Struggle in Russia

How can Minih believe that these days, whoever doesn't talk about his difficulties, especially in the officialdom, will definitely talk about the difficulties first. If he doesn't talk about the difficulties, how can he highlight the difficulty? How do you get people who come to your door to obediently take out a lot of real money?

He was very familiar with this kind of routine, but in the past he had tricked others, but today it was his turn to be tricked.

However, Minih is not dissatisfied at all. Being able to be tricked shows that you still have the value of being tricked.

The biggest fear in officialdom is that no one is willing to trick you, because that means you are about to be finished. Now that Count Rostovtsev is willing to trick him, doesn't it prove that he can still be saved?

"Of course I understand His Majesty's difficulties, but those liberal elements have gone too far. Our Ministry of Justice has been paralyzed and can no longer work normally!"

Count Rostovtsev just smiled: "Is that so? It seems that the situation is really serious! It's just that if the case of Grand Duke Constantine is not resolved, His Majesty will not be able to spare the time to help you. , you want His Majesty’s help, then you have to help His Majesty first, right?”

Minih suddenly turned bitter. If the case of Archduke Constantine was easy to handle, he would have solved it long ago, so he would have delayed it again and again.

Besides, is this something he wants to delay? He also wants to get rid of this hot potato as soon as possible, okay?

The problem is that I can’t get rid of it at all!

There are no fools in the officialdom. As soon as the grandsons of the court system heard that they were asked to open the trial as soon as possible, they started to push back. They made it clear that they did not want to take over and did not want to offend the reformists.

It’s not like he hasn’t pushed for it, and he even dismissed several judges, but the effect was not great. For most judges, they would rather lose their official position than take on this case. How can this be done?

"A big reward must be a brave man," Count Rostovtsev said with a knowing expression: "If threats don't work, then let's promise a big profit! You won't even be willing to part with this, right?"

Minih smiled bitterly and said: "I have tried it too, but the problem is that no one is willing to take over!"

Count Rostovtsev naturally knew the reason. There are no fools in the officialdom these days. It is hard to say whether Minih can fulfill his promise of huge profits. If you are really stubborn and are sentenced, Nikolai Milyutin, a reformist bigwig, will be offended to death. Minih refuses to admit it later, what do you do?

This possibility completely exists, and the reason is very simple. Even Alexander II didn't dare to offend the reformists to death. You stupidly rushed forward to fight with the reformists, but your little arms and legs could withstand the reformists' counterattack.

If the matter really gets serious, with the aggressive temperament of Alexander II and the previous tsars, I am afraid that they will not protect you at all, and will sell you back and make you a punching bag for the reformists.

Therefore, if you can avoid this kind of thing, avoid it. If you can't avoid it, you would rather lose your official hat than be impulsive.

After all, even if you lose your official position temporarily, the possibility of becoming an official again in the future is very high if you work hard afterwards.

And once you become an outstanding person, you will definitely be hated by the reformists for the rest of your life. I am afraid that there will really be no chance of becoming an official and making a comeback in the future.

Anyone who is involved in official circles can calculate this account clearly. Naturally, the so-called huge profits cannot impress people at all. After all, the risks are too great.

Count Rostovtsev glanced at him and wrote lightly: "Then add more money! Money can make all the difference. As long as your offer is high enough, are you afraid that no one will take the bait?"

Minih smiled bitterly. This is indeed the truth. The problem is that it cannot be done this way!

It's a bad rule to do this. After all, officialdom has always been a carrot and a pit. The closer you are to the top of the pyramid, the more valuable the pit is.

Now that all the pits above have been filled, no matter who the pit is thrown out to, he will offend the boss with a strong background. Anyone he offends will be asking for trouble!

Ultimately, these troubles belonged to Alexander II, not him. There is no reason for him to find enemies for himself just to be loyal to the emperor and share his worries, right?

What's more, everyone is looking down and not looking up, breaking bones and tendons. Such chaos can easily break your own path. It's really unnecessary, right?

To put it simply, Minih's trouble is that the conditions he gave cannot impress people, and to impress people he has to touch some people's cheese.

But he neither wanted to offend these people nor could afford to offend them, so naturally things came to a standstill here.

In fact, this dilemma does not belong to Minih alone. There are countless similar dilemmas in the entire Russian officialdom, especially among conservatives.

It's not that they don't want to do things, it's that the up and down network cards are so rigid that the people trapped in them have no way to break free.

Count Rostovtsev understood the mystery very well, so he was sure that Minih did not dare to do anything, at least he did not dare to really risk his life to help Alexander II charge into the battle.

"If this doesn't work, go to Shuyuan www.zhaoshuyuan.com. You're going to make things difficult for me." He said in a tone of voice.

Minih said quickly: "Count, I came to you because I really had no other choice. I think you are the only one who can help me... Don't worry, I understand the rules and I will not let you work in vain!"

Count Rostovtsev shook his head inwardly, despising the Minister of Justice even more. His speech is too unartistic, just like a small department official. No wonder he is in charge of such a powerful department but is being bullied into a dog.

It is indeed true that the generals and the generals are in full swing. This guy's level is at most that of a director and deputy director, but he was promoted to a minister. Conservatives really don't have any talent reserves!

Count Rostovtsev waved his hands in disgust and said angrily: "What are you talking about? We are all His Majesty's ministers and bear His Majesty's favor. We should always think of repaying His Majesty's favor, no matter what we do, First of all, you must put Your Majesty first! I don’t know what the rules of your Ministry of Justice are, but my rules here are to be loyal to His Majesty and work diligently for Your Majesty... If you stick to this rule, then it is my duty to help you! On the contrary, , no matter what kind of benefits you offer to bribe me, it’s all useless!”

Minih was so scolded that he could not hold his head up, and he hurriedly apologized. It took a while for Count Rostovtsev to calm down.

"Okay, be careful in your work from now on, and don't just engage in those crooked things." Count Rostovtsev lectured strictly: "I will tell His Majesty about your matter, and I will mention more about the difficulties of your Ministry of Justice. Go back. Wait for the news!”

Minih was naturally very grateful, and felt that with Count Rostovtsev's help and good words, Alexander II would still be more or less useful. He didn't ask the reformists to stop, he just asked them not to go too far...