Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

In Tongshan's manor, there are many rooms, but the number of guests entertained is quite good, and the local permanent population is also limited.

"It's like this usually, Solovyov, there doesn't seem to be much ostentation at your house?"

"Yes, but my father did it out of cost considerations, not a strict tutor like you."

The old Duke didn't say anything after hearing this. He just continued to walk forward. He was going to give Maria a math lesson.

As for what kind of lessons Maria will receive every day, Solovyov also feels that this is indeed a bit outrageous.

"Maria should be out and about more, not in the manor."

"As a guest, you can speak freely, but you must maintain certain limits."

"Andre, I know this very well."

The old prince is already idle at home, but he has great influence, and not everyone can entrust their son to Kutuzov to arrange specific duties.

Although, he is just the adjutant who he thinks has the least future.

"Life in a manor like this can actually be a bit boring. I've always been self-taught."

"That's because your personal characteristics are like this. Self-study is a way to grow freely, and you are unfettered."

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The fruits served by the servants were all freshly picked and very fresh.

"Come and try it, Mikhail. These fruits and dried fruits are all specialties here."

"It's a good way to accept life here, but not everyone is adaptable."

"Unlike Pierre, you always want to decide your own destiny instead of relying on others."

Andre seems very cold, sometimes even inhumane, but he also truly cares about his friends.

Solovyov also knows this very well, and now there are only two of them here.

"The good thing about being in a manor is that both the reception room and the dining room are so empty. If it were my home, I couldn't bear to have just one table in the middle."

He did enjoy deciding his own destiny, so he changed the subject.

"Are you going to change the furnishings in Laundry Lane?"

"Yes, there's always something to change, and I've always wanted to have a library in my home."

"If you have a library at home, it will be much better than some arty people who just use books for decoration."

"At the same time, Andre, I don't know if I should say this, but many people are still using their original tricks."

"You mean they're still just tricks?"

Solovyov still knew about this, and when Andrei said this, he continued to talk.

"There are always people who do things in the way they are most accustomed to. If others are different from him, they will ask you to do the same. I have seen too many people like this. Our positions are different. Beside the emperor , you can often see people like this.”

They chatted for a while and then returned to a topic often discussed in Russia today, the relationship between France and Russia.

"Count Morkov's relationship with Napoleon in Paris was very poor. I saw it with my own eyes. Although Napoleon tried his best to restrain himself, some subtle movements could be felt. In addition, Count Vorontsov led the war against France. The adjustment of relations and the war with France are probably inevitable for us in Peter. There are some people in Fort who just want to get together with the British. It’s not that there’s anything wrong with that, but it depends on the situation. Now that we’re there, we’re just serving as thugs for them. By the way, it’s an economic issue. Russia is so huge. The military and government expenditures are astronomical, and it is difficult not to fall in favor of the British. "

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"Moreover, France will not give money, even they will only provide loans."

After hearing this, Andre was silent for a moment and then said this.

"It's always unpleasant to talk to you, but it's true."

"If France is killed, it will be our turn to be targeted next. The British will always shoot themselves in the foot."

"It's a little strange what you said."

"Have I not always been like this? In order to defeat an existing enemy, the British will always cultivate the next enemy instead of suppressing or destroying them with their own abilities. I have always disliked the British approach. There are many people in Petersburg It’s all like that.”

When they talk about the British, they also know what the British have gained during the chaos in Europe over the past hundred years.

But it is indeed not easy to deal with Britain, especially Russia, which is some distance away from the British mainland.

While they were talking about geopolitics, it was almost time for the old Duke to give Maria a lesson.

This kind of course is indeed unbeatable in Tongshan, but this is for the old Duke himself.

As for entertaining guests at dinner, he usually doesn't care what's on the menu and will still go back to the "classroom", which is also his "workshop", to process wood.

It seems that the door handle needs to be carved out, and the processed wood products can be seen.

It's a really strange hobby. If he hadn't been demoted, he might have been able to chat with the Queen Mother.

It's just that what the Queen Mother likes to process is mainly relief sculptures. Even Solovyov, whom she disliked very much, was given a special silver coin with Alexander's portrait on it, and the mold was made by the Queen Mother herself.

"Maria, how do you feel about having math class every day?"

Maria is indeed not good-looking, but her eyes are beautiful, and in terms of temperament, although she is suppressed, she is still valuable, so to speak.

"This is our family's daily routine. My father has always asked me to do this."

"You can feel it. It's very strict. The first time I met you was at General Grushetsky's house. At that time, Nikolay Andreevich was still the commander-in-chief of the Moscow garrison."

"At that time, I was still very young and didn't have much impression."

"Yes, there are many nobles from Moscow and some who traveled there from Petersburg. When I see you now, you look like this again."

"Mikhail, what exactly do you want to say?"

Seeing Andrei's question, Solovyov said: "There will always be someone who covets it. Just like the Jacobites have always wanted the British throne. If it weren't for the Duke of Cumberland, they wouldn't be able to do it. Success. If those Jacobite fools gain power, we may not need to go to such trouble."

Andrei had heard that among the great aristocrats in Petersburg recently, those who were married were always coveting each other's property.

Telling this kind of thing to his friend's sister from the perspective of a "profiteer", he was very inoculated.

Solovyov himself had no such intention, and he did not need to obtain income by coveting other people's property. The management of the manor and his father's business success, coupled with his "invention", this kind of income was very important to the nobles. , have been able to maintain a very decent life.

What their family had to consider was how many girls they had and how much dowry they would have to prepare. This was what gave Baron Sergei a headache.

In contrast, in Russia, the burden on women may be mainly here, and although the burden on men is there, it is not that heavy.

This is mainly between nobles, and civilians do not need much dowry in marriage.

As for this kind of thing, just report Prince Vasily's ID number. The people in Petersburg who like to calculate the wealth of relatives the most are the people in their family. As for the person who wants to take it out, it is nothing more than the libertine Anatole.

After this vaccination, I wonder if Anatoly will make himself infamous when he comes to Tongshan.

Solovyov knew that his father disliked the Kuragin family very much. Except for Alexander Kuragin, who did not marry but had dozens of illegitimate children, there were indeed not many good people, and they often violated moral standards. As for the future, .

He also thought about a problem. In addition to having a feud with the Menshikov family in the late period of Peter the Great, the Tolstoy family probably didn't have a very good relationship with the Kuragin family, otherwise they wouldn't be able to appear in the book. A family of villains with such a strong sense of déjà vu.

Ah, the whole family is full of bad people, especially those with this surname. They are really a bunch of wonderful people, vile wonderful people.

And since the Bolkonsky family is involved with this kind of person, it’s no wonder that the sister almost fell into misfortune and the brother’s engagement was cancelled.

Even Andrei himself knew what Anatoly was like there.

But I can't help but some people just like it there.

"Baron, your talents are mainly in translation and drama. This is really a pity."

"This is a literary aspect, but it still needs strategy."

"Mikhail, if you take off your coat, there must be a Khitan inside."

What Andre said is true.

"Brother, do you know what 'Tao Lue' is?"

But Maria said it like a "routine".

Solovyov remembered this time that sometimes even if you chat with such a well-educated girl, there will inevitably be some ambiguity.

After all, it is impossible for them to understand what you know, and if they do understand it, it will be superficial.

Even in Petersburg, when she was with Louisa, the young queen could only pick up one-third of his conversation. There was still interest in it. Even after the two people connected, they were highly on the same frequency, and it was difficult for them to communicate. Highly fitting.

Not to mention Maria, who hadn’t met him often and didn’t understand his way of speaking.

This girl has a heart of gold and is completely worthy of a good, upright and simple husband.

It was as if she was tailor-made for Nicholas, but Sonia would not be happy in that case.

No matter how you put it, it’s very troublesome.

"But when you talk like this, it doesn't seem to be what you originally meant. It should be explained strategically so that people can understand it, but it is not entirely what you meant. If you say it, this is still a cultural development and requires force. To protect.”

"Ah, maybe this is what the Khitan prime minister had in mind?"

"Yes, Maria, you like it?"

"When I was in Petersburg, I collected most of the serials, as well as picture albums and original works. My father also liked them very much. After he confiscated the translations from me, he secretly read them in his study." Apparently Maria's There was still a lot of pocket money, and she had a full set of publications, but Solovyov was also a little surprised.

I didn't expect you to be such an old Duke.

"What do you think of Nikolai Andreevich?"

"He said that the ladies who read this book might want to become female generals."

"Is that so?"

"Yes, but he returned it and said that the book was well intentioned and could be used as an official reading book in our family."

Good guy, Solovyov is getting more and more outrageous. This has left Gibraltar from the Mediterranean Sea and headed straight to the Atlantic Ocean.

In the future, I am afraid that I will be able to receive sharp comments from the old duke. After all, when Maria is reading the Three Kingdoms now, she has a notebook of the old duke as an aid.

Even the map in the book has the marching route drawn, and the number of people on the battlefield is evaluated.

Although this notebook was written by the old duke who is always serious and eccentric, it is quite humorous.

It would be fun if Andre's son also started to study this notebook.

But the child is not pregnant yet, who knows how Andre and Lisa will develop in the future.

Lisa still needs a well-trained obstetrician and gynecologist, as well as an experienced midwife.

"I can imagine, can I take a look at this notebook?"

"No problem, you are the one who translated this book, and my father also hopes that the translator can see it."

"The author cannot see the reader's feelings, after all, that was five hundred years ago."

And it is an old man Luo who can't cut inside.

After opening it, you can see that the old duke wrote his feelings neatly in italics, and it was written in French.

Although he only read a few pages, he could tell that the old duke was actually very interested.

Moreover, as a retired field marshal, his ideas were still very clear.

What literati wrote could not completely satisfy professional generals, who knew their stuff.

Let alone the sketches in the notes, there were also the schematic diagrams of the war, which were drawn by Solovyov for readers who did not know the situation in China. Some of the old duke's thoughts can be seen from them.

Although he was not a top general, his experience in fighting the Turks over the years was not given for nothing.

It also included an analysis of the battlefield trends of both sides, which can be said to be very comprehensive.

"It's really interesting, but I don't know if Nikolai Andreevich is willing to share his thoughts with others."

"Young man, it doesn't matter if you know that reading always gives you thoughts, and it also involves military and political issues. I think to deal with the enemy, we should cut off their supplies and let them fall into the muddy swamp."

It seems that he is happy to share knowledge in this way.

"Just discuss it, everyone will have their own ideas. Thank you, Alexander Vasilyevich, for being the first to hear this story at the end of his life. I think he is also very satisfied. However, among the young people he promoted, his expectations for you are higher than those of the generals in the past."

Having said this, the burden was placed on him again.