Count Rostovtsev suddenly asked: "Calculate the time, Dmitri should arrive in Ukraine, right?"
Nikolay Milyutin was stunned, a little unable to keep up with Count Rostovtsev's rhythm. He was clearly talking about Alexander II just now, but why did he suddenly switch to Dmitri's side.
He was somewhat worried about this. After all, Dmitry had conflicts with Count Rostovtsev before he left St. Petersburg. The two sides were at loggerheads over the issue of counter-insurgency in Ukraine, so it was inevitable that there would be bad blood.
He was afraid that Count Rostovtsev would target Dmitry, so he carefully replied: "According to the time, it is almost time. If you ask me, he should not be so anxious and let those who advocate slavery suffer.
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As he spoke, he carefully observed Count Rostovtsev's face, but the latter had no reaction and could not tell whether he was happy or angry.
This made him even more uneasy, and he quickly added: "But you also know that he has that kind of character. He always hopes that our country will become better. Many times, he pays too much attention to the small things and ignores the big problems. Please give me more
understand!"
Count Rostovtsev was like a mirror in his mind. How could he not know his intentions? To be honest, this was too much to underestimate him. Is he the kind of person who is careless about everything?
If he wants to deal with Dmitry, then he has no chance of taking the troops to Ukraine smoothly. Do you really think that with the help of Duke Alexander, he can deal with those bureaucrats?...
Innocent!
Without his approval, even with the help of Duke Alexander, it would be extremely difficult to raise military expenses and supplies.
Of course, Count Rostovtsev would not really do this. If he really intervened, he would definitely be noticed by Duke Alexander. He has no intention of conflict with the Duke yet, so he will naturally show his favor.
Let's put it this way, although he is very dissatisfied with the choices of Dmitri and Li Xiao and feels that the two young people he likes are a bit naive. But as long as they don't hinder him too much, they can do whatever they want.
Young people have to be beaten hard. Only when they are truly educated by reality will they wake up. Count Rostovtsev believes that sooner or later Dmitry and Li Xiao will know who is right.
The reason why he asked about Dmitri's whereabouts was for no other reason than out of concern. In addition, Dmitri's trip would also involve some arrangements in St. Petersburg, so preparations had to be made in advance.
He calmly said to Nikolai Milyutin: "Tell him to put down the rebellion well and don't think too much. As for who is right and who is wrong, history will naturally give the answer. I just hope that he will keep his useful life."
, don’t make wrong judgments because you are eager to counter the rebellion. Some things can only be done step by step. The more anxious you are, the more likely it is that problems will arise."
These words can be regarded as serious words. In Nikolai Milyutin's opinion, Count Rostovtsev's mind is not generally broad-minded. If he were provoked like this, he would not educate the other party well, at least he would not continue.
To express concern, he wishes the other party would make a fool of himself!
He replied with admiration: "I will completely convey your teachings to him, but you also know that he is a person who often just can't listen to other people's correct opinions!"
Count Rostovtsev nodded and replied nonchalantly: "Then you try your best. By the way, where is Grand Duke Andrei? What is he doing?"
Nikolai Milyutin was stunned. In his opinion, since Count Rostovtsev and Li Xiao had fallen out, they would not be in contact with each other forever, at least they would not care about anyone in particular.
But listening to what Count Rostovtsev said just now, it is obvious that he is still concerned about the situation. This person is really a sharp-tongued person!
Of course, what he lamented more was that Li Xiao was so lucky to meet such a magnanimous boss as Count Rostovtsev. If you were on the conservative side, look at what Count Uvarov would do to you!
He felt that Li Xiao really didn't know the blessings despite being blessed, which was really a bit irritating.
"The Grand Duke has been busy running around supervising the transportation of materials for Dmitri recently. He seems to have caught a lot of dirty guys and caused quite a disturbance!"
Count Rostovtsev nodded without surprise. No one knew better than him the virtues of Russian officials. To put it bluntly, these are a bunch of bastards. As long as they can make money, they will not let it go.
However, even if it is a major matter such as counterinsurgency, there will never be ambiguity.
Sometimes you don't know whether to admire their courage or their shamelessness. You can imagine that if there was no third party to keep an eye on it, 50% of the supplies that were finally collected would flow into their pockets.
Nikolay Milyutin suddenly sighed: "I thought the conservative side would take advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble, and I was a little worried that he had gone too far, but those bastards of Count Uvarov don't know why they are so honest.
There are no grinning faces, which is really strange!"
Count Rostovtsev snorted coldly. There is nothing strange about it. The reason why the conservative bastards don't act is very simple. That is, they also know that counterinsurgency is very important. If these worms are allowed to have their way,
, trying to put down the rebellion is simply a fantasy.
Naturally, not to mention cleaning up these borers with his own hands, at least Li Xiao could pretend not to see them when he went to clean up the pests.
Yes, their attitude was that they didn't see it and neither supported nor opposed it. If Li Xiao was willing to do it, then let him do it. It was not them who offended anyone anyway.
To be honest, Count Rostovtsev was disgusted with this attitude, but because of his position, he couldn't help Li Xiao. He also felt quite helpless. He obviously hated these bullies, but now he could only let them go.
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He also knew that this was the root cause of his falling out with Li Xiao and Dmitri. They would not accept some of his ways in any way, and even if he tried to persuade them from a long-term perspective, it would be meaningless.
Those two people did not agree that he had to give up the immediate interests for the sake of the long term. They believed that both long-term and immediate interests could be taken into consideration, but he believed that some of the immediate interests were just petty gains and were not worth comparing with the long-term interests.
Mention, of course there is no need to take risks for this little thing.
Count Rostovtsev did not think he was wrong, but he could understand Dmitry and Li Xiao's persistence. If possible, he would not make such a big sacrifice. But he always insisted that this trade-off was
Necessary, as long as long-term interests can be achieved, both long-term and short-term interests can be taken into account in the near future. At that time, Dmitry and Li Xiao will understand how wise his current decision is!