I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 191
  Before the Russo-Japanese War broke out, even Japan's big benefactor, Britain, was worried about whether Japan could win the war against the Russian Empire and therefore refused to provide loans to the Japanese.

Jacob Schiff took the initiative at this time and almost single-handedly raised enough funds for Japan to help Japan defeat Russia and win the Russo-Japanese War.

After the Russo-Japanese War, Kokozov, the then Minister of Finance of the Russian Empire, said: We must never forget the harm Schiff has caused us!
  After the outbreak of World War I, Schiff's investment company invested US$2000 million in the Russian Bolsheviks and also trained 300 commandos in the United States, who were brought to Russia by Trotsky.

It was on the basis of these 300 commandos that the October Revolution came into being.

It should be noted that both Schiff and Trotsky were Hebrews.

There is a reason why Schiff is so targeting the Russian Empire.

After the partition of Poland, some of the Hebrews living in Poland became Russians.

In 1792, Catherine II designated the Hebrew settlements as so-called "palisades" to prevent Hebrews from immigrating to the hinterland of the empire.

During the time of Alexander I, the Hebrews could not rent land or engage in business. Most of the Hebrews struggled in poverty and hunger.

In 1827, the Russian Empire promulgated the Military Service Law, which clearly stipulated that Hebrew teenagers between the ages of 12 and 18 must serve in reserve service in compulsory military camps, and then serve for 25 years. The areas where Hebrews live must provide compulsory soldiers according to quotas.

This provision was later abolished by Milyutin during the Asian II period.

But the Hebrews were not grateful to A2. Among the assassins who killed A2 were Hebrews.

That is to say, after the assassination of Ya Er, the living environment of the Hebrews living in the Russian Empire deteriorated again, and an anti-Greek wave was launched across Russia.

In the Russian Empire at the end of the 19th century, about 500 million Hebrews lived, accounting for nearly one-half of the total number of Hebrews in the world.

This is why Schiff hates the Russian Empire.

However, Schiff came to Vladivostok this time not to seek revenge from the Russian Empire, but to invest in the Trans-Siberian Railway.

The Kuhn-Loeb Company inherited by Schiff is one of the eight major consortiums in the United States. The Pacific Rim Railway built in the United States has investment from Kuhn-Loeb Company.

It is no secret that the Russian Empire has been discussing the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway for more than ten years.

Schiff was very well-informed, so as soon as he learned the news, Schiff came to Vladivostok to look for opportunities.

What Schiff didn't expect was that as soon as he got off the ship, he would be targeted by the staff of the Vladivostok Immigration Bureau.

"Do you have an invitation letter?" The staff at the Immigration Bureau are polite. Many people arrive in Vladivostok through different methods every month.

Some are working, some are immigrants, and some are invited by relatives or friends to visit Vladivostok.

There are almost no people who take the initiative to look for opportunities in Vladivostok.

Americans are even rarer.

"I am a businessman from New York and the president of Kuhn-Loeb Company. I can bring you funds to build the Trans-Siberian Railway. Please help me contact Super Duke Yurievsky or Mr. Mikhail. "

Schiff has done enough homework to know who has the final say in Vladivostok.

If you have to change someone, you will most likely go to Governor Korff first.

"Please wait a moment -" the staff asked Schiff and his entourage to rest in the rest room.

The work of the Vladivostok Immigration Bureau is still very good. Maps of the Russian Empire and the Amur Governorate are hung on the walls of the lounge. There are newspapers and some texts and pictures about Vladivostok on the bookshelves.

Naturally, the railway part that Schiff is most concerned about is also introduced.

When he saw that Vladivostok had almost completed the railway from Vladivostok to Khabarovsk within one year, Schiff was expressionless and showed no emotion or anger.

"This railway was really completed independently by the Amur Governorate? Unbelievable!" Ido Attlee, vice president of Kuhn-Loeb Company, is also a Hebrew.

Unlike Schiff, Attlee had no deep hatred for the Russian Empire.

"Ido, don't speak English," Schiff reminded Attlee in Hebrew.

There are many people in the Russian Empire who can speak English, but there are only a few people who can speak Hebrew, except for the Hebrews.

"I hope everything goes well for us. It's too cold in this damn place." Attlee sat in front of the fireplace and took a blanket from the chair next to him to wrap his legs.

The temperature in the room is actually not low. Although it is not as warm as spring, it is a completely different world from the ice and snow outside.

A maid brought snacks and milk tea to Shiv and Attlee. Attlee politely thanked them, but the maid only smiled without any response.

This girl is obviously Oriental and probably doesn't understand English.

Don't even understand Hebrew.

But in this way, Shiv and Attlee would not be able to get any effective information from the maid.

"Qing people? Japanese?" Shiv casually chatted.

The maid didn't say a word, put down her things and turned around to leave.

"Hello gentlemen, welcome to Vladivostok -" Malcolm, the deputy director of the Immigration Bureau, came quickly. Vladivostok really needs funds, not just for the railway.

Although Vladivostok is currently spending, George can still sustain it. But by next year, Vladivostok will have more projects and more expenditures in all aspects. If there is external financial assistance, the development speed of Vladivostok will reach a higher level.

Schiff and Attlee were placed in the Vladivostok Guest House, which was just completed this year. This guest house is composed of more than 60 wooden villas. The larger main building with more advanced facilities is still under construction.

George learned of the arrival of American investors in Vladivostok only a little later.

"Americans are really well-informed." George couldn't help but sigh. Although he was a time traveler, he didn't know Schiff at all.

If his surname was Rockefeller or Rothschild, then George would more or less match the number.

The Kuhn-Loeb Company had ceased to be high-profile before World War II. Like the Rothschild family, it began to move behind the scenes. It was normal for George to not know about it.

"This Kuhn-Loeb Company played a big role in the construction of the Pacific Railway in the United States. Some of the bonds issued by the US government were underwritten by this company. However, this Schiff is a Hebrew and deals with them. ,must be careful."

Mikhail disliked the Hebrews very much, for no other reason than the Hebrews' reputation was too bad.

Russia's opposition to Greece was not just because of the Hebrews' involvement in the assassination of Adam.

The fundamental reason why successive tsars targeted the Hebrews was because of the Hebrews' own bad deeds.

Now is actually just the beginning.

Only when Russia loses the Russo-Japanese War will the Russian Empire's anti-Greek campaign reach its climax.

Incomplete statistics show that from 1881 to 1914, about 300 million Hebrews fled Russia and Eastern Europe, and some of them went to the Qing Empire.

Later, during the Japanese invasion of China, this group of Hebrews tried to establish an independent country in the northeastern region of the Qing Empire.

"So what is this guy's purpose, to lend us usury?" George was curious and didn't know how much interest Schiff wanted.

"It's not impossible -" Mikhail knew George's financial situation. He earned a lot, but also spent a lot.

Most of Vladivostok's current investments are concentrated in infrastructure areas that will not see returns in the short term.

For example, education and medical care are all expenditures with no return at all.

The same goes for railroads.

George built the railway to facilitate the circulation of materials and people.

This determines that Vladivostok cannot set too high transportation costs, otherwise it will be completely contrary to the purpose.

There are currently not many profitable factories in Vladivostok, and there are no factories that can achieve financial balance. Therefore, those factories that George invested in each one will lose money.

It means that George is too talented in making money.

Otherwise, with George's small salary, Vladivostok will not even expect to see any improvement until the next century.

"If the cycle is long and the interest is low, then it doesn't matter if we borrow some." George actually doesn't need a loan.

The Trans-Siberian Railway will take ten years to build, and George still has time to develop more profitable avenues.

This year George has sent people to South America to purchase tobacco. Next year, construction of a cigarette factory will begin in Vladivostok. Like cosmetics, this will become George's ultimate source of wealth in the next few years.

The progress of light bulbs is also going very smoothly. The St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences is studying tungsten filament light bulbs. Once this problem is solved, to hell with some Americans who rely on deception to become great inventors.

The research at the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences is proceeding smoothly. After all, for light bulbs, the biggest problem is not manufacturing, but what materials to use.

Solving the problem of materials also solves 99% of the problems.

The remaining one percent is not a flash of genius, but how to organize mass production.

After simplifying scientific research to this level, if the academicians of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences still cannot achieve results, then the Academy of Sciences can close its doors.

In addition to cigarettes and light bulbs, George is also conducting research on health products at the Vladivostok Hospital.

In an era when the average life expectancy does not exceed 35 years, what is most important?

Even in an era when the average life expectancy exceeds 100 years, health is still the most important thing.

Nowadays, Europeans do not have the concept of health care, and they do not even understand the relationship between exercise and health.

It's okay if they don't understand. George can tell them what a healthy lifestyle is.

Yuriev Palace has collected so many medicinal materials, and the medicinal effect is still very significant. This has been proved by the telegrams received by George during this time.

During this period, George received many telegrams from St. Petersburg. A large part of them were hoping that George could get more medicinal wine to St. Petersburg.

Counting the time, the grand dukes of St. Petersburg should have almost finished drinking the medicinal wine that George brought back to St. Petersburg last time.

The last time George's medicinal wine was given away.

Now if you want it again, fine, just buy it with money.

(End of this chapter)