While Cohon was racking his brains to find ways to make money, Alexei also found Li Xiao. He had been paying attention to the British news and also discovered something was wrong with Cohon.
"What do you think the British want to do? What good does it do them to deliberately create panic?"
Actually, when the news of Palmerston's resignation came, Li Xiao didn't pay much attention to Kehong, because no matter how much he jumped around, he couldn't cause any big trouble. David Leboeuf came over
Judging from the news, the British will soon replace the Consul General of Wallachia, which means that Cohon really can't be in trouble for a few more days.
Naturally, Li Xiao didn't think there was much threat from Cohon. If he were Cohon, the most important thing right now would probably not be to fight against Russia and France, but to quickly find a way to make a living and worry about the future.
So when Alexey told him the content of Cohon's speech at the meeting, Li Xiao thought for a moment and immediately understood Cohon's intention. He smiled and said: "How can he intimidate those pro-British factions without creating an atmosphere of panic?"
Just pick up your pocket obediently!"
Alexey was stunned. He really couldn't understand the relationship between this and could only humbly ask for advice.
"It's very simple! It is naturally of no benefit to intimidate these pro-British parties to the British government now. For the British government, it is natural to hope that these pro-British parties can stay in Wallachia, so that they can continue to work in Wallachia in the future.
Ji Ya’s bargaining chip to cause trouble..."
"But Kehong did not do this. Instead, he did the opposite. Then the purpose was obvious. If he did not scare these pro-British people, how could these people run away? Where could the pro-British people run away?
, or the UK..."
"Now that Ke Hong is still the consul general, he has the power of visas, so he can naturally sell tickets at high prices!"
Alexei was immediately stunned. He, a poor man with a straight head, could not figure it out. Wasn't it clear that Cohon was dedicated to fighting for the British Empire? Why did his style of painting suddenly change in the blink of an eye, from a hard-working to an extremely loyal person?
Has a capable minister suddenly turned into a traitor?
After hearing this, Li Xiao also sighed, what caused Cohong to change so much? Is it the oppression of John Russell and his like? There may be factors in this regard, but that is by no means the main reason. The main reason is probably the political situation of this era.
Determined by rules.
First of all, it is the same party that opposes dissenters. No matter how powerful Cohoon is, it is useless. Who makes him not Russell's person? If he is not Russell's person, Russell cannot completely trust him, just like the Whigs will not trust the Tories.
It is Cohon's original sin if he is not one of his own.
Secondly, politics is simply a game of interest representation. Which chair you sit on directly determines who you can only speak for. In other words, no matter what your innermost thoughts are, which faction you join will determine
You can only speak for a certain faction. Even if you think this faction's ideas are a piece of shit, then you have to praise this piece of shit as the most wonderful piece of shit in the world.
The thing is that simple. Although Cohong's interest class is generally consistent with Russell's, there are still big differences in details. Cohong's class is both conservative and ambitious, which also requires Cohong to be both conservative and ambitious.
Abide by the traditional British political rules and have the awareness to break the rules.
In short, people like Ke Hong will try their best to abide by the rules if they can get things done by following the specifications. But if there is no way to get things done by following the rules, then the rules are just a footcloth to him, and he will immediately quit.
I will throw away this piece of rag, and then do whatever it takes to get things done.
And what happened this time demonstrated Cohon's character very well. He didn't like Russell's rules, but he couldn't resist, or couldn't resist openly, so he would just do it. No matter it was under the influence.
The stumbling block is still the money making before leaving, they are all done for the goal of the future first.
Therefore, for Ke Hong himself, whether it is his previous hard work or his fussing at this moment, they are highly consistent, and there is no contradiction at all.
In the 19th century, there were many people like Ke Hong. This type of people all had one characteristic in common, that is, they could do anything to achieve their goals. For them, the purpose was the most important, but what about the means?
It can be adjusted. If civilized means can achieve the goal, then use civilized means. But once civilized means don't work, then naturally take off the mask of hypocrisy and use the most dirty and despicable means to achieve it!
So you can often see two faces of this type of people. Sometimes they talk about benevolence and morality, but in the blink of an eye they are dirty and despicable when making decisions. This is not because they are schizophrenic, but because they are a group of people.
Scumbags. This is their nature!
In fact, this category has always existed. Whether it is the 19th century, the 20th century, or the future 21st century, they are all the same bird, but the expression methods will be slightly different. In the future, such products will become more and more hypocritical and increasingly hypocritical.
Double standards, if you are really deceived by their shiny masks and lies, then congratulations, you are not far away from being sold and counting the money.
So Li Xiao told Alexei: "Cohon's previous efforts were not to make Britain better, but to show his abilities and talents. Only in this way can he ascend to a higher position and achieve greater success."
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"And now, because of the fall of Palmerston, he cannot move to the next level, so he naturally has to make more plans for himself... This is not a contradiction, in fact, it is not only Cohon, nor not only in the UK
, there are many, many such guys in our country..."
Alexey was shocked. He could not imagine that there were countless bastards like Kohon among his colleagues. Are there no pure people in this world?
Li Xiao was speechless. It's not that he really thinks there are no pure good people in this world, but that there are really very few such people. Because whether they are bastards like Ke Hong or thousands of other ordinary people, there are
One common feature is that they all have selfish motives. As long as they have this thing, it will be difficult to be pure.
And looking at the problem from another angle, there is actually no problem with Cohoon's choice. He has done everything he can, but who makes Russell dislike Palmerston's foreign policy? In a sense, it is Russell
Let all his efforts be in vain.
Under such circumstances, he is still not allowed to act for his own interests? He cannot be allowed to sweat and bleed and get nothing in the end, right? Because even if he does not do those things, but
He was dedicated to serving the public good, and the person who succeeded him succeeded in the end. Then Russell would not give him a penny when it comes to rewards in the end. Is this fair?