Chapter 322 Curtains
Following Orthodox tradition, Alex has now been renamed Alexandra Feodorovna.
This is just a written term. In reality, Nikolai is still called Alex Sani, and Alex calls Nikolai "my dearest".
Nicola and Alex will live in the Winter Palace after their marriage, so before the wedding, the Winter Palace must be renovated.
The Winter Palace covers an area of more than 90,000 square meters and has more than 1,000 rooms. Renovation is a big project.
Alex showed unparalleled patience, even deciding on the curtains and tablecloths herself.
George would definitely not let Nicholas accompany Alex to the store. He would directly call the cloth dealer and bring the samples to the Winter Palace for Alex to choose.
Alex is still relatively new to this kind of shopping.
George and Nicholas don’t care, as do all the Grand Duchess of St. Petersburg.
George also didn’t expect that it would be Felix and Yusupova.
That's okay. The first lady has a lot of business and does everything. It's normal to make curtains.
"George, we have a competitor in the United States——"
George's car business has Felix's shares.
As an emerging industry, it is normal for automobiles to have competitors. Germany has Daiham and France has Renault.
A month ago, Ford produced its first car in the United States, becoming the second automobile manufacturer in the United States.
"Don't worry, Thierry can handle it."
George is not afraid of competition, Ford is dead.
Another Time and Space Ford became the world's largest automobile manufacturer with the Model T.
George's main idea is to follow the path of others and leave others with no way to go. The assembly line thing does not have much advanced technology. If he wants to start a price war with George, George will accompany him to the end.
When cars first appeared, everyone was on the same level. There was not much difference in technology. The main difference was in design concepts.
When Benz participated in the St. Petersburg World's Fair, the engine was mounted directly on the frame of the carriage. There was no steering wheel. The direction rod was used to control movement.
Vladivostok Automobile has been on the right path from the beginning. After several years of development, technology has been continuously improved and faults have gradually decreased. The latest production of luxury sedans has reached 50 horsepower, and technical barriers are gradually forming.
Ford's car has only 15 horsepower, which is not much better than a horse-drawn carriage. It is still far from being able to compete with Vladivostok cars.
George is not in a hurry now.
Ford's first car was only experimental in nature and had not yet entered the stage of large-scale production.
When Ford wants to start mass production, Thierry will start a price war against Ford cars and completely defeat Ford.
"George, the backers behind Ford are also Rockefeller, Morgan, and Carnegie. You have to be careful."
Felix is worried. The combination of Rockefeller, Morgan, and Carnegie will give There is too much pressure from people.
George was not surprised.
Although cars have just appeared, their potential is enough to surprise everyone.
The major shareholder of the Delaware Automobile Plant is Thierry. Rockefeller, Morgan and Carnegie don't have many shares, which is equivalent to Thierry eating meat, and everyone else can only eat soup.
How can the Rockefellers be willing to do this——
Whether it is for interests or for the health of the industry, it is necessary for the Rockefellers to cultivate a team for the Delaware Automobile Factory Strong competitors.
George would like to see how long the Rockefellers can last.
When George originally invested in the Delaware Automobile Factory, he spent a total of approximately US$1.5 million.
This investment has long been recovered through capital injections from Rockefeller, Morgan, and Carnegie. The current market value of the Delaware Automobile Plant is approximately US$10 million. Rockefeller was a capitalist, not a philanthropist, and his investment needed a return.
If Ford cannot bring enough benefits to Rockefeller, Rockefeller's patience will soon be exhausted.
So don’t be intimidated by the Rockefellers. In the new field of automobiles, they are all paper tigers.
Alex quickly decided on the style of curtains.
But in terms of material, Alex was not satisfied.
Alex was a guest at the Yekaterin Palace a few days ago.
After George and Anne got married, the curtains in the Yekaterin Palace have been replaced with silk from the Qing Empire. The sewing technology also came from the Qing Empire. Alex liked it very much.
Although the fabric Yusupova brought was also silk, its origin was Japan, and the sewing process did not satisfy Alex.
Each of the curtains in the Yekaterin Palace has exquisite embroidery patterns, all of which are hand-embroidered stitch by stitch.
The curtains Yusupova brought were sewn with a lot of gold thread. They were indeed expensive, but they were far from gorgeous.
"Nikki, time is too tight, we can't-"
George is very sorry that Nikolai and Alex's wedding is scheduled for Maria's birthday, and there are only 5 days left. God, even if it is sent from Vladivostok now, it is too late.
Embroidery is a very time-consuming process. Just the 20 curtains in the living room of the Yekaterin Palace required 150 female embroidery workers, which took a full month to complete.
“George, you’ve given me a big problem!”
Nicholas had a headache and wanted to give Alex a perfect wedding.
But this hasty wedding cannot be perfect no matter what.
“George, think of a way——”
In Nicholas’s concept, George is omnipotent.
"I will send a telegram now to ask Anna to start the production. I hope it can be completed before your coronation ceremony."
George is not a magician, so this thing can't be rushed.
Although the curtains cannot be made, Alex's wedding dress can still be made.
Alex's wedding dress is a white silk dress with silver trim and a golden brocade jacket. The train of the dress is 10 meters long and requires at least 5 attendants to accompany it.
Nikolai's dress was easy to handle. He chose the red uniform of a light cavalry colonel. The key was that the gold ribbon on the shoulder was more labor-intensive and needed to be woven with gold thread.
George's general uniform is also ready. ,
Compared with Nicholas's dress, George's dress not only has a higher military rank, but also has more medals on the chest, especially the Order of St. Andrew with a large blue ribbon. Currently, only George has it in the entire royal family.
Except for George, only the Tsar and Grand Duke Mikhail, as well as the old Grand Duke Nicholas, were awarded the Order of St. Andrew in the royal family. All three of them were awarded after the Tenth Russo-Turkish War.
However, these three people have died, so George has become the only one in the military.
George's Order of St. Andrew was awarded after the end of the Malay Peninsula War.
This fully proves Asia San’s attitude towards the Malay Peninsula.
"George——"
Felix was forced by Yusupova to come to George.
Okay, I have it, I have it all.
(End of this chapter)