Chapter 251：

After examining the current situation in Russia, Edel believed that the Russian revolution could no longer be avoided. Even if it is not February, it will erupt at other times, anyway, according to his estimation, Russia will not delay half a year.

As for the emergence of the Red Empire, Edel really has no choice. It is impossible for him to kill Ulyanov who is still in Switzerland because of this, and without this, there will be leaders of other red parties. However, in this case, the development of Soviet Russia itself 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, I can only rely on the political ability I have trained over the years to play games with those shrewd politicians. This is still too difficult for Edel to come.

However, Edel felt that the current chaos in the Russian government was also an opportunity for Romania, so he thought he could send someone to think of a solution. For this reason, Edel personally issued orders to Milok and Carust to make them pay attention to their neighbors to the east.

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

In the dock in Kherson, the customs chief Sdorf is walking with two of his guests in the storage area of ​​the dock.

"Here is a grain warehouse, which stores military rations to Kiev. The quantity is not too much, only 20,000 tons of grain."

Commissioner Stoff pointed to the area behind the grain warehouse and continued to introduce his guests. "Gentlemen, please pay attention, we are about to arrive at the open-air storage area, which is basically all the raw materials such as ore you need."

Hearing what Stoff said, the guests finally reacted. "Are there any specific data?"

Regarding this, Mr. Stoff said clearly. "There are currently 234,000 tons of iron ore stored in the open-air warehouse, and 187,000 tons of coal. These are all high-quality anthracite transported from Donetsk, which can definitely sell for a good price."

"Then let's go take a look."

A group of people came to the open-air storage yard, and Mr. Stoff took a shovel and handed it 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. "Go around."

So Mr. Stoff's shovel was taken by him to the guests, regardless of whether it was a polite remark.

Looking at the slightly embarrassed face of Mr. Stoff, the guests who accompanied him said. "This time the business is too big, it's best to check more to reassure us. You are right, Director Stoff."

Thinking about the backgrounds of these people, as well as the officials in the city, it is very likely that they will need help from the other party. Commissioner Stoff also smiled, chatting with the guests in front of him. "You're right. This time the business is really too big. We need to wait and be cautious."

It is certainly not an ordinary customer who can let the Commissioner Stoff treat this way, this is a purchasing merchant from Romania. After the outbreak of World War I, because the Russian railways could not meet domestic demand at all, traditional inland waterways also expanded for a while. As the mouth of the Dnieper River, Kherson City has become a favorite place for these businessmen because it is basically possible to purchase the materials needed by Romania.

Going upstream can reach Kiev. Russia’s largest coal field in Donetsk is not far from the Dnieper River and can be transported by inland waterways. So there are a lot of courageous Romanian businessmen trading with these Russian officials, but this time the transaction volume is much larger than before.

The guest with the shovel turned back and said after turning around. "I've seen all anthracite coal, iron ore is also good, they are all iron-rich ore."

Hearing his own reply, the two people who were waiting smiled, especially the director of Stoff, who felt that he had let go of the burden in his heart. Obviously, selling the goods at the terminal was definitely not his own idea. Other Kherson officials, and even the officials up to the next level, would need to make some arrangements to sell them smoothly. And the buyers are not general, so there are no ordinary people who dare to do this business.

Now that it is about tens of millions of lei's worth of goods transactions, both parties should have concerns. After reading the goods, the two sides now only have the payment method and the two sides have not yet negotiated.

"Commissioner Stoff, according to our previous transaction method, I will give you 20% of the payment within two days."

When Sdorf, who had always been smiling, heard his client's words, he immediately shook his head and spoke. "Billiton, this time at least 40% of the money needs to be paid first, and it must still be in the currency of a non-belligerent country."

Mr. Stoff's words caused the buyer named Billiton to ask a little dissatisfied. "We have always traded like this. Why do we have to ask for this this time? It's not compliant."

Facing Billiton's dissatisfaction, Commissioner Stoff explained. "The money is not for me, but to the boss above. Because the money is needed now, 40% must be paid this time. This is also the bottom line."

Regarding the words of Commissioner Stoff, the two Romanian ‘businessmen’ who purchased the supplies looked at each other and couldn’t make a decision directly, so they had to talk to Commissioner Stoff. "We need to report this matter to the country."

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

In the evening, Billiton and the two sent Kherson's intelligence to Romania, and the two received a message the next morning, informing them that they could agree to pay in this way, but they need to pay attention to the safety of the goods. In fact, the Russian Black Sea Navy is almost starving to death, but because of the frequent maritime smuggling between Russia and Romania, 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, officers and soldiers who re-run the Black Sea Fleet will not make such an idea of ​​cutting off their own money.

So after receiving the message, Billiton agreed to Commissioner Stoff's request. This made Mr. Stef Kwan very happy. For the current situation in Russia, Stef felt a dangerous aura, and many officials felt it. Therefore, many people participated in the sale of supplies, but as the scapegoat, Commissioner Stoff made the most profit from this transaction. This 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 already felt this breath that appeared in 1905. However, at that time there were still Britain and France who 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 Russia's iceberg. What's more, they bought all the materials they managed to make profits from others, and then burned the storage place and disappeared without a trace.