Struggle in Russia

But Li Xiao couldn't directly expose the old fox's mask. After all, they were here to seek help, not to cause hatred.

So he nodded and replied: "Who says it's not the case! The officials in St. Petersburg are either waiting to die or just want to make extra money. There are almost no people who are willing to work. That's why Dmitry and I came here to see you. And Prince Mikhail, you are the only people in the country who sincerely want to make the country a better place, and who are sincerely willing to take responsibility and do things!"

Duke Mikhail blinked, he really didn't expect that Li Xiao would give such a high hat as soon as he came up.

He originally thought that after hearing Duke Alexander's perfunctory words, the other party would either be angry or plead with all his strength. In short, he would try every means to get their brother to agree to help.

Of course, he also knew that the main reason why Li Xiao had such a low attitude was that the matter was difficult. Based on his understanding of someone, this guy was a thorn in the side and would never bow his head unless absolutely necessary!

This shows how troublesome things are in Ukraine. It seems that it is best to stay out of the way!

Duke Alexander had a different idea than him. Although he was a little surprised by Li Xiao's low profile, he did not think that the reason for someone's low profile was to please and flatter.

He felt that this was more likely someone's strategy. Everyone knew that negotiation was the most difficult job. Both parties at the negotiation table have interests and demands. If the differences are not major, it is easy to talk about it. If the differences are big, it will be particularly difficult to get a good result.

Judging from Duke Alexander's experience, it was particularly difficult for Li Xiao to negotiate with them this time. After all, their brothers had made their attitude clear about this and did not want to interfere at all. And he almost said nothing as soon as he came up. To say it bluntly was to politely refuse.

Is it easy to lobby under these circumstances?

Judging from Duke Alexander's experience, the first thing to do to convince their brother Li Xiao is to reduce confrontation and lower their brother's defensive mentality.

If they can't do it, then the two brothers will be nervous and be wary of him all the time, so how can we talk about it? Even if Li Xiao has a thousand truths and ten thousand benefits, I'm afraid none of their brothers will listen to him.

Li Xiao did a good job just now. He followed Duke Alexander's words and belittled the bureaucrats in St. Petersburg, which meant that he understood Prince Mikhail's difficulties and difficulties and had no dissatisfaction with his perfunctory performance in the morning.

He even flattered them a lot along the way and gave the two brothers high hats. As the saying goes, no one wants to listen to good words. Even if the person who says good things has a different purpose, good words are always pleasing to the ear. M..

Even Duke Alexander felt that Li Xiao's words were appropriate and appropriate, as if he came to ask for help.

Is Li Xiao asking for help?

To put it bluntly, yes.

Regardless of the fact that counterinsurgency and banditry were tasks entrusted to Alexander II, it seemed as if the whole country should cooperate submissively.

But in fact, this is not the case at all. If Russia's national power is strong, it will be fine. It doesn't matter if the landlords have a lot of surplus grain and waste it casually.

But now Russia is in ruins, and the landlords have no surplus food. At this time, you have to spend a lot of money and a lot of money to suppress the rebellion and suppress the bandits. All aspects will argue with you and tell you what it means to have to bow your head under the roof.

After all, there are only three melons and two dates in the treasury. You, Dmitri, just grinned and wanted to take away the bulk and let others drink from the northwest wind?

Grandma!

You think beautifully!

The serious rebellion in Ukraine is the business of Ukrainian officials. If they fail to do their jobs, they will be blamed. What does it have to do with our officials in St. Petersburg?

Besides, you, Dmitry, went to suppress the rebellion and performed meritorious service, and you were the one who received the award in the end. What good does it do to us?

You are the one who cannot win awards for your meritorious service, and you are also the one who enjoys the hot food and drinks. As a result, we are left to work hard while drinking the northwest wind. Why?

This is the truest mentality of bureaucrats. For them, their own little life and small calculations are the most important. Anyway, the responsibility for the failure of counterinsurgency and problems in the end is also yours, Dmitry. Do you have anything to do with them?

What? You snitched and said they were passing the buck. Hehe, how can this be called prevarication? This is a national system, and the rules for doing things are there. You can't abandon the system and rules just because you want to quell a rebellion, right?

This is the most annoying and powerful tactic of bureaucrats. Even if they deliberately try to stumble you, they always have their own reasons. If you reason with them, they will make you angry to death.

To put it bluntly, the interests involved in counterinsurgency are too great. If Dmitri doesn't show some real skills to deal with these bureaucrats, it will be really difficult for him to do anything!

Li Xiao is now begging for help in getting rid of bureaucratic constraints, so he is naturally asking for help.

It's just that the person being asked for doesn't want to get involved in this mess, because money affects too many people's hearts at this moment. Both Duke Alexander and Prince Mikhail are in a delicate situation, and they don't want to offend people for nothing.

Li Xiao was not in a hurry, and said slowly: "The rebellion in Ukraine may be too far away from St. Petersburg, and it seems to have no impact on St. Petersburg, but it is a granary after all. If something happens, it is likely to affect the finances of the next year. The only way to put down the rebellion as quickly as possible , our expenses for the coming year will be guaranteed.”

Duke Alexander just raised his eyelids. Of course he understood this kind of truth, but he didn't have much new ideas.

There is still a long way to go before this kind of truth can impress him!

Li Xiao didn't intend to impress them with this point of view, he just used it to start.

He continued: "To take a step back, if there is such a big mess in Ukraine, should some people be held accountable?"

At this point he paused deliberately. Duke Alexander was secretly surprised, he understood what Li Xiao meant. Someone must take the blame for Ukraine, and it will definitely involve a large number of people, and this large number of people will be inextricably linked to St. Petersburg.

Regardless of whether they are relatives or good friends, some people will always be very passive when it comes to pursuing them. Who can guarantee that the officials in St. Petersburg have nothing to do with the officials in Ukraine?

Now that Alexander II has entrusted the task of countering the rebellion to Dmitri, there is no need to say too much. Dmitri only needs to point out some Ukrainian officials and say a few bad words in his report to Alexander II. It can ruin his life.

As the saying goes, pulling out the carrot brings out the mud. I don’t know how much mud the Ukrainian carrot can bring up. It was hard to say who was unlucky and who was having a hard time at that time!

This is the threat of Hongguoguo, and it is also something that Dmitri can indeed do. Duke Alexander needs to think more about this...