Everyone chatted for a while and then dispersed when they saw that it was getting late. Then Li Xiao came to work early in the morning in his carriage.
The offices of the Third Department in St. Petersburg are located at the west end of the Neva River, not far nor close to the Winter Palace, which is exactly in line with the status of its department.
Departments like the Third Department in St. Petersburg certainly cannot compete with the Ministry of War, the Navy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Naturally, they have to stay far away from the central city of St. Petersburg. Of course, they cannot stay too far away. After all, they
It is considered a supervisory agency in St. Petersburg. If one day the Czar orders them to arrest someone, it will take several hours to convey an order. Wouldn’t it be very satisfying?
All in all, the distance must be properly measured, neither too far nor too close. This is also the norm in Russian officialdom. No matter what you do, you must be careful about the distance. One minute more or less will not work.
And this has also made the staff of the Third Department of St. Petersburg, especially the heads of departments, all excellent people. They know all kinds of things properly and know whose orders must be completed urgently and whose orders must be completed urgently.
Orders can be disobeyed or delayed.
Especially after Li Xiao took over, their sense of proportion was extremely exquisite. Anyway, they would never take the initiative to do what Li Xiao told them, but they would not stop doing it at all. They always had to let Li Xiao urge him again and again.
It took a lot of effort and effort to do that little bit reluctantly.
Anyway, according to this state, it is estimated that Li Xiao will not be able to work for two months and will either be exhausted or angry to death. And this is exactly the effect these people want. After all, they all know that Alexander II does not want to see someone, and the newly appointed
Part 3: The general manager doesn't like someone either. If someone is good to someone above, they will be very fond of someone below. They definitely can't be too enthusiastic about Li Xiao.
Especially when they found that Li Xiao seemed to be helpless against their foreign labor tactics, the joy and pride in their hearts were even more obvious. They felt that a fool like Li Xiao who came from other provinces was easy to bully and did not understand the rules of St. Petersburg officialdom.
and cruelty.
However, this pride is about to come to an end this morning. Just now, these people received a shocking news. At the imperial meeting last night, the newly appointed Minister of the Interior Nikolai Milyutin suddenly expressed his disapproval of the newly appointed Minister of Internal Affairs.
The director of the third department, Kanditantin Pobedonostsev, was furious, accusing him of wantonly trampling on the dignity of the nobility, setting up prisons for personal gain and perverting the law, and demanded that he be reined in immediately!
To be honest, this sudden blow made Alexander II baffled, because it was only a month before Kanditantin Pobedonostsev took office. And the third part has never been bound by the law and only obeys
It is not unusual at all for the Tsar to set up private prisons.
In the past thirty years, I had not seen Nikolai Milyutin and other ministers of the interior having any objections, so why did they suddenly go berserk?
Alexander II thought there was a misunderstanding and was going to mediate. Who would have thought that it would be better if he didn't speak. When he spoke, Nikolai Milyutin became more and more energetic and accused the third part of the heavy blood debt even more vigorously.
It is said that the Third Chamber is beyond the jurisdiction of the judiciary. Neither the Minister of the Interior nor the Minister of Justice has any control over their affairs. People are often arrested at will and tortured privately because of some unfounded matters. In the long run, the country's legal dignity has been trampled on.
Clean and tidy.
According to Nikolai Milyutin, if Russia wants to reform, it must first take action on the third department. They must not be allowed to act recklessly and do whatever they want!
Kanditantin Pobedonostsev was confused, Alexander II was also confused, and in fact many of the ministers who participated in the imperial meeting were confused. Because no one could figure out what happened to Nikolai Milyutin.
Oh, why did he suddenly turn into a mad dog and bite him indiscriminately in the third part?
People who don't know what's going on think that this guy has a grudge against Kanditantin Pobedonostsev. Otherwise, why would he rush to cause trouble as soon as he comes on stage?
Of course, everyone was just confused for a short while. After being stunned for a while, those with smart minds immediately figured out the twists and turns, and those with less bright minds would not hinder watching the show, after all.
The one that was bitten was the third one. Neither the conservatives nor the reformists liked this department very much. Everyone was just gloating when they saw their misfortune.
Yes, most sane people in Russia don't like the third part, because this department is only responsible to the Tsar and is the Tsar's loyal dog. And both conservatives and reformers are more or less related to it for some reasons.
The Tsar was taught a lesson in the third part about his wrong ways.
So, everyone was so happy to see the misfortune in the third part that they even wished the Tsar had abolished this department.
However, some people with clear minds began to worry, such as Count Uvarov. Even though his current position was very embarrassing, he immediately thought of many things when he saw Kanditantin Pobedonostsev being unlucky.
For example, what exactly did Nikolai Milyutin want to do? He felt that Nikolai Milyutin was not going for Kanditantin Pobedonostsev. It was probably not a personal grudge. It was his sword.
The third department probably wants to limit the power of the third department, so as to prevent the third department controlled by Kanditantin Pobedonostsev from becoming an obstacle to his reform path.
If you think about it from this perspective, Count Uvarov will definitely help Kanditantin Pobedonostsev, no, help say a good word for the third part. After all, their conservatives are now in control of the third part.
It is an extremely important department that can restrict or even restrain the reformists, and we must not let the reformists interfere with it.
But, Count Uvarov himself also has Xiao Jiujiu in his heart, and he knows exactly the root reason why he has been so embarrassed during this period.
As an emperor and a courtier, Alexander II preferred those who stayed in his palace, but he did not like him, a veteran of three dynasties, so he was thinking of ways to marginalize him. Do you think he would be happy with this?
Although for the sake of the overall situation, he could not openly say that he was unhappy, or even openly confront Baryatinsky and Kanditantin Pobedonostsev, he could still use silence to fight against unfair treatment.
Made once.
Especially now, he estimated that even if Nikolai Milyutin seemed to be aggressive and ready to cut the third volume into eight pieces, he would not be able to agree to it as long as Alexander II had no tricks in his mind.
Therefore, even if the reformists are strong, Alexander II cannot make unrestricted concessions. At most, he can only reprimand the third party or Kanditantin Pobedonostsev, and at most, he can do it without any pain.
It’s tempting to give in, and then let’s do whatever happens with the third part.
Since there is no substantial damage in the third part, why should he, a marginalized old man, be so active?