I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 380 Working for the Russians

Ferdinand and Carol both came from royal families. Although they were not as luxurious as the Russian royal family, they were not poor country boys with little knowledge.

Although the grade of 11.9 is very good, the reserves are not even announced and the princes are allowed to spend huge sums of money. This is obviously beyond the scope of Carol's understanding.

Ferdinand was not surprised. The princes were not bidding for gold mines, but for the right to carve up Guandong.

The Grand Dukes of St. Petersburg have always complained that George dominated the Far East.

Now, George will use the resources in Guandong, and everyone will compete based on their ability. If they can't compete, it won't be George's problem.

At the level of tens of millions, there are only a few people who are qualified to participate in the game.

The upstart Yankee couldn't keep his composure and ended up early. He failed to scare others into not talking, but instead exposed himself.

The British, French, and Germans have not yet taken action. They all appear in the form of consortiums. Especially in the British team, there seem to be Japanese figures.

"1050!"

Although the gold mine is attractive, 2000 million rubles is still too expensive. After all, the reserves are not even known, and the risk is too high.

This bid was difficult because the capital of Daosheng Bank was only 600 million rubles.

"10--60!"

So, where did Grand Prince Vladimir get his money?

But the capital game itself is an adventure.

Alex and Nicola whispered.

hum-

There was another commotion in the auction house. Grand Duke Yuriev was indeed as rich as the legend.

Then the problem arises.

"Annie is so lucky-"

"hehe--"

"2100 million——"

Granada was elated. Although the Ministry of Finance was not qualified to distribute money, it was qualified to collect taxes.

Including other income, under normal circumstances, the Grand Duke's annual income can exceed one million rubles.

"Are there any new bids?"

The bid for Xiyi’s private room is still going up, so I’m bound to get it.

"Ah--"

George was generous and took the initiative to share with Nicholas.

So after half a minute of silence, the French consortium finally couldn't help but take action.

Compared with Grand Duke Vladimir, George is really rich, and every kopeck is earned in vain.

Vladimir was still bidding and didn't notice that Nikolai's eyes had changed.

Granada looked at Werther who nodded slightly and finally spoke.

Nicholas chuckled.

Neither Grand Duke Vladimir nor his wife were good at business. They were extravagant and wasteful on weekdays, attending dances and banquets. When Ya San was still alive, even the queen was overshadowed by the Grand Duchess.

The mineral resources in Guandong were discovered by George, so part of the auction proceeds belongs to George.

"2000 million!"

No one raised a sign for a whole minute, and not many people dared to compete with Grand Duke Sergei.

In the Tsar's box, Vladimir's face was livid, his clenched fists were trembling, and the price clearly penetrated his bottom line.

Excluding the portion that George deserves, George only needs to pay about 1200 million.

Vladimir had luck after luck, and finally slumped back in his chair.

"Are there any new bids?"

Sergey looked at Nikolai who was chatting with Alex and whistled easily.

In recent years, prices have soared, and the annual salary of the Russian Grand Duke has increased year by year, reaching about 30 rubles.

Dongsi didn’t want to give up, but the price increase also began to decrease.

The two boxes were priced at one hundred thousand and twenty, and after adding three or four rounds, Dongyi's box finally couldn't help but take action.

The bidder on behalf of the French consortium was João Lyon, director of Taosheng Bank.

"1500 million!"

Nikolai will not let George's hard work be in vain, Sergey is Nikolai's entrustment.

"1510 million!"

If you can't beat it, you can't beat it.

Even if Grand Duke Vladimir is good at managing money, his annual income will not exceed 150 million.

When Dowson Bank was established, the French consortium was arranged by the St. Petersburg consortium. Although it contributed more capital, it did not gain the dominance of Dowson Bank.

This is normal, after all, Daosheng Bank was founded under the leadership of St. Petersburg.

Although the French consortium did not have the right to take the lead, it knew how great the interests of Kanto were through Daosheng Bank, so it organized a group to come to St. Petersburg.

"Are there any new bids?"

While Granada was speaking, she had already picked up the gavel.

This action made many people change their faces.

When Grand Duke Yuriev called out the price just now, you stayed there for half a minute and had no intention of touching the hammer.

Now as soon as the Frenchman comes off, you want to put the final word on it.

What's the matter, today's game is just to trick the French.

Perhaps even Werther didn't expect that George didn't want to give up.

"2200!"

As soon as the bid was announced, the venue began to commotion again.

If anyone here knows how much gold reserves there are, it can only be George's people.

Since George is still bidding, the value of the gold mine must be more than 2200 million rubles.

"2300!"

Joao Leone is not to be outdone, and that’s the benefit of being in a group.

Although group formation reduces profits, it also spreads risks.

Today’s financial center is not just London.

Paris too.

Not even New York. "2500——"

The Americans, who had just been quiet for a while, gained confidence again from George's bidding.

"2600--"

"2650--"

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Before he knew it, George had withdrawn from the competition.

The competition between the Americans and the French reached 3050 million before the French won the final victory.

Boom!
Granada has finally settled.

"Let us congratulate Joao Trust from Paris, you won the competition, God bless you -"

Granada's face was full of joy, this was no faster than making money from war.

3050 million is not the highest.

The iron ore discovered in the suburbs of Fengtian was finally auctioned for a high price of 5900 million rubles, and was acquired by the previously unknown British Henry Company.

Before this auction, no one had ever heard of the company.

This is normal, because this company has just been established less than a month ago, and it can be said that it was established specifically for this auction.

Nikolai was delighted.

The final price of the entire auction exceeded 2 million rubles. The British and French became the big winners, while the Americans traveled thousands of miles across the ocean and gained nothing.

The Grand Dukes of St. Petersburg also found nothing.

At the imperial meeting the next day, Nicholas finally got angry.

"Internal fighting is an expert, external fighting is an outsider! Aren't you guys shouting every day to ask George to open up Guandong? George opened up Guandong, but which of you got in? At last night's banquet, someone actually had the nerve to complain about George's price gouging - George The quotation has earned the empire at least 5000 million rubles. What are you doing?”

Sergey held his chin and remained silent.

Alexey was writing and drawing on paper, probably calculating how many battleships he could build with the money.

Army Minister Alexei Kuropatkin, General of Infantry, was silent. All this was done by the Russian Army.

Werther looked at the position of Grand Duke Vladimir, his eyes full of mischief.

Grand Duke Vladimir was absent from the imperial meeting today due to unwellness.

Where is the physical discomfort.

It was obvious that he had no face to see anyone.

George had no idea how exciting the St. Petersburg auction would be.

On September 9, the "Peace Outline" was officially signed in the capital of the Qing Empire. The British Henry Company, which had obtained the Fengtian iron ore mining rights at the St. Petersburg auction, finally arrived in Vladivostok.

Although the Kanto region is still under the control of the Russian army, the Fengtian Iron Mine is garrisoned by personnel from the Amur Military Region. Without the consent of Vladivostok, the British Henry Company will not be able to construct it.

According to Kaneda Kojima, the deputy general manager of Henry Company, it is just a matter of completing the formalities.

General manager Robert Henry doesn't think so.

"Be prepared to face difficulties!"

Robert Henry was an English nobleman and knew the virtues of his Russian counterparts.

"Can you still deny the words written in black and white? Is there any spirit of contract in this?"

Kaneda Kojima is so naive that he really thinks that the spirit of contract is a universal value.

There is also a mutual defense alliance between the Russian Empire and the Qing Empire.

Who did you guard against?
When the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded the Qing Empire, the Russian Empire not only refused to help, but was more ruthless than anyone else -

Oh no.

The Russian Imperial Army invaded Kantung under the pretext of protecting Kantung. The thief shouted that he had caught the thief.

George is not without a spirit of contract.

But if you want to mine on George's territory, you must be prepared to be scratched by George.

"It's okay to mine iron ore, but all the equipment you need to mine iron ore must be ordered from Amur; mining workers must also be hired from Amur."

Ivanovich, director of the Finance Department under the Amur Resources Agency, is sharpening his skills.

Robert Henry Gujingwubo.

Kaneda Kojima just looked ridiculous.

Amur workers themselves are not enough, so every year they go to great lengths to hire laborers from Japan and Korea.

Are there enough workers now?
"Don't worry about it, this is our problem, we will find a way to solve it——"

Ivanovic is not scraping it, he is clearly cutting it into eight pieces.

“How do I pay for equipment?”

If Henry doesn't agonize over the minutiae and doesn't satisfy the Russians, he really won't even think about leaving Kanto.

"Of course it's full payment!"

Ivanovich is confident.

Henry didn't ask about the price, he had to take this stab.

"Is it in stock?"

"Sorry, we don't have stock in stock. We are responsible for the needs of our customers, so we have to design according to your needs and then produce them. You don't want us to fool you with a bunch of rags that are about to be eliminated—"

Ivanovich now started to get into the spirit of contract.

"How much time do you need?"

Kaneda Kojima finally realized that the Rakshasa ghost was indeed well-deserved.

"It's hard to say—"

Ivanovich finally made no false promises on this issue.

But this made Kinda Kojima feel even more uncertain.

"We have already paid 5900 million rubles for the iron ore. Isn't this enough?"

Kinda Kojima gritted his teeth.

As a result of the Xin Chou compensation from the Qing Empire, Japan received a total of 7592 million taels of silver, accounting for 7.73% of the total——

Japan dispatched a total of 540 navy and 20300 army troops, adding up to 20840 troops, making it the country that dispatched the most troops among the Eight-Nation Alliance.

Not only that, Japan was also the country that fought the most brutally among the Eight-Nation Alliance. In all the difficult battles, Japan took the lead.

The money has not been obtained yet, but it has been exploited by the Russians.

It’s hard to say about other countries. Japan is purely working for the Russians.

(End of this chapter)