Baryatinsky also wanted to return to St. Petersburg, but there were so many trivial matters in the Caucasus that he could not escape in a short time. He could only communicate with St. Petersburg through letters, and as everyone knows, this method
The efficiency is extremely low.
"Wired telegraphy is a good thing," Baryatinsky exclaimed sincerely. "Count Uvarov was so stupid to oppose wired telegraphy before. If we could promote it earlier, why would we be so passive!"
How else to say that suffering losses and beatings can make people improve? Although Baryatinsky did not explicitly oppose the establishment of cable telegraphy before, he actually did not support it, which was equivalent to acquiescing to Count Uvarov's attitude.
But now that I have tasted the benefits of fast wired telegraph communication, I realize that I have fallen into a trap. It can only be said that conservatives have this virtue. They will oppose any new thing, even if this new thing is really useful, or they have not discovered this yet.
If there is any use in planting new things, we should oppose them.
They oppose just for the sake of opposition. They don't do any research or investigation at all. They are just a bunch of scum that clings to the past.
Baryatinsky is considered a good person, and at least he can reflect on it sometimes. Like Count Uvarov, who knows the benefits of wired telegraphy but still insists on it, and just opposes it, then he is hopeless.
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Of course, it is still difficult to build a cable telegraph network from St. Petersburg to Yerevan. One is that the distance is too far, and the other is that Russia has no money. After all, Nicholas I just squandered the treasury, and there is no money at all.
The money was spent on construction.
In fact, one or two years have passed. The only wired telegraph network in Russia is the line from St. Petersburg to Moscow. The rest are under planning, and there are not even drawings.
"Nikolai Milyutin wants to carry out major reforms? Where is his brother? What is his opinion?" Baryatinsky asked Kanditantin Pobedonostsev directly in the letter: "Definitely.
Pay attention to that Dmitry, I have a feeling he is the same type of person as his brothers! They are both subversives of tradition and our enemies!"
I have to say that Baryatinsky's feeling is still very accurate. He has already noticed Dmitri's true tendency. Fortunately, he is not in St. Petersburg at this moment, otherwise Nikolai Milyutin and the others would have to face more complicated problems.
situation.
"If His Majesty lets you take charge of the third department, that is good news for us. However, although that department has great power, it also has a lot of troubles. And you, my friend, I know that you were not good at handling those affairs before, but now you cannot
You will not face the most complicated situation, so as your friend and defender of the traditional order I sincerely recommend that you appoint Prince Vasily Dolgorukov as your assistant."
"The Duke is familiar with the operation of the third part, and his ideas are highly consistent with ours. The most important thing is that he and Count Uvarov are not the same people. You can trust him completely. I believe that with his help you will open the door."
The situation must be controlled by those liberal elements who are ready to take action!”
Baryatinsky not only recommended Duke Vasily Dolgorukov, but also specifically recommended Peter Alexandrovich Valuev. This man is also a famous conservative in history, and he is particularly good at
Pretended conservative.
At least at the time, it seemed that this person was not a die-hard, and even had a vague feeling of being close to liberals. It was this disguise that allowed him to appear on the stage after Alexander II's reform curtain opened. This dear friend in history
He soon became Minister of the Interior and almost forced Nikolai Milyutin to retire.
This also shows how terrifying Baryatinsky is. Not only does his conservative stance win the trust of Alexander II, but his methods are no less than those of Count Uvarov. In some aspects, he is even better than his master.
Historically, the final failure of Grand Duke Constantine and Nikolai Milyutin was not surprising at all. The two men's original positions had issues of compromise and concession. Coupled with Alexander II's double-dealing methods, the final reform was disrupted.
It's really normal.
Of course, there was something Baryatinsky didn't expect, and that was Count Rostovtsev, a deeply hidden reformist. After all, he couldn't be a reformist no matter how you looked at it, so Baryatinsky didn't even think about it.
He regards Count Rostovtsev as his enemy, so many of his proud arrangements cannot be hidden from Count Rostovtsev's eyes. This gives the reformists a chance to stand up!
The only pity is that in history Count Rostovtsev died not long after the reform started due to gangrene of his limbs caused by falling from a horse, allowing Baryatinsky to get a big advantage. But now with Li Xiao's intervention
Count Rostovtsev would not die so easily.
"Horse less? My young friend, why do you have such advice?" Count Rostovtsev looked at Li Xiao in astonishment, not understanding why the other party gave such advice.
"I heard that you like to race horses with others recently?" Li Xiao asked calmly.
Count Rostovtsev replied nonchalantly: "This is my little personal hobby. Why don't you like horse racing?"
"No," Li Xiao shook his head and replied, "I just don't like you appearing in person. Have you ever thought about the consequences if you make a mistake in such an intense sport?"
Count Rostovtsev fell silent. Obviously he knew what the consequences would be, but he didn't think it was very serious.
"I'm very confident in my riding skills!" he replied.
Li Xiao replied seriously: "But I have no confidence in Nikolai Milyutin and Grand Duke Constantine. Once something happens to you, I don't think they have the ability to continue to promote the reform process!"
Count Rostovtsev frowned and sighed: "I appreciate your concern, but I still think my riding skills are good enough!"
"This has nothing to do with riding skills, but is just a matter of simple probability. If you can guarantee that if something happens to you, there will be someone who can protect the reform like you, then you can treat it as if I didn't say anything just now. On the contrary, you can finally
Please give me a reasonable explanation, I will not place all my hopes on a few unreliable guys!"
Count Rostovtsev was silent now. He probably knew how unreliable Nikolai Milyutin and Grand Duke Constantine were. Without his protection, it would be difficult to even start this reform.
.
"I will take care of my safety," he replied calmly, "When you came to see me today, did you have anything else besides caring about my safety?"