Romanian Eagle

"I didn't expect a revolution to break out in Russia so soon. It's just that revolution is not so easy, poor Russians."

Eder looked at the message from the Romanian embassy in St. Petersburg and sighed at Prime Minister Bretianu.

Eder's words of sympathy for the Russians did not receive any sympathy from the Prime Minister. Because this is the head behind the Russian smuggling channel, but no one dares to catch it. It is important to note here that in the last two months of 1916 Romanian smuggled various goods in Russia amounting to 106 million lei, higher than the trade in normal times. Moreover, these goods were all collected by Russian officials at 30%-50% of their actual value. The loss caused to Russia was between 200-300 million lei, and the most important thing was to increase the financial pressure on the Russian government. Seriously, the loss of materials is also more and more alarming. Therefore, the Russian revolution broke out early, and His Majesty Edel contributed greatly.

But Eder has no intention of caring about the Russian people now. The revolution that broke out ahead of time caught Edel, who wanted to fish in it, a little off guard. Many arrangements were not completed, which made him put out his thoughts of preparing to fight for the interests of Romania.

"Now the Allies have no other action about our conditions, just don't know if the current situation in Russia can be stabilized."

Prime Minister Bretianu recalled the current negotiations and spoke to Eder with a bit of scruples.

Having worked together for many years, Edel knew as soon as he heard the Prime Minister's words that he was holding back a bit. The outbreak of a revolution in Russia, everyone with a discerning eye knows that this is a waste of half of the polar bear's combat power, because the new government that needs to focus on domestic stability, how much energy can be used for war only God knows. Edel, who knew the history, thought that he was not sure whether the new Russian provisional government would be able to make a return. If the Russian provisional government agreed to withdraw from the war, this would disrupt Edel's plan. Knowing that more than half of the new territories in his plan need to be provided by Russia, Romania has no chance of success without chaos.

"Now we can only wait for news from St. Petersburg."

Eder told the Prime Minister about his plans, because he knew that Britain and France were more concerned about Russia's actions than other countries. They needed Russia to hold back millions of German and Austrian troops and relieve the pressure on the Western Front.

In fact, Britain and France were most interested in the Russian revolution. After the revolution subsided and the provisional government was elected, the British and French ambassadors approached the newly established provisional government and expressed their concerns about the new Russian government. Of course, they were most concerned about whether Russia would continue to participate in the war. However, Lvov, who had just been Prime Minister and Minister of Internal Affairs, did not dare to make his own decisions, so he dragged Foreign Minister Pavel Miliukov, Army and Navy Minister Alexander Guchkov, and Finance Minister Mikhail Teresin Discussed by Ke et al.

Five members of this provisional government are constitutional Democrats, so it is also called the constitutional democratic government. The Constitutional Democratic Party was established in 1905 and is made up of liberals, middle class and local council members. Advocate for the establishment of a British-style constitutional monarchy in Russia.

Lvov, the head of government with two positions, asked Foreign Minister Pavel Miliukov to speak out about the British and French demands. In fact, all the ministers here are aware of the issues that Britain and France are concerned about, but they are completely contrary to public opinion in this regard. When they were agitating the people in the audience, they shouted loudly that they would withdraw from the war. They all came to power with the support of the people. Isn't it difficult for them to make a decision to continue the war now?

Prince Georgy Yevgenyevich Lvov, who is the head of the government, will of course not make this difficult decision by himself, but let all the people involved convene to discuss it.

Lvov is a descendant of the ancient Rurik dynasty in Russia. He was born in Dresden, the capital of the Kingdom of Saxony. He graduated from the Faculty of Law of Moscow University in his early years. During the Russo-Japanese War, he presided over the work of the Red Cross in Manchuria. Participated in the formation of the Cadets in 1905, and later represented the party in the Duma for a long time.

Responsible for rear civil affairs. After the January Revolution, a provisional government was formed, and Lvov became Russia's first post-imperial prime minister.

After Foreign Minister Pavel Miliukov had said what everyone already knew, Lvov, the head of government, spoke. "Everyone knows what Britain and France are asking, now how should our new government respond?"

Lvov's words made it difficult for the ministers present to answer. So everyone began to study their feet, especially Alexander Guchkov, Minister of the Army and Navy, who felt that his dark and shiny new Italian calfskin shoes had a flower and needed a good look. Seeing that everyone was silent, Lvov was also a little angry. Usually, he was louder than the other in the fight for power and profit, and when it was his turn to deal with the problem, he became speechless.

"The issue of Guchkov is related to your army. Please express your opinion."

Seeing that no one was talking, Lvov named someone to answer. Why should Guchkov's name be named first? In addition to the fact that he is in charge of the Landing Navy in name, it is also because he is an Octobrist.

The Octobrist is a non-revolutionary centrist political party in the Russian Empire. , officially known as the October 17th Alliance. The October Party is a political party of the Russian big industrial and commercial bourgeoisie and the bourgeois landlords. It was established in November 1905 and is composed of the right-wing representatives of the local self-government movement, the United Economic Progress Party and the Industrial and Commercial Union. The party supports the "October 17 Manifesto" promulgated by Nicholas II, so it is named after the time when the "Manifesto" was published.

Guchkov, who was named by Lvov, scolded in his heart, not to speak up. "I think Britain and France are our allies, and we need to listen carefully to their demands. We also need to understand the wishes of the people, so we need to think about this a lot."

Hearing Guchkov's nonsense, Lvov couldn't help but say it. "Your Excellency Guchkov, what is your opinion?"

After seeing that there was no way to delay, Guchkov said his decision. "I think the morale of the army is not high at present, and there is a lot of lack of military materials, so it is not suitable to continue fighting."

As soon as he heard Guchkov's words, Mikhail, the Minister of Finance, retorted. "If there is a truce, our government will go bankrupt immediately. We can't pay the debt of France alone, and our government's tax revenue can only be maintained until May, after which it will only go bankrupt, so it is difficult for us to refuse the British and French conditions."

As a non-partisan person, Mikhail said what the ministers here did not dare to say, which made the meeting even more dull. Everyone understands the truth, but after sitting in this position, some problems can no longer be looked at simply. The desire of all the Russian people to withdraw from the war history, but after the withdrawal of the war, the debts of Britain and France can make any successor government go bankrupt, which is an endless cycle.

This has also become a problem for the interim government.