Chapter 6 The Old Prime Minister's Last Effort (Part 2)
Will Paskovich cooperate well with Neserrodie? It's hard to say, because his father's current status is a bit delicate. From the perspective of the distribution of power in the empire, he has basically no desires and desires. He is both a marshal and a prince.
He is really inferior to ten thousand people. So if he is asked to fight for anything, he will not have the motivation.
Anyway, in the past two years, Paskovich has basically been in a state of recuperation. He is basically quiet on weekdays, and his temper seems to be much better. But if you want to say that he is just at Neserrodie's call,
That's impossible!
He seemed harmless, but in fact no one could mess with him, otherwise Neserrody would not have thought that he had been difficult to deal with in the past two years.
For Paskovich, if Neserrode talks to him well and gives him enough face, he can be generous and cooperate with him. But if Neserrode really uses chicken feathers as arrows to dispatch him,
When he comes, he will also let the other party know what it means to cooperate well!
"Prime Minister," Paskovich said slowly, "I can conduct one or two military exercises in Wallachia, or how about you talk to Lazarev and ask the Black Sea Fleet to cooperate as well?"
This did not sound very polite. Neserrodie could not get angry because the man opposite him was really untouchable. He could only answer patiently: "If we can cooperate with our Ministry of Foreign Affairs to inform Turkey to carry out military exercises,
Of course it's very good... but this is far from enough. As far as I know, Britain and France are also very concerned about the Bulgarian issue. There is news that they are in contact with Turkey, and it is not ruled out that they will support Turkey in some form..."
Neserrodie told Paskovich that the cooperation this time was not as simple as imagined. The problem could not be solved by one or two small exercises conducted by the Army on the Wallachian border. Because Turkey loomed behind the scenes.
There are shadows of Britain and France around, it’s not that easy to scare them!
Of course, Neserrodie's most real purpose is to put pressure on Paskovich through Britain and France's possible support for Turkey, so that the other party will obediently follow his baton, rather than cooperating in an overt and covert manner.
A ray of light flashed in Paskovich's dim eyes, but it disappeared immediately, and he returned to his previous confused and almost confused look.
I only heard him reply: "I don't understand diplomatic matters. We Qiu Ba are just doing things according to His Majesty's instructions. It is our duty to go up mountains of swords and seas of fire when His Majesty asks us..."
Neserrodie left the War Ministry with a frosty look on his face. He got nothing from Paskovich, because this old Qiu Ba was also very slippery. Look at what he just said - everything was based on Ni
Acting on the orders of Nicholas I. This is equivalent to saying that he will not do anything without direct orders from Nicholas I!
Of course Neserrodie was not particularly disappointed, because he was mentally prepared for Paskovich's lack of cooperation, so he immediately drove back to the Winter Palace to find Crown Prince Alexander.
Yes. Neserrodie knew that it was pointless to go to Nicholas I. The reason why he only asked Paskovich to cooperate was probably because he was guarding against him as Prime Minister, so it was pointless to go to him again.
At that time, it became a matter of playing football and wrangling.
It's different when looking for Crown Prince Alexander. Although Neserrodie does not have the label of a crown prince party, he has never helped Grand Duke Constantine before, and usually when their brothers have disputes, they usually turn to Alexander. Neserrodie
Sherrodie felt that he still had some face in front of Crown Prince Alexander, so it wouldn't be particularly difficult to ask the Crown Prince to help clear up the relationship between the military and make him act a little more relaxed.
Neserrodie's idea was to have Crown Prince Alexander come forward to clear up the relationship with Prince Baryatinsky, and have the newly promoted general and deputy minister of the army talk to Paskovich, so that his father would give him face.
"Your Highness, you also know that this action is crucial. If Turkey can be forced to give up Bulgaria, it means that the door to Constantinople is completely open to our country. We may have a chance in the next twenty or thirty years.
The wishes of Peter the Great and Catherine the Great have come true!”
Crown Prince Alexander, who is almost thirty-five years old, looks much calmer than before. With his thick black hair and sideburns, he looks more and more like his father. There is no trace of the lively and crying boy in the past.
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"How do you want the army to cooperate?" Crown Prince Alexander asked in a deep voice.
This question does not mean that Crown Prince Alexander agrees to cooperate. On the contrary, he is more concerned about what Neserrodie wants to do, and then he decides whether to help. Obviously, if Neserrodie's request is excessive, he must be
"I can't help you".
Neserrodie naturally knew that the key question was coming. After thinking for a moment, he replied: "I hope that the army can cooperate with the actions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to carry out a series of deterrence operations to put more pressure on Turkey and force them to
Submit before Britain and France fully intervene!"
This is actually Neserrodie's entire plan. He does not intend to actually fight Turkey, not only because the empire's finances do not allow it, but more importantly, he actually does not like military adventures at all, especially in the Balkans.
Powder Keg Adventure.
The attitude of Britain and France is really hard to say. If Russia really takes action in the Balkans, it's hard to say whether they will take targeted measures. Anyway, Neserrodie doesn't dare to gamble, because if the gamble loses, it will be a gamble.
A war of unprecedented scale. No one can guarantee that he will be the winner in such a war.
So Neserrodie's idea is to put pressure on Turkey with overwhelming force, use thunderous means to scare them, and finalize the matter before Britain and France decide to fully intervene. Even if Britain and France really support Turkey by then, they will at most be let go.
If Russia takes a step back, it is impossible to completely push Russia back to its original position.
In this way, Bulgaria and Russia can more or less eat one or two pieces of meat, and as long as he eats meat, he, the prime minister, will have something to say. On the one hand, he proved his ability as prime minister to Nicholas I, and on the other hand, he proved his ability as prime minister.
On the one hand, it also scares those guys who are ready to take action, letting them know that as the prime minister, he is still a treasure trove!
It can be said that this is Neserrodie's last ditch effort or a desperate struggle. If he succeeds, he can still be the prime minister. If not, he will be ready to retire and return to his hometown to live out his old age. Anyway, there is no way.
Success leads to success. He is willing to risk everything...