Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

The steam engine built by Hero of Alexandria was a product of the 1st century AD. It can be regarded as the earliest product that can physically see the use of steam power by humans. Unfortunately, it can only be used to "amuse you" and has no practical use.

Solovyov also decided to go to the library of the Petersburg Royal Academy to inquire about the archives in this area. However, such precious manuscripts were not loaned out or even read in the library.

But he was not helpless. After all, the French who invented the pressure cooker in the 17th century had already begun to use steam maturely.

It happened that when the war had stalled and the royalists had nothing to do, Duke Enghien came to Petersburg.

"Vous venezà Pétersbourg en ce moment, et l'Autriche est toujours en guerre contre ce que vous considérez comme des rebelles!" (You come to Petersburg at this time, Austria is still at war with what you think of as the rebels!)

Grand Duke Constantine did not understand that Duke Enghien, as the heir of Prince Condé, suddenly came to Russia from Austria.

"Tout le travail acharné que nous avons accompli ces dernières années sera ruinéà cause des arrangements astucieux pris par ces stupides Autrichiens!" (Our efforts over the past few years will be ruined because of the stupid Austrians' clever arrangements!)

“Louis-Antoine Qu’ont fait encore les Autrichiens?” (Louis-Antoine. What did the Austrians do again?)

"Kaiser Franz Cesar a en fait demandéà son frère l'archiduc John, gé de 18 ans, de commander l'armée autrichienne.Que c'est intelligent! Comme c'est génial!" (Emperor Franz. This Caesar is actually How brilliant to have his 18-year-old brother be the commander!

Obviously, Duke Enghien was angry. What happened in Austria always made people feel unhappy.

He came to Petersburg to sell some of his grandfather's and father's property in exchange for money, and then he planned to go to Baden after the armistice.

Archduke John served as commander-in-chief for the first time in battle. His opponent was General Moreau, who was also a famous goalkeeper. Even if he was assigned Verother as chief of staff, it would be difficult to win.

At the moment when he spoke, there was not much time left before the Battle of Hohenlinden broke out.

Langeron said that the Duke had the talent and courage to become a famous general, at least on a basic level. After he had confirmed that the anti-French alliance would be defeated, he left his royalist army and Came to Petersburg for business.

At the Marble Palace, he was warmly received by Grand Duke Constantine and was arranged to live here. He saw the beautiful Grand Duchess. Although many French people are experts, especially charming young nobles like the Duke of Enghien, but Grand Duke Constantine was his friend, and he followed this principle and only met him once.

Then he mentioned the strife and the struggle for power in the Vienna court. Thinking that his father had been arrested by the Vienna government, he knew that the Austrians were not at ease now.

If Leopold II was still there, even though the children of Queen Maria Theresa were jealous of each other, they still had a close relationship with each other. They would not just deal with it like this. After all, there was still a gap between the aunt and the nephew. layer, and this is what the palace is doing now.

As a guest, he was to stay at No. 5 Million Street, but he also needed to go to the palace to see Tsar Paul.

In the Duke's view, although the British had bad intentions, they still paid real money to do things. And the blame for this failure cannot be placed on them. After all, most of the battles they won were fought by Russians on land. At sea, the British were the main force. Nelson was already super powerful, but in the battles on land, the British were the main force. That's how you stretch your hips.

"Your Majesty, I think the Duke means that due to the stupidity of the Austrians, the Legion of Exiles has outlived its usefulness."

"Thank you, count."

Tsar Paul doesn't know what's going on recently. In diplomatic situations, he always asks diplomats to translate into Russian, so that he can have some time to think, but talking like this makes him impatient.

"That's it, Duke, I can understand your thoughts. But Russia will not take hostile actions against France because of the stupid Austrians and those arrogant British. However, one thing I can guarantee, Louis-Antoine, I Young friends, if you and your family are unhappy, you can come to Petersburg or Jelgava."

"Merci, Your Majesty, I know you can still be relied on, but each country has its own interests, and it is impossible to go to war just for a French crown."

Duke Enghien did not continue to say that it was Peter III's stupidity. Although Paul had a bad temper, he at least saw that it was not good for them to be in the anti-French alliance. If he mentioned his father's stupidity in front of Paul, it would be a taboo and could not be said.

Not to mention how much better Paul was than Peter III, he was now also very clear about some stupid things, including the letter from the British ambassador Lord Whitworth, which stated that "the Tsar has gone crazy."

Therefore, he also instructed Count Rostopchin to speed up the negotiations with France and implement the details, including whether his friends could return to Paris.

But the Prince of Condé was a Bourbon branch. Like the Bourbon family and the Duke of Orleans, they could not return to France and had to live in exile abroad.

Duke Enghien arranged for him to live in Ettenheim, Baden. The war was about to fail, and there was no point in continuing like this.

However, before he left the Winter Palace, Paul still had some problems.

"Duke, before you leave, I have a small question."

"Your Majesty, do you have any other questions?"

"This memorandum is very interesting. You can take a look. It was written by a major in the Guards, and his signature is below."

"Feasibility Report on the Production of Steam-Powered Ships? As far as I know, there was such an officer in the Condé Corps who conducted a test on the Saône River. The officer was an excellent designer. Unfortunately, due to political reasons, as well as his offense to the Count of Artois and an engineer from the Royal Academy of Sciences who opposed his design, there was no funding for this design."

"There really is talent in this area! I thought we needed to go to the United States or the United Kingdom to find someone!"

"Your Majesty, he is currently stationed at the Condé Corps in Bohemia. If you need him, you can send someone to call him now."

"Very good, I need talent in this area, and there is still enough time. I hope to see him at the end of this year."

Claude François de Jouffroy de Arbans, such a long name, is the full name of the inventor. In fact, he was not the first person to invent the steamboat. The earliest steamboat structure was proposed and patented by British doctor John Allen, but it was not successfully put into any experimental operation.

Jonathan Hulse followed, but his design sank after launching, which became a joke.

The first steamboat that could move was the heir of the French marquis, who ran an unsinkable steamboat on the Saône River for the first time in 1783. Then the boiler exploded and had to be returned to the factory for overhaul. A month later, passengers were invited to run successfully on the Saône River.

However, the officially certified steamboats in France at that time had to run successfully on the Seine River to be recognized. Because of the obstruction of his opponents and insufficient funds, they were not officially recognized by the French Academy of Sciences.

Even the first steamship put into commercial operation in the United States was not completed by Robert Fulton. It was designed and built by inventor John Fitch with the help of Scottish engineer William Symington, and operated between Philadelphia and Burlington, New Jersey. However, the river is also a very busy road, and the operation of a horse-drawn carriage is much cheaper than that of a ship.

This behavior of pulling coal from Shanxi to Jiaozuo ended in operational failure.

As for Mr. Fulton, he was not even as good as the inventor in France when he first operated in Paris - his ship sank. As for the routes in operation and the steamships that were successfully operated, he could only rank second and fourth, that is, he could rank first in terms of successful operation - if Mr. Fitch had not chosen a "dumb" route himself, he would have ranked second.

He was able to rank fourth in the end, and it was also necessary to consider that Mr. Symington designed another steamship after returning to Scotland, which actually became the third. After Fulton understood the principle of the ship, he perfected his design and got the help of Scottish engineer Henry Bell, which led to the first successful commercial route.

This is probably the initial history of the steamship from its invention to its mature operation. Moreover, it was the first time that the British used the captured French sailing ship to transform it and finally completed a long-distance voyage at sea.

Duke Enghien was very familiar with this gentleman, the future Marquis Jouffroy Arbans, and therefore strongly recommended it to Tsar Paul.

"Even if it is only used as a transportation ship between Kotlin Island and St. Petersburg, this kind of ship is very valuable."

Tsar Paul was always very shabby when he ate, and was very harsh on officers, but he was still very generous to capable military engineers.

"An annual pension of 40,000 rubles and the position of chief engineer of the naval shipyard? Your Majesty, you have always been very generous in this regard."

"I became the Minister of the Navy when I was a teenager. Although this was just a position arranged for me by my mother, I also regarded it as a sacred responsibility and did my best to improve the treatment of sailors and naval officers."

Of course, the Russian Navy has always been insufficient. It was not until he returned to Gatchina to loosen the bonds of serfs on his own estate and learn from Peter the Great in setting up his own small army that he gained some experience in handling government affairs and military management.

"If there is such a steamboat, I hope to see it running on the Neva River soon."

The Duke of Enghien was responsible for helping Tsar Paul to sway, and this gentleman happened to be an exile from the Condé Army. This annuity and the recognition of his title in Russia in the future (becoming the Marquis of Jouffroy Arbans in 1801), and The chief engineer of the Navy's new shipyard, such an expert can still be afforded.

Moreover, Czar Paul is still looking for inventors and engineers to build a new shipyard in Russia. This new ship will be used in the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea in the future. The earliest use may also be a transportation boat. Ocean navigation is really difficult.

After figuring out the reason, Tsar Paul was ambitious. While he wanted to make the Russian army stronger, the navy also wanted to become stronger.

It can be said to be Make Russia Great Again. He never thought that this was a memorandum written by a young officer whom he favored and personally promoted while kissing his daughter-in-law, based on a book introducing the principles of steam engines. .

Of course, he has also read the steam locomotive plan below. Tsar Paul did not expect to do these things. In fact, it is not that difficult. Not to mention the principles explained above, Duke Enghien also told him here today. Have engineers and designs on hand

At the same time, Solovyov is using the carpenter at home to make static models. He is trying his best to review all the mechanical knowledge he has learned, but there is no way to generate power on it - after all, batteries are only now available. It was just invented and does not provide any effective power.

He himself believes that by the time his beard turns white, it will be good to see early internal combustion engines, and he does not expect to come up with any new inventions in electricity. That will be the content of the next industrial revolution.

What he needs to do now is to find a way to complete the early testing work in Petersburg. It is best to lay a railway starting from Tsarskoe Selo to somewhere.

This also requires more professional engineers in steam engines. What Solovyov can think of is to follow the British principles and find some Scots to help.

During the Industrial Revolution, many outstanding inventions in the steam engine came from the Scots, French and Americans, not just in England.

But it is indeed a troublesome thing for him to hire engineers. Britain and Russia will not enter a state of war until after the Tilsit Peace Treaty. In recent years, poaching people from Britain has not been a problem, as long as they can go there. .

However, due to various reasons, he was unable to travel to London or Edinburgh, including the Dumfries shipyard and the British industrial areas.

Such things still have to be put down. The most successful thing for him was that Paul himself responded to the memo and supported it.

However, he himself cannot participate directly. His position as a Guards officer has not changed much.

When setting up a stall, it is impossible for one person to handle too much business. He is now responsible for the security of the Winter Palace, greenhouse cultivation in Pavlovsk, and some "personal affairs", which is already quite overwhelming.

This does not count the many things he has always wanted to do. The protagonists of time-travel novels are "relatively versatile", but can they handle so many things?

Solovyov does not think this is possible, after all, he is currently practicing it.