Chapter 854 The Truck that Entered by Mistake

The above may not care, but it does not mean that the people below do not care either. Argent's position is high and powerful, and he is a member of the powerful class. Even if he offends people, everyone can't do anything about him.

The people below can't do it. Don't think that it's the high-level people who collect money and get benefits. In fact, most of the gray transactions are completed by the people below.

Argent, as the Minister of Logistics, was not cheap enough to end up in person for the freight of a few trains.

Anyway, the younger brother received the benefits, and the boss's share was also indispensable. Trading can continue because everyone is in the same boat.

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Brittany McLean's mentality has been a bit broken recently. A truckload of goods bound for Moscow was unloaded in Samara.

Well, he admitted that the transport of military supplies on the front line is indeed important, and this railway has been requisitioned by the military long ago, but no matter what, it can't stop everyone from making money, right?

Know that time is money and money is life. Although the business of the Russian Empire mainly depends on the backstage, Brittany is also not short of backstage.

However, in the business, now the goods have been unloaded, if there is no new train skin to transport, and the final delivery cannot be made on time, it will also have to pay liquidated damages.

"Director Ikhir, I need a reasonable explanation, why was my item unloaded?

Do you know how much money we lose for every day we delay?

Who will bear this loss?

Don't forget, you have already received the money. Now suddenly breach of contract, this is to think that I am easy to bully Brittany?

Or do you think that the Marquis of Christanvall has retired, and now that the tea is cool, you can play with it? "

Looking at the angry Brittany, Director Ixil was also helpless.

He didn't want to suddenly breach the contract, but there was no way to do it. The superiors issued a death order, and the supply of front-line materials must be guaranteed. If the task is not completed, not only will he lose his job, but he may also lose his head.

"Mr. Brittany, I'm very sorry. There was a death order from above, and it is necessary to ensure that the frontline supplies are delivered to the frontline on time, and now all the vehicles have been dispatched.

Your goods, wait another half a month! At that time, I will give you priority to arrange train skins. "

This explanation obviously could not satisfy Brittany, and it would be fine to pay the liquidated damages for the delayed arrival.

Although Samara is a major transportation route, it does not mean that there are enough storage warehouses in the local area, and it does not mean that all materials can be stored.

It is piled up in the open air for half a month. If God does not give face, these agricultural products can be used as fertilizer.

Even if the weather is good every day, half a month is enough for potatoes and corn to germinate, and then they can only be sold at low prices to the bottom workers.

"Director Ikhir, are you kidding me? You don't know what this batch of goods is. If I can wait for half a month, why am I still here to find you?

Anyway, you can figure it out. If you think Marquis Kristinvall is easy to bully, just let it go! "

What Brittany wanted was not an explanation, but a solution. He knows very well what kind of Russian bureaucracy is. If he wants to do things, he has to spend money or put pressure on the backstage.

The money has already been smashed, and Brittany is not taking advantage of it, and will not repeatedly pay to break the rules, so he can only move out of the background to put pressure on it.

Ikhir's face changed greatly, even if he knew that Brittany was just pulling the flag, the chances of Marquis Christenvall participating in this kind of thing were very low at this moment.

But if you don't mix it now, it doesn't mean you won't retaliate in the future. After all, it has moved people's money bags.

It is true that Marquis Christanvall has retired, but after all, he is a former Chancellor of the Exchequer, and his network of contacts in the government should not be underestimated.

Maybe the high-level can withstand it, but Ikhir, the little director, can't stand the toss.

"Mr. Brittany, to tell you the truth, no one can come forward in this matter.

Admiral Oginets warned the logistics department that if the logistics materials could not be guaranteed to arrive on time, they would sue us for misappropriation of the military column to His Majesty the Tsar.

Once the matter is revealed, our logistics department, including you businessmen, and even the Marquis of Christenvall will not be able to escape.

Whether money is more important or life is more important, you have to weigh it yourself! For the sake of Marquis Kristenvall, we can return the shipping.

But if you take the money back, everyone will go their separate ways from now on, and the logistics department will never cooperate with you again. "

When the showdown is over, it's Brittany's turn to have a headache. The problem now is not that Ikhir doesn't do things with money, but that he doesn't dare to do things.

From what Brittany knew about Ikhir, the vampire, money was his life. As long as you have enough money, you can do anything.

Originally thought that he just wanted to sit on the ground and raise the price, and took the opportunity to extort a sum, but he did not expect that the problem had already involved a high-level struggle.

If they really want the money back, the two sides will be torn apart. Civil disobedience and official fights are applicable everywhere. Even if there is a backer behind him, Brittany is still cowardly.

After hesitating for a while, Brittany said slowly: "Mr. Ixil, can't you think of a way? To ensure the transportation of materials on the front line, these trains are not bad.

If you are in a hurry, you can recruit more people and use more animal power, and it can always be done.

To know this batch of goods, really can not afford to delay. To tell you the truth, agricultural products are only on the surface, and there is still a part of it..."

The higher the value of the commodity, the more troublesome things got, and Ikhir had a headache. If it is just agricultural products, even if part of it is damaged, the loss is very limited

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But there are also a batch of special "drugs" inside, and the situation is different. This kind of business is obviously not something that Brittany can do by himself, and there must be a bunch of bigwigs waiting to share the spoils.

If these people's fortunes are cut off, someone will definitely retaliate afterwards, and Ikhir, who is the party concerned, is likely to be reduced to a punching bag.

After hesitating for a moment, Ikhir frowned and said, "Okay, Brittany. Don't think about the military column.

Now the military is watching, if something happens in the middle, we will all be finished, including the people behind you.

If you are really in a hurry, I can transfer some of the people and carriages to you, and you can take care of the rest.

By the way, we imported a batch of big trucks from Austria not long ago, if you want, you can lend them to you.

However, these costs must be calculated separately. Whoever did not inform you beforehand, the shipping charges for special medicines and agricultural products are not the same. "

Knowing that this is the bottom line, Brittany did not continue to expect the military ranks. He did not want to mix in the battle between the logistics department and the military. If he was not careful, he would really be shattered.

"Yes, but you have to help coordinate the places and get them to help fix the roads, or the trucks won't run."

Ikhir nodded: "Don't worry, the road has already been repaired. As long as you don't take the trail, most of the roads can pass by cars."

Most of the road sections are passable, which also means that some sections are not passable. But this is not something Ikhir is worried about, and it can be run for a period of time.

If the car can't pass, get on the carriage, if the carriage can't go, get on the manpower, anyway, the logistics system of the Russian Empire is like this.

In fact, if the senior officials of the tsarist government had not discovered the military value of the truck when they were inspecting in Austria, the logistics department would not have purchased it at all.

It's not that these trucks are bad, it's mainly that they are not suitable for the Russian Empire.

Not to mention traffic rubbish, and even more troublesome is the difficulty of maintenance in the later period, not to mention the import of spare parts, even the workers who repair the car have to be hired from outside.

If these can be overcome, then the severe winter will be fatal.

When it is a few degrees below zero or ten degrees below zero, the engine can barely ignite the fire when heated from the outside; when it is below thirty or forty degrees below zero, the parking must be kept warm, otherwise there is a certain chance that the engine will be scrapped.

As far as this performance is concerned, it is still a frost-resistant car produced by Austria for the Russians. If an ordinary truck encounters a Russian winter, it will stop directly.

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