Struggle in Russia

Count Uvarov became ruthless, he gave Chernyshov a vicious look, and taught him: "What do you know, if we can't mess this up, then we won't want to have a good life in the future. You think about it, God knows how long this war will last. What if selling Alaska is not enough? At that time, His Majesty will sell the barren land of Siberia to us?"

Chernyshov was stunned, he did not expect this possibility. It's just that when Count Uvarov said this, he immediately remembered it, and this possibility really exists.

If Nicholas I was in a hurry, he would really do this, wouldn't they be unable to even cry at that time?

Is it easy for these conservative aristocrats to accumulate some family business by simply scraping food from the soil? If Nicholas I kept cutting leeks like this, that day would really be impossible.

Count Uvarov glared at him angrily: "Now you know why I'm trying so hard to oppose it? Even if you lose money and avoid disasters, I'll ask you how much money you can have!"

Chernyshov didn't speak for a while. If it was really like what Uvarov said, he would definitely not be able to stand it, so even at the risk of offending Nicholas I, he had to fight and he had to mix things up. .

Don't underestimate the resistance of the Russian aristocracy. How did Catherine the Great and Alexander I come to power? If there were no nobles who dared to rebel, I am afraid that the history of Russia would be completely different.

Anyway, the Russian aristocrats will really jump over the wall when they are pressed. Even if Nicholas I desperately suppressed and domesticated them after he came to power, the courage of these daring guys is still beyond your imagination.

"I'll do it right away, make sure that no one will respond to Count Rostovtsev, and make sure that this matter will come to an end!"

When Chernyshov patted his chest to make a ticket, he didn't realize that he immediately rolled over from behind, and it was a miserable rollover! It's almost out of shape!

The reason is that a group of dignitaries headed by the Duke of Ordorf immediately responded positively to the proposal of the Earl of Rostovtsev and generously paid for the purchase of Alaska.

Please note that not only the number of people responding, but more importantly, the status is also amazing. Needless to say, Duke Oldolf? The first-class bosses, in addition to the Grand Duchess Yelena Pavlovna, Duke Mikhail Vorontsov, and several other top bosses who are capable of calling the wind and the rain.

Under the leadership of these people, their friends, friends, friends, and girlfriends gathered to follow suit. In just one day, a huge sum of nearly 8 million rubles was raised.

Please note that this is only the first day, after all, there are still many nobles who are close to them but not in St. Petersburg yet.

But it was the enthusiasm he showed on the first day that made Chernysov's jaw drop. He couldn't figure out why it was a loss-making business. Why are there so many fools throwing money into it? come?

Not only was Chernyshov surprised, but Count Uvarov was also **** off. What he was most worried about was this. Once enough people responded and enough money was raised, even if they were shrewd and shrewd. Money is also lost.

The reason is very simple, everything is afraid of comparison. If there are not a few people donating money, things will turn yellow. Of course Nicholas I would be unhappy, but he would never be presumptuous in condemning those who did not pay. After all, the law does not blame the public, even the tsar can't commit the anger of the public.

But now Count Uvarov and the others who have not paid for it have suddenly appeared, and so many people have generously donated money to you, and it would be **** if Nicholas I didn't notice.

What would he think and think then?

Anyway, it will definitely not have a good impression, right!

Count Uvarov knew that once this matter ended in this way, the number of saints waiting for him in the future would at least decrease, and if it was more serious, it would be recorded in Nicholas I's notebook.

That's not a joke, at least Count Uvarov didn't want to be blacklisted by Nicholas I, so he could only grab Chernyshov in a rage and reprimanded:

"Didn't you promise me that no one would respond? How do you explain it now?!"

Chernyshov replied with a bitter face: "Count, I really can't blame me. Yesterday, I contacted many friends and explained the stakes to them so that they would not pay. But who would have thought of Vorontsov? The Duke and the Duke of Ordorf will suddenly come forward, as well as that Yelena Pavlovna, this foreign woman is really hateful, one person donated two million, she and the Count of Rostovtsev together Almost half of it is donated, which is really unpredictable!"

Count Uvarov was also quite speechless to Grand Duchess Yelena Pavlovna. As the widow of Grand Duke Mikhail Pavlovich, as the sister-in-law of Nicholas I, she was in the Romanov family. position is very unusual.

As the Princess of Württemberg, she is one of the most "intellectual" in the royal family and a staunch reformer. If it weren't for the fact that Archduke Konstantin had a slightly higher status as the son of Nicholas I, the first reformist in the royal family would definitely be Yelena Pavlovna's.

Her generous donation of money is a double blow to Count Uvarov. If you can't find a way to suppress her limelight, even with it, it will make the reformers get a lot of limelight. As the most conservative and extreme conservative, Count Uvarov must not accept this result.

But if you want to beat Yelena Pavlovna, it means that Count Uvarov and others have to pay more than her, and this is equivalent to asking Count Uvarov The old life, he just didn't want to spend money to stop it, if it was broken, it would be a fart!

"Go spread some gossip and say that Yelena Pavlovna's generosity is purely for the sake of the liberals, and it's completely ill-intentioned!"

After thinking for a while, Count Uvarov came up with a solution that was not a solution, that is, to mix up the water and use Nicholas I's vigilance against reformers and liberals to smear each other's behavior.

It's just that it's hard to say how effective this trick will be. After all, Nicholas I is now short of money, and he really has a chance to turn a blind eye to the liberals in order to raise money to fight a war.

So Count Uvarov explained to Chernyshov again: "If you continue to contact our people, you must persuade them and don't let them follow suit. As long as we can survive this storm, then all is not a problem. !"

After speaking, he stopped and thought for a while, and continued: "Then you go to let the wind go, and say that the origin of the money from Count Rostovtsev is unknown, and it may be obtained from corruption..."