Chapter 463 Bust
Like most of the British colonies around the world, the Nagasaki British Concession Police, although the police officers are British, most of the police officers are third brothers.
Everyone knows the combat effectiveness of Third Brother. In the early days of the Second Boer War, the casualty ratio of 100:1 was often achieved by the British and Indian troops.
Later, when the scale of the war expanded, Britain had to mobilize troops from its colonies around the world to complete its suppression of the Boers.
The British and Indian troops are still an army no matter how bad they are.
The third brother police officer is best at eating and asking for cards. The standard food is not enough, and he can't do anything.
The combat effectiveness of the Japanese robbers is actually not much better than that of the third brother policeman. After all, the third brother has a gun.
Although these Japanese robbers did not have guns, in the conflict that night, 17 policemen and three policemen were killed and injured, and one robber was shot dead.
Judging from the physical characteristics of this robber, he is indeed Japanese.
But this does not mean anything, because the soldiers of the Sakhalin Division are all Japanese.
The day after the conflict, Kassav visited Black again.
"Asshole! Don't go too far!"
Blake yelled at Kassav.
Kasav didn’t talk nonsense, sneered and turned around to leave.
Blake chased him out of the office before grabbing Kassaf.
"What do you want to do?"
Blake didn't want to be bombarded.
In the conflict last night, the robbers used Molotov cocktails and small bombs.
Although Molotov cocktails and bombs are relatively simple.
But Black wasn't sure if they would pull out a mortar right back.
Just after the Russo-Japanese War, there were a lot of weapons circulating among the Japanese people.
"If you can't guarantee the stability of the concession, why don't you leave the security of the concession to me?"
Kassaf did not cancel the British concession as soon as he came up. Push away and take your time.
"No, we can only be responsible for the security of the concession."
Black insisted that if the Indian police could not do it, then the sailors of the British Asia Fleet could do it.
"Then good luck to you -"
Kasav decided to increase the dose.
It was not Black who had the final say to replace the Indian policemen with sailors from the Asian fleet. This kind of thing had to be reported to London.
Everyone knows that the Indian police are not good.
The British Concession in Nagasaki replaced the Indian police with sailors. Will Xiangjiang be replaced? What about the Lion City?
Not only the colonial residents, but also the colonial officials have been suffering from the Indian police for a long time.
Black sent a telegram to the British Department of Colonial Affairs that day. Before waiting for a reply from the Department of Colonial Affairs, the British Concession was attacked by bandits again.
This time not only were shops looted and burned, but a British merchant ship docked in Nagasaki port was also damaged, with a hole blown out of the hull.
The hole is not big, it is not meant to be sunk, but it is a warning. Otherwise, as long as the amount of explosives is increased, the battleship can be sunk.
Blake waited all morning, but did not wait for Kassav, so he had to go to the port office to find Kassav.
Next to the British Concession is the former Russian Concession, and beyond that is the French Concession.
Leaving the British Concession, Blake immediately felt different.
The roads in the British Concession are full of potholes and dust is everywhere on the ground. On sunny days, the sky is filled with dust when cars pass by, and on rainy days, the ground is muddy.
Although the road outside the British Concession has not been repaved yet, it has been repaired. Not only is it dust-free, but it is also quite smooth, with no bumps felt at all.
Concessions in various countries contain filth and dirt. The buildings along the streets, especially those near the coast, are tall, majestic and distinctive.
Street lights using electric lighting are being installed on the streets outside the British Concession.
There are also street lamps in the British Concession, but they are all oil lamps. After dark, people need to light them one by one to provide lighting.
Blake knew that a power plant was being built in Nagasaki, but he did not expect that electricity in Nagasaki was already abundant enough to provide power for street lights.
Japan developed electricity relatively late. Until the Russo-Japanese War, electricity was still not widely available and could only be used by a few households and key factories.
The British Concession uses generators produced in Vladivostok to generate electricity. The lighting system is also produced in Vladivostok and has limited power.
The power plant under construction in Nagasaki is a thermal power plant that, once completed, can provide power supply to the entire Nagasaki.
Of course, the "whole" here should not include the British Concession.
Blake could not imagine that Nagasaki would be brightly lit, but the British Concession would be in darkness.
Based on his understanding of the Russians, the Russians will definitely do this.
Except for street lights, there is a lot of construction going on everywhere in Nagasaki.
Earthquakes occur frequently in Japan. In order to reduce losses, most buildings are made of wooden structures.
The most indispensable thing in Siberia is wood.
Peter worked hard to bulldoze all the scattered and dilapidated civilian areas and replaced them with neatly planned residential areas.
Houses in residential areas are still Japanese traditional one-family houses. However, unlike the low and narrow one-family houses in the past, the current one-family houses have gardens. These houses are prepared for port office staff. of.
It doesn’t matter if the staff has no money to buy, Siberian Bank will provide loans. The Siberian Bank's branch in Nagasaki is right next to the Port Office Office Building. Both locations have just begun to lay foundations. Judging from the area, they will probably become landmark buildings in Nagasaki Port after completion.
Kasav’s office space was provided by the Shiga family, which was formerly the office space of the Shiga Textile Factory.
After the Sino-Japanese War, Japanese industry finally took off, but it was mainly concentrated in silk reeling, textiles, fire tools, fabrics, tobacco, papermaking and other industries. Heavy industry and machinery industry had not yet taken shape.
Heavy industry and machinery are now out of the question. The Yawata Iron Works, which the Japanese government invested heavily in establishing, has been paid to Grand Duke Yuriev as compensation.
After Grand Duke Yuriev obtained the Hachiman Iron Works, he did not resume operations. Instead, he directly dismantled the Hachiman Iron Works, shipped all the machines back to Amur, and even the factory buildings were blown up.
That's right. How can we make steel in a place without iron sand or coal?
It’s all clouds.
Kassaf was not enthusiastic about Black. Black waited in the reception room for half an hour before being taken to Kassaf's office by Kassaf's secretary.
At the door of Kassaf's office, Black met Adrian Petit, the French minister in Nagasaki.
It can't be regarded as a chance encounter. It was clearly Kassav who deliberately let Black meet Pettit.
"Then, I'll leave it to you to manage the security of the French Concession——"
Pettit's words startled Black.
Even if France and the Russian Empire are allies, are your relations already that good?
"Please rest assured that if the French Concession suffers losses due to security issues, we will be responsible for all losses."
Kasav took charge of the business, which confirmed Black's judgment.
Okay, it turned out to be a thief shouting to catch a thief!
Kasav’s office is full of Russian-style high-profile and luxury. The floor is covered with handmade carpets from Central Asia. Next to the desk is a large floor-standing vase from the Qing Empire. There are more antiques on the bookshelf than There are many books, and the wine cabinet is bigger than the bookshelf.
The most eye-catching thing is the bust of Grand Duke Yuriev hanging in the middle of the wall behind the desk.
It is actually not a portrait of the Tsar——
Blake thoughtfully .
"The merchant ship docked at the berth was attacked last night. If you can't guarantee the security of the port, you can hand over the security of the port to the Royal Navy."
Black has not yet given in, thinking that he has better bones than the French It still needs to be harder.
"I have an intelligence here. Tonight, the gangsters will launch a larger-scale attack on the British Concession."
Kassaf held the battle with open fire, his face was full of "please me, please hurry up" Please ask me——
“Oh, your information is really well-informed!”
Blake gritted his teeth and wanted to smash the double-headed eagle badge on the desk into Kassaf's face.
"You know, we have a Japanese army."
Kasav is confident. If you want to play, I will play with you slowly.
"I will report to London exactly what happened here."
Blake hopes that Kassaf will take into account the overall situation.
"Then you must remember to indicate in the report that I provided you with timely information and extended a helping hand to you - but you, my friend, you rejected my hand of friendship."
Ka Sav was unafraid of threats, and paid no heed to the ongoing secret contacts between Britain and the Russian Empire.
St. Petersburg and London are in contact about borrowing money.
The Russian Empire hoped to obtain from London the funds needed to rebuild its finances
Britain hoped to maintain a balance in Europe.
The Russian Empire avenged its humiliation in the Tenth Russo-Turkish War and completely defeated the Ottoman Empire, making the whole world believe that polar bears had ended their hibernation and had completely awakened.
So after the Russian Empire and France formed an alliance, the power of the European continent was balanced, and Britain could still be gloriously isolated.
During the Russo-Japanese War, the true shape of the Russian Empire was revealed. It turned out that the Russian Empire was still the half-dead Empire.
As a result, the balance on the European continent was broken again, and Britain had to come to an end and seek to improve relations with the Russian Empire.
From another perspective, this was also the time when Edward VII passed through Japan, allowing Nicholas to have a clearer understanding of what the strength of the Russian Empire was like.
To put it bluntly, young people are ignorant and must be beaten before they obey.
It is true that in St. Petersburg one cannot shed tears without seeing the coffin.
Amul is not.
Through the Russo-Japanese War, Amul also clearly understood his own strength.
That’s why Kassav doesn’t have a portrait of the Tsar hanging in his office.
"Do you dare to say that the chaos in the British Concession has nothing to do with you?"
Black blurted out in anger.
"You have it, yes. If you insist on thinking this way, then there is nothing I can do about it——"
Kasav sighed, I originally put my heart towards the bright moon, but the moon is bright. Light the ditch.
“As the British Minister in Nagasaki, you don’t need me to remind you. You should also know your responsibilities. If you are sure that the chaos in the British Concession is related to me, then please provide evidence and let me know. The Grand Duke judges me——"
Kassaf's smile turned cold, and he clenched his fists and slammed them on the table.
"If you can't, please just shut up! Go back to your mouse hole and cry! Nagasaki is the Nagasaki of the Russian Empire! Not your British Empire's Nagasaki !”
Blake was stunned in his chair, having never seen Kassav so arrogant.
(End of this chapter)