I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 460 Killed in the Street
More than half of Amur's population is of Chinese descent, and it is impossible for George to take over Guandong at the risk of inflaming ethnic Chinese sentiments.

All the profitable businesses in Guandong were controlled by George, leaving little for the Qing Empire. Even if General Shengjing didn't ask George for Guandong, George would take the initiative to return Guandong to the Qing Empire.

As the Qing Empire opened up its borders, more and more people entered Guandong. The number of new immigrants arriving in Guandong every year reached nearly one million, which made Milyutin envious.

If the enthusiasm of the Russians to immigrate to Siberia was as high as the enthusiasm of the Qing people to invade Guandong, George would not worry about being used by no one.

Of course, this also reflects from another aspect that the contradictions within the Qing Empire have reached an extremely acute level.

Thinking about how difficult it was for George to immigrate from the Qing Empire a few years ago, it would be hard to describe it as even coaxing and deceiving.

If the Qing people could live and work in peace and contentment in their place of origin, they would not take huge risks to invade Guandong.

Compared with the Qing people, the Cossacks had more choices.

After the war, the Russian Empire further expanded its sphere of influence in East Asia. East India to Vladivostok has been connected from south to north. Such a large territory requires a lot of people to fill it.

George did not force him, but in the name of travel, he invited the Cossacks to travel to East India.

Hallick decided to retire and accepted employment with the Coconut City Oil Company to work in the East Indies.

"Gru is really free and happy. The Grand Duke really gave him 100 acres of land. There is nothing wrong with it except that it's a little cold."

"Brack accepted the employment of the Siberian Fleet and went to Nagasaki to work as a police officer. He was directly appointed as the sergeant. He had more than a dozen people under his command. It was a very happy life——"

Hallick was happy for his old friends.

Gru went to the Kuril Islands, which also needed manpower to develop.

Before Harik left, Najaf saw him off.

Harlick was worried about his old friend.

Harlick never went to a military school, and the sergeant major was his ceiling, and he would not be able to get promoted if he continued to serve.

"He married a Korean girl as his wife. I heard that the whole village was taken away by him, and some of them were working."

"Ten acres is enough, but 10 acres won't kill him!"

During the battle to attack Fengtian, Gru unfortunately stepped on a Japanese land mine and broke a leg, so he was eligible to receive 100 acres of land.

Najaf listened to Khalik's words and went to work in the Amur Military District.

George plans to reduce the number of troops by 30 and retain only 10 for the Army. The Fourth Division where Harik and Najaf belong is also in the process of disarmament. Only the best officers can continue to serve in the Far East Military Region.

Unlike Najaf, most officers and soldiers choose to retire and go to make a living elsewhere.

There will probably be no war in the Far East for the next few years, and Harik knows nothing but fighting.

East India is not stable, and the staff of Coconut City Oil Company are often attacked by indigenous tribes. Hallick goes to Coconut City Oil Company and still does his old job.

100 dessiatines is equivalent to 1635 acres. If placed in Europe and Russia, it is a proper landowner.

Mrs. Naja was in the army and was better informed than Harik.

Going to East India with Halik were more than a dozen officers and soldiers who were familiar with Halik.

You can stay in Amur if you want, although only the best people can stay in the army. There are many other job opportunities and people are needed everywhere.

The ferry ticket is free, other expenses are at your own expense.

Najaf is fortunate that it is in the Far East Military Region that these disabled veterans will be properly taken care of.

Before George assumed the post of governor of the Far East, a large number of wounded Russian soldiers died tragically because they did not receive timely and effective treatment.

Even if they are lucky enough to survive, their fate will be very tragic. If they have the ability to work, it would be better. Many people who lose the ability to work commit suicide.

This is the fate of the Cossacks.

"If you have a chance to go to Coconut City, I'll treat you to a drink."

Harrick couldn't wait to jump into his new life.

"You must take good care of yourself, save more money over there, buy an island and become the island owner, find a local wife, and have a lot of children -"

Rajeev actually envied Harik.

"I wouldn't give up an entire forest for a tree."

Harrick laughed.

As the resettlement work was carried out in an orderly manner, the disarmament of the Far Eastern Military District was uneventful, in sharp contrast to St. Petersburg.

St. Petersburg was also disarmament.

But unlike the Far East, St. Petersburg's disarmament method was slightly rough.

The main forces of the three major fleets were completely wiped out in the Russo-Japanese War. Nicholas was completely disappointed with the navy, and the three major fleets bore the brunt.

The Pacific Fleet, which was completely wiped out in the Russo-Japanese War, was directly cancelled. The situation of the Baltic Fleet and Black Sea Fleet is also not good. Not only is St. Petersburg not prepared to build new warships, but even the current scale will be significantly reduced.

The house leaked and it rained all night. On June 6, Commander-in-Chief of the Black Sea Fleet Bobrikov was assassinated at his home. He was the fourth senior official to be assassinated this year.

Nicholas, distraught by the endless riots and assassinations, appointed Goremekin to replace Witte as chairman of the Council of Ministers.

Witte's new task is to raise the funds needed to rebuild the finances, totaling approximately 9 million rubles.

Werther was helpless. The amount of money was too large. To complete the task, in addition to his ally France, he also needed help from his British uncle.

Like the Russian Empire, things were bad in Britain during this time. Britain's plight has a lot to do with George.

In the Russo-Japanese War, Britain suffered heavy losses and almost lost all its money. It had to increase its exploitation of Japan and recover as much as it could.

Japan went to great lengths to repay its debts. Soon after the war ended, hundreds of thousands of Japanese women were organized to work south to earn money to repay their debts.

After Britain began to build all-heavy artillery battleships, Germany quickly followed up and also began to build all-heavy artillery battleships.

In terms of traditional naval strength, Germany's naval strength is much stronger than that of the United Kingdom, not to mention the Russian Empire.

The emergence of all-heavy artillery battleships gave the German Navy an opportunity to catch up with the Royal Navy. Wilhelm II, who was as happy as Nicholas, would not miss this opportunity.

Germany has begun to build all-heavy artillery battleships, and naturally its mortal enemy France cannot lag behind.

After France started taking action, Italy, which had overlapping interests with France in the Mediterranean, naturally refused to lag behind.

Thanks to George's troubles, Europe finally opened the book as George wished.

What Werther didn't expect was that the contact with the British miraculously went smoothly.

This is also normal.

Japan's defeat marked the complete failure of Britain's pursuit of the Russian Empire.

Since containment fails, we must find a way to join forces.

This starts with the Boer War.

After the Second Boer War, Britain realized that it was isolated from the whole world and had to abandon its "glorious isolation" policy and find allies. This led to the Anglo-Japanese Alliance.

The Anglo-Japanese alliance was not enough. In 1904, Britain and France signed the "Anglo-French Sincere Agreement", which eased a series of conflicts.

Werther asked the British to borrow money, which played into the British's hands.

Edward VII was willing to spend money to help his nephew solve his financial problems, but only if the Russian Empire repaired its relationship with Britain.

After Japan was completely defeated, the main opponents of the Russian Empire were replaced by the neighboring Austria-Hungary Empire and the mortal enemy the Ottoman Empire.

Referring to the principle of distant diplomacy and close attack, the Russian Empire also hopes to repair its relationship with Britain.

The changes in the European continent made George dizzy.

George didn't care either.

The relationship between St. Petersburg and Vladivostok is now very delicate.

After Werther received the mission, the first person he looked for was George.

George was in trouble.

George is rich, but there are too many places to spend money in the Far East, and George's little money is just a drop in the bucket.

After the war with Japan, the territory of the Siberian Fleet expanded several times. Even with the two battleships handed over by the British to the Siberian Fleet, it was not enough to protect George's interests.

After "Yuryev" and "Romanov" entered service, according to tradition, the Siberian Fleet needed to continue to build more powerful battleships to maintain the Siberian Fleet's advantages in the Far East.

George didn't want to build it.

After the combined fleet was annihilated, the Siberian Fleet has no rivals in East Asia. The status of the Siberian Fleet will not be threatened for at least 10 years.

Europe has already opened up. Both the UK and Germany must focus on Europe and have no time to manage East Asia.

Although the strength of the U.S. Navy was improving rapidly, its focus was on the Atlantic rather than the Pacific. In addition, the United States and the Russian Empire had extensive common interests, and Dewey would not regard Peter as an opponent.

The speed of warship replacement is very fast. Once an arms race starts, it will not stop unless one side is completely defeated.

Currently, the full-heavy artillery battleships being built by Britain, France, Germany, and Italy are still facing the grim situation of falling behind even before they are put into service.

So George did not plan to build battleships.

We could build more cruisers.

And there is no need to build armored cruisers, light cruisers are enough.

Referring to the experience in the Russo-Japanese War, George asked Bai Yi to design a new cruiser.

The firepower of the new cruiser does not need to be too intense, the number of artillery pieces should be reduced, and the focus should be on strengthening the speed. The main task is to maintain the safety of the waterway.

This task is very simple. Modifications based on the existing cruiser can completely meet George's requirements.

The new cruiser has not yet been determined, and news came from Nagasaki. Due to the crazy oppression of the British, the Japanese in Nagasaki were unbearable, and attacks against foreigners were rising rapidly.

To the Japanese, the Russians were also the aggressors.

So the Russians are also within the target range of the Japanese.

George was not polite and immediately gave Peter an order to maintain the stability of Nagasaki.

George did not say how to maintain stability in Nagasaki.

Peter knew George too well. There were only two ways to achieve stability, either by division and disintegration, or by direct suppression.

George was certainly not referring to the former.

After receiving George's order, Peter ordered the implementation of martial law in Nagasaki. The sailors patrolled the streets and took over the security of Nagasaki. Those who committed crimes against the wind were allowed to be shot in the street.

(End of this chapter)