This was what Constantinescu was waiting for. The reason why he "righteously" spoke to Barbu Cataljou for Jan Constantine was for only one reason: to express goodwill to Jan Constantine and then hook up with him.
This big ship.
For Constantinescu, the loose alliance of small forces he leads is just a little bit more than a piece of loose sand. With such a group of friends who have neither power nor unity, they want to make a difference in Bucharest.
A career is simply impossible.
So if he wants to get ahead, he can only be a sugar daddy, and who should he rely on? The first one to be eliminated is the conservatives of the National Party headed by Barbu Kattarjiu. These guys are too high-ranking for him to climb up.
, and also being looked down upon, he didn’t want to get on the pole and feel uncomfortable.
In addition to the conservatives, there are not many choices left within the National Party. They are either the moderates of Ion Gica, the independent liberals of Nicola Ionescu, and finally Ion Constant.
Ding's radicals.
The first group to be eliminated is the moderates. There is nothing to say about Jan. Djika's personal charm and connections, but apart from Jan. Djika, there is nothing left for the moderates. And what this faction is best at is playing both sides.
, in fact, I am neither keen nor good at doing practical things.
And Constantinescu wants to do some facts. What's the point of retreat? Can he grasp real power? He doesn't want to be the second-in-command forever, hiding behind the scenes and being the minister of external affairs.
The independent liberals are good, and they are the ones who want to flex their muscles the most besides the radicals, but Constantinescu doesn't like Nicola Ionescu's work style very much. He is too independent, too self-willed, and too indifferent.
. Such a person can be a stormtrooper or a death squad leader, but he will never live to enjoy the fruits of victory.
Constantinescu does not want to be a martyr. His fundamental purpose of controlling power is not really to serve the people. He is not that noble.
In other words, after looking around the party, the only ones who like him are Jan Constantine and the radical faction. This faction does a lot and looks very radical. But Jan Constantine, the leader, is very
He has means and is very skillful. He does not blindly use force or risk his life. His political program is not particularly radical, and he is very good at packaging and disguising himself.
Such smart people are the best partners to work with, but the only thing that is detrimental to Constantinescu is that Jan. Constantine has been very successful. Although he does not hold a position in the Provisional Republic Government and is still pretending to be hiding behind the scenes,
Anyone who is not blind can see that he has great control over the interim government and is a man of real power who means what he says.
It's precisely because Jan Constantine is so successful that he really doesn't want to have another little partner - I'm so awesome, why do I need a little friend? Am I keeping you for nothing?
Constantinescu knew that if Jan Constantine went to talk about cooperation when things were going smoothly for him, the other party would definitely not care about him, so what should he do? Humiliate himself? He had no tendency to commit suicide and was willing to do it.
small.
However, Constantinescu also knew that Jan Constantine's success would not last long, because his previous success was based on a sudden attack on the coup. Not only the Russians and Bibescu were beaten
Caught off guard, even the big brothers on the many hills of Wallachia were unprepared. They could only watch helplessly as he, who was not the strongest, took the lead.
But as time goes by, and as everyone gradually comes to their senses, everyone will find that Jan Constantine and the National Party radicals are not actually that strong, so how can they willingly let Jan Constantine take the lead? Naturally
Want to cause trouble for him and force him to hand over his power.
At that time, Constantinescu's opportunity came, because there were not many partners with whom Jan Constantine could cooperate, and he must not be too strong, otherwise whoever would be the number one would be the number two. This was another matter of finding friends and allies.
It's not about finding a parent to take care of you.
Constantinescu had been waiting patiently, and as expected, Jan Constantine's political opponents began to take action one after another. For a while, Jan Constantine was in a state of embarrassment, blocking the way from the left to the right.
At this time it was his turn to appear, and then naturally, it was his turn to shine, and then it was his turn to shine.
"Mr. Bretianu, I think there are two most important tasks for us at the moment!"
After reaching the intention to cooperate, Constantinescu began to clarify his point of view straight away: "The first item is what you have been working hard to do before, which is to win the sympathy and support of the international community, especially Britain, France, Austria, Turkey and other countries."
"Wallachia's power is too weak. We alone cannot compete with Russia. Only with the support of international powers can we resist Russia's ambitions and maintain national security."
Jan Constantine nodded. At this point, almost all the Wallachian elites have the same understanding. No one thinks that Wallachia alone can defeat the Russians. The enraged polar bear is really
It can eat people!
So it was not surprising that Constantinescu had such a perception. It was too ordinary and unremarkable! Of course, Jan Constantine also knew that the other party must be more than this, and he was looking forward to what was to come.
Sure enough, Constantinescu immediately went on to say: "But please forgive me, although you had a clear direction and put in great efforts, the effect was really not ideal. The British have changed from being positive and enthusiastic to being inclusive.
It’s vague, the French have always paid lip service but never followed through on the matter, and even verbal support is very minimal, so why are they so passive?”
At this time, Jan. Constantine became more energetic, pricked up his ears and began to listen, because he had always been puzzled about this and didn't know why it was such a result.
"I think there are two reasons! First, we have overestimated the international community's attention to Wallachia and its fear of Russia. Especially in the current chaotic situation in Europe, the big powers are busy dealing with domestic affairs and have no time for other things.
Gu, I don’t have the energy to take care of foreign affairs at all!”
"Second, we can't offer a particularly attractive price. If we could come up with something that makes Britain and France excited, would they still be so vague and reluctant to take action?"
Jan Constantine's eyes suddenly lit up. He knew what the problem was. Let's put it this way, there is never a free lunch in this world. For old gangsters like Britain and France, talking about ideals is definitely not as practical as giving them real money.
, if you want them to stand up for Wallachia, you have to give them some solid information!