Chapter 1004 Where Did the Money Go?

Chapter 1003 Where did all the money go? (Second more ask for tickets!)

The court of the female tsar, or Kislev's government-in-exile, is now located in Bekafin, the capital of Ostermark. Due to the short time, the military supply of the empire is still in a normal state for the time being, and the White Guards are temporarily still maintained. The formation of the army.

It has to be said that the newly formed Romanov Guards are more or less decent. These soldiers were personally selected by the empress. The selection criteria were naturally height, appearance and military posture. The female tsar’s personal wealth and the tsar’s family’s wealth supply and equipment are all purchased from the empire Nur, and the old Krupp president of the Krupp Chamber of Commerce, who is in charge of the general logistics of Motkin’s invasion of the empire, is in charge. A batch of Nuer-style equipment was obtained from Emilia and the old Krupp as a low-price mortgage, half bought and half given away.

Of course, Emilia is not a great philanthropist, the Virgin Mary, who takes advantage of others. Ryan's little maid is mainly out of two considerations. The first is to arm this group of Mrs. Kesler to at least deal with and involve part of the Chaos army. Reduce the pressure and losses on the empire side.

The second is also because the main force of Chaos was defeated too quickly. No one thought that Motkin would commit suicide suddenly. This caused a large number of factories in Nur and the Krupp Chamber of Commerce to produce a large amount of weapons and military supplies, but they were useless. The backlog has become a big trouble, and now it can be regarded as a clearance sale, reducing inventory, making small profits but quick turnover.

Emilia is not good at military affairs, but she is recognized as a master in internal affairs and diplomacy. On the one hand, she has had a mercenary career for a long time, and she is familiar with all kinds of social conditions and the hardships of the lower classes. On the other hand, she also followed Ryan And Suria, I learned a lot, especially Suria's extremely skilled court tactics and Ryan's endless whimsy, political and diplomatic skills.

The Romanov Guards look very good in appearance now, all of them are tall and clean, plus the exquisite standard equipment produced by Nur, Katarin came out from her private residence to see these The guards looked like they were on duty, and they couldn't help but feel some comfort in their hearts.

Knight King Ryan is escorted by his loyal and powerful Old Guard, and I also have my Old Guard!

I will prove that my old guard is no worse than his old guard!

At this time, important members of the State Duma outside also gathered. There are quite a few of them. Here are a few of the most important names. They are:

The current Kislev chief court minister, Petrov-Panov.

The current Generalissimo Kislev, White Guard Commander Denikin.

The current Marshal Kislev, Semyonov, Commander-in-Chief of the Romanov Guards.

the current Chancellor of the Exchequer,

Demilov.

The current General Kislev, the head of the White Guard's general supplies and the head of the general logistics, Baghramyan.

After the group of people arrived, they waited outside for a while, and did not rush in. The chief court minister, Petrov, saw that almost all the important people had arrived, laughed a few times, and said: "It's almost time, Your Majesty It should be ready."

"We are called here today to discuss matters. It should be to prepare for the Northern Expedition and recover the lost land." Marshal Denikin was full of ambition at this time. He was wearing a military uniform and a military coat. , that’s all.”

"It may also be news from Ehrengrad." Semyonov's expression was not good-looking: "Have you seen Arakcheyev's distressed look? Maybe something happened to Ehrengrad."

"But I heard from the news that someone secretly revealed the matter of the White Guards' relief food!" Dmilov's face was ugly, and he deliberately shifted his attention to the Minister of Logistics Baghramyan: "Well, maybe the girl As soon as the tsar was happy, he put us to death, and promoted that little bastard who informed us to take our place, don't you think, General Baghramyan?"

"Huh!" General Baghramyan recalled the previous arrangement of Demilov. After receiving the order and appropriation from the Queen, the Minister of Finance Demirov did not dare to neglect, and immediately sent 300 gold ducats to himself In his hands, he also seriously ordered: "Now the money is for you! Hurry up and make better food for the army, and don't let anything happen again!"

In the end, something happened. Baghramyan tried his best to deal with it. He used the budget of 300 gold ducats to the limit, and even went to discuss the price with the merchants in Bekafin himself to ensure that the supplies were delivered on time and in sufficient quantity. There was an accident at the White Guard's logistics, but something happened in the end: "I don't know what's going on, but I have evidence here that I didn't take a penny of any expenses!"

"Hey, our general really knows how to do things. It seems that he is ready to be promoted to marshal!" Dmilov said in a nonchalant manner without getting the answer he wanted.

"Okay, don't embarrass Hof." Petrov waved his hand to signal that this matter is over: "Everyone, thank Ersun for blessings, the main force of chaos has been wiped out, and Erlengrad is also in the Bretans and It was recovered with the help of the imperial people, but now that such an incident has happened, His Majesty the Tsar will definitely not be in a better mood. As for the comfort food, everyone can pass by, try to pass as much as possible, don’t make any more trouble, you guys Don't you think so?"

"Yes Yes Yes!"

"Peter is right!"

"Let's get this over with first, and we'll think of other ways later."

Everyone began to enter the meeting place one after another, only Bagramian fell at the end. The logistics minister snorted coldly. He wondered if he should consider resigning. If this continues, even if he is not thrown out by the empress, If you catch them and take action, you will be hated to death.

Relatively silent, they entered the hall one after another, and everyone sat down. At this time, Katarin had been waiting for a long time.

The interior was lit with fine ambergris, the fire was burned with the highest grade of silver charcoal, and much of the furniture was recently wrought in fine cherry wood.

Katarin took out a small note and threw it on the table. The empress was extremely angry. She yelled at everyone, especially General Baghramyan: "Hof! Look at you. What are you doing?! Why did I obviously allocate 800 ducats to you! There is only this thing in the comfort food! Let me tell you, if you can’t give a reasonable explanation today, then report to Yezhov! "

All eyes were on General Baghramyan. Hearing this, the Minister of Logistics did not rush. He took out a few documents from his body and signaled his attendants to pass them to the female tsar: "Your Majesty, this is the purchase list. It marked all the purchase price and total purchase price, and please allow me to correct your majesty’s mistake, I did not receive 800 ducats, I only received 300 ducats.”

As soon as this remark came out, the faces of everyone in the conference room became ugly.

"300?! Why is there only 300? Where did the remaining 500 go?!" Katarin took the document and read it and confirmed that Baghramyan was not corrupt. The empress was even more angry: "Demilov! Get out Come out! Didn't I give you 800 ducats? Why did you only take out 300?"

Finance Minister Dmirov had no choice but to bite the bullet and stand out when he heard the questioning. He bowed slowly to Katarin, and then said calmly: "Your Majesty, I have done my best to give General Baghramyan 300 yuan." Ah, the kingdom's financial expenses are huge, and many things are waiting for money. I finally have some money, and I have to solve some of it. The debt and expenses are constantly in deficit. It is difficult for me, the Minister of Finance, to deal with it! Your Majesty, please understand me difficulties."

After hearing these words, Katarin's face softened a little. The female tsarina thought that Dmirov had been her finance minister for more than ten years, and she had always been loyal, especially loyal, and her tone became better: "Okay , Today's meeting is about this matter, I didn't mean to make it difficult for you, you can bring up any difficulties, and explain clearly, where did the other 500 ducats go?"

"The other 500 ducats are like this, of which 300 ducats are used to pay and compensate the shipyard in Bekafin for the arrears owed by the leased ships, in order to transport materials and military equipment from the rear." Germany. Milov first told the whereabouts of the first money.

"But we have never seen a cargo ship here in the logistics!" Bagramian went all out, and the logistics minister shouted: "We organized the transportation by ourselves! Your Majesty, there are hundreds of people in the transportation to carry the supplies." Exhausted or even starved to death! And renting a few boats, how could it cost 300 Ducats?"

"Wait, I haven't finished yet." Dmilov sneered for a while, and added: "We did rent a boat, and we did transport the supplies, but the boat encountered magic when it walked up the Talabek River. Isn’t the Chaos army infested in the section of the river? The ships encountered some troubles, two ships caught fire, and one capsized, so they had to go by land instead. As for the excessive expenses, compensation and material loss should also be included Well, this is the first sum of money. The creditor is chasing after me, so I can only pay it first. Otherwise, we will not keep our promise and cause disputes. "

The Chief Minister Petrov saw that Katarin did not speak any more, and took the initiative to say: "Then, this matter is considered to be clear, next time everyone should not do this, transportation is difficult, and troubles are force majeure, but The money is still being used in the right way, here I have to self-reflect if I didn’t make it clear, everyone thinks it’s right? Three glasses of wine!”

After speaking, Petrov drank three glasses of vodka.

The Minister of Logistics, Bagramyan, was speechless for a moment. After hearing this, Katarin thought to herself that Dmilov was still loyal to protect the lord. Did she blame him? She waved her hand impatiently and motioned to continue: "Then what about the second money? Where did the 200 gold ducats go?"

"What's more, it's the repair expenses of His Majesty's palace and the arrears of the palace expenses." Demilov squeezed out a smile, and he said in a good voice: "Your Majesty visited Bekafin in the south, and he was self-absorbed and devoted to public affairs. Ji Shi is really a generation of Mingjun, how can we courtiers not care about things?"

Everyone nodded, and Dmilov relaxed when he saw this, and then said: "Your Majesty's court has tried its best to be frugal, but some banquets have to be held, and some ostentations have to be put on, otherwise it will be detrimental to me. Husband's national prestige is detrimental to the reputation of His Majesty the Tsar. Usually, everyone tries their best to support it. No one dares to suffer His Majesty. Therefore, we discussed, and the soldiers who suffered a little bit, took out 200 gold du Carter, subsidize His Majesty's expenses, these are the expenses of the palace, and His Majesty has detailed accounts to check, don't you think so, Marshal Semyonov?"

"Exactly." The commander-in-chief of the Romanov Guards took a step forward, staring at Baghramyan: "I can testify, and our old Guards can also testify, Your Majesty, I want to say something for Minister Dmirov In other words, why is it always whoever does more, who suffers more grievances?! Can those soldiers understand our difficulties? It is not easy to understand His Majesty, and they just make noise all day long! What a bunch of idiots! Itchy beast!"

Dmilov wiped his tears with red eyes, looking really aggrieved.

These bastards! It was clear that it was these people... The Minister of Logistics, General Baghramyan, turned pale, but he couldn't justify it at all, because at this time, if he made any excuse at this time, he would point directly at His Majesty the Tsar. Katarin is not a good tempered person. There are countless prisoners who dare to directly accuse Katarin in Ka Prison!

Sure enough, Katarin's face became more relaxed. It seems that these ministers are still loyal enough, but the information exchange is not smooth. The female czar took out a small note and asked the last question: "So, is there anyone Can you explain why the total food value in the end is only 120 gold ducats?"

Without waiting for Baghramyan to speak, Denikin took the initiative to come out and said, "It is always safer to buy ingredients for the army. We buy good ingredients, good wine, and good meat. It's just that the soldiers are uneducated. Understand, it is calculated according to the market price in the countryside, so it seems that there are fewer things and more expensive, which is normal."

"The price of local grain is very high. If you want to buy grain, you have to transport it from other places. The road is winter and chaotic, and some loss is normal." Petrov also said: "Bagramian is responsible for this matter. , I am also responsible, generally speaking, it is good for someone to ask questions, which shows that we have a clear account, and there is a reason for where the money goes."

The female tsarist combined the opinions of the Dumas, thinking that now it seems that the scumbags are of low quality and greedy, and they don't know how to be grateful for the results of their hard work! Forget about this kind of comfort food in the future.

Although I was still a little strange about a few details, Katharin, why did nothing happen in the end, and only half of the 800 gold ducats actually arrived? All the rest gone?

But the female tsarist reluctantly accepted these statements, and she didn't intend to waste any more time. She finally said: "I also want to remind you, don't let this kind of thing happen again next time, and always clean up and handle things with your heart. Show sympathy for the hard work of the soldiers, and the rewards and punishments should be fair."

"Obey!" Everyone knelt down together, and the matter was over.

General Baghramyan felt his heart was bleeding, he closed his eyes, and put his head on the luxurious carpet from Ulthuan, his voice trembling: "Your Majesty... Shengming!"

"Okay, let's discuss about the Northern Expedition now!" Katarin motioned to discuss the next topic.

Northern Expedition!

"Your Majesty is different from Katharine." Talleyrand said with a smile: "The bureaucrats know who you are. Your Majesty is a hero, and you will not be dizzy by the bureaucrats' talk. Three cups of fine wine is fine, and in addition, His Majesty is accurate in judging people, employing them properly, has his own source of information, and has completely independent supervision from His Majesty Morgiana. The bureaucrats dare not make small moves at all. Of course, the most important thing is, Your Majesty has the full support of the army, and your mighty army is very loyal, very, very loyal, which is rare and terrifies the bureaucrats in their hearts."

"Rare?" Ryan became interested.

"From ancient times to the present, rulers have often faced a dilemma. It is difficult for capable people to be loyal, while loyal people are often insufficient." Talleyrand nodded: "After weighing the pros and cons, the instincts of the rulers are all It is people who prefer loyalty, although most of these people are incompetent, but this makes them feel at ease, and only you, my King of Knights, can control a large group of talented people through endless victories and super domestic and foreign affairs capabilities. The ability of the subordinates, let them be convinced."

"Does that include you too? Talleyrand?" Ryan glanced at the lame man.

"Your Majesty has shown your great power and won my loyalty." Talleyrand bowed with a smile, "Of course, it would be even better if you could give me an elf horse for transportation~"

"Hahahaha! Okay, when you return to Britannia, you take my message to Suria's stable to pick a half-breed elf horse and give it to you. It's a reward for you!" Ryan laughed loudly. , He nodded and agreed: "Before that, go to the barracks to pick a good horse for transportation."

"Thank you so much!" Talleyrand immediately bowed in gratitude, and the corners of the lame man's mouth curled up.

Plan to pass!

The second is to ask for a ticket!