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Chapter 322 Curtains
In keeping with Orthodox tradition, Alex has now been renamed Alexandra Feodorovna.

This is just a written term. In reality, Nicholas still calls Alex Sani, and Alex calls Nicholas "my dearest".

Nicholas and Alex will live in the Hermitage after they get married, so before the wedding, the Hermitage must be renovated.

The Winter Palace covers an area of ​​more than 9 square meters and has more than 1000 rooms. Renovation is a big project.

Alex showed unparalleled patience, even deciding on the curtains and tablecloths herself.

George would definitely not let Nicholas accompany Alex to the store. He would directly call the cloth merchant and bring the samples to the Winter Palace for Alex to choose as she pleased.

Alex is still relatively new to this kind of shopping.

George and Nicholas didn't care, as did the Grand Duchess of St. Petersburg.

George also didn’t expect that it would be Felix and Yusupova.

That's okay. The first lady has a lot of business and does everything. It's normal to make curtains.

The major shareholder of the Delaware Automobile Plant is Thierry. Rockefeller, Morgan and Carnegie don't have many shares, which is equivalent to Thierry eating meat, and everyone else can only eat soup.

George's main idea is to follow other people's paths and leave others with no way to go. He doesn't have much advanced skills in the assembly line. If he wants to start a price war with George, George will stay with him until the end.

Vladivostok Automobile was on the right path from the beginning. After several years of development, technology has been continuously improved and faults have gradually reduced. The latest luxury sedan produced has reached 50 horsepower, and technical barriers are gradually forming.

"George, we have a competitor in the United States—"

Ford's first car was only experimental in nature and had not yet entered the stage of mass production.

When cars first appeared, everyone was on the same level. There was not much difference in technology. The main difference was in design concepts.

When Benz participated in the St. Petersburg World's Fair, the engine was mounted directly on the frame of the carriage. There was no steering wheel. The direction rod was used to control movement.

"Don't worry, Thierry can handle it."

Felix was worried. The combination of Rockefeller, Morgan, and Carnegie put too much pressure on people.

As an emerging industry, it is normal for automobiles to have competitors. Germany has Dailem and France has Renault.

A month ago, Ford became the second American automaker to produce its first car in the United States.

Although the car has just appeared, its potential is enough to surprise everyone.

George was not surprised.

When Ford wants to start mass production, Thierry will start a price war against Ford cars and completely defeat Ford.

Ford's car only had 15 horsepower, which was not much better than a horse-drawn carriage. It was far from being able to compete with the Vladivostok car.

George is not in a hurry now.

In another time and space, Ford became the world's largest automaker with the Model T.

"George, the backers behind Ford are also Rockefeller and Morgan, as well as Carnegie. You have to be careful."

How can the Rockefellers be reconciled to this——

Felix has a stake in George's car business.

George is not afraid of competition, Ford is dead.

Whether it was for profit or for the health of the industry, it was necessary for the Rockefellers to cultivate a strong competitor for the Delaware Automobile Factory.

George wanted to see how long the Rockefellers could last.

George originally invested in the Delaware Automobile Factory, spending a total of approximately $150 million.

This investment has long been recovered through capital injections from Rockefeller, Morgan, and Carnegie. The current market value of the Delaware Automobile Plant is approximately US$1000 million. Rockefeller was a capitalist, not a philanthropist, and his investment needed a return.

If Ford could not bring enough profits to Rockefeller, Rockefeller's patience would soon be exhausted.

So don't be intimidated by the Rockefellers. In the new field of automobiles, they are all paper tigers.

Alex quickly decided on the style of curtains.

But in terms of material, Alex was not satisfied.

Alex was a guest at Yekaterin Palace a few days ago.

After George and Anne got married, the curtains in the Yekaterin Palace were replaced with silk from the Qing Empire. The sewing techniques also came from the Qing Empire. Alex liked them very much.

Although the fabric Yusupova brought was silk, its origin was Japan, and the sewing process did not satisfy Alex.

Each of the curtains in the Yekaterin Palace has exquisite embroidery patterns, all of which are hand-embroidered stitch by stitch.

The curtains Yusupova brought were sewn with a lot of gold thread. They were indeed expensive, but they were far from gorgeous.

"Nicky, time is too tight, I can't-"

George was very sorry that Nicholas and Alex's wedding was scheduled for Maria's birthday, and there were only 5 days left. Even if it was sent from Vladivostok now, it would be too late.

Embroidery is a very time-consuming process. It took 20 female embroidery workers a month to complete just the 150 curtains in the living room of the Yekaterin Palace.

"George, you've given me a big problem!"

Nicholas had a headache and wanted to give Alex a perfect wedding.

But this hasty wedding can't be perfect no matter what.

"George, think of a way-"

In Nicholas's concept, George is omnipotent.

"I will send a telegram to Anna to start production now. I hope it can be completed before your enthronement ceremony."

George is not a magician, so this thing can't be rushed.

Although the curtains couldn't be made, Alex's wedding dress could.

Alex's wedding dress was a white silk dress with silver trim and a golden brocade jacket. The train of the dress was 10 meters long and required at least five attendants to accompany her.

Nicholas's dress was easy to arrange. He chose the red uniform of a light cavalry colonel. The key was that the gold ribbon on the shoulder was more labor-intensive and needed to be woven with gold thread.

George's general uniform is also ready. ,
Compared with Nicholas's dress, George's dress not only has a higher military rank, but also has more medals on the chest, especially the Order of St. Andrew with a large blue ribbon. Currently, only George has it in the entire royal family.

Except for George, only the Tsar, Grand Duke Mikhail, and the old Grand Duke Nicholas were awarded the Order of St. Andrew in the royal family. All three of them were awarded after the Tenth Russo-Turkish War.

However, these three people have died, so George has become the only one in the military.

George's Order of St. Andrew was awarded after the Malayan Peninsula War.

This fully proves Asia San’s attitude towards the Malay Peninsula.

"George——"

Felix is ​​forced by Yusupova to find George.

Okay, I have it, I have it all.

(End of this chapter)