Struggle in Russia

Apraksin was stunned, how did Li Xiao solve the extremely difficult problem with a few words?

You say that other people's method is not easy to use, but as long as you have a brain and go through it for a while, you will find it reasonable.

Grand Duke Constantine can only cover the sky with his hands in the Admiralty. There are not a few people who oppose him, whether they are reformers or conservatives. As long as someone takes the lead, it is impossible for him to do whatever he wants.

What's more, it was impossible for Alexander II to indulge him. As far as Apraksin learned, this majesty seemed not interested in Grand Duke Constantine, and would beat him whenever he had the opportunity.

Immediately, Apraksin felt his eyes light up. If there is no accident, it is not difficult to disturb Grand Duke Huang Constantine's plot, but just now Li Xiao seemed to say...

"What's so difficult?" Apraksin asked curiously.

"The difficult thing is how to avoid the revenge of that small-bodied guy afterwards," Li Xiao sighed, "Based on what I know about him, he will definitely retaliate...and..."

"And what?"

"And I estimate that in the future, he, acting as the Minister of the Navy, will become a full-time member. The future of the Navy Department will definitely belong to him. Even if he is messed up this time, he will still have a chance to make a name for himself in the future!"

Apraksin's face immediately darkened, because Li Xiao was right, as long as Grand Duke Constantine was still in charge of the Admiralty, he would definitely make trouble in the future. It's impossible to always passively defend against him every time, right?

"In that case, wouldn't the navy have no future?" Apraksin asked dejectedly.

"It's not like that," Li Xiao shook his head, "The future of the Navy is always in your hands. If you can unite more people and get more people to understand and support you, even if Grand Duke Constantine is the Minister of the Navy, I will I think you can also check and balance him, so that he can't do anything wrong!"

Apraksin nodded. After working in the Admiralty for so many years, he also deeply felt that talent was always the most important issue. Even if you have the best system and the best plan, these must be implemented by people in the end.

If there are not enough and good enough talents, no matter how good the system is, no matter how good the plan is, it will be empty talk.

He knew that Li Xiao was reminding him that instead of worrying about Grand Duke Constantine, he should think about how to discover more talents. If there are enough talents, what if Grand Duke Constantine covers the sky with one hand?

What's more, Alexander II will not be used to him, and he will not be the only one who has the final say on how the navy develops.

"Your suggestion is very good," Apraksin thanked him sincerely. "After I go back, I will try to strengthen the construction of the Naval Academy and find talents as much as possible... As long as they are there, even if the Grand Duke Constantine can be rampant for a while, the future will be impossible." After all, there is hope!"

Li Xiao's words made Apraksin, who was depressed and anxious about the future, find his way. He threw himself into his new job with great enthusiasm. I have to say that this person is really encouraging.

"He should be full of hope for the future, especially eager and convinced that the navy and Russia will become better!" Alexei said.

Li Xiao nodded in agreement. It would be great if there were more people like Apraksin in Russia. It is a pity that Apraksin is a minority after all. It is really not easy to drive Zhu'er, who has been defeated after a setback.

"You said earlier that you would use the conflict between His Majesty and Kostya to restrict him, is that true?" Alexei asked suddenly.

Li Xiao nodded: "Of course, you can only do this when necessary. You can't just watch Kosya waste money, right?"

Alexei frowned and said, "Have you ever thought that what you did might make many of Kostya's supporters very unhappy? They might mob you up and besiege you!"

Li Xiao laughed and said: "It's very possible. Kosya has no other skills. He is good at fanning the wind and lighting the will-o'-the-wisps, and he has a lot of supporters. Most of them are nothing. An angry young man who understands, the possibility of being incited to trouble me is not small!"

Alexei said angrily: "Then you still tell Apraksin to do this?"

Li Xiao spread his hands and said, "Isn't there no better way? Besides, I think there are many supporters of Apraksin, and Kosya should not be able to do anything to him!"

"What if?"

Li Xiao shrugged his shoulders and said: "No chance, if Kostia is really such a bastard, it's a big deal that we can help Apraksin deal with him together... But I guess Kosya doesn't have that ability. I'm afraid he has to weigh more when we are together..."

Alexey shook his head and said: "I think your judgment is a bit inaccurate. He is very different now, and now he is almost cornered by His Majesty~www.readwn.com~It is impossible not to resist, Once he jumps over the wall in a hurry, I'm afraid it will be very troublesome!"

Li Xiao frowned, and Alexey's words reminded him that the Grand Duke Constantine he knew was the former Kostia who was not so crazy because he was doted on by Nicholas II.

At that time, although the Grand Duke Constantine was arrogant and outrageous at times, he would not fight to the death at critical moments. After all, he still had Lao Tzu to rely on, and Nicholas II would wipe his **** no matter what.

And at that time, he was still coveting the throne, and he still had to face the shame of doing things, so it was impossible for him to go all out and ignore everything.

Not so now. The throne has basically said goodbye to him, and he hardly has any thoughts on this end.

Alexander II will not spoil him like Nicholas II, and is even trying to suppress him and restrict him.

At this time, he was restricted and unhappy everywhere, and his mentality had long been distorted. For him who can only give it a go, once Apraksin is successfully dismantled, it means that he has no real power in the Admiralty.

Do you think he can bear it?

It's hard to say whether he, who is already trapped and has a broken mentality, will go all out and mess up. That is to say, what choice the Grand Duke Constantine will make in this state can no longer be used as a reference for past experience. .

He might give up on himself completely, or he might bite anyone he sees like a mad dog.

This kind of uncertainty is very troublesome. If it is not done well, it will cause an uproar, and if it is not done well, the contradictions within the reformists will be detonated. Don't let the conservatives be defeated, the reformers themselves will fight first.

Naturally, there is no way to talk about the reform. If things really come to that point, then Li Xiao will be to blame, and this is what Alexei is most worried about...