Although the bet was established, Li Xiao could just sit back and wait to win. But it didn't make much sense. After all, he and Alexei were on the same side, and Russia's disgraceful loss had no real impact on someone.
benefits.
What's more, it's only 1848, and the outcome of the victory won't come out for another seven or eight years at the earliest. We can't just sit back and wait from now on!
The plate of Wallachia is still waiting for Li Xiao to harvest it! How can it be possible to wait? It is completely impossible! It is impossible to wait, not for a lifetime!
"The most critical thing now is to ensure our interests in Wallachia!" Li Xiao got back to business and said to Alexei very seriously.
Alexey disagreed a little with Li Xiao's statement, because he knew very well that Li Xiao's "we" had to be in quotation marks, and he knew very well that Li Xiao's "we" only included a certain bastard Grand Duke himself, himself,
Leonid, Vishniak, Boris, and maybe at most a few foreign friends.
Alexey believed that Li Xiao's understanding was too narrow. He believed that the first among "us" should be Russia, and then the "us" that Li Xiao recognized.
Li Xiao scoffed at this and patiently educated him: "First of all, our interests do not conflict with those of the great Russian Empire! Secondly, only by protecting our interests first can the interests of the great Russian Empire be better protected! Then
, your perception of the interests of the great Russian Empire is probably limited to a very limited number of individuals. In the end, your very narrow perception is wrong!"
Alexey does not think that his understanding is wrong, or even thinks that there is any problem. He believes that as a minister and servant of the Tsar, he has the obligation to safeguard the interests of His Majesty the Emperor!
But he was mercilessly ridiculed by Li Xiao: "Although we are His Majesty's ministers, our first responsibility is to safeguard the interests of the great Russian Empire, not His Majesty's personal interests or the interests of his small circle!"
"With all due respect, the personal interests of His Majesty and his small circle have greatly hindered the overall interests of the Russian Empire!"
Alexei screamed: "Nonsense! How is it possible, I feel..."
Li Xiao stopped him immediately and refuted unceremoniously: "What you think is not important at all, because what you think is so wrong! Do you think that the serfdom system that your Majesty is currently trying to maintain is beneficial to our country?
?That alone will make me smash your argument to pieces!"
Alexey was immediately speechless, because he felt that what someone said was so reasonable that he had no way to refute it. Unless he said against his will that the serfdom system is really good and great! But I really can’t do that, okay?
!That thing is really disgusting, and it does only harm to Russia as a whole!
As the leader and chief boss of the serfdom system, Nicholas I was indeed a great hindrance. No! It should have harmed Russia's interests.
But knowing what he said in his heart was one thing, saying it so openly was another feeling. Anyway, Alexei always felt weird and disrespectful.
"Hmph!" Li Xiao sneered at this, "You just dare to think about it but don't dare to speak out. Who knows what the consequences will be if you continue like that... I said you don't even dare to insist on your true thoughts.
If you don’t dare to protect your own interests, how can you talk about reform?”
Alexey stared at Li Xiao dumbfounded and didn't say a word. Although he felt that there seemed to be something wrong with someone's words, he didn't know how to refute. In the end, he could only gape in a daze.
After a while, Alexei said: "Okay, I guess what you said makes sense. So what should we do?"
Li Xiao showed a victorious smile. It's really fun to bully honest children, isn't it? Alexey and Leonid are both poor honest children. The former is a little smarter, and the latter is called honest. Of course Leonid
Ned is a bit of a jerk, so he's not that easy to fool.
"Now it seems that His Majesty will definitely re-establish the order of Wallachia, but if it is rebuilt according to the intentions of His Majesty and those old antiques, Wallachia will definitely suffer severe damage, and the final result will trigger the next even greater order.
Serious unrest!”
"We are extremely fortunate to be able to regain control of Wallachia in a thrilling way this time... Next time, if the hatred and anti-Russian sentiments become stronger, the destructive power will be even greater, and the relationship between us and the people of Wallachia will be even greater.
The cracks will also be more difficult to repair!”
Alexey nodded subconsciously. He thought what someone said made sense. Judging from what he had seen and heard personally, Russia had almost stinked the streets of Wallachia. There were not many Wallachians who liked Russia.
indivual.
This time it is entirely relying on brute force to regain control. If the resentment is greater next time and more powers participate in subversive activities, Russia will lose Wallachia forever. This will be detrimental to Russia's long-term plan in the Balkans.
It is a heavy blow, and it is likely to cause extremely bad chain reactions. To put it simply, what if Serbia is also affected by Wallachia?
Alexei believes that Russia must actively repair the rift and reverse its bad impression in Wallachia and Moldavia, which is much more important than fighting. And if it were those old antiques that dominated Wallachia and Moldavia,
Davia, then this is completely impossible.
"That's right!" Li Xiao immediately started to agree, "So I think the job of rebuilding order in Wallachia and Moldavia must be yours!"
Alexei was stunned by this conclusion, because he had no intention of doing so. After all, he spoke softly and had never done this kind of work before. It didn't seem suitable for him, right?
"How could it not be suitable? I think you are the most suitable candidate!" Li Xiao said without hesitation, "Do you think there is anyone in the government and the public who knows the situation in Wallachia and Moldavia better than you?
If you were to be the governor of Moldavia and Wallachia, you would neither exact taxes nor kill innocent people indiscriminately, right?"
Alexey nodded. He could indeed do these two things, but could he become the governor of Moldavia and Wallachia if he did these two things well? Besides, it seems that Nicholas I did not set up such a
You mean a governor, right?
"How could it not be?" Li Xiao followed the lead and asked, "Your Majesty has reached an agreement with Austria. Austria has agreed that our country will restore order in Wallachia and Moldavia, right?"
Alexey nodded again, and Li Xiao continued: "Then Turkey also agreed to work with us to quell the rebellion in Wallachia and then re-establish a new order, right?"