I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 214 People are different and things are different

The biggest surprise for Milyutin in Vladivostok was not the cars.

It’s Vladivostok’s technology research and development team.

Russia is not without foundation, but its technological research and development capabilities are really hard to describe.

Changing from three to four edges may seem like a joke, but it is actually normal practice in Russia.

It was actually only a year or two before Vladivostok really started to engage in industry.

Don't talk about anything else, let's just talk about the machine factory.

The repair shop of the Siberian Fleet has existed for many years, and this department now exists, and it costs a lot of military expenditures to maintain it every year. Milyutin was the Minister of War, and he knew very well how the military expenditures of the Russian Empire were spent.

The Vladivostok Machinery Factory started from a handicraft workshop in Oak Park. From the beginning, there were two masters and apprentices, Igor, and now it has grown to more than 200 technicians alone.

Only technical staff are mentioned here, not managers.

The achievements of the Vladivostok Machinery Factory are indeed worthy of George's investment.

From the initial double-barreled shotgun to the current automobile production line, Vladivostok's development speed in machinery manufacturing is beyond Milyutin's comprehension.

It took a full ten years to prepare the Periodic Table of Elements to build the Imperial University. It had only been a few years since the Tsar granted Amur to George. Even Milyukyo could not imagine what Vladivostok would be like in ten years.

Milyutin hopes he can live to see it with his own eyes ten years from now.

"I dare not say anything else. In terms of medical care and education, I can guarantee that Vladivostok is the most advanced and complete in the entire empire."

Mikhail was proud that the main means Vladivostok used to attract European immigrants were education and health care.

The Chinese don’t need to, as long as they have enough to eat——

There is no need to eat enough, as long as you don't starve to death, even if you don't have enough to eat, for many Chinese, it is already paradise.

Vladivostok imports mainly technical personnel from Europe, and their requirements for living standards are relatively high.

This is Vladivostok’s advantage.

We don’t say that medical care and education in Europe are unavailable, but they are only for the rich and powerful, and it is difficult for ordinary people to enjoy them.

There are hospitals, but their quality varies greatly. Hospitals that serve the rich and powerful are inaccessible and unaffordable to ordinary people.

The situation in schools is the same. Children from poor families are working in sweatshops. Do they want to receive an education?

Pray for a good pregnancy in your next life.

The status of technicians in Europe is actually not much better than that of workers. Those technicians who really earn high salaries, hold high positions, and become famous do not come to Vladivostok.

Vladivostok attracts people who are capable but frustrated.

There are physical problems everywhere. Maxim was targeted by an inventor in the United States and had to run away from the United States to the United Kingdom. So many people from Europe immigrate to the United States every year. Why do you think it is?

Without the talent input from Europe, the United States would be nothing.

Vladivostok creates a new possibility for those who are unwilling to give up.

What kind of place is the United States? It is a place of exile for criminals and descendants of slave traders. If you look at the discrimination faced by Americans in Europe, you will know what kind of reputation Americans have in Europe at this time.

Although Vladivostok is also the place of exile in Russia, he can travel to Vladivostok for free. Food and accommodation are not included in the entire trip, and he also gives away souvenirs when he leaves.

Do you think Vladivostok’s specialty is sea cucumbers?

Sea cucumber is just one of the local specialties of Vladivostok.

There are many souvenirs in Vladivostok, such as the exquisitely made round fans that can be hung on the wall as decorations.

For example, in Europe, the price is so expensive that ordinary people dare not look at it, but in Vladivostok, all kinds of furs are sold on the streets.

Another example is the various drugs and health care products produced by Vladivostok Medical Group.

The most important thing for rich people is not making money, but health.

You are already rich. If you are still struggling to make money, it means you are still short of money.

You can’t take medicines randomly, but health supplements are still okay.

Health supplements don’t require advanced skills, just soak ginseng in wine.

I can’t afford ginseng. Do you want to know more about wolfberry?

In an era when a single influenza can kill hundreds of thousands of people, Isatis root should be always available at home.

Isatis root is a traditional Chinese herbal medicine and is not an invention of the Vladivostok Medical Group. However, this does not affect the Vladivostok Medical Group's promotion of isatis root to the world.

Of course there are better medicines, but because the materials are scarce and difficult to prepare, they are not sold to the public.

Traditional Chinese medicine was suppressed in the Qing Empire because of the interests of some people.

Nowadays, Western medicine is not very popular yet, and there is not even the concept of Western medicine, so the rise of traditional Chinese medicine is natural.

Oh, Isatis root is not called traditional Chinese medicine in Vladivostok, it is called Isatis root.

Traditional Chinese medicine is not called Chinese medicine in Vladivostok, it is called doctor.

Chinese is not called Chinese in Vladivostok. Like Russian, it is one of the official languages ​​in Vladivostok.

The only official languages ​​spoken in Vladivostok are Chinese and Russian. Those who don’t know Chinese or Russian can learn it slowly.

If you don't even want to learn, then I'm sorry, just go back to where you came from.

Of course, there are already English and French communities in Vladivostok.

If you never leave an English-speaking community or a French-speaking community, that's fine.

But if you want to read the newspaper, you need someone else to translate it.

There is only one newspaper in Vladivostok, "Siberian Weekly", which may develop into "Siberian Daily" and "Siberian Evening News" in the future.

But whether it is a daily newspaper or an evening newspaper, only Vladivostok officials can start it. If others want to start a newspaper or magazine in Vladivostok, you are welcome to the Siberian Mine.

Let’s not talk about Vladivostok like this.    For Milyutin, Vladivostok was simply the perfect city.

It would be even better if the construction level could be better.

In fact, it’s pretty good now.

In front of the Vladivostok City Government Office Building is Imperial Square.

We already have the Empire State Plaza, so how can we miss out on the Empire State Building?

The Empire State Building was not built by George, but by the Empire State Bank.

Under construction.

Next to the Imperial Bank is the Amur Building built by the Siberian Bank.

The Amur Building is also under construction.

Next to the Amur Building is the Siberian Hypermarket built by the Vladivostok Municipal Government.

The Siberian Hypermarket has opened. Although the building is not very tall and grand, and the decoration is not magnificent enough, it is the most lively place in Vladivostok.

As the industrial production capacity of Vladivostok became stronger and stronger, shopping malls came into being. The Siberian Hypermarket mainly provides services to the citizens.

If you want to enjoy a higher level of service, such as customized clothing, you can go to a store that specializes in private services.

The prices in such a store are definitely higher than those in hypermarkets.

But the exquisite fabrics and exquisite workmanship guarantee good value for money.

Although most of the buildings around Imperial Square are still under construction, its area of ​​100 million square meters is enough to prove the ambition of the Vladivostok Municipal Government.

One million square meters is actually not that big, just one square kilometer.

The Imperial Plaza is also currently under construction. Part of the ground will be hardened, and part of it will be green space and gardens. Many statues have been reserved in and around the center of the square, which will continue to be filled in the future.

Korff's Governor's Palace was originally located next to the Imperial Square.

The Governor's Palace was half-finished when Korff ran away.

Milyutin didn't like places that were too busy, so he moved the Governor's Palace to the foot of Yuriev Mountain.

It doesn't matter if it can't be moved, just build a new one.

Anyway, the Vladivostok city government paid for it, and it didn’t cost Milyutin a kopeck.

Mikhail paid this money willingly. After all, it is the property of the Vladivostok Municipal Government. Even if the Governor is transferred, the Governor's Palace cannot be moved.

Don't talk about moving the Governor's Mansion.

The decorative paintings in the Governor's Mansion are all valuable. If they are lost or damaged, the Governor has to pay compensation.

The governor was sent by the Tsar, not by Vladivostok.

That’s why Vladivostok won’t offer it, at best it will coax it.

Miliugin did not need support. His life was actually quite simple. He only brought two old male servants, an old housekeeper, and a secretary to Vladivostok.

Secretary Alexander was Milyutin's grandnephew and Demet's cousin.

Milyutin currently lives in the Guest House between London and Paris.

The London and Paris districts are the names of the English-speaking and French-speaking communities respectively.

Mikhail was too lazy to think of names and just used these two. This mode of thinking is very Russian.

The guest house not only accepts customers to stay, but also accepts group activities.

When Mikhail and Milyugin returned to the Guest House, there happened to be an officer of Futuan holding a wedding in the Guest House.

The Fu Tuan officer is Russian.

His wife was the daughter of a French engineer.

Milyujing was very happy and readily accepted Ye Luoxin's invitation to congratulate the newlyweds.

Vladivostok is an immigrant city. How to help new immigrants integrate into the city is a big problem for city managers.

Marriage is a good way to effectively promote national integration in Vladivostok.

"Is there still only one talisman group?"

Milyutin had no control over the Siberian Fleet, and in fact he had no control over the Fu Tuan. The Fu Tuan was under the jurisdiction of George, the commander of the Amur Military District.

As the governor, he still has the power to understand.

"Yes, but Amur has established a complete reserve system. We will also implement a universal compulsory military service system next year. After reaching the age of 16, young people of school age must enter the army and serve for two years. Most of them will join the engineering corps. Only Only the best can join the Talisman Group.”

Like George, Yeluoxin has been promoted to major general and serves as deputy commander of the Amur Military District.

When George was in Europe, Yelokhin was handling all military-related affairs in the Amur region.

When Yaer was alive, Milyugin was the Minister of War, and Ye Luoxin was Yaer's general attendant. He often met Milyugin, and the two were very familiar with each other.

After Yaer was assassinated, Milyutin retired and Ye Luoxin left the Guards, and the two rarely met.

Even Milyugin did not expect that the two would meet again in Vladivostok in this way.

(End of this chapter)