I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 60

Nicholas's joining the army was a major opportunity for all Russian nobles.

The Guards are the Royal Guards, and all officers are nobles.

In addition to the direct heirs of the four grand ducal families, the Prussian regiment where George and Nicholas are serving also includes Nikolai Ivanovich, the future Governor-General of Finland, and Felix Elston from St. Petersburg. The earl and the remaining officers were all nobles.

Ivanovich was born into a noble family in St. Petersburg and performed well in the Tenth Russo-Turkish War.

Earl Elston's military rank is only lieutenant, but his fiancée is Duchess Zinaida Yusupova, the sole heir of the Yusupov family.

The history of the Yusupov family can be traced back to the era of the Golden Horde, and their power in Russia is no less than that of the Romanov family.

In 1831, the Yusupov family owned 40 serfs. At that time, Russia's total population was only million.

In St. Petersburg alone, the Yusupov family owns four palaces, as well as Caspian Sea oil fields, Siberian coal mines, and countless flour mills and sugar mills throughout Russia.

According to incomplete statistics, the Yusupov family's property valuation is equivalent to approximately 5.25 million rubles.

This does not include the art collections collected by the Yusupov family over the generations.

Yusupova's most famous saying is: Russia can buy the whole world, and I can buy Russia.

As the most noble daughter of Russia, Zinaida Yusupova has countless suitors. The Crown Prince of Bulgaria once proposed to Yusupova, but Yusupova rejected her.

Among countless suitors, Yusupova chose the seemingly ordinary Lieutenant Elston, which proved that this man was not as ordinary as he seemed.

The welcome party lasted until midnight. Everyone was drunk until they were drunk. George and Volkov took Nikolai back to the dormitory together.

Volkov is also a valet general. He is Nikolai's adjutant and is responsible for taking care of Nikolai's life.

George's adjutant was Andre. In order to facilitate Andre's work, George helped Andre get the rank of warrant officer, which meant that Andre had become an officer.

As mentioned before, as long as you become an officer in Russia, you will automatically enter the aristocratic group. Andrei's starting point is already very high compared to his background. Yeroshin and Dalia are very happy.

The officer's dormitory where George stayed was a suite, with a living room outside and a bedroom inside, with attached bathroom and kitchen. All rooms were quite spacious, and George was very satisfied.

"Do you need something to eat?" Andre has already begun to get into the mood. He is not only George's adjutant, but also George's personal butler.

It's just that he is a bit miserable as a personal butler. He has no one under him. Andre has to be fully responsible for George's food, clothing, housing and transportation.

"No, you've had a busy day today, go to bed early." When George went to attend the welcome party, Andre had been busy.

George didn't bring a servant, so Andre had to clean up himself.

George also has a lot of luggage, including dozens of sets of clothes. Andre needs to hang up all the clothes in categories, organize George's bookshelves, and replace them with new curtains and bedding.

After George rested, Andre had to wash all the clothes George had changed that day before going to bed.

So when George woke up the next day and saw Andre's clean clothes last night, he knew he had to find a way.

There is a team of more than ten people around Nikolai, serving Nikolai alone. George didn't want to make a big fuss, but he felt bad when he saw Andre helping George wash clothes after a busy day.

Not only did he need servants, but Andre did as well.

After all, Andre has now joined the aristocratic class. Even if George wants to live a simple life, he must take Andre's dignity into consideration.

Then inform the people of Yeluoshin that there are many idle people in the manor. Yeluoxin brought six people over the next day, one of whom was Mikhail's eldest son Mario, George's eldest cousin.

Mario was arranged by Ekaterina and was fully responsible for George's daily life.

In the morning, George still followed his habit at Gatchina Palace and asked Nicholas to get up and exercise.

"His Royal Highness is still sleeping. He drank too much last night, so forget about today's morning exercise." Volkov didn't want George to disturb Nikolai's rest.

George didn't force himself. Yesterday was the first day at the camp. Nicholas was overly excited, so it was understandable to relax for the day.

When George and Andre began their morning run, there was no one in the camp except the guards.

The guard looked at George with curiosity, probably because he had never seen an officer get up so early.

George didn't take it seriously. He and Andre ran around the military camp three times before finishing the morning exercise. When they returned to the dormitory, they realized that Ye Luoxin had arrived.

"Your Highness, do you want to take a bath? The water has been put away -" Mario is 25 years old and graduated from the Royal Cavalry School. When Ya Er was alive, Mario served in the Caucasus Military Region with Mikhail with the rank of major.

"Just call me George. It looks like I have to work hard. I can't have a military rank lower than that of my older cousin." George joked. Mario was not too conspicuous. Ye Luoxin's previous military rank was major general.

Compared with Mario, Ye Luoxin is very smart. He wears a military uniform without a military rank, but wears a first-class Vladimir Medal on his chest. This medal was Ye Luoxin's tenth Russian victory. Obtained in the Turkish War, only commanders have this honor.

Compared with Ye Luoxin, George's chest was very shabby and he didn't have a single medal.

But there is no need to rush. From now on, as long as George meets the conditions for the award, then George can receive the medal award, and the priority level will definitely be the highest.

There were so many people all of a sudden, and the dormitory that seemed quite spacious last night suddenly became crowded.

The six people brought by Ye Luoxin each performed their own duties. Mario served as George's personal butler, and Andre was able to escape from the tedious daily chores and focus more on assisting George in his daily work.

Professional things must be done by professionals. Andre forgot George's boots yesterday.

The boots are now polished clean, even the soles are spotless.

George did not refuse Ye Luoxin's arrangement. He thought it was a remnant of feudalism, but for the people brought by Mario and Ye Luoxin, this was a rare opportunity.

Working next to George, the salary is quite high. It is no problem for one person to support a family with his income.

The servants arranged by Ye Luoxin are all male servants. Not only are they strong and strong, they have also received a certain degree of military training. When necessary, they can also be George's bodyguards.

George took a shower, changed his clothes and went to find Nicholas again. The life of the Guards began.

(End of this chapter)