Petrovna had no objection to Viscount Prozolov's schemes and tricks. To her, this was perfectly normal. The officialdom was originally about intrigues and deceptions. How could one climb up the ladder without digging holes and laying ambushes?
Her doubt was about the point of dealing with Peter Balak. Probably because she had been with Count Shuvalov for too long, she did not have any good impression of Peter Balak. In her eyes, this so-called governor was
A pig, or even a pig put in his place, might be able to do better than him. At least pigs only know how to eat, drink, and sleep, and they won't do bad things. Peter Barak can really do bad things.
Naturally, in Petrovna's view, at this very delicate moment, every ounce of power must be used appropriately, or at least not wasted. And dealing with a guy like Peter Balak, who is worse than a pig, is simply
Wasting time and energy is totally useless.
"You seem to despise Peter Barak?" Viscount Prozolov asked with a smile.
Petrovna looked at him, thought for a moment and then replied: "Yes, maybe in your opinion he is the governor and the well-deserved number one person in Ukraine, but only those who are familiar with Ukraine and him know that he is
indivual……"
When she said this, Petrovna paused, because she couldn't think of an appropriate word to describe Peter Balak. After a while, she continued: "He is just a fool. He fails when he succeeds and fails when he succeeds. He has no ability at all."
It’s enough to be afraid!”
Viscount Prozolov smiled again and said: "Although I don't know Ukraine as well as Peter Balak as you do, but I believe you won't lie to me. That person is indeed stupid, incompetent, and quite useless.
"
Petrovna was stunned because she could tell that Viscount Prozolov was not speaking sarcastically or quarreling with him. Then the question came. Since he knew this, why did he insist on dealing with Peter Balek?
?
"Because he is the governor of Ukraine, and because his position is so critical! After Shuvalov is temporarily under house arrest, the only enemy who can cause us trouble is him, so he must be eliminated!"
After a pause, Viscount Prozolov smiled and said: "And to tell you something you don't like to hear, maybe Peter Balak is a pig-headed, incompetent and useless, but there is no such incompetent pig-headed Count Shuvalov like him.
They are nothing like this, even if they have extraordinary abilities, they will not be able to use them at all!"
Petrovna was stunned because she had never thought about it in this direction. When she used to serve Shuvalov, she always heard Shuvalov talk about how miserable and incompetent Peter Balak was, and then she looked at him.
When I saw that person, he was really miserable, so I naturally thought that he was insignificant and dispensable.
But what Viscount Prozolov mentioned just now is indeed very practical and reasonable. Without the governor-general Peter Barak, Ukraine would not be a conservative country. With the deputy director Shuvalov
Official position, who can you scare?
To put it bluntly, Bestuzhev Ryuming alone could crush him to death with one finger. Without the governor Peter Balak standing in front of him, Shuvalov and his like would not be able to stand up to their righteousness.
Well, there are many things that cannot be done at all.
Petrovna knew after a moment's thought that without the governor-general Peter Balak, the bureaucracies in Ukraine and Kiev would definitely not betray Shuvalov, even if he was under the name of Count Uvarov.
You can apply pressure on your head, but how many times can it be used? People will sell you face once or twice at most. How many more? Don’t even think about it!
Without Peter Barak as the governor-general to watch over him, it is certain that Ukrainian officials will not cooperate honestly with Shuvalov. Even if they are willing to cooperate, they will charge a sky-high price, which will definitely not make Shuvalov comfortable.
Let’s put it this way, in the past few years, Shuvalov has enjoyed the hidden benefits brought by Peter Barak, but also ridiculed Peter Barak’s mediocrity.
pot.
No one would be able to accept it, that is, if Peter Barak had been honest, otherwise he would have taught Shuvalov a lesson.
After figuring this out, Petrovna immediately realized the brilliance of Viscount Prozolov. To put it bluntly, Peter Balak is the strategic support point of the conservatives in Ukraine. He usually looks inconspicuous, but the key is
He really can't fall at any time. Once he collapses, it will really be like a tree falling and the hozen scattered.
Without Peter Barak, a rotten-looking tree, how could monkeys like Shuvalov enjoy the shade?
Petrovna's eyes immediately lit up and she said happily: "I understand. It seems that it is indeed meaningful to defeat Peter Balak. Is there anyone who needs my help?"
Petrovna knew that Viscount Prozolov must need her help, otherwise the other party would not call her over and let her listen to so many words. It was obvious that the other party wanted to explain to her the importance and importance of this matter.
meaning, and then ask her to fully cooperate.
Viscount Prozolov was not polite and said directly: "You should be very familiar with Kiev's upper class society, and you should have dealt with Merkulova to some extent. Do you know her origins?"
Petrovna smiled, because Viscount Prozolov put it too euphemistically. She had dealt with Merkulova. To be precise, the two sides almost had a fight at first. The fight was not as fierce as usual.
Although Petrovna just spoke so badly of Peter Balak, when the governor first arrived in Ukraine, she actually wanted to recommend herself as a bed warmer. For social butterflies like them, stupid pigs have no idea.
The advantages of stupid pigs are that they are easy to deal with, they are not too fussy, and they are much easier to deal with.
However, Petrovna was defeated by Merkulova that year, and it was a disastrous defeat in all aspects. It almost took only one round for the opponent to defeat her and defeat her.
If you want to say that Petrovna wasn't angry back then, that's definitely a lie. Anyway, she checked Merkulova in detail, trying to figure out how this woman defeated her. After all, whether it was her figure, appearance or family background, she was
They were both better than each other, but why did Merkulova win?
Petrovna was very unconvinced at the time, so she checked very carefully, but what puzzled her was that she had spent a lot of money and gained many favors but could not find anything useful.
She only found out that Merkulova was from Minsk. At least it was stated that she was from a noble family in Minsk and came to Kiev to seek relatives. The rest of her parents and her hometown were not allowed to do anything.