Chapter 170 Guangmingding
George is neither radical nor conservative. He only chooses to be radical or conservative when necessary. Just like the Russian character, it is full of contradictions.
Since the factory has to be relocated, the newly arrived machines will naturally be shipped directly to Khabarovsk.
It can't be shipped now. We have to wait until the river surface thaws before the machine can start shipping.
The location of the new city has also been chosen, on the banks of the Amur River 250 kilometers north of Khabarovsk.
In the 21st century, this place is called Amur Youth City.
George's surname is Yuriev, and the name of the new town is Yuriev. George wants to build Yuriev into the manufacturing center of the entire Amur region. Khabarovsk is just between Yuriev and Vladivostok. It's just a transfer station.
Kolf was very disappointed. Yuriev is already 250 kilometers away from Khabarovsk, so what does it have to do with Khabarovsk?
"Across from Khabarovka is the Qing Empire. Do you dare to put the future heavy industry center here?" George has long-term plans. Yuriev is 250 kilometers away from Khabarovsk and 400 kilometers away from Temple Street. ,Perfect.
“There’s nothing to worry about. Can’t we just occupy the land opposite Khabarovka!” Korff is the real schizophrenic.
"Haha——" George could only sneer.
When I was going south last winter, who was crying and shouting that we should be cautious, restrained, and not start provocations?
Who sent the telegram to St. Petersburg to report my status?
"The Qing Empire and the British Empire are different after all." Korff's face was redder than the British lobster soldiers.
"How many troops does the British Empire have in the Far East? How many troops does the Qing Empire have? Are you sure the Qing Empire is easier to deal with than the British Empire?" George mocked and ridiculed, "You can't develop the economy, and you can't fight a war."
He knows how to make a small report.
Why do you think you are the Governor of Amur? Go and become the Reporter Governor.
Korff was speechless. The Qing Empire's strength on paper was indeed stronger than the British Empire's strength in the Far East.
But whether you are strong or not is not calculated this way.
The British Empire has colonies all over the world. Once the Far East needs military assistance, Britain can mobilize troops from its colonies around the world to provide reinforcements to the Far East.
Although the Qing Empire's army was large in size, its weapons and equipment were backward, training was neglected, logistics was weak, and its combat effectiveness was not strong.
Especially in the direction of Khabarovsk.
As mentioned earlier, the Qing Empire regarded the area outside the Pass as the land of dragon prosperity and prohibited Han people from moving in freely. This gave the Russian Empire an opportunity to illegally occupy a large amount of land in the Qing Empire through immigration.
The current situation in Khabarovsk is the same as a hundred years ago. There are few residents on the other side of the Amur River. The situation is similar to that of Siberia, both of which are deserted.
At this time, if we push towards the other side of the Amur River, we really won’t encounter much resistance.
The Russian Empire was weak in the Far East.
The Qing Empire was also unprepared. This Britain was a completely different matter.
The British-occupied Jumun Island is the same island as Jeju and cannot be attacked by land.
The power of the British Royal Navy is obvious to all, and the Siberian Fleet is simply unable to resist. That's why George had to use force last year, and St. Petersburg's reaction was so big.
If it were the Qing Empire, there would be no need to worry so much.
How did the empire encroach on the Far East?
Immigrate first, and after the established facts are established, they force the Qing Empire to cede land and seize millions of square kilometers of land without sending a single soldier.
The same can be done for the land on the other side of the Amur River. As long as you send people across the river, the land on the other side belongs to the Russian Empire.
But I can only think about it. As long as George disagrees, Korff can't do anything.
George really doesn’t want to start provocations. The Amur Governorate is already big enough for George to develop patiently for decades. George does not need to expand southward. As long as the Amur Governorate is managed well, George will have enough. confidence to cope with the drastic changes in the future.
At the end of February, Mozhaisky and more than a hundred other lecturers from St. Petersburg University and researchers from the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences finally arrived in Vladivostok.
Professors and academicians don’t have to think about it. They have already achieved success and cannot come to Vladivostok to start over. Lecturers and researchers have no human rights. With the Tsar’s order, they can only go to Vladivostok and contribute to the preparation of Vladivostok University. power.
George was very happy. Mozhaisky brought his plane and Kuklev brought his car. This is George's most important project and has a bright future.
Mozhaisky and Kuklev still don’t know what kind of fate they are about to face. Kuklev is relatively calm, but Mozhaisky is quite uneasy.
Both Mozhaysky and Kuklev boarded the ship in St. Petersburg. Kuklev not only brought his car, but also his plane.
So Mozajsky finally knew where his "Father of Aircraft" came from.
After Mozhaysky won the competition for the "Father of the Aircraft", Kuklev did not stop researching the aircraft.
After using the latest engines, Kuklev's plane can already fly thousands of meters in the air, performing better than Mozhaisky's plane.
Mozhaisky's aircraft is too heavy. Unless the power of the engine can be further improved, Mozhaisky's aircraft will not be qualitatively improved. Kuklev's aircraft was smaller, lighter, required less power, and had more room for improvement.
In addition to airplanes, Kuklev's automobiles also made significant progress.
St. Petersburg has a series of celebrations during the Christmas period. Kuklev's car appeared in the St. Petersburg Christmas parade, causing a sensation.
The St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences is evaluating Kuklev's car.
Once it passes the evaluation, the reputation of "Father of the Car" will belong to Kuklev.
For two months from St. Petersburg to Vladivostok, Mozhaisky and Kuklev communicated every day.
By the time they arrived in Vladivostok, the two had become very good friends with Danila from St. Petersburg University.
Danila is a lecturer responsible for teaching the working principles of internal combustion engines. He has a lot of experience in internal combustion engines. He has an invention about a four-stroke engine, which has just been patented by the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences.
Once Danila's patent is applied to a four-stroke engine, the power of the engine can be increased by at least ten percent.
Mozhaisky and Kuklev have agreed with Danila that after arriving in Vladivostok, Danila will provide him to Mozhaisky and Kuklev as soon as possible. developed four-stroke engine.
George didn’t know yet that he had an unexpected surprise. After all the scientific researchers arrived in Vladivostok, they were sent to Yuriev Palace, where George prepared a welcome dinner for them.
Unlike the court ball in St. Petersburg, what George prepared was really a dinner party.
Since it is a dinner party, all kinds of delicious food are essential.
The food of the Russian Empire is not much to say. The lecturers and researchers are not country bumpkins. Not to mention they are well-informed, most of them have seen and eaten it.
Vladivostok has a wide variety of food, with more than 40 kinds of dim sum alone, all made by chefs from the Qing Empire.
It was difficult to hire doctors in the Qing Empire, but it was easy to hire chefs. As long as George was willing to spend money, there were many chefs willing to come to Vladivostok to work.
In the chef industry, there are actually customs such as three years of apprenticeship and two years of service. After apprenticeship, not everyone has the ability to open a restaurant, and most of them still work in restaurants.
That's easy.
Who to work for is not a job? In Vladivostok, the income is almost ten times that of the Qing Empire, so this is not a multiple choice question at all.
The chef of Yuriev Palace was a royal chef from the Qing Empire.
This is also very easy to understand.
Although the imperial chef of the Qing Empire sounds nice, he doesn't make much money. The status of chefs in the Qing Empire is not as high as that of doctors.
In addition to various snacks, there are also a variety of fine wines from the East and the West. There are more than ten kinds of fine wines from the Qing Empire alone. George sent people to collect almost all the fine wines in his memory. Vladivostok, the variety of drinks in Vladivostok is now so rich that it can almost hold an alcohol expo.
Vladivostok is a port, and all kinds of seafood are also essential.
Seafood is an important source of food for the people of Vladivostok. Every summer, a large amount of seafood is caught in Vladivostok. If you can’t finish it, you pickle it and store it so that you can continue to eat it in winter.
With seafood, snacks and fine wine, the banquet at Yuriev Palace was a hit before Christmas.
Although there are cars in Vladivostok, they are not yet practical. Mozhaisky, Kuklev, and Danila arrived at Yuriev Palace by carriage.
The Yuriev Palace is brightly lit at night. The electric lights on the white marble corridor illuminate the Yuriev Palace at night like a fairyland. Therefore, Yuriev Palace was nicknamed the "Bright Dome" by George. ".
In this era, only George knows what this joke means.
But it does not affect people’s curiosity and interest in Guangmingding.
Every time a guest comes to Guangmingding, these electric lights always arouse people's countless curiosity. They don't understand what magic Yurievsky Super Duke used to turn these magical little things Light up.
Mozajsky and Danila are no strangers to electric light.
Last summer, Edison took his light bulb to St. Petersburg to demonstrate to the Tsar. He received a reward from the Tsar, and Edison returned with a full load.
Although Edison's light bulb caused a sensation in St. Petersburg, electric light was not popularized in St. Petersburg.
On the contrary, he took root in Vladivostok, thousands of miles away.
“This is so beautiful, so beautiful, unparalleled!” Mozajsky didn’t know many adjectives, so he kept turning over these few.
"It's not surprising that Yurievsky Super-Prince is willing to accept new things. Without his guidance, there would be no car for me." Kuklev is full of gratitude to George, if George will, "the father of the automobile" This honor should belong to George.
"It should be said that my plane was inspired by Yurievsky's Super Duke to achieve success." Mozhaysky was also grateful to George, and even more grateful to Nikolay for his tip-off.
(End of this chapter)