Struggle in Russia

"Struggle in Tsarist Russia ()"

Bertaran thought a lot in an instant, mistakenly thinking that the previous tense relationship between Artur and Kossuth was a deliberate illusion. On the one hand, it can reassure Baugjani and his group that Kossuth does not have all the military power in their hands. After all, there is such a "political enemy" as Artur in control of the army, which in turn can reassure Baugjani.

In addition, this is not a trap. These days, there are many people who want to engage in political speculation or step on two boats. With a little partner like Altur "cooperating", it is likely to confuse a group of speculators who don't know the truth.

If you think about it, when they lost their sincerity to Artur on the front foot, Artur "sold" them to Kossuth on the back foot, and saw through their faces without giving up.

Thinking of this, Bertaran's eyes on Kossuth changed, and he admired someone's foresight even more. He felt that if it wasn't for this accidental opportunity to see through the real relationship between Kossuth and Artur, even he would have been kept in the dark, someone's acting skills and scheming are really amazing!

Kossuth was naturally stunned, he never expected that Bertaran would come up with a bunch of these things in his brain. If he found out, he would be dumbfounded: Tell me what it is all about. The reason why he didn’t pursue Artur was because you bastards forced him to do so. If it weren’t for you stunned youths, he would have let Artur go. You bastard, don't you need to be punished if you lose the battle!

Of course, Kossuth doesn't have mind reading skills, so he doesn't know what Bertaran has imagined. He is more concerned about the other two issues now - the sale of new bonds and the need to get rid of Baojani and his gang. Which minister knocks the mountain and shakes the tiger.

The first question made him feel rather helpless. As the Minister of Finance, the issuance and sales of new bonds are all his fault, but he really can't bear the blame!

After the release of the new bonds, he immediately visited a group of wealthy Hungarian households. In fact, they came to ask for alms. In fact, the first batch of bonds was apportioned in this way a few months ago. It’s just that the situation at that time was completely different from what it is now. At that time, the Constitution had just been approved by Ferdinand I in April, and the future of Hungary was very secure. Therefore, everyone recognized the bonds and sold them without much effort. .

But the current situation is completely different. There has been a complete quarrel with Austria. Everyone is facing each other. There are rebellions from Croatia and Serbia in the south, and Russian soldiers are pressing down on the border in the north. The situation is grim no matter what.

Who can guarantee that Hungary will have a future? Maybe the money for buying bonds will be meat buns and dogs, and there will be no return! Moreover, most of these big dog families in Hungary are inextricably linked with Austria, and most of them actually made their fortunes by relying on Austria.

It can be said that this group of people's enthusiasm for the Hungarian revolutionary government is completely forced and helpless, and they have no choice but to drive ducks to the shelves. In fact, each of them has no ties to Austria. I don't know how many leading parties among them!

Naturally, how could they be interested in new bonds issued by the Hungarian government. If it weren't for the fear that the revolutionaries would turn their backs, Kossuth might not even be given the chance to enter the door, and he would just avoid him or drive them away.

Of course, even if Kossuth was invited in, all of them were as stubborn as iron roosters, crying poorly and crying louder than anyone else:

"Your Excellency, it's not that we don't support the country, but that we have more than enough energy! Over the past six months, because we want to support the country's independence, our relationship with the Austrian authorities has completely broken down, and we can't do business at all. They are all in and out, and they all look forward to the victory of the revolution soon so that we can start our business again in order to support our family, but now we really can’t afford any money!”

"Please also understand our difficulties. We just subscribed for a large number of bonds a few months ago, and now we are going to issue new bonds. Where can we raise money in this short period of time!"

Kossuth was also full of displeasure,

It's not that he feels sorry for these old foxes, but that he is annoyed that these old foxes are so shameless. In any case, he is the chairman of the National Defense Council and the Minister of Finance of Hungary, and he can be said to be one of the best big shots.

If someone as big as him comes to visit in person, even if you're about to lose the pot, you'll have to drop your pants and subscribe for a batch of bonds, right? But you gang of misers obviously have a lot of money but don't want to take it out. You don't give him a big man any face at all, and you don't even show it at all. You are here to slap him openly!

You can imagine how ugly Kossuth's face is. He doesn't believe the nonsense of this group of people at all. If these bastards really have no income for more than half a year, they would have fallen into trouble long ago. How can they be so comfortable? Obviously, you are just pretending to be stupid and don't want to give money!

[Since you are not benevolent first, then don't blame Lao Tzu for being unrighteous! 】

Kossuth also has a temper. Originally, the radicals and republicans headed by him did not have a particularly close relationship with these misers. What these guys really supported was the conservative faction headed by Bajani.

Kossuth is not worried that offending them will affect his approval rating. Instead, taking this opportunity to attack Bajani's supporters is considered a public revenge.

So he said coldly to these people: "Oh, it turns out that this is the situation. That's because I was rude! Then let's do it, I will report your concerns to the cabinet and the parliament. Naturally, people who support the country cannot suffer. Tears again, we must vigorously protect patriotic businessmen! Only in this way will more people recognize and support our government!"

This passage sounds quite normal, Kossuth seems to have been fooled, but in fact this passage is a hook, because Kossuth's really terrible thing is behind, and it really hasn't waited for these iron cocks to be secretly happy , he changed the subject and said:

"We must protect patriotic businessmen. But for those businessmen who are not patriotic, especially those traitors who hook up with Austria, eat Hungarian food but smash Hungary's pot, and keep making small tricks behind their backs. As well as those unscrupulous profiteers who secretly evade taxes under the guise of patriotism, they must not be let go!"

"The National Defense Commission and the Ministry of Finance have received news that a large number of such double-dealers have been reported and exposed. I will immediately launch a special operation to crack down on such people! If you find one, you will punish one. We will never let such moths continue to endanger the country. It's safe!"