Chapter 567 Back Garden
Russians are very realistic, they will hang out with anyone who can make them live a good life.
Let’s not talk about people in other places. If George becomes the czar, the Amur people will definitely not object.
With reference to the situation in Amur, don’t the people of St. Petersburg want to live the life of the Amur people?
Not to mention the civilians, even the aristocracy will not object, because the aristocrats do not want to live in St. Petersburg where they dare not go out without a gun.
George did not spend Christmas in St. Petersburg, but returned to Vladivostok before Christmas.
George has been in St. Petersburg for the past two years, so rumors spread around Amur. Some said that the empire was going to change George's fiefdom from Amur to Moscow. Others said that George was going to Bulgaria to become the Supreme Emperor. Some even said that George had already The one who was assassinated in the Balkans, in St. Petersburg, was the fake George.
George can only say that the Russian people’s imagination is really rich. No wonder the theaters in St. Petersburg have new plays every month.
St. Petersburg has changed a lot in the past two years. Not only are there street lights on the streets, the Kronstadt Naval Base also used a military radio station to conduct a broadcast experiment two months ago, playing "God Bless Russia" Waiting for some songs.
The changes in Vladivostok are even greater.
Compared with the period of the Russo-Japanese War, the Vladivostok port has completely changed from military use to civilian use. Only a military dock is retained. There are no warships docking in peacetime. Even the fort has been transformed into an attraction and is open to visitors.
The city of Vladivostok is much larger. The population has grown rapidly in the past two years, especially after the fall of the Qing Empire. Immigrants from the Qing Empire poured in, causing the population of Vladivostok to directly exceed one million.
When George went to St. Petersburg, there was still a large area of uncultivated wasteland next to Peter the Great Bay.
Now the coast of Peter the Great Bay is a neatly planned residential area, with more than 150,000 people living in this area.
“The current situation in the Qing Empire is very bad. Warlords are fighting, refugees are everywhere, and a large number of Qing people have to flee. The population of the Kanto region has increased 10 times compared with 5 years ago, and our exports are also growing rapidly. , especially military supplies——"
Mario is very happy. Under his leadership, Vladivostok's economy has not declined, and the handover has been perfect.
"How is the situation in Goryeo and Japan?"
George can't take care of the Qing Empire now, and the Russian Empire is preparing to overcome the disaster.
"Goryeo is okay, Japan has lost two kings in the past three years——"
Mario's understatement shocked George. No wonder he has rarely heard from Japan in the past two years. .
After the Russo-Japanese War, Japan was under British-Russian condominium control.
In addition to British loans and reparations from the Russian Empire, Japan also owes a lot of foreign debt to the United States, France, Germany and other countries.
Japan is now completely in ruins. It costs money but also lives.
Compared with other countries, the Russian Empire is relatively kind to Japan.
In order to make Japan repay the money, the British organized Japanese women to go overseas to work. They did any job as long as they could make money.
Not to mention other regions, it is a tradition in Southeast Asia for Japanese women to go out to sell things collectively. There is nothing to say.
Japanese maids are extremely popular in Vladivostok, especially the wealthy Qing people who immigrated to Vladivostok in the past two years. If there are not three or five Japanese maids at home, they will be embarrassed to say hello to others when they go out.
The way the United States makes Japan repay its debt is to organize Japanese men to work in the United States. The status of Japanese workers in the United States is the same as that of slaves, especially in the southern plantations, they are quite popular.
The way the Russian Empire made Japan repay the compensation was through conscription.
George transferred three infantry divisions from Japan to Bulgaria this year.
There are still more than 200,000 Japanese soldiers serving in Kantung and East Indies.
Even Ye Luoxin admitted that the quality of Japanese soldiers was better than that of Korean soldiers.
In terms of ferocity, Japanese soldiers are comparable to Korean soldiers.
But in terms of endurance and obedience, Japanese soldiers performed better than Goryeo soldiers.
George told Ye Luoxin to double the size of the Japanese servant army and the Korean servant army from the current basis this winter and next spring.
"Is the situation in St. Petersburg very tense?"
Ye Luoxin has been looking after homes in Amur for the past few years and doesn't know enough about St. Petersburg.
Just reading from the newspapers, St. Petersburg is not only not nervous, but the situation is excellent, and the entire empire is at an unprecedented peak.
“Berlin and Austria have been expanding their armies. The arms race between Britain and Germany has entered a fever pitch. The conflicts between Austria-Hungary and the Balkan countries have intensified. Now Europe is like a powder keg that only needs a spark. , bang——”
George is just watching the excitement now and is not too big a deal. As long as the Russian Empire bases its defense according to George’s plan, the Russian Empire will be invincible.
The Russo-Japanese War and the Balkan War fully proved that a long mobilization period is extremely detrimental to all countries. The Russian Empire has "quick shooters" like George. Before your side has completed mobilization, George's side has already finished fighting.
After the Balkan War, the Austro-Hungarian Empire conducted a simulation of the Balkan War and concluded that if George treated the Austro-Hungarian Empire the same way he dealt with the Ottoman Empire, then the Austro-Hungarian Empire could last for up to two years.
This is based on the premise that Germany will fully assist the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Without German help, Austria-Hungary could only hold on for six months at most.
George didn’t know how the Austro-Hungarian Empire was deduced.
If George is left to command, without Germany's help, the empire can take Vienna in a month at most.
Even with German help, if losses are not considered, it will only take three months at most. Three months——
This time is a bit familiar.
“The Rigao Legion has suffered relatively large non-combat losses in Bulgaria in the past few months, which have affected its combat effectiveness.”
Ye Luoxin is very worried. The biggest problem between Japan and the Korean slave army is that they are not acclimatized to the climate.
This problem is actually easy to understand. It had already appeared when Amul formed the Goryeo servant army.
The living standards of the Koreans are vastly different from those of Amur. Many Koreans have never even eaten meat before joining the army. Even the strongest Koreans are a bit malnourished in the eyes of the recruiting officer.
The treatment of the Amur army is very good. Big fish and meat are not uncommon. The Koreans who can't even eat soup and water on weekdays entered the military camp. Many people need more than half a year to adapt to the food in the military camp. standard.
The eating habits of Bulgaria are different from those of Amur. After the Rigao Legion arrived in Bulgaria, as many as a thousand soldiers were hospitalized due to illness at the peak period. So far, hundreds of people have died due to various diseases.
George had no good solution to this situation. He could only strengthen logistical and medical support to minimize such non-combat losses.
Although the cost of servant soldiers is relatively low, the training cost is much higher than that of Cossacks.
Cossacks have received military training since childhood, and they can become a qualified soldier without much training.
The vast majority of Japanese and Goryeo servant armies have never had any contact with the military before joining the army, and it takes at least six months of complete training to become a qualified soldier.
The soldiers who were trained so hard did not die on the battlefield, but died of diarrhea.
Even if George believed in the Japanese threat, he would not be able to accept this kind of thing.
George now deeply understands the mood of Americans.
In another time and space, after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, the United States felt like killing all the Japanese.
After the U.S. military occupied Japan, they discovered that the Japanese were really obedient and easy to use.
George is the same now.
Ye Luoxin's problem is easy to solve, but Andrei is difficult to appease.
After Vasily went to Bulgaria, among the people George trusted most at the beginning, only Andrei was still looking after the house in Amur.
Ye Luoxin is old, so it is normal for her to stay at home and look after the house.
Andrei, like Vasily, was full of resentment for missing the Balkan War.
“Don’t worry, I’ll let you fight to your heart’s content.”
George's military expansion in East Asia was prepared for Andrei and Vasily.
Nicholas is still wary of George, otherwise he would not have allowed George to stay in the Navy and prevent George from joining the Guards.
Even if the empire now has 11 all-heavy artillery battleships, the only one who determines the direction of the war is the army.
So the Rigao Legion is George's biggest support.
“You said that two years ago——”
Andre was angry, so at the beginning of winter this year, rice grabbing broke out again in the Kyoto area of Japan, and he was violently suppressed by the Japanese army.
"How is the situation in East India?"
George finally thought of his back garden.
George has many backup options. If St. Petersburg is lost, he will retreat to Siberia. If Siberia cannot be defended, he will continue to retreat to Amur. If even Amur cannot be defended, then George will simply go to sea.
“East India is so hot that I feel sticky all year round. Compared with Coconut City, I still like Vladivostok’s four distinct seasons.”
Andre did not realize that George was asking about the situation in East India.
There is actually nothing to say about this.
The Dutch ran away, the British retreated to the Straits Settlements, and the United States pretended to bribe the Filipinos, hoping to turn the Philippines into the next Hawaii.
The natives of East India are running to death, and their proportion of the total population is lower than that of Indians in the United States. The current population of East India has exceeded 1.5 million.
These 1.5 million are a fixed population.
If you add in the various foreign workers working in East India, the total population will directly exceed 5 million.
George still wants to send a telegram to Witte, reminding Witte to control the population ratio and strictly limit the population import.
The current policy of East India is to release 1,000 naturalization quotas every year. Only those with good enough conditions are eligible to become true East Indians.
Basically all the naturalization indicators in the past two years have been taken away by the Qing people.
There is no way. Compared with the hard-working Japanese and Koreans, the Qing people are rich. They just spend a sum of money to buy an indicator and the whole family immigrate to East India. It is still very difficult for the rich people of the Qing Empire. A good deal.
(End of this chapter)