Having dealt with Sergei's matter, Count Rostovtsev has also solved a problem that was bothering him. Although the method and results of the solution are not particularly satisfactory to him, it is still a turn of events, and it is also a good time to get together.
So relaxed.
Some people may wonder, why do we need to get together so easily? Why bother to put so much effort into a person with such a lack of vision like Sergey if he can just slap him to death? Isn’t this right?
Is this guy too cheap?
If you only look at the final result, you may feel a little like this. But when doing things, especially as a person, you cannot just look at the final result. If you just pinch Sergey to death as some people want, is it okay?
Of course it is possible. Count Rostovtsev has that kind of strength. Killing a secretary is just like playing. But is it necessary?
You can't be too strict. As Count Rostovtsev's secretary over the years, Sergey has worked hard without any merit. Imagine letting outsiders know that you don't even let go of your secretary who has worked hard. It's just that people don't obey you.
If your arrangement is destroyed, who will dare to be friends with you from now on? Who will dare to cooperate with you?
To do this is to cut yourself off from the people! It is absolutely unfeasible politically!
Count Rostovtsev is not that stupid or that cruel. Even if Sergei displeases him again, he will not do such a stupid thing.
Someone may want to say again, why can't we kill him and teach him a lesson? We must let him know the consequences of disobeying the leadership's arrangements. If everyone learns from him in the future, how will they do anything?
It seems to make some sense, but it's still wrong.
As the saying goes, people have their own ambitions and cannot be forced to do so. If someone just doesn't want to stay in Kiev, it's not good for you to step into the mud for them. One is too ugly, and the other is endless troubles.
If you don't obey, you will be trampled to death. If this spreads out, it will be just as unpleasant and you will lose friends. What's more, Count Rostovtsev also said before that he hopes to hear Sergei's opinion first and wants to know where he wants to go.
where.
You can't immediately turn your back on someone who tells the truth, right?
In addition, the reason why there are endless troubles is because Sergei is, after all, Count Rostovtsev’s personal secretary. After working with him for so many years, he has learned too many secrets. You are not allowed to harm other people’s futures.
People resist?
It is conceivable that whenever Sergei reveals any secrets, it will cause Count Rostovtsev a lot of trouble.
As the saying goes, one thing is worse than one thing less, so that everyone can get together and disperse easily. Although you, Sergey, are unlikely to become the leader of the reformists in the future, at least you can still be your own person, which is another form of forgetting each other in the world. .
After considering various factors, Count Rostovtsev made the final decision. This decision may not necessarily make him very happy, but it is definitely the most reasonable and the one with the least consequences. And this is politics.
To put it bluntly, politics is about uniting the majority to attack a small group. It is not impossible to have imperial thoughts and speak out in politics, but it is definitely difficult. Throughout history, there are many emperors who can truly follow their words and actions.
several.
For most emperors, they have to learn to compromise and unite, otherwise it will be really difficult to get things done.
This is true for individuals, and even more so for the country. It is indeed very satisfying to have a single, powerful and unparalleled family. But is that possible? Even when the British Empire was at its most glorious, it could not do so without thinking. Instead, in order to protect its own status and interests,
He needs to constantly win over and bribe allies and alienate enemies, or he needs to unite the majority to attack the main enemy.
Look at how they dealt with Napoleon, and look at how they dealt with the rise of Germany. Is it really a no brainer?
That's not true. Instead, we can see a British Empire that constantly spends money to contain the enemy and constantly tries to reconcile the internal interests of the allies.
You can't do anything alone! At least for the time being, I haven't seen any single man achieve great things.
Count Rostovtsev was naturally not a single husband, nor did he want to be one. From 1825, he knew that Russia could not be saved by fighting alone, and even by some enlightened nobles, Russia could not be saved.
We must try to unite as many people as possible and make more people realize that poisonous rule and stubborn conservatism are not good for Russia. Only when most people fight against conservative forces from their hearts can Russia have a future.
So he didn't punish Sergey, and even arranged a pretty good place for him to go. He didn't force Sergey into an enemy.
However, this does not mean that he has not reflected. He has realized that there are major problems in his method of cultivating young people. Look at Sergey, whom he worked so hard to cultivate, but his final ideal is just an official fan. What is the meaning of this?
He began to realize that if he continued this pattern, no matter how hard he tried, he would only gain one new Sergey after another.
This model will definitely not allow him to find a suitable successor, he must find another way!
This was also the reason why he suddenly brought Anton to his side, because he wanted to see what was the biggest difference between Anton and the young people he trained. If he could find the secret of Anton's growth, then he could promote Anton's cultivation.
It has become a model. Quickly and efficiently train enough outstanding young people to continue fighting the conservatives to the end.
Yes, Count Rostovtsev has realized that the fight against the conservatives does not happen overnight. It does not mean that one victory can completely defeat the conservatives and completely eliminate them from the Russian political arena.
Even if he can win a big victory according to his plan in the future and take away the conservatives' control of Russian politics, that does not mean that the battle is over, nor does it mean that they have won. This is just a staged victory. After all, the conservative forces
They have existed in Russia for hundreds of thousands of years, and it is unrealistic to expect them to be defeated with just one victory.
This will be a long-term battle. This battle will not end until more and more young people support reform and innovation, and only when the whole of Russia realizes that there is no way out for conservatism.
According to Count Rostovtsev's estimate, this will take at least two to three generations. What he has to do now is just to make a good start, make a turnaround, or help Russia become enlightened. What is more important later is to
The competition for young people must not allow conservatives to continue to control Russian thought.
After thinking about it, he took out a piece of paper from the drawer and started writing letters. He had to communicate with his political allies. One was to finalize the matter in Ukraine, and the other was to talk about the future.
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