Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

Chapter 393 035 Letter from Golovkin’s Mission to China

During the ball, if they were to dance the waltz, Solovyov felt that little Katya was too light and it was a bit difficult to follow her rhythm.

When he appeared in the court before, he rarely had to follow his partner’s steps when attending a ball.

These polonaises were too fast, especially little Katya danced fast.

But if someone else were to be the partner, they might not be able to keep up like Solovyov.

Soloviev now just wanted the polonaise to go quickly, whether it was French or Austrian, but not so fast.

Since he injured his leg in the Battle of Novi, he has never liked high-intensity exercise, and it is even more impossible for him to walk from one end of the palace to the other in a series of squats. He is not a Cossack, although he has some good Cossack colleagues and subordinates.

Just as he wished, the band changed to Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Suite, and it was winter.

If it were spring and summer, I'm afraid I would have to continue dancing with the lively little Katya.

"Fortunately, it finally slowed down."

"Brother Mishka, you dance very well, why do you have to slow down?"

Solovyov couldn't say that little Katya danced too fast, he just said: "In the dance, you always have to change the rhythm. If you always dance in a 'fast step', it will be very hard."

"Since you said so, we can slow down."

"If you want, you can find someone else as a dance partner."

"They are all too slow, only you can keep up with me."

Well, I don't know if this is a compliment.

But after the music slowed down, Solovyov and little Katya cooperated better, and he had time to observe the situation on the scene.

A servant appeared beside Alexander, who seemed to be handing him a letter.

After Alexander saw it, his face was still very gentle, and he could see what he and Badberg were discussing, probably a diplomatic issue.

But he didn't need to care about this, little Katya still needed him, so he continued to dance.

"I hope there won't be any more polonaise."

Soloviev muttered, and when he was heard, it seemed that the band also knew what he meant, and stopped playing after completing the last part.

"It's time now, brother Mishka, I'm going back to the maid's 'apartment'."

"Ah, do you have a companion?"

"Masha and I are coming, and there are a few sisters."

"I'll take you there."

"What about Yulia?"

Little Katya always cares about her besties, especially Solovyov's sister Yulia.

"She, the girls in the girls' school will go back in batches in the carriage, and she doesn't want me, her brother, to take her back."

"Ah, that's good."

However, Solovyov was just being polite, and he didn't want to get a wife today, and little Katya naturally didn't have such an idea.

However, this does not mean that others did not observe it, and both sides noticed this situation.

On one side is Princess Saltykov, and on the other side are Elena and Nicholas.

"Sister, you are really familiar with the boss."

"He was an officer of the Grenadiers at that time, and often came to the palace to be a model for my paintings."

"No wonder."

"Didn't you see him often when you were a child? When you went to the aquarium, he always accompanied the emperor and you."

"At that time."

"Don't play dumb, Kolya, you are sensible very early, otherwise you wouldn't have arranged to find a female companion for your little master. You, are you going to find him a wife?"

Nicholas blushed instantly when he heard his second sister say this.

"My brothers and sisters got married very early. The boss is 25 years old. I think he should be too."

Elena laughed. Nicholas, this kid, could be a matchmaker at the age of ten. Although he was a bit stiff in his work, he was a little precocious like a child, not a real adult.

"Marriage is a matter for two people. If I find you a bride in the future, she will also be a princess from another country. What kind of bride do you want?"

Nicholas was even more embarrassed this time. Fortunately, it was only the two of them talking and no one else was involved.

"Of course I want it, but I won't tell you what kind of bride I want even if my sister tells me."

This kid is also strange. Elena doesn't care about that. After leaving, she will go to her sister-in-law. There are too many children in the imperial village now.

Nicholas is more optimistic. He followed Solovyov and little Katya with his entourage.

"Kirill, do you think they can make it?"

"Your Highness, who are you referring to?"

"That's it."

Nicholas suddenly realized that marriage is a big deal. You can't use that kind of intimate address. What is needed at this time is a formal address.

"Baron Solovyov and Princess Dolgorukova, do you think they can make it?"

Not only Elena, even the servants who have been serving him all the time will be more or less confused about his idea. After all, children nowadays are too precocious.

"It's hard to say, Your Highness. There is a gap in age and status, but the Krimsky Prince's family doesn't care about rank, but appreciates the future more."

"Ah, the future."

When Nicholas heard this, he relaxed. If the boss could take the initiative, he might have a chance.

He didn't like the "old witch", although the old lady often hugged him when he was a child, and the loud-mouthed lieutenants and maids in the palace had already discussed it, but they never mentioned it in front of the person involved.

What Nikolay knows is that the palace is not optimistic about the marriage of these two. After all, Sergei Saltkov's character has always been a problem, and things in this family always feel weird. .

This archduke does have a lot of Paul's shadow in his character traits, and even this behavior has some subtle meaning.

He wanted to match someone he knew well, but it was always better than Paul's forceful marriage proposal. After all, it would give both parties a process of adaptation.

The love between Bagration and his wife lasted only a few years. Although the relationship between the couple was good, as the daughter-in-law, she handed over the huge property she inherited from her uncle, Prince Potemkin, to her husband to take care of, but she was outside I had so much fun that I somewhat left my husband and three daughters behind.

This marriage, although friends on both sides have tried many ways, is still a little troublesome.

Solovyov himself sent little Katya to the area where the maids lived, and was about to return.

"Colonel, His Majesty wants you to come over."

Alexander called him over at this time, but Solovyov didn't understand what was going on.

You know, Serbia's Ragic is still on the way, and the Operations Department has made four sets of plans for Prussia. There should be nothing that requires the Operations Department to take action recently.

But if Alexander asked him to go, he would definitely be in place.

This time it was still in the Alexander Palace. Solovyov also knew that this place was the wedding room of Alexander and Louisa. The Queen was very partial to them both.

Alexander himself was still in the study, where Peter Volkonsky and his brother-in-law Sergei were also sitting, as well as Kirill Naryshkin from the Golovkin delegation.

".Your Majesty, that's it, Yuri Alexandrovich's opinion is that we should at least put pressure on the Chinese court."

"Kirill, now we are fighting in the Caucasus and the Danube, and we have no spare power to deal with the Chinese, let alone guard against the French."

Alexander was very clear-headed and did not want to get into trouble at this time.

If Count Golovkin hadn't been cultivated by the old Count Stroganov, Alexander really wanted him not to come back to Siberia.

And Kirill, it seems, has some fate with Solovyov, coming from Arkady, the son of the generalissimo.

Arkady married his sister Elena Naryshkina. Solovyov was considered a close disciple of the Generalissimo, and there was still some relationship between the two parties.

"Okay now, I've called the most authoritative expert in Petersburg."

"Your Majesty, I happened to overhear the last conversation. I can only say that 'exerting pressure' in Siberia is not a suitable solution. The emperors of China tend to be soft-spoken and don't take tough measures when they appear to be strong. . In addition, our two expedition ships are expected to return to Petersburg after July, and we will also listen to what they say then."

After hearing this, Alexander was very satisfied. Now he had lost interest in exchanging the contract with Dongfang, and he also knew that Jiaqing would not accept his tricks. Even Golovkin's stupidity and the opposite clan of General Ulyasutai Cheng Kuan, who can be said to be a crouching dragon and a phoenix, messed up the negotiation in the end.

It can be said that Solovyov is as stupid as a prince in the world, and Solovyov, who knows the inside story, cannot complain too freely. Even though Alexander will be happy when he hears it, other people in the palace are not.

"Okay, we'll do it then. But how should we solve it?"

"Your Majesty, it looks like I need to take action at this time."

"Are you going?"

"No, Your Majesty, China's affairs are not that important at the moment. They only involve the issue of diplomatic missions. However, according to the past Blensky-Kyakhta Treaty, the two sides agreed that for a period of three years, our businessmen can go to my country. Capital. At this time, we use the name of the merchant mission to present some gifts, and we also need someone to explain our country's attitude, which is based on the attitude of friendly exchanges. But I am afraid that the Chinese emperor will not know such terms. Accept that what they need is 'submission'."

"That's good. You understand Chinese language. I don't know what your writing level is."

"Your Majesty, that's easy to say. I'll be the one to write. I have to put in some effort when writing. The words must be beautiful."

"Why is this happening?"

"Your Majesty, when I sent my servant to Kyaktu, I asked about it. The emperor of China attaches great importance to handwriting and must write well. Even in their civil service examination, good handwriting is beneficial to ranking."

Before Solovyov finished speaking, Alexander probably understood what he meant. This was just like how he liked beautiful women. Good-looking girls could attract his attention, and Chinese emperors and bureaucrats were more or less concerned about good-looking handwriting. and the wording of the article.

"Okay, you will be the one to write this letter of credence."

"Your Majesty, I am afraid that no one can understand what I wrote."

This problem has always existed. So far, the number of people who understand Chinese in Petersburg is very limited. There are indeed some talents who can write relatively fluent classical Chinese national documents.

The reason is quite simple. Although bilateral trade has been maintained since the Queen's period, the relationship has not improved. Moreover, before Golovkin's mission, the exchanges between the two sides were at the government level, not the monarch level.

To some extent, Alexander was not very knowledgeable and was dug into a trap by his Polish friends. Czartoryski was even less knowledgeable.

As for Solovyov here, he finally has a chance to show off.

However, he still said "ugly words" first.

"Your Majesty, if you are going to visit this time, you need to prepare tributes and find someone who can speak well. The great emperor of China always feels that he has a higher status. This is probably the characteristic inherited from the previous Zhu family and Ming Dynasty. After all, he loves the new. The Qing dynasty established by the Manchus of the Jueluo family was once General Longhu of the previous dynasty. This should explain why he was the commander-in-chief of the Jianzhou Guard, which is equivalent to a second-class official in our country."

Anyway, no one understands Khitan better than him. No matter what Solovyov says, others can only listen.

Like those miraculous Qing translators in 1840, Solovyov was also able to explain the Qing official system and personnel in Russian terms.

Moreover, Tsarist Russia and the Qing Dynasty were brothers who shared the same common ambitions, and there were some similarities in their systems. Alexander and the people around him quickly understood this.

"So that's it, but what happened earlier?"

"It's too long ago, and I don't have much information at hand, but the previous Chinese dynasties, regardless of whether they were established by the Tatars or the local Chinese dynasties, are still relatively easy to talk about, as long as they don't cause trouble."

After all, there is a saying that "even if you are far away, you will be killed".

At this moment, Alexander was also interested in listening to Solovyov's evaluation of several unified dynasties, and finally came to a conclusion: "The current Chinese emperor is fairly easy to deal with. They also have French missionaries stationed there. Our merchants can also go to their capital regularly. As for the previous dynasty, what if according to Marco Polo, the great emperor of China was so rich, a man of great rank, and had a close relationship with Elder John?"

After all, Tuo Lei's daughter-in-law is the niece of King Khan of the Kleb tribe, who owns a hundred-member band. She also believes in Jesus, so she is considered a member of the church.

Solovyov was sweating after listening to Alexander's remarks. Fortunately, there is no Internet now, otherwise the fans would have to criticize the "Rakshasa Kingdom" verbally and in writing.

He just briefly stated the history from Jiajing to Jiaqing. Alexander already had great contempt for the Ming Dynasty, but he paid considerable attention to the Qing Dynasty.

After all, his opponents have expanded their territory to central Kazakhstan at their doorstep. Even a hundred years ago, Turichen went to meet with the Kalmyk Khan, Ayuqi Khan of the Torgut tribe.

There is still this level of attention between the two parties, and Alexander also asked Solovyov to write this rather "respectful" letter of credence, naturally hoping to get things done.