Chapter 491: Too Much Trouble (Part 2)
It's just that what annoys Li Xiao the most is not the mess made by the Bulgarian aristocratic monkeys, because these guys have been sparing no effort to make troubles, and no matter what they do, it is reasonable for Li Xiao. On the contrary, Li Xiao would be more surprised if they were honest and contented.
It was Grand Duke Constantine who made Li Xiao even more irritable. This Grand Duke has also started troubles since he returned to Chisinau. First, a so-called volunteer army was vigorously established, and he appointed himself as the commander. Then, without saying a word, he launched a major road repair movement.
Li Xiao could tell at a glance what this guy wanted to do, it was nothing more than trying to seize the military power to completely control Moldavia, and then build roads along the way to sell well in front of his father and praise him.
For Li Xiao, if Grand Duke Constantine just did these things honestly, then not only would he not be troubled, but he would clap his hands and applaud: "You have finally started doing human affairs!"
It's just that it's obvious that Grand Duke Constantine, even if he's doing things seriously, has to make a little bit of trouble, otherwise he won't be happy in his heart.
Soon there was a conflict with Wallachia because of the problem of road construction, which is amazing! Generally speaking, building roads is a good thing, and both of them are making preparations for the future war, so they should work together.
But when it comes to Grand Duke Constantine, that is not the case. Moldavia is building roads and Wallachia is also building roads, which inevitably requires material resources, such as labor, steel, cement, asphalt and other materials.
However, these materials are limited, and some of them even rely on imports. Wallachia might be better, after all, Li Xiao has an oil field and a small refinery in Ploiesti. As we all know, asphalt is the residue of oil refining in the oil industry, so there is no shortage of asphalt in Wallachia.
But Moldavia is in short supply. Grand Duke Constantine didn't intend to use asphalt to repair the road, but when he went to inspect it, he found that the road next door to Wallachia was much more beautiful than his side, and it was more beautiful. Sturdy and durable, the house he built here is simply an adobe house in comparison.
And what is the purpose of Grand Duke Constantine to build roads? Fundamentally speaking, it is to please his father, so it is naturally how beautiful it is. Comparing the two, the road in Wallachia seems to be in the sky, while his side is in a mud pit.
It is conceivable that if war really breaks out, those Russian officers, soldiers and generals who have traveled the road between the two countries will definitely report the relevant situation to his father. At that time, wouldn't it be useless for him to spend countless energy and money repairing the road?
Speaking of it, Grand Duke Constantine is indeed a bit sad. The most feared thing in this world is to compare. If the annual salary is one million, your monthly salary is three thousand. Naturally, there is no comparison.
If Moldavia did not have such a tall neighbor as Wallachia to set it off, Grand Duke Constantine's move to repair the road would definitely win a lot of applause.
But after such a comparison, Moldavia has become a muddy land, and Grand Duke Constantine's thoughts are naturally in vain.
Naturally, Grand Duke Constantine could not accept this result, and this cheeky guy immediately told Alexei shamelessly. He demanded that either Wallachia lower the standard of road construction, or it must be like him. Provide materials such as asphalt.
Sacrifice yunxuange.org Sacrifice. It is naturally impossible for Li Xiao and Alexei to lower the standards of road construction. Who do you think you are?
As for the supply of asphalt and other materials to Moldavia, this is not a big problem. Anyway, there are not so many roads repaired by Grand Duke Constantine. Basically, it is just going around a few main roads, and it doesn’t take much. asphalt.
But the more irritating thing about Grand Duke Constantine is that he asked for asphalt for nothing, and he didn't have any money for the time being, so he asked for credit first. But everyone knew that if Li Xiao and the others accepted such an IOU, they would never be able to get the money back.
So Li Xiao and the others definitely didn't do it, and they just made it clear that if they want asphalt, they can either buy it with real money or barter it, otherwise it's out of the question!
According to the words, it has been made clear, either Grand Duke Constantine spends money to buy it or trades it for something, but where does this guy have money and things? The money he spent on repairing the roads was all he got from demolishing the east to pay for the west, and even if he had the money, he didn't want to give it to him to spend money to buy things with Li Xiao and the others—grandma, he wouldn't do it!
As a result, the two sides fell out, but it's not a big deal, at least Li Xiao and Alexei thought so. But they still underestimated the shamelessness and limitlessness of Grand Duke Constantine, and soon the guy wrote to his father to complain:
It is a despicable and selfish act of a villain to say that Alexei did not provide Moldavia with the necessary material resources for road repairs!
Nicholas I was naturally facing his son, and immediately reprimanded Alexei, demanding that Alexei must provide asphalt.
Look at what kind of nonsense this is. It's obvious that you don't have any reason, but you still beat it up. Almost all of Nicholas I's family had this temperament, and Grand Duke Constantine was just a representative of it.
Naturally, Alexei couldn't swallow this tone, and he was not polite, so he wrote back directly to force Nicholas I, saying that Grand Duke Constantine did not pay for prostitution, and that Wallachia's finances were extremely tight. So much money paid for him, and he is the governor of Wallachia, not the governor of Moldavia, so there is no reason to pay this money for neighboring countries.
Even Alexei bluntly said that Grand Duke Constantine was doing a face-saving project, and he didn’t have the ability to repair the roads, so he didn’t let Wallachia repair them, and even asked Wallachia to lower the road-building standards to take care of him for the sake of asphalt. Face, simply disregarding the interests of the country to act recklessly!
Si minus bxW x.cO Si. Mi He Mi. Well, Alexey had a great time venting, but it was useless. When his reply arrived in St. Petersburg, there was no reaction at all. Anyway, Nicholas I did not say how to solve the asphalt problem, nor did he say that he would withdraw his previous order. Anyway, it's just pretending to be deaf and dumb.
Li Xiao is too familiar with this set, it was deliberately done by his shameless uncle, he made it clear that he didn't want to uphold justice, save face for Grand Duke Constantine and let his son take advantage of it.
Why do you say that?
Because Nicholas I did not respond to this, and before he ordered that asphalt must be provided to Moldavia, it was obvious that he was helping Grand Duke Constantine and preparing to prostitute for nothing.
So the situation is very unfavorable for Li Xiao and the others. After all, Nicholas I's order is there, you must listen to it!
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