Chapter 206 Warehouse
When good things happen in the Russian Empire, the benefits belong to individuals and the honor belongs to the empire.
If anything bad happens, all the responsibility lies with the Tsar.
After losing the battle, the Tsar wanted to commit suicide to apologize.
The reforms failed and the Tsar deserved to be bombed.
The derailment of the Tsar's train was retribution for poor railway management.
Co-author No matter what bad things happen in the Russian Empire, the Tsar must bear the responsibility, and all of you will have no responsibility at all.
If no one exposes these things, it will be ignored and will probably go away.
George had already made it clear that he had evidence proving that Southwestern Railway Company had evaded taxes, but Archduke Paul still tried his best to defend it.
What's going on?
Is that Hebrew man your father?
After the Borki incident, Ya San began to drink heavily, and his health was seriously affected.
As soon as Archduke Paul opened his mouth, Ya San felt the blood vessels on his forehead pulsing, his head was buzzing, and he had double visions of people he looked at.
“If the South Western Railway Company is directly nationalized, it will have an impact on the reputation of the empire. Who will dare to invest in the empire at that time?”
The reasons for Archduke Paul’s opposition, Exactly like Vishnegradsky.
"Tax evasion by private railway companies causes losses to the empire's finances of up to 48 million rubles every year. The empire's income from the railway is less than 10 million rubles every year. It's okay not to want such an investor."
George ignored Archduke Paul and targeted Vishnegradsky.
As the Imperial Finance Minister, Vishnegradsky was not aware of this situation at all?
It is the Chancellor's dereliction of duty to know the situation but not deal with it.
The problem of not knowing is more serious. What do you, the finance minister, do for a living?
"Is that so?"
Ya San really didn't know, otherwise he would have gone on a killing spree.
It is understandable that young people make mistakes. They are immature and can be given a chance to correct their mistakes.
The imperial ministers are all dozens of years old. If the body is still intact, it is better to retire and return home as soon as possible.
“The imperial railway system has been established for a long time and involves too many people and interests. If it is dealt with rashly, the consequences will be unpredictable.”
What Vishnegradsky meant in his words was that this was all the responsibility of the previous dynasty and had nothing to do with this dynasty.
"I know you don't have the power to deal with it, but why haven't I seen any reports on this?"
Yasan asked for more details.
As Minister of Finance, Vishnegradsky does not have the power to turn the table.
But why don’t you even have the courage to lift the lid?
Vishnegradsky blushed, and it took him a long time to squeeze out a sentence: "This is indeed my mistake."
Very good, just admit that it was your mistake.
As the Minister of Finance, since you have made a major mistake in your work, you should go home and reflect on it first.
After you reflect on yourself, come back and serve the empire.
As for Archduke Paul.
Since you are so enthusiastic about public service, then go to Central Asia as a governor and guard the frontiers for the empire.
The problem of the Southwestern Railway Company was indeed serious. The Tsar asked George to hand over the information in his hand to the secret police for further in-depth investigation.
George should be rewarded for finding so many problems in such a short period of time.
So just keep the stolen goods related to this case.
Just stolen goods.
The stolen money still has to be turned over to the state treasury.
Loots or not, George really doesn’t care.
What George is concerned about is the follow-up to this matter.
The South Western Railway Company case resulted in the dismissal of the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the deportation of an Archduke. This shocking effect should be enough to deter some people.
The Tsar's attitude was very clear, let bygones be bygones.
But if you persist in persisting, you will be solely to blame.
Nicola was very happy and took the initiative to go to Oak Camp to find George and tell George the latest progress of the matter.
“The old diehards were finally frightened and no longer opposed the nationalization of the railways. Several railway companies accepted the empire’s conditions and sold the railways to the empire. Everything is developing in a good direction.”
Nicholas only saw the good side, but seemed to have no idea what to do after nationalizing the railways.
George knew it was not that simple.
Private control of railroads certainly has its drawbacks.
However, nationalizing the railways also has advantages and disadvantages.
The three major arsenals are the best examples.
Nationalizing the railways is not a one-time solution. Although the railways under the jurisdiction of private railway companies have many disadvantages, the bosses of the private railway companies keep the entire railway system running smoothly for their own benefit.
It is hard to say whether the railway system under the empire's management can operate stably.
"Paulker has sent someone to take over the railways of the South Western Railway Company. I wish him all the best and make a good start for taking over the railway system of the entire empire."
Paulker is the current Minister of Transport, and George is not very fond of him. Not familiar with it, I don’t know if he can take on this important task.
However, George did not have a better candidate. Although Werther was capable, he had just joined the imperial official system and it would take time to gain the trust of the Tsar.
After returning to St. Petersburg, Witte joined the Preparatory Committee for the Trans-Siberian Railway. Although his status was further improved, he was still far from the Minister of Transport.
“I heard that you got a lot of good things back from France——”
Nicholas came to see George for a fight.
The jewelry Yangkov brought back from France can be used to open a jewelry store.
These jewels were awarded to George by the Tsar and are currently temporarily stored in the warehouse of Camp Oak before George has time to deal with them.
George has always been generous to Nicholas. He opened the warehouse with Nicholas and let Nicholas take whatever he wanted. "I need some gifts for Martha."
Nicholas was not embarrassed and directly stated his purpose.
Martha is the nickname of Maria, the girl who was hidden by Nicholas in Oak Park. I heard that she was an actress from the St. Petersburg Ballet, but George had never seen her.
“Then you really have to be careful.”
Nicola chose a gold necklace set with a huge emerald, which looked sparkling and valuable.
George also very thoughtfully found a beautiful box for Nicholas to put the necklace in.
George thought that the matter was over just like that, just a necklace, which was nothing compared to the relationship between George and Nicola.
But two days after arriving, Nicholas came to see George again.
"What is the necklace you gave me? The gems on it are fake!"
Nicholas was very angry. The fake gems made him lose face.
“You chose the necklace yourself, and I didn’t know it was fake——”
George shouted that he was wronged. Like Nicholas, he had no ability to identify jewelry.
Although the studies of royal family members are complicated, they definitely do not include jewelry identification.
As you say, who dares to deceive the royal family with fake jewelry, will they die?
“I want to see how many fakes you have in your warehouse.”
Nicola brought a jewelry appraiser with him this time.
"Stop looking, just go back and take a look."
George doesn't need jewelry to please women, and has no interest in those jewelry.
What George wants to please are all the women in the world.
That’s why George studied cosmetics, purchased high-end fabrics from the Qing Empire, and hired skilled craftsmen, all to serve women.
"Do you think I am interested in your jewelry? I am responsible for your future duchess."
The jewelry appraiser brought by Nicholas is quite good.
The appraisal results disappointed Nicholas. Only a small part of the jewelry was real, and most of them were fake.
“The Hebrews are so cunning, they even deceive their own women!”
Nicola knew where these jewels came from.
“The most selfish people in the world are the Hebrews. They are completely untrustworthy.”
George took every opportunity to impress Nicholas.
There are too many Hebrews in Russia.
Witt’s wife is a Hebrew.
Alexander Ulyanov, who was hanged for assassinating the Tsar, was also a Hebrew.
Kerensky, who led the February Revolution, and later Vladimir, were also Hebrews.
George is counting the Tsar's assassins to see how many were Russians and how many were Hebrews.
Only the situation that has been identified so far has shocked George.
After Yasan came to the throne, the Russian Empire strengthened its management of the Hebrews, because the assassins who assassinated Yasan and the masterminds behind the scenes were all Hebrews.
Think of the identities of Kerensky and Vladimir.
George has reason to believe that the collapse of the Russian Empire during World War I had a lot to do with the Hebrews.
Let’s think about some things that happened in Germany during World War II——
Well, well, well, there are many things that cannot be said or even thought about.
“Many of them are still very smart, and their management should be strengthened to allow them to serve the empire.”
Nicholas’ understanding of the Hebrews is obviously still unclear. Not profound enough.
“What you call smart, do you mean they are good at opportunism?”
George knew how good this group was at pretending.
“Stop talking about those damn guys, what should I give to Martha?”
Nicholas was dazzled by love, and now all he thinks about is Martha .
"Martha likes money very much?"
George has an obligation to let Nicholas establish a correct view of love.
"It's not too much, who wouldn't like it?"
It's not that Nicholas has no money, the key is that his heart is rare.
"If that's the case, then I really have some good stuff."
George opened another warehouse.
This warehouse stores high-end fabrics purchased from the Qing Dynasty, as well as some daily necessities suitable for women.
You don’t have to give jewelry to girls. Isn’t it okay to give more practical daily necessities?
George believed that with Nicholas’s financial resources, Martha would definitely have no shortage of jewelry.
Then give me something that is not available in Europe, which will make Martha serve Nikolai more attentively.
Nicholas’s thoughts were not on these Shu brocade embroideries.
George only opened two warehouses and there were so many good things.
There is a whole row of such warehouses, and there are many that are not open.
How many good things does this guy have hidden away?
(End of this chapter)