The eager Count Vladimir did not know that until he completely surrendered, he might not receive those life-saving letters, because all he could do every day was wait and avoid debts.
Yes, the previously high-spirited Count Vladimir was a bit miserable. When he, the commander of the city defense army, could not instruct his subordinates and could not punish those who did not give face, everyone knew that he was just an idiot.
A toothless paper tiger.
Paper tigers can't scare people, so if the wall falls down and everyone breaks it down and beats it, no matter it's a cat or a dog, they can rush up and give him some color.
Every day, countless creditors came to him waving bills to demand payment, and no one took his every order seriously. He became the center of jokes in Bucharest. Countless jokes were created every day around how he avoided debts.
This situation made him anxious and miserable. Not to mention continuing to flirt with girls, he was now not thinking about food and drink, and looked as haggard as a patient suffering from depression.
"Earl, please pay more attention to your health! Even if you are dedicated to public service, you must exercise some restraint!"
"Haha, I think His Excellency the Earl is probably not busy with business, but trapped by love. Tell me, which girl did you have a tryst with yesterday?"
Accompanied by jokes or sarcasm, Count Vladimir walked into the Governor's Palace in embarrassment. The scene was completely different from the last time he came here for a meeting. Before, all the Wallachian nobles could only look up to him and greet him carefully.
My colleagues and I have completely changed our faces.
Each one of them has become so disgusting, everyone dares to make fun of him, and everyone has become lawless!
Count Vladimir was very angry. He tried hard to put on his old airs and let them know that a skinny camel was bigger than a horse. But this was meaningless, because after his true story was exposed, he had no deterrent power and would not
Some people are afraid of him. And his face-saving behavior will only make him more ridiculous.
"Gentlemen, be quiet, the meeting is now in session!"
It wasn't until Alexey's appearance that the cheerful mood in the conference room was calmed down. He just coughed and silenced the noisy conference room, invisibly telling Count Vladimir who was the boss.
"Except for the city defense army, which had some problems last month, the other departments performed pretty well. I hope you will continue to work hard... As for the city defense army, Count Vladimir, I hope you will make adjustments as soon as possible and take good care of you.
My subordinates, please stop causing trouble. If you give random orders and direct your subordinates to do some messy things, I will personally tell His Majesty that you will be replaced! Do you understand?"
Count Vladimir was on the verge of tears because he dared to go against Alexei on this occasion last month, but this month he could only be trained like a grandson. It was so humiliating!
Even if Alexei is the governor, even if he has a bit of a back-up recently, he can't be easily pinched!
"Your Majesty the Governor, I..."
Just as Count Vladimir was about to resist, Alexei interrupted him without hesitation. He continued to lecture: "Your Excellency, Count, I am asking you if you understand. If you understand, say yes. If you don't understand, say yes."
I don’t understand. I’m not interested in listening to your sophistry, nor do I want to listen to your nonsense! Also, solve your debt problem quickly and don’t let your personal problems affect the empire’s overall image in Wallachia!”
Count Vladimir was speechless, but it was obvious that he was still unconvinced. After the meeting, Alexei asked: "Will he jump over the wall in a hurry?"
Li Xiao snorted contemptuously: "Then let him try dancing!"
Seeing that Li Xiao was so confident, Alexey said nothing and changed the subject and said: "Our relationship with Turkey is getting more and more tense. It is said that even the Black Sea Fleet has dispatched to the other side of the strait!
"
This situation makes Li Xiao a little worried, because Russia's attitude recently is a bit strange, a bit unreasonable. It is becoming more and more rude to Turkey, as if Turkey has become a dish on his dinner plate.
vegetable.
Of course this is not the case. Although Turkey is weak, its existence maintains the final balance in the Middle East and the Balkans. If this balance is broken, the entire European pattern will be rewritten.
Therefore, neither France nor Britain wants the balance to disappear. They are very dissatisfied with Russia, which has repeatedly caused troubles and put pressure on Russia. That is to say, Nicholas I is still just talking. If he really takes actual actions, what will happen?
It will be very serious.
Alexei added: "I also heard that the Royal Navy's Mediterranean Fleet has arrived in the Aegean Sea, and the French Navy is also preparing to take action."
In fact, this is not something I heard, but it has already happened. When I heard that the Black Sea Fleet was showing off its power on the other side of the Bosporus to intimidate Turkey, the British responded immediately. The elite Mediterranean Fleet immediately dispatched and also
The Aegean Sea conducted a head-to-head exercise.
As for the French fleet, it also immediately set sail from Toulon and rushed to the relevant waters. This news was publicly published in newspapers to ensure that Russia could learn about it as soon as possible. This can well explain the attitudes of Britain and France.
"This is an obvious warning!" Li Xiao replied with a stern face, "How will the country prepare to respond?"
Alexei sighed and said: "Be prepared to continue to maintain a tough stance. The Black Sea Fleet may continue to operate near the strait. The Ministry of War also ordered us to take action on the Bulgarian border..."
At this point, Alexei couldn't help but vomited: "Tell me what this is. In the past, at least Neserrodie would stand up to break up the fight. Now, it's better. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is also shouting about beatings and killings, as if they were afraid.
The world is in chaos, what is going on in this world? Do they really think we have a chance of winning when we start a war with Britain and France at the same time?"
Li Xiao also fell into deep thought, because Neserroddie's recent behavior was indeed strange. It was completely different from his previous behavior. Logically speaking, it shouldn't be like this. What went wrong?
For the first time, Li Xiao was a little eager to return to St. Petersburg, because only there could he understand the whole story and make the right decision. However, this was obviously impossible, so he could only sigh:
"Maybe they are all crazy? Forget it, let's ignore their bad things for now, let's do our own thing first, quickly build the railway, and further expand the army and prepare for war. Let's prepare for the worst first!"
Alexey also sighed after hearing this, because these emergencies have greatly interfered with their governance in Wallachia. According to the original plan, Wallachia should focus on economic recovery for at least five years, but
Now, only three years have passed, and we have to expand our military and prepare for war. What do you think this is?