Chapter 451 People Come First

This is a typical case where the ass decides the head. It can even be said that Li Xiao has no big picture. But no matter who is in his position, I am afraid they will make the same choice.

After all, even if Count Rostovtsev really succeeds, Russia has started reforms like in history, and it seems to be prosperous again. But does this have anything to do with Li Xiao? Will Count Rostovtsev or Alexander II make up for his loss in Wallachia, remember his sacrifice?

Unfortunately, apparently not.

Officialdom is always the law of the jungle, weakness is the original sin, and weakness means that you are naturally the target of being bullied and sacrificed. Even if you made an earth-shattering sacrifice, in the end, few strong people will miss you and compensate you for your loss.

Look at Huaxia's sacrifice in World War II, isn't it heavy? In the end, when it came time to win the spoils, the compensation for being weak was probably not as good as France's shame of World War II.

In the final analysis, being weak is the original sin. If you want not to be bullied, you can only be self-reliant.

Under the law of the jungle, don't have any chances. So if Li Xiao doesn't protect his own interests, then don't expect Count Rostovtsev or Alexander II and others to protect his interests.

So even if Li Xiao couldn't stop the tide of history or the designs of Count Rostovtsev and others, he would still try to protect his own interests, even if the means were despicable.

So he said to David Lebouf: "If you leak part of Nesselrode's details to relevant parties, is it possible to make the cowards in the country a little bolder?"

David Lebouf understood what Li Xiao meant. The main reason why France and Britain are so soft now is because they are afraid of the threat of war from Russia. But if you let them know that Nesselrode is just a bluff, what do you think they will do?

David Lebouf frowned. He carefully weighed all aspects of the relationship and reaction. To be honest, he couldn't predict how the country would make a decision after hearing the news. After all, the persuasive power of this kind of gossip is not particularly strong, and there are not a few politicians who are frightened in the country. You can never expect people who have already knelt down to stand up again.

These guys will subconsciously think that this is a rumor and fake news, and then continue to play up Russian terrorism and oppose a direct conflict with Russia.

This possibility is the greatest, because it is most in line with the nature of those so-called politicians who say one thing and do another. At least David LeBoeuf knows that they all have this virtue.

"Hard to say,

People who advocate toughness will always be tough without gossip to cheer them up, while people who are frightened will not be hardened even if you arm them to the teeth! "

After a short pause, he continued: "What's more, this matter is not entirely a matter of national interests. The domestic stinking incidents actually have a greater impact!"

Naturally, Li Xiao knew what the so-called bullshit shit was about, and it wasn't just the shit about Napoleon III. After the nephew of the former emperor secured the presidency through a coup d'etat, his ambitions naturally increased. Even if he basically gained the power of poisonous vegetables through a series of operations such as constitutional amendments, no matter how long the term of the presidency is, it will eventually come to an end. The day before the deadline, not to mention the past glory of the family also stimulated his ambition to expand.

Naturally becoming a real king became Napoleon III's first choice, not to mention that he was not too far away from this step of sincerity. The parliament has already been taken care of by him, as long as there is suitable public opinion and a little flattery of the opposition that can be bought, the matter will be over.

Throughout 1952, Napoleon III was actually busy with one thing, which was to restore the monarchy, so he was naturally not so sensitive to changes in external affairs. After all, no matter how miserable Turkey is, it is also a matter for the Turks, and it is impossible to empathize with the French interest class thousands of miles away.

What's more, stimulating Russia will still hinder his great cause of becoming emperor, and he dare not blindly turn against Russia before he is fully sure. This is why France seems so entangled and ambiguous about the Bulgarian issue.

He wanted to oppose Russia's expansion, but he didn't dare to confront Russia directly on the front line. After all, Napoleon III, who was not completely stable internally, had no courage to start a foreign war.

David Lebouf sighed and said to Li Xiao: "I can only do my best to help you spread the news and try my best to persuade those people in the country to take a tough stance, but I can't guarantee whether I will succeed or not!"

Naturally, Li Xiao also knew that this was the limit of what David Leboeuf could do. If he hadn't dared to guarantee the ticket, in fact, he would be very grateful for the other party's willingness to help.

After bidding farewell to David Lebouf, Li Xiao immediately returned to Stopol by boat. After all, Grand Duke Constantine, the shit-stirring stick, hadn't left yet. Li Xiao didn't dare to be careless until he honestly returned to Moldavia. , because only God knows what he will come up with.

And immediately after he arrived in Sevastopol, he received complaints from Kornilov and Nasimov, knowing that Grand Duke Constantine had dug the wall.

It should be said that this trick is really clever. From Li Xiao's personal experience, no matter what you do, people are the first. No matter how good your plan is, you need someone to execute it, and the person who executes it often decides Your plan is not going to work.

In many cases, the plan is good, but the implementation is messy or even backfired. At that time, if you didn't understand the truth, you would think that the plan was not perfect, and if you foolishly repaired the plan without changing the executor of the plan, the final result would still be a mess.

Li Xiao believes that if you want to do something, you must have people first, and only if you have enough and qualified people can you do things well, otherwise you should just be a dreamer.

For Grand Duke Constantine to establish the Volunteer Army, the most important step is people, and he has taken the right step. Looting talents from the Black Sea Fleet can indeed save him a lot of effort and avoid many detours.

If there is no accident, his volunteer army should be able to do it, and with the blessing of the volunteer army, it is not a particularly big problem for him to hold down the crooked gangsters in Moldavia.

"This is a good thing!" Li Xiao replied, "Moldavia should be more stable, at least we don't have to worry about them being too slow in future wars!"

Kornilov and Nasimov looked at each other a little bit, well, what they want to know is not whether this is good or not. They don't care much about whether Moldavia is stable or not. They only care about whether their fleet will be fluctuated by Grand Duke Constantine...