I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 33 Private Money (Please collect and recommend)
  There are so many people who want to get close to George. If George meets everyone, all his time will be wasted on socializing.

George didn't know Gorbunov either. He only knew that he was a storyteller and nothing else.

Although Gorbunov's stories were very interesting and good enough that he could enter Prince Oldenburg's house and tell them to the Crown Prince, in the end he was just a storyteller.

Not to mention that George didn't like his story.

When George returned to the manor, Gorbunov was waiting on the roadside at the entrance of the manor.

George's manor is a private manor. If Gorbunov breaks in forcefully or sneaks in secretly, once discovered by the guards, the guards can directly shoot Gorbunov to death.

Gorbunov had seen George, so he recognized George at a glance as he was wearing a Guards uniform among a large group of Guardsmen.

"Honorable Prince Yurievsky, could you please take up a moment of your precious time?" Gorbunov saluted George in a polite manner and did not block him directly in the middle of the road.

The two guards sat high on the horse, holding the handles of their guns next to the saddle, looking down at Gorbunov with alert and indifferent eyes, preventing Gorbunov from getting close to George.

George had a headache.

This man was so persistent that even though George had refused to see him, he still refused to leave.

The key point is that his attitude is not bad, he is very polite, and he does not block the road or push in. Although George doesn't like it, there is no reason to force him to leave.

It's easier to break in and kill him directly.

If you are blocked, it's easy to deal with it. Just call the St. Petersburg police station, and someone from the police station will come and take Gorbunov away.

Nowadays, people are not noisy and noisy, just like brown sugar. If this does not give people a chance, it will not sound good if it is spread.

Although Gorbunov's career is not noble, he does not lack opportunities to contact the upper class. Being invited by Prince Oldenburg is considered a celebrity in St. Petersburg.

To George, Gorbunov was certainly "little".

But for ordinary people, those who can enter and leave the prince's residence are capable people.

"What do you want? If you are thanking me, then there is no need." George wanted to know what Gorbunov wanted to do.

"Honorable Prince Yurievsky, I have a book here that may be of interest to you -" Gorbunov was very happy, raised the book in his hand, and took two steps in George's direction.

"Stand there and don't move!" Ye Luoxin shouted loudly. Some of the guards raised guns and some drew knives. The mess made George just want to cover his face.

I really didn't see it.

"Okay, okay -" Gorbunov was startled by the guards' reaction and took the initiative to hand the book to the guard next to him.

Although no assassins appeared at Ya San's enthronement ceremony, the threat of assassins has not disappeared. Everyone in the Romanov family is in danger and has increased their security level.

Even the Tsar was assassinated, let’s just say how powerful these assassins are.

Both Nicholas and Georgi were imprisoned in the Gatchina Palace and could not go out. The other princes rarely showed up, trying not to give the assassins a chance to take action.

George had to travel between Gatchina Palace and the manor because he had to accompany him to study.

Otherwise George would not have left the Yekaterin Palace at all.

The guard glared at Gorbunov with a warning look before taking the books and passing them one after another.

After passing it to Ye Luoxin, Ye Luoxin put the book away directly and did not hand it to George.

The book must be inspected and confirmed to have no problems before it can be handed over to George.

It's not like poisoning the pages of a book has never happened before, so it's really not a good habit to lick saliva and turn the pages of a book. Even if it's not poisoned, it's not hygienic.

"Thank you for your book. I will read it when I have time." George said and left. We have met in person and presented the book, so I should be satisfied now!

The road into the manor is not very good. The road surface has not been hardened. It is muddy in rain and snow, and the sky is dusty when riding on sunny days.

Others take it for granted.

George, accustomed to the convenient transportation of the 21st century, couldn't stand it.

It's just a hardened road surface, how difficult can it be.

Of course it's easy in the 21st century.

It was still quite difficult in 1881.

George is most familiar with the hardening materials for pavement, which are cement and asphalt.

Forget about cement. The output is too low. Even if it is available, it cannot be used to harden roads. It is too wasteful.

Asphalt is a petrochemical product, and Russia must have it because Russia has abundant oil reserves.

However, Russia's oil development is still at a relatively primitive level. Oil is only used for lighting and military purposes, and other uses have yet to be developed.

After excluding cement and asphalt, what can be used to harden the road surface is only gravel in George's mind.

There are stones, and you can dig them out of any mountain, but without a gravel crusher, it is still difficult to turn the stones into gravel.

Only then did George realize how dependent people were on groups in the 19th century.

I just want to build a road, why is it so difficult?

Ye Luoxin has a way.

If there are no stones, other materials can be used instead. As long as George is willing to spend money and wants a road that does not accumulate water or raise dust, there is still a way.

"The best material is of course stone. The sturdiest buildings in St. Petersburg are all made of stone. Some roads paved with stone are still strong and durable after hundreds of years." Yelohin's extravagance and waste are no less than Maria's.

In his previous life, George once discussed a question with netizens on a forum: why such ancient buildings in Europe can be preserved intact to this day.

The reason is very simple, because Europeans use more stone to build houses, while Asians use more wood to build houses. The lifespan of stone is not longer than that of wood.

Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, which uses wood as a building material, was burned down in a single fire.

Paving the road with stone is indeed strong and durable, but it also takes a long time. The construction period of famous cathedrals in Europe can easily take hundreds of years. If it is really paved with stone, by the time the road is paved, George will be almost unable to walk. .

"Rice slurry mixed with sand and gravel can also be used as building materials." Ye Luoxin has many methods, but they are not very realistic.

Rice slurry mixed with sand and gravel can indeed be used as building materials, but Russia does not produce rice——

Clay can be found everywhere, but turning clay into bricks requires certain professional skills, and no one around George knows it.

After thinking about it for a while, George couldn't think of a good way, so he could only put it aside for the time being.

The road doesn't have to be built yet. The veterans must have a house to live in if they want to settle down in the manor.

Compared with building roads, building a house is very simple. As long as you are willing to spend the money, you can get as much wood as you want.

George was not stingy. Before Catherine left, she left George a sum of money, a full half million rubles.

This is Catherine's private money.

(End of this chapter)