Chapter 175 The sun is just right
Plotting to assassinate the Tsar is something that most people really can’t do. After all, you don’t even know where the Tsar is. You can’t wait for the Tsar at the gate of Gatchina Palace every day. Come out.
After Ya Er was assassinated, Ya San traveled across the country and vowed to find all the members of the Public Opinion Party and the supporters behind them and bring them to justice.
This matter ended up being left unsolved. The secret police investigated for more than a year, and finally only found a few unlucky people to deal with the matter. The real so-called behind-the-scenes supporters were not found.
Are you really unable to find it?
The result of the secret police investigation was that even police inspector Su Jaykin was assassinated in the street, which is also not something ordinary people can do.
At this moment, a group of people in St. Petersburg are still interceding for the assassin.
George didn’t know that little Nicholas took the wrong medicine to send a telegram to Korff.
At the end of March, the first batch of Cossack veterans arrived in Vladivostok this year, a total of 900 people.
All of these 900 people are from the Moscow local army, and Sergey is still very supportive of George's work.
George didn't ask for it in vain. He paid per person, 10 rubles per person, handing over the goods to others and delivering the goods with the other. The cost was much higher than hiring workers from the Qing Empire.
The initial cost of hiring workers from the Qing Empire in Vladivostok was also very high. The average cost of each worker arriving in Vladivostok was as high as about 10 rubles.
However, as time went by, the cost of hiring workers from the Qing Empire dropped rapidly, and the average cost per person has dropped to about 2 rubles. However, the cost of hiring workers from Russia and Europe remained high.
This is also easy to understand.
Nowadays, Vladivostok’s main method of hiring workers from the Qing Empire is no longer to deceive people, but to rely on word of mouth among the workers who return to the Qing Empire every winter. These workers are like migratory birds, returning every spring. Bringing a lot of fresh blood to Vladivostok, each person can bring 5 new workers to Vladivostok on average.
Relatively speaking, Mu Linde's work was not progressing smoothly.
People in the inland areas of the Qing Dynasty have a stubborn way of thinking and are not very receptive to working abroad. They would rather starve in their hometowns than go overseas to seek life with big noses.
Big nose is the unified name for foreigners in the inland areas of the Qing Dynasty.
This nickname is considered a neutral term, and there is also the even more unpleasant nickname "foreign devil".
Some tricks commonly used in coastal areas are not easy to use in the inland areas of the Qing Dynasty, because the clan concept is very serious in the inland areas of the Qing Dynasty. A village is a big family. If outsiders dare to use force, it will be tantamount to It's courting death.
The current Qing Empire is not yet at the point where everyone can be bullied.
Although people are difficult to recruit, shotguns are easy to sell.
Especially in mountainous areas where bandits are rampant, a double-barreled shotgun with an ex-factory price of 40 rubles in Vladivostok could easily be sold for 100 taels of silver in the Qing Empire. The bullets had to be calculated separately, so the price was the same.
Mu Linde alone sold more than 5,000 double-barreled shotguns in the Qing Empire in the past winter.
Now that winter has passed, the time for George to return to St. Petersburg is getting closer.
Kuklev and Karpov made a total of four cars, one for Nikolai, one for the Tsar, and one for the Empress.
The last one was taken to France by Ekaterina to see if it could be sold in France.
George's requirements are not high, as long as the cost can be recovered.
Of course, if it can make money, George will not refuse.
The journey back to St. Petersburg from Vladivostok is still very long, because Ekaterina needs to be sent back to Nice. The Dolgorukov enters the port in Nice, and George also disembarks in Nice and takes the train instead. St. Petersburg.
The speed of the train is still faster than that of the boat.
Although George asked Ekaterina not to spend money frivolously, Ekaterina still bought some properties for George in Nice, including four vineyards, a winery, and a An ancient castle from the 13th century.
I heard that this castle is still the property of the French emperor.
George was not interested in the castle and went directly to Catherine's manor.
Now that he had a car, George simply drove home with Ekaterina.
As one of the most famous tourist destinations in Europe, Nice is always lively all year round. Countless top European aristocrats and wealthy people have purchased properties in Nice. The housing prices in Nice are comparable to those in Paris, and every inch of land is precious.
Georgi’s illness never recovered and he had to stay in Nice every winter to recuperate.
Tuberculosis is a highly contagious disease, and at this time it was a terminal disease with no cure. The Tsar searched for famous doctors in Europe to treat Georgi's condition, but Georgi's condition did not improve.
Georgi also lives in a manor on the outskirts of Nice. He never goes out or participates in social activities. He spends most of his time wrapped in a blanket and sitting on a deck chair on the balcony on the second floor. Watch the sunrise and sunset.
“Your Highness, Princess Yurievskaya has returned from Vladivostok and brought back a very beautiful carriage. This carriage has no horses but can move by itself. You I didn’t see that scene. There was a sea of people on the pier, and everyone rushed over to watch the fun. "Ilya, Georgi’s personal attendant, has a very magical quality and cannot be infected by tuberculosis, so he can appear next to Georgi.
"That's not a carriage, it's a car-" Georgi often corresponded with Nikolai, and Nikolai would introduce Georgi to the new things happening in St. Petersburg in his letters.
The car invented by Kuklev has passed the review of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences. The St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences officially awarded Kuklev the honor of "Father of the Automobile".
This was originally an undisputed matter, but it was opposed by Germany.
Almost at the same time that Kuklev invented the car, Karl Benz installed his engine on a three-wheeled vehicle, so Germany believes that the honor of "Father of the Car" should belong to Karl Benz. Cz, not Kuklev.
Compared with Kuklev's car, Karl Benz's car was too crude and was not shown to the public at the first time. The St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences believes that Karl Benz's invention was not a car at all.
So the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences is in a lawsuit with the Germans.
"Super Duke Yurievsky seems to be with Princess Yurievskaya. Do you need me to inform him?" Ilya knew the relationship between Georgi and George. On weekdays, Georgiti The people who arrived the most were Nicholas and George.
Georgi was silent for a while, shaking his head slightly with a lonely expression.
“Forget it, who wants to see me like this?”
Even if George knew that Georgi was in Nice, George could not come to visit Georgi to avoid being infected.
George really didn’t know that Georgi was in Nice. He only stayed in Nice for one night and took the train to St. Petersburg the next day.
George had a large entourage, and they also brought 3 cars and a whole wagonload of Vladivostok local specialties, so George simply chartered a special train. Although the speed was fast, the cost was so high that George almost broke his guard. .
The shipping costs in Russia are expensive.
French freight is not cheap either. The French are stingier than the Russians when it comes to making money. Grandet is a Frenchman.
George is not stingy. Although the conditions of the special train are not as good as those of the royal train, George has also passed the stage of pursuing personal enjoyment. His requirements for life are not high. He can read books and newspapers on the train, take a sleep, and he will arrive in St. Petersburg.
George went to Gatchina Palace immediately to give gifts to the Tsar and his family.
Nicola seems to have grown a little taller, but still has not exceeded 1.8 meters. He has begun to grow a beard, and his power is increasing day by day.
Fortunately, Nicholas's attitude towards George has not changed. After seeing George, his first sentence was: "Why haven't you sent me a telegram in more than a month?"
My eldest nephew, I have been drifting at sea for more than a month. How can I send you a telegram?
There is no wireless telegraphy yet.
“I saved them all for you, so you can see them all at once.” George handed Nicholas a school bag.
It’s the kind of schoolbags distributed to primary school students in Vladivostok.
Don’t underestimate the schoolbag, it was a completely new thing in the 19th century.
The schoolbag in Vladivostok is not the kind of shoulder bag that is common in the army, but a backpack that can be carried on the back.
The straps of the backpack are specially widened and thickened to make it more comfortable to wear on your back.
There is also a handle on it for easy carrying with one hand.
There are mesh pockets on both sides of the schoolbag, which can hold some small things.
The only drawback is that there is no zipper and can only be closed with a rope strap.
Speaking of zippers, George has already asked people to start studying this thing.
Although zippers are not worth mentioning compared to George's other businesses, zippers are very important, just like sunglasses.
When Nikolai met George, he wore a pair of sunglasses, and they were classic toad glasses. George recognized them at a glance. They were another product of Yuriev Company.
As mentioned earlier, sunglasses are not only decorations for Russians, but can also effectively prevent snow blindness, so sunglasses are a necessity in Russia.
The sunglasses produced by Yuriev Company have been on the market last year. Due to the low production volume, the price is very expensive, like the one worn by Nikolai——
The one worn by Nikolai These are not ordinary sunglasses. The lenses are hand-ground by skilled craftsmen. The material is crystal and cannot be mass-produced at all.
A pair of ordinary sunglasses currently sells for 10 rubles in St. Petersburg.
The price of 10 rubles is not low, equivalent to the monthly income of a skilled worker.
Yuryev's company can only produce 3,000 pairs of sunglasses per month, and supply exceeds demand.
“Is this your car?” Nikolai was still a kid at heart after all, and his attention was immediately diverted by the car.
Since it is a gift to the Tsar's family, let's not talk about the performance. The decoration must be perfect.
Let's put it this way, the cars that George gave to the Tsar's family only used 3 kilograms of gold for decoration.
In addition to gold, there are also a large number of diamonds, especially the pattern on the front of the car where the logo is located, which is all made of diamonds.
Although it is not a colored diamond, nor a giant diamond the size of a pigeon egg, so many diamonds combined together still shine under the sunlight, blinding the human eye.
George is also a chicken thief, and he specially chose this moment with the best sunshine to come to Gatchina Palace.
(End of this chapter)