Chapter 84 The Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications' Conjecture, Barbaria Returns
The herald quickly conveyed Peter's order to the Privy Council, where Vorontsov was reading a letter of credence.
The letter of credence was sent by Queen Johanna of Sweden. It was diplomatic, but it also expressed various admirations for Russia.
But because too many letters of credence were sent, after collecting them several times, Peter ordered them to be sent directly to the Privy Council.
Because what is hidden under the diplomatic rhetoric is full of flattery, with no real substance at all.
Vorontsov dared to tear down this kind of credentials. In addition to expressing his admiration for his Majesty's command of Johanna's surrender, he was even more happy.
Because with the help of Russian forces, Johanna not only secured the throne in Sweden, but also showed signs of not being the queen of the vase.
Both His Majesty and the ministers in the Privy Council are happy to see this matter.
Because the more affairs Johanna can take charge of, the better it will be for Russia.
But every time, in addition to the formal credentials, there was also a private letter. What surprised Vorontsov was that the private letter was always addressed to His Majesty, not to Johanna’s daughter Ekaterina.
He did not dare to open such a letter, so Vorontsov ordered someone to present it to His Majesty.
At this moment the herald came and announced that His Majesty would establish an exclusive agency to deal with armband matters.
Vorontsov was stunned for a moment when he heard this order, feeling very strange.
Aren’t the armbands already affiliated with Notre Dame?
Why establish a dedicated agency?
Vorontsov asked in detail.
Vorontsov is an important minister of the Privy Council and Minister of General Affairs, and his daughter also has a deep relationship with His Majesty. Besides, this matter was originally conveyed by His Majesty, so the herald told the story.
"Okay, I understand. Please tell Your Majesty that I will handle the matter immediately."
After the herald left, Vorontsov remained silent.
Judging from Mirkovsky's attitude, His Majesty seems to be very fond of the female armband named Barbaria.
Although his daughter was His Majesty's lover, Vorontsov would not hesitate to do it by giving His Majesty more lovers to solidify his favor.
Barbaria was born a serf, so there was no way she could threaten her daughter's status.
On the contrary, doing this will make His Majesty take him more seriously.
Although His Majesty said that there was no need to recruit Barbaria into the palace, if he really did enter the palace and it was all before his eyes, how could His Majesty still be unhappy?
His Majesty's order was considered by Vorontsov to be both a public matter and a private matter, and Vorontsov felt that both were very important.
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In the farm, when the steward from the government department saw that it was Barbaria who was working, he couldn't help but be surprised.
He also knew that the Barry and his son had a white armband in their home. It seemed that they were quite tolerant to the family because of the white armband. Unexpectedly, the father and son became more serious and even dared not complete the task on time after being warned once.
Serfs are serfs, and now he is determined to rule this family.
But when I saw the white armbands, I couldn't help but feel a little hesitant. The government departments were much better informed.
Everyone knows that the vice-president of Notre Dame is concurrently held by the mysterious director of the office, Ivanovich, and the position of dean has always been vacant.
But if Ivanovich can be the deputy dean, who else can be the dean?
It can only be someone older than Officer Ivanovich.
Thinking of this, the steward couldn't help but shudder.
Although he was dissatisfied with Barry for leaving the job to his sister, he still didn't want to conflict with the white armband. He said with a smile on his face:
"Barbaria, you're back. Is Notre Dame busy lately?"
The farm work was almost finished when Barbaria felt uneasy when she saw the steward coming. Both Barry and her father had been whipped by the steward in the past.
Although she has a white armband, she is still a serf. In terms of status, she is separated from the steward in front of her by a small citizen and a businessman. Barbaria said respectfully:
"Sir Dillumba, it's fine at Notre Dame. You just need to work on time. Can you please tolerate me a little longer? I'll finish it soon."
"What else are you doing? It's hard to come back. Let's go back."
Seeing that there was still some farm work left to do, the manager was really not happy that Barbaria had done all the work. He wanted to leave it to Barry, the slacker and gambler.
"Yes, sir."
Barbaria didn't dare to say anything more, so she took her younger sister who didn't dare to say a word, bowed to the steward, and left quickly.
The steward looked at Barbaria's leaving figure and felt strange in his heart.
Barbaria wears a white armband. He has been wearing it for several months, and it has made a huge difference to him.
And this change made him feel that the whole of Russia seemed to be slowly changing.
It is true that his status is higher than everyone here, but he is also a small person in the government agency, and small people are the most sensitive to small changes.
Dilumba sighed, hoping that this change would be good...
Then he looked at the unfinished farm work and the completed farm work, and secretly praised in his heart that Barbaria was still as efficient as ever in her work.
Then he found farm tools and took back the part that Barbaria had done.
Then he left with great satisfaction.
The farm work belongs to Barry and his son. They cannot run away and they cannot always let others do the work.
He will come again tomorrow.
Barbaria slept in the same bed as her sister in the house. At night she told her sister what she had seen at Notre Dame. The little girl's eyes widened with envy when she heard this.
"Sister, I want to go, I want to go too!"
The little girl shook Barbaria's arm anxiously.
Barbaria felt helpless. The original intention of Notre Dame's establishment was to care for abandoned babies, but in Moscow, this kind of thing has been done for the most part. From now on, it will maintain its normalcy and not recruit people from outside.
She is just a small white armband, how could she go just as she says?
But looking at her sister's expectant eyes, Barbaria softened her heart and coaxed:
"Little Nata, if Notre Dame recruits people, I will definitely recommend you, but you have to grow up quickly."
In fact, Barbaria knows that she is talking nonsense. Nata is so young and no one wants to tell her. Even if she recruits people, her recommendation will not work.
But she had another idea in mind.
She was going to inquire about elementary school affairs for her younger brothers and sisters.
The next day, before it was dark, Barbaria got up, washed briefly, looked at her mother, and set off.
When she arrived at Notre Dame, she found that Nedra had already arrived. Although they had only been apart for a day, the two girls were still very happy hugging each other.
The afternoon of the next day was Monday, and they were still working normally. In fact, they were very free now.
The current work schedule is six days a week, three days of normal work and three days of learning skills.
Barbaria knew that Notre Dame had carried out the same thing all over the country. It first adopted babies who were about to be abandoned, and then let the armbands learn skills. But it was a pity that each place only recruited state-owned students from each place.
serf.
Otherwise, given the treatment at Notre Dame, she tried her best to recommend her sister to give it a try. Although she was young, she might be able to do some odd jobs.