$ Chapter 1211
An order issued by the Tsar himself was ignored by Venbetrovsky for a whole month. He did not know how to remedy it. You must know that Nicholas I was not a good-tempered monarch.
However, the matter of conversion is no small matter. Starting from Ivan IV, Russia wanted to convert "poisonous importers and Christian worms". However, hundreds of years later, it still has little effect.
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(The "poisonous importers and worms of Christianity" refer to the Jews.)
But whether it can be successful and whether it is done are two different things. If the Tsar knew what Venbetrovsky had done, then the latter would most likely spend the rest of his life in Siberia with frozen potatoes, or even worse. .
Wembetrovsky couldn't control that much, he had to make results immediately.
Wembetrovsky immediately called for his men, but his men and the governor were almost the same as the governor and did not care about government affairs.
Of course, it is precisely because of their looseness that Russian Poland has developed well in recent years.
However, it is difficult to take back power once it is put down. At this time, the senior officials of Russian Poland turned their eyes darkly, and some even stood up to question the authenticity of the tsarist order in the hands of Wembetrovsky.
"Damn it! Are you blind? How can this be fake!"
At this time, Wembetrovsky no longer cared about his poet demeanor and directly cursed. However, the officials who were also from Russia were not afraid of him, a middle-aged official in meticulous clothes asked.
"My Lord Governor, how is it possible that the Tsar's order has only arrived in Warsaw now? Did the postman crawl over?"
"That's right! Lord Governor, how could it be that the order personally issued by His Majesty the Tsar came almost two months later?
Moreover, it seems unreasonable to allow Poles to convert to Christianity. Is there any hidden meaning in this? "
Wembetrovsky's face turned blue and red, and he almost suffered internal injuries. He couldn't say that he had forgotten the document in the bathroom and just remembered it.
So he said angrily.
"This must be the work of the Poles!"
"Poles? How could they be so capable? Didn't the previous joint actions of the three countries completely eradicate the power of the Polish Zionists?"
"It is better to believe that it is the Poles than to believe that someone is derelict in their duties."
The person speaking at this time was none other than Ivan Firdov, the elder of Little Poland. In different countries and at different times, the powers and relationships between governors and elders vary.
But in Russian Poland at this time, because the entire Russian civil service group was in a weak position, the power of the governor was far greater than that of the chief, and the chief was responsible to the governor.
However, no one would doubt that Ivan Firdov is the second-largest figure in Russian Poland. After all, Wenbietrovsky usually sees the beginning but not the end. When he encounters something that he cannot handle, he can only go to him. This grown-up man.
But Ivan Firdov, who has been wiping Betrovsky's butt for a long time, does not like this boss who likes to show off, and will naturally add insult to injury when he has the opportunity.
"Did you do it? I knew it! Who has such great ability! He dares to withhold His Majesty the Tsar's imperial order. You are looking for death! Catch him quickly!"
Ivan Firdov was shocked and angry. He never expected that the other party would falsely accuse him without any evidence.
"How dare you! I am the mayor of Little Poland!"
"Are you all deaf? Or do you want to be like this traitor?"
The soldiers who were still hesitant immediately rushed towards Ivan Firdov. They did not want to get involved in the fight between these big shots, but if they did not carry out the governor's order, they might not even see tomorrow.
The angry Wenbetlovsky didn't care so much. He didn't think he would really miss such an important document, so someone must be causing trouble.
There is no doubt that Ivan Firdov is the person with the greatest suspicion, because he is the biggest beneficiary of his own trap.
Once suspicion arose, a crime was established. All of Wembetrovsky's subsequent actions would be taken to prove that Ivan Firdov was the mastermind.
Not to mention that Wembetrovsky turned an "accidental" mistake into a power struggle between civilian officials and military attachés within Russia.
The Governor-General of Poland was indifferent to the Tsar's orders. This clause alone was too much for Petrowski to bear, so he had to make something happen as soon as possible.
Then Wembetrovsky made a decision that he would regret for the rest of his life.
Historically, the Russians usually used discriminatory measures to deal with domestic pagans and ethnic minorities by increasing poll taxes, conscription ratios, military service years, and compulsory education.
At this time, the normal length of military service in Russia is 20 years. An additional six years of military service is almost equivalent to a lifetime for Russian civilians whose average life span does not exceed 40 years old.
Even under such harsh conditions, these policies of the Russian government had little effect.
If Wembetrovsky wanted immediate results, he naturally couldn't adopt such a stupid method;
So Wenbetlovsky's idea was to directly convert the Catholic church into an Orthodox church, so that when the imperial envoy from St. Petersburg arrived in Warsaw, he could say that the entire diocese had been transformed.
Based on Wen Beitlovsky's understanding of the imperial envoys, no one would be so bored as to ask passers-by whether they had converted to Christianity.
At that time, he only needed to arrange people and routes in advance, and there would be no accidents. However, in order to be foolproof, he still personally entertained the imperial envoys and gave them a generous gift.
The so-called imperial envoys were just servants of the Tsar. Who would have a problem with money? In Russia, which imperial envoy was not greedy? Who would be an imperial envoy if they were not greedy?
You should know that it is not easy to be an imperial envoy of His Majesty the Tsar. If you don't do things well, you will be exiled or beheaded. If you do things well, you may be killed by desperate local officials and indigenous tribes. If you come back, you may be framed by political enemies and exiled or executed.
Since you are taking such a big risk, why not be more greedy?
In fact, Wen Beitlovsky has also been an imperial envoy, so he is very sure that his plan will succeed.
The price was just a few churches. At worst, he could just pay to rent them and return them after the matter was over.
For Venbetrovsky, it was not important whether the Poles converted or not. What was important was to let the Tsar see his efforts and achievements.
As long as Nicholas I felt that he had done a good job, then the matter was done, and Venbetrovsky would have a prosperous career in the future.
With Venbetrovsky's financial resources, he was fully capable of buying all the churches in Warsaw. But people always hate losses, and even if they are rich enough to rival a country, they are unwilling to spend that little more money.
So Venbetrovsky only planned to rent the church for a period of time to deal with the inspection, but he was not the only one who hated losses, and the officials in the city also had to eat.
So the rent became a levy.