What can the Grand Duke and Tsarevich do to prevent Russia's defeat in the Russo-Japanese War? Well, for example, try to convince the king not to get involved in this adventure at all. However, many people besides the heir did this, and the result is known. Or achieve additional funding for the fleet? It’s not a fact that it will work, it’s even more not a fact that it will help, and there’s no money in the treasury anyway. Maybe put smart generals at the head of the army? But where can I get them, and the Tsarevich does not have such powers. But he has a recently acquired friend, former Soviet engineer Uncle Zhora, who has been living in Russia at the beginning of the twentieth century for two years. This means that all is not lost!