Chapter 871: The Misplaced Trucks
Chapter 854 – The Misplaced Truck
Just because the top could care less, it didn’t mean that the people below didn’t care either. Argent was in a high position of power, and was himself a member of the powerful class, so even if he offended people, people couldn’t do anything about it.
The following people will not be able to, do not think that receive money to take advantage of the top, in fact, most of the gray transactions, are the following people responsible for the completion of the.
As the logistics minister of Argent, it is not so cheap as to go down personally for the sake of a few train wagons of freight.
Anyway, when the little brother received the benefits, there was no shortage of the boss’s share. The reason the deal could last was because everyone was in the same boat.
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Brittany Macklin has been in a bit of a state of mind lately when a load destined for Moscow was unloaded in Samara.
Okay, he admits that transporting military supplies to the front is really important, and this railroad was commandeered by the military a long time ago, but no matter what, it doesn’t stop everyone from making money, does it?
You know that time is money and money is life. While business in the Russian Empire relied mostly on the backstage, Brittany had no shortage of backstage either.
But in business, now the goods are unloaded down, if there is no new train carriages to transport, and finally can not be delivered on schedule, it is also to pay for liquidated damages.
“Commissioner Ixil, I need a reasonable explanation as to why my goods were unloaded?
Do you realize how much money we lose for every day of delay?
Who is responsible for this loss?
Don’t forget, you’ve already collected the money. Now you’re suddenly defaulting, do you think I, Brittany, am easy to bully?
Or do you think that the Marquis of Cristanval has retired and is at your mercy now that the man is gone?”
Looking at the furious Brittany, Director Ixil was also helpless.
He didn’t want to suddenly violate the contract, but there is no way, the superior has given a dead order, must guarantee the supply of frontline materials, failing to complete the task not only lose his post, but also may lose his head.
“Mr. Brittany, very sorry. Above gave a death order, must guarantee the front line supplies on time to the front, now all the vehicles have been sent over.
For your goods, let’s wait for another half a month! When that time comes, I will definitely prioritize the train cars for you.”
This explanation obviously couldn’t satisfy Brittany, delayed arrival to pay the liquidated damages was even.
Although Samara was a major transportation route, it didn’t mean that there were enough storage warehouses in the area, not to mention that all materials could be stored.
If they were stacked in the open for half a month, the produce could be used as fertilizer if God didn’t give them face.
Even if the weather was good every day, half a month would be enough time for potatoes and corn to sprout, and then they would have to be sold cheaply to the workers at the bottom of the ladder.
“Director Ikeshir, you’re joking, right? It’s not like you don’t know what this batch is. If I could wait half a month, why would I come over to you?
Anyway, you look after it, if you think Marquis Kristanvar is easy to bully, just leave it like that!”
Brittany didn’t want an explanation, but needed to solve the problem. He knew very well what kind of goods the Russian bureaucrats were, wanting to get things done either by smashing money or taking out the backstage to apply pressure.
Money has been smashed, Brittany is not a wrongdoer, will not repeat the payment to destroy the rules of the trade, then you can only move out of the background to pressure.
Ixil face changed greatly, even if it is known that Brittany is just pulling the tiger skin to pull the banner, at such a moment the Marquis of Kristanwal to participate in this kind of thing the chances are very low.
But now do not get involved, does not mean that the future does not retaliate, after all, moving people’s money bags.
Marquis of Kristanval retired, but after all, is the former Minister of Finance, in the government network should not be underestimated.
Maybe the top can hold up, but Ikeshir, the small director, can’t stand up to the toss.
“Mr. Brittany, to tell you the truth, whoever steps forward in this matter can’t.
Admiral Oginets has given a warning to the Logistics Department that if we can’t guarantee that the logistical supplies will arrive on time, we’re going to sue His Majesty the Tsar for misappropriating the military train.
Once the matter is revealed, we in the Logistics Department, including you merchants, and even Margrave Kristanvall will not be able to escape.
Whether money or life is important, you weigh it yourself! For the sake of the Marquis of Cristanval, we can return the freight charges.
But with this money you’ve taken back, from now on, we’ll all go our separate ways, and the Logistics Department will never work with you again.”
With the showdown over, it was Brittany’s turn to have a headache. The problem now was no longer that Ixil took money and didn’t do anything, but that he didn’t dare to do anything.
With Brittany’s understanding of Ixil as a vampire, money was his life. As long as the money was given enough, anything could be done.
Originally thought that he just wanted to sit on the ground and take advantage of the opportunity to extort a sum of money, did not think that the problem had already involved a high-level struggle.
If you really want the money back, both sides will be torn apart. The people do not fight with the government is applicable everywhere, even if there is a backer behind, Brittany is still a goat.
After hesitating for a few moments, Brittany slowly said: “Mr. Ikeshir, can’t you think of a way? To ensure the transportation of supplies for the front line, it’s not bad to have these few trains.
If you want to hurry, you can recruit more people and use more animal power, you can always accomplish it.
You should know that you can’t afford to delay this shipment. To tell you the truth, the agricultural products are only on the surface, there is still a part inside ……”
The higher the value of the goods, the more troublesome things became, and Ixil had a headache. If it was just the produce, even if part of it went bad, the loss would be very limited.
However, there was also a batch of special “medicine” inside, the situation was different. This kind of business is obviously not something that Brittany can do by herself, and there must be a bunch of big shots waiting to share the spoils behind her.
Cut off these people’s financial road, afterward will certainly be retaliated against, as the parties involved in the Ixil is likely to be reduced to a punching bag.
After hesitating for a moment, Yixie said with a frown, “Alright, Brittany. Don’t even think about the military train.
Now that the military is watching, if something happens in the middle of the process, we will all be finished, including the people behind you will not be able to handle it either.
If you’re really in a hurry, I can transfer some of my men and wagons to you, and you can do the rest on your own.
By the way, we imported a batch of big trucks from Austria not long ago, if you want, I can lend them to you.
But those costs have to be calculated separately, who made you not inform in advance before, the freight costs for special medicines and agricultural products are not the same.”
Knowing that this is the bottom line over, Brittany did not continue to have the luxury of military columns, the fight between the Ministry of Logistics and the military he did not want to get involved, if not careful that is really will be shattered.
“Yes, but you must help coordinate with the localities and let them help repair the roads, otherwise the trucks won’t be able to run.”
Ixil nodded, “Don’t worry, the roads were sent to be repaired a long time ago. As long as you don’t take a shortcut, most of the road is passable for cars.”
Most of the road was able to pass, which also meant that some sections were impassable. However, this was not a problem that Ixil was worried about, being able to transport a section counted as a section.
If automobiles were impassable, then wagons, if wagons couldn’t go then manpower, that’s how the Russian Empire’s logistical system was constituted anyway.
In fact, if it wasn’t for the fact that the Tsarist government’s top brass accidentally discovered the military value of trucks during an inspection trip to Austria, the Ministry of Logistics wouldn’t have purchased them at all.
It is not that these trucks are not good, mainly because they are not suitable for the Russian Empire.
Traffic garbage is not to mention, more troublesome is the difficulty of late maintenance, spare parts import not to mention, even the workers to repair the trucks have to be hired externally.
If all this can be overcome, the harsh winters are killing us.
A few degrees below zero, a dozen degrees, from the outside plus heating, the engine can still barely ignite the fire; minus thirty or forty degrees below zero when parked must be insulated, or there is a certain chance that the engine will be scrapped.
On this performance, or Austria specifically for the Russians to produce frost-resistant cars, if the ordinary truck encountered the Russian winter directly to rest.
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(End of chapter)