Rasputin of the East

＜ Episode 83 >

December 10, 1916, Stockholm, Sweden.

The Nobel Prize has many schedules before and after the award ceremony.

Arrival in Stockholm on December 6th.

December 7, press conference.

December 8, schedule for a lecture about the achievement for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize.

On December 9, officials from the Swedish government, officials from the Nobel Foundation, judges, members of the Swedish Parliament, and ambassadors from each country. Reception with other winners and more.

And today, the award ceremony.

Currently, he was having breakfast at the hotel with some yangbans who came in from the morning.

The problem was that there were a lot of people who seemed completely random.

“Why did the princess come here?”

“I came here because the Crown Prince gave some encouragement to the German winners, including Dr. Haber.”

Fritz Harbor won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry two years earlier than the original history.

“Well, Dr. Haber has an achievement for that. Isn’t he the one who broke the Malthus trap?”

The development of the world’s first chemical fertilizer is an achievement that cannot be denied by anyone. He is the man who saved mankind from famine. I developed a poison gas… It’s not known to the public, but I took the initiative in developing VX, a gas that was worse than that made by the nobleman, so I’m not in a position to criticize.

“Thank you for your words.”

Dr. Harbor, who was present, bowed his head slightly to express his gratitude.

“By the way… why did he come here?”

Tatiana, who was naturally slicing meat, tilted her head as if there was a problem.

“I came here according to the will of the Tsar, did I come to a place I shouldn’t be?”

No, it’s because you left the other three and came only to the princess?

“Originally, we were following as medical doctors in the medical unit directly under the command. The war is over, but it’s strange that everyone is chasing them. Apparently, Germany also sends the royal family, but if Russia doesn’t send the royal family to encourage the winners, the empire will lose face, right? And the original winner and his family should go together… Oops.”

“……?”

“Yes? Family?”

I’m not the only one who heard it wrong. Suddenly, a cold sweat ran down my back.

No, it doesn’t matter if I’m innocent, but since I’m in an accident in Constantinople, I didn’t get stabbed.

‘Maybe… No, it can’t be.’

I bought it at the beginning of the year, but it’s already December. If a major accident had occurred, what would have happened sooner or later?

“Ah, what if we grew up together since we were young, isn’t it half the family? I thought so, but what about you, Duke?”

After a brief moment of panic, Tatiana continued to speak confidently, as if she had changed her strategy to go out completely blatantly.

“uh……”

“The tsar even gave you a godfather.”

“Well… it’s not wrong.”

But it’s true that you can honestly feel that there are other intentions hidden in the words of the princess.

“And they said that you cannot enter the Nobel Prize ceremony unless you are accompanied by a married couple.

“Including the winners? I thought it was only for those invited to the awards ceremony.”

“Well, there’s nothing wrong with keeping it safe, no matter what, right?”

I glanced at her while dipping food with a fork. Slowly there was no time.

The awards ceremony is in the afternoon, but there is an informal forum in the morning. It is an informal forum, as it is also attended by ministerial-level officials from various countries, but it is not low in influence, and it is difficult to miss it unless you are invited.

It would be easier to talk about political and diplomatic issues…

“There is one thing my father asked the Russian side to check.”

As Princess Victoria spoke, I looked at her.

“Tell me.”

“Well, I don’t think it’s okay for either my brother or me, but I asked for confirmation, but I want you to think about the possibility of returning the Bayern-class, which has been transferred to the compensation box this time…”

“Impossible.”

“It would be, too.”

She nodded her head, making it clear that she had asked her too. No, more than that, I still haven’t given up on that person.

“We are going to build new battleships and battlecruisers, but until they are vulnerable, the German coast is virtually defenseless.”

“The situation is not very good for us either.”

The Russian Navy is divided into three main divisions. Baltic Fleet, Black Sea Fleet. Pacific Fleet.

Among them, the Baltic Fleet is the main force of Russia in name and reality, and all four Gangut-class ships, which are currently the strongest Russian Navy, are deployed here.

Next is the Black Sea Fleet, where three Impétrica Maria-class ships, which can be said to be a downgrade of the Gangut-class, are in active service.

As evidenced in the Great War, the Jeonno-class battleships were retired through the navy’s claim that they were maintenance-eating monsters, which are no longer meaningful in modern warfare, and Stollipin’s lively frenzy of choosing between maintaining the Jeonno-class battleships and maintaining the naval plan. , these were delivered to Serbia for a fee or free of charge.

In any case, the Bavarian class is superior in performance to all battleships and battlecruisers of the Russian Navy. The reason why the Imperatrica Mariya class, which is scheduled to leave for the Pacific to fill the position of the existing Jeonno class, and the Gangut class to fill the position, can vacate the Baltic Sea is this time in the Baltic Fleet, in addition to the Izmail class, four Bavarian class ships. No, now it’s Olga class right? Anyway, because they’re deployed, I’ll give you the puck back.

In the first place, the bae-baek-yangban did this because he wanted to talk, and the German administration didn’t seem to have any expectations.

“I understand the naval power instability on the German side, but the lack of flagship ships on our side is also the same.”

There are 3 ships in the Pacific Fleet, 4 in the Black Sea Fleet, 4 Olga-class ships in the Baltic Fleet, and 4 Izmail-class ships, a total of 15 ships. In addition, four additional 16-inch Sinov-class battleships are scheduled to be built, and the Saint Petersburg-class and Sevastopol-class are undetermined in quantity and design, so let’s move on.

“If I put Salamis, which is currently under construction, into the German Navy, wouldn’t it be easier until new ships are commissioned?”

“We are not England. Unless there is a problem such as canceling the contract due to non-payment of the payment in full, it is difficult to commission the ship into the home country’s fleet. And given the situation in my home country, that is not desirable either.”

“Well, yes. So how about buying a battleship from Italy?”

Now Italy is doomed. It wouldn’t be strange if a civil war broke out in the blink of an eye just looking at the way things were going, with the government almost on the verge of a default declaration, with the government going on the verge of default, with the socialists running wild, literally spilling blood throughout the war and resigning the cabinet because of the fact that they had little to gain. it’s near

“Would you like to sell? To them, we are an imaginary country no matter how good we look.”

The sale of battleships or technology transfer is never performed unless it is an ally. This was close to common sense.

Because battleships are strategic weapons that are close to nuclear weapons or ballistic missiles in this era.

“It is Italy that has a worse financial situation than Germany. It would be better to buy the Francesco Caracciolo class, which is already under construction, rather than the new high-speed battleship they are planning to put out the fire.”

It really is. The current reparation that Germany has to pay is supported by the economic growth rate and if the government saves a little bit, it may take some time, but it can pay off even with interest – but for us, who have the right to receive the most indemnity, it can be paid with technology and in kind. Even more so – Italy is just a country that has become a total mess.

People are ignoring what they have done to the negotiating country even after they have shed a lot of blood – it’s not really wrong in terms of the result – I’ll be content with a little territory and a small amount of reparation – I don’t even get it properly I couldn’t do it, and if we just look at the public opinion, it would not be strange to hear that the Italian monarchy collapsed and the king was in exile tomorrow.

Even after Germany and Austria-Hungary, there were open rumors that it was the turn of a revolution in Italy.

“Anyway, it will be more likely to sell than the UK or France.”

France has a serious shortage of warships to the point where it can eat up both the Austro-Hungarian warships and the Tegekov-class, and there is no way to sell warships to its traditional rival Germany. uk? Even now, I will sell a lot to Panguk, which lacks a single battleship to maintain the colony.

“Thank you for your comments.”

Aside from that, there were a few other conversations, but nothing important.

That afternoon, I was sitting on the podium at the ceremony.

I came out wearing various military medals for the conquest of the Interior Army, but most of the others, who were civilians, were wearing tailcoats. Of course, it was the same as they came with medals, medals, and decorations on their chests.

There was a blue carpet on the podium, and an old man sat at the front of the audience below the stage.

Oskar Gustav Adolf, or an old man called Gustav V, came out with his wife and the Crown Prince, three sons and grandchildren, and he faced me. It was apparently conspicuous.

He personally came out for the award and presented the winners with medals, gold medals and certificates. There were no awards ceremony or medals around the neck from the beginning. It was only awarded.

Of course, it didn’t end there. Because dinner was waiting. And it was only when I went to the dinner that I had to realize late why the dinner was held for nearly four hours and why the award speech was not announced during the awards ceremony.

Actually, this was the main one, and I had to steal my soul from a barrage of questions. Damn, I’m not a doctor! No, he’s the prince’s doctor, but anyway.

No, in the first place, I have embodied things of the future from the past, and I do not have the academic background to communicate on an equal footing with Nobel laureates. Wouldn’t it be the same if I brought in anyone my age in the past, at least I brought out something similar to a conversation by mobilizing all the future knowledge I had in science and engineering.

Still, I’m glad I got to the point where I didn’t make any mistakes.

It was more convenient to talk to the king. It’s because I’ve had a boring conversation with high-ranking people anyway.

And Gustav V and the Crown Prince seemed to place more importance on talking to me than others.

Well, it did. They are scholars anyway, but I am a high-ranking official in the Russian Empire, and more importantly, in this era, Russia and Sweden are right on the border.

Actually, it’s much easier and faster to get to and from the ship, but in any case, if the situation in the Russian Empire changes rapidly, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark will also be involved.

But the storm of the 20th century has only just landed.