Although the idea of righteousness is annoying, sometimes it is really useful. For example, in Russia, if ordinary people or nobles clamor for reforms, they will most likely be thrown into Siberia and become savages.
But Grand Duke Constantine is different. Not only has he been clamoring for reform, but he has also been jumping up and down about it. Although this guy's purpose is not that simple, it is undeniable that if you join his team, at least
There is no need to worry about being exiled just because you clamor for reform.
Let's put it this way, Grand Duke Constantine is a banner of the reformists. Maybe not everyone among the reformers likes him as the Grand Duke, but most reformers admit that having his banner makes the life of the reformers very easy.
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Of course, Alexei did not want to take refuge with Grand Duke Constantine, because they actually had very different ideas from the Grand Duke. His purpose was to use the tiger's skin as a banner.
Why do Uvarov and his ilk keep staring at Wallachia and constantly trying to cause trouble? It’s not because Alexei doesn’t have a strong backer. You see, he dares to touch Grand Duke Constantine’s tiger ass casually.
?You must know that this Grand Duke has always advocated reform. In terms of his ability to hate, he is much stronger than Alexei.
In fact, Uvarov bullied the weak and was afraid of the strong. He could not do anything against Grand Duke Constantine, but he was able to defeat Alexei to death. Naturally, he squeezed the weak persimmon hard.
Although Alexei and Li Xiao are not afraid of Uvarov, as the old saying goes, if you are not afraid of thieves, you are afraid of being missed. What's more, there is no reason to guard against thieves for a thousand days.
If they could borrow Grand Duke Constantine's tiger skin for use, not to mention completely deterring Uvarov, at least it would prevent him from being so unscrupulous.
However, Grand Duke Constantine's tiger skin is not so easy to borrow. If Viscount Prozolov's incident had not happened, Grand Duke Constantine would naturally ask for a high price, and he might even refuse to accept bargaining.
Alexey would sometimes half-jokingly say to Li Xiao that his brother was just here to bring warmth!
Regarding Alexei's conditions, Grand Duke Constantine neither agreed immediately nor rejected them outright. He was also weighing them.
Being very smart, he naturally knew that Alexei wanted to borrow his tiger skin for use. Objectively speaking, even if he borrowed it, it would not be a big problem, because even if Alexey was not covered, he still had to cover it.
Other reformists, anyway, are just stubborn old thorns in the flesh, who are not afraid of being bitten by lice when there are too many. This is his kind.
However, he felt a bit taken advantage of when he was willing to protect Alexei and others. After all, the other reformists accepted his protection and recognized him as their elder brother, but it was obvious that Alexei could not recognize him.
Being the eldest brother, this seems like he is being taken advantage of a bit, isn't it?
So he decided to ask about the specific conditions first: "How much economic assistance does Wallachia intend to provide to Moldavia, or what kind of specific technical support does it provide?"
Alexey naturally knew that this kind of question would definitely be asked, and he immediately laid out the minimum conditions: "Wallachia will provide Moldavia with no less than one million rubles per year for the next five years."
Interest-free loans, and engineers will be sent to assist Moldavia in building railways and telegraph facilities..."
Is one million rubles a lot? For a nobleman like Grand Duke Constantine, it is certainly not much. When he came to Moldavia and took office, he asked for three million rubles from his father, Nicholas I.
Financing of the activities.
What does a mere one million mean? Anyway, he thinks the money is mosquito meat!
"That's too little!" Archduke Constantine snorted, "At least two million per year. What's the point of loans? Can I still charge interest if I can get the aid back?"
Grand Duke Constantine exposed the authenticity of the so-called aid with one word, but Alexey did not feel the least bit embarrassed and replied calmly: "Your Highness, this is already a lot. According to me,
As we know, you only brought three million rubles from St. Petersburg, but Wallachia provided you with five million, which is more than what His Majesty gave you!"
Without waiting for Grand Duke Constantine to answer, he added: "As for charging a little interest, this is only natural. You should know better than us what the virtues of Moldavia's officials are. If you don't explain clearly the nature and nature of the money,
The stakes are high, those greedy pigs will destroy it completely in less than two days!"
Grand Duke Constantine immediately blushed, because what Alexey said was absolutely correct. Those bureaucrats in Moldavia really did not want to be the sons of men. They were all greedy and they were really just plucking their feathers.
Even if you have a excrement bucket in front of you, you have to test whether it is salty or not.
Before coming to Bucharest, these guys asked him for emergency funds, saying that they would be used to pay salaries and bonuses to the Moldavia police and gendarmes. At that time, they said it was so pitiful, as if the Moldavia police and gendarmes had already
They were so embarrassed that they couldn't open the pot. It was as if Grand Duke Constantine couldn't carry out the counter-rebellion unless he gave the money.
At that time, Grand Duke Constantine softened his heart, and he also had some intention of winning people's hearts when the new official took office, so he allocated 300,000 rubles. However, in the blink of an eye, the money disappeared completely. He only found out about this money afterward.
A fraction of the money went to the police and gendarmes, while a huge portion was secretly shared by Moldavia's bureaucrats.
This almost made Archduke Constantine so angry that he vomited blood. He definitely couldn't let it go. But when he was about to punish a few people and kill the chickens to scare the monkeys, he couldn't find any flaw in these bastards. All aspects of the accounts were done.
It was so perfect that he sent people for more than ten days but nothing could be done.
These three hundred thousand rubles taught Grand Duke Constantine a profound lesson, letting him know how unreliable the Moldavia locals are. Of course, the Russian garrison is also unreliable. In short, these people have
The top and bottom colluded together to find fault with them - grandma!
This is also the most troublesome thing for Grand Duke Constantine. After all, he is an outsider. Even if he is a prince, no one can believe him and no one can help him. He is still struggling.
Anyway, Archduke Constantine gets very angry whenever he sees the faces of these disgusting bureaucrats recently, but he really doesn't have that many talents to replace all these guys. To put it bluntly, he still has to rely on
These bastards go to maintain the stability of Moldavia. What do you think this is?