I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 370: Suicide attempt
To the British, Sarawak was a barbaric land. Not to mention anything else, a single malaria attack could kill someone.

There are still rumors about Asian cannibals circulating in Europe, so when you come to East India, whether you can make money or not, you will be served to the table accidentally.

This is truly served to the table.

When Weber left Xanna, he was in a daze, and naturally he didn't notice that Xanna had changed drastically compared to two months ago.

The British only plundered the colonies but did not build them. They built churches to meet the needs of the colonists.

There are churches in Xana, and several more.

But there are no hospitals or schools in Xana, not even a decent road, and there is no need to think about railways.

As the port with the most favorable conditions in East Malaysia and even Borneo, Sena does not even have a few berths, and the entire city has no planning at all.

When the British army left, the entire population of Xanna was less than 3000, and most of them were old, weak, sick and disabled. Most of the city was burned down and ruins were everywhere.

Marco didn't mind and sent Jin Yongjun to rebuild Xana.

The heavy labor work was handled by construction workers sent from Amur.

The Trans-Siberian Railway not only effectively improved the road construction technology of the Russian Empire, but also cultivated an efficient construction team. Most of these construction workers were Korean and Japanese and had a high sense of obedience.

Siberia is indeed a good place, with endless wood to chop and endless food to eat.

Jin Yongjun first sent people to clear out the dock to facilitate the entry and exit of ships, and then expanded the cargo yard near the dock to facilitate the entry of materials.

The Yekaterin Palace had bird's nests from Southeast Asia before, and both Yekaterina and Anne were familiar with bird's nests.

Jin Yongjun sent people to go door-to-door to promote that as long as he registered at Xian Na City Hall, he could receive free clothes and food.

1500 people are allocated here in Xiana.

Jin Yongjun is very sensible, so shortly after the New Year, the first batch of lobsters from Xana was launched in Vladivostok.

The Xina Municipal Government provides many jobs, most of which are sewing, cleaning, cooking and other jobs that do not require heavy labor.

Although Amur can provide reconstruction materials to East India, after all, the journey is long and the cost is high. Some materials that can be provided locally in Xana still need to be obtained locally.

Jin Yongjun is very meticulous in his work. The first thing he did after arriving in Xianna was to count the population of Xianna. The method of statistics was also very special.

The bird's nests were not put on the market but sent directly to Yuriev Palace.

Subsequently, various supplies from Amur continued to arrive at the port.

As many as 30000 construction workers came from Amur this year.

Amul only needs to provide Xana with the first batch of materials needed for reconstruction. Later, the materials needed by Xana will be purchased in East India and Aceh as much as possible.

East India is actually similar. Although the forest resources around Senna have been almost exhausted due to excessive deforestation by the British, the vast inland areas are full of forests, and many of them are precious timber. The Dutch and British have not had time to develop them. .

Xana in the 21st century is not only rich in timber, but also lobsters and bird's nests.

Clothes and food are disposable. If you want to obtain them continuously, you have to work for the Xana Municipal Government.

The plantations around Xana mainly grow cocoa and oil palm.

George still attaches great importance to East India and supports it very much, almost giving him whatever he asks for.

Xana, like Vladivostok, is a port, so Jin Yongjun took the drawings of Vladivostok as a matter of course and carried out an overall transformation of Xana.

However, the purchased bird's nest is still different from the home-produced bird's nest. Ekaterina and Anne agreed that the home-produced bird's nest is better in terms of taste and effect.

George was very curious, was the effect of this thing immediate?

George didn't have any special feelings for bird's nests, but since they could be used to cut leeks, George didn't mind packaging the bird's nests and selling them to the outside world.

Vladivostok skin care products and various nourishing products have been harvested for many years in Europe, and depending on the situation, they can be harvested for many more years.

Vladivostok's luxury goods have become synonymous with high-end goods in Europe. A shawl made of Yun brocade sells for up to 150 pounds in the UK. Nowadays, the annual salary of most British people does not exceed 100 pounds.

A small shawl can't even be bought with the annual salary of an ordinary British person. This is too expensive.

But don’t think it’s too expensive.

Not to mention the production process, the fabric alone requires an excellent female worker to work for a whole year.

Although the British national power is more powerful than the Russian Empire, in terms of high-end consumption, the British are far behind the Russian Empire.

Therefore, Amur clothes are not only expensive abroad, but also in St. Petersburg and Amur.

The luxury goods in Vladivostok are not meant for ordinary people.

If an ordinary person insists on spending a year's income to buy a shawl, although George won't understand it, he won't stop selling it. This is the cost of knowledge.

The craftsmanship of Yun brocade is indeed complicated, but if a female worker works for a year, it is definitely a gimmick, and it still takes half a month.

After all, the number of rich people is small.

Relatively speaking, there are more people who think they are rich.

So there is light luxury.

What is light luxury?

Luxury goods that are not so extravagant are called light luxury.

To put it bluntly, it is to give the poor an opportunity to contact the upper class.

The concept of light luxury was not proposed by George, nor by Ekaterina, but by Nana for some of the middle classes in Britain and France.

The craftsmanship of Yun brocade is too complex, and the number of outstanding female workers is limited, making mass production impossible.

All daily items in the Yuriev Palace, including napkins, are embroidered with the Yuriev family logo.

Nana took this point forward and sold toilet paper for the price of a handkerchief using just a sign.

Yuriev's family coat of arms was not used, but the eight-pointed star that Anne drew casually.

George was helpless. Rich people's leeks are so easy to cut.

But when it comes to making money, the more the merrier. There are so many places where George has to spend money. In Xana alone, George has successively invested more than 100 million rubles.

George's investments usually pay off quickly.

Sarawak did not relent, and its attitude towards the East India Company became increasingly tough.

Sarawak's attitude had a lot to do with the course of the Boer War.

In January, Britain continued to increase its troops in the Cape, and the number of the expeditionary force increased to 1.

By March it had reached 3.

The total population of the Boers is only 44.

Roberts had rich experience and had sufficient troops. When the British army was ambushed by the Cloth Army, the infantry troops no longer maintained their formation. Instead, they dug nearby trenches to cover the cavalry charge against the Cloth Army position.

Under this tactic, the Cloth Army's blockades in Poplar Grove, Abraham's Cattle Pen and other places failed one after another.

On March 3, the British army entered Bloemfontein, the capital of the Orange Free State.

On March 3, Joubert died of serious injuries.

Under such circumstances, Sarawak’s attitude is unlikely to soften.

(End of this chapter)