I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 308 The most annoying foreigner
Fovilia was a student of Pobedonostsev and had just arrived in Vladivostok not long ago.

Not to mention him, even George couldn't figure out how much money he earned in a year, because a lot of the money he earned changed hands and was spent in the form of investments.

As long as it is an investment, there will definitely be losses and gains, so George might even lose money.

Whether you will lose money depends on whether you are dealing with tax collectors from the Russian Empire or American tax collectors.

If he were facing the tax collectors of the Russian Empire, then George would definitely make money and pay as much tax as he should.

The automobile factory in Delaware, USA, has been put into production. As the major shareholder, George has not paid a penny in taxes in the past two years because he is not making any money at all.

This is what Americans brag about: there are only two things in life that are unavoidable, one is death and the other is taxes.

For ordinary Americans, taxes and death are indeed inevitable.

But for a rich man of George's level, there are many ways to avoid taxes.

George would rather donate his money to Theodore Roosevelt.

The current president of the United States is Grover Cleveland.

This made Pobedonostsev directly doubt Fovilia's abilities.

Fovilia estimates that George's annual income should be around 1500 million rubles.

But there's nothing wrong with investing in Roosevelt in advance.

Although the First Lady is rich and powerful, she is still to an acceptable level.

If he can build a good relationship with the Roosevelt family, then even if he is unable to save himself in the future, George can go to the United States to live in an apartment.

George really didn't want to usurp the throne.

Pobedonostsev could only be thankful that George had no right to inherit the throne.

George is not only rich and powerful, but also has military power in his hands, and now he even has overseas colonies.

Otherwise, when Ya San dies, there may be another bloody storm.

Through the Tsar, Pobedonostsev had long known that George's annual income exceeded that of the Yusupov family.

George didn't know when Roosevelt became president.

The more he knew about George, the more cautious Pobedonostsev became.

The Russian Empire is powerful enough.

Theodore Roosevelt was Roosevelt's uncle and the future president of the United States.

Vladivostok now also has health products, medicines, cars, alcohol, and AC-based lighting systems, etc.

Pobedonostsev couldn't even figure out why there were such freaks in the Russian Empire!

George knew a lot of emperors and kings, and every one of them had a very hard life.

Needless to say, cosmetics alone can bring George tens of millions of rubles in profits every year.

So George is the veritable money-sucking king of the Russian Empire.

Ya San lived in Gatchina Palace for more than ten years and was nicknamed the prisoner of Gatchina.

The Kingdom of Romania was a small country with few people. Carol I had to struggle to survive between the Russian Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the Ottoman Empire. If he was not careful, he would be in catastrophe.

Gaozong was the worst. He had to do everything possible to please George in order to maintain his position.

After the Aceh Sultanate ordered torpedo boats from Vladivostok, Emperor Gaozong also proposed to George to purchase torpedo boats.

In Vladivostok, Emperor Gaozong was the kind of businessman's favorite customer.

Gaozong had no requirements for the performance of torpedo boats. Even if George gave Gaozong the patrol boat of the Amur Inland Fleet, Gaozong would have no objection.

Although the request was not high, Gaozong's sincerity was very high.

The torpedo boats purchased by the Aceh Sultanate cost 300 million rubles.

Gaozong was willing to pay 350 million.

The conscience of heaven and earth, the torpedo boat built in Vladivostok for the Aceh Sultanate cost only 40 rubles.

Even if arms make huge profits, they won't be so huge.

George knew what Gaozong meant. Protection fee.

"Don't worry. After the torpedo boat for the Aceh Sultanate is completed, I will build it for you. I promise to build you a better one."

That's right, George practiced with destroyers.

The Sultanate of Aceh ordered not one destroyer, but four.

The key point is that the Aceh Sultanate has no time requirements, so the Vladivostok Shipyard can arrange the time easily.

The Vladivostok Shipyard will build one first.

After this ship is completed, it will be evaluated, any leaks will be filled, the design will be modified, and then the next ship will be produced.

Therefore, the four destroyers of the Aceh Sultanate are enough for the Vladivostok Shipyard to evolve the destroyers into at least four versions.

Presumably by then, the Vladivostok Shipyard will almost be able to build light cruisers.

"It doesn't matter. You can start work whenever you think it's convenient."

Emperor Gaozong was not in a hurry at all, he only made things convenient for others and himself.

"Koryeo lacks qualified naval officers and soldiers, so after the torpedo boats are put into service, the duke will need to send officers to provide guidance, so that they can be used to their greatest extent."

George now finally realized the benefits of owning a colony.

If it weren't for this kind of relationship, where would I find such a caring person?

Concubine Min is more considerate.

After Anne returned to Vladivostok, the relationship between Concubine Min and Anne quickly heated up.

Concubine Min was originally a frequent visitor to the Yuriev Palace. She often went to the Yuriev Palace to play mahjong and chat with Ekaterina when she had nothing to do.

Regarding Anne, Concubine Min was more cautious.

This also means that the Russian Empire does not like concubines.

Otherwise, Concubine Min would have given her sister to George as a concubine.

During Datou's stay in Goryeo, Concubine Min not only gave Datou her sister Min Bichan as a concubine, it is said that she also recommended herself as a pillow.

Concubine Min was able to thrive in the dangerous environment of Goryeo, and her ability to observe words and emotions was far beyond ordinary people.

Over time, Concubine Min became one of the people Anne was most familiar with in Vladivostok.

Not even friends.

The relationship between Gauri and Amul is indeed good.

Emperor Gaozong and Concubine Min are always at the top of the invitation list for the annual New Year's dinner at Yuriev Palace.

"Why not invite the Queen Mother of the Qing Empire?"

Anne is quite interested in Dad Huang.

"I invited you at the beginning, but no one came. I sent a lot of things - who cares!"

Ekaterina was very unhappy. People treated her with an equal amount of respect, but she treated others with an equal amount of respect.

Anne smiled and said nothing, which probably meant that she was not polite.

Although the Queen Mother of the Qing Dynasty did not come, the Qing royal family and the Qing Dynasty government sent people to congratulate her.

The same goes for Japan.

The person representing Japan in Vladivostok this year is Prince Komatsunomiya Akihito.

Prince Komatsunomiya Akihito was Japan's last general who conquered the barbarians and the first marshal of the imperial family. He was the 8th son of Prince Fushimi Miyakuni and the adopted son of Emperor Takamei.

After Prince Komatsugu Akihito came to Vladivostok, he took the initiative to come to Yuriev Palace to ask for a meeting with George.

Prince Komatsunomiya Akihito not only brought George a letter of congratulations written by the Emperor, but also brought George a lot of gifts.

George's relationship with Japan is not good.

If the Japanese were asked to choose the most annoying foreigner, George would probably be qualified to be at the top of the list. The only person who could compete with George would probably be Matthew Perry, who opened the door to Japan with the help of black ships.

(End of this chapter)