Chapter 986 Take Your Time
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Chapter 986: Take your time
Alexey definitely wasn't talking to Li Xiao about trivial matters, he wasn't that free yet. The reason why he came to Li Xiao was Vasily Konstantinovich. He was surprised that Li Xiao asked someone for help and generously gave him money.
In his impression, Li Xiao is not the kind of person who spends money freely, let alone the kind of person who easily trusts strangers.
"Vasily Konstantinovich is not a stranger, right? After all, you introduced me!" Li Xiao replied with a smile.
Alexey curled his lips and said: "I was also Leonid's friend at the beginning, but you were not so quick to trust me!"
Li Xiao shook his head and said: "That's different. I wasn't very familiar with Leonid at that time, so naturally I couldn't trust his friends unconditionally. What's more, you also know him... With his personality, he doesn't have many friends. Think about it, what if you are a saint again?"
Alexei smiled, Leonid was indeed a bit like that, and it was indeed a bit uneasy to be friends with such a person.
"Then you trust me so much now?"
Li Xiao smiled and said: "I'm not blind. Besides, we have been partners for so long. I don't understand your temperament. If I don't trust the people you introduce, then who can I trust?"
Alexei smiled happily. It felt good to be trusted. He mainly wanted to discuss with Li Xiao how Vasily Konstantinovich's line should work.
"I think this is a good opportunity for the Crown Prince and His Majesty to play a subtle role. If the Crown Prince can realize the importance of reform as early as possible, even if we cannot carry out thorough reforms, we can count on the Crown Prince to continue to promote this cause!"
To be honest, Li Xiao felt that Alexey was thinking a little too far. After all, Crown Prince Nicholas was still too young, not to mention that he, a time traveler, knew that the crown prince died in infancy and did not ascend to the throne. Working on him feels like a big injustice.
But he couldn't tell Alexei that the crown prince would be killed by tuberculosis. In the future... ?
The person who came to succeed was Alexander III, a fat man. Then Alexei shouldn't think he's crazy.
What's more, even if he, a time traveler, could interfere with history and find a way to save the life of Crown Prince Nicholas, he would not agree to pin the hope of reform on him. The Tsar was completely different before he ascended the throne and after he ascended the throne.
Before he succeeded to the throne, he could be very open-minded and seemed to be tolerant of everything. But once he ascended to that position, everything changed. Everything could only revolve around him, and there was no way to go beyond it.
Therefore, Alexey said that he should develop Vasily Konstantinovich's line and try to let him play a greater role. Li Xiao agreed, and that is exactly what he did.
But if Alexei said that he wanted to invest in the future in advance and try to influence and interfere with the development of Crown Prince Nicholas, he would not agree with it.
Vasily Konstantinovich, an outsider, did not have that much influence on Crown Prince Nicholas and was unlikely to surpass the influence exerted on him by Alexander II. After all, I am my biological father and mother. How can you, a half-hearted attendant and friend, compare to me?
What's more, Alexander II is not blind. How can your precious son, who has been teasing and teasing me, pretend to be deaf and mute and let you do what you want?
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I'm afraid that Alexander II will take him away from you as soon as you make some move, so that you will never get close to his son in your life.
Li Xiao believes that Vasily Konstantinovich's line is too important, and it would be a pity to scrap him because of something that has no trace.
Therefore, the most important thing is to let him firmly establish himself in the Winter Palace and preferably stay with the crown prince for a long time.
After all, their internal information network within the Winter Palace is really lacking. Even if Vasily Konstantinovich does nothing, the value of being the eyes and ears there is amazing!
"But isn't this too passive?" Alexey asked doubtfully, "Don't you always insist on taking the initiative?"
Li Xiao explained patiently: "Strriving for the initiative does not mean being reckless, nor does it mean acting recklessly. For us at the moment... ?
The most important thing is to do our own thing well and develop more like-minded people in our position to strengthen our strength, instead of rashly relying on the strength of a few people to try to subvert the old order. "
Alexey sighed. Although he knew in his heart that Li Xiao was right, he always wanted to do more without realizing it. He always felt that it was too slow to do it step by step like he did now. I wish I could build Rome in one day!
But this is also understandable. Who doesn’t want to make his country rich and powerful, and who doesn’t want to see results from his efforts. At least no one wants to work quietly for a lifetime only to be told that they are just paving the way for future generations as a stepping stone.
Li Xiao is not worried that he will become a stepping stone. In Russia's current state, reform is imperative. The only question is whether the reform is thorough enough. If it is like history, it is indeed almost meaningless. What he pursues is more thorough reform!
And to do this, accumulation is very important. Just three or five friends like them want to start a career. To put it bluntly, it is called an intimate delusion!
No matter what you do, the most important thing is people. The simplest thing everyone knows is that there is strength in numbers.
If you want to make a career, it is necessary to develop more like-minded people. When more and more like-minded people occupy the mainstream, it will be impossible to succeed.
And this is a process of accumulation. If they don't accumulate well, it is very likely that they will become the second Decembrists.
"Be patient, my friend!" Li Xiao advised, "It is best to be mentally prepared to spend ten or even twenty or thirty years to change our country... There is no shortcut, and even if there is, it is best Don't take shortcuts, because all shortcuts come with a price... If you don't want our career to be overturned and destroyed in the future, you can only make up your mind and move forward slowly step by step!"
Alexey was silent. It wasn't that he couldn't accept the result, but that this excuse came out of Li Xiao's mouth and made him very frustrated. How he wished there was a shortcut... ?
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"Okay," he sighed and said in frustration, "I listen to you, let's take our time, lay a solid foundation and don't take shortcuts!"
Li Xiao smiled and hugged his shoulders and praised: "That's right. Believe me, every job we do is meaningful, and every step we take will be remembered by history!"
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"Okay!" Alexey smiled bitterly: "You don't need to comfort me, I'm not that fragile. By the way, in addition to this, I also want to tell you that Grand Duke Constantine wants to talk to you..."_& ?