This move was also damaging enough. After Count Uvarov realized that he could not defeat Count Rostovtsev head-on, he decided to play rogue. Even if he failed to disrupt the purchase of Alaska in the end, he would still attack
The reputation of Count Rostovtsev would have made Nicholas I doubt his financial resources.
Will this one work?
Theoretically, it is useful. After all, 1 million rubles is not a small number. 99% of Russian nobles cannot afford such a large amount of money. But you, Count Rostovtsev, spend thousands of dollars in an understatement, unless yours
Money is brought by strong winds, otherwise would you dare to say that there is nothing fishy?
But a theory is always a theory, after all, it is different from reality. Because before Count Uvarov started to spread the rumors, he and Chernyshev were the first to get slapped.
Rumors about him began to spread among the large and small aristocratic circles in St. Petersburg. They said nothing more than how stingy and stingy he was, and how he did not give up a dime at a time of national crisis. He was simply unworthy of a man.
He even said that he would not hesitate to instruct the finance minister to sell the land to the Americans at a low price without paying for it, because the Americans gave him a large amount of kickbacks!
Well, Count Uvarov exploded immediately. He had never suffered such a loss before. Yes, he got nothing, but he never reached a private deal with the Americans, let alone received a dime in kickbacks from the Americans.
Isn't this a shit basin put on his head?
Count Uvarov's rhythm was suddenly disrupted. He didn't care about spreading rumors to slander Count Rostovtsev. He first had to find a way to clear himself. He was a little worried.
"This is a great idea, but how did you know that Count Uvarov was trying to spread rumors to slander you?" Nikolai Milyutin asked curiously.
Count Rostovtsev smiled slightly and said: "I have watched Sergey Semyonovich's tricks for more than 20 years. If I still don't understand, it is really in vain. He is just such a trick, or he is trying to occupy morality.
I'll hit you from the commanding heights, or I'll slander you, that's all!"
After a pause, he added: "If you don't want to be led by him, then you have to be the first to treat him the way he wants!"
Nikolay Milyutin blinked and secretly took note of Count Rostovtsev's words. In the future, if he bumped into Count Uvarov head-on, he would just follow the example and avoid suffering the consequences of that guy.
"It's just..." Nikolai Milyutin hesitated for a moment and then asked: "It's just that rumors of this level can't do anything to him. Once he reacts, he will still make tricks to continue to slander you, right?"
Count Rostovtsev smiled and said: "Sure, this will restrain him for a while at most, and his brain will react quickly, and he will definitely fight back. But, who told you that these are the only ways I can do it?"
Nikolai Milyutin quickly asked: "Do you have any other ideas?"
Count Rostovtsev gave him a meaningful look and said: "Of course, have you agreed with the people I asked you to contact?"
Nikolai Milyutin nodded and said: "It's settled. Duke Ordorf and the others are very satisfied with your plan and can't wait to develop those treasures!"
Count Rostovtsev snorted and suddenly said: "This is not my plan, but the Grand Duke's plan. All of this is his plan, I am just helping him a little bit!"
Nikolai Milyutin snorted, stared at Count Rostovtsev in amazement, and said in astonishment: "You mean all this is what Grand Duke Andrei meant? As far as I know, he has been
Are they all in Wallachia? When did he start paying attention to that barren land in Alaska?"
Count Rostovtsev didn’t know the answer either. When someone told him the plan at first, he thought someone was crazy. Who among the smart people in St. Petersburg would spend such a high price to buy a piece of barren land?
Until someone told him that there was a gold mine in the Nome area of Alaska, the situation suddenly changed completely.
Count Rostovtsev knows all too well how attractive gold is. Even in the Gobi Desert, as long as there is gold, the greedy nobles in St. Petersburg will regard it as a treasure. Not to mention that Alaska is not the desert next door, although it is indeed desolate.
A little, but definitely more valuable than the Gobi Desert.
Count Rostovtsev believed that as long as the news spread in St. Petersburg, not to mention 10 million US dollars, 20 million or even 30 million US dollars would not be able to stop the nobles' desire for gold.
Of course, the premise is that someone's information is accurate. There must be gold in Alaska, and it is best to have evidence.
Does Li Xiao have any evidence?
Of course there is. After inheriting Cheap Daddy's property, he specially hired a professional prospecting team from Switzerland to go to the Nome area of Alaska in later generations. After more than two years of arduous exploration, there is sufficient evidence to prove it.
There really is gold there!
This naturally surprised Count Rostovtsev, because what lunatic would spend so much money to explore a barren land. Normal people would not do this, okay?
But someone did just that, and actually found gold. He didn't know whether to say that someone was lucky or just unlucky.
But he was very surprised by Li Xiao's choice, because according to Li Xiao's intention, he needed to show these evidences to those neutral or liberal nobles worth winning over, and then take them to mine gold and make a fortune together.
To be honest, if Count Rostovtsev was young, he would not be as generous as Li Xiao and would not share the wealth with others. He would probably try his best to get the gold mine and then live alone.
So he was very curious about why Li Xiao was so generous. Li Xiao's answer was: "Compared to gold, connections are obviously more valuable. What's more, if you want to mine gold mines in Alaska, which is close to the wilderness, it requires huge investment.
Even if I try to eat alone, I will choke to death!"
This answer made Count Rostovtsev appreciate Li Xiao even more. Only superficial young people will look at money in everything, but people who really want to do big things will know how important connections are. Gold is valuable, but with Orr
Compared to the friendship between Duke Dove and others, it's nothing.
And this is also the key reason why Count Rostovtsev is willing to take action on the Alaska issue. If Li Xiao is just for the gold, then he really will not risk falling out with Count Uvarov and confront him.
Even gold is not worth it to him, but if he can win over and unite a large number of people, or even take this opportunity to make these people stand against Count Uvarov, then Count Rostovtsev will be very