Chapter 131: New Town
The return train was not much different from when it arrived, except for one more person, the princess of the Russian Empire and the guarantee of the future security of Moravia.
On his way out of St. Petersburg, Nicholas II negotiated a deal with Ernst, in which a large expanse of uninhabited Siberian land was sold to Ernst, which was worth only £100,000 for half of the Czech Republic.
The price is actually not very low, but it is rare that the Russian Empire really sold such a piece of land to Ernst, and others do not know that Nicholas II was very aware of some of Ernst's interests in the Manchu Empire, and those thousands of elites are still adrift in the Kazakh region until now.
Nicholas II did not understand what Ernst meant, but he could not refuse, even if 80% of the land was unsuitable for human habitation, even if only 20% of the land could be used for human life, it would still be able to accommodate a million people. The story of the Three Caves of the Cunning Rabbit is very clear, especially when it comes to an important part of Ernst's layout, the events that dramatically changed the Russian Empire during World War I. In this way, Maria's role in Ernst was not as simple as being in Moravia......
When Maria returned to Moravia, she was not as lively as she used to be, and she seemed a little silent and depressed, so Ernst made a point of spending a few days with her in Moravia, and only after the buffer of time did she slowly recover.
On July 4, 1901, Russia and Japan signed the Russo-Japanese Agreement, and they began their second joint division of the Manchu Empire.
On the day Ernst learned of this, he sent a distant party to the distant side to prepare for the relocation of a large number of displaced people to his territory, where a new city was being built, and the mayor was Stannis Gross.
That land is in the north of Siberia, and it is a rare place for people to go out, and it is very normal for people to freeze to death when they go out in thin clothes. But that kind of environment allows human bodies and spirits to be greatly exercised, and it is a good place to train soldiers.
Kurt was in charge of the training of soldiers and the security of the city, and with the recruitment of more than 10,000 young men, there were more than 10,000 troops, but without sufficient armament and convenient transportation (there were no railways, and roads were not very convenient to pass under low temperatures), they posed almost no threat to the Russian Empire. If this were not the case, the Russian Empire would not have allowed Ernst to develop like this, and of course, Nicholas II might have had some other purpose.
Following the Siberian training camp he knew in his previous life, Ernst also put the training of special soldiers in Siberia, and Kuipa, Du Haibin and his party also moved there. Speaking of which, since the departure of Kuipa and his party, Ernst suddenly felt a lot more relaxed, after all, being together with a group of horrific death row inmates is also a kind of pressure on people's spirits.
Before leaving, they left behind 80 elite special soldiers who had been trained so hard, but it might be better to say that they were killers than special soldiers, thinking that these Ernst simply used them as killers.
Wings of the Fallen, this is the name of the organization that Ernst gave them, and their first target was a Czech councillor who resisted Ernst's expansion into the Czech region.
Ernst set the time for three days, but the next day Prague came the news that the councillor had died in his home in an accident, and Ernst was shocked and couldn't help but pay attention to the killer organization he named.
In the same month, the Manchu Empire conducted a census of 420 million people, and the results of the survey shocked the world, and the major newspapers of the Austro-Hungarian Empire reported on it, and they were undoubtedly somewhat alarmed by the Manchu Empire's war potential. Japan and Russia increased the division of the Manchu Empire, and Britain and the United States also supervised and suppressed the Manchu Empire......
A city is being built in the north of Siberia, which in the future will become the most prosperous part of Siberia and the main spokesman for the Far Eastern power of Ernst.
Moravia's economy has grown almost to the extreme, with a population of more than 200,000, a major city, eight affiliated towns that are the main concentration of Moravian humans, and 15,000 elite troops to ensure security here.
The Moravian Army Regiment had one Brigadier General Honorary Commander (Ernst Franz), one Colonel Commander (Andrei), one Chief of Staff (Tiger), and three Major Battalion Commanders...... Although it was a battalion, each battalion had a full 5,000 soldiers, and if it were not for the need to follow the military system of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Ernst really wanted to change it to a division-brigade system.
The population of the new city is more than 13, the clean and wide streets, the side of the road is lined with trees and flowers, and the architectural style is mostly retro Gothic architecture, but there are also some Baroque and Rococo architectural styles, bell towers, minarets, and abstract theme buildings can be seen everywhere in the new city.
At first glance, the city looks a little messy, but if you look closely, you can see that there is a hole in it.
The construction of the new city in this way naturally has some other meanings, increasing the happiness and sense of belonging of the citizens here, so that they can have the courage to fight when a strong enemy comes, and protect this beautiful city and happy ...... Family.
The city of 120,000 people has no high-rise buildings and no crowded spaces, so it occupies a larger land area than ordinary cities, but this is a unique Moravian city.
Walking on the streets of Moravia, you can find the most wine-themed shops here, and most of the suburbs are red wine mills and warehouses, which is the country of red wine and the holy place of future red wine culture, similar to Christian Jerusalem and Hollywood in movies.
Ernst's New Castle has always been at the forefront of the world, and needless to say, things like telephones and telegraphs can be easily used by servants, and it is Ernst's Mercedes Benz that has aroused the conversation among servants.
Trucks can be found everywhere in Moravia, and the streets are almost endless during the grape harvest, so that residents living in suburbs and small towns can't help but complain about the vineyards, for which the vineyards often apologize and apologize, causing a lot of conflicts and troubles.
Ernst's newly purchased Mercedes-Benz sedan is black as a whole, and the convertible can accommodate 4 people, but it is okay to squeeze 5 people, but in Ernst's status and status, who will squeeze into a car with others?
Although Bert was a young butler, he was not very receptive to such things, so Ernst had to make time to have a good conversation with him, which made Bert reluctantly accept.
Cosimo was very excited, if it weren't for his noble status (personal valet), it is estimated that he would be ready to work as a part-time driver, but even if he did not become a driver, Cosimo was already familiar with the control of the car, and driving alone was no longer a problem, but no one gave him the opportunity to drive.
In a few years, Moravian wine sales have stabilized, and the overall revenue is not a problem to exceed 6 million pounds, or the net profit can reach about 2 million pounds. In recent years, the shares of wine estates in the hands of the aristocracy have become thinner and thinner, mainly due to Ernst's increased investment.
Although the shareholders are very dissatisfied with this, as they have made a lot of money over the years, especially Ernst, who has become more and more powerful, even if they have some dissatisfaction in their hearts, they can only hide it in their hearts and dare not reveal it.
The main pillars of Moravia's economy are wine, munitions, and medicine, and since there are no new drugs, Moravian Pharma has maintained a fixed income state, with a very stable income of hundreds of thousands of pounds per year.
In terms of arms, due to the approach of World War I and the escalation of conflicts in European countries, the share of arms has begun to be reduced at this time, mainly for storage and supply to the Moravian Army Regiment.
In August 1910, American inventor Thomas Edison announced his new work, the sound film.
This is a reform of the entertainment industry, this is a new beginning for the media industry, when Ernst knew about this more than half a month has passed, but Ernst is still the first to introduce technology to open the first cinema in Moravia and prepare to set up a film company.
Movies are very important to a person in power, because its guiding charm is very powerful, it is more acceptable to people than ordinary brainwashing, and it is also a great artifact to encourage young people to go to war. How could Ernst give up something so important? What's more, it also has the effect of pooling funds.
Idle and bored, Ernst asked Bert to find a few writers, and Ernst used the form of storytelling to depict classic movie plots and plots, most of which naturally encouraged citizens to be loyal to the monarch (lord) and patriotism, enthusiastically join the army, and fight bravely to kill the enemy.
August passed like this, but when Edison's response came from the United States, the northeastern Manchu Qing was suffering from flooding, with more than 20,000 acres of land flooded and 150,000 refugees homeless.
The mayor of Siberia, Stanis Gross, went to the Siberian Governor's Palace for negotiations, and three days later, a large number of refugees from the northeast moved to the city of Maria, which is under construction in northern Siberia.
The name of the city was made by Ernst to thank Archduchess Maria for everything she had done, and it is said that the Russian Empire acquiesced in the development of Maria's population.