Dmitri explained the reasons to Pobedonostsev in detail, focusing on how amazing the benefits were. This scared Pobedonostsev, who was used to seeing mountains of gold and silver.
After a jump, he asked in disbelief: "The profit is so amazing?"
Dmitri sighed: "Yes, it can almost triple to five times. Who is not crazy about this?"
At this point, he suddenly added: "What's more, Grand Duke Constantine is still a wolf with nothing!"
Pobedonostsev immediately realized that the food of other Moldavia dignitaries still had a cost. After all, it was grown in their fields. Maybe the cost of exploiting serfs was very low, but it still had to be calculated.
Some money.
But Grand Duke Constantine was different. His food was procured for free. He took it from the war preparation warehouse without any money. It was a business without capital. You can tell how profitable it was.
If nothing else, Pobedonostsev himself is a bit greedy, and he would like to do it if he has the chance. Of course, he will not be as unscrupulous as Grand Duke Constantine, let alone do things so roughly.
If you leave this kind of matter to him, it will be absolutely watertight and seamless, and no one will be able to see any clues. In his opinion, Grand Duke Constantine's method of operation is simply a waste of natural resources, okay?
Dmitri didn't need to look at Pobedonostsev's face to know what this guy was thinking. In fact, these are routine operations for the powerful in Russian official circles. To be an official in Russia, you don't have to understand people's livelihood or sentiments.
But you must not be able to make money, otherwise your job as an official will not be in vain!
But Dmitri still despises this kind of culture. If he is an official just to make money, what is the difference between it and Jewish money strings? You can't stand on the moral high ground and despise those Jews, but on the other hand, you are worse than them.
Be greedy?
"Next, we must guard against Grand Duke Constantine taking desperate risks, and we must not let him destroy the evidence!" Dmitri changed the topic back and reminded again.
This time Pobedonostsev also nodded quickly. If Moldavia has formed an alliance of interests, then they really have to take good precautions. After all, destroying people's wealth is like killing their parents.
"What do you think I should do?" Pobedonostsev asked.
"Be prepared," Dmitri replied slowly. "The warehouse must be strengthened. The people you brought alone may not be enough!"
Pobedonostsev nodded and replied: "The only one I can trust here is you. How many people do you have here?"
"There are only more than two thousand people left now. If you come two days later, I'm afraid there won't be even this few people left. Even I won't be able to stay here anymore." Dmitri smiled bitterly.
Pobedonostsev could also understand. After all, Dmitri was just passing through Moldavia, and he could not let the large army of troops stay in Moldavia without care.
"More than two thousand people, it's almost enough!" Pobedonostsev replied after some calculations, "It should be enough to guard the warehouse, but it's not enough to do other things!"
Dmitri was not surprised at all that Pobedonostsev wanted to do other things. Although stealing and selling food could make Grand Duke Constantine lose face and suffer a lot, for those of the Crown Prince Party, this alone was not enough.
, it would be best to make Grand Duke Constantine no longer able to stay in the court and let him get out and go home to take care of his children.
To achieve this, it is not enough to charge him with stealing and selling grain and grass. He must also be charged with other crimes, so as to make him notorious for thousands of years.
For example, for hoarding, it is best to have other crimes as well, the more the better!
Therefore, Pobedonostsev definitely wanted to use the topic to his advantage. Whether it was to frame him or to frame him, he had to arrange it all at once. But it would not be possible without enough manpower in Moldavia.
With the status and power of Grand Duke Constantine, as soon as Pobedonostsev was found to be causing trouble for him, it was impossible not to be on guard or to fight back. How could he compete with him in the ring without anyone?
"I should have brought more people here if I had known earlier!"
Pobedonostsev sighed in frustration, but Dmitri knew that this was nonsense, because in the end he was just a supervisor and had no qualifications to mobilize large troops. This time he could lead hundreds
It was already an unexpected surprise when people came to carry out the warehouse. It was Paskovich who sold it to Crown Prince Alexander to save face.
After sighing for a while, seeing that Dmitri had no good solution, Pobedonostsev didn't hesitate much and immediately asked him to lead his troops to the warehouse to garrison. After all, it had been a while since the crime occurred.
Unfortunately, Archduke Constantine has already received the news and is preparing to cause trouble. It is better to stabilize the basic situation first.
Pobedonostsev’s guess was not wrong. Grand Duke Konstantin had indeed received the news. After all, Pobedonostsev rushed into the warehouse as soon as he came in angrily. Anyone who is not stupid knows what it means.
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"Why did Konstantin Pobedonostsev come suddenly? What news is there at the warehouse? Has the matter been exposed? Should we take countermeasures immediately?"
Grand Duke Constantine asked several questions in succession, and every time Viscount Prozolov would come up with a new question before he could open his mouth, leaving him speechless.
Viscount Prozolov was also very surprised by the sudden arrival of Pobedonostsev, because this was a change that they had not expected at all. According to their original estimation, by the time someone came from St. Petersburg, their butts would have been wiped clean.
Already.
But now Pobedonostsev arrived so quickly that they had a lot of leftovers to deal with, and the pots were all brought to the warehouse at once, and his sore feet were immediately grabbed by others.
It's like being grabbed by someone right from the start, how can you resist?
"Your Highness, we must prepare for the worst!" Viscount Prozolov replied gloomily, "A strong man must cut off his wrist if necessary!"
Grand Duke Constantine was shocked, because he really didn't want to get to that point, and he didn't know how to cut off his wrist when he was caught. Could he cut off his head and throw it to others?
Viscount Prozolov quickly explained: "For now, we can only try to destroy the evidence, and the warehouse is the most fatal evidence. The warehouse must be destroyed!"
Grand Duke Constantine was immediately horrified. What was the nature of destroying the strategic reserve warehouse? How serious was it to do such a thing? How angry would he be if he found out? How could he reap the rewards?