I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 309: Tear it down and sell it second-hand

Komatsunomiya Akihito went to England to study in 1870. In 1886, he began to conduct goodwill visits to various parts of Europe on behalf of Japan. He visited major countries such as Germany, Russia, France, and Austria. He currently serves as the commander of the Guards Division with the rank of general.

After Korea and Japan revised the treaty, the Russian Empire's attitude towards Japan has been fully revealed, but there is no voice against Russia in Japan. Most Japanese attribute Russia's actions against Japan to revenge for Nikolai's assassination in Otsu.

Therefore, after Zhangren met George, he first asked about Nicholas's body, and then tested George's attitude towards the Qing Empire.

"Being neighborly and friendly, I have always been peace-loving."

George's words gave Zhangren a new understanding of George.

"On the contrary, your comprehensive military expansion has caused some people in St. Petersburg to worry that it will have a serious impact on the peace of East Asia——"

Akira Ren's eyes widened in disbelief.

Akihito has been to the Russian Empire and is no stranger to the Russian Empire.

George himself is the largest anti-Japanese faction in Russia, and he advocates the Japanese threat theory. This is not a secret in St. Petersburg.

Therefore, when George advocated the Japanese threat theory, in Akihito's view, he did not really want to kill Japan, but was an excuse to expand Amur's armaments.

So Vasily was granted free access to Yuriev Palace.

He was just free to enter and exit the county building where Olga lived.

Otherwise, if Japan and the Qing Empire are fighting vigorously, and the Russian Empire stabs Japan from behind, Japan will be completely finished.

Milyugin finally spoke.

The Russian Empire had millions of troops, but Amur had less than 2 troops.

Milyutin fell into deep thought and did not express his position immediately.

"Your Highness, the whole of East Asia has always been squeezed by the Qing Empire. The Qing Empire is the root cause of East Asia's turmoil. As the only civilized country in East Asia, we have reason and responsibility to change the status quo."

If Japan was as submissive to the Russian Empire as it was to Goryeo, then there would be no need for the Amur Military District to exist at all.

Vasily did not dare to resist.

Yelokhin took Vasily with him.

"What are your plans?"

So Akira believes that he and George can reach an agreement to some extent.

To put it bluntly, it means raising the bandits to respect themselves.

Even Akihito doesn't think Japan is a threat to Russia. He just wants to win over the Russian Empire and target the Qing Empire together.

Vasily dismissed it.

Akira is not stupid. Even if he really has a plan, he won't reveal it all the first time they meet.

George's fiefdom is right next to Japan, and its area is about twice the size of Japan.

Even George could see that it was imminent for Japan to launch a foreign war.

Akihito knows his own family affairs. If Japan does not recover through war, he will be dragged down by military expenditures.

But before launching a war, Japan must first determine the attitude of the Russian Empire.

George didn't mind using the traditional skills of the Russian Empire.

Although Japan was arrogant and arrogant, its strength was limited after all, and the damage it caused to the Qing Empire was also limited.

Milyutin came alone.

George said he disagreed, but had actually prepared a dowry for Olga, so Vasily would get close to George whenever he had the chance, which was completely different from Andrei's wooden lump.

Even if you resist, you can't beat it.

Akira is also used to finding excuses.

However, Akihito does not think that George is targeting Japan.

Andre is also George's brother-in-law.

Olga is already 20 years old. If she doesn't marry, she will be an old girl.

In the main building where George and Anne lived, no one except George's family and Anne could enter or exit freely.

After being beaten by George, Vasily let himself go completely and no longer had any taboos. At six o'clock in the morning, he took a balalaika to sing to Olga outside the Yuriev Palace, and was beaten severely by George again. .

Olga went to Ekaterina again and cried, claiming that she would never marry except Vasily in this life.

One cannot blame St. Petersburg for thinking that Japan is not a threat at all.

"We have just acquired Goryeo and East India, and it is not appropriate to launch a foreign war in the short term."

"Is the Japanese macaque worthy of joining forces with us?"

Ye Luoxin did not correctly understand what George meant.

"So, are we going to join forces with Japan?"

After seeing Zhang Ren off, George invited Mi Liujing and Ye Luoxin to dinner.

The Russian Empire was different from Japan.

After Vasily married Olga, he became George's brother-in-law.

The Russian Empire was different.

The reason why Britain targets the Russian Empire everywhere is that the expansion of the Russian Empire in East Asia will affect British interests in East Asia.

Britain could accept Goryeo becoming a vassal state of the Russian Empire.

But if the Russian Empire invaded the Qing Empire, it would definitely trigger a conflict between the Russian Empire and Britain.

But sitting idly by is also what the Japanese want.

George would not let the Japanese get their way.

"How about we inform the Qing Empire of the Japanese's intentions and let them both lose."

Vasily was as cunning as his grandfather.

"Ignaev was able to gain nearly one million square kilometers of territory from the Qing Empire without spending a single soldier. Can we take the opportunity to break through the Amur River?"

Ye Luoxin also thought of taking advantage of the situation.

Then try it.

It was Datou who came from the Qing Empire to congratulate the New Year. After Goryeo and the Qing Empire renewed their treaty, Datou finally ended his work in Goryeo and returned to the Qing Empire.

Since Datou came to Vladivostok many times during his tenure in Korea, Datou was appointed by the Qing Empire as the Minister to Vladivostok and took office later that year.

"You have to be careful, Japan will soon launch a war, and you are the only target."

George is a friendly reminder that the defeat of the Qing Empire in Goryeo had nothing to do with Da Tou’s ability, but more to do with bad luck.

If Datou was born in a prosperous age, he would be a minister of humiliation, and he might be qualified to leave his name in history.

Living in troubled times, Datou can only go with the flow.

"Your Highness, aren't you worried that the Japanese target is Vladivostok?"

The current big head still has the backbone and does not use Vladivostok.

"Ask the Japanese, they don't even dare to think so!"

George knew that Da Tou wanted to divert trouble from the north.

However, the Japanese did not cooperate.

"If Japan dares to take the initiative to provoke, it will definitely seek death."

There is nothing to say about Datou's attitude towards Japan. During the Jiashen coup, Datou once said: If you show that you must fight, then peace can be achieved; if you show that you must make peace, then war will definitely begin.

Therefore, Datou is the Qing national who knows the Japanese best.

Without Datou, Japan would have fully controlled Goryeo.

During his stay in Goryeo, Datou even suggested that the Qing Empire directly annex Goryeo and turn Goryeo into a province of the Qing Empire.

Whenever the Qing Empire strives for some energy, Amul has no chance.

"What's the point of speaking harshly to me? Why don't you go back and prepare for war?"

George wished he could personally help the Qing Empire train its troops.

Da Tou stopped talking and let out a long sigh.

After Datou returned to the Qing Empire, he proposed to train a new army, equip it with the most advanced weapons, and establish a mature military industry system.

The Queen Mother thought that if she had this money, she might as well build a garden. The tenth day of October next year would be the Emperor's father's sixtieth birthday, and she would make anyone unhappy whoever made her unhappy.

So Datou came to Vladivostok.

In the Qing Empire, when people were said to be distributed, they were sent to Ninggu Pagoda to be slaves in armor.

Although the big head is not a hair match, it is almost the same as a hair match.

George couldn't talk too deeply, otherwise he would be interfering in the internal affairs of the Qing Empire.

So George invited Datou to eat hot pot and drink wine, and Ye Luoxin kept him company.

After three rounds of wine and five delicious dishes, it was natural for Ye Luoxin to invite Datou to visit the Talisman Master.

The Vladivostok Infantry Division has been completely re-equipped, and the soldiers are all equipped with magazine-type rifles, heavy machine guns and mortars at the company level.

This is completely different from the current military configuration.

Today's infantry is pure infantry and is not equipped with artillery at all. That thing has professional artillery.

A 60 mm caliber mortar equipped by the Fu Division Infantry Company.

The regiment level is equipped with 80mm, and the artillery regiment is equipped with howitzers.

"This is good, but the cost is too high. Do you have the ability to upgrade all Russian armies to this configuration?"

Datou is not stupid and will not be fooled easily.

"Soldiers are more valuable than more. We only need to upgrade all the Guards to elites, which will be enough to protect the safety of the empire."

Ye Luoxin sets off smoke bombs.

The more complex the force organization, the higher the requirements for command and logistics support.

In Russia, only Talisman Masters have this kind of organization, and it is impossible to promote it in the Guards.

Datou didn't know the details of the Russian Empire, so he looked at Ye Luoxin a little suspiciously.

"If you need help, Mulinder is here to serve you."

Ye Luoxin's purpose is to sell arms.

The Qing Empire was probably the only true "free market" in the world.

The military industry of the Qing Empire was backward and was still unable to produce smokeless gunpowder and modern weapons.

Therefore, the Qing Empire did not care whether it was looking for Britain or Russia. As long as it wanted to buy weapons, it would open up the supply.

But if it is to buy machines, then all countries will agree with one voice and will not sell them.

Not only were they not sold, there were people in the Qing Empire who advocated that it was better to buy than to build, and to rent instead of buying.

Guess why such remarks appear.

Therefore, remote breeding technology is really not the first of its kind in the United States.

"I am just a minister and have no such need."

The big head doesn't mean what he says.

"It doesn't matter if you don't have it now. When you do, just remember that there are people in Vladivostok who are willing to support you."

Ye Luoxin was not in a hurry, so she planted the seeds first, and one day they would take root, sprout, bloom and bear fruit.

Vladivostok can not only provide arms to the outside world, but also provide financial support, political assistance, and even technical support.

Although the most advanced technologies cannot be sold, some outdated and outdated technologies can still be sold to the outside world.

Some of the factories built in Amur's early years have now begun to fall behind.

The speed of technological development in recent years has indeed been rapid. The efficiency of Yuriev's latest steel equipment has been nearly doubled compared to that of the equipment purchased by the Ural Machinery Factory.

Technical staff in Vladivostok are trying to find ways to transform old equipment to improve production efficiency.

If it really cannot be improved, it can still be used now, and it will not be too late to dismantle it and sell it second-hand in a few years.

(End of this chapter)