Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

Chapter 309 011 It is better to have canned food on the march than not

In fact, the French started to upgrade their logistics and military supplies, and the plan of long-term food storage started a long time ago.

Napoleon only publicly solicited this invention, which was already an urgent matter for the army. The problem of long-term transportation and storage of food has existed since ancient times.

But not every family can be like the Mongols. Before the lethality of gunpowder weapons continued to grow, the mobility and logistical pressure of nomadic peoples were extremely low, which also facilitated their large-scale mobility on the plains.

In the era of flintlock rifles, the power of these tribes was not so great.

When machine guns were available later, these grassland peoples generally became good at singing and dancing.

Soloviev put the construction of the factory in Ryazan, and also gave priority to supplying the garrisons around Moscow.

It’s just that Alexander was ready to start the war in 1805, and it was unlikely to supply canned food to the Russian army on a large scale. Now it’s just a small batch of trial production.

The Tsar himself attached great importance to this project, so he personally held a meeting at the headquarters of the Guards to confirm several early products.

"Let's get started, gentlemen, don't be so restrained, our soldiers will eat these things in the future. Although what we have now is just pickles and pickled lard, putting these things in jars will also be convenient for storage and carrying."

"Your Majesty, the infantry envy the artillery the most in normal times, and they can also pull wine and food on their artillery carriages."

Although this is what he said, he didn't say it so obviously.

Although Alexander himself was not dissatisfied with Sergei Kuzmich who interrupted at this time, the Minister of War was somewhat speaking without considering the occasion.

The generals sitting here today are the most comprehensive in military departments, and even the chief military engineer is present.

"Well, bring all the jars up. Our generals can't always have good wine and food. During the expedition, they may have to eat these things."

The Tsar himself said so, and a pile of glass jars were placed in front of the generals.

General Apraksin also came to St. Petersburg from Smolensk. He had just used a staff officer for a few months and was transferred back to the Guards, so he had to ask the Minister of War to arrange new staff for him.

He sat here with these glass jars in front of him, and he knew that it was Solovyov's "little trick".

"Your Majesty, these glass jars look like they can be opened with a knife."

"Of course, our officers and soldiers are all equipped with knives or daggers, and of course some of them are self-made."

After all, although the design of the things issued by the government is not necessarily bad, the reliability is not very good, especially the boots produced in Moscow.

Therefore, no matter whether they are officials or soldiers, they are willing to pay for some things themselves, at least custom-made ones are more reliable, and the original owner can be found if there is a quality problem.

It's just that in front of the Tsar, these generals are exposed, which ones need to be served by people at ordinary times, and which ones do it by themselves.

Generals who came from cavalry used to wield swords and guns, and it is unlikely that their skills are lost now.

As for some old guys who lived in luxury, it was revealed that they were far away from the battlefield and had abandoned their basic life skills.

The commanders of the three major guards regiments were all here. As the commander of the Guards Chasseur Regiment, Solovyov could only be considered the second tier among the commanders of the Guards. If he had not been the commander of a battalion in the Putin Regiment, his status might have been lowered along with his military rank.

Solovyov had to watch their performance. What surprised him most was that the commander of the Semenovsky Regiment was actually the guy who was held down by Bagration while playing mahjong, that Major General Depreradovich.

Obviously, the people Alexander trusted should be kept by his side, even if this person had something to do with the conspiracy group. Since he did not go directly to the scene

Russia was probably like this, and Solovyov didn't care so much. After all, he was here to lead the troops and didn't have too much involvement with these people.

"Misha, if it's just pickles and pickled fat, it's too simple."

"So what do you want?"

"If you bring a few dishes, it can't be just these things."

"Ah, that doesn't matter. There are also canned peas and meat. In the future, we will make canned fish. But the current batch doesn't taste very good. It tastes like seasoning or canned fruit without any taste. But even so, it's much better than nothing."

"Yes, at least there's something to eat."

Lieutenant General Malyutin, the commander of the Izmailov Regiment, directly changed the subject, which did not make the situation worse.

Of course, the conflict between these two people is not as deep as those old guys he had seen before.

And Solovyov knows the traditional skills of the Russian army in Tannenberg, not because of anything else.

It's the personnel arrangements within the Russian army. Since Peter the Great, there have always been some childish things in it, until the army was finally disbanded, and there will still be residual poison in the future.

He also didn't intend to stalemate with the head of the Semenovsky Regiment. Besides, the other party's business was pretty good. It was not like the Putin Regiment, where the previous and subsequent heads were not so competent.

Although they were all generals, when it came to fighting, they could at least control more than 10,000 people on the battlefield.

These people are just so-so. They will gradually replace some of them when the young people come up, but they will become old guys in the future.

As for the current head of the Putin Regiment, Lieutenant General Peter Tolstoy. Yes, his last name is Tolstoy, and he is also a count. They are basically from the same family.

This family is quite large. In the past, there was a count Tolstoy who was a political enemy of Prince Menshikov. As for how to count the population of this family.

It is impossible to count it, right?

If you see the roster of the Tolstoy family, you will find that this family, with only the noble titles, is dazzling. What is more complicated is their family tree.

Solovyov has already felt that they can refer to the family to make a "county name" for themselves.

As for the reaction of these people after eating, he didn't pay much attention.

After all, these masters usually eat well, and the food given to soldiers may not really go into their stomachs.

Even Solovyov himself was also worried about his stomach strength, so he tried his best to ensure the quality of his diet.

Of course, there is no need to eat some strange things like the Romans.

As for eating the same food as the soldiers, that kind of pretentious attitude is better to help the soldiers get more supplies.

Therefore, Solovyov's track is different from others.

And the soldiers who were given food to taste were the ones who thought it was good.

After all, it will be more convenient to find snacks in the future, and they can also be loaded in the baggage car with the army, and you can bring more in personal luggage and the baggage used by the whole regiment.

As for things like canned bacon, it is a bit too salty. After all, it is necessary to ensure that the food will not rot for a long time.

In this case, it is inevitable that it is very salty.

But the solution is also simple. Make a big pot of soup, put all the food you can find in it, and you can start eating. Everyone should prepare their own lunch box.

Xia Yige.

Soloviev himself will be on the stage in this way, but there are still many ways to solve the problem.

On the battlefield, looting was also necessary, which was a daily routine in this era, and sometimes even IOUs were required.

After the Italian expedition, he found that the discipline of the Russian army seemed to be better than those of European countries, which was completely inconsistent with the stereotype.

Even those seemingly rough Cossacks rarely "looted", but instead supplied their own horses to the army to replace the donkeys that the Austrians did not send.

Moreover, in the Eastern Church, the Russian army was equal to the Royal Division, but the Royal Division was never the Royal Division that it should be.

Why is this so?

What Solovyov thought of was that the Russians have always been blamed, and people in Western European countries know that everyone does this. In fact, some English-speaking guys do even more excessive things, but when they promote them, they give the black material to others.

If you watch the lobster soldiers, like the scene in Barry Lyndon where they robbed the livestock of Hanover’s fellow villagers, this kind of scene is not easy to see.

Then, some people just follow the crowd. In comparison, the simple, strong, and a little bit silly Russians have not changed much.

Those guys in Western Europe are getting more and more perverted. They are not even satisfied with alcohol and want to use more outrageous things.

And at the meeting to decide what to distribute to the soldiers in the future, it is obvious that the stomachs of the old men are not as strong as those of the soldiers.

Their appetites are obviously not as good as when they enjoy a big meal on weekdays.

After all, the canned tomatoes at the back are too light, and they don’t even feel anything.

Soldiers don’t care. They can eat it with some seasonings. It’s better to be able to fill their stomachs than nothing.

As for some more magical foods, Solovyov can’t take them out now.

Productivity will still limit the opening of the brain hole. For example, things like protein powder made from insects may allow Germans to enjoy it 140 years later, if there is still a little mustache who dares to come.

At least now the glass cans are still approved, but the canned fruit tastes very bad due to the limited conditions, and only tastes like sugar water.

If you can really go through a set of Pasteur disinfection processes, there will be some guarantee.

Moreover, this kind of trial canned food can easily be seen as long as the food inside is spoiled.

For example, a general that Solovyov usually despised got a can of expired canned food.

But at this meeting in the Menshikov Palace, he was just a bystander, and he didn't know who was so good at making things happen.

"Don't open this can, it has already gone bad and can only be thrown away."

"Aren't they all canned food?"

"If you make a fool of yourself in front of the emperor and let everyone smell this terrible smell, then you will make a fool of yourself."

At least that's what Major General Peter Volkonsky said. After all, the nephew of the old commander Solovyov is the attendant general and senior adviser around the Tsar. If he says anything, it still has some weight.

While he was talking, the Tsar himself, who was tasting canned fruit, suddenly turned around.

"Soloviev, do you want another medal?"

It seems that he is a Russian leader who likes to give out medals, except for his mentor comrade. However, it is uncertain how big this addiction to giving out medals is.

"Your Majesty, it is an honor."

You can't spoil Alexander's mood, so you can only agree.

However, Solovyov's medal should be awarded the second-class Order of Saint Anna according to his level and contribution.

Speaking of which, when he gets the medal, he always works his way up step by step according to the level.

If this continues, it will sooner or later become a traditional Russian art of chest medal wall, and he is afraid that he is still the initiator.

After all, it is rare to fill in each form step by step from the bottom up.

Many young officers of the Tsarist Russia fast-forwarded the grassroots and middle-level stages because of their titles and family relationships.

One of his better luck is that when Suvorov was on the expedition, he was just a junior officer, and he was appreciated by Paul for his merits and entered the Guards.

Now he is a regiment commander again. Although he is at least two levels lower than several generals and regiment commanders of the Guards, he has done a lot of things.

That's it, every step he takes is very solid.

As for the arrangement of the cannery next, it is not just Ryazan, but every military governor's jurisdiction, as long as it is close to the factory, can be arranged.

On the transportation lines of Russia, those major military governor's districts, and the jurisdictions of senior officials, if conditions permit, can still be rolled out.

Solovyov even had an idea, that is, to engage in five small industries.

But he did not have a system, nor did he bring his own technical information. If he only had a physical body, he could only do it according to local conditions.

It is useless to say that now, and we must do things according to the current actual situation in Russia.

It is indeed unreasonable not to reform this backward serfdom.

But the current Tsar is Alexander, who loves acting and will definitely win the Oscar, the Golden Lion, the Golden Bear and the Golden Palm, as well as the Moscow Gold Award.

Even if Paul is still alive, it will not work. Although he is an iron fist, he is too kind and too tolerant to his subordinates. In the end, he died because of his kindness and naivety.

It was Peter the Great and Empress Elizabeth Petrovna who were the most ruthless in dealing with these Russian masters, but this kind of ruler is indeed rare.

Of course, the Russian people are still looking forward to having a good emperor. Alexander at least performed well and did have the self-cultivation of an actor, which is in line with the Stanislavsky system.