalized.

George knew it wasn't that simple.

Private control of railway companies certainly has its drawbacks.

However, nationalizing the railways also has advantages and disadvantages.

The three major arsenals are the best examples.

Nationalizing the railways is not a one-time solution. Although the railways under the jurisdiction of private railway companies have many disadvantages, the owners of the private railway companies are for profit, and the operation of the entire railway system is basically smooth.

It is hard to say whether the railway system under imperial management can operate stably.

"Paul Kerr has sent someone to take over the railways of the South Western Railway Company. I wish him all the best and make a good start for taking over the railway system of the entire empire."

Paulker is the current Secretary of Transportation. George is not familiar with him and does not know whether he can take on this important task.

However, George had no better candidate. Although Werther was capable, he had just joined the imperial official system and it would take time to gain the Tsar's trust.

After Witte returned to St. Petersburg, he joined the Preparatory Committee for the Trans-Siberian Railway. Although his status was further improved, he was still far from the Minister of Transport.

"I heard you got a lot of good things back from France——"

Nicholas came to see George for a fight.

The jewelry that Yankov brought back from France can be used to open a jewelry store.

These jewels were awarded to George by the Tsar and are currently temporarily stored in the warehouse of Camp Oak before George has time to deal with them.

George was always generous to Nicholas, so he opened the warehouse with Nicholas and let Nicholas take whatever he wanted. “I need some gifts for Martha.”

Nicholas was not embarrassed and directly stated his purpose.

Martha was Maria's nickname, the girl whom Nicholas hid in Oak Park. I heard she was an actress from the St. Petersburg Ballet, but George had never seen her.

"Then you really have to choose carefully."

Nicholas chose a gold necklace set with a huge emerald, which looked sparkling and valuable.

George also thoughtfully found a beautiful box for Nicholas to put the necklace in.

George thought that the matter was over just like that, just a necklace, which was nothing compared to the relationship between George and Nicola.

As a result, just two days after arriving, Nicholas came to see George again.

"What is the necklace you gave me? The gems on it are fake!"

Nicholas was angry that the fake gem had made him lose face.

"You chose the necklace yourself, and I didn't know it was fake—"

George shouted that he was wronged. Like Nicholas, he had no ability to identify jewelry.

While the studies for royals are complex, they definitely do not include jewelry appraisal.

As you say, whoever dares to deceive the royal family with fake jewelry will risk his life?

"I want to see how many fakes you have in your warehouse."

Nicholas brought a jewelry appraiser with him this time.

"Stop looking, just go back and take a look."

George doesn't need jewelry to please women, and he has no interest in those jewelry.

George wants to please all the women in the world.

That's why George studied cosmetics, purchased high-end fabrics from the Qing Empire, and hired skilled craftsmen, all to serve women.

"Do you think I'm interested in your jewelry? I'm responsible for your future duchess."

The jewelry appraiser brought by Nicholas is quite good.

The appraisal results disappointed Nicholas. Only a small part of the jewelry was real, and most of them were fake.

“The Hebrews are so cunning, they even deceive their own women!”

Nicholas knew where the jewels came from.

"The most selfish people in the world are the Hebrews. They can't be trusted at all."

George took every opportunity to impress Nicholas.

There are too many Hebrews in Russia.

Werther's wife is Hebrew.

Alexander Ulyanov, who was hanged for assassinating the Tsar, was also a Hebrew.

Kerensky, who led the February Revolution, and later Vladimir, were also Hebrews.

George is counting the Tsar's assassins to see how many were Russians and how many were Hebrews.

Just based on the situation that has been found out so far, it has shocked George.

After Asan ascended the throne, the Russian Empire strengthened its management of the Hebrews, because the assassins and masterminds behind Asan's assassination were all Hebrews.

Think of the identities of Kerensky and Vladimir.

George had reason to believe that the collapse of the Russian Empire during World War I had a lot to do with the Hebrews.

Let’s think about some things that happened in Germany during World War II——

Well, well, well, there are many things that I can’t say or even think about.

"Many of them are still very smart, and their management should be strengthened to allow them to serve the empire."

Nicholas' understanding of the Hebrews was obviously not deep enough.

"What you call smart, do you mean they are good at taking advantage of others?"

George knew how good this group was at pretending.

"Stop talking about those damn guys, what should I give Martha?"

Nikolay was so overwhelmed by love that all he could think about now was Masha.

"Martha likes money?"

George has the obligation to let Nicholas establish a correct view of love.

"It's not too much, who wouldn't like it?"

It’s not that Nicholas has no money, the key is that his heart is rare.

"If that's the case, then I really have some good stuff."

George opens another warehouse.

Stored in this warehouse are high-end fabrics purchased from the Qing Dynasty and some daily necessities suitable for women.

You don’t have to give jewelry to girls. Isn’t it okay to give more practical daily necessities?

George believed that with Nicholas's financial resources, Martha would definitely have no shortage of jewelry.

Then give him something that is not available in Europe, which will make Martha serve Nikolai more attentively.

Nicholas's mind was not on these Shu brocade embroideries.

George only opened two warehouses and there were so many good things.

There is a whole row of such warehouses, and there are many that are not open.

How many good things does this guy have hidden away?
  (End of this chapter)