Struggle in Russia

Bao Jiani was a little depressed, because he felt that he had put down his dignity and face to beg Li Xiao, and the other party should give him some face, not to mention a discount or something, at least he had to say something nice.

For example, to discuss with Wallachia or to do the work of the Wallachia people, after all, it must be a little expressive, right?

But what Li Xiao said just now, he still didn’t get rid of it, and he didn’t say anything nice verbally. This is unacceptable. No wonder the conversation with Kossuth was so stiff. Come on!

Szechenyi's feeling is not much different from that of Bajani, and he is somewhat depressed. In addition, he feels that the relationship between countries is indeed a red fruit, and there is no emotion at all.

If Li Xiao knew Szechenyi's thoughts, he would probably laugh at the earl. Isn't the relationship between countries a relationship of interest? Is it a relationship of pure friendship? How many days can such a state institution survive without talking about the interests of the country, not thinking about the interests of the people of the country, and doing all it can to contribute? After all, no one's money is blown by strong winds, so how could it be possible not to consider the gains and losses of benefits!

In Li Xiao's view, any act of discussing international relations out of the national interest is hooliganism, or it is simply extortion. There is really no such thing as being taken advantage of in the world. Whenever there is effort, there must be gains. Even if there are no short-term benefits, long-term benefits must exist, otherwise any international relationship will not be sustainable.

Li Xiao replied very calmly: "Gentlemen, I have done everything I can do for Hungary. I have done my best... Now you need to work hard and find a way on your own. I believe that the huge Hungary has no shortage of dedication to the country." As long as you show dedication, all problems can be solved!"

For Szechenyi, this means standing up and talking without pain in the back, dedication? What kind of devotion? Are the Hungarian people not dedicated enough? In order to fight for freedom, I have put my head on the belt of my trousers and fought desperately with Austria. Isn't it enough to sacrifice even my life? :

"Tch, you are talking about how to give!"

Li Xiao didn't care about Szechenyi's contempt and disdain at all. He laughed and said, "It's very simple. Aren't you financially stressed and have no money? Then mobilize the people of the whole country to donate money and goods. There are millions of Hungarian people, and no one donates a piece of money." It’s not a lot of money! This money is enough to solve the problem of funds to buy arms, and even have some surplus, and it can also solve your government’s shortage of funds!”

Szechenyi was speechless for a moment, not because he felt that the method Li Xiao proposed was not good and could not be realized, but that this method was really simple and easy to implement. For example, Kossuth initiated the initiative, and it is really not difficult to raise funds.

But the problem is not that simple! A dollar may not seem like much, but Szechenyi is well aware of how difficult the lives of ordinary people in Hungary are. Most peasants simply cannot afford the money. Look at the basic requirements at the beginning of the Hungarian revolution.

In addition to demands for freedom of the press, political and religious associations, the strongest demands are actually socio-economic reforms and the abolition of serfdom. This fully shows that ordinary people in Hungary are actually very poor. Not to mention that they have no food to eat and no clothes to cover their bodies, at least their life is relatively difficult.

Under such circumstances, when raising donations from ordinary people, let alone a dollar, I am afraid that not many can donate a few cents. Moreover, Szechenyi and Bojani really couldn't bear to reach out to these poor people. starter

If you don't reach out to ordinary people, you can only reach out to the elite at the top of the social pyramid. These elites are either aristocratic landlords or wealthy businessmen, and to put it bluntly, they have mastered the vast majority of social wealth.

They definitely have money, but the problem is that it is not so easy for them to give generously!

It is always easy to participate in the revolution and shout slogans, but it is not so easy to pay for real money. For the Hungarian elite, the fundamental reason for participating in and supporting the revolution was to gain more benefits, get rid of the exploitation of the Habsburg family, and gain more political rights to protect their own economic interests. These were their motivations for participating in the revolution.

They had already donated generously to support the revolution before, and now they are asking them for money again by doing fundraising. Originally, they came here for profit, but now they are bleeding one after another before the profit is seen. Do you think they will be happy?

What's more, among these so-called elites, there are also a large number of strong talkers and spiritual Austrians, some of whom just chanted slogans to love Hungary, and some were coerced into shouting a few revolutionary slogans in order to protect themselves.

You let them sincerely spend money to contribute to the revolution. I'm sorry, but I really don't want to!

What's more, more and more Hungarian political elites now feel that the prospects for the revolution are not optimistic, and feel that with Russia's intervention, the Hungarian revolution may stop at any time. There are even many people in Cao Yingxin Zai Han who have secretly communicated with Austria to prepare to become traitors.

Fundraising under such circumstances, the proponent will inevitably offend a large number of Hungarian political elites. To put it bluntly, he is cutting himself off from the "people", which is tantamount to consuming his own political capital and making generous contributions. This way of doing things is very dangerous, okay?

Therefore, neither Kossuth nor Bajani nor Szechenyi could accept Li Xiao's proposal of fundraising. They all understand that it is dangerous to do so, and they must not do it unless it is absolutely necessary.

So Bajani smiled dryly and replied: "It is indeed a way to raise funds, but Mr. Diomede, I am afraid you don't know how difficult the Hungarian people are. Their lives are already very difficult, and they have already given everything they can for the revolution." We really can't bear to increase their burden..."

Li Xiao was very disdainful in his heart. He probably guessed why these Hungarian political elites resisted fundraising. They didn't want to increase the burden on ordinary people. They clearly didn't want to increase the burden on the elite, aristocratic landlords and businessmen, or to put it bluntly, they didn't want to increase the rule. class burden.

【Damn it, you don't want to increase the burden yourself, so you are going to make Lao Tzu increase the burden? I don't owe you anything, why should I help you! 】

"In that case, there's nothing I can do to help you!"

Li Xiao didn't take Bao Jiani's words at all, and once again rejected the other party in one gulp. Seeing what he meant, he didn't want to deal with this group of goods, so he almost didn't serve tea to see off the guests.

This undoubtedly made Bajani and Szechenyi very embarrassed, but they were unwilling to give up, so they continued to ask cheekily: "Mr. Diomede, is there any other way?"