Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

Nicholas stayed at Soloviev's house for two days, but left reluctantly.

Although there was a master to supervise him, there was no one else to supervise him here, and he was even quite free.

No matter whether the child was from the royal family, aristocratic family or commoner family, he still preferred the unrestrained life.

But Soloviev would not continue to live here, he was going to Moscow this time.

On the one hand, he had to prepare for his wedding, and get married in the old house of the Dolgorukov family bought by Prince Yusupov on Sparrow Hill.

On the other hand, his old friend Pierre invited him to Moscow.

It was still early, so he just regarded it as a visit to a friend's house.

As for the matter of marrying a wife, because he had been serving in the army, it was all handled by his family.

Now that he was back from the front line, he could take time to do his own things, and he could also go to Moscow to handle Gauss's matter.

Before leaving, according to convention, he still had to submit a memorial.

That's right, in order to make his memorials a little different from others, Soloviev actually made a folding screen for Alexander.

And his memorials were often long and inconvenient if they were not folded.

But just to recommend Gauss, he spent so much time and effort, and his performance was indeed abstract enough.

You know, although Gauss's mathematical level was higher than some people's belts, he didn't like teaching. Although he was very hardworking when researching, there was another problem. He was often unwilling to go to the defense when his papers were published.

Soloviev knew about this because the old Duke of Brunswick told him that Gauss's thesis was exempted from defense and passed directly in the graduation thesis of the local university.

But he was devoted to theoretical research at home and didn't even come to the scene.

It is definitely not possible for him to teach in Göttingen now. After all, Jerome has set up a paid job. Since the territory of Hanover has also been annexed, he has to consider the occasion if he wants a teaching position.

After mentioning Gauss's talent, Soloviev set off for Moscow.

Starting from Lake Ladoga, you have to go to Gatchina first.

It can be seen that a steam locomotive built by primitive methods is being debugged, but it is only a test run.

This project is not under his jurisdiction, and it is just to facilitate transportation in the imperial village. It does not involve any transportation franchise, and it is even just an attempt.

After all, there is a major problem, that is, the steamship provides power blessing. After all, it is the first project to be launched, which is easy to say.

To build a railway, this needs to be verified. According to the national project acceptance, it will take several years.

You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, especially this project, it is better to complete it before the empress dowager's 50th birthday.

It sounds like the Qing Dynasty and the Tsarist Russia are half-brothers. Soloviev planned this railway, Paul approved it, Count Vorontsov recruited people in the UK, and Alexander is now preparing it for his mother's birthday.

Well, after all, technology has improved, which is a good thing.

Then, he set out on the road to Moscow.

On his way to Moscow, if he got to a place, he would first walk to Tverskoi Street.

Although he appeared from the garrison in Moscow, Solovyov spent most of his time in St. Petersburg, and he was not so familiar with this place.

If his relatives were not all around Moscow, he would not have come back once before, and he also had the task of setting up a military supply factory in Ryazan.

One of Pierre's mansions is on Arbat Street, but Pierre usually does not live here. He and his wife Helen are separated, and his wife lives here.

Solovyov would not touch this kind of bad luck. If Helen saw him and caused any trouble, it would be bad.

There was a "little goblin" in St. Petersburg before, but she was not as restless as her and would create disputes all day long.

In addition, Solovyov has always had a bad relationship with the children of the Kurakin family, so it is unlikely that he will appear here on Arbat Street.

At this time, he also went to another mansion where Pierre lived.

It must be said that Pierre's house is really big. In these mansions in Moscow, the princes and nobles had settled here during the period of the Principality of Moscow. Many mansions have been set up since the period of Ivan the Terrible.

Even though it was burned by the Poles and two pseudo-Dmitri appeared in succession, the general framework of the core urban area of ​​Moscow remained unchanged.

As for Smolensk Street, Pierre's mansion is not far from Marshal Kamensky's house.

The old marshal recently came to Moscow from Oryol. In summer, he does not live in the countryside, but in winter, he has to go to the countryside.

Pierre usually stays here. If the Freemasonry has any activities, they will also be held in his house.

Among such a group of people, he actually does not feel any happiness.

When Solovyov came, he was very happy.

"Misha, thank you for coming to my house at this time."

"Pierre, I am sorry to bother you. After all, you can't live in your fiancée's house at this time, nor can you live in my cousin's house."

"It doesn't matter. You can stay here before you go to Sparrow Hill to propose marriage."

Although Pierre said this in a very friendly and ordinary tone, the room in his house is also one of the best in this street.

"Moscow, Moscow, there are also seven hills here, just like Rome and Constantinople."

"Why did you suddenly think of this?"

"Pierre, I'm just curious why Rome moved, and it's so far-fetched."

"You'd better not say such things. You should know that there are always some people here who don't have good intentions."

"Thank you, Pierre, you always consider others like this. If they tell on me, they should also consider that I came back from the front line, and it's not a special thing. In addition, how is Andrei doing recently?"

"He has been in Smolensk recently, not If you want to get married, they will also return to Moscow. "

"That's good. As for friends in Moscow, who else will come?"

"I will definitely help you with this matter."

"Thank you in advance, but..."

"Now that there is no official business, we can go to Moscow to visit together. When you were in Moscow, you were always in the barracks."

"Except when you came out to do things for my father."

"Since you mentioned the 'Seven Hills', we can go out to see them together by car."

So, Pierre, on his side, handed over his trusted driver and went on a tour with Solovyov.

Among the Seven Hills, Sparrow Hills is included, which is far from the Kremlin and is also the last point on their journey.

The first place to go is Borovetsky Hill, where Yuri Dolgoruky established a settlement in the 12th century. It is also the earliest record of Moscow in the chronicles.

If we go back to the earlier time, this was once a place where the Scythians roamed freely. In the Bronze Age, people had already settled in the Borovitsky Mountains.

In 1147, Moscow was just an inconspicuous village on the border of the Grand Duchy of Rostov-Suzdal. Now it has become such a huge city, and it is called the Third Rome, which is really unexpected.

"But now Moscow is like this, Misha, we are going to visit the Seven Hills, which can show us the past of Moscow."

"Maybe there will be a future? Pierre, how many serfs do you have now?"

"There are a total of 48,000 people in various manors."

Good guy, the serfs owned by one person are already 1.3‰ of the national population. If the productivity of the feudal serfdom manor was not too backward, he would be the largest landlord in Russia, and the property of Count Bezukhov's family would also be the first in Moscow.

"I know you always want to change, but the actions we take now can only make changes in our own manor. My family does not have so many serfs, only a few hundred people. You can Pierre, we also talked about some things in Riga. What are you going to do?"

"If you focus on business, you can start to get the funds moving. I also think what you said to me makes sense. As long as the money is flowing, we can do a lot of things, and we will have the ability to change some things."

"But don't get involved in too many political issues. Among us, you are the only real and pure person. You can't correct what Andre advised you to do immediately. But if you emphasize it repeatedly, it will always help you take the right path. I Is that right?"

"Well, that's probably the case. A lot of things did happen in the past."

"Andrei should have told you that he is at home now and can help you with some things. I have been in the army and cannot get away from it. I have become a general. I came back to Moscow just to get married. But if you need me to do something, just tell me when I can help you."

The carriage was heading towards Sparrow Hills again. Pierre heard what Solovyov said and would not let his friend worry too much about him. He said, "It's just that"

"Oh, what I fear most is being idle. If you need me, we can always take care of each other, but don't get involved in politics, don't get involved in politics."

Important things always need to be said more.

Going to Sparrow Hills, Pierre and Solovyov saw a birch forest and an abandoned wooden palace, which looked very dilapidated.

Even fifty years ago, the Vorobyovsky Palace was a single-story wooden palace with 124 rooms. It was once the palace of Ivan the Terrible, but now it has been abandoned and even partially demolished, turning into a ruin in the birch forest.

"It really is seven mountains, but if it is outside Moscow, I am afraid that there are also places with seven mountains. The distance between the hills in Moscow is also a little farther."

"Over there is the palace that Prince Yusupov recently bought. I will get married there."

"The location of this place is indeed good. It is a good place for summer vacation, but now the season is about to pass."

"It doesn't matter if it's over. Maybe we will have a chance to escape the summer heat here next year."

"With you being so busy, I can't imagine that maybe you have something else to do? Even though I have been in Moscow, I know that your French relatives are quite powerful."

"It seems that this kind of news spreads the fastest, but I only made a small contribution in Tilsit, and I met Napoleon again. It was an interesting experience to meet him as an envoy and recognize him as a relative. You have always believed that peace can be lasting, even forever, but there are always people who cannot avoid their ambitions, so they will fight each other."

"I believe that people can avoid war if they are committed to a good cause."

"If that happens, soldiers will probably be unemployed. Pierre, do you want to go to this abandoned palace to take a look?"

Soloviev said so, and Pierre accompanied him, and the two of them entered the birch forest.

"It has been here since before Ivan the Terrible, right?"

"And there is an Imperial University nearby."

"In my letter to the Emperor, I mentioned inviting some European scholars. Now I have the strange experience of paying for work. I can invite them to Moscow and St. Petersburg. What do you think?"

"This is certainly a good thing. I have even considered opening a school."

"Opening a school? If you have the financial resources to build a private university, it is not impossible. However, if you really want to open a school, you have to start with basic education and target more civilians."

"I do have this idea. You know, when I was in St. Petersburg, I paid attention to the private schools run by the French. I myself was educated in Paris."

"But the investment is huge and the effect is slow. You can first establish a normal school similar to St. Petersburg to train a group of qualified teachers. You can't always be on the podium. The old sayings of the priests, telling students that the history of the earth is four thousand years, may still be doubted by some people if they are exposed to science. "

"There are some truths. First of all, people should be literate. For example, in my estates around Moscow, if the farmers can read, they can do a lot of things. Then let them understand agricultural knowledge, not just wielding hoes to work."

"It seems that Pierre, you still have some ideas about what I told you in Riga."

"It is my responsibility to build schools. I want to apply to change from a palace eunuch to a civil servant and build a school here in Moscow."

"With your level, I am afraid you will have to start directly from the fifth-class civil servant. If you are a local inspector, you should be a fourth-class civil servant or even a third-class civil servant. And you have to supervise the construction of hundreds of schools in the jurisdiction."

"That would be a glorious cause, and I am willing to do it."