Anton is quite worried about the situation in Kiev. Even if Kiev is relatively stable now, look at the cities around Kiev. Which one is not a mess? In serious places like Kharkiv, rebels have already entered.
In the city, it is said that the mayor and a group of nobles have fled.
If the surrounding situation continues to deteriorate, it won’t be long before Kiev will be submerged by this wave!
He sighed, unable to do anything about the current situation. As the actual person in charge of the military police, he had already foreseen the chaos in Ukraine. He had warned St. Petersburg more than once. However, St. Petersburg was indifferent to this and just told him that it was understood.
What's the use?
He just couldn't figure out why St. Petersburg didn't say anything about this? Can you really sit back and relax?
Why did St. Petersburg say nothing? The reason is very simple. It was not caused by the coronation of Alexander II and the struggle between reformers and conservatives.
For most Russian bureaucrats, more trouble is worse than less trouble. If Alexander II knew about the chaos in Ukraine, wouldn't he be in a bad mood?
How can we create obstacles for the Tsar when he ascends the throne? Then why should he get so angry that he just takes off the big guy's hat?
Besides, it's just a bunch of idiots making trouble. How much impact can it have? As long as the army arrives, they will be given lunches within minutes.
Not only because of contempt, but more importantly, there was also a problem in the third part itself during this period. Because of Prince Vladimir’s little trouble, Pobedonostsev was very unhappy and focused on
If you want to give up your career, you will naturally become less interested in daily work.
And in a bureaucratic country like Russia, if the immediate boss is lazy and deserts, there is no hope.
With this idea in mind, the bureaucrats in St. Petersburg naturally chose to cover their lids or pretend not to see it. It’s no wonder that Anton’s early warning didn’t go unnoticed!
That is to say, Kharkov was really unable to withstand it, and the rebels began to invade the city, so they had to ask for help from above.
But not everyone is just dawdling like these bureaucrats, such as Dmitry.
Afterwards, he immediately found Count Rostovtsev: "Things in Kharkov are definitely not that simple! The rebels are capable of threatening big cities, and their strength must not be underestimated. They only send one or two divisions.
I’m afraid counterinsurgency is useless!”
Count Rostovtsev asked without raising his head: "Then how many people do you plan to send to quell the rebellion?"
Dmitri was stunned. He seemed to disagree with his conclusion. Isn't that right?
In his opinion, other people in Russia would not be able to see the situation clearly, but Count Rostovtsev should never make such a mistake. With the count's wisdom and experience, he must have seen that this rebellion was not a trivial matter, but why did it happen?
Also indifferent?
"It's not that we are indifferent!" Count Rostovtsev replied calmly, "It's that the country's financial situation is here. How much will it cost to mobilize the army? According to your statement, nearly 100,000 troops need to be mobilized to quell the rebellion. What do you think?
Can the finances support it?”
Dmitri was immediately speechless. He said in a dumbfounded voice: "But if the counterinsurgency does not go smoothly, wouldn't a small group of troops just beat the dogs with meat buns? At that time, money would be spent and things would not be accomplished. Wouldn't this be worse?
?”
"There is such a possibility as you mentioned!" Count Rostovtsev replied calmly, "But it is also possible that as soon as the army arrives, the rebels will flee and spend a small amount of money to solve the big problem!"
Dmitri became increasingly speechless. He argued: "What if? What's more, I think the situation is very bad. Just sending a small number of troops to counter the rebellion is not just in case but 10,000. They are likely to fail!"
Count Rostovtsev sighed: "It would be better to fail!"
At this time, Dmitri was completely stunned. He couldn't figure out what Count Rostovtsev meant by this, and what did it mean to fail? Are you expecting the counterinsurgency to fail?
Count Rostovtsev immediately sneered and said: "In a sense, I do hope that the counter-rebellion will fail, because this will allow His Majesty to see the situation clearly and know how strong the rebels are, so that they can truly prepare themselves to be taken seriously. This
Isn’t it exactly what you want?”
Dmitri was stunned. He blinked and looked at Count Rostovtsev in disbelief, and remained silent for a long time.
"You think I don't know how serious the situation is?" Count Rostovtsev sneered. "I know very well that Ukraine is in chaos and the rebels are gaining momentum. But do you know that many people think that pleasing His Majesty is a whitewash of peace?
more important?"
Dmitri shook his head.
Count Rostovtsev took a deep breath and replied: "For many people, His Majesty has just ascended the throne. Peace in the world is more important than anything else. It is best to have peace and flowers. At this time, you are talking about the rebels being powerful. That's not it."
Even if your majesty slaps them in the face, even if you have good intentions, they will never appreciate it! Instead, they will feel that you are sincerely at odds with them. Do you think they will remember you and take revenge on you?"
Dmitri replied firmly: "Then we can't let the situation get worse!"
Count Rostovtsev sneered again: "It would be great if the situation worsened! At that time, the cover must be lifted, and the ugly faces of some people will be fully exposed, and certain things must be corrected, otherwise a little pain will not be enough."
They are nothing at all, they can keep covering up and pretend nothing happened!"
Only then did Dmitri understand that it turned out that Count Rostovtsev wanted to make things worse, preferably out of control. In this way, the previous mistakes must be corrected. To put it bluntly, he was forcing Alexander II to do nothing.
No reform!
"You are right. I just force His Majesty to reform. Didn't I tell you a long time ago that it is impossible to make His Majesty and those people consciously reform? We can only force them to reform. How can we force it? What else can be done than rebellions everywhere.
Is there a better cure for chaos?"
Dmitri couldn't say a word. He could understand Count Rostovtsev's painstaking efforts, but he still thought that the cost would be too high in case something went wrong.
Count Rostovtsev said categorically: "There is no such thing as an accident, and there will be no mistakes. The situation in Ukraine is under my control. What I need now is to wait for the situation to further ferment and change, and then we can punish those who block the road."
The killer is here!"
What else could Dmitry say? Count Rostovtsev made it clear that he would not listen to his opinion, and Alexander II obviously did not understand his concerns. In short, he felt like he was having trouble at both ends.
, which made him very depressed and eager to find someone to talk to!