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Chapter 522 Suicide
Nicholas is a very complex person and it is difficult to summarize him in just one or two sentences.

When Nicholas was stupid, he did things that made people want to overthrow him at any moment.

Private subsidies for military spending are actually stupid, but they are stupid in a cute way.

Nicholas was very rich, arguably the richest man in the world. George gave Nicholas dividends of tens of millions of rubles every year. Stolypin helped Nicholas sell land, and he sold 1000 million hectares of land at a time. The land owned by the Grand Duke of St. Petersburg combined was not as much as the land under Nicholas' name.

George formed the naval aviation force in the final analysis to protect St. Petersburg, and Nicholas was willing to pay for it.

Since Nikolai was willing to pay, Stolypin naturally had nothing to say.

After little Nicholas learned about this, he excitedly went to find Nicholas to purchase armored vehicles and rocket launchers for the army.

The empire has two allies, one in the army and one in the navy.

The navy is growing in strength, and the army cannot favor one over the other.

Unlike the cost-conscious George, the procurement proposal submitted by little Nicholas cost as much as 1.1 million rubles.

Nicholas asked little Nicholas to go to Stolypin and ask him to pay the other half as long as the Ministry of Finance agreed to pay half.

George didn't care about the verbal dispute between Nicholas Jr. and Stolypin. His main focus was still on Sophia.

Waldemar did not go through Berlin, but took the train directly back to Sofia without wasting a moment.

Sofia is now a mess, the parliament is in a state of disarray, the pro-Russian and pro-German factions are unwilling to give in to each other, and the neutral faction is watching the fun sinisterly, all wanting to take advantage of the situation.

What is unexpected is that the pro-Russian and pro-German factions in Sofia can change their positions at any time, highlighting their flexibility.

No matter what the parliament did, Brusinov and Dmitri began to reorganize the army after taking control of Sofia, transferring officers with ties to Germany from the front line, and the pro-Russian faction once again gained the upper hand.

When Valdemar returned to Sofia, the only powerful general with a German background in the entire Bulgarian Kingdom was Edward Wemel, who was stationed on the Bulgarian-Austrian border.

Wemel is of German descent, not a German, let alone a Junker nobleman. He has never even been to Germany. His personal resume is flawless and has no stains at all.

After doing all this, Brusinov went to the German ambassador to Bulgaria, Alexander Friedrich, to ask for Martin Petrov, who had fled to the German embassy after the coup.

Martin Petrov was one of the main initiators of the coup. It was he who led the rebel officers into Alexander Bojinov's residence and shot Bojinov to death with three shots.

After the Guards Cavalry took over Sofia, Demeter sent people to strictly control the German Embassy in Bulgaria. Any vehicles and personnel entering or leaving the German Embassy in Bulgaria would be strictly checked.

The German Embassy in Bulgaria is right next to Valdemar's palace, and opposite is the Russian Imperial Embassy in Bulgaria. The two embassies are similar in size and area. The Russian Embassy was built earlier, while the German Embassy in Bulgaria was newly built after Valdemar ascended the throne.

Since the German Embassy in Bulgaria was built later, it is larger than the Russian Embassy. The main building of the embassy was designed by a famous German designer, with a novel structure and exquisite materials. An 8-meter-high imperial eagle was cast with steel on the roof of the main building.

Not only did they build a new embassy in a high-profile manner, they also put an imperial eagle on the roof of the main embassy building. What do you Germans want to do?
After the completion of the German Embassy in Bulgaria, the Russian Embassy in Bulgaria began to be renovated. The main content was to add a double-headed eagle of the Russian Empire on the roof of the main building of the Russian Imperial Embassy in Bulgaria.

The Imperial Eagle of the German Empire is a head, black.

The Russian Imperial Eagle not only has two heads, but is also golden.

What made the Germans even more uncomfortable was that the double-headed eagle of the Russian Empire, including the base, had a total height of 12 meters, one head taller than the Imperial Eagle.

Renovating the embassy is one of the few notable political achievements of Count Georgy August, the Russian Empire's ambassador to Bulgaria, over the years.

Between the German Embassy and the Russian Embassy is the Rose Square newly built after Waldemar ascended the throne. Standing on the windowsill of the Russian Embassy, ​​you can clearly see the situation in the German Embassy opposite without using a telescope.

Outside the German and Russian embassies, Sofia police are on duty every day. After the coup, Sofia officials have stepped up protection of the embassies, with the Royal Guards from St. Petersburg also on duty in addition to the police.

The Guards Cavalry were only responsible for guarding.

The police are responsible for checking vehicles and pedestrians.

The police work is very meticulous. All vehicles entering and leaving the German Embassy and all occupants must leave the vehicles for inspection. Especially for cars coming out of the German Embassy, ​​there are police officers crawling under the cars to check carefully.

The vehicles used by the German Embassy are produced in Germany.

Brusinov was very curious about the quality of German cars.

"What kind of technology do the Germans have? These cars are made of parts purchased from Amur and assembled by Germany itself after being shipped back to Germany."

Demeter was dismissive of German technology.

German products sold in St. Petersburg are labeled "Made in Germany".

The purpose of this label is not to prove the excellent quality of German manufacturing, but to remind consumers to be careful in identification and not to buy low-quality goods.

This is not Russia's deliberate insult to the Germans. It was the British who first initiated the practice of putting a "Made in Germany" label on German products.

The British do not only insult the Germans. Russian products sold in the UK also have the label "Made in Russia" on them.

Interestingly, the label used for Amur products is “Made in Amur”.

So in the UK, "Made in Amur" represents excellent quality and significant results.

Any other manufacturing is synonymous with inferior quality.

"Does Germany have armored cars?"

Brusinov's main concern is the military field.

"The Germans haven't even figured out cars, let alone armored cars—"

Demeter was also full of resentment when he mentioned this.

Armored vehicles made a splash in the Russo-Japanese War and officially entered the historical stage, attracting the attention of many countries. Countries such as Britain, France, Germany and the United States have begun research on armored vehicles. The Germans have made good progress by purchasing a batch of armored vehicles from Amur.

The Far East Military District's armored vehicles have been upgraded to the second generation, but the Imperial Guards have not yet begun to equip themselves with armored vehicles.

Demeter felt a little itchy when he thought of Vasily and Andrei's smug look.

If Demeter had gone with George when George went to the Far East, Demeter would not have missed the Russo-Japanese War and would now be a rising star in the empire.

While the two were talking, a truck drove out from the German embassy with a stretcher covered with white cloth in the truck bed.

Martin Petrov is dead.

Died by suicide.

(End of this chapter)