Struggle in Russia

The situation in Kiev is very bad. There is a huge problem with the food supply. A week ago, the entire city was plunged into a food crisis when the last bakery announced that it would cease operations.

For most ordinary citizens, eating has become a big problem. At first they could still eat potatoes, but soon all the potatoes on the market were sold out, and the price of a pound of potatoes on the black market was as high as a ruble. .

This means that the vast majority of people will be hungry. If it is just this, Governor Ulanov also announced a new food tax to make matters worse, on the grounds that the poor who are living in difficulty can receive relief.

It's just that most of the food taxes collected went into his private pocket. Anyway, no official agency or official has ever seen the hungry people on the streets of Kiev helping them.

Resentments were rising rapidly, and ordinary citizens almost secretly despised and cursed Ulanov, hoping that God would send him to hell as soon as possible.

However, they failed to wait for the news that Ulanov was going to hell. Instead, they waited for even worse conscription and mandatory orders to recruit civilian husbands.

According to Ulanov's order, all men in Kiev who are over 16 years old and not over 45 years old must join the volunteer army and the migrant construction team.

There are no conditions for this. Anyway, those who are soldiers are arrested directly at their doorsteps. Those who dare to resist can be severely beaten or hanged as a traitor.

For a time, there was a lot of public dissatisfaction in Kiev, and a large number of people fled the city with their families.

But Ulanov's magical operation was not over yet. He was only responsible for providing one lunch to the soldiers he recruited, and the civilian laborers he recruited did not even have a lunch as clear as water. They were doing the heaviest physical work and then still had to ***.

It is conceivable what the consequences of such oppression will be. So does Kiev really not even have this little food?

Of course not, this is just a means of corruption by Ulanov. On the books, three meals a day for the newly recruited soldiers and civilians were paid for by him as the governor, but in fact the food went into his personal pocket.

He even paid wages to the soldiers and civilians on the books. Of course, the money was kept by him personally as a matter of course.

Just relying on this hand, he earned hundreds of thousands of rubles at least, which made his hands cramp every day when he counted money.

Even Kassinen lamented: "The greed of this bastard is simply beyond imagination. He is simply more hateful than a Jewish vampire!"

Anton's face was also ugly. What Ulanov did was completely digging his own grave. If this rhythm continues, something will happen in Kiev, whether it's as fast as a month or as slow as a quarter. By then, this idiot will have to drag the elders with him. One hundred thousand people were buried together!

"Where are Count Dmitry Milyutin's troops?" Cassinin was also worried!

His judgment is similar to Anton's. If he continues at this pace, Kiev really won't be able to survive for long. He is really scared!

Anton shook his head with a pale face: "I don't know, Chernihiv was occupied by the rebels, and the news couldn't spread at all..."

In fact, there was something Anton didn't say, and that was that based on his military common sense, even if Dmitry's troops arrived in Chernihiv, it would not be possible to reach Kiev in a month or two. , after all, there are too many rebels!

And according to Ulanov's tossing method, the number of rebels may increase sharply in a short time!

This situation was not at all what Anton expected. According to his original plan, he only needed to keep an eye on Ulanov, secretly collect evidence of his crime, wait for Dmitri to report him immediately after arriving in Kiev, and take him down in one fell swoop. good.

But now that Dmitri has been delayed in arriving in Kiev, the situation is getting worse day by day. If this pace continues, Kiev may be finished before Dmitri comes!

This situation left him in a dilemma. On the one hand, he was worried about the situation in Kiev and worried about the worst case scenario, but on the other hand, he had no good solution to the problem.

After all, he is only the commander of the Kiev Gendarmerie. According to his authority, he still needs to take orders from the governor Ulanov. He can be dismissed from his post as long as Ulanov gives an order. What can he use against Ulanov?

When Cassining saw that Anton was silent, he immediately urged: "Hurry up and think of a solution! If this continues, we will all be doomed!"

Anton smiled bitterly and said: "Then what do you want me to do? I only have a few gendarmes in my hands, and Ulanov is the governor. If forced to do so, I am not his opponent at all. What's more, even if I can control him like this, How to explain to St. Petersburg?”

Kashinin said nothing because he knew the seriousness of this problem!

The most taboo thing in officialdom is for subordinates to control superiors. No matter which country it is, whoever is in power will not allow subordinates to take a stand or surpass their superiors to act on their own. Even if there is a legitimate reason to do so, it is taboo!

Especially in a country with deep-rooted conservatism like Russia, doing this is simply jeopardizing the future!

Anton needs to make a trade-off between his personal future and the future of the country. Should he protect himself and continue to endure and watch the situation continue to worsen? Or should he go out and fight hard to sacrifice his own future and save thousands of people in Kiev? Where to go is entirely up to him. in a moment!

Anyone will hesitate when faced with this kind of problem, and Anton is no exception. The only difference between him and others is that he thought about it for a long time and finally decided to give it a try. The peace of conscience is more important than the so-called future!

"Are you really determined? How about we wait?"

Anton shook his head decisively and said: "We can't wait any longer. The dissatisfaction with Ulanov in the streets and alleys of Kiev has reached the extreme, and soon the people can't bear it any longer. But do you think Ulanov has any intention of stopping? "

Cassinin immediately stopped talking, because not only did Ulanov have no intention of stopping, but he was already fascinated by the sudden increase in wealth in a short period of time. At this moment, he was discussing the next way to make money with a group of confidants. , if nothing else happens, they will come up with new ways to make money in three to five days at most!

Kassinen was silent for a moment and then asked: "Is there anything I can do for you?"

Anton shook his head and said: "You don't want to get involved, and we don't want to meet in the near future. Let me solve Ulanov's problem..." He said with a bitter smile: "If I fail, remember, what Don’t do anything, wait patiently, protect the collected criminal evidence, and try to hand it over to Count Dmitry Milyutin, or simply go to St. Petersburg and hand it over to Grand Duke Andrei Konstantinovich, they will help me Revenge!"

Cassinin couldn't bear it and wanted to give some advice, but Anton stopped him and said seriously: "Don't worry about me, I'm doing what I really want to do!"