Chapter three hundred and eighty sixth talk (seven)
Igor especially likes to hear words of praise for Li Xiao, especially when Count Rostovtsev said these words, so he likes to hear them even more.
If Igor's face was cloudy a second ago, now it is sunny and joyful.
Naturally, Count Rostovtsev could not hide such an obvious performance. The Count could not help but shook his head secretly. This old friend did not have the cunningness of the Arctic Fox back then. Now he is just a hen protecting the chicks, okay? good.
"But don't be too happy too early. No matter how great your little master's contribution is, Nikolai Pavlovich will not reward you based on his merits. At most, he will take away your little master with just three melons and two dates. The master sent it away!"
This basin of cold water really made Igor very angry, and this was also what he was most dissatisfied with Nicholas I. His little master had never had any exposure to the Romanov family since he was a child. He lived in the worst house. , receiving the most ordinary education, even promotion is more difficult than that of ordinary nobles.
I would like to ask, which grand duke will only be given the rank of captain when he joins the army? Look at the military ranks Nicholas I gave to Crown Prince Alexander and Grand Duke Constantine. Do these two little brats have any real ability?
Favoring one thing and favoring another is what Igor is most dissatisfied with Nicholas I. The more he is like this, the more Igor wants to knock him to the ground, and then step on his proud head hard to make him Also taste the feeling of being trampled on!
"I'm not surprised at all by this!" Igor said angrily, "But even if he wants to suppress him again, he must at least be promoted to major this time, right? He must also be given at least a St. George Medal. Bar!"
Count Rostovtsev was stunned. He didn't expect that Igor's calculation was really accurate, because according to his estimation, Li Xiao could probably get the rank of major and a fourth- or third-class Saint George Medal. .Of course, given Nicholas I's stinginess towards his nephew, it is more likely that he was awarded the fourth-class Order of St. George.
But judging from Igor's tone, he didn't seem to pay much attention to these things. Instead, there was a strange joy in his tone, which made him a little baffled. What on earth made him so happy?
Igor and Count Rostovtsev had completely opposite temperaments, and they had no intention of hiding anything. They quickly and openly stated the reason:
"Another year has passed, and it is only a few months before His Excellency the Grand Duke reaches adulthood. It is time to return the things that Nikolai Pavlovich has occupied for more than ten years to the Grand Duke... That is a huge amount of wealth. With this wealth, it will be easier for the little master to do things. Then I will see how Nikolai Pavlovich can suppress him!"
Count Rostovtsev immediately came to his senses. Indeed, it was only a few months before Li Xiao came of age. As long as he finished 1848, he would be an adult in the next year and he could legitimately inherit the family business. At that time, The family property that has been occupied by Nicholas I for a long time will also return to his hands. With this money, Li Xiao can indeed do more things with his ability.
It's just that Count Rostovtsev doesn't particularly care about this. Although money is indeed a good thing, and it is indeed difficult to live without money, it does not mean that you can't do things without money. At least Li Xiao has been without money in the past few months. The performance is very good.
Thinking of this, Count Rostovtsev suddenly smiled and said: "I'm afraid your young master doesn't particularly care about that inheritance. The money he makes in Wallachia now is no less than what his father left to him.
Got it!"
This time it was Igor's turn to be surprised. Although Li Xiao mentioned in his letter that he had made a lot of money in Wallachia, what Li Xiao said was obviously a lot different from what he understood.
Difference. From what Count Rostovtsev said, he made a lot of money?
"A large amount of land and other real estate, and the cash is about 30,000 to 50,000 pounds. By the way, this is the income after he and a few friends shared it equally!"
This answer immediately shocked Igor, because if all the inheritance left by Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich was converted into cash, it would be about one million to one and a half million rubles, which would be converted into pounds.
That is about 100,000 to 150,000.
And his little master just took a trip to Wallachia and earned almost half of the inheritance? What kind of incredible earning power is this?
"Are you surprised?" Count Rostovtsev laughed again, "Actually, your little master's money-making plan is still in progress. At the moment, the poor people in Wallachia are trying their best to give him
Send money! If my estimate is not bad, by the time Mikhail Gorchakov's army recaptures Bucharest, his property will be increased by twenty to thirty thousand pounds!"
Igor's little heart was beating loudly. This kind of making money was no slower than robbing money. Why didn't he know that there was so much money in Wallachia?
"Indeed, many people didn't think of it!" Count Rostovtsev was a little surprised. "What's even more frightening is that your little master didn't rob at all. His method of making money was completely legal. It can be said that
Wallachia rushes to give him money, which is even more powerful!"
And this is what Count Rostovtsev admires most about someone. Who doesn’t know how to scrape the earth? But this person’s wallet is bulging without much scraping, just like the God of Wealth.
But Igor suddenly began to worry: "With so much money, no one will be jealous!"
Hearing this, Count Rostovtsev burst out laughing, patted Igor on the shoulder and said: "Don't worry, your little master is more cunning than a fox. He uses foreign fakes."
Although he makes money with his identity, he is still a penniless and down-to-earth prince, and no one will be jealous of him!"
Igor suddenly became happy again, and he was even more happy for Li Xiao. At this level, he was not a hundred times better than the princes who were eating and waiting to die in St. Petersburg. When he thought that those guys had inherited huge inheritances but were in high debts, Igor
You despised him endlessly.
"But don't be too happy!" Count Rostovtsev poured cold water on him again. "Although your little master can justifiably ask for inheritance when he reaches the age of eighteen, but in my opinion towards Niko
La. Pavlovich knows that he will not happily hand over such a piece of fat!"
"snort!"
Igor also snorted coldly and replied disdainfully: "You don't need to tell me to know that that greedy villain will definitely play tricks, but our years are not in vain! We even want him to play tricks.