After chatting with old Igor for a few words, Li Xiao slowly went to work in his own carriage.
One of the advantages of being a nobleman in the mid-19th century is that you don’t have to go to work on time from nine to five, and no one will clock in and record attendance. For example, Li Xiao usually arrived at the office at nine in the morning, which was incredible at the time.
Yes, because most aristocratic gentlemen will arrive at the Yamen around ten o'clock and then flirt or chat with their secretaries. It is very rare to be able to start work before eleven o'clock.
It is unimaginable for nobles, especially high-level nobles, like Li Xiao to go to work on time "so early in the morning", because most of them don't get home from dances or salons until two or three in the morning, and they can't get up at all in the morning.
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"Luxury and decadent aristocratic life!"
Li Xiao glanced at the many subordinates who were yawning. He knew that most of them were greeting their ancestors in their hearts. Because he got up early and worked hard, these guys couldn't paddle like before.
If you are trying to catch a fish, you can only force yourself up and come to work.
However, Li Xiao doesn't take these guys' slander too seriously. In his opinion, the most important character in a person's life is hard work. A person can be stupid, stupid, or have no emotional intelligence, but he can't be lazy.
Laziness is the original sin. If a person is lazy, he will probably not achieve much. And if a society is generally lazy, then it is not surprising that poverty and backward social problems occur frequently.
Therefore, he appreciates hard-working people and is willing to give hard-working people more opportunities. Of course, he will also kick away those lazy and incompetent guys without hesitation.
"My God, you are going to fire twenty people in a row!" Muravyov shook the paper in his hand in surprise.
There were more than twenty names written on the paper in his hand, all of whom were fired under Li Xiao's order. For the third department of St. Petersburg, more than twenty people were not too many. After all, this department had hundreds of people, but it was definitely
Not too few, because most of these twenty-odd people are small bosses.
Killing more than 20 small bosses in one go, one can imagine the repercussions this will cause. Even Muravyov, who is a strict man, is a little worried about Li Xiao.
But Li Xiao replied slowly: "Not twenty, but twenty-four."
Muravyov looked at him with wide eyes and asked puzzledly: "You are not worried at all?"
Li Xiao replied: "Of course I'm worried. I'm worried that too few people have been fired. After all, 70% of the officials in our department are mediocre idiots fishing in troubled waters. It's very likely that only firing 24 won't solve the problem."
The fundamental problem!”
Muravyov became increasingly speechless. He felt that his thinking was no longer on the same frequency as someone else. He couldn't help but ask again: "You must know that these people still have some energy. What if they..."
Li Xiao waved his hand and said: "There is nothing wrong. I have already informed the Ministry of Internal Affairs. They will send people to remove them in the name of review. I only need to sign and seal my agreement!"
Muravyov blinked his eyes and became more and more surprised, because the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Third Department actually have many overlaps in business, and the key thing is that the two departments are not subordinate to each other.
Generally speaking, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is not qualified to arrest people from the third department for review, but the reverse is more likely.
Li Xiao smiled and said: "Today is different from the past. Of course, the Third Department was more powerful in the past, but the law does not stipulate that the Ministry of Internal Affairs cannot review the staff of the Third Department... What's more, this time the Ministry of Internal Affairs has a famous teacher.
, after all, His Majesty agreed to let the Ministry of Internal Affairs help supervise and review the third part..."
Muravyov knew this, but he felt that it was more of Nikolai Milyutin's method of attacking the conservatives, that is, the reformists led by him were now strong, otherwise it would not have been possible at all.
However, although Nikolai Milyutin had the upper hand, he heard that there was Count Uvarov assisting in handling this matter. That person was a well-known conservative boss and he would allow Nikolai Milyutin to
Gula Milyutin "does whatever he wants"?
"Don't worry about this problem. If the person involved is the head of the third department headquarters, then naturally it can't be done, but..." Li Xiao replied with a smile: "We are actually just small fish here, so for that Earl
It’s impossible to confront Nikolai Milyutin over a bunch of fish!”
Muravyov thought for a moment and agreed with this truth, but he was still a little worried: "Even so, the impact of dealing with so many people at once will be too great..."
Li Xiao spread his hands and said: "There is no way. We have too many wall-riding factions and guys who work in troubled waters here. Although I beat some people before to make them a little more honest, you have also seen that we really let them do things.
They were so perfunctory and resistant when we were there, so we had to give them strong medicine!”
Muravyov frowned. He also discovered what Li Xiao said. For a core department like the third part, the most indispensable thing is clever people and bureaucrats. These guys have been working for more than ten years.
Veterans with years of experience are best at perfunctory things.
For example, recently he personally went to enforce discipline. Although he put in a lot of effort, the result was really a lack of money. In the end, he was exhausted and exhausted.
Li Xiao smiled and said to Muravyov, "Look, you can understand, right? You can't be too polite to those mangy dogs. You have to give them some color and let them know who is in charge so that they can be honest!"
Muravyov smiled bitterly: "I'm just worried..."
Li Xiao waved his hand to interrupt him and said: "My friend, I know what you are worried about, but I think you are too worried. These old fritters are all smarter than ghosts. Normal methods will not work on them. They can only be frightened."
We can do what we want to do!”
Muravyov stopped talking because he knew that Li Xiao was right. Although he was still a little worried, it seemed that now he could only take one step and wait for the next.
"By the way," Li Xiao suddenly said, "My friend, you should pay more attention to the situation at St. Petersburg State University recently. I got a tip that some students there are very excited and seem to be planning some action... At this juncture,
I don’t want them to mess up the situation by being stupid...and you’d better check to see if there’s anyone behind this!”
Muravyov solemnly accepted the order and left, which made Li Xiao feel a bit like a reactionary boss. To be honest, this feeling was very bad, because he...