When Anton heard Count Rostovtsev's suggestion, he actually didn't agree with it. He really had no interest in working under Count Rostovtsev. One was because he was not familiar with the count, and the other was working under Li Xiao.
Relatively comfortable.
No one is willing to step out of their comfort zone easily, even an enterprising person like Anton. After all, when he had not met Li Xiao and others before, the working environment was terrible, and the thought of going back to before
That kind of working environment gave him a headache.
Therefore, his original plan was that no matter whether Count Rostovtsev refused to say anything to him next, he just wanted to go to Wallachia, and it would be better to follow Li Xiao.
But what Count Rostovtsev said next surprised him. He said: "You are now the deputy chief of the military police under Grand Duke Andrei, right? To be honest, this position is a bit humiliating for you.
You can totally do it on your own.”
Without waiting for Anton to speak, Count Rostovtsev said to himself: "Of course, I also know that it is not that His Excellency Grand Duke Andrei is unwilling to give you a chance to stand alone, nor is it that Count Speransky does not trust your ability.
.”
"The reason why you can't do it alone is entirely because Wallachia is too small and can only accommodate those people. To be honest, with Archduke Andrei's ability, his position as commander of the military police is also unqualified. But we all know that because of a certain
Due to some objective reasons, he cannot go further in a short period of time."
"And this means you can only be the poor deputy director! I think this is a huge waste!"
Anton was stunned because Count Rostovtsev was right. These objective factors are indeed annoying and helpless, but there is no other way but to passively accept them. After all, Nicholas I was like this
It is a fool's errand to expect that a tsar will suddenly enlighten him and re-appoint Li Xiao and re-employ a reformist like Alexei.
Anton also felt very sorry for Li Xiao, but he could only accept the result, and even told himself that maybe this was a good thing. After all, there were still many things he could learn from Li Xiao, and there would be no harm in learning for a few more years.
It's just that Count Rostovtsev opened the lid at once, and it seemed that he had different arrangements?
At this time, Anton became interested in Count Rostovtsev. He wanted to hear what this wily count had to say.
"I don't necessarily have good opinions," Count Rostovtsev replied calmly. "Let me convince your majesty to change his mind. I can't do it. But I can provide you with a new opportunity. As you can see, with the
With the downfall of Peter Barak, I will soon begin to close the net and try to take Ukraine into my hands."
After a pause, Count Rostovtsev sighed quietly and said: "Although it is a happy thing to take back Ukraine from the conservative hands, we have to admit that our strength is still too small. Such a big Ukraine is absolutely huge."
Some positions are still controlled by conservative guys.”
Count Rostovtsev sighed again and said: "The only thing I can do is to try to win those key positions, such as the governor, for example, try to place people in the third department of Ukraine or the police and gendarmerie department, and you will
It’s very suitable for these two departments!”
Anton was shocked because at first he thought that Count Rostovtsev would take him to St. Petersburg! To be honest, he was really not interested, because the dignitaries of St. Petersburg were everywhere, and they could hit them if they threw a block and turned around.
Earl. With his background and qualifications, he can't do anything at all.
Therefore, he was unwilling to go to St. Petersburg and had no interest at all. But what Count Rostovtsev offered was a position in Kiev, which was completely different. First of all, the water here was not as deep as St. Petersburg, so there were many fewer constraints on doing things.
And as Count Rostovtsev said, it is indeed worthwhile to take back Ukraine, but the conservative forces here cannot be underestimated. If you cannot control those core departments, what if there is a governor who is inclined to reform? In a minute
He will be ignored and become the next Peter Barak!
Therefore, it is particularly important to control Ukraine as soon as possible. If you want to control Ukraine, you must mobilize your own people. Count Rostovtsev is right. The reformists are very weak. If you want to mobilize so many capable and suitable people,
It is not easy for someone to go to Ukraine to take charge of the situation. Naturally, it is normal for him to fall in love with him.
If it were just Count Rostovtsev, Anton would not be so interested. What's more important is that Li Xiao had chatted with him before and also talked about the importance of Ukraine, as Moldavia and Wallachia.
In the rear area, once Russia really has a military conflict with Turkey, Britain and France because of the Bulgarian issue, Ukraine will be the backing of Moldavia and Wallachia. If there is a problem here, Wallachia and Moldavia will follow.
Everyone will be affected.
According to Li Xiao, if possible, it is best to stabilize the rear area of Ukraine, not to mention how much help it can provide, but at least not to hold it back. And if you want Ukraine to be stable, you must not talk or beg for it, definitely.
You need to have someone of your own to mediate between them.
The problem is that neither Li Xiao nor Alexey is considered a person in the DPRK, at least they cannot send their own people to Ukraine. Now that he has this opportunity, Count Rostovtsev has taken the initiative to invite him, and he also promised to give
The third department or the police and gendarmerie department, it goes without saying what the role of this powerful government department is, right?
Anyway, Anton was very tempted and thought that Count Rostovtsev was right and that this was indeed a good opportunity. But he was still a little hesitant. After all, Ukraine was much stronger than Wallachia. Li Xiao and Alek
Xie was still suffering in Wallachia, but he was promoted. This seems a bit unloyal.
After hesitating for a moment, he replied: "Your Excellency, thank you for giving me this opportunity. I am very satisfied with the opportunity you provided and I am willing to take up the post. But after all, I am still working in Wallachia. I would like to hear about it."
The superior will give you an answer later."
Count Rostovtsev's impression of Anton is getting better and better, because when faced with such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, most people usually have only one thought, which is to win it at all costs. Nine times out of ten, they agree without thinking.
person's choice.
But Anton did not agree directly, but chose to exercise restraint for the sake of friendship and loyalty. This is a very rare quality. People with such qualities are at least not villains...