Chapter 105 Bismarck of the Empire
The reason why the First Lady chose Felix was not just because of her good marksmanship, but also because she was honest and knew how to advance and retreat.
George did not hang the rope on a tree with a crooked neck like the Duchess. There are so many potential opportunities for so many great dukes in St. Petersburg.
The Grand Duke is also divided into far and near. There are some branch royal families that George is not familiar with, and he will definitely not take the initiative to find them.
George focused on his brothers.
George's three uncles, the first Constantine stayed away from the court and lived in Crimea with a ballet dancer; the second was Nikolai, the father of the commander of the regiment of Nicholas Jr., who is now the director of the imperial cavalry; and the last uncle was Konstantin. Mikhail was transferred back to St. Petersburg from the Caucasus.
In addition to the Tsar, George's four brothers, the eldest brother Vladimir loves art, is a frequent visitor to ballets, holds luxurious banquets in St. Petersburg all year round, and spends a lot of money.
The second brother Alexei is a recognized gourmet. He only knows how to eat, drink and have fun. He has VIP boxes in all luxury hotels in St. Petersburg.
The third brother, Sergey, was previously the commander of the Xie Regiment. After the Rovno exercise, he was promoted to cavalry lieutenant general and served as the commander of the Moscow Military District.
The fourth brother, Pavel, is a general of the Guards, commanding the Royal Horse Guards. He is just 22 years old this year.
George first went to Alexey, thinking that he should have the same common language as George in this regard.
Aleksey was not in St. Petersburg. He went to Helsinki to look for a strange delicacy that was said to strengthen the body.
So George went to Sergei because he was not familiar with Vladimir and Pavel.
“The institutionalization of logistics sounds very interesting, but what does this have to do with us?” Sergey did not go to Moscow to take office and remained in St. Petersburg.
This is normal. Russian grand dukes usually hold many posts, but rarely go to their posts. There are railways and telegraphs between Moscow and St. Petersburg, so communication is very convenient.
"It's so relevant. If we can standardize logistics, we can make the army more powerful, improve the army's logistics at less cost, and reduce the possibility of accidents." George is patient and cannot say that the Grand Dukes Insensitive, they just stayed in their comfort zone for too long and lost their sense of crisis.
"George, this is the responsibility of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. We should not interfere." Sergey looked impatient. He did have a lot of work during this time.
The Rivne exercise exposed many problems. After the exercise, Yasan required all military regions to strictly train and strengthen management, so that similar incidents cannot be allowed to happen again.
The status of the Moscow Military District in the empire is second only to the St. Petersburg Military District. Sergei is busy with military affairs, so it is a great honor to take time out of his busy schedule to see George.
“But the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Internal Affairs have not completed their tasks. My idea is that you, brother Nikolai, Nikki and I, the four of us, will jointly establish a company to provide logistics supplies. Let's start competition. This is a business involving hundreds of millions of rubles, and no one can swallow it all in one go." George knew how to share the benefits. After the Rivno exercise, little Nikolai served as the principal of the Nikolai Cavalry School with the rank of cavalry major general. .
George's weight alone was not enough to convince Sergey.
Adding little Nikolay and Nicky makes it a completely different story.
“Hundreds of millions of rubles, you are kidding me——” Sergey had not yet realized how big this business was.
"The empire has 700,000 standing army, 200,000 navy, nearly one million local troops and auxiliary troops. Is 100 million rubles a year a lot?" George was really not kidding.
In 1882, the standing armies of Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Austria, the United States and other countries all ranged from 250,000 to more than 400,000. The Russian standing army exceeded that of any other two countries. The total amount of the army.
All the armies add up to 2 million people, and each person's annual logistics cost alone reaches 50 rubles. This standard is neither low nor high.
“Are there so many?” Sergey really didn’t know how much Russia spent on logistics every year. "Yes." George said seriously. It's less than 100 million rubles a year, and it's not worth George's money.
“What did Nikki say?” Sergey wanted to confirm whether Nikki would be involved.
"Nicky gave me all his money. I declared in advance that no matter how much Nicky paid, he must own at least 25% of the share." George actively fought for Nicky's rights.
"That's no problem. Even if Nicky doesn't score a point, he will still have 25% -" Sergey laughed so hard that he couldn't even see his eyes.
Nikolai is the crown prince, and this status is worth 20%——
After taking care of Sergei, there will be no problems with Nikolai.
Before George had time to tell Nikki the good news, he received an order to accompany Milyutin on a visit to the four Balkan countries.
"I have to be responsible for the training of the rubber regiment and the standardization of logistics. I am still studying heavy machine guns. How can I have time to go to Romania?" George wished he could break it into eight pieces by himself. Romania is the number one among the four Balkan countries. stand.
"It was your suggestion to win over the Balkan countries." Milyutin looked at George with more and more enthusiasm. He was the envoy of this trip to the Balkans.
George suggested to Yasan in Rivno to win over the Balkan countries. It has been so long and there has been no movement at all. George thought Yasan had forgotten about it.
But this is normal. Restarting the Balkan strategy is a big deal for Russia and requires a long period of demonstration and investigation.
This decision can be made in just a few months. With George's understanding of Russia, this is already very efficient.
"Yes, but-" George just suggested, and really didn't want to dig a hole for himself.
It's outrageous enough to serve as the deputy commander of a lieutenant colonel in his teens, but now he actually has to accompany Milyutin on a trip to Romania. Are all adult Russian men dead?
"This is what I proposed." Milyutin's expectations for George were more than just an outstanding general.
What the empire needs now is not a general, but a strong man like Bismarck.
From the suggestion of wooing the Balkan countries, Milyutin was pleasantly surprised to find that George had an excellent political vision, which was too important for Russia. It would be a serious waste to limit George to the Guards.
Milyugin hopes that George will become Russia's "Bismarck" in the future, so that Milyutin can retire with peace of mind and enjoy his old age.
"Okay, when will we set off -" George needs time to prepare. At least he must increase his understanding of the four Balkan countries. He cannot be ignorant by then.
"A week later." Milyutin didn't leave much time for George, and the Russian Empire didn't have much time.
George knows the priorities. There is Ye Luoxin in the training of the rubber group, so George does not need to worry too much.
The logistics system includes Nikolay Jr. and Sergey Garnicki. George does not think anyone in Russia can compete with this combination.
George was pulled onto the train by Milyutin before he had time to learn more about Romania.
(End of this chapter)