Romanian Eagle

After examining the current situation in Russia, Eder believed that a revolution in Russia was inevitable. Even if it doesn't break out in February, it will break out at other times. According to his estimation, Russia will not be delayed for half a year.

As for the emergence of the Red Empire, Edel really has no choice. He couldn't have killed Ulyanov, who was still in Switzerland, because of this, and without this, other leaders of the red parties would have appeared. However, if this is the case, then the development of Soviet Russia will not have the ability to predict the general trend of future generations, and this will also affect the general environment of Europe. At that time, he will only have to rely on the political ability he has cultivated over the years to play games with those shrewd politicians. This is still too difficult for Edel in the future.

However, Eder felt that the current chaos in the Russian government was also an opportunity for Romania, so he thought he could send someone to find a way. To this end, Edel also personally issued orders to Milok and Calust to pay attention to their neighbors to the east.

At this time, many people in Russia also felt the coming of this storm. In Kherson, which is located at the mouth of the Dnieper River on the Black Sea coast, some people responded quickly.

Inside the pier in Kherson, Customs Commissioner Sdorf is walking through the storage area of ​​the pier with two of his own guests.

"Here is the grain warehouse, where the military rations destined for Kyiv are stored. There are only 20,000 tons of grain in small quantities."

Director Stoff pointed to the area behind the grain warehouse and continued to introduce his guests. "Please note, gentlemen, we are about to arrive at the open-air storage area, which is basically the ore and other raw materials you need."

Hearing Stoff's words, the guests finally responded. "Do you have specific data?"

This is what Sdorf said clearly. "There are currently 234,000 tons of iron ore and 187,000 tons of coal stored in the open-air warehouse. These are high-quality anthracite coal shipped from Donetsk and can definitely sell for a good price."

"Then let's go have a look."

The group came to the open-air storage yard, and the head of the Stoffer handed a shovel to his guests. "You can take a look."

"You go and see."

The one who seemed to be the leader of the two guests said to the other. "You go around."

So he took the shovel of the head of the Sdorf to the guests, completely disregarding whether it was polite or not.

Looking at the slightly embarrassed face of the head of Stoff, the guests who accompanied him said.

"It's too much business this time, and we'd better check it out to reassure us all. You're right, Chief Stoff."

Thinking of the background of these people, as well as the officials of the city, it is very likely that they will need their help at that time. Chief Stove also smiled and chatted with the guests in front of him. "You are right. This time the business is indeed too big. We need to wait a little more carefully."

It is not an ordinary guest who can be treated like this by the Director of Customs Sdorf. This is a purchasing businessman from Romania. After the outbreak of the First World War, because the Russian railways were completely unable to meet domestic demand, traditional inland shipping was temporarily expanded. As the city of Kherson, which is the mouth of the Dnieper River, it has become a favorite place for these businessmen, because basically the materials needed by Romania can be purchased here.

Going upstream can reach Kyiv. Russia's largest coal field in Donetsk is not far from the Dnieper River, and can be transported by inland water. So there were quite a few daring Romanian businessmen who traded with these Russian officials, but this time the volume was much larger than before.

The guest with the shovel turned around and said. "I've seen all of them are anthracite, and iron ore is also good. They're all iron-rich ore."

Hearing the reply from their own people, both of the waiting people smiled, especially the head of Stoff, who felt that they had let go of the burden in their hearts. Obviously, it was not his idea to sell the goods at the terminal alone. Other officials in Kherson, and even the officials at the upper level, need to manage to sell them smoothly. Moreover, buyers are not ordinary people, so there are no ordinary people who dare to do this business.

Now it is about the transaction of goods worth tens of millions of lei, and it is reasonable for both parties to be concerned. After reading the goods, the two sides now only have the payment method that the two parties have not yet agreed upon.

"Chief Stoff, according to our previous transaction method, I will pay you 20% within two days."

Stove, who had been smiling all the time, immediately shook his head when he heard what his client said. "Biliton, this time at least 40% of the payment needs to be paid first, and it must still be in the currency of the non-belligerent country."

The buyer, named Billyton, asked with dissatisfaction at the words of the chief officer of Stoff. "We've always traded like this. Why do we ask for this this time? It's not legal."

In the face of Billyton's dissatisfaction, Chief Stove explained. "The money is not for me, but for the boss above. Because the money is needed now, 40% must be delivered this time, which is also the bottom line."

The words of Customs Chief Stoff made the two Romanian 'businessmen' who bought supplies also looked at each other in dismay. The two who could not make a decision directly had to tell Customs Chief Stoff. "We need to report this matter to the country."

Stoff, who knew the plight of the two, spoke at length. "It doesn't matter, there is a telegraph room in Kherson, and you can use it right away."

That night, Billyton sent Kherson's information to Romania, and the two received a message the next morning, informing them that they could agree to pay in this way, but they needed to pay attention to the safety of the goods. In fact, the Russian Black Sea Navy is about to starve to death now, but because of the frequent sea smuggling between Russia and Russia, the Russian Black Sea Fleet can still obtain some oil and water, which can barely guarantee the basic operation of the Black Sea Fleet. Therefore, the officers and soldiers who made up the Black Sea Fleet would not make such an idea of ​​cutting off their extra money.

So after receiving the telegram, Billyton agreed to the request of the Sdorf. This made Sdorf very happy. For the current situation in Russia, Sdorf felt a dangerous atmosphere, and many officials felt it. Therefore, many people participated in the sale of supplies this time, but as the scapegoat, the scapegoat made the most profit from this transaction, which can be regarded as a one-time exchange of money for his position.

Of course, there are more than a few smart people in Russia, and many officials have felt this breath that appeared in 1905. However, there were still Britain and France that could provide assistance to Russia to keep the government running. Now Russia can only rely on itself. Many incumbent officials feel that this is the last chance to make money, so Kherson is just the tip of the Russian iceberg. What's more, they bought all the materials they managed to make a profit from others, then set fire to the storage place and disappeared without a trace.