I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 534 Ingredients
One of the important reasons why Nicholas never regarded Germany as an enemy was that there were too many marriages between the two countries. Among Nicholas' five uncles, including George, except Alexei who remained unmarried all his life, three of the remaining four married German princesses.

So did Alex.

In addition to drinking, Tirpitz also visited the St. Petersburg Shipyard.

To Tirpitz's disappointment, the St. Petersburg shipyard was in the winter shutdown period and he did not see the all-heavy artillery battleships he wanted to see.

Tirpitz did see the 52-caliber 330 cannon produced by the Obukhov Steel Plant for all-heavy artillery battleships.

The Helgoland-class battleships, which Germany just started building last year, use twin-mounted 50-caliber 305 main guns, for a total of 12 guns.

The Gangut-class battleships built by the St. Petersburg Shipyard use a triple-mounted main gun, so the number of main guns is also 3.

The main gun of the "Gangut" class not only has a larger caliber, but is also electrically driven and equipped with an automatic ammunition supply system. There are also some components on the turret that Tirpitz has never seen before and has no idea what their functions are.

The Helgoland-class battleships still used traditional triple-expansion steam engines rather than the latest British steam turbines.

This was not because Tirpitz did not like steam turbines, but because Parsons of Britain monopolized the patent for steam turbines. If the German Navy used it, it would have to pay a royalty of 100 million gold marks for each turbine engine.

The steam turbine used by "Gangut" was provided by the Vladivostok Machinery Plant, and no money needed to be paid to Parsons of the UK.

When George purchased the steam turbine patent, he obtained the sales rights in Russia. As long as George did not sell it to foreign countries, he would not need to pay Parsons in the UK.

George hasn't let Tirpitz see the sonar yet, otherwise Tirpitz would be in an even heavier mood.

Is this still the Russian Empire that was criticized for its backward technology?

Even Germany's most proud Krupp armored steel could find a perfect substitute in the Russian Empire.

The armor steel produced by the Vladivostok Steel Plant is not inferior to Krupp armor steel in terms of performance and parameters, and it was developed earlier than Krupp armor steel.

Considering that German automobile companies purchased auto parts from Amur and assembled them in Germany, Tirpitz racked his brains but could not understand why the Russian Empire had made such great technological progress in just 20 years.

George had nothing to say.

It’s not that the Russian Empire lacked technology, but that the people who developed the technology did not receive the attention they deserved. Even the president of the Academy of Sciences was studying the soul and God. Who would develop the real technology?

In fact, the price George paid was not high. He just created a stable and secure living environment for scientific researchers and met their financial needs. After going through the most difficult initial stage, Amur's technology has experienced a blowout in recent years, and various new technologies have emerged one after another.

What made Tirpitz uncomfortable was that the Russian Empire clearly had the strength to build more all-heavy artillery battleships, but it did not forcefully invest. This restraint based on strength made Tirpitz secretly frightened.

Don't listen to George's complaints every day, saying that the Russian Empire can't afford to build battleships. That's simply a joke. If the Grand Dukes of St. Petersburg drink less French champagne, it won't be a problem to start building five more ships.

There are a total of three Gangut-class ships under construction at the St. Petersburg Shipyard.

In addition to the "Gangut" ship, another "Russia" ship is also under construction at the Vladivostok Shipyard.

Although the Russian Empire was strong, it also had many problems.

On his way back to the German embassy after visiting the St. Petersburg shipyard, an assassin threw a bomb at the car Tirpitz was riding in. Although Tirpitz was not injured, his assessment of the Russian Empire finally returned to normal.

That's right, how could the Russian Empire be prosperous? St. Petersburg is full of dangers and assassins. Every time an assassin shows up, someone in St. Petersburg gets into trouble.

The last time George was assassinated, the media industry in St. Petersburg was cleansed from top to bottom. This time, no one knows who will be unlucky.

Nicholas was very angry. Although Tirpitz was fine, he was assassinated in St. Petersburg, and the shame was spread abroad. Someone must be held accountable for this.

The assassin was a Hebrew named Alboban, who attempted suicide after throwing a bomb at the car Tirpitz was riding in, but was arrested by the secret police who were among the crowd.

Alban confessed that he assassinated Tirpitz in order to start a war between the Russian Empire and Germany in retaliation for the Russian Empire's massacre of the Hebrews.

During the Russo-Japanese War, in order to divert social conflicts, the Russian Empire attributed its defeat on the front lines to the inferior goods supplied by Hebrew merchants. Large-scale anti-Greek behavior then broke out in the Russian Empire, and millions of Hebrews living in the Russian Empire were displaced, with many fleeing to Germany and Britain.

Nicholas ordered a thorough investigation, especially into the illegal activities of Hebrew merchants.

What Nicholas never expected was that most of the Hebrew merchants in St. Petersburg were supported by the Grand Dukes of the Empire. They were the tools for the Grand Dukes of the Empire to make money. Even Nicholas' own industry employed many Hebrews.

After much investigation, I didn't expect that I was the traitor!

Nicholas was devastated and didn't know how to deal with it.

"Simple, send them all to Siberia, or expel them from the empire."

Little Nicholas was simple and rough. He never had a good impression of the Hebrews. More than 90% of the assassinations in Russia were carried out by Hebrews.

After Stolypin dissolved the State Duma, the October Party, composed of the bourgeoisie, became the largest party in the State Duma and successfully won the dominance of the State Duma.

A considerable number of members of the October Party were Hebrews. They cooperated well with Stolypin and frequently used Stolypin's privileges to force through legislation during the recess of the State Duma, thereby promoting Stolypin's reforms.

George didn't know what the relationship between the October Party and the majority was, but judging from the results, after the fall of the Russian Empire, it was the majority, not the October Party, that inherited the empire.

So the October Party, like the Social Democratic Party before it, is another guise of the majority.

"No, they are still useful. Now is not the time."

Stolypin had no good feelings towards the Hebrews either. He used the Hebrews to deal with the stubborn conservatives in the Russian Empire.

Coincidentally, in the propaganda of the Social Democratic Party, George and little Nicholas are representatives of the stubborn conservatives.

"George, what do you think?"

Nicholas was undecided.

"We should register the Hebrews in the empire and provide them with better protection."

George is insidious. Let's decide on the ingredients first.

(End of this chapter)