Little Adlerberg was very confused. Now he was either leaving or not. After thinking for a while, he replied: "Duke, I have to say that you are really a good bargainer. Sometimes you should not be too shrewd.
Because it’s easy to have no friends!”
Duke Dolgoruky did not speak, because little Adlerberg's words basically meant that he would make concessions. Since he has given in, he might as well listen to the conditions first.
So he just smiled and said: "You can't do it if you are not smart. How can you survive in St. Petersburg if you are not smart? I am just too unsmart, otherwise I would encounter such a bad thing?"
Little Adlerberg chuckled and said: "You are really eloquent. Forget it, who made me want to be your friend? I will lose a little this time. So, as long as you...
"m..
Duke Dolgoruky listened carefully to Little Adlerberg's conditions. He could only say that even if he made concessions, these conditions were still a bit outrageous. If he had not offended Pobedonostsev, he would have given in directly.
Get out of here.
But now he can only slowly bargain: "This is still too difficult. Where is the third part? Your Majesty is watching, Pobedonostsev is watching, and even those liberals are watching, you
Isn’t it a joke to want to control a department with real power..."
Yes, little Adlerberg's condition is to ask Duke Dolgoruky to help him place his cronies into the real power department of the third headquarters. They must be the kind who can hold power, and deputy positions are not acceptable.
It's not that Duke Dolgoruky can't achieve this condition, but it's not worth it, because even he took great effort to control several departments in the third headquarters, and this little fox opened his mouth to take it away.
, where is he willing to do it?
"You mean there's nothing to talk about?" Little Adlerberg gestured to leave.
But this trick was useless to Duke Dolgoruky. He replied calmly: "Of course there is no need to talk. You always put forward some impossible conditions. How can I agree... If you are really sincere
, I will try my best to help you find a key deputy position in the third department headquarters, this is already the limit!"
Key deputy position?
Little Adlerberg secretly calculated that, in fact, this condition was not unacceptable. According to the results of their discussion between father and son, as long as a nail can be wedged in the key part of the third part.
Now that Duke Dolgoruky has basically exceeded their expectations, what else is there to be dissatisfied with?
It's just that for foxes like them, the more things that can be taken advantage of, the better. There is no possibility of satisfaction at all. It must be better than good!
So he tried again: "You are too perfunctory. What is the value of a mere deputy position? You are not sincere!"
Duke Dolgoruky curled his lips and snorted: "If you think this is not sincere, then I'm afraid we really have nothing to talk about, and you don't need to keep grinding your teeth with me, because the sincerity I have given has already been
That’s enough. If we can agree, we will be friends. If we can’t agree, then we can just get together and part ways!”
Now it was Duke Dolgoruky's turn to make a show of leaving. How could little Adlerberg agree? He quickly said: "Slow down, slow down, don't be anxious, Duke! This kind of thing cannot be discussed in detail.
Clearly, even if you don’t want to be my friend, you still have to think about how Pobedonostsev will explain it! This is related to your future, so you can’t be careless!”
Prince Dolgoruky snorted in his heart and thought to himself: If it weren't for this bastard Pobedonostsev, how could I possibly talk nonsense to you? You really think I don't know the tricks of you two evil father and son, go to hell with you.
!
"Afraid?" Duke Dolgoruky smiled slightly and said, "What am I anxious about? Anyway, for a wandering crane like me, it is naturally better to serve the country. If the villain prevents me from serving the country, then I
There’s nothing wrong with just going back and living a leisurely life. A person like me who has no desires or pursuits has only one advantage, and that is that he can go up and down, don’t you think?”
Little Adlerberg let out a snort, knowing that this was Prince Dolgoruky telling him not to use Pobedonostsev's pressure to force him to submit, since he would most likely be a wealthy idler anyway.
Of course, little Adlerberg didn't believe that this person was really so open-minded, and his nonsense about being able to go up and down was really just to fool the devil. Anyone who has tasted the sweetness of power would not be willing to fall down, otherwise
Where in St. Petersburg are there so many people squeezing in with their heads sharpened?
However, he also knew not to push too hard, so he could only say slowly: "Duke, you have a really good attitude. If something happened to you, I wouldn't be able to sleep. Let alone a mere deputy, I would only give two
I am also willing to understand the three full-time jobs as soon as possible. As expected, I still can't compare with you, so how about this, who makes you feel better, how about I do as you say? "
Duke Dolgoruky's heart skipped a beat, and he secretly thought that he might have lost money this time. Even the little fox readily agreed to such conditions, which meant that he could lower the price even more. I'm afraid he was too anxious. If he was really in a state of mind
Well, I'm afraid the price paid should be lower.
At this time, we can see how shameless Duke Dolgoruky is. If it were the price agreed upon by others, he would definitely not change it in a blink of an eye. But he is different. Although he is not shameless, he is not ordinary thick-skinned.
I saw him slowly saying to little Adlerberg: "Don't worry! The conditions just now are okay, but there are some things I still need to make clear. Of course I can give you deputy positions in key departments, but you also
You have to do me a small favor. I'm under a lot of pressure and have a little money recently. If I want to get this deputy position for you as soon as possible, I'll have to spend extra money. So, you can lend me a hundred thousand rubles first, and I'll take care of it after it's done.
How about I give it back to you when it’s loose?”
Little Adlerberg was so embarrassed that he didn't curse. Only then did he understand why the old man said that Duke Dolgoruky was not a good person before. Now it seems that he is not a good person. He is simply shameless to the extreme.
Damn it, this is the first time he has heard that things can be done like this, and he can actually reach out to them to ask for money. If you think about it this way, doesn't it mean that this position was bought by their father and son with money? Then what are we doing with you? Just spend it directly.
There’s so much money to buy!
Of course, he also knew that the accounts could not be settled like this, that is, Duke Dolgoruky was in trouble. Otherwise, how could he buy a key deputy position in the third headquarters with only 100,000 rubles? Normally, this position would cost at least 300,000 rubles.
But even so, he still felt that Duke Dolgoruky was going too far, and he really didn't want to deal with this guy.
After a long silence, he finally gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll lend you these 100,000 rubles, but don't forget to write an IOU!"