Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 954 - 877 Sleeping Dragon and Young Phoenix_2

Chapter 954: Chapter 877 Sleeping Dragon and Young Phoenix_2

Once they were actually able to secure a certain number of seats in the Duma, things would become much simpler, using the Duma Building as a "stronghold".

Secondly, whether it was promoting the Faction’s ideology in the media, recruiting members, going to different cities to carry out publicity and lectures, or like Stekhov said, supporting the Faction members to actively participate in the elections in various states.

All these things required a tremendous amount of funding to support!

Without money, it would be absolutely impossible to make any progress!

Presumably, Stekhov and Du Jin sought out Rossiyana and recommended her to be the Faction Party Leader not just because of her identity as the Grand Duchess of Romanov, but even more so because of her family’s considerable financial strength and her super-wealthy husband...

That must have been the key point!

......

Stekhov paused for a moment, he probably did not expect Rossiyana to ask about the crux of the matter so quickly.

However, he did not evade the question but replied candidly,

"Yes, money is needed, a great deal of money!

Especially in the early stages of the Faction’s preparation for establishment. It might all have to be funded by your highness at the start.

Latter, once the Faction starts to operate normally, and even gains some influence, then it won’t be necessary for you to contribute too much capital.

Because by then we will be able to seek political donations from various quarters for support."

Rossiyana smiled slightly and continued to ask, "Then do you have an estimate of how much funding I need to prepare in total, from the Faction’s establishment to its normal operation?"

"Well, at least a hundred million US dollars. With this amount of money, we can establish the Faction, gather members from all over, and do some initial promotion, as well as support the core members in their elections. As for more than that, well... the sky’s the limit!" said Stekhov candidly.

Rossiyana nodded noncommittally, "Okay, I got it. But this matter is of great importance, I need some time to think it over."

Stekhov didn’t expect to persuade Rossiyana in just one meeting; as long as he saw a certain tendency in her, his goal would be achieved.

So he stood up, snapped a military salute to Rossiyana, and said sonorously, "Grand Duchess of Romanov, we are all waiting for your summons!"

After speaking, he turned and left the office.

Watching Stekhov’s slender figure disappearing, Rossiyana fell into deep contemplation...

She did not immediately discuss this matter with Wang Ye but instead made a phone call to her grandfather Constantin.

The two of them continued to communicate on the phone for nearly two hours!

At first, Constantin did not support Rossiyana’s involvement in the political arena, especially not in establishing a Faction and becoming its Party leader on her own.

If Rossiyana were to take up a governmental position, he felt that would not be too bad.

With the support of the Kremlin and Mikhail, it was unlikely that she would perform poorly.

But for Rossiyana to lead a New Faction on her own and vie for Duma seats, aspiring to become a central force in the political arena, this seemed to Constantin to be "overstepping the bounds".

Even with those ties to the Kremlin and Mikhail, one couldn’t ensure they wouldn’t harbor additional thoughts.

After all, in the political arena, there are few equals when it comes to sentiments!

Rossiyana, however, argued her case rationally and patiently explained to her grandfather Constantin what the Tsarist faction was all about and why they had approached her to be the Faction Party Leader.

Furthermore, she talked about the civilian base of this Faction and the potential chain reactions that its formal debut might trigger.

Of course, most importantly, Rossiyana was confident that neither her father-in-law nor Mikhail would oppose her doing this.

Becuase even if the Tsarist faction appeared in the middle of the political stage, it wouldn’t have much impact on them.

She reasoned that precisely because she would lead this new Faction, it would indirectly help her father-in-law and Mikhail to control this power and prevent the Faction from becoming unmanageable, so they would even support her!

And you know what, Rossiyana made a lot of sense, so much so that by the end, even Constantin had to admit it was true.

He also felt relieved that the person he had chosen as the family heir had not let him down, after several years of training and conditioning, Rossiyana had truly started to grow.

In terms of political acumen, she had even sharper insights than him and was bolder in her actions!

So, he ultimately decided to support Rossiyana in doing this thing!

...

The reason for calling Grandfather Constantin was that Rossiyana had no intention of asking Wang Ye for money to establish the Faction.

Of course, this amount of money was nothing for Wang Ye, and had Rossiyana simply asked him for it, Wang Ye would certainly have given it to her.

But Rossiyana did not want the Faction to be deeply branded with Mikhail’s mark from the moment it was established!

After all, "He who takes the king’s shilling sings the king’s song"...

Although she had never thought that, once the Faction grew, she would confront her father-in-law or Mikhail, or even become a hostile Faction.

But after all, with different Faction ideals, even if she didn’t mind, she had to consider the feelings of the Faction members.

Therefore, it was the most appropriate to have the money come from her own Family.

Grandfather Constantin was even more generous than Rossiyana had anticipated. He not only agreed to provide the money but also offered a super double!

The Family would support Rossiyana with five hundred million US dollars in total for the establishment and development of the Faction.

Of course, the money was not given all at once, but in stages depending on the Faction’s development, whether Rossiyana could truly control this Faction, and the subsequent development potential of the Faction.

The initial one hundred million US dollars would arrive soon, which was the basic condition for Rossiyana to serve as the Faction Party Leader.

If everything went smoothly, the Faction was quickly established, and the number of recruited members also met expectations, with a certain number of core members and senior politicians, the second funding would arrive soon...

After all, Constantin was an old fox, a man who "does not release the hawk until he sees the hare."

He could afford the money, but his Family would definitely not be taken for a fool, nor be deceived by others.

If Stekhov and the others truly wanted to support their granddaughter’s journey into the political arena, he would not be stingy with financial support.

But if those people dared to deceive Rossiyana, then Constantin would make them realize there were some things that simply must not be done!

...

After Wang Ye returned to Moscow, on the second day, Rossiyana told him about this matter during a private dinner.

After listening to Rossiyana’s narration, Wang Ye was stunned for a long time.

Because he was quite familiar with the names of Stekhov and Du Jin!

Of course, he knew about these two and their various deeds from his previous life.

He had never expected that these two would get involved with his fiancée and even assist Rossiyana in forming a New Faction.

Wang Ye was a bit puzzled—could it really be that his appearance changed too much?

A Faction that should not have existed, led by Khodorkovsky, now emerged and became the Third Faction of the Duma!

A Grand Duke of Romanov that should not have appeared did so and even became his fiancée, who was now about to establish a Tsarist faction...

However, after careful consideration, Wang Ye thought that it did not have much of an impact.

With his alliance with the Kremlin suppressing it, the influence of the Tsarist Faction could not develop too much.

Despite the Tsarist Faction seemingly having a substantial civilian base and great potential.

But as long as the Russia economy developed well under his efforts, people’s incomes went up, and life became better,

The civilian base of the Tsarist Faction would be weakened!

After all, those people were just dissatisfied with the current situation, all hoping to live a better life.

Since it would not pose too great a threat, and this power was still under the control of his fiancée, Wang Ye naturally had no reason to oppose it.

Moreover, since he did not need to provide the money himself, he had even less reason to oppose it.

However, Wang Ye still made several requests to Rossiyana...