Chapter 304 Sino-Japanese War
Nicola and Alex are not engaged yet, so Nicholas needs a reason to meet Alex.
Nicola is very good at finding places. If the Queen is at Frogmore Castle, Nicola and Alex will choose to meet at Osbolm Castle, and vice versa.
Both castles belong to the Queen.
In order to make Alex familiar with Orthodox Christianity as soon as possible, Nicholas also brought a priest to explain the teachings of Orthodox Christianity to Alex.
In addition to studying, Nikolai also teaches Alex Russian.
Alex can write poems for Nicholas in English.
“When are we going to the Far East?”
Anne doesn’t like London, this city makes her feel depressed.
“I’m afraid we have to wait a little longer. After the prince’s wedding, there will be the wedding of Xenia and Alexander, and we have to return to St. Petersburg.”
George was helpless because he didn't have to attend these weddings.
Xenia is Nikolai’s sister, Alexander is Xenia’s uncle, and George doesn’t know why Asan agreed to let Xenia marry Alexander.
If George was in the Far East, he would not come back specifically because of these things.
For example, at the wedding of Romania Crown Prince Ferdinand and Princess Mary earlier this year, George did not come back.
Princess Mary is the eldest daughter of Prince Alfred.
"Should we go back to St. Petersburg every year in the future?"
Anne's character is more deserted.
“No, I will try to reduce the number of times I return to St. Petersburg.”
George now only hopes that the Trans-Siberian Railway can be opened to traffic as soon as possible.
As of now, nearly half of Amur's tasks have been completed.
Less than one-third of the mission in Chelyabinsk has been completed.
George wanted to scold someone, but he didn’t know who to scold.
There is no other way.
The Tsar was in poor health. Nicholas had to preside over the Imperial Council while also worrying about his own life-long affairs. He really couldn't take care of the Trans-Siberian Railway.
Albert’s eldest son died last year, and Albert became the second in line to the British throne, so Albert’s wedding was much grander than George’s.
George inevitably encountered the hatred of British nobles and officials at the palace banquet.
"Honorable Super Duke Yurievsky, you really gave us a big problem."
The attitude of the former Prime Minister, the Marquess of Salisbury towards George, represents Most of the British people.
“I helped you get out of trouble, shouldn’t you be grateful to me?”
George never admitted that the war in the Malay Peninsula was related to him.
"You let us discover the weakness of the empire, and we should really be grateful to you."
The Marquis of Salisbury is not here to seek revenge, and he should really be grateful to George.
Because of the failure of the Malay Peninsula, a serious crisis of confidence broke out in the current British Prime Minister William Gladstone, which gave the Marquis of Salisbury the opportunity to form a cabinet again.
Gladstone served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom four times starting in 1868 and was an evergreen figure in the standard political arena.
Since 1880, the British Prime Minister has always been between the Marquis of Salisbury and Gladstone. The Marquis of Salisbury resigned twice, both related to Gladstone.
"So have you found a solution?"
It's not a big deal for George to watch the fun.
"Of course, there is a solution to every problem."
Salisbury was tough-talking.
It is actually easy to make up for weaknesses. Forming a powerful army comparable to the Royal Navy can solve most problems.
It's a pity that the UK can't do this.
As powerful as Britain, it cannot develop its navy and army in an all-round way and can only focus on its navy. Salisbury is not looking for trouble, but hopes to deepen his understanding of George through communication.
No one would find fault with George on this occasion.
George is now known as a "barbarian". If he offends George, he will offend the royal families of the two most powerful countries in the world at the same time.
Nicholas comes to find George with Albert, the protagonist of the wedding.
"George, thank you for coming to my wedding."
Albert was still very polite and took the initiative to thank George.
“My pleasure.”
George was full of surprise. Nicholas and Albert looked so much alike, they were almost like twins.
"It's amazing, it's like we are looking at each other in the mirror!"
Nicola was in a good mood, and he was very happy getting along with Alex these days.
“Nicky, you must remember to remind Sani not to admit the wrong person——”
George could only sigh that the power of genes is so powerful.
“How is it possible, Sani will not admit the wrong person!”
Nikolai has faith in Alex.
Both weddings went smoothly. It was already November when George and Anne returned to Vladivostok.
Everything is normal in Vladivostok.
What was abnormal was Japan and the Qing Empire.
In September this year, the "Yoshino" armored cruiser Japan ordered from the United Kingdom arrived in Japan and joined the Japanese Navy.
Although the "Yoshino" has a tonnage of only 4,150 tons, its speed reaches an astonishing 23 knots, making it currently the fastest warship in the world.
The main guns of the "Yoshino" are four 152mm 40-caliber rapid-fire cannons produced by the British Armstrong Company. The rate of fire is as high as 7 rounds per minute. It is also the fastest naval gun nowadays.
After the "Yoshino" was put into service, the total tonnage of the Japanese Navy reached 54,000 tons, twice that of the Qing Imperial Navy.
The Japanese Army and Navy completed the ten-year military expansion plan that began in 1885 ahead of schedule last year. It has established an army with 63,000 standing troops and 230,000 reserve troops, including 6 field divisions and 1 A Guards Division.
Everyone knows that Japan is heavily armed and its target must be the Qing Empire.
The Qing Empire should have realized it, but for some reason, they did not take any action.
"I told familiar Qing officials that Japan was preparing for war with the Qing Empire - the Qing officials not only did not believe it, but also laughed at me for being a scapegoat."
Mu Linde was worried about the Qing Empire and The war between Japan will affect the development of Vladivostok.
Mu Linde’s business is all in the Qing Empire. Once the Qing Empire is defeated, Mu Linde’s business will definitely be affected.
“Is Japan capable of defeating the Qing Empire? It’s unlikely——”
Ye Luoxin didn't believe Mu Linde's judgment.
Purely speaking in terms of national strength, the gap between Japan and the Qing Empire is too big.
"Nothing is impossible, the Qing people do not lack courage, the Qing Empire, haha——"
Mi Liujing has personally experienced how to seize hundreds of dollars from the Qing Empire just by blackmail. million square kilometers.
It is also thanks to the fact that Amur has brought in enough Chinese over the years that Milyugin changed his view of the Qing people, otherwise Milyugin's evaluation would be even worse.
"How is our land growing?"
George knew the outcome of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894, and the only thing he was curious about was how it would break out.
Next year will be the Year of Jiawu.
“We encountered some trouble on the other side of Amur.”
Yeluoxin looked ashamed, he was responsible for this work.
(End of this chapter)