I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 837 White or Not

Since his rebirth, George has always regarded Britain as Russia's biggest rival, thus ignoring the imminent threat from Germany.

I really overlooked that even when the Russian Empire collapsed and Russia fell into the most critical moment of civil war, George did not take Germany to heart, because George knew the final outcome of the Soviet-German War.

This cannot be blamed on George. After all, many things are different from those in another time and space. Two years ago, George was not even sure whether World War II would break out.

The mustache man's coming to power revived George's memory. The price Russia paid for winning the Second World War was the deaths of nearly 3000 million people, with military losses alone reaching 1200 million, and property losses that are impossible to count.

Can Russia today afford the loss of up to 3000 million people?

Maybe.

But if possible, George hopes to minimize the losses.

This is why Russia began to restrict Germany.

There are some things George cannot tell anyone, and no one would believe him even if he told them, such as the 38-day surrender of France.

Guchkov's purpose was simpler than George's.

George wanted to support Germany in breaking the old system, while Guchkov simply wanted to be the boss.

A big brother should have the demeanor of a big brother. As long as Germany behaves as Russia's younger brother, Guchkov does not mind making appropriate concessions, as long as it is not too excessive. The meat is already in the pot, so he can just turn a blind eye and get away with it.

The speed of Germany's rise also exceeded Guchkov's expectations. In just one or two years, German industry recovered rapidly, and German products in some areas were already able to compete with Russian products. This was unacceptable to Guchkov.

Each country within the Russian system has its own clear positioning. Romania and Yugoslavia are Russia's security assistants, Korea provides Russia with cheap human resources, and the Grand Principality of Yuriev and Australia are Russia's raw material production bases.

Only Germany has the ability to compete fully with Russia in industry.

When Russia was rumored to be planning to dig a canal, Yanko Felich, a designer at the Siberian Automobile Group's R&D center in Vladivostok, submitted his resignation due to health reasons.

Yanko Felich graduated from the University of Heidelberg in Germany and joined the Siberian Automobile Group in 1920. He presided over the "Polaris" series development plan and was commended by the Russian government.

"If you feel tired, take a good rest for a while before going back to work. No matter where you want to go on vacation, the group can arrange it."

Rajkovic tried his best to retain Felicity and hoped that he would withdraw his resignation.

"I--"

Yanko Felixi didn't know how to start.

About a month ago, the German government established a new automobile company, and subsequently Yanko Felich received an invitation letter from this company.

If Yanko Felich accepts the invitation, he will become the technical director of the new company.

This company originated from an idea proposed by Little Mustache some time ago, which was to produce an economical car so that every German, or at least every German worker, could own a car of his own.

This is the famous Beetle.

The Beetle from another time and space lasted for more than 80 years from its birth to its discontinuation. It was the true global sales champion. The Ford Model T, which Americans talked about with great relish, was just a younger brother compared to the Beetle.

Yanko Felix originally declined the company's invitation.

But after Yanko Felix learned about the mustache's idea, he was moved.

No matter how good "Polaris" is, it is still Russia.

Janko Felich also wants every German worker to own his own car.

“No matter what difficulties you encounter, you can tell me. If I can’t solve them, there is still a group and a grand duke above us. There is no trouble that we can’t solve.”

Rajkovic knows why Janko Felić resigned.

As the group's most core engineer, Yangko Felix is ​​under the group's strict protection. Although the group is not shameless enough to monitor Yangko Felix's private letters, the sender's information is clear at a glance.

Yanko Felic smiled bitterly. Even if he resigned voluntarily, he could not immediately start working in the new company.

Yanko Felihi signed a non-compete agreement when he joined the company. Even if he resigned from the Siberian Automobile Group, he could not work in related companies for a considerable period of time to avoid damaging the interests of the Siberian Automobile Group.

If the Siberian Automobile Group takes the initiative to lay off Yanko Felich, the non-compete agreement will automatically become invalid.

"I received a job offer from a German company. I was impressed by their philosophy, so -"

Yanko Felich confessed that he hoped to gain the group's forgiveness.

"Thank God, you didn't do anything wrong. I am touched by your honesty, but I am sorry. I cannot violate the group's rules."

Rajkovic stood up and poured Yanko Felić a glass of vodka.

"I know that I will not violate the non-compete agreement, nor will I reveal the group's secrets to the other party. In fact, I am very grateful to the group because of the opportunities provided by the group. I have transformed from a bankrupt boy into a respected designer and have established a happy family. I once thought that I would belong to the group all my life, but in the dead of night, there is always a voice reminding me that I am a German." Yanko Felic drank the whole drink in one gulp and finally opened his heart, unable to hold back.

"Listen to me, take your resignation letter back first and take a break. If you change your mind, you can come to me anytime."

Rajkovic patted Janko Felic's shoulder, like two close brothers.

During Ferdinand's time, Yugoslavia and Romania were also close brothers.

After Carol came to the throne, relations between Yugoslavia and Romania began to change.

Yugoslavia was once an agricultural country like Romania, and its situation was even worse than that of Romania. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as being troubled both internally and externally.

Boris worked hard and spent a full ten years promoting education, and finally achieved results.

After the outbreak of the economic crisis, Yugoslavia was not only not affected, but its economy actually rose against the trend, completely leaving Romania behind.

Romania is still an agricultural country.

However, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia has achieved remarkable results in education, medical care, aviation, shipbuilding and other fields. The small aircraft and private yachts it produces have begun to accept foreign orders.

As one grew stronger, the other declined. When the Kingdom of Yugoslavia surpassed the Kingdom of Romania, the old issue of Southern Dobruja was brought up again.

After the Balkan Wars, the Kingdom of Bulgaria was forced to cede Southern Dobruja to Romania, and since then Southern Dobruja has become a pain point for the Bulgarians.

Although the Kingdom of Bulgaria has disappeared, Bulgarians still dominate the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

When Ferdinand was alive, the two countries could still live in peace based on the relationship between Ferdinand and Boris and the mediation of Russia.

After the Carol coup, some people in Yugoslavia proposed to send troops to take back southern Dobruja, but due to Boris's firm opposition, the matter came to nothing.

Recently, there have been growing calls for Adrianople to send troops to southern Dobruja. The reason was that a Yugoslav fishing boat was seized by the Romanian water police.

Yugoslavia and Romania are both located on the Black Sea coast and have adjacent territories. Fishermen from the two countries often mistakenly enter each other's waters while operating. The water police are relatively tolerant of such incidents and generally drive them away and persuade them to leave, unless there is indeed a criminal act, they will only detain the ship.

In fact, this matter cannot be entirely blamed on the Romanian water police. After all, as the strength of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia increased, more and more Yugoslav fishing boats mistakenly entered the waters of the Kingdom of Romania. Simply driving them away would not achieve the desired effect, so they had to seize the ships.

When the news reached Adrianople, the already turbulent public opinion was finally completely ignited.

"This is the third such incident in the past month. If we do not take active action, more fishing boats will be seized, so we must fight back resolutely!"

Defense Minister Kovacic is a military man who served under George during the World War and retired after the war.

“Does this mean that only three fishing boats have entered Romanian waters in the last month?”

Foreign Minister Breka, a lawyer by training, does not recommend taking military action.

"In the past two years, we have added 6000 fishing boats. The nearby sea areas are no longer enough to meet the needs of fishermen. Our fishermen have even had to go to the Mediterranean and the coast of Crimea to operate. Even the Crimean water police did not seize our fishing boats. How dare the Romanians!"

Industry Minister Stritch was furious. Big Brother didn't say anything. It was not Romania's turn to call the shots in this house.

Boris was overwhelmed.

The key point in this matter is that Yugoslavia is not in the right.

If it was the Romanian water police who crossed the border and seized the ship, Boris would seek justice for the Yugoslav fishermen even if he had to take the case to Alexandria.

It is now obvious that Yugoslav fishermen secretly entered Romanian waters to fish, so it is only natural for the Romanian water police to detain the boat.

The Romanian water police did not go too far. They only seized the boat but did not arrest anyone.

The seized boats can be taken back as long as they pay fines according to regulations and promise not to fish beyond the border again.

Of course, the amount of the fine is relatively large.

This is understandable, after all, Romania is poor.

Polis looks at Prime Minister Christie.

Christie remained prudent and said: "We can sit down and talk with the Romanians first to see if we can reach an agreement on this issue. We cannot let these small issues affect regional order and alliance unity."

"Mr. Prime Minister, I understand your feelings, but did the Romanians consider our feelings when they seized our fishing boats?"

Kovacic remembers the humiliation imposed on all Bulgarians by the Balkan War, and fists are truth.

When Yugoslavia was unable to defeat Romania and was bullied by the Romanians, it had no choice but to focus on development.

Yugoslavia has become powerful, but it is still bullied by the Romanians and dares not fight back. Then hasn't I become powerful in vain?

(End of this chapter)