"I really didn't expect a revolution to break out in Russia so soon. It's just that the revolution is not so good, poor Russians. ”

Eder looked at the message from the Romanian embassy in St. Petersburg and sighed at Prime Minister Blettianu.

Eder's words of sympathy for the Russians did not win the slightest sympathy from the Prime Minister. Because this person in front of him is the head behind the Russian smuggling channel, but no one dares to catch it. It is important to note here that in the last two months of 1916, Romanian smuggling of various goods in Russia amounted to 106 million lei, which was higher than trade in normal times. Moreover, these goods were pocketed by Russian officials at 30%-50% of the actual value, and the losses caused by Russia were between 200 and 300 million lei, the most important thing was to make the financial pressure on the Russian government more serious, and the loss of materials was more and more alarming. Therefore, the revolution in Russia broke out ahead of schedule, and His Majesty Eder contributed a lot.

But Eder didn't care about the Russian people right now. The revolution that broke out in advance caught Eder, who wanted to fish in it, a little unprepared, and many arrangements were not completed, so that he was ready to fight for the interests of Romania.

"At present, the Entente has not made any other moves on our conditions, but I don't know if the situation in Russia can be stabilized now."

Prime Minister Bretianu remembered the current negotiations and spoke to Eder with some scruples.

Having worked together for years, Eder knew as soon as he heard the Prime Minister that he was holding back a bit. The outbreak of the revolution in Russia is known to anyone with a discerning eye to be half of the polar bear's combat power, because only God knows how much energy will be spent on the war by the new government, which needs to focus mainly on domestic stability. Eder, who knew history, thought that he was not sure whether the new Russian Provisional Government would be able to return to the war, and if the Russian Provisional Government agreed to withdraw from the war, this would disrupt Eder's plan. You must know that more than half of the new territory in his plan needs to be provided by Russia, and Romania has no chance of succeeding if it does not cause chaos.

"Now we can only wait for news from St. Petersburg."

Eder told the prime minister about his intentions, because he knew that Britain and France were more interested in Russia's actions than other countries. They needed Russia to hold back millions of German and Austrian troops and relieve the pressure on the Western Front.

In fact, Britain and France were most concerned about the Russian revolution. After the revolution had subsided and the Provisional Government had been elected, the British and French ambassadors approached the newly formed Provisional Government on this matter and expressed their concern about the new Russian government, and of course their greatest concern was the question of whether Russia would continue to enter the war. And Lyvov, who had just been Prime Minister and Minister of Internal Affairs, did not dare to make his own decision, so he took Foreign Minister Pavel Miliukov, Minister of the Army and Navy Alexander Guchekov, Minister of Finance Mikhail Tereshchenko and others to discuss.

Five of the members of this provisional government are all Constitutional Democratic Parties, so it is also called the Constitutional Democratic Government. The Constitutional Democratic Party was founded in 1905 and is made up of liberals, the middle class, and local councils. He advocated the establishment of a British-style constitutional monarchy in Russia.

The head of government, Li Vov, who held both hats, asked Foreign Minister Pavel Miliukov to voice the demands of Britain and France. As a matter of fact, all the ministers present here are aware of the concerns of Britain and France, but in this respect they are completely contrary to public opinion. When they were agitating the people in the audience, they shouted loudly that they would quit the war, and they all relied on the support of the people to come to power, and now they have to make a decision to continue the war.

Prince Georgy Yevgenevich Lvov, as the head of the government, of course, will not make this difficult decision himself, but will let all the people concerned gather to deliberate.

Born in Dresden, the capital of the Kingdom of Saxony, Vov was a descendant of the Rurik dynasty of Russia, graduated from Moscow University in his early years, and presided over the Red Cross in Manchuria during the Russo-Japanese War. In 1905, he participated in the formation of the Cadet Party, and later represented the party in the Duma for a long time, and after the outbreak of World War I, he became the chairman of the General Committee of the Federation of Local Self-Government Organs, responsible for civil affairs in the rear. After the January Revolution, the Provisional Government was formed, and Lvov became the first prime minister of the post-imperial era of Russia.

After Foreign Minister Pavel Miliukov had finished what everyone had already known, Lvov, as head of government, spoke. "Everyone knows the demands of Britain and France, how should our new government respond now?"

Li Wolf's words made it difficult for all the ministers present to answer. So everyone began to study the surface of their feet, especially the Minister of the Army and the Navy Alexander Guchkov, who felt that his new tanned Italian calfskin shoes had grown a flower and needed to be watched. Seeing that everyone was silent and did not speak, Li Wolff was also a little angry, usually fighting for power and profit, one was louder than the other, and when it was his turn to deal with the problem, he became speechless.

"Guchkov's question concerns your army, so please give your opinion."

Seeing that no one spoke, Li Wolf called people to answer. Why should Guchkov be named first In addition to the fact that he was nominally in charge of the landing navy, it was also because he was an Octoberist.

The October Party was a non-revolutionary centrist Russian Imperial party. , officially known as the October 17 Alliance. The October Party was founded in November 1905 by the party of the Russian big industrial and commercial bourgeoisie and bourgeois landlords, and was formed by the right-wing representatives of the local self-government movement, the United Economic Progress Party, and the Industrial and Commercial League. The party supported the October 17 Declaration issued by Nicholas II, hence the name given to the time when the Declaration was published.

Guchkov, who was named by Lvov, cursed in his heart and couldn't cheer up to talk about it. "I think that Britain and France are our allies, and we need to listen carefully to their demands. We also need to understand the aspirations of the people, so we need to think more about this matter. ”

Hearing Guchekov's nonsense, Lvov couldn't help but speak. "Your Excellency Guchkov, what exactly is your opinion?"

Seeing that there was no way to delay, Guchkov spoke out about his decision. "I think the morale of the army is not high at present, and there is a lot of lack of military supplies, so it is not suitable to continue fighting."

As soon as he heard Guchkov's words, Mikhail, who was also the finance minister, retorted. "If there is a truce, then our government will immediately go bankrupt. We can't pay off the French debt alone, and our government taxes can only last until May, after which we will only go bankrupt, so it is difficult for us to refuse the British and French terms. ”

Mikhail, who is a non-partisan person, said things that the ministers present did not dare to say in their hearts, which made the meeting even more dull. Everyone understands the truth, but after sitting in this position, some problems can no longer be simply seen. Exit from the history of the war is the desire of all the Russian people, but after the withdrawal from the war, the forced debt of Britain and France can bankrupt any successor government, and this is an endless cycle.

This also became a problem for the Provisional Government.