Chapter 468 This is not a reason
Half of the Japanese prisoners of war who rebuilt Arthur's Fortress died in just six months. According to the laws of the Russian Empire, the guards who supervised the work of the Japanese prisoners of war must be responsible.
George issued an amnesty order last month and the guards will not be held accountable.
Although Amur law is constantly improving, it is still not perfect. There are still people who can make profits through loopholes in the law.
During the Russo-Japanese War, an extremely bad case occurred in Amur. A businessman named Jared took advantage of loopholes in Amur law to sell Amur coal to Japan through a third country.
George had suspended trade with Japan a long time ago and included high-quality coal and iron ore, which Japan was in urgent need of, on the list of prohibited sales to Japan.
This wise man named Jared purchased high-quality coal from Amur in the name of selling it to the United States, hired French merchant ships to haul the coal around the Pacific, and then turned around and sold it to Japan for huge profits.
Jia Zhid thought he had done this perfectly, but he didn't expect Japan to be defeated, so Jia Zhid was sold by the Japanese.
Even if the incident occurred, according to Amur law, Jazhid could not be held responsible.
Because Juzhid sold coal to a shell company in the United States, and then the American shell company sold the coal to the Japanese, the procedures were impeccable.
George used his strength to break the situation and ordered a comprehensive investigation of Jazhid, so Jazhid's "crimes" were made public.
From a legal perspective, Jazhid is not guilty.
But these days, no one can withstand a comprehensive and detailed investigation.
What's more, Juzhid is a Hebrew with a bad record.
So all the Amur people applauded George's abuse of power.
Witt had nothing to say about this result.
After the Russo-Japanese War, Nicholas also issued several amnesty orders, including the former Governor of Kwantung Alexeyev, and the former Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Army in Kwantung Kuropatkin.
Nicholas did not hold these two people accountable in order to protect Vladimir and Alexei.
For these two good uncles, Nicholas took all the responsibility for the defeat on himself.
I guess Nicholas did not expect that his two amnesty orders would actually cause fire.
After Nicholas issued these two amnesty orders, there were calls in St. Petersburg for Nicholas to commit suicide to apologize.
It was the same amnesty order, but the results were completely different, which made Werther lament the beauty of power.
What Witt didn't know was that George was not ready to let Alexeyev and Kuropatkin go.
After Alexeev was dismissed, he still maintained a high profile when he returned to St. Petersburg. He even dared to go to the theater to cheer for his mistress, and was scolded by the people of St. Petersburg.
After that, Alexeyev has not appeared in public and has lived in a farm outside St. Petersburg for a long time.
The latest news about Alexeyev is that he suffered a stroke due to an overdose of health pills and was paralyzed.
After returning to St. Petersburg, Kuropatkin underwent a period of investigation and is currently writing a memoir about the Russo-Japanese War.
George did not have much hatred for Kuropatkin. The environment at that time would not have been much better if someone else had been the commander-in-chief of the Russian army in Kwantung.
The Amur Military District has written Kuropatkin’s mistakes during the Russo-Japanese War into its textbooks. In the future, whenever anyone mentions this war and praises George, they will pull Kuropatkin out and whip his corpse. .
George did not touch Kuropatkin.
For a former war minister, the pain of losing power would make him worse than death, and he would have to spend the rest of his life in pain and regret.
After a day of travel, Werther returned to the State Guesthouse and talked with his wife about what he had seen in Amur, and was filled with emotion.
Due to the fatigue of traveling long distances, Mrs. Witte rested in the State Guesthouse all day today and did not leave the room.
Due to her status, Werther's wife was not popular in St. Petersburg, which led her to develop the habit of living in seclusion and did not like contact with outsiders.
Witt and his wife talked about what they saw in Vladivostok, and finally suggested to his wife: "You should really go out and take a look. Vladivostok gives me a completely different feeling from St. Petersburg. Every time I come to Vladivostok, I can clearly feel the progress of this city.”
Mrs. Witte was not idle at the State Guesthouse. She lay in bed all day and read newspapers, as well as the text and picture introductions about Vladivostok provided by the State Guesthouse for guests.
The State Guesthouse is the highest-grade hotel in Vladivostok. After many foreign tourists come to Vladivostok, their first choice is to stay at the State Guesthouse, so the State Guesthouse has prepared a lot of information about Vladivostok for guests.
"You can't really feel this city just from words and pictures. You should go out and walk more -"
Witt hopes that his wife can come out of the shadows.
Witt's wife is a Hebrew. Since the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War, the Russian Empire's attacks on Hebrews have been increasing, and Werther's wife has become less and less fond of going out.
"No, it's good to stay here. The snacks here are delicious and the scenery on the balcony is also good."
Mrs. Witte is very satisfied. At least she is in Vladivostok and her personal safety is more guaranteed.
Everyone in St. Petersburg is now in danger. Werther has to carry a pistol with him. The family members of officials are also on the assassin's assassination list.
As for the snacks at the State Guesthouse, this has long become one of Vladivostok’s signatures.
Vladivostok is a blend of east and west, offering both traditional pastries from the Russian Empire and more colorful traditional oriental pastries.
In terms of food, not only the Russian Empire, but all countries in the world were far worse than the Qing Empire.
"How about we stay here a little longer?"
Witt had a sudden idea.
Witt originally planned to travel abroad with his wife, and Amur was the first stop. Next, Werther originally planned to take a boat from Vladivostok to the United States.
In Europe, not only the Russian Empire drains oil, but almost all countries in Europe will use the Hebrews as a punching bag whenever their domestic conflicts are acute. Relatively speaking, the only countries in the world that are most friendly to the Hebrews are the United States and the Qing Empire.
Don’t even think about the Qing Empire. It can’t even defeat the former vassal states. There will be many hard times in the next few decades.
Looking at it this way, the United States is the best choice.
Although the Russian Empire drained oil, Werther had a distinguished status and was made a count by Nicholas. As long as he was not targeted by assassins, his safety was still guaranteed.
Amur has no assassins.
"We can stay until winter."
Mrs. Witte was tempted by the tourist brochure and wanted to see if the winter in Vladivostok was really as lively as the tourist brochure said.
There is nothing special about summer in Vladivostok. People have to work and there are not many recreational activities.
When winter comes, Vladivostok will start carnival mode, with a variety of ice entertainment projects that are dizzying.
George doesn’t care, Werther can stay with him in Vladivostok as long as he wants.
If Werther wanted to settle in Vladivostok, George would have been more welcoming.
As prime minister, Witte was not very qualified.
As chancellor of the finance, Witte is very qualified.
George is also very busy during this time.
Nearly all the war dividends that Japan gained from the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894 were taken away by George.
Now from East India to Vladivostok, Amur merchant ships have ports that can provide supplies throughout the entire journey, and they are no longer subject to the control of any country.
After defeating Japan, Amur's center of gravity quietly moved southward, gradually shifting from Northeast Asia to East India.
The Siberian Fleet placed its home port in Nagasaki, and its control over East India was seriously insufficient.
In order to solve this problem, the Vladivostok Shipyard began to build cruisers, and George planned to increase the number of cruisers to 20.
Not an armored cruiser, but a light cruiser.
This decision certainly did not satisfy Peter.
But it would be good to have new ships. The Imperial Navy is really in trouble. It will not start construction of large warships for at least 5 years.
The disastrous defeat of the Russian Empire also made the allies uneasy. George's friend, Crown Prince Ferdinand of Romania, visited and gave George a surprise.
The treatment of the crown prince was still different from that of Werther, so George held a grand welcome ceremony for Ferdinand at Yuriev Palace.
Ferdinand's wife was Princess Mary Alexandra Victoria, the eldest daughter of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, and Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia.
Maria is George's only sister.
So George is Ferdinand's uncle.
Ferdinand couldn't accept the change in status from brother to uncle.
George was very happy and moved closer, which would bring the relationship between the Russian Empire and the Kingdom of Romania closer.
Because of this, Ferdinand was very worried about the situation in the Russian Empire in the past two years.
"Fortunately you defeated Japan, otherwise Bucharest would be more worried about St. Petersburg."
Ferdinand frankly said that the alliance between the Kingdom of Romania and the Russian Empire was not indestructible.
The king and crown prince of the Kingdom of Romania are all from the Hohenzollern family. Although the Kingdom of Romania chose to ally with the Russian Empire due to geographical relations, there are also strong calls for an alliance with Germany in Romania.
The news of the defeat of the Russian Empire reached Bucharest, and Romanians began to question whether the alliance with the Russian Empire could provide security guarantees for the Kingdom of Romania.
Thanks to George's efforts to turn the tide, the voice of alliance with Germany was suppressed.
"The Russian Empire is a sleeping lion. Once awakened, the whole world will tremble."
George borrowed Napoleon's famous saying, which is also very suitable for the Russian Empire.
“Do you still have contact with Nikki?”
The relationship between Ferdinand and Nikolai is far less close than the relationship with George.
The relationship between Ferdinand and Nicholas was more like a routine matter.
"Of course -"
George didn't want to say too much on this issue.
“You have to understand Nicky. Nicky’s situation is very difficult. He can’t satisfy everyone.”
Ferdinand feels the same way. He can’t satisfy everyone either. satisfy.
George smiled and said nothing.
This is no reason, Nikola can do better.
(End of this chapter)