Struggle in Russia

Anton is quite worried about the situation in Kiev, even though Kiev is still stable now, but if you look at the cities around Kiev, which one is not a chicken feather? More serious places like Kharkov have already entered the city, and it is said that the mayor and a group of nobles have fled.

If the surrounding situation continues to deteriorate, it won't be long before Kiev will be submerged by this wave!

He sighed and was at a loss for the current situation. As the actual person in charge of the military police, he had foreseen the chaos in Ukraine. St. Petersburg has been warned more than once. It's just that the St. Petersburg side was indifferent to this, and just told him that he knew. What's the use of this?

He couldn't figure out why St. Petersburg didn't say anything about it? Can you really sit back and relax?

Why did St. Petersburg say nothing? The reason is very simple, not the coronation of Alexander II and the struggle between reformers and conservatives.

For most Russian bureaucrats, one thing more is worse than one thing less. If the news of the chaos in Ukraine is known to Alexander II, wouldn't he be in a bad mood?

How can we block the Tsar when he ascends the throne? Then he can't take off the big guy's black hat in a rage?

Besides, it's just a group of mud-legged rioters, how much impact can it have, as long as the army arrives, they will be given box lunches in minutes.

Not only because of contempt, but more importantly, the third part itself had problems during this period of time. Pobedonostsev was so unhappy with Prince Vladimir's little affair that he was preoccupied with picking things up, and naturally less interested in his day-to-day work.

And in a bureaucratic country like Russia, if the boss is lazy and deserts, don't expect the people below to work hard. As the saying goes, everyone is muddling along.

With this in mind, the bureaucrats in St. Petersburg naturally chose to cover up or pretend not to see it. It's no wonder that Anton's warning didn't sink into the sea!

That is to say, Kharkov's side really couldn't stand it, and the rebels had begun to invade the city before they had to ask for help from above.

But not everyone is just dawdling like these bureaucrats, such as Dmitry.

Afterwards, he immediately found Count Rostovtsev: "The matter in Kharkov is definitely not that simple! The rebels are capable of threatening big cities, and their strength must not be underestimated. They only send one or two divisions to Countering the rebellion is probably useless at all!"

Count Rostovtsev asked without raising his head, "Then how many people do you plan to send to suppress the rebellion?"

Dmitry was stunned, and he didn't seem to agree with his conclusion, shouldn't it?

In his opinion, other people in Russia would lose sight of the situation, but Count Rostovtsev should never make such a mistake. Based on the earl's wisdom and experience, he must have seen that this rebellion was no small matter, but how could he remain indifferent?

"It's not indifferent!" Count Rostovtsev replied calmly, "It's just that the country's financial situation is here. How much money will it cost to mobilize the army? According to your statement, nearly 100,000 troops need to be dispatched to counter the rebellion. What do you think? Can the finances support it?"

Dmitry was speechless for a moment, and he said dumbfoundedly: "But if the counter-insurgency fails, wouldn't the small army beat dogs with meat buns? At that time, the money was spent and the matter was not done. Isn't that even worse?" ?”

"There is such a possibility as you said!" Count Rostovtsev replied calmly, "But it is also possible that once the large army flees the rebels, they can solve the big problem with a small amount of money!"

Dmitri became more and more speechless. He argued: "What if? What's more, I think the situation is very bad. It is not just a case of sending a small number of troops to suppress the rebellion, but 10,000. They are likely to fail!"

Count Rostovtsev sighed: "It's better to fail!"

At this moment, Dmitry was completely stunned. He couldn't figure out what Count Rostovtsev meant by this. What does it mean to fail? Are you looking forward to the failure of counter-insurgency?

Count Rostovtsev sneered suddenly: "In a sense, I am really looking forward to the failure of the counter-insurgency, because this will allow His Majesty to see the situation clearly and know how strong the rebel army is, so that he can really take it seriously. Isn't that what you want?"

Dmitry was stunned. He blinked at Count Rostovtsev incredulously, and remained silent for a long time.

"Do you think I don't know how serious the situation is?" Count Rostovtsev sneered, "I know very well that Ukraine is in chaos and the rebel army is very strong. But do you know that many people feel that they want to flatter His Majesty and whitewash the peace?" more important?"

Dmitry shook his head.

Count Rostovtsev took a deep breath and replied: "For many people, His Majesty has just ascended the throne, and peace in the world is more important than anything else. It is best to have a bunch of flowers~www.readwn.com~What are you talking about at this time? The fact that the rebel army is powerful is not to hit His Majesty in the face, even if you have good intentions, they will never appreciate it! Instead, they feel that you are sincerely against them, do you think they will hate you and take revenge on you?"

Dmitry replied firmly: "That can't let the situation worsen!"

Count Rostovtsev sneered again: "It's better if the situation worsens! At that time, the cover must be lifted, the ugly face of some people will be fully exposed, and certain things must be corrected, otherwise a little bit of pain will be harmful. They don't count at all, they can keep their lids on like nothing happened!"

Only then did Dmitry understand that Count Rostovtsev was hoping for a big mess, preferably out of control. As a result, previous mistakes must be corrected. To put it bluntly, he just forced Alexander II to reform!

"You're right. I'm forcing His Majesty to reform. Didn't I tell you a long time ago that it's impossible for His Majesty and those people to consciously reform? We can only force them to change. How? Is there a better medicine for chaos in the world?"

Dmitry couldn't say a word. He could understand Count Rostovtsev's painstaking efforts, but he still thought it would cost too much to do so in case of a mistake.

Count Rostovtsev said decisively: "There is no chance, there will be no mistakes. The situation in Ukraine is under my control. What we need now is to wait for the situation to further ferment and change, and then we can hurt those who block the way." Killer!"

What else could Dmitry say, Count Rostovtsev made it clear that he would not listen to his opinion, and Alexander II obviously would not understand his worries. In short, he felt a little bit of unease, which made him very depressed, and he desperately wanted to find someone to talk to!