I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 230 Incognito

George firmly believed that imperialism was a paper tiger and had nothing to fear.

Despite the current jubilation of the UK, it will not be long before the UK begins to decline. It will prosper and then decline. This is a fate that the UK cannot escape.

Except for the issue of East India, Milyutin was impeccable. Everything in Vladivostok was almost perfect for Milyutin.

"There are still problems. Our population is not large enough, the development of education and medical care is not perfect enough, the output of cement and steel has not made a qualitative leap, our military weaknesses are more obvious, and we seriously lack the ability to protect ourselves."

Everything else is easy to say.

Only in the military aspect, Milyujing did not dare to let go.

There was only one legion in Vladivostok, and George clamored to go south every day. Not only did he secretly hide in Jeju, but he also reached out to East India.

Milyutin knew that George was recruiting Korean soldiers and was also forming an engineering corps. He was also planning to implement compulsory military service in the future.

If George had an army of 100,000 in his hands, even Britain and George would dare to turn against him.

At that time, the Russian Empire will be dragged into the abyss of war by George.

"At least until the Trans-Siberian Railway is opened, Amurdu can only have one legion."

Although Milyutin does not care about military affairs, he has decision-making power.

The power of the governor is greater than that of the military commander.

Anyway, Amur only has one legion. No matter how hard George tries, he can't get anything out of it.

If Amur wants to expand its army, the governor Milyutin must give his approval, otherwise it will not be possible.

"Khabarovka is our transit point. How can it be enough to station only one battalion?"

George counted them one by one on his fingers.

"Yuryev is our industrial center, and one battalion is also not enough."

"Nikolaevsk doesn't even have a garrison. The residents of Sakhalin Island also need protection. One regiment is really not enough."

"This is why His Majesty appointed you as the commander of the Amur Military District."

Milyutin will become governor.

"Don't exaggerate. In East Asia, no country dares to launch an attack on the Amur region. If you don't attack others, others will be thankful."

"Who did I hit?"

George was dissatisfied. I am so peace-loving, so I don’t want to taint someone’s innocence.

"You might as well ask the Dutch."

George decided not to discuss the issue with the old fox.

George stayed in St. Petersburg for more than half a year and had no real understanding of the city of Vladivostok.

Although Milyutin visited all the Amur areas, he only had a superficial view and had no real understanding of Vladivostok.

To understand Vladivostok in depth, you have to take the initiative to step out of Yuriev Palace and blend into the fireworks of this city to savor it.

Milyutin was very interested when he learned about George's plan.

"Let's go, let's go together."

Milyugin urged George to change clothes and travel incognito.

Milyukyin's daily attire is formal wear including a tuxedo.

George's daily attire was the uniform of a Guards officer.

Compared with the status of Milyutin and George, formal suits and officer uniforms are already very low-key, but they are still uncommon in Vladivostok.

The colors and styles of Futuan uniforms and Guards uniforms are different.

Milyutin has all kinds of clothes here, including a leather hat, fur coat and big leather shoes. Milyutin is dressed like an old brown bear, which perfectly fits the image of those old European men who have just arrived in Vladivostok.

George changed into a Puma winter uniform without military rank. A fur hat and fur coat were also essential. This kind of service is still very common in Russia.

The Guards are only found in St. Petersburg and Moscow.

The Husbandry cavalry are found everywhere, and there are more of them.

Since we are traveling incognito, we cannot bring too many guards.

George only chose guard captain Yuri and second cousin Deyan.

Milyutin only brought the old butler Chabarov with him.

Yuri was worried that there were not enough guards and wanted to arrange for more guards to accompany him.

"If something really happens, just don't let me protect you."

George's words made Yuri feel ashamed.

George was not joking. Yuri was inferior to George in both hand-to-hand combat and shooting.

De Yang called his third cousin Danila and took more than a dozen guard members to accompany him from a distance. If an accident happened, they could rush to George as quickly as possible.

The first stop for George and Milyutin was the Siberian Hypermarket.

Today coincides with the weekend, and the Siberian Hypermarket is packed with people. People who have been busy for a week rarely take a break. Schools are also on holiday, so there are especially many people bringing their wives and children to the Siberian Hypermarket to buy things.

George was still very pleased. At least there was no warning sign on the wall of the Siberian hypermarket saying "Do not beat customers without reason."

The attitude of the store staff is not very good. Because there are too many people, one staff member has to serve many customers at the same time, so it is inevitable that they will not take care of them well.

Miliugin was another person who only asked but did not buy. Soon the staff selling leather hats lost their patience.

"Sir, if you don't buy it, please don't affect my ability to serve others."

This store with an area of ​​about 40 square meters has only two customers, George and Milyutin.

Customers are also discerning.

When George and Milyugin entered the store, Yuri and Deyan stood guard at the door. Deyang is wearing a black silk suit with a vest, and the solid gold pocket watch chain on his chest is extremely eye-catching.

Yuri is 1.9 meters tall, with a sinewy face and a thick build. His suit is unbuttoned, and the handle of the gun at his waist is exposed intentionally or unintentionally.

These two people stood at the door, one on the left and one on the right, like two door gods. Other customers did not come in at all.

The staff was very helpless.

There are a total of six staff members in this store, two of whom are at the door to solicit customers, and four of whom are serving in the store.

There were only two people in the store, George and Milyutin, and one staff member was enough to serve them. The other three just stared with nothing to do.

Don't think that the job of store staff is unskilled. In fact, it is very demanding. You can tell who can and cannot be offended at a glance. Let's not talk about whether you sell goods or not. At least you can't cause trouble for your employer.

Although Milyugin and George have tried very hard to disguise, temperament cannot be disguised. Youdao is to cultivate the body and nourish the energy. If you stay in a high position for a long time, your aura will naturally spread out in every move you make.

Of course, momentum depends on who is right.

Siberian Hypermarket is the property of Princess Yurievskaya.

So all the salespeople here are from Ekaterina.

As long as they don't deliberately create trouble, no one would dare to cause trouble in the Siberian hypermarket.

"Buy it, why don't you buy it? The gentleman next to me is the richest man in the empire."

Milyutin is probably going to kill George today.

If George and Milyugin go out together, they can't ask Milyugin to spend money, so George is ready to be slaughtered today.

Milyutin picked out a bunch of hats, both cheap and expensive.

Compared with St. Petersburg, it is generally very cheap. One of the mink warm hats was one that Milyutin was reluctant to buy in St. Petersburg, but now he finally found his victim.

Although Milyutin's annual salary is not as high as George's, he can't even afford a hat.

George didn't care and called Dejan to pay.

It's just a few hats, but George doesn't take it to heart.

"It's good. No matter you are poor or rich, you can buy what you want."

Milyutin is very satisfied with the Siberian hypermarket.

Generally speaking, Siberian hypermarkets serve ordinary people, which is rare in the Russian Empire.

Rich people can enjoy the best services no matter where they are.

Ordinary people have very few choices.

Hats in Siberian hypermarkets range from expensive mink to cheap sheepskin and rabbit.

What Miliugin is most satisfied with about Vladivostok is that Vladivostok does not blindly cater to the preferences of the rich, but truly has the interests of ordinary people at heart.

"The types and styles are still not rich enough——"

George's first thought was of the locomotive.

The locomotive is a special memory belonging to a special period. Later, many children no longer know what a locomotive is.

A locomotive is a cotton hat with ear protection. This kind of hat originally originated from Russia and has very good thermal insulation properties.

Most of the places where rich people live have sufficient heating, and their demand for warmth is not high, and they pay more attention to style and materials.

For ordinary people, thermal insulation performance is more important, so locomotives are the best choice, which has been verified by history.

The saleswoman didn't notice George's words, her attention was attracted by Dejan's wallet.

On Dejan's wallet, there is a metal badge of Yurievsky Super Duke.

Vladivostok was the fiefdom of Super Duke Yurievsky.

Therefore, people in Vladivostok are naturally very familiar with this badge, because almost all institutions in Vladivostok have this badge on their doors.

This badge cannot be used indiscriminately. For non-official organizations, only people close to George or staff of Yuriev Palace are eligible to use it.

The salesperson had never met George or Milyutin and did not know their identities.

However, this does not prevent the salesperson from reporting promptly.

So as soon as George and Milyugin visited the second store, the general manager of Siberia Hypermarket appeared outside the store panting.

This person seemed to be a relative of Ekaterina's side. George was impressed, but not deeply.

This is a store specializing in shoes, ranging from expensive crocodile leather to cheap tung oil straw sandals.

Milyugin couldn't put it down for straw sandals.

The soles of straw sandals are made of wood. The outside of the shoes is brushed with a layer of tung oil for waterproofing. The inside of the shoes is stuffed with urala grass or cotton. They have good thermal insulation performance, are durable, and are cheap.

Such a pair of shoes only costs 10 kopecks.

Milyugin changed out of his leather boots on the spot and put on tung oil straw sandals.

"G——Duke——"

George's relatives, who didn't know what to call them, came into the store every now and then.

"It's okay, I just came to take a look."

George has a pleasant appearance. Even if there is any problem, George will go to Mikhail and will not vent his anger on him.

The general manager obviously recognized Milyugin. He knelt down on one knee to help Milyugin straighten his pants and picked up Milyugin's shoes with both hands.

George was helpless, damn the hierarchy.

(End of this chapter)