After inspecting the new aircraft at the Coanda Aircraft Factory, Edel returned to the palace.
"Your Highness, this is a report on the expansion of the Constanta Steel Plant."
Edel returned to the palace and had just landed on the chair when he saw a guard coming in with an application document and handed it to the crown prince.
Edel took the report, rubbed his temples and said, "Let me take a look first."
"Your Highness, why don't you take a rest first?" the guard said when he saw the tired-looking Crown Prince.
"No, you go out first and I'll take a look before talking."
After getting the answer from the crown prince, the guard walked out of the office. Edel picked up the expansion report and read it.
In this report, the general manager of the steel plant Duzwegang wrote. Thanks to the establishment of many factories in Romania in recent years, especially the consumption of the Volkswagen plant, the steel plant is now operating at full capacity. For Romanian steel
The supply has reached its limit, and funds are needed to expand production capacity. Since state-owned enterprises need to hand over profits and the government is currently strapped for funds, there is not enough funds now, and I want the crown prince to approve the factory to cut off funds.
"Isn't this the responsibility of this government department? Why is it sent to me?" After seeing the application report, Edel thought to himself. If he couldn't figure it out, he asked someone who knew to come. The crown prince called the guards and asked him to
He asked the Minister of Industry Karaturi to come tomorrow.
The next day, Industry Minister Karaturi came to the Crown Prince's office. "I have met His Highness."
"Karaturi, why was this construction report placed on my desk?" Edel asked him as he took out Duzweigang's report.
"Your Highness, can you show me first?" asked the Minister of Industry, who was a little confused.
"You take a look at it first." After finishing speaking, Edel handed the report to him. After taking the report and reading it at a glance, Karastu said to the crown prince with a smile. "This is indeed what I rejected."
"Can you tell me the reason?" Edel knew that the nephew of Prime Minister Stuart was also a shrewd and capable man, so there must be a reason for his refusal.
"In fact, the main reason is that Duzweigang did not state in the report that the smelting equipment purchased this time was an Italian product, and it was second-hand equipment, and the price was 50% of that in Germany."
"Go on." Edel looked at the confident Karastu and continued to ask.
"According to theory, the price is reasonable. However, I learned that the equipment this time is a bit backward. It is the equipment that the Taranto Steel Plant is preparing to eliminate. I think these equipment are not of much use to Romania, so I did not approve it. I did not expect it.
He will bypass me and deliver this construction report to the crown prince."
After listening to Karaturi's words, Edel made some judgment in his mind.
"Ask Milok to come over."
After seeing off the Minister of Industry, Edel told the guards.
Not long after, Milok came to the Crown Prince's office and after saluting, the intelligence chief asked, "Your Highness, you are looking for me."
"I have something for you to do this time."
Edel told Milok about the expansion of the steel plant.
"Does His Highness want me to investigate this Duzweigang?"
"Yes."
"I will place his report on His Highness's desk soon."
After sending the intelligence chief away, Edel wondered in his mind whether someone was out of his mind.
After receiving the mission from the crown prince, Milok returned to the office and ordered one of his subordinates, "Call Sirka over."
"Director, you called me." This average-looking Shirka, who was wearing civilian clothes, asked lazily after she came in.
"Yes, I have a task for you here." Milok said pretending not to notice him.
"What important task?"
Milok told Shirka what the Crown Prince asked him to do.
"Boss, you can give such small tasks to the newcomers, and they can complete it."
It can be seen that this Shirka is very popular with Milok.
"This is my request." Facing his ace subordinate, Milok rarely got angry.
"Then after you complete this task, boss, you have to give me a few days off." This person took advantage of the situation.
"What are you going to do again?"
"I plan to go on a trip to relax myself."
"Okay, but I will see this report on my desk the day after tomorrow." Milok made it more difficult for his subordinates.
"piece of cake."
Seeing this Shirka who gave him a headache, Milok thought in his mind that if you weren't so efficient in doing things, he would have asked you to clean the toilet a long time ago.
This time the Crown Prince asked him to do something, which made Milok attach great importance to his performance in front of the Crown Prince. Everyone knows that King Carol is delegating power to the Crown Prince. Now Milok has a thorough understanding of the Crown Prince's character. His Highness is very fond of his subordinates.
If you look at the people promoted by the Crown Prince, you will know that there is no ability that cannot match his eyes. In the past, the Crown Prince left general intelligence work to his own chief of guards. This made Milok feel a sense of crisis and it was difficult to do intelligence work.
There is a saying of safe retirement. Now this is an opportunity. He wants the crown prince to see his ability, so he asked his ace to investigate a small task.
The ace gentleman that Milok liked lived up to his expectations and handed the report to him the next evening. Milok looked at the report in his hand, and in his heart he felt for the greed of Mr. Duzweigang.
Incredible.
I usually just work at the factory, but this expansion project was initiated by an Italian businessman. After purchasing the equipment that he planned to eliminate at the Taranto Steel Plant, the businessman contacted Duzwigan and planned to buy it second-hand.
The price of the equipment was sold to the Constanta Steel Plant. Mr. Duzweigang received 70% of the price difference, while the Italian businessman only received 30%. It is no wonder that he still planned to steal after Minister Karastu refused.
The loophole was handed over to him. Money really blinded his eyes, and even his IQ was not enough.
After Milok got the investigation report, he immediately went to the palace to report to Edel. After hearing Milok's report, Edel was surprised. He could now understand the strange behaviors of domestic officials he had seen in his previous life.
Well, this is not an intellectual problem, it's just something tempting that blinds my eyes.
Edel looked at the investigation report in his hand and said to Milok, "Go handle this case and get back all the money he took."
"Yes, Your Highness."
After seeing Milok go down, Edel sat on the chair and let out a long sigh.
Milok asked the people in Constanta to arrest Duzweigang overnight, and the Italian businessman was also arrested. The two were no match for the intelligence officers. After a short interrogation, everything was revealed.
Said it out.
In the more than three years since he took office, Duzwegang has used his position to embezzle a total of more than 4 million lei. He also arranged his relatives to various well-oiled departments. If the production of the steel plant had not been able to meet the needs of Romania,
I've discovered these moths a long time ago.
"Calastu, send people to thoroughly investigate all state-owned factories. I will ask Milok to help you secretly." Holding Milok's interrogation report in his hand, the crown prince said to the summoned Minister of Industry.
"Okay, Your Highness."
After seeing off Karastu, Edel called the palace steward, Viscount Edry.
"What orders do you have, Your Highness?"
"You also send people to inspect our royal family's factories."
"Okay, Your Highness."
Following Edel's order, every state-owned and royal factory ushered in inspectors, making some people with unclean hands secretly anxious.
During the inspection, a total of five factory supervisors were interrogated and investigated because the amount was too large. Nine were given written warnings and asked to return the embezzled amount because the amount was not large.
Finally, after one and a half months of inspections, the atmosphere in various enterprises has turned around. This inspection also serves as a warning to officials. If they can inspect state-owned enterprises, they can also inspect you. Many officials in the government have also relaxed their hands a little.
It has the effect of killing the chicken to scare the monkeys.
