Chapter 38 Confidence

How chaotic is Moldavia? Can you believe that this ghostly place has had three governors in three years?

Let's put it this way, the first governor worked hard for ten months, and then he angered the Moldavians by scraping the ground too much. The latter severely injured him with a homemade bomb and three bullets, which directly led to this The poor man was forced to return to St. Petersburg to recuperate.

Naturally, Nicholas I was furious next, and immediately dispatched the imperial envoy, Prince Paskovich, as the acting governor to clean up the mess. Who is Paskovich? Known as the Warsaw Executioner, he murdered the place with blood and iron as soon as he arrived in Chisinau.

First there was nationwide martial law, and then there was a nationwide manhunt. Anyway, it was like sifting through a sieve to hunt down anti-Russian elements. For a time, the whole country of Moldavia was full of turmoil and blood flowed into rivers. Thousands of people were executed before and after, and tens of thousands were exiled to Siberia for hard labor.

Although this iron-blood policy was very deterrent and temporarily controlled the situation, it also completely destroyed the last feelings of the Moldavians towards Russia. The whole country is full of hatred of Russia from top to bottom, and the Moldavians dare not speak out.

If the next third governor can cherish the deterrence brought by Paskovich's iron-blooded policy, govern well, not only benefit the people, but at least stabilize the society, then there is still a glimmer of hope for Moldavia.

It's a pity that after Paskovich, the acting governor, left, another bag of wine and food came up, and the land could be collected. The legendary Count Vasily Ivanovich Chernyshev really let him In Moldavia, the sky is three feet high, and the method of making money is to scare people to death.

Anyway, when he had to resign because of a heart condition, he took ten carriages worth of gold with him, which was more than his ancestors' salary and fief income for three hundred years.

Then there is the current and fourth Governor General, Grand Duke Constantine. Yes, you read that right, it is the little fat man who did not get along with Li Xiao. If you say that the little fat man has been very unsatisfactory in the past three years, it will not be too bad. Anyway, it is ten thousand years The Assistant Secretary of the Navy was overwhelmed by the old eunuch Menshikov.

Finally, a few months ago, he didn't know whether he had figured it out or saw it through. He decisively gave up continuing to fight with the old eunuch in the Admiralty, and instead sought the post of governor of Moldavia. He probably planned to start again in another place. stove.

If you want to say that it is not good for Grand Duke Constantine to be the Governor of Moldavia, then that is not the case, at least this little fat man is much more capable than his predecessor, at least he will not focus on making money. But it must also be seen that his relationship with Li Xiao and Alexei is not good.

What's more, Li Xiao feels that sometimes a leader who is particularly able to make troubles and wants to achieve results can do good things and do bad things. At least from the resume of the little fat man, he is not the kind of person who can stick to his principles and serve the public wholeheartedly. As for whether these results are true or not, he doesn't care if there will be negative effects.

In other words, this little fat man is actually a strong medicine.

For Moldavia, a patient who was already very weak, the consequences of such a strong dose of medicine were very unpredictable, and it might be over with the burning oil.

Therefore, Li Xiao is really not optimistic about the future of Moldavia, not to mention that little fat man has always been very vengeful and cautious. When he comes to Moldavia, he might covet Wallachia, and he may come forward again matter.

Li Xiao's conjecture was correct. Grand Duke Constantine, who was still on his way to take office, had indeed set his sights on Wallachia, because any normal person would do so. The reason is very simple: that is, Moldavia is too dull.

Yes, after the bloody abuse of three governors, Moldavia is really full of barbarians. As the governor of such a country, it is impossible to achieve earth-shattering achievements, because the upper limit of this platform is too low.

Even for Grand Duke Constantine, the upper limit of the Wallachia platform is still not high enough. Only after the integration of Wallachia and Moldavia, this brand new platform can be said to be like that.

The idea of ​​the Grand Duke Constantine was to integrate Moldavia and Wallachia and combine the two grand duchies into one grand duchy. Then make this complete Grand Duchy a model in the Balkans, let Nicholas I let the world see how strong his ability to govern the country is!

Otherwise, with his majestic attitude, why did he want to develop in remote Moldavia? Do you really think he can't get along in St. Petersburg?

It is naturally impossible for Grand Duke Constantine to fail, but objectively speaking, he has not done very well in the past three years. As Nicholas I is getting older, especially Crown Prince Alexander is getting more and more mature, more and more ministers feel that it is good to go on like this. up.

Yes, the ministers are also unwilling to toss. Otherwise, if the crown prince is temporarily changed, they will have to kneel and lick their thighs again. Don't you think it's tiring? Do you think it doesn't cost money?

There is the most economical way to solve the problem, why waste money?

Anyway, the status of Crown Prince Alexander has become more and more stable over the years, and his mentality has naturally become better and better, and he is less and less afraid of the provocation of Grand Duke Constantine.

And in this way, Nicholas I was naturally more and more satisfied with Crown Prince Alexander, and felt that it was really correct for him to use Grand Duke Constantine as a sharpening stone.

The only one who feels the pressure is the Grand Duke Constantine. Why is he working so hard to keep jumping up and down? The results of it? He didn't get a fart, why is he so miserable?

Unwillingly, he decided to magnify his moves, so he invited himself to Moldavia to clean up the mess, in order to let the world prove that he is the best heir to the throne.

"Alexey's reforms are too incomplete!" Grand Duke Constantine began to point out the country while sitting in the speeding carriage, "The serf system still exists, the development of industry is only in a hazy state, and commerce is not active. It can be said that Everything is enough! What's the use of such timid reforms!"

He waved his hand and said imposingly: "So you have all seen that Wallachia is still half dead... What does this mean? It means that someone with courage must stand up and take the lead to carry out a thorough battle. The reform will completely change everything... I believe that as long as I follow my plan, Wallachia, no! Moldavia and Wallachia will have a brighter future!"