I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 295 It’s all the Japanese’s fault

When the British army was struggling in the Malay Peninsula, it was snowing in Vladivostok.

The news about rising prices in Vladivostok Daily caught George's attention.

George vaguely remembered that in 1880, the prices of goods were low and stable, and they had not changed much in more than ten years.

Prices in Vladivostok are also very stable. Taking beef as an example, the price of one pood has been around 1.1 rubles for several years.

1 pood is equal to 40 Russian pounds, which is approximately 16.38 kilograms.

Taking beef as a benchmark, the price of white sugar is ten times that of beef, rye is twice cheaper than beef, and the price of vegetables is about the same as beef.

Whether prices are stable is related to the happiness index of Vladivostok residents. George asked Anna directly.

"Every year when winter comes, prices will rise to a certain extent, which is normal."

Anna is still Catherine's housekeeper, and Anna is also responsible for the purchasing work of Yuriev Palace.

There is nothing wrong with building warships.

George should be very happy about this news, because two of the armored cruisers were built for the Siberian Fleet, and one of them was named "Yuriev".

These are just basic living supplies.

With the development of the economy, there are more and more industrial workers in Vladivostok. The families composed of these industrial workers, especially the two-income families, do not have the conditions to store materials, so their lives will be seriously affected by price fluctuations.

Prices in Vladivostok in winter are about twice as high as in summer.

After Asan fell ill, Nicholas took charge of the country.

If it is a commodity from tropical areas, such as fruits, the price is more affected by the season.

According to usual practice, the materials needed by Yuriev Palace are provided by the Imperial Palace or purchased through special channels and will not be affected by market prices.

George didn't think so and took the initiative to find Milyutin.

Milyutin secretly told George: The Russian Empire has no money!

Since the formation of the Siberian Fleet, it has never accepted armored ships, and there are even very few new ships. They were all eliminated by the Baltic Fleet and the Black Sea Fleet, and it was the Siberian Fleet's turn.

It is precisely because of this that George is even more worried.

Nikolai's character is a bit overjoyed, and his ears are soft and he cannot listen to flattery.

George was really not happy, because St. Petersburg issued 1.1 million rubles of national debt on the pretext of building warships, which became the main reason for the rise in prices this winter.

George asked Anna to read the newspaper. After reading it, Anna thought the newspaper editor was being alarmist.

It has no impact on Yuriev Palace.

In the past few years, the Russian Empire has been completely renovated, building the Trans-Siberian Railway, and spending huge sums of money to nationalize private railways. The little wealth saved in the past ten years after the 10th Russo-Turkish War has finally been spent. Er Jing.

The price increase that Anna mentioned does not have much impact on the lives of ordinary people, because ordinary families will stock up on supplies needed for winter before the arrival of winter and try to reduce the frequency of going out in winter.

Some time ago, the Royal Council reviewed the financial plan for 1893. With a stroke of his pen, Nicholas decided to rebuild more than 6 warships, including 30 new armored cruisers, at a total cost of 1500 million rubles.

But building a warship worth 1500 million rubles and issuing bonds worth 1.1 million rubles is completely different from Amur's issuance of bonds for the Trans-Siberian Railway.

"Who can blame this? You complain every day that the empire does not pay enough attention to Amur, reminding the empire to pay attention to the threat of Japan. Now that the empire pays attention to it, you are not happy!"

What Milyugin really means is, why are you so difficult to serve?

George had nothing to say. It took me a long time to figure out that I was the culprit of rising prices.

"At least Your Highness did not use military funds to repair the garden. Thank God!"

Milyutin was amazed by the Qing Empire.

Even the Russian Empire was wary of Japan, but the Qing Empire was indifferent. No wonder the great powers like the Qing Dynasty so much.

What George can do is remind Mikhail to ensure the supply of supplies in the market. As long as there are sufficient supplies, even if prices fluctuate, it will not cause public resentment.

The workers' problem is actually easy to solve, because most workers eat in collective canteens, their children eat at school, and there is no fire at home. It doesn't matter whether they stock up on supplies or not.

Compared with neighboring countries, the situation in Vladivostok is the best.

Needless to say, the Qing Empire had no people on the other side of the Amur River, so there was no reference at all.

Prices in Goryeo have always been unstable. In the past, they were sucked by Japan, but now they are sucked by Amur. Goryeo has become accustomed to it.

Japan’s military expenditure accounts for more than 35% of Japan’s government expenditure——

The latest data is already 40%.

Japan grabs rice every winter, and the situation this winter should be even more serious.

Vladivostok consumes a lot of supplies, but the sources of supplies are also very rich. Not only can they be allocated from Europe, but they can also be imported in large quantities. At least there is no problem in the supply of basic living supplies.

To put it bluntly, when there were no bananas in the past, carrots could be eaten like fruits and were even more nutritious.

However, in the right way, it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality.

Once you're used to eating bananas, you don't really want to eat carrots.

Mikhail has also thought of many ways to ensure the supply of materials. The large farm is Mikhail's confidence.

Potatoes are still grown on farms in Vladivostok, but potatoes are becoming less and less important in the dietary structure of Vladivostok people, and poultry and livestock account for an increasing proportion.

After the scale of family breeding, it plays an increasingly important role. Who would want to eat potatoes if there are eggs? The supply of pork is increasing, the price is cheaper than beef, and it is more popular in the market.

There are also cheaper aquatic products in the Vladivostok market, and the price of dried salted fish is almost the same as that of rye.

Prices in Vladivostok were just rising with normal regularity, and the newspapers started complaining.

Food prices in Goryeo have skyrocketed, but the Goryeo government has taken no action.

Many years ago, a man named Choi Jiyu in Goryeo founded an organization called "Dongxue". Based on folk beliefs, it absorbed the essence of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism to fight against the invasion of Christianity.

In 1864, Cui Jiyu was executed, and the activities of the Dongxue School went underground.

Before the winter began, people from the Donghak School requested the Goryeo government to lift restrictions on Donghak, but the Goryeo government refused.

So George received news that the Eastern School was formulating new political ideas, demanding that Goryeo expel all foreigners outside the Qing Dynasty.

Since all foreigners are included, Russians are naturally among those to be eliminated.

After George learned the news, his first reaction was not to be impressed by how capable the Koreans were in causing trouble, but to suspect that there was Japanese involvement in the matter.

This is not George's prejudice.

In East Asia, no matter what happens, you can find the reason from the Japanese and don't run away.

(End of this chapter)