Ilya was keenly aware of something that seemed to exist between Muravyov, Alexei and Li Xiao. He could feel the tacit understanding between these three people. As an excellent third military policeman, he was very concerned about this kind of thing.
Naturally sensitive.
However, he did not express this speculation immediately. As an excellent third military policeman, waiting and observation are essential skills, so he decided to take a look first.
Ilya did not ask any more questions about the steam ship, which made both Alexey and Muravyov relieved. Because the cost of building this thing was so amazing, if Nicholas I knew that they spent so much
If money makes such flashy "waste", it will explode on the spot!
Therefore, for some things, you can only enter the village secretly, and shooting is absolutely not allowed.
After inspecting several new steam ships in turn, even Ilya had to admit that the Wallachian River Fleet at least looked like that. At least the weapons, equipment and spirit were very good. As for whether it could really fight, who could?
Is it accurate? No one can tell without actually fighting. After all, there are many people in history who seem to be very powerful, but in fact they can't help but fight.
In the evening, when Ilya returned to the hotel in Gyurgiu, he was quite vigilant because Muravyov had really scared him before. Although he took a breath under the guise of being sick, who can guarantee that the old man would persevere.
How about persistence?
Naturally, Ilya was on high alert, and his mind was running crazily, thinking of excuses and how to protect himself if this old guy was going to come hard.
I have to say that Ilya really thinks too much. Muravyov does not have such strong tastes and is not interested in his body at all. After the persuasion of Li Xiao and Alexey, the old man also knows that some methods can be used once and never again.
, just like the empty city strategy, sooner or later you will be betrayed every time you come here.
Moreover, Alexei and Li Xiao also told him that Wallachia can still withstand investigation. Although there must be some secrets in it that cannot be known by conservatives, these secrets have been covered up very cleverly and are not a scam.
People can see through it at a glance.
Take the financial accounts of Wallachia, for example. This is a fake account carefully fabricated by combining the financial wisdom of later generations of Li Xiao and the traditional skills of Jewish profiteers. With the level of financial scrutiny in this era, it is not that it is completely impossible to detect, but it is definitely
It's not like one or two people can figure out the problem in a day or two.
In short, Wallachia was exposed casually, but the big and fatal problems were covered up very cleverly. Even if they were caught with small problems, it would be great to criticize and educate, and it is unlikely to be the evidence to bring down Alexei.
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In fact, if Li Xiao is willing, he can clean up even those small problems without letting flies get through any cracks. But he knows that if the water is clear, there will be no fish, and sometimes doing it too clean can cause problems.
question.
After all, Nicholas I was not a fool. After being the Tsar for so many years, what was he like in the officialdom without a little bit of prowess? If a place is clean and no problems can be found, then there is a big problem.
It must be fake!
Therefore, Li Xiao deliberately left some moderate problems for the special envoy sent by Nicholas I. To put it bluntly, this was a strategy of using small problems to cover up big problems and focusing on the big ones and letting go of the small ones.
This trick really worked, because even the special envoys and imperial envoys sent by the conservatives to make trouble were deceived, although they tried their best to list more minor problems in Wallachia and Alexei in their reports, or deliberately
Exaggerating these minor problems. However, Nicholas I always criticized Alexey casually for a few words and then it was over. The reason was naturally that the tsar also followed this trick and felt that as long as Alexey had no principled problems, and
There were enough small problems, which made him feel at ease.
What Nicholas I feared the most was that Alexei would be as perfect as a saint in Wallachia. Then he would take down Alexei even if he did not want Wallachia, because as a conservative tsar, he
The last thing we need is a reformist saint!
The reason is very simple. If Alexey becomes a saint of the reformists, it means that the system he created is more advanced and promising than the one currently adhered to by Nicholas I. Naturally, it also means how conservative he is.
of ignorance and backwardness.
For Nicholas I, Russia's necessary ignorance and backwardness were beneficial to him. If Russia became as advanced as Britain or France, then maybe grass would grow on his grave as a tsar, but he would never
He could not forget the impact of the French Revolution on the Bourbon family, and he did not want to become the next Louis XVI!
So Alexei is capable if he is capable, but if he is too capable and does a good job, it will not work. If he is capable enough, he will still be a capable minister that Nicholas I can call upon, but if he is too capable, he will become a dignitary of the Romanov family.
The grave is dead.
I have to say that Nicholas I's imperial scheming was quite remarkable. He was indeed much better than his brother and father in this regard. If Alexander I had been at his level, old Speransky's reforms might still be possible.
Better results.
Let's get back to the topic, let's continue talking about Ilya and Muravyov. After inspecting the river army, the two did not return to Bucharest, but took a boat all the way eastward to Izmail.
After understanding the strength of the Wallachian River Fleet, they believed that they must see the actual effect. If the Wallachian River Fleet can prove that its capabilities are not just words on paper, then it is absolutely necessary to report it to Nicholas I. This will have a great impact on the future.
The possible armed conflict or even war with Turkey is of great significance.
Moreover, Ilya felt that it was necessary to inspect the port of Izmail and the shipyard. As an important base of the Black Sea Fleet on the Danube River and a shipbuilding yard, this factory is of great significance to Wallachia.
If Izmail has enough throughput capacity, Russia can send food from Odessa or Nikolayev directly to the front line of the war against Turkey, helping the Russian army to quickly capture the areas around Constanta.
Once Constanta is obtained, the Russian army's logistics supply line will be more stable. One way can use supplies from the Danube and Wallachia, and the other way can use the Black Sea Fleet to transport supplies from Ukraine to Constanta. This is for "
The liberation of Bulgaria was of crucial significance.
If Ilya wants to see Izmail, Alexey and Li Xiao will naturally not stop him, because Izmail belongs to Ukraine and has little to do with Wallachia. Even if he can find any problems in Izmail, he will not stop him.
Wallachia cannot be implicated. The two brothers wish he could hide in Izmail and wander around!