Chapter 5 The Last Effort of the Old Prime Minister (Part 1)
Did Alexei really absorb French capital? It can be said that he has, but it can also be said that he has not. The so-called French capital is actually a skin of Li Xiao and others. They accumulated a large amount of wealth through French false identities.
Of course, money cannot be left there to mold. It must be reinvested and re-operated.
But they can't use it directly, otherwise they really can't explain where the money comes from. So they can only continue to wear the French skin. This time they invest in the railway, and David LeBoeuf will act as a shareholder.
, in fact, most of the money belongs to a few of their friends.
Of course, the details of this must not be talked about with a big mouth, so Kogelniceanu actually only knows that Alexei absorbed French capital. But he will not know what happened specifically, anyway, for him
As long as he can collect money, he doesn't care about French capital or British capital, and he doesn't care about the money invested by Jan Constantine and others.
It’s just that, who would have thought that Vladimir was so thoughtful? He was like a blind cat catching a dead mouse and hitting it right!
"Listen up, you all. Continue to pay attention to the French investment and try to bribe those who know the inside story. I want to know which French people provided the money and how much! As long as you can do it, I will be indispensable.
Your benefit!"
With Vladimir's encouragement, Konstantin Jika and Kristin Shtyrbey were naturally very excited. This matter was actually not particularly difficult for them. Isn't it just spending money to get information?
, it’s not an international secret, they can’t do anything about it, but it’s really easy to get this information. They believe that as long as they wave the banknotes, no one will refuse!
A great drama is about to begin in Wallachia, and another great drama is about to begin in St. Petersburg. The small study room of Nicholas I in the Winter Palace is crowded with important figures, including Prime Minister Neshe
Errodie looked older and older, with a few strands of black hair no longer visible on the top of his head, his face had drooped down, and his eyes were swollen like a goldfish.
The old man has had a hard time in the past two years. Since Paskovich was granted the title of Prince, Prince Mikhail and Pyotr Volkonsky were successively promoted to Marshal, his position as Prime Minister has been seriously threatened.
Maybe Paskovich is not interested in becoming prime minister, nor are Prince Mikhail and Prince Peter Volkonsky. But as their status increases, their voice will inevitably increase. Even if they are not interested in becoming prime minister,
The Prime Minister can also squeeze Neserrodie enough.
Anyway, the old man feels more and more that he has been unable to speak in the past two years, and more and more people are beginning to ignore his face. Sometimes he feels that he is just a rubber stamp.
No one likes to be a rubber stamp, especially after being a powerful prime minister for so many years. Neserrode has become completely addicted to power, and he cannot live without it for a moment. So he has been trying to regain everything he has lost.
But this is easier said than done?
But today he felt it was an opportunity!
"Your Majesty, regarding issues related to Bulgaria, I think more active actions should be taken to put more political pressure on Turkey!"
This statement shocked Chernyshev, Ordov and Uvarov, because it was completely inconsistent with Neserrodie's personality. He has always been relatively conservative on Balkan issues and rarely approved of aggression.
Sex measures, why did I suddenly take the wrong medicine today!
It was not that Neserrodie took the wrong medicine, it should be said that he was forced to have no choice. With Russia's victory in Wallachia, Moldavia and Hungary in 1849, Nicholas I's ambitions
It expanded like crazy.
He was no longer satisfied with the small gains in Wallachia and Moldavia, and hoped to solve the sick man problem in the Near East once and for all.
In the eyes of Nicholas I, Russia was the most powerful country in the world with its wealth and military strength, while Turkey was run by a group of sick men, all of whom were old and frail and vulnerable. If Turkey could be completely eliminated, Turkey would be defeated in one fell swoop.
Drive these damned pagans from Asia Minor from Europe, then the recovery of the Holy Land and the coveted Mediterranean outlet for Russia can be achieved in one fell swoop!
What's more, in the past two years, both Prussia and Austria have been very respectful to him, with a vague intention of following his lead. The Holy Alliance has never been so unanimous, and it can definitely challenge Britain and France.
With all the favorable signs, it is not surprising that Nicholas I chose to continue taking risks. Even if he only targeted Bulgaria, it was enough restraint.
Neserrodie felt that since Nicholas I would take risks no matter what, what was the use of him trying to block the train? It would be better to go along with the flow and make Nicholas I happy, and by the way take the initiative to take action against Bulgaria.
into hand.
If he, as the Prime Minister, can lead relevant actions, he can make the military officers more honest, and at the same time hit the increasingly dishonest Duke Alexander. That bastard dared to start a gang at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in front of him.
If you form a faction, you simply don’t take him seriously, okay?
That's why Neserrodie took such initiative this time, in order to let Nicholas I entrust the matter to him, so that he could use chicken feathers as command arrows to command the heroes again.
This plan was very shrewd and very attractive to Nicholas I. In fact, he was not a war maniac. Military threats were more of a means for him to scare people. If he could scare the Turks through diplomatic channels, they would
Even if he gives in, he may not insist on using force. After all, war also costs money, okay? The last time he quelled the European revolution almost wiped out his bankroll, so it took him two years to take a breath, okay?
"Yes, but we must let Turkey understand our determination and let them know that we resolutely defend the legitimate rights and interests of our Bulgarian brothers!"
This was what Neserrodie was waiting for. He immediately hit the snake and followed the stick and said: "Your Majesty, if you want to force the Turks to submit, you must get the cooperation of the military. Do you think..."
Nicholas I glanced at Neserrode, pondered for a moment and then replied: "I will tell Marshal Paskovich and let him cooperate with you in carrying out the operation!"
This answer actually did not satisfy Neserrodie, because what he wanted more was for Nicholas I to authorize him to command the military, rather than for the old man Paskovich to cooperate with him, because the word "cooperate"
It's too subtle. Can you guarantee that the old guy will really cooperate with me!