I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 34
  Maria had countless rare treasures just after she became queen. Catherine had been doted on by Ya Er for twenty years. How many such things should there be?
  Even George doesn't know how much private money Ekaterina has.

What George knew was that Catherine also had the crown that Maria wore during the coronation ceremony, and there was more than one.

When Catherine went to France, her luggage filled an entire carriage.

It’s not that Ekaterina has no idea about money, but she definitely doesn’t have much.

This 50 rubles is the pocket money given to George by Catherine.

The annual salary of a super duke is 15.

A veteran's pension is only 36 rubles a year.

The pocket money given by Catherine made George fully realize how powerful the Russian royal family is.

If you have money, you will have confidence. George is generous to the veterans. Each of them will have a square apartment with three bedrooms and one living room, covering an area of ​​about 120 square meters. With the attic, it will be enough for him to marry a wife and have three or five children.

The veterans did not refuse and accepted with peace of mind.

It is difficult to take George's things. If you take them, you will have to sell them to George in your life.

If they dare to go back on their word, they don't need George to take action, and Ye Luoxin can't spare them.

Suddenly there were hundreds of people in the manor, and it immediately became lively.

Since it was time to build houses for the veterans, George also built exclusive barracks for the guards, which gained another wave of loyalty from the guards.

The Russian army does not have fixed barracks. Except for camps used for training, Russian soldiers usually go to farmers' homes to stay overnight.

Therefore, George's unintentional move of building barracks for the guards is extremely rare in this context.

Ye Luoxin did not object to building houses for the veterans. Who was a super duke but didn't have many confidants? Although the empire had abolished serfdom, the customs that had been passed down for hundreds of years would take time to slowly change.

To put it bluntly, who among the wealthy and aristocratic families doesn’t have a few dead soldiers? George is too young and has no public office. If George serves as governor or commander of a military region in the future, then George’s personal guard will have hundreds of people. These people are George's confidant.

guard--

George's guards were sent by the empire. Even if there was no boxing, George and Ye Luoxin knew that there must be Ya San's informants around George.

So when news of George building a house for the guards reached Ya San’s ears, I didn’t know what Ya San would think.

"What do the generals think when soldiers stay at farmers' homes?" George was speechless. This kind of thing probably only happens in Russia. No wonder the Russian army is famous for its lack of discipline.

"Wouldn't it be more dangerous to imprison hundreds of young and strong soldiers together?" Ye Luoxin never doubted whether this was the right thing to do.

"Then give them more rigorous training so that they have no time to think." George also knew that many things were done in his spare time.

Then just keep them busy.

This is easy to say but difficult to do.

It was difficult for Ye Luoxin, but it couldn't be easier for George.

"Interests and honor are the best motivations for soldiers." George broke it down and said that the limitations of Ye Luoxin's era were too serious and it was impossible to draw inferences from one example to other cases.

Without any benefits, the soldiers will definitely not be willing to train.

Giving benefits is different.

For example, when it comes to housekeeping, don't underestimate the moving little red flag. Even the most inconspicuous thing in the army is an experience of blood and tears after thousands of hard work.

Just moving the little red flag is not enough. What if chicken legs are added to dinner?
  What if we add another bottle of vodka?
  As for chicken legs, Ye Luoxin didn't care.

But when George mentioned vodka, Ye Luoxin immediately covered her chest, as if she had seen how the arrogant Guardsmen worked hard to clean for that little red flag.

This is just tidying up housekeeping.

Soldier training requires live ammunition shooting. The rules of the Guards are that those with excellent grades will not be rewarded, and those with unqualified grades will definitely be punished. Before Milyutin’s restructuring, the most cruel method of punishment for the Russian army was “inspection of troops”, and the Guards were no exception.

The "Previewing Troops" required the punished soldiers to walk bare-chested through two rows of at least 100 and up to 1000 soldiers holding canes, and receive a whipping from each soldier.

The rattan has been soaked in salt water. Because salt water can irritate the wound, it is more painful than ordinary rattan.

The soldiers holding the cane must whip hard. If they don't, they will inspect the troops.

The officers of Imperial Russia played tricks on the reviewing troops, tying the erring soldiers to sleds or carriages and passing through the cane formation, called "driving reviewing troops."

Reviewing once is not enough. If you need to review multiple times, it is called "inspecting the troops endlessly."

During the reign of Nicholas I, two soldiers who made mistakes were sentenced to review the troops 6 times and then had to perform hard labor.

The governor felt that it was not strict enough, so he inspected the troops 9 times without stopping and then hanged them.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs felt that the punishment exceeded the legal limit and reported it to the Tsar for a ruling.

Nicholas I gave instructions: There is no need to hang people, it is enough to review the troops endlessly.

As a result, one of the soldiers was killed on the spot, and the other survived for a few hours after reviewing the troops before dying.

Their bodies were eventually hung for public display.

During the punishment process, the military doctor was only responsible for keeping them awake.

During the Asian II era, the "reviewing troops" were abolished.

George would not use torture, but he could use rewards to motivate soldiers to train.

For example, the soldiers with the best shooting scores will each be rewarded with a bottle of vodka——

Don’t ask why it’s all vodka. The question is that for Russians, vodka is the most effective incentive.

It's better than directly rewarding rubles.

If that's not enough, introduce a competitive system.

For example, the guards are divided into several groups to compete with each other. The one with the worst performance has to wash the socks for a week for the one with the best performance.

"Enough, enough, Duke, this is enough -" Ye Luoxin looked at George as if she was seeing the devil.

Not a man-eating devil, but an inner demon.

"Then let's do this for now. If it's not enough, come to me." George is a good teacher, and he is not afraid of being found out by Ya San.

It's good to know.

If George only knows how to eat, drink and have fun, he will eventually become Nikolai's favorite. Not only will Asan be unhappy, but he will also forbid George from getting close to Nikolai.

The better George's abilities are, the more Ya San will take him seriously, and the closer the relationship between Nicholas and George will be.

Especially the military aspect.

At the enthronement ceremony of Ya San, most of the heirs from the European royal families were dressed in military uniforms, and all of them had military titles.

The Russian grand dukes also have military positions, and it is their responsibility to defend the empire. The stronger George's ability, the greater his contribution to the empire, and the stronger the empire will be.

As for the master of high power and shock, there is really no need to worry about this.

George has no right to inherit the throne. Even if the Tsar is overthrown, it will not be George's turn to become Tsar.

(End of this chapter)