I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 340 Ditch and Well

After Yasan gave Amur to George, Amur suddenly turned from a barbaric land that no one cared about to a geomantic treasure land with outstanding people. I don’t know how many people in St. Petersburg were gnashing their teeth.

Is Amul good?

it is good!
As the Yakut people say: No Siberian people die of hunger, only those who die of laziness.

Not to mention anything else, the fish caught in Hokkaido fisheries in a year is enough to provide nutrition for all the people of Vladivostok.

The Amur people cut enough wood in a year to feed all of Europe.

The key wood can't be cut down yet, and it won't grow as fast as it was cut down. Who the hell wouldn't be greedy after seeing this?

Even the long winter, which is criticized by everyone, has been transformed into a variety of winter entertainment projects through clever packaging by Vladivostok people. What else can’t be done?

So regardless of the 600 rubles original capital of Dowson Bank, the Russian investment was only 225 million rubles. This part in St. Petersburg has now increased more than ten times, and even France has been in trouble.

Only George knows that in the past six months or so, there have been no less than ten Grand Dukes of St. Petersburg who are interested in investing in the Far East.

Let the Grand Dukes of St. Petersburg go to the Far East. Faced with a start in which the Far East has no infrastructure, no security, and even no human resources, you can take your time and play.

The Eastern Railway Company was founded by George. If Ukhtomsky did not agree to transfer the interests to George, then the directors of Daosheng Bank would just wait.

Therefore, when the Siberian Bank wanted to go south, the resistance came not from the Qing Empire, but from St. Petersburg.

When Tesla developed wireless telegraphy, he did not immediately apply for patents around the world.

"Wait a minute, you may have misunderstood me. I have no interest in the Qing Empire's mineral deposits and lumber mills. I only hope to use the Qing Empire's land to develop agriculture. This does not conflict with other people's business."

After settling the China-Eastern Railway, George still has to face a lawsuit in the United States.

But it also depends on who is running it.

Nicholas's ascension to the throne was a big event. US Secretary of State Richard Olney, who took office in June last year, also arrived in St. Petersburg to congratulate Nicholas.

George is not worried about Ukhtomski not cooperating.

George understands win-win situations.

If George interferes, the China-Eastern Railway can be built one kilometer a year, which means George has no temper.

Want to do business in the Far East?
Haha, without George's consent, the wood they chopped and the mines they dug couldn't even be transported out of the Far East.

Is the Far East good?
That must be good.

Ukhtomski is still in awe of George, a local snake. He has been to the Far East and knows how powerful George is in the Far East.

In the Far East, George had the rich resources of Siberia, the human support of Goryeo, and overseas markets such as Aceh, Malaysia, and the Qing Empire.

It can be said that the Grand Dukes of St. Petersburg in the Far East also have to look at George's face, otherwise their business will probably be lost.

"If that's the case, it shouldn't be a problem."

In St. Petersburg, George's reputation was not well known. When other princes mentioned George, they mostly described him as a "wine dealer", a "soldier", a "guy who deals with women", and other unpleasant comments.

Let George run it, and George is confident that he will turn Beidahuang into Beidacang.

Just half a month after the publicity period, an Italian named Marconi claimed that Pacific Telegraph Company had infringed on his patent.

After the "Dolgorukov" installed wireless telegraphy, George arranged for people from the Pacific Telegraph Company to start applying for a patent.

Before serving as Secretary of State, Olney served as Attorney General, a staunch supporter of the Monroe Doctrine and monopoly capital's best ally.

Although George was not an American, his relationship with the Delaware Motor Company and the Pacific Electric Company was well known, and Olney did not dare to neglect him.

Delaware Motor Company and Pacific Electric Company were both major financial backers of current U.S. President Grover Cleveland, and played a huge role in Grover Cleveland becoming President of the United States.

This is not George's golden finger. George also doesn’t know the names of past presidents of the United States.

But George knew the relationship between the President of the United States and his financial backers.

So Thierry simply invested in every candidate who could become President of the United States, so that no matter who wins in the end, Thierry will be the winner.

Don't be surprised, Rockefeller, Morgan, and Carnegie all did this.

Otherwise, the Delaware Motor Company would not be unique in the United States.

Pacific Electric Power Company will not monopolize the U.S. electricity market.

Now the Pacific Telegraph Company was becoming the new trust.

"Sorry, Your Highness, I don't quite understand what you are talking about."

As Secretary of State, Olney cannot possibly know every patent lawsuit in the United States.

"Then you should understand by now that wireless telegraphy belongs to the Pacific Telegraph Company, without a doubt."

George didn't know who was behind Marconi.

But it doesn't matter, no matter who it is, George will win the lawsuit.

Through the Delaware Motor Company and the Pacific Electric Company, George had formed an interest group with Rockefeller and Carnegie, which was enough to ensure that George was invincible in any lawsuit.

An Italian wants to engage in technology in the United States?

Just go and be your mafia!
"Yes, it should be so-"

Olney has a low profile and his attitude towards George is much better than that of Ukhtomski.

On May 5, Nicholas' coronation ceremony was held in Moscow.

This is the second coronation ceremony that George has attended.

The enthronement ceremony was lackluster. During the celebrations after the enthronement ceremony, an accident happened.

According to tradition, all those who participated in the celebration were given sausages, hazelnuts, raisins, figs, and an glazed metal beaker with the initials of the Tsar's name as a souvenir.

These souvenirs were distributed in Kordan near Moscow. The night before the souvenirs were distributed, nearly 40 people gathered in Kordan Square.

According to the regulations, souvenirs will be distributed starting at 10 am.

But as soon as daybreak, people asked to start distributing souvenirs, and then the order at the scene gradually became chaotic.

Next to Koldan Square, there is a ditch left by municipal workers after removing soil for repairing Moscow streets. It is 8 steps deep and 90 steps wide.

Behind the ditch are two wells left over from the 1891 French Exhibition.

Neither the trench nor the well had been filled in, only a few planks of wood were covering it.

The staff responsible for distributing souvenirs was so careless that in order to enhance the atmosphere of the scene, he threw the beakers at random into the crowd.

Countless people began to crowd forward, and the boards above the trenches and wells shattered. About three thousand to four thousand people were injured.

Moscow Governor Sergei, who was responsible for investigating the incident, later claimed that a total of 40 people were killed in the accident.

But many more claimed that at least hundreds of people were killed.

That evening, someone in Moscow claimed that the number of victims exceeded 4000.

(End of this chapter)