Struggle in Russia

Bucharest.

Alexey rubbed his sore temples. He felt stiff all over, especially his neck. To put it simply, he is too tired. Continuous meetings, continuous inspections, and continuous correction of official documents can be said to have reached his limit.

But although he was very tired physically, he was very excited mentally. Even if he didn't close his eyes all day and night, he couldn't fall asleep.

"...Tell Duke Mikhail that I will provide the ammunition he needs as soon as possible, but he must also consider the difficulties in Wallachia. Our arsenal has limited production capacity and it is impossible to meet his requirements without limit!"

After sending away the liaison officer sent by Duke Mikhail, Alexey leaned back on his chair and let out a long sigh. It was too difficult to deal with Duke Mikhail. It's not that the Duke has too many unreasonable demands, but that even his reasonable demands are very difficult to satisfy and are beyond Wallachia's ability to bear. But the bad thing is that he must be satisfied as much as possible. Because Wallachia needs this duke.

After resting for a while, he called his secretary and asked: "Has the representative of the Union Bank of Prussia arrived?"

"Sir, Mr. Felger has arrived. Do you need me to invite him in?"

Alexei nodded, and after a while, Sabati Felger, who was over fifty years old and had gray hair, walked in slowly. He first paid tribute to Alexei and then said: "It's a pleasure to meet you, Your Majesty the Governor. How can I help you?"

Alexey did not have a very good feeling towards Filger. This shrewd Jew was more cunning than a fox and always tried to find ways to take advantage. If this man was not the plenipotentiary representative of the Union Bank of Prussia in Wallachia, he would Don't want to talk to this guy.

"Has there been any progress regarding the last financing?" Alexei asked in a deep voice, suppressing the displeasure in his heart.

Felger bowed slightly again and replied with a smile: "Your Majesty the Governor, I know you are very eager to obtain new funds, but Bucharest and Frankfurt are far apart, and it is very inconvenient to transmit information. I have not obtained it yet. Notice from the headquarters, if there is any result, I will convey it to you as soon as possible..."

Alexey looked at Ferger quietly. To be honest, he didn't believe a word of this man's words. Yes, it was inconvenient to convey news due to the long distance, but he made this request last month, so he didn't believe it for a month. Frankfurt hasn't received it yet.

He thought this was obviously a tactful rejection. The reason why the Prussians did not reject him directly was that on the one hand they did not want to make relations with Russia too tense, and on the other hand they had gained considerable benefits in Wallachia and did not want to Lose this piece of fat.

No matter what the reason was, Alexey felt unhappy. From his point of view, the Prussians were reaping the benefits and not doing anything. They should know how much Wallachia needs those funds. With those funds, he can Expanding the arsenal will produce more weapons and ammunition.

But even though they knew this, they still had this attitude. In a sense, they actually didn't want him to feel better, and they even hoped that he would lose this difficult war.

After thinking for a while, Alexei decided to fight for it again: "Mr. Felger, we all know how much authority and influence you have, and I hope you can use these influences. This will not only enhance the friendship between us, but also It will also allow your company to gain greater benefits in the future, so I sincerely hope you can play a role, what do you think?"

The smile on Felger's face remained unchanged. He seemed not to have heard Alexey's request, and he excused himself enthusiastically and perfunctorily: "Of course I personally value my friendship with you and Wallachia, and I wholeheartedly I want to help you, but I am just a small representative and I have no decision-making power. I can only try my best to fight for you. I hope you can be more patient. Maybe there will be good news after a while?"

Alexei didn't want to wait for a moment, because he had waited long enough, and the financing terms he offered were generous enough. He didn't think he could continue to make concessions, not to mention that his demands were not excessive. If even these cannot be satisfied, then the Union Bank of Prussia, a so-called partner, is simply unqualified and no longer worthy of trust.

"Yeah?"

Alexey asked coldly, but he didn't expect to get a positive answer from Ferger, because this old fox was best at perfunctory things.

Sure enough, Felger hurriedly said: "I will do my best to get the best results for you. I believe that the head office always attaches great importance to cooperation with Wallachia. Even if we face some difficulties, there should be a way to solve the problem in the end."

"Well, then I'll just wait and see if you can bring me good news!"

Alexei's expression changed immediately after sending Ferger away. It was the same as before - he didn't believe Ferger and thought he was just perfunctory and delaying time. If he really waits honestly, he will get nothing in the end.

After thinking about it, he decided to discuss the solution with his friends. He believed that the Prussians must be given a proper warning, otherwise they would become more perfunctory.

It's just that his most trusted friend is not in Bucharest at the moment, and the remaining ones are either not good at such matters, or have inappropriate personalities. He can't discuss this issue with Boris or Leonid, right?

Just when Alexei complained that Li Xiao was not there at the critical moment and other friends were unreliable, Vishniak and Fontana came together.

"My friend, I have to tell you that the work of the military police is really boring to me. When will Andre come back? I really can't stand his boring job anymore!"

Vishniak started to complain as soon as he came up. As Li Xiao's substitute, he was responsible for Li Xiao's intelligence work when Li Xiao left Bucharest. Although intellectually he was well suited for the job, it did not interest him. Whenever he had time, he would come over and ask when Li Xiao would be back, and today he was simply ready to give up his choice.

Alexey rubbed his temples again, and he was a little speechless about Vishnyak. This friend was lively and social by nature. He preferred to deal with all kinds of people. He was really interested in intelligence work that required low-key silence and boring work. not interested.

Alexey can understand this pain, but there is really no more suitable candidate. Who asked Li Xiao to send Anton to Kiev, otherwise he would definitely be more suitable.

He could only try to comfort him: "I don't know, my friend. Please continue to insist. I think Andre will be back soon. Before that, I need you to help me pay more attention to Filger of the Union Bank of Prussia. He is very important..."