Chapter 758 The State of Brothers
Since his rebirth, George has spent most of his time in Russia. The East India only stayed briefly when George traveled between Vladivostok and St. Petersburg. He did not have a deep impression, even This is the first time for George to stay in Yuriev Palace in Coconut City.
The properties of the Yuriev family all over the world can be called Yuriev Palace.
The Yuriev Palace in Coconut City was formerly the official residence of the Dutch Governor. It has a history of hundreds of years. In appearance, it is similar to the Winter Palace. It is almost a castle and has military value.
Although before George arrived, Dejan had ordered people to conduct a thorough inspection of Yuriev Palace to ensure that everything was normal.
Before George moved in, the guard captain Yuri still led someone to check it in person before George could move in.
Although George had already changed a set of clothes on the "Russian", after arriving in Coconut City, George changed another set.
Russia is freezing and snowy in January, and I wish I could bring a stove with me.
The highest temperature in Yecheng today is 32 degrees, the lowest temperature is 26 degrees, light rain to moderate rain, and northeasterly wind level 2 to 3.
By the way, it has rained every day in Yecheng for the past half month.
Fortunately, the weather in Coconut City changes a lot. It was pouring rain one moment, and suddenly it was sunny the next moment. Even on the same street, there is a heavy rain on one side of the street, and the sun is shining brightly on the other side, just like across the street. Like a glass wall.
Compared with tropical areas, Anne prefers the four distinct seasons in Vladivostok.
It doesn’t matter to George. Compared with Vladivostok, the cost of living for people in Coconut City will be lower, at least they don’t need to buy winter clothes.
After half a year apart, Alexander is obviously more mature. Not only has he grown a beard, but he also talks a lot less.
"Is it fun to be a king?"
Alexandra did not change her skirt. Like George, she was wearing the Russian army's summer uniform.
“It’s fun, do you want to be the queen for a few days?”
Alexander’s tone was like coaxing a child.
"Katya's due date is February, you have to take good care of her."
Anne reminded Alexander to give birth to a son as soon as possible. This is really a throne for the family to inherit.
"Okay."
For Anne, Alexander can save everything.
"Have the British given you any trouble?"
George asked the key points as soon as he came up.
Although the foundation of East India is good, the external environment is very complex, surrounded by British, American, and French colonies, and Alexander cannot help doing whatever he wants.
"The British should be more worried about whether I will cause trouble in the Straits Settlements."
Alexander was confident.
British people are still discussing Macdonald's low-rent housing guarantee plan.
The most disgusting thing about this plan is that neither the Conservative Party nor the Liberal Party can openly express opposition to the plan, otherwise it will further reduce the favorability of voters.
As soon as the Labor Party came to power, it would build houses for 500,000 poor people. If the Conservative Party or the Liberal Party opposed it, it would be tantamount to cutting themselves off from the British people.
However, the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party could not allow MacDonald to use the "Housing Bill" to win people's hearts, so they could only create trouble for MacDonald in secret.
The House of Commons rejected Macdonald's Housing Bill on the grounds of insufficient funds.
McDonald took a look around and decided to stop construction of the naval base in the Straits Settlements to raise funds for the Housing Bill.
This touches the cheese of the Royal Navy.
In 1913, Britain was aware of the dangers of the arms race from top to bottom, but had to invest more time and time again to build battleships. Why?
The fundamental reason is that the Royal Navy represents the interests of many people in the UK. Anyone who dares to stop military expenditures for the navy will be a sinner of the UK and will be cast aside by the whole society and will never be able to stand up again.
The construction of the Royal Navy's naval base in the Straits Settlements began in the last century. It has been built for more than 30 years and cost hundreds of millions of pounds. However, the Royal Navy has never settled in. MacDonald used this as an excuse to stop the base. Construction also seems to be normal.
McDonald still lacks experience.
Existence is reasonable. Base construction cannot be stopped. There is a natural reason why it cannot be stopped. If you take the initiative to stop, you will have to bear the backlash caused by the stoppage.
Among all the opposing voices, Churchill, who once served as Lord of the Admiralty, spoke the sharpest. He described Macdonald’s Housing Bill as Pandora’s box.
In the past, no matter how the Democratic Party and the Liberal Party fought, they always centered on the interests of the aristocracy and the bourgeoisie.
After the Labor Party came to power, it introduced the Housing Bill, which broke the monopoly of resources by the aristocracy and the bourgeoisie. In the future, if the Democratic Party and the Liberal Party want to get more votes, they will have to tilt resources downward.
“Population is still the constraint on development. I am ready to relax immigration restrictions and attract more people to immigrate.”
Alexander also wants to open Pandora’s box.
“Where do you want to start?” George was noncommittal.
“Goryeo, or Japan.”
Alexander had no prejudice against Goryeo and Japan.
In Alexander's world, although Japan fought a war with Russia, it failed to win, so it acted as a younger brother and followed Russia in the world war. It does not matter how much credit it deserves. There is definitely hard work.
Goryeo is more honest. Gaozong and Concubine Min have embraced George's lap from the beginning. Now Goryeo is still Russia's most loyal servant in East Asia.
George was not surprised.
The two major ethnic groups in Yuriev Grand Duchy are Russians and Chinese, both of which were introduced through Amur.
East India has very strict restrictions on Korea and Japan. So far, less than 1,000 Koreans and Japanese have been successfully naturalized.
Those who were successfully naturalized were either engineers or military officers, and they all had real qualifications.
So in Coconut City, although the social status of Gao and Japanese is not special, their living standards are still quite good.
"It is okay to relax, but their population proportion cannot exceed one percent of the total population, and they are not allowed to purchase land or establish separate communities."
George drew a red line.
East Asians are very good at saving money. If restrictions are relaxed, there will be many Gaori farmers in a few years. This is what George does not want to see.
The Chinese can buy it because when the Russians came to East India, the Chinese provided help to the Russians. The Li family is still the second largest family in the Grand Duchy of Yuriev.
If nothing unexpected happens, Governor Archie will always be a member of the Lee family in the future.
To put it more simply and crudely, Chinese people can buy it because the queen is of Chinese descent.
“Isn’t it easier to manage by setting up separate communities?”
Alexander doesn’t quite understand that there are also English and French communities in Vladivostok.
“No, breaking them up will be more conducive to their management.”
George divide and conquer.
The reason why Europeans treat immigrants so casually is ultimately due to a lack of cultural cohesion.
Even if the Chinese become Russian citizens, they will look proud when mentioning their culture.
The Koreans could only take out the prostitution documents written by their ancestors in Chinese and feel complacent.
Many Europeans cannot even produce the documents of selling themselves.
In a country where the language has only just been standardized for a few years, you may not be able to understand words that are a little older.
Not to mention the changes in English over the past two hundred years or so are enough to make a scholar’s head spin.
So whether Europeans immigrate to the United States or to East India, they will actively integrate into the local society.
Even if the Chinese reach the age of interstellar travel, they will probably return to their roots.
On January 3, Polis and Elizabeth arrived in Coconut City.
Elizabeth had just given birth to her second child two years ago. She had traveled a long distance in less than a month, thanks to the scientific confinement method launched by Russia.
In the past, there was no such thing as confinement period for European women, so when they got older, they were plagued by all kinds of diseases without knowing why, and they thought it was just the same for everyone.
With the advancement of Russian medicine, scientific research institutions headed by Vladivostok Hospital began to study the relationship between confinement and female physiological diseases.
Some people say that white people who do not undergo confinement are physically strong and have different constitutions.
This is all nonsense. Teenage Russian girls are very slim. Why do they have the same figure as an aunt a few years after giving birth?
White women generally age faster than Chinese women.
Even Chinese women will age rapidly if they do not pay attention to confinement after pregnancy, as if they have aged by more than ten years overnight.
However, some bad habits of Chinese confinement are not worth promoting. Therefore, after integrating the principles of modern medicine and traditional Chinese medicine, Vladivostok Hospital summarized a set of scientific confinement programs and promoted them throughout Russia.
Polis was very happy and not only expressed his most sincere congratulations to Alexander, but also brought the Minister of Foreign Affairs to conclude an alliance with the Grand Duchy of Yuriev.
This is the true country of brothers.
George is even more happy. The Grand Duchy of Bulgaria and East India, one in Eastern Europe and the other in East Asia, will both be Russia's most loyal allies.
(End of this chapter)