Chapter 459 Good thing
In 1879, when Ryukyu collapsed, King Shangtai sent Lin Shigong and others to the Qing Empire to seek help.
Lin Shigong and others petitioned the Qing Empire's Prime Minister's Office or the Ministry of Rites nine times, requesting the Qing Empire to help Ryukyu recover. They even waited at Donghua Gate, where all officials must pass when going to court, and knelt down when they encountered ministers. Cry to them for help.
After the restoration of the country failed, Lin Shigong committed suicide in front of the Prime Minister's Office of the Qing Empire on the morning of November 20, 1880.
When Lin Shigong committed suicide, he must have been in the same despair as Komura Jutaro.
Lin Shigong's suicide did not change Ryukyu's fate.
The same goes for Jutaro Komura. His suicide failed to change the signing of the Treaty of Vladivostok.
On April 1st, Mikhail and Gray signed the "Vladivostok Treaty" in Vladivostok. The treaty contains 9 articles. The main content is that Japan will include Fengtian Iron Mine, South Manchuria Railway, Liaodong Peninsula, Sakha The southern part of Hayashi Island, the Kuril Islands, the Ryukyu Islands, etc., as well as all other overseas territories except Japan's four mainland islands, were used as compensation to compensate Grand Duke Yuriev for his losses in the Russo-Japanese War.
At the same time, Japan also needs to lease Nagasaki to the Siberian Fleet as a military port for the Siberian Fleet. The lease period is 99 years. After expiration, if the Siberian Fleet continues to lease, Japan cannot stop it.
As part of the compensation, Britain needs to hand over the "Katori" and "Kashima" battleships that Japan ordered from Britain to the Siberian Fleet.
Japan recognizes that the Hokkaido fisheries belong to the Vladivostok exclusive economic zone. In the future, Japanese fishermen will not be allowed to fish in the Hokkaido fisheries without the consent of the Russian Empire’s Far Eastern Military District.
Japan needs to compensate Grand Duke Yuriev of the Russian Empire 1 billion yen. This fee will be paid in the form of human resources over the next 10 years.
In addition, Japan also needs to severely punish those responsible for the Russo-Japanese War.
The contents of the treaty were announced, and Vladivostok was boiling.
In September last year, the Russian Empire was forced to sign the Treaty of Portsmouth with Japan, which became an eternal pain in the hearts of all Russians.
George served as the governor of the Far East in times of crisis, fending off enemies outside the country, turning the tide, and pulling the empire back from the brink of collapse. This not only safeguarded the glory of the Russian Empire, but also saved all Russians.
George is not proud. He has too many things to do and has no time to celebrate.
Starting from February 8, 1904, the war lasted for 737 days. Kantung was destroyed for thousands of miles, Goryeo was in ruins, Fortress Arthur was completely destroyed, and Busan and Ryugyong were deserted for thousands of miles.
George wants to rebuild Busan, repair the South Manchuria Railway, and send troops to take over the islands along the way from Vladivostok to East India. There are so many wastes waiting to be done, and there are so many things to do. He is really in no mood to celebrate.
But before that, George had to deal with Anne's accountability.
Nana did not return to Vladivostok with George.
While George was in Siping, Anne stayed in Vladivostok, and Nana was responsible for taking care of George's life.
George is 34 years old this year. Due to strict demands on himself, George looks like a young man in his twenties. It is not an exaggeration to describe him as vigorous.
Since 1895, Nana has been with George for 11 years.
At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, the average life span of people was only thirty or forty years old. How many decades could a woman live?
Although Anne had expected it, she still felt a little itchy in her teeth after not being able to see Nana.
Oh, man, a dog can’t change its habit of eating shit!
"Nana is already 27 years old. She can't live her whole life in Yuriev Palace. I let her go home."
George will inevitably feel guilty and push others by himself. If——
No special what-if, George is a barbarian, not a tauren.
"In this case, let's find her a promising officer from the military area. You may not know that there are many officers who miss Nana-"
Anne unconsciously grinded her teeth a little.
While George was racking his brains, the children rushed in shouting "Dad".
As if he had received an amnesty, George held the children in his arms and asked about their welfare.
There was a banquet at Yuriev Palace in the evening. George and the soldiers celebrated their victory and drank a few more drinks.
The next day was a reception held by the Vladivostok City Hall.
The next day is the reception in the Amur Military District.
The next day George went to the Siberian Fleet headquarters and sent Peter to Nagasaki to serve as the commander-in-chief of the Nagasaki garrison.
It was George who saw Dewey off again.
After finally waiting for George to relax, Anne discovered that she seemed to be pregnant——
Ekaterina immediately went to the Cathedral of the Virgin Mary to restore it. If the priest had not tried to stop her, Ekaterina would have made a golden statue of the Holy Father.
The children were very happy. The eldest sister Alexandra wanted her sister to be named Ekaterina. This name has nothing to do with her grandmother Ekaterina, but comes from Emperor Ye.
Boris sneered, what if it was his younger brother?
“Can’t my brother be called Ekaterina?”
Alexandra does not allow her brother to challenge her sister’s authority.
The third child, Alexander, lay beside Anne and did not dare to say a word. The eldest sister was too overbearing.
"Shut up! Have you finished your homework?"
Anne was not angry, and the children of the grand duke also had to do their homework.
“It’s finished! I got an excellent grade in Chinese!”
Boris felt confident.
"You only got 23 in Russian!"
Alexandra revealed the truth.
"You only got 7 points in math!"
Boris hurt each other.
Anne sneered and pointed to the feather duster next to her.
Alexander is a dog-legger, Pitian Dian brings the feather duster to Anne. "Grandma——"
Alexandra and Boris fled.
Alexander suddenly felt bad.
“What score did you get?”
Anne sneered.
“They are all full marks!”
Children with good grades are confident.
“Why are you shouting so loudly!”
Alexander was dumbfounded, as expected, accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger.
George doesn't care about the children's education, he is really busy.
After the Russo-Japanese War, more than 1 million Russians voluntarily came to the Far East to participate in the war. Most of them did not go to the battlefield, but worked in Amur Enterprises, which also contributed to defeating Japan. contribute.
Not counting the servant troops, the total strength of the Far East Military Region now exceeds 400,000. Most of them need to retire in batches, otherwise they will become a burden to the Far East Military Region.
"They are all good guys who are devoted to their country and full of justice. It is a pity to let them leave the Far East like this."
Ye Luoxin hopes that George can keep everyone.
"You can make it easy. There are nearly a million of them, and more than 90% of them are men. If they are allowed to stay, sooner or later they will become a serious social hazard."
Mikhail disagrees. , the population is large in the Far East.
Goryeo has 20 million people.
Japan has 40 million.
The Qing Empire had 400 million people.
Therefore, there is no shortage of labor force in the Far East, and they are all hard-working and low-paid labor force.
“The empire is disarmament, and if they are allowed to return to their place of origin, they will also become a factor of instability.”
Brushinov’s current position is deputy commander of the Far Eastern Military District, and he is qualified to participate in this level meeting.
Before the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War, the Russian Imperial Army had a standing force of approximately 1.05 million people and a reserve force of 3.75 million people; during the war, the Russian Empire mobilized 1.2 million people to join the army.
After the signing of the Treaty of Portsmouth, St. Petersburg planned to disarm, but did not take action only because it was worried about causing more serious chaos.
The current situation within the Russian Empire is dangerous enough.
If another million soldiers are laid off, the situation will be further aggravated.
However, the current situation cannot be maintained for a long time. Nicholas has now shifted his main energy from war to domestic economic recovery. Sooner or later, this million-strong army will be laid off.
At this time, the disarmament of the Far East Military District made matters worse.
"Kwantung and Goryeo, as well as Japan, all need proper immigration——"
Milyutin tried every means to divert the attention.
“How many people can be arranged here?”
George is also very confused, and his golden fingers are not of any help on this problem.
George’s golden finger is that he is familiar with the historical trend and knows the future development trend, so George knows that airships are just a flash in the pan, and in the end it is airplanes that shine.
George had no experience on the issue of disarmament.
But George knew that from now until the World War, if there were no accidents, there would be no war in the Far East.
So the army must be cut.
“People are not the problem. The Far East is very big, and no matter how many people there are, it can be accommodated. The key is whether they can be kept safe.”
Milyugin personally participated in the 10th Russo-Turkish War, Very experienced in this area.
“This is easy to handle!”
George took care of everything.
When it comes to disarmament, George indeed has no experience.
But when it comes to settling new immigrants, George is too experienced.
Before George had time to disarm, news came from Fengtian that General Shengjing, appointed by the Qing Empire, had returned to Fengtian a few days ago and asked the Russian troops in Kwantung to withdraw from Kwantung and return Kwantung to the Qing Empire.
“We took Kantong back from the Japanese, why should we give it back to the Qing Empire?”
Ye Luoxin was very angry, and the Qing court was really good at choosing the right time.
Although the Russo-Japanese War broke out within the territory of the Qing Empire, the Qing Empire actually remained neutral. This is a big joke in the world.
There were several months between the signing of the Treaty of Portsmouth and the outbreak of the Far East conflict. Ye Luoxin remembered that the Qing Empire did not ask Japan for Kanto.
"It doesn't matter, give it back to him——"
George was very happy that the taker finally came.
The Russo-Japanese War caused very serious losses to the people of Kanto. If the Qing Empire did not take over, George would have to step in and appease the people of Kanto.
Now let the Qing Empire take over, and George can be the referee in the middle, which is a good thing!
(End of this chapter)