Chapter 235

Baryatinsky is very smart, but to be honest, no matter how smart he is, he can't be much smarter than Uvarov. Generally speaking, the level of the two is almost the same. Even Uvarov has rich experience and can predict many problems. foresight.

It’s just that this time Bariatinsky is indeed going to launch a satellite. After asking in detail the guesses given by Uvarov’s staff, he said flatly: “These two possibilities do not exist. I personally think that Konstantin The Dagong’s method is probably simpler and easier than we imagined, and it doesn’t cost too much at all!”

Uvarov frowned, because he also agreed with what Bariatinsky said. He knew Grand Duke Constantine and knew that the little fat man was actually very thieves and stingy by nature, and it was impossible to spend huge sums of money to do such a thing.

But, he has such a cognition because he knows Nicholas I's family too well, knows what kind of character they are, and has dealt with this family too much. This is a talk from experience.

But Bariatinsky doesn't have such ample experience! How could he be so sure so quickly?

Uvarov suddenly felt a little upset, because he has always been confident in his own experience, experience and wisdom, and felt that basically no one in Russia could compete with him, but Bariatinsky just so quickly I came to a conclusion, which is a bit of a slap in the face!

So Uvarov asked as if testing and calculating: "How can you see it?"

Bariatinsky immediately replied: "On the one hand, it is my intuition, and on the other hand, some actions of the Duke of Aldorf have inspired me!"

This answer was once again beyond Uvarov's expectations. If Bariatinsky only replied that it was intuition, he would accept it, because smart people like them have a bit of a sixth sense, and sometimes intuition comes up. It's a guess.

But, what about intuition? It is definitely not good to have no intuition in the officialdom, that is too dull. But relying on intuition for everything is not enough. To put it bluntly, it is no different from trying luck.

So Uvarov would be very happy if Bariatinsky just had an outburst of intuition. He felt that this was just a moment of luck, and it did not mean that Bariatinsky had the same level as him, which naturally made him feel comfortable. A lot of cool.

But the problem is that in addition to the answer of intuition, Bariatinsky also gave the second answer, and he actually said that the Duke of Ordorf gave him inspiration. Uvarov is also very familiar with the Duke of Ordorf. He just turned his mind and recalled what the Duke of Ordorf has done recently, to see if he can also get enlightenment.

But after Uvarov went over what Duke Ordorf had done recently, he didn't have any inspiration. This made Uvarov feel very embarrassed!

Suddenly he felt a little anxious,

Unknowingly, he asked with an accentuated tone: "The Duke of Aldorf gave you enlightenment, what enlightenment did that old guy give you!"

When Uvarov asked this question, Bariatinski was also secretly delighted, because he clearly heard that Uvarov did not get enlightenment from the Duke of Ordorf, and this was his first time. times did not find the answer after getting a hint!

What does this mean? This shows that the old fox Uvarov is not omniscient and omnipotent. This old guy actually has shortcomings. Thinking of this, Bariatinsky couldn't help being a little excited, as if he had grasped the future!

It's no wonder that Bariatinsky is so excited, he would be the same if you were you, because the name Uvarov is too oppressive in this era. Young people like Baryatinski almost grew up listening to the legend of Count Uvarov, and later became a success under the appreciation of Count Uvarov.

In a sense, Count Uvarov is the spiritual mentor of the younger generation of conservatives such as Bariatinsky. All the glorious deeds of this earl are already legends in their minds.

Now Bariatinsky is going to face the legend head-on, and he has just won the legend by one step. For him, this is really precious. It can be said that it gave him the courage to continue to challenge Count Uvarov to become a new legend.

Of course, I was very happy in my heart, Bariatinsky did not lose his mind, Count Uvarov was still waiting for his answer, and his own joy was over, and he immediately replied loudly:

"Do you remember the wire-telegraph project that the Duke of Aldorf was pushing hard some time ago?"

Count Uvarov frowned slightly, because the cable telegraph project was a pain in his heart, that is, he felt that everything was unsatisfactory from the beginning of that damn project. If he was given another chance, he would definitely strangle this with all his strength. project.

But as much as he hated the project, Count Uvarov didn't understand what the cable project had to do with what they were talking about. Because this project has just started, none of the lines have been completed and put into use. At least it was impossible for the Grand Duke Constantine to send messages quickly through the wire telegraph project.

After hearing Count Uvarov's doubts, Bariatinsky became more confident, and he replied with a smile: "Yes, you are right, there is no line in use in the country...but It's different abroad!"

This sentence finally awakened Count Uvarov. Russia is an out-and-out younger brother in the cable telegraph project, but Britain, France, even Sweden, Denmark, and the United States have all come forward, especially Britain and France. , There have been mature lines put into use for a long time. If you use the lines of these two countries...

Count Uvarov frowned again after thinking about it, because it seems that the route from England and France to Sevastopol is longer, and from his understanding, it is even more impossible to be faster than him.

But Bariatinsky said: "Your Excellency, the efficiency of this wired telegraph is far beyond imagination. As far as I can see, it can be sent at night for thousands of miles, and it only takes a few minutes to transmit a message. It's truly astonishing!"

If it wasn't for what Bariatinsky said, anyone else Uvarov would never believe this kind of nonsense. It is not only God or a miracle that can transmit news so quickly over a distance of thousands of miles. thing? Where is this humanly possible!

But Bariatinsky said so, and Uvarov could only choose to believe it, because he knew that the other party would not lie to him. Suddenly, his face was full of entanglement, and he said bitterly after a long while: "If According to what you said, this cable must never fall into the hands of the Duke of Aldorf..."