I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 372 Different ways do not work together

Things in St. Petersburg are very complicated, and the reasons cannot be traced back. The question is that the Russian Empire has its own national conditions.

No one in the entire empire looks forward to the early opening of the Trans-Siberian Railway more than George. In the past two years, George has been afraid to even go through the Suez Canal because he was worried about safety issues. Only George himself knows the feeling.

Nicholas also knew the situation of Amur, so Nicholas just asked Amur to cooperate in sending troops, and did not focus on the Amur Military District.

There is nothing I can do about it.

截止到去年年底，阿穆尔年产值1000万卢布以上的企业有16个，超过5000万卢布的有7个，超过1亿卢布的3個。

The total industrial output value of the Amur region last year was 35 billion rubles.

The total industrial output value of the Russian Empire last year was 199 billion rubles, and Amur accounted for about 17.6%——

That’s why St. Petersburg will not let the Amur people go to war.

Let the Amur people go to work honestly.

The Russians are not stupid. Siberia is really as good as the empire's propaganda. The princes have long divided Siberia, and the farmers have no turn at all.

Guards precision shooters can also get an annual salary of 180 rubles.

If Amur had precision shooters per capita, then Amur would have nearly 20000 precision shooters.

"You make it difficult for us to do this, and all the good people are fooled by you!"

It’s not that you don’t have the strength, it’s that you don’t have any use for it.

After being officially awarded the title, the income will increase significantly, and the annual salary of a corporal can reach 180 rubles.

For the same reason, the same applies to the St. Petersburg factory. It is not just that workers can get high wages if they have skills. They also need to have a good relationship with the factory management.

To put it bluntly, as long as the rules are in place, even if the dog is tied up in the factory director's office, it will not affect the operation of the factory.

The workers and managers here in Amur all work for George. If the managers dare to embarrass the workers, that would be great!

Therefore, Amur's treatment not only made the newly arrived Cossacks go crazy with envy, but even little Nicholas finally understood why the Grand Duke of St. Petersburg had sharpened his head and ran to the Far East in recent years.

In order to prepare for war, the empire mobilized 12 troops and arrived in Amur. Finally, Amur's wealth could no longer be hidden.

Recruits in the Amur Military District can receive 5 rubles as a monthly allowance.

So even if Nicholas lets George go, the Amur Military District will not form too many troops.

"The riflemen of the Amur Military District are almost at the level of precision shooters when placed in the Guards. What do you think I should do?"

This means that many people who clearly have the ability to be a precision shooter do not get the high salary they deserve, so why should they work hard to train and improve their shooting skills.

Letting the Cossacks fight is the right thing to do.

Amul's positioning of precision shooters is that even on a running military horse, he still has a good hit rate, so he is qualified to wear the bayonet badge that only belongs to precision shooters on the chest of the military uniform.

Amur not only has good treatment for its military, but also good treatment for its workers. Skilled workers can earn an annual salary of about 300 rubles.

The difference between the Amur Military District and the Guards is this.

George is really not driving up the market price, but the Amur soldiers are worth the price.

At this time in 1900, the average Guards soldier could only receive an annual salary of about 60 rubles. This level was reached only after Nicholas came to the throne and raised everyone's salary.

For George, the real value is the skilled workers, not the so-called managers.

"How is this possible?"

In order to develop Siberia, the Russian Empire gave money and allocated land, cutting endless amounts of wood and eating endless meat, making everyone in Siberia look like wealthy landlords.

It's just the salary.

As for the rifleman, there is just a bar on the chest.

"Those who fail to meet the requirements will either return to the reserve force or change careers to become police officers. There are plenty of Cossacks!"

George had also been in the Guards and knew the situation of the Guards.

Skilled people can get high salaries anywhere.

Don’t forget that food, clothing, housing and transportation are all included in the Amur Military District, so you don’t have to spend any money at all.

The prosperity of Amur really stunned the Cossacks who arrived in Amur.

If there are accurate shooters per capita, then they are indeed qualified to receive high salaries.

George has something to say yet.

Everyone wants to advance from worker to manager.

The precision shooters of the Guards are organized.

Little Nicholas was surprised that there were only about 200 precision shooters in the Guards.

Therefore, when managers do things, there are many people who help George keep an eye on them.

Little Nicholas was very angry. The Amur Military Region had raised the annual salary of officers and soldiers to such a high level. What would happen to other military regions? What about the Guards?
Little Nicholas was appointed commander-in-chief of the Russian army by Nicholas. This was his first time coming to Amur.

The machine gunner is an X, the artillery is a ball of fire, the medic is a cross, and the reserve is nothing.

Little Nicholas had nothing to say.

In Amur, as long as your strength reaches the level of a precision shooter, you can get a high salary.

Therefore, it is very dangerous to be an official in Vladivostok. At worst, you will lose your official position and be dismissed, and at worst, your family will be destroyed.

The reason for high wages for workers in Vladivostok is also very simple.

Only when workers have income can they be able to consume. If they don’t have much money, then who will sell the East Indian prawns to?
The same problem is that the First Lady will do everything possible to reduce costs. Whether workers have the ability to consume has nothing to do with her. If workers go on strike and riot, it will be trouble for the empire. She and her husband are taking their son on vacation in Crimea. .

Therefore, the capitalist model, no matter how popular it is now, will collapse sooner or later.

Amul's collectivism or nationalism is the fundamental foundation of stability.

George's current task is to make everyone in Amur a vested interest in the development of Amur as much as possible. In this way, as long as someone wants to deal with George, they are enemies of all Amur people.

In fact, George didn't do much. The two most important things were to have enough to eat and to have a roof over his head.

Other medical care, education, welfare, etc. are all based on these two points.

If you have nothing to eat, you will rebel. If you have assets, you will not take risks.

"Many people in St. Petersburg want to turn Kanto Prefecture into a second Amur."

The relationship between little Nicholas and George is still very good, and he secretly informs George.

"Oh, let's turn Dalini into Kanto Prefecture first and then--"

George is not optimistic.

It’s not that George looked down upon the Grand Dukes of St. Petersburg.

Even if Dalini really becomes the Kanto State of the Russian Empire, it would be a dream to turn Kanto State into the second Amur.

With the level of the Grand Duke of St. Petersburg, even if the Kanto State is given to them, they will probably only resell resources, which is no different from what they are doing now.

The first enterprise established by George in Amur was a steel factory.

The first enterprise established by the Grand Duke of St. Petersburg in Kanto Oblast was a lumber mill.

This is the difference.

Surveyors of the South Manchuria Railway discovered iron ore and coal mines along the route.

After a certain Grand Duke of St. Petersburg found out about this, he went directly to Nicholas to ask for the mining rights of iron ore and coal mines, and even found a good market for it.

Do you know who to sell it to?

It's Japan's Yawata Iron Works.

If you sell pig iron or steel ingots, just sell them at a high price.

St. Petersburg sells iron sand directly, not only at a cheap price, but also in large quantities.

Making steel is so troublesome. It is more economical to sell the iron sand directly. Anyway, there is no need for the Grand Duke to dig the mines himself.

So George has already said that without his consent, no one can transport a tael of iron sand out of Kanto.

This news reached St. Petersburg and became evidence that George was trying to dominate the Far East.

Even Nicholas sent a telegram to George, hoping that George could peacefully coexist with other grand dukes in the Far East.

George makes peace with his grandma's legs!
Together with me, I am trying my best to raise prices and increase the cost of Japanese industry, which is to help you big guys make money!
In this regard, the moral integrity of some grand dukes in St. Petersburg is even worse than that of the British.

The British all know that they cooperate with George to raise prices and make money from the Japanese together.

George even suspected that some of the Grand Dukes of St. Petersburg were Japanese spies.

No level 10 idiot would be able to do such a thing.

"Do you really have no idea about Kanto Prefecture?"

Little Nicholas suspected that George was digging a hole for the Grand Dukes of St. Petersburg.

No matter how good your relationship was when you were young, conflicts of interest will arise when you grow up.

For St. Petersburg, there is only so much wealth in the entire Russian Empire. If George takes more, they will get less.

George is creating wealth.

Turn iron sand into steel ingots, and the profits will double and double again. Everyone in the entire profit chain will make money, so why not?
The Grand Dukes of St. Petersburg thought otherwise.

Since you can make a profit by selling iron sand directly, why bother?

Whether steel plant workers make money or not is none of their business.

Even if the empire is destroyed, they can still take the money and run to the United States to live in apartments.

This is the true meaning of 996 blessings.

George can only say that he hopes that after you lose the protection of the Russian Empire, Mr. Angsa can help you keep your wealth.

"All I can say is, don't care what other people do, don't invest in Guandong."

George is still quite nostalgic.

"why?"

Little Nicholas was surprised. He didn't expect George to be so pessimistic about the prospects of Guandong.

"There are too many interests involved in Kanto, just like the Transvaal."

George's judgment has always been accurate.

If the Rand gold mine had not been discovered in the Transvaal, the British would have taken it, and it would not have attracted much attention.

The gold from the Rand Mine is very important for Britain to maintain its position as a global financial center, so Britain's invasion of the Transvaal was opposed by all countries in the world.

The sun still never sets on Britain. Other countries do not want to provoke a war with Britain, so they can only secretly cause trouble for the British, weaken Britain's strength, and bleed Britain's blood.

If Russia invades Kantō, it will be treated the same as Britain.

The British Royal Navy is unique in the world and no one dares to mess with it.

Russia does not have the same advantageous position as the Royal Navy.

Little Nicholas looked suspicious. He knew that George was right, but he didn't want to admit it.

Not only Nicholas Jr., the Grand Dukes of St. Petersburg, including Nicholas, all knew the consequences of the invasion of Kantung, and they were also unwilling to believe it.

(End of this chapter)