Struggle in Russia

Will Nicholas I make up for the "losses" of Kornilov and Nasimov?

It really made Li Xiao talk, and Nicholas I would really make up for it. When he received the report from Grand Duke Constantine requesting the establishment of the Volunteer Army, he received Kornilov's report not long after. Immediately realized what the Grand Duke Constantine was doing.

To be honest, Nicholas I felt weird at this time. When Grand Duke Constantine was about to set up the Volunteer Army, he felt that his son had finally enlightened and knew what was the most important thing.

At that time, he was a little pleased with the growth of Grand Duke Constantine, and felt that it was not in vain to pamper the child all these years, and he felt a sense of accomplishment from an old father.

It's just that when Kornilov's report was sent to the desk in a blink of an eye, Nicholas I was a bit mixed. The reason was that although he was delighted with the growth of Grand Duke Constantine, did the child grow up a little too fast?

In the blink of an eye, he learned to use public tools for private use. Look at this practice of emptying out the Black Sea Fleet. It is shameless and righteous. Nicholas I felt a little bit sorry for Kornilov and Nasimov, and felt that so many officers were poached from a fleet in the blink of an eye, not to mention chaos, at least it was burnt out, right?

What's more, Nicholas I also received Kornilov and Nasimov's draft of the radical plan. He was naturally very satisfied with this draft. He felt that although Kornilov and Nasimov were closer to the liberals, they were still unambiguous in matters of the king. exactly the same.

Although he doesn't necessarily like such a minister, he definitely appreciates it. In particular, Kornilov did not complain blindly when the officer was robbed. Even the report to the Admiralty did not mean to accuse Grand Duke Constantine. He raised his voice as if stating a trivial matter. The matter involved the Grand Duke Constantine, and it was a bit difficult to explain the loss of hundreds of naval officers in one breath. He had to be notified to the Tsar. If this matter was not done well, it would be drowned out silently.

Nicholas I liked this attitude of doing things very much. He didn't complain or complain, he found problems and solved them, and he even knew how to advance and retreat. Who wouldn't love such a minister!

After a little thought, Nicholas I approved the report, ordered the Ministry of the Navy to allocate a special fund to the Black Sea Fleet, and then ordered the Black Sea Fleet to be given priority in the selection of naval officers next year.

This is Nicholas I's compensation. Of course, he did not forget to spur Kornilov. He asked Kornilov to quell the chaos caused by Grand Duke Constantine Hulai as soon as possible, and restore the stability of the Black Sea Fleet as quickly as possible. , In addition, it is best to enter the battle state immediately, the sooner the better!

One can imagine the expressions of Kornilov and Nasimov when they received this order,

Because they really didn't expect that the last report according to Li Xiao's guidance would have such a good effect. One million rubles in special funds for nothing, his grandmother's! Just for this money, Grand Duke Constantine just dug out a group of people and they all recognized them.

"This funding is too timely!" Kornilov said with a sigh, "There is a huge shortage of money for the fortifications, and the price of materials has risen. Can you imagine that the dealer would ask for it?" How much is it?"

Li Xiao smiled and didn't speak, because he never put any hope on the integrity of capitalists. All profiteers throughout the ages are the same way. Look at the various anti-intellectual show operations of capitalist countries during the epidemic period. What do you think? Are those capitalist elites really stupid? That's bad or good!

Those guys were really bad in their bones. Anyway, they were not the ones who were limped to death by fools. Naturally, how to ensure their own interests!

Nasimov also sighed: "With this money, you can also pay the wages that were owed before. Those bastards in the Admiralty only know how to deduct harshly, and don't care about the life and death of the people below! They deserve to be killed!"

One million rubles is enough for these two famous generals to be so happy. You can imagine how miserable life the Russian military officers are living. It's just that Li Xiao didn't feel deeply about this, because he was not short of money, and although he was not favored by Nicholas I when he was a soldier, no one dared to deduct the military salary of the Grand Duke harshly, although that point The military pay is not enough to live on.

Li Xiao believes that the two of them will make the best use of the one million yuan, and what needs to be concerned about now is not money.

"Did Menshikov reply?"

Speaking of this matter, Kornilov and Nasimov sneered endlessly, and they sneered: "Come back, that old guy got angry and scolded us, saying that our plan is a joke at all, and it doesn't exist at all." Any operability, let's do it again!"

In fact, operability is not the key reason. They all know the real reason why Menshikov opposed it. The old eunuch definitely didn’t want such a radical plan, but he also knew that he couldn’t argue with Nikolai if he directly opposed the radical plan. I explain. After all, he and Nesselrode's sneaky tricks can't be said in public.

Naturally, he could only vaguely say that Kornilov and Nasimov's draft was no longer operational.

Li Xiao sneered and asked, "What's Kosya's attitude?"

Speaking of this, Kornilov became unhappy again, and complained: "Your cousin knows how to pretend to be stupid, say something that needs to be studied, and then send me away... What is there to study? How easy it is to agree or disagree!"

Nasimov also complained: "I am angry when I see him like that. He is obviously afraid of Menshikov and pretends to be a big-tailed wolf like us. What the hell!"

Li Xiao nodded and said: "It seems that Kosya has made up his mind to pretend to be confused and procrastinate, but this is not a brilliant move, he may backfire!"

Li Xiao knew Nicholas I's attitude towards Turkey very well. In 1829, he actually wanted to deal with the Turks. It was indeed possible at that time, but after some weighing, he found that the biggest gain from solving Turkey was not Russia, but Russia. When the British, Nicholas I hesitated.

In the end, he reluctantly gave up that very tempting idea, and turned to let Turkey go as soon as he saw it.

It's just that he has never forgotten Constantinople in his heart, and he has never forgotten the great cause that generations of tsars have never forgotten. But now he feels that the time is ripe, so don't expect him to continue to be rational. It's useless for anyone to dissuade him this time, he will definitely eat the chicken!