Chapter 569: The King also opens a book
The experience of East India does not apply to St. Petersburg. The situation in the two places is completely different. If Werther applied it mechanically, he would not be able to work for long.
Considering the complications of the next few years, George appointed de Young as the supreme administrator of East India.
During the Russo-Japanese War, Deyan was ordered to pacify the people of Kanto, and he accomplished the task very well. After the war, Deyan was ordered to rebuild Dalini and Arthur Fortresses, coordinate the relationship between the Qing Empire and Amur, and maintain Amur. interests in the Kanto region.
After the fall of the Qing Empire, a large number of Qing people poured into Guandong. The population increased nearly ten times in just two years. However, there was no large-scale unrest in the Guandong region, and De Yang was indispensable.
George also gave DeYoung a task. Once the war broke out, East India must seize German colonies in the Pacific before Britain did.
Germany's colonies in the Pacific mainly consist of Kaiser Wilhelm's Territory and the Bismarck Islands, the Solomon Islands, the Caroline Islands, the Marshall Islands, and other islands.
The locations of these islands are relatively scattered. Although they are large in number, their strength is not strong. With the strength of East India, it is completely possible to capture all these islands before the British.
There are not many regular troops in East India, but the militia groups are powerful. Most of the Cossacks who immigrated to East India are veterans. Many of them participated in the Russo-Japanese War and are no strangers to the military.
“If we want to seize the island, I need the cooperation of the Pacific Fleet.”
DeYoung is very cautious. In order to rebuild the Mediterranean Fleet, George has almost drained the Pacific Fleet. Now the Pacific Fleet does not even have a single capital ship, and its strength is not only weaker than the British Asian Fleet, but even worse than the German Asian Fleet.
Germany still attaches great importance to its Asian colonies. The flagship of its Asian fleet is the battleship "Von der Tann" which entered service in 1910.
The "Von der Tann" was built by Germany in 1907 to counter the British Invincible-class battlecruisers. It has a displacement of 19,000 tons and a main gun of four 45 times diameter 283 mm twin-mounted ships. gun.
If "Romanov" and "Yuryev" were still there, the Pacific Fleet would be powerful enough to crush the German Asiatic Fleet.
The warship with the largest displacement in the Pacific Fleet is the aircraft carrier "Peter the Great" which entered service only the year before last.
The "Peter the Great" has a displacement of only 9,800 tons and can carry 16 fighter jets. Unlike previous seaplane carriers, the "Peter the Great" carries real fighter jets.
The potential of aircraft carriers is huge, but it has not been tested in war. Although the naval aviation of the Black Sea Fleet successfully sank the battleships of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkan War, the bombers of the Black Sea Fleet took off from land bases. Countries There are still doubts about the combat effectiveness of aircraft carriers.
The flight deck of the "Peter the Great" is only 120 meters and cannot take off and land bombers.
"No problem, I will let Kzhakov fully cooperate with you."
George's strategy in Asia is completely different from that in Europe.
Europe's strategy has been very clear. As long as the German-Austrian Alliance does not take the initiative to launch an attack on the Russian Empire, George will never take the initiative to launch an attack on Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Germany actually has few warships in Asia, and the total number of troops stationed is less than 5,000. With the strength of the Russian Empire in East Asia, it can completely take away all Germany's colonies in Asia.
This is the last opportunity to carve up the Asian colonies, and George cannot miss it.
Krzhakov also has problems.
After Rakitsky served as commander of the Mediterranean Fleet, Krzhakov succeeded Rakitsky as commander of the Pacific Fleet.
Kzhakov also has doubts about the combat effectiveness of aircraft carriers. In addition to aircraft carriers, the largest warship in the Pacific Fleet is now a heavy cruiser, and there are only three ships left. Kzhakov hopes that the Pacific Fleet will continue to build large warships.
Even if you don’t have a fully heavy artillery battleship, a battlecruiser will do.
The heavy cruisers of the Pacific Fleet, except for their slightly weaker defense, are almost the same as the German battlecruisers in other aspects. They can still defeat three against one.
The homeport of the German Asian Fleet is not far from Fortress Arthur and Nagasaki. Not only can the submarines of the Pacific Fleet block the door, but bombers taking off from the land base can also attack the German Asian Fleet.
George also had good reasons for not building battleships.
The Russian Empire already has 11 all-heavy artillery battleships, which are enough to safeguard the Russian Empire's overseas interests.
After the "Queen Maria" class battleship is completed, George will transfer the "Yuryev" and "Romanov" back. By then, the Pacific Fleet will still be the first fleet in the Far East.
If St. Petersburg falls, it will be even simpler. George will immediately pull the warships of the Baltic Fleet to the Mediterranean and never give the Mensheviks a chance to bombard the Winter Palace.
Although battleships cannot be built, aircraft carriers can still be built.
Aircraft carriers these days are very simple, without much technical content. The flight decks of the aircraft carriers are all made of wood, and the requirements for materials are very low.
Technical personnel in Vladivostok are developing a new aircraft carrier based on the "Peter the Great" and strive to increase the number of carrier-based aircraft on the aircraft carrier from 16 to 60.
While George was in the East Indies, the situation in the Balkans became tense again.
Due to the uprising in Bosnia and Herzegovina last year, the conflict between the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Kingdom of Serbia intensified. Fortunately, timely mediation by all parties prevented the outbreak of war. After that, the Austro-Hungarian Empire decided to expand its army again, increasing its total military strength from the previous 650,000 to 700,000.
Just after the New Year, the Austro-Hungarian Empire could not wait to make a request to the Kingdom of Serbia, asking the Kingdom of Serbia to stop aid to Bosnia and Herzegovina under the supervision of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Supervision means that Austria-Hungary will send military observers to the Kingdom of Serbia.
This is definitely unacceptable to the Kingdom of Serbia.
In response to the threat from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Balkan League held its first plenary meeting in 1914 in Adrianople, the new capital of Bulgaria.
The main purpose of this meeting is to absorb Albania into the Balkan Union.
After more than a year of construction, Adrianople has begun to take shape. Before the end of last year, the Kingdom of Bulgaria began to move some government departments from Sofia to Adrianople, and the relocation of the capital officially began.
Compared with Sofia, Adrianople is a completely modern city with complete infrastructure and convenient transportation. The railway from Constantinople to Sofia and the railway from Varna to Kavala happen to be from Adrian At the intersection of Forts, the Ekaterina Railway Station in Adrianople became the largest and most advanced railway station in the Balkan Peninsula.
This train station was a gift from Catherine to her eldest grandson.
Unlike most railway stations nowadays, Ekaterina Railway Station has achieved passenger diversion. Incoming passengers arrive at the platform through an overpass, and outgoing passengers leave through the underground passage. There are buses in the square in front of the station. The platform passes through every corner of the city. If passengers are in a hurry, they can also choose taxis.
Although cars have been around for a long time, in European cities, most taxis and buses are horse-drawn carriages.
Taxis and buses in Adrianburg are cars, and horse-drawn carriages are not even allowed to enter the city to avoid causing traffic obstruction.
Looking at the 120-meter-wide main traffic road in the city center, the kings and prime ministers from the Balkan countries were puzzled.
Worrying about traffic jams on such a wide road——
Is the Kingdom of Bulgaria going to drive its battleships onto Yuriev Avenue?
Your Kingdom of Bulgaria has no battleships at all!
“The number of cars in Adrianople has exceeded 1,000, and I believe it will soon exceed 10,000.”
August was full of confidence that Adrianople's cars had begun to enter ordinary families.
The concept of private cars is not yet popular. Many wealthy families use horse-drawn carriages and are worried about the reliability of cars.
The horse carriage is not only inefficient and slow, but also causes environmental pollution. If the horse manure cannot be cleaned up in time, the entire city will become a cesspool.
The first people to buy cars as personal cars were the pilots recruited by Polis.
Pilots can even fly airplanes, let alone cars. They are relatively receptive to new things and have strong hands-on skills. Even if there are some minor faults in the car, they can solve them by themselves.
In order to promote the popularity of automobiles, the Bulgarian government subsidizes automobiles. Sales of automobiles have increased month by month and more and more jobs have been provided.
"Even if there are 100,000 cars, there is no need for such a wide road -"
Georgi has a complicated mood. He is also a king, and he came to power through a coup. The resources that Polis has are fantastic.
The cars sold in the Kingdom of Bulgaria are directly imported from Vladivostok. They are not only cheap but also of the best quality.
This also makes people jealous. Polis is originally a shareholder of Siberia Automobile Group.
Except for cars, all goods imported by the Kingdom of Bulgaria from the Russian Empire can get the best prices. The Russian Empire even contracts the security of the Kingdom of Bulgaria, which allows the Kingdom of Bulgaria to devote all its energy to developing the economy.
For small countries with few people, military expenditure has always been the heaviest burden.
With no security risks, the Kingdom of Bulgaria has almost taken off from the same place. Among all the Balkan countries, the current situation of the Kingdom of Bulgaria is the best.
“Who can say what will happen in the future?——”
Auguste doesn’t think it is a waste. Anyway, there is no need for the Bulgarian government to pay for such a wide road. All comfortable.
Now Augustus could more and more appreciate the changes that inviting Polis to be the king of Bulgaria brought about in Bulgaria.
In the Valdemar era, Bulgaria was in a state of chaos. The pro-German and pro-Russian factions were at odds with each other, making it impossible to focus on development.
Now that all the pro-German factions in Bulgaria have been eliminated, the pro-Russian faction has an absolute advantage, and the domestic outlook has suddenly changed.
(End of this chapter)