Father Mavie

Chapter 195 Lack of supplies (please subscribe!!!)

Two monsters as tall as mountains
Ma Wei's cheeks twitched uncontrollably, and two names popped up in his mind:

Kraken, the giant monster of the North Sea, and Saisida, the ancestor of whales!

Besides them, are there any monsters as high as mountains active near the extreme northern seas?
Are there two at the same time?
Half a month has passed since Kraken woke up, and they are still fighting, and they even ran into the third and fourth armies who planned to retreat to the mainland.
Very happy.

"report!"

A soldier's voice was heard outside the command room. Everyone turned their heads and saw a middle-aged man in a tuxedo walking in. This middle-aged man was the internal affairs officer in charge of the king's daily affairs.

"Your Majesty Katerina." The internal affairs officer bowed and performed a beautiful palace courtesy, and took out the envelope in his arms, "Your Majesty invites you to the evening party held at the Central Academy of Sciences at 8 o'clock tonight. This is an invitation letter. Please Be sure to dress appropriately."

"The enemy has already approached the city, does His Majesty still have the mind to hold a party?"

"Many nobles were invited to the party, including many high-ranking military officials." The internal affairs officer seemed to have expected Katerina's question, and patiently explained: "So this is not only a party, but also an event about war. It’s just that His Majesty likes the name of the evening party.”

"He really hasn't changed at all."

Katerina sneered: "Go back and tell him, I will attend on time."

"As ordered."

The goal was achieved, and the internal affairs officer glanced at Onufri and the others in the command room, then turned and left.

"Your Highness! How can you go to this party?!"

As soon as the internal affairs officer left, Onufri and others shouted: "Your Majesty and you have always had political disagreements, even if you are brothers and sisters, you can't be careless!"

"The enemy is now, and we really need to work together." Katerina said calmly: "As long as their brains are not flooded, it is impossible to attack me at the party, at most they can give me some orders."

"What's more."

Her blue eyes swept towards Mavi who was standing aside, and Katerina asked, "Father, do I need to be afraid?"

Ma Wei smiled: "No need, Your Highness."

In the evening, two carriages drove into the city of Tyumen. The streets illuminated by the afterglow and under the towering black stone houses were crowded with civilians wrapped in thick clothes and thick headscarves. When a carriage passed by, he would raise his head like a bird in fright, and retract his numb and stiff legs and feet under the scolding of the coachman.

The originally wide street can only accommodate one carriage. This is only a small group of refugees. Many refugees were sent to other cities farther away because there were no vacancies.

Junia lay on the car window, looking at the refugees on the street, her eyes widened. Among the refugees, some children in ragged clothes looked up at her.

"How many refugees are there in the city?" Mavie asked.

"Nearly 200 million, and that's not counting the original residents of Tyumen City." Dino said, "Now the city has fallen into a food shortage situation. The price of a piece of black bread has risen from 10 kopecks to 50 kopecks. Turned inward 5 times."

The kopeck is the currency of the Romanov Kingdom. On top of the kopek, there are rubles of higher value. The conversion ratio is simpler than the pennies and shillings of the Kingdom of Windsor, both of which are 1:100.

1卢布=100戈比=2先令，10卢布与1金镑的购买力相差无几。

"Five times?" Ma Wei's eyelids twitched: "Someone is hyping up grain prices?"

"It's not certain at the moment, but it was like this during the war." Dino sighed: "There are too many civilians affected, and the material reserves in Tyumen City are not enough to support the sudden arrival of 200 million refugees, and the supply of 50 kopecks of black bread is still in short supply. Well, some wealthy civilians can still survive, but those serfs who came to Tyumen with the gentlemen can only eat the rations they brought with them, or pawn things to buy a few raw potatoes."

The war broke out, and the Romanov Kingdom, which had lost nearly one-third of its land, suddenly entered a critical moment. Even if Siberia kept digging potatoes around the clock, it would be difficult to supply so many refugees, and when the sea was blocked, many Imported goods, such as sugar, vegetables and other necessities, also skyrocketed in price.

Right now, the river is frozen and there is no fish to be caught. The refugees who have lost almost all food sources can only stay in the city and wait for the government's rescue.

"I have sent a letter to Aaron, asking him to secretly transport the batch of wheat flour you bought to Tyumen City, but it will take some time." Dino licked his lips: "Fortunately, I also bought a lot of grain before, hoarding The warehouse in Omsk City can solve urgent needs."

"How much food have you hoarded?"

"1000 tons." Dino calculated in his mind: "If all the bread is baked and still full, it will only be enough for these refugees to eat for about three days."

In three days, can the war end?
Arabian Nights.

If they cannot return to their hometown, what the refugees eat will always be a problem. No matter from the perspective of heart or utility, it is impossible for Ma Wei to watch them starve to death.

"Didn't the Romanov Kingdom distribute relief food?" Levin asked, "They brought these refugees to Tyumen City, so it's impossible not to give them something to eat!"

"You ask me who I'm going to ask!"

Dino tremblingly held a pen and calculated the accounts. He knew what Ma Wei wanted to do, and he was willing to distribute all the food he bought. Cocoa
But he just couldn't control the bleeding in his heart, grinning in pain.

He has never done a loss-making business in his life, this time I am afraid he will lose everything
"I will ask the king about the relief food tonight." Katerina looked out the window and said, "They are the people of the Romanov Kingdom. No matter what, I will not watch them starve to death."

Having said that, Katerina has no idea. She doesn't know how much the nobles are willing to pay to relieve the refugees, and she doesn't know whether the kingdom can still buy food during the war.

The coastline was blocked, and not only imported materials could not be shipped in, but even things produced by the Romanov Kingdom could not be shipped out.

The only way is to buy supplies from the bordering Kingdom of Frederick, but the road leading there has long been occupied by soldiers of the Kingdom of Windsor, and they can't bring in the things they buy!
Fortunately, the war progressed too quickly, and the refugees who fled to Tyumen City carried frugal food, and they could last for a few days without falling into a situation of food shortage. This gave the newly arrived Ma Wei and others a great Buffer time.

"Edward, tonight, you will accompany His Highness to the party to protect her safety."

"No problem, can I find something to eat if I'm hungry?"

"Whatever you want, just don't create panic."

After thinking for a while, Ma Wei came up with the action plan that he had thought up in advance: "Fat orange and little black, you go and take the stray cats near Tyumen City under your command and form a branch of the Cat Legion."

"it is good."

"Dino, Levin, let's rent a church first, as a temporary foothold, and then start evangelism."

"I've already looked for a church." Dino said, "Before I left the Romanov Kingdom, I asked Lisold to stay and play by ear. He followed the refugee wave to Tyumen City and rented a church in advance. The center, called the Znamensky Cathedral, is a remnant of the Revelation."

(End of this chapter)