Arkady's ambitions soon went bankrupt. It's not that no one in Bucharest is willing to pay attention to him. As Count Vladimir's personal secretary or spokesperson, people who are willing to have a good relationship with Count Vladimir are still willing to receive him.
of.
It's just that this kind of reception is only at the level of etiquette. Who let the rumors spread that Alexey was planning to deal with Count Vladimir!
Let these bureaucratic veterans choose a side between Alexei and Count Vladimir. For the time being, Alexei has the absolute upper hand. Because Alexei has proven himself to be a very successful governor over the past few years.
, keeping all aspects of Wallachia in order and prospering.
Not only in terms of political achievements, but also in terms of skill, Count Vladimir is no match for Alexei. Therefore, until Count Vladimir has not proven that he is more skillful and promising, even if someone wants to invest in him, it is impossible to invest in him.
Throw all your wealth into it.
Naturally, Arkady could only reap benefits-based friendships, which dumbfounded him because he always felt that Alexey was just a little kid, and that becoming the governor was the result of political compromise between various forces.
He believed that as long as someone with a higher political status and deeper background than Alexei stepped forward, the position of Governor of Wallachia would soon be replaced.
But now it seems that he underestimated Alexey?
Just when Arkady was still doubting himself, Alexei had already taken action to beat Count Vladimir. On the pretext that the city defense was lax, Alexei called Count Vladimir to the headquarters of the Governor's Palace.
I scolded him for ten minutes, and the scolding made this guy's face darken.
Of course, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that this scolding was done in front of everyone. All the officials, big and small, who were waiting for the governor's summons saw this scene. Soon all kinds of rumors would spread wantonly.
The rumors were still fermenting, but a new round of blows came to Alexei. When it was time to pay wages, the officials of the city defense headquarters suddenly found that their salaries were significantly less, which made many who were originally planning to continue their romantic life
The libertine or the poor guy who was already in debt was poured cold water on him.
"Commander, how come our salary has been reduced by a large amount for nothing? What does this mean?"
Count Vladimir himself was also puzzled. He was also planning to start having a good time after receiving his salary, but when he saw the pay slip, he almost got angry. The money he was given was not enough for him to go out for a drink.
Two meals of fancy wine, what’s going on!
"The Governor's Mansion must give me an explanation as to why the salary of our city defense headquarters was withheld. This is absolutely unacceptable!"
This time, the person who received Count Vladimir was not even Alexey himself. In the words of Alexei’s secretary: “There is no appointment, no urgent matter, even if you are Count Vladimir and the governor will not see you.
This is the rule!"
"What kind of breaking of the rules is this? The salary of the City Defense Headquarters has been reduced by a large amount for nothing. Isn't it important?"
The secretary had already received explicit instructions from Alexey, so he naturally knew what to do. This was what he was waiting for!
He sneered and said sarcastically: "Has the salary of the City Defense Headquarters been reduced? Why haven't I heard that the salary slip has been personally reviewed by His Excellency the Governor? There absolutely cannot be any problem. Your Excellency, I advise you that it is best
Don't talk nonsense, otherwise you won't be able to shoulder this responsibility!"
Count Vladimir was not frightened. He immediately snorted and asked: "How could I be so blind? My salary last month was... why is it less than a quarter of last month?"
!Isn’t this a deduction out of thin air?”
Seeing Count Vladimir's arrogance, even Alexei's secretary was secretly amused, because his reaction was completely within Alexei and Li Xiao's estimation, so the little secretary took his time and said
replied:
"So that's what you're talking about. You don't need to ask the Governor about this matter. I can tell you why! Because your city defense headquarters has been slacking in its work recently and has made many mistakes. This state of inactivity and slack has made the Governor very sad.
I’m so angry, so I’m suspending the bonus payment to you!”
"In the words of His Excellency the Governor, bonuses are only awarded to those who work hard. There are no bonuses for slacking off! As for your salary, according to national standards, it is sufficient. If you don't believe it, you can report it to St. Petersburg.
Well!"
After saying that, the little secretary looked at Count Vladimir with a sneer, watching the other person's face change from red to white and then to livid. It was indeed refreshing to hear what was in his heart.
Count Vladimir left in despair, because even if he really reported the salary issue to St. Petersburg, it would be meaningless, because Alexei did not deduct his salary, but only deducted all his bonuses. Bonuses.
No one stipulated that there must be a bonus every month, and there was no stipulation that everyone could receive a bonus, so it was useless for him to cry and make trouble.
"You bastard, just wait for me!"
Count Vladimir, who suffered the loss of being mute and made a fool of himself, had no better way to vent his anger than venting his anger on the furniture in the study.
"Your Excellency, I think this is Count Speransky's deliberate attempt to suppress you!"
Count Vladimir snorted coldly: "I'm not blind, how could I not see it? This bastard actually used such despicable methods, it's so shameless..."
Arkady looked at someone with an indignant look and thought to himself: "If it were you, I'm afraid your methods would be even worse!"
"But it doesn't matter!" Count Vladimir declared domineeringly with his hands on his hips: "You are naive to think that a few bonuses can scare me!"
But before he finished speaking, Arkady sent a stack of bills next to him: "Sir, this is the bill you haven't paid off last month. The amount is a bit... a bit large, at least based on your salary this month.
It cannot be repaid..."
Count Vladimir glared at Arkady unhappily. He felt that this secretary was too petty. He just had a few dollars and couldn't get it out for the time being. He could just find a few people to lend it to him to make a living.
What a big deal!
Arkady smiled bitterly and said: "Your Excellency, you may have forgotten that this is Bucharest. Who are you going to borrow money from to help you turn over?"
Count Vladimir was stunned for a moment. He had really forgotten that he had no friends in Bucharest. He could not rely on any of his former friends in St. Petersburg. What should he do?
He forced himself to calm down and said proudly: "Then go to the bankers. They have money. They will definitely be able to get such a small amount of money!"