I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 189

Vladivostok Hospital now has 10 doctors, 4 of whom are from the Qing Empire, and the remaining 6 interns are all trained by Vladivostok Hospital itself.

Those doctors who came to Europe had their labor contracts terminated and were sent back to Europe because they were complained too many times by patients.

Four of the six intern doctors were trained by Jiang Xi. In fact, they all only had a superficial education and were not qualified to practice medicine.

But there was a shortage of doctors in Vladivostok Hospital, so they were forced to work and study at the same time.

In fact, their medical skills are pretty good and they can handle simple illnesses without any problem.

If it is a difficult disease, it will naturally be taken over by real doctors like Jiang Xi and Jiang Haiyang.

Yes, Jiang Haiyang has come to Vladivostok, not only with his family, but also with his two apprentices.

It is not accurate to say that he is an apprentice, because his eldest apprentice Shen Fang has studied medicine with Jiang Haiyang for 6 years. After the hospital assessment, Shen Fang was fully qualified to practice medicine, so Shen Fang became one of the four official doctors of Vladivostok Hospital .

Among the four doctors at Vladivostok Hospital, the former imperial doctor Xue Shan is undoubtedly the most famous.

Last year, Xue Shan was imprisoned due to a misdiagnosis. He was supposed to be executed in the autumn, but Mu Linde bribed the jailer to get him out of prison.

Xue Shan is now dead in the Qing Empire.

Xue Shan's three sons are all doctors.

Now they are on their way to Vladivostok, and when they arrive, the strength of Vladivostok Hospital will be further strengthened.

Education in Vladivostok has also made great progress, so much so that the preparation of textbooks has begun to lag behind the students' learning progress. The learning ability of some students is surprising. In just one year, many students have become proficient in Russian. This has greatly alleviated the serious shortage of translators in Vladivostok.

If the learning progress of St. Petersburg Primary School is followed, some students in Vladivostok who learn quickly should be in fourth grade this year.

But the textbooks for the fourth grade have not been completed yet, so they have to continue studying in the third grade.

George was not surprised by this situation. He had never doubted the learning ability of the Chinese.

"What's surprising is not the genius. There are many geniuses in the empire, in every country. The most surprising thing about the Chinese is their overall learning ability. Almost no Chinese were persuaded to quit. On the contrary, many Cossack children didn't like it at all. Not only do they not learn, but they also affect other students and eventually have to be persuaded to quit.”

Catherine no longer doubted the future of Vladivostok.

With these students here, the future of Vladivostok must be bright.

In ten years at most, Vladivostok will no longer have to poach people from all over the world. At that time, Vladivostok will be most worried about the loss of talent.

"We only provide a platform, and they are responsible for how to choose their own destiny." George does not force it. Some people's lives are destined to be a mess, even if God comes, it will be useless.

Therefore, compulsory enrollment in Vladivostok is only for the first year.

If students perform poorly in school, the school will expel them without hesitation.

I hope that 20 years from now, when they see that their former classmates have become successful, but they are still struggling at the bottom, they will not regret being young and frivolous today.

After all, there is no point in regretting.

However, if you know your shame and then have the courage to work hard to improve your living environment, you will be lucky.

"They are just children, what if they can be responsible for their own lives——"

Ekaterina also knew that George was right, but she still couldn't help but feel sorry.

This is actually not necessary. Compared with the Cossacks in Europe, the Cossacks in Vladivostok are already very lucky.

In Vladivostok, even if you don't go to school, a Cossack can become a good hunter, and your life will definitely be fine.

But if they don’t go to school well and don’t want to work, their lives will be completely over.

"College students at St. Petersburg University are likely to become assassins. They should always be responsible for their own lives."

George's persuasion was effective, and Catherine no longer struggled with the problem.

In terms of education and medical care, George only set goals and directions and ignored the rest.

What George focuses on is the talisman.

Living in troubled times——

No, the troubled times haven’t begun yet.

No matter it is in troubled times or prosperous times, force is always the only guarantee for Vladivostok.

In the past year, Fu Tuan has cultivated a strong engineering team by digging mountains and paving roads.

The role of engineers is very strong, but it is not directly reflected on the battlefield. Therefore, in the Russian Empire, the role of engineers has always been ignored.

George attached great importance to the role of engineers.

At certain special moments, the role played by engineers can determine the outcome of a battle.

"Demolition is only one aspect. The greater role of engineers is construction, which is very important for the infrastructure construction of the entire Amur region. We must not only form an engineering team, but also develop and expand it. In the future, we will establish a construction-focused force. Continue to strengthen the infrastructure construction of the Amur region." George decided to implement compulsory military service in the Amur region. Every young man who reaches the age limit must join the army and serve in the army unless there is a last resort.

These conscripts are the future engineering troops of Vladivostok.

The mission of professional soldiers is to fight, and the mission of engineers is to build.

The significance of the compulsory military service system is not only to add a free and reliable engineering force to Vladivostok, but also to establish a reserve system for Vladivostok and to cultivate the martial spirit of Vladivostok people. George is preparing to announce this decision before Christmas.

Then by next year, Vladivostok will have an engineering team of more than 3000 people.

Don't be too young, these are just young people between 18 and 20 years old.

And the further back, the larger the engineering force becomes.

"Do Chinese people also want to join the army?" Ye Luoxin was worried that new problems would arise.

At present, all soldiers in the Fu regiment are Cossacks, and the recruitment of Chinese has not yet begun, because they are worried that it will affect the enthusiasm of Chinese immigrants to Vladivostok.

"Of course. If they don't want to serve in the military, then ask them to leave Vladivostok. We don't want such immigrants." George is now slowly starting to gain confidence.

When there was a serious shortage of people in Vladivostok, George accepted all comers and wanted all kinds of people.

Even in order to attract new immigrants, strange tricks are used.

There is no need to go to such trouble now, because the population base of Vladivostok is already large enough, and more and more people will actively immigrate to Vladivostok every year.

It won't be long before George will consider restricting immigration.

Last year the registered population of Vladivostok was less than 1, but this year it has exceeded 5.

Nearly 1500 people were waiting in the immigration departure camp of the Qing Empire.

Last year, Vladivostok ordered two immigration ships from France specifically for short-distance immigration between the Qing Empire and Vladivostok. Each immigration ship can carry more than 1000 people.

Since after winter, icebreakers are needed to enter and leave the port of Vladivostok, so these immigrants will not go to Vladivostok until they have collected 2000.

Now two immigration ships are traveling between Vladivostok and the Qing Empire at a rate of twice a month.

Vladivostok has sent an invitation to Goryeo to invite Concubine Min to attend Catherine's birthday party.

At that time, George will discuss with Concubine Min whether Jeju Island can be leased to George to open an immigration company in the Qing Empire.

At that time, the process of immigrating to Russia will be further simplified.

Jeju Island has now been completely abandoned by the Siberian Fleet. Since a military port cannot be built on Jeju Island, Jeju Island is worthless to the Siberian Fleet.

Meaningful for Vladivostok.

Jeju Island cannot build a military port, but it can always be a civilian port.

Military camps cannot be built on the island, so why not immigrant camps?
  Now that there are ports and immigrant camps, it should be reasonable to maintain a small force on Jeju Island in order to ensure the security of the ports and immigrant camps.

At this point, the next thing is a matter of course.

"Will this be opposed by the British?" Yeluoxin was worried about repeating the mistakes of the Siberian Fleet.

"How will you know if you don't try -" George was not worried. The reason for the British occupation of Juwen Island was not all due to the threat of the Siberian fleet.

Now the conflicts between Russia and Britain in Central Asia have been eased.

The commercial development of Jeju Island by the company established by George in the Qing Empire was completely reasonable and legal, and the British could not find an excuse to oppose it.

What George didn't know was that the invitation to Concubine Min from Vladivostok was causing more and more widespread discussions within Goryeo.

The core of the discussion is naturally whether it is necessary for Goryeo to fully embrace the Russian Empire.

As the suzerain state of Goryeo, the Qing Empire was actually pretty good to Goryeo. It did not colonize Goryeo. Instead, it sent troops to protect Goryeo's security. This was once again proven in the Jiashen Coup.

For East Asian countries, the image of the Russian Empire in East Asia is not good because of the Russian Empire's greed for land.

Therefore, some Korean ministers expressed doubts about Catherine's invitation.

Dependent on the Qing Empire, at least Goryeo was still the Goryeo of the Goryeo people.

If it is attached to the Russian Empire, it is hard to say whether Korea will still be the Korea of ​​Koreans in a few decades.

"Although Super Duke Yuriyevsky is young, he has great ambitions. Just look at what he did in Vladivostok. You can tell whether others can take a fancy to our little fortune." Min Yongyi, who temporarily returned to Korea from Vladivostok, said: George's reputation is quite high.

In 1883, Min Yongyi led a Korean delegation to visit European and American countries. Therefore, Min Yongyi was also a person who had seen the world, and he did not know anything about the world.

Although the development of Vladivostok is not perfect yet, Min Yongyi has already seen the city renderings of Vladivostok in the lobby of the Vladivostok Municipal Government Office Building.

The renderings shocked Min Yongyi beyond measure.

Mikhail also specially took Min Yongyi to visit the automobile factory and airport in Vladivostok.

Everything else is fine.

Min Yongyi had never seen cars or airplanes when he visited European and American countries.

That's for sure, because cars and airplanes hadn't been invented yet.

　I was called away early yesterday morning and didn't come back until midnight. I was tired and hungry. I really couldn't figure it out. Brothers, please forgive me——

　　
  　
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