Chapter four hundred and fifty fourth eating chicken
Will Nicholas I make up for the "losses" of Kornilov and Nassimov?
Li Xiao really told me that Nicholas I would really make up for it. When he received the report from Grand Duke Constantine requesting the establishment of a volunteer army, and then received the report from Kornilov not long after, he immediately
Realized what Grand Duke Constantine was doing.
To be honest, Nicholas I felt strange at this time. When Archduke Constantine wanted to form a volunteer army, he felt that his son finally understood what was most important.
At that time, he was a little pleased with the growth of Grand Duke Constantine. He felt that his pampering of this child all these years was not in vain, and he felt a bit like an old father's sense of accomplishment.
But in the blink of an eye, when Kornilov's report was delivered to the desk, Nicholas I had mixed feelings. The reason was that although he was happy with the growth of Grand Duke Constantine, did the child grow up a little too fast?
In the blink of an eye, he learned how to use public weapons for private use. Look at how this man hollowed out the Black Sea Fleet. It was shameless and arrogant. Nicholas I felt a little sorry for Kornilov and Nassimov, and thought it was good.
A fleet was poached with so many officers in the blink of an eye. Not to mention chaos, at least it was in a state of distress, right?
What's more, Nicholas I also received the draft of Kornilov and Nassimov's radical plan. He was naturally very satisfied with this draft. He felt that although Kornilov and Nassimov followed the freedom
Although they are close to each other, they are still unambiguous in matters concerning the king, just like their teacher Lazarev.
Although he may not particularly like such a minister, he definitely appreciates it. Especially when an officer was robbed later, Kornilov did not complain blindly. He even did not accuse Archduke Constantine in his report to the Admiralty.
Meaning, he raised his voice like he was stating a small matter. If the matter hadn't involved Grand Duke Constantine, and there were hundreds of naval officers missing in one breath, it would be a bit difficult to explain, and he would have to be informed of this matter to the Tsar.
If not, it will be submerged silently.
Nicholas I liked this kind of attitude in doing things. He didn't complain or grumble, he found problems and solved them, and he even knew how to advance and retreat. Who wouldn't love such a minister!
After a moment of reflection, Nicholas I approved the report, ordered the Admiralty to allocate a special fund to the Black Sea Fleet, and then ordered that the Black Sea Fleet could have priority in the selection of naval officers next year.
This was Nicholas I's compensation. Of course, he did not forget to spur Kornilov. He asked Kornilov to calm down the chaos caused by Grand Duke Constantine as soon as possible and restore the stability of the Black Sea Fleet as quickly as possible.
, in addition, it is best to enter the battle state immediately, the sooner the better!
You can imagine what Kornilov and Nassimov's expressions were when they received this order, because they really didn't expect that the last report following Li Xiao's instructions would have such a good effect. They got it for nothing.
A special fund of one million rubles, his grandma's! With this money, Grand Duke Constantine even dug up another group of people and they all accepted it.
"This funding is so timely!" Kornilov said sadly, "There is a huge shortage of money in the fortifications. The price of everything has increased. Do you dare to imagine that the dealer is asking for it like a lion?
How much is it?”
Li Xiao smiled and said nothing, because he never placed any hope on the integrity of capitalists. All profiteers throughout the ages are the same. Look at the various anti-intellectual and saucy operations of later generations of capitalist countries during the epidemic. What do you think?
Are those capital elites really stupid? Is that bad or not?
Those guys are completely evil to the core. They were not the ones who were deceived into dying anyway, so naturally they have to ensure their own interests!
Nassimov also lamented: "With this money, we can also pay the salary arrears before. Those bastards in the Navy Department only know how to pay harshly and don't care about the life and death of the people below! They deserve to be killed!"
These two famous generals were so happy for just one million rubles. You can imagine how miserable the Russian military officers were. But Li Xiao didn't feel deeply about this, because he was not short of money, and he was a member of the military back then.
Although he was not favored by Nicholas I when he was in the army, no one dared to deduct the military salary of a grand duke harshly, even though the military salary was not enough to live on.
Li Xiao believed that the two of them would make the best use of the one million, and what they needed to care about now was actually not money.
"Did Menshikov reply?"
Kornilov and Nassimov sneered when talking about this matter. They sneered: "When we got back, the old guy was very angry and scolded us, saying that our plan was a joke and did not have the qualifications at all."
Any operability, let’s redo it!”
In fact, operability is not the key reason. They all know the real reason for Menshikov's opposition. The old eunuch definitely doesn't want such a radical plan, but he also knows that there is no way to talk to Nikolai if he directly opposes the radical plan.
I explained. After all, the little tricks he and Neserrode secretly did cannot be disclosed publicly.
Naturally, he could only vaguely say that Kornilov and Nassimov's draft was no longer operational.
Li Xiao sneered and asked, "What's Kostya's attitude?"
At this point, Kornilov became unhappy again and vomited: "That cousin of yours just knows how to act stupid and says he needs to study, and then sends me away... What is there to study in this?"
It’s such a simple thing to agree or disagree!”
Nasimov also complained: "Looking at him like that makes me angry. He is obviously afraid of Menshikov and he pretends to be a big-tailed wolf like us. What the hell!"
Li Xiao nodded and said: "It seems that Kostya has made up his mind to pretend to be confused and delay the matter, but this is not a clever move, he may have the opposite effect!"
Li Xiao knew very well what Nicholas I's attitude was towards Turkey. In 1829, he actually wanted to deal with the Turks. It was indeed possible at that time, but after some weighing, he found that the biggest gain from dealing with Turkey was not Russia, but
When the British came, Nicholas I hesitated.
In the end, he reluctantly gave up that very tempting idea, and instead let the Turkish horse go when things got better.
It's just that he has never forgotten Constantinople in his heart, nor has he forgotten the great achievements that generations of tsars have been obsessed with. But now he feels that the time has come, so don't expect him to continue to stay rational. It is useless to dissuade him this time.