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Chapter 784: A good wife at home
The first of the "Fourteen Points" proposed by the late US President Wilson is "Sign an open contract and eliminate secret diplomacy."

So although Russia and the United States are not allied in name, they are allied in reality, and their target is directly aimed at the British Empire.

As of 1925, the world's top two industrial countries were the United States and Russia.

Logically, the United States, which ranks first, should join forces with the United Kingdom, which ranks third, to suppress Russia, which ranks second.

But Russia's second place is not the same as Germany's second place, there is a fundamental difference.

Germany has good industrial technology, but its foundation is too poor and it is heavily dependent on imported resources, which is congenitally deficient. Therefore, during the World War, Britain was able to trap Germany to death by blockading its coastline.

Russia itself has an area of ​​more than 1.8 million square kilometers, a population of million, and abundant resources. It has two staunch allies in Europe, the Kingdom of Romania and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, and in Asia it has Goryeo and the Grand Principality of Yuriev. How can it be sealed?
Not only does the United States not dare to suppress Russia now, but it has to take the initiative to cooperate with Russia in order to get a share of the European market.

Don't even think about the meat, it's all Russian.

Frank Kellogg was the president of the American Bar Association. In cases such as the Paper Trust, Standard Oil Company, Union Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Railroad, Frank Kellogg was hired by the US government as a special litigation agent and won one victory after another.

Frank Kellogg had served as ambassador to the United Kingdom and was also a judge of the Permanent Court of the League of Nations, and was familiar with European affairs.

Frank Kellogg was relatively unfamiliar with Russia.

This cannot be blamed on Frank Kellogg. Even George was unfamiliar with the current Russia, not to mention Frank Kellogg, an American.

When George lived, Red Russia had already disintegrated, so George didn't know what Russia's heyday was like.

Compared with the imperial era, Russia today is reaching new peaks every year.

Russia's grain output hit a new high this year. The joy of the harvest is certainly gratifying, but it also brings a new problem.

Corresponding to the annual increase in grain production, the price of grain has been declining year after year, which has begun to affect farmers' enthusiasm for grain production.

Farmers are the foundation of Russia, and George will not allow low grain prices to hurt farmers, so improving agricultural standards becomes Felix's new task.

Russia's main agricultural products are cereal crops, mainly wheat and corn, and its main agricultural exports to Europe are also mainly cereals.

George hopes to further process agricultural products.

Felix was no stranger to the agricultural product processing industry, as the Yusupov family was the flour tycoon in the Russian Empire era.

George reminded Felix that wheat and corn could be used for more than just grinding them into flour.

Take corn as an example. In addition to being used to feed livestock, corn can be widely used in food, textile, papermaking, chemical, pharmaceutical, building materials and other industries after processing.

The same goes for potatoes. In addition to being made into mashed potatoes and used in beef stew, they can also be widely used in the above industries.

The biggest difficulty of this work is that it must be led by the state.

"It's not appropriate to ask professors to study corn—"

Felix suffered from the old Russian problem of being top-heavy.

A very important reason for the disintegration of Red Russia was the neglect of light industry.

The neglect here does not mean that there is nothing, but that there is quantity but no quality.

The Red Russian shoemaking industry is huge, with the world's largest output, but it still has to import a large number of shoes every year to meet domestic demand, which is very telling.

It's not that Red Russia doesn't produce shoes, but the quality is too poor and no one wants them, so they are piled up in stores and can't be sold. It's not that Russia doesn't have technology. Except for manned moon landing, Russia is ahead of the United States in almost every step of aerospace. Is there any reason why it can't even make a pair of shoes?

The root cause is still the zombie economy.

Russia is now promoting a market economy led by the Russian government.

In the zombie economy, there is no competitive pressure. No matter what the quality of their products is, factories will receive orders anyway, so they naturally lack the motivation to improve their products.

Russia now has three major economic zones, centered on the Amur, Ural, and Moscow-Saint Petersburg.

These three regions have well-developed industrial systems. Factories compete with each other, forcing them to devote more energy to improving product quality. If they do not make progress, orders from the Russian government will decrease.

It is impossible to cancel the order. The factory needs orders to survive. Even if the product quality is not satisfactory, it is still possible to sell it to Korea.

"As long as they are paid enough, professors will take the initiative to study postpartum care for sows."

George is not joking. There is indeed a professor at the Amur University who is studying postpartum care for sows.

No matter how powerful Russia's armored vehicles are, for ordinary people, they are not as meaningful as a fashionable and well-made coat.

George and Felix's clothes were all custom-made. The tailor was a royal tailor who used to serve the royal family, so his craftsmanship must be impeccable.

Ordinary people do not have the conditions or the ability to have the royal tailors provide them with one-on-one special services, but garment factories can hire the royal tailors as designers, which is the best use of their talents.

Just like in a factory, the professors have clear division of labor. Some study astrophysics, while others study postpartum care for sows, without delaying either.

George hopes that Russia's main agricultural exports in the future can be upgraded from grains to deep-processed products such as ham and canned food, keeping more profits in Russia.

If the ham exported by Russia to Germany is sold at a lower price than the ham made by German farmers themselves, then Germany will never be able to get rid of its dependence on Russia.

To reduce the cost of ham, research is needed on postpartum care of sows.

Felix was not happy, he thought the professors should research composite armor steel.

Compared to Felix, Yusupova understood George's purpose better.

"This is the biggest difference between you and George. George pays more attention to the needs of ordinary people. This is why the Yuriev family became the first family in Russia in just 30 years."

Yusupova was convinced by George.

"My mission is to lead Russia to defeat all opponents and reach an unprecedented peak, not to focus on corn processing every day."

Felix was full of complaints.

"What happens after reaching the pinnacle? Russia has been at the top of Europe more than once in history, but so what? When the empire lost its glory, the Russians abandoned the empire without hesitation. So the key is people."

Yusupova means a lot.

Felix and his father, the father is the top leader of the Russian government, and the son is the Speaker of the State Duma. They seem to be in a prosperous situation, but in fact, there are hidden crises.

George has laid a very good foundation for Felix. If he makes a mistake, Felix and his father will have no one to blame.

(End of this chapter)