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Chapter 247 Sikuquanshu

The Hohenzollern family still attaches great importance to the marriage with the Russian royal family. Wilhelm II, the head of the Hohenzollern family who had just become the German emperor, personally received George and his party.

Germany has been in trouble this year. German Emperor Wilhelm I died at the beginning of the year, and William II's father, Friedrich, succeeded him as Friedrich III.

Frederick III died of throat cancer after only 99 days in power, and 29-year-old Wilhelm II became Emperor of Germany.

William II was born in a breech position, suffered from Erb's palsy and atrophy of his left arm. He was ambitious and reckless. When he met George, he expressed this in no secret.

"Your behavior in East Asia is too reckless. It will seriously affect the security of East Asia. I am not sure what the Russian Empire hopes to gain from Asia, but if German interests are harmed, I will act quickly."

George's first reaction was: This guy is crazy!

George's behavior in East Asia has no direct conflict of interest with Germany.

Britain has the largest sphere of influence in East Asia. Shouldn't Germany and Russia join forces to restrict Britain?

"When did Germany become a pacifist?"

George is not a character who only responds when scolded.

William II's character was a bit arrogant. When his father and grandfather were both alive, William II was quite restrained.

Both of them died, William II completely let himself go, and there was a world war.

Oh, the Yellow Peril theory also comes from this person.

His most famous deed was that when the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded China, he encouraged the German army to fight like the Huns, so he was nicknamed "Emperor of the Huns."

In 1896, Transvaal President Kruger successfully suppressed the Johnson Expedition. Wilhelm II actually sent a telegram to congratulate Kruger, which caused tension between Germany and Britain for a time.

Therefore, common sense cannot be used to explain this person’s behavior.

"Always!"

Wilhelm II was arrogant.

George can only say that you are happy.

Later, William II held a welcome dinner for George and his party.

George finally met Bismarck at a dinner party.

After the death of William I, the power of the iron-blooded prime minister was greatly reduced. He and William II had huge differences on many issues, and a generation of powerful prime ministers was about to come to an end.

It can be seen that the death of William I had a huge impact on Bismarck.

During the Rivne exercise a few years ago, Bismarck was still energetic and quick-thinking, and did not appear to be senile.

Now that Bismarck was finally old, he became taciturn and preoccupied. He only stayed at the banquet for a short time and then left, without even congratulating George.

George was pleased that Bismarck was a greater threat to the Russian Empire than Wilhelm II.

When he was in St. Petersburg, George only felt that there were many grand dukes in St. Petersburg.

When he arrived in Berlin, George realized what it meant to be surrounded by princes and princes as numerous as dogs.

No wonder small European countries, if they need a king, go to Germany to find a suitable candidate.

There were so many princes and grand dukes in Germany that George met no less than a hundred princes and grand dukes in one night. Even with George's extensive knowledge and memory, he felt overwhelmed.

Most of the princes were friendly to George.

There were also unfriendly ones, such as Archduke Otto Franz from Austria.

George first met Otto Franz in Bucharest, the capital of the Kingdom of Romania.

To be honest, Otto Franz did not leave a good impression on George.

Otto Franz probably didn't like George either. He and George disliked each other.

George also didn’t know why Otto Franz appeared in Berlin. Several years later, Otto Franz seemed to have not matured and was still so annoying.

"Hello George, I heard that you were assassinated last year. I'm glad to see you are safe."

Since Otto Franz didn't like to pick up any of the pots, George was not polite.

"Ferdinand, I heard that when this guy left Bucharest, he broke the mirror in the room and lost a set of tableware. Have you found that set of tableware?"

Ferdinand looked embarrassed and pretended not to hear.

"Is this actually happening?"

Nicholas is also a person who doesn't take things too seriously.

"No, it's said that there was a hole in the bedroom door, and there was vomit and excrement in the room, uh——"

George was coy.

Nicholas knows how to sing and harmonize.

"Who did this? It's so disrespectful!"

"Don't go too far, you two!"

Otto Franz's expression felt as if he had eaten Xiang.

"Why are you so angry? Is it you?"

Nikolai pursued and fought fiercely, not caring at all about Otto Franz's mood.

The identity of Otto Franz was somewhat concerning to Ferdinand.

Nicholas had no scruples in teasing Otto Franz. This guy was not even the Crown Prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, so he had no right to show his teeth in front of Nicholas.

"How could the noble Archduke of Vienna be so uneducated? It must have been a thief."

George was slow and leisurely. It was rare for someone to come to the door and he must beat up the drowned dog.

"George, today is a good day for you. You must have some moral integrity."

Otto Franz's brother, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, came to Otto Franz's rescue in time.

This Ferdinand was Archduke Ferdinand who started World War I.

Ferdinand is not yet the Crown Prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He had to wait until Crown Prince Rudolf committed suicide before Ferdinand succeeded in taking the throne.

Before George could speak, a thin young man next to Ferdinand, who looked like he had been drained by alcohol and sex, took the initiative to reach out to George.

"Hello George, I'm Friedrich from Waldeck."

Waldeck is a German princely state.

There are four kingdoms, six principalities, and seven princely states in Germany, so it is not an exaggeration to have hundreds of princes, large and small. "Hello--"

George and Friedrich shook hands.

The etiquette of shaking hands is originally about loosening the hand.

However, Frederick held George's hand and refused to let go, and he also meant to gradually increase his strength.

It's just that his hand strength is somewhat insignificant to George.

"What's wrong with you?"

George directly.

"You can't take Annie away!"

Friedrich gritted his teeth.

Oh oh oh, this is a love rival.

That's right, Anne's personal conditions are so excellent. If she doesn't even have a love rival, then these German princes are too high-minded.

"So what do you want to do, fight me?"

George was curious. He really didn't know how the princes and princes of this era solved such problems.

"If you want, I'll be happy to accompany you."

Friedrich stared directly into George's eyes.

George, who was not used to being so close to strangers, waved Friedrich away.

Friedrich's body was a bit weak, and he was thrown away by George.

George was the focus of the entire banquet, and Sergey, who was communicating with others, came over immediately.

"what happened?"

"There's something wrong with this guy!"

Nicholas was dismissive.

"Ferdinand, don't trouble me today, or I'll make you look good!"

Sergey thought Ferdinand was causing trouble on purpose.

"This is the trouble your brother caused."

Ferdinand smiled and said that this matter had nothing to do with him, but George did not believe it.

"How do you want to stop me from taking Annie away? Use your ability and let me see it."

George didn't need Sergey's help. He was a weakling at first glance and he could deal with it.

Sergey's eyes were as ferocious as a hungry polar bear, leaving Friedrich unable to say a word.

"You are worthy of this guy who has no talent!"

Sergei is extremely powerful, and the Romanov family has nothing to say about being unanimous in dealing with the outside world.

For this reason, George had to give Sergey a few more bulletproof cars to prevent Sergey from being blown up.

Sergei was killed by an assassin using a bomb in 1905. At that time, Sergei, like Ya Er, was riding in a carriage.

Anne did not show up at the party, and George did not see Anne until the next day.

"I thought it would take a while for you to come -"

Anne was very happy. Although she had just left Vladivostok not long ago, she already began to miss Catherine and Yuriev Palace.

“I wanted to come the day after I returned to St. Petersburg.”

George could have been more disgusting.

"Have you brought the book I asked for?"

Anne missed George far less than her thirst for knowledge.

George told Anne in Vladivostok that the Qing Empire had a set of books called "Sikuquanshu".

So Anne was thinking about it.

"How can it be so fast——"

George has asked Mulinder to think of a way to get one.

Sikuquanshu was compiled by more than 360 senior officials and scholars, copied by more than 3800 people, and took 3462 years to compile. It contains 79338 kinds of books, a total of 36000 volumes, more than volumes, and about million words.

There are only seven sets of "Sikuquanshu" in total, which were hidden in various places in the Qing Dynasty. George asked Mulinder to find a way to copy one set even if he copied them word by word.

"It's okay to even get part of it first——"

Anne couldn't wait. Seeing her like this, even if she was asked to copy it herself, she would be willing to do so.

"Don't worry, even if I send someone to rob it, I will get a set back for you!"

George decided to do something big in Anne's name.

George is a Russian super duke. If he is too interested in Eastern culture, he will always be a little distracted from his real job.

There would be no problem under the banner of Anne. Even if the Tsar asked, George would have something to say.

"Can't I buy it?"

Anne was influenced by Catherine and became somewhat of a spendthrift.

In fact, Ekaterina is quite frugal with herself on weekdays. She will definitely spend money that should be spent and not waste any money that should not be spent.

To George and Anne, Ekaterina was very generous and wanted to get the best things in the world.

Anne is actually not extravagant. The only jewelry she wears is a pearl necklace, which is said to be left to her by her mother.

"I'm afraid not."

If George didn't explain to Anne the twists and turns, even if he couldn't buy it, if he waited slowly, there would always be a chance.

(End of this chapter)