Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

When Soloviev got out of bed and started to work on translation and collect intelligence from all sides, Alexander issued an edict in St. Petersburg to thoroughly reform the committee during the Empress's period. The time for this reorganization is expected to be the second half of 1802. All major committees and diplomatic academies must be adjusted. The edict was not only conveyed to major domestic departments and local officials, but also to several major embassies.

As Alexander's teacher, Badberg naturally received a copy. The understanding of the content was also limited to senior officials of the embassy. It was necessary to understand what route the new policy of His Majesty the Emperor would take.

According to the edict issued by Alexander after he ascended the throne in March 1801 after the coup, he expressed his willingness to rule Russia according to his grandmother's wishes. This was obviously to overturn Paul's policy in recent years. The young tsar was always afraid that the great nobles would rise up to oppose his rule, and it was hard to say what would happen.

The wrangling with the British continued. Von Palen was stripped of his noble status and sentenced to hanging, publicly executed in the Peter and Paul Fortress; Count Platon Zubov was sentenced to exile to Arkhangelsk; Lieutenant General Tarezin of the Guards committed suicide in prison; Count Nikolai Zubov participated in the beating of Paul and caused his death, but because he was the son-in-law of Marshal Suvorov, he was pardoned and was only placed under house arrest in a manor in Novgorod; the officers who directly participated in the murder were sentenced to be shot; the generals and officers who directly participated in the coup that night were demoted to serve in the Caucasus, including Bennigsen.

These judgments also show that Alexander needs an explanation from the British government. His "principle of enlightened despotism" also needs to be passed on to the embassy in London through Gothenburg, Sweden. The reinstated Count Vorontsov will convey the Tsar's opinions to the British royal family and cabinet.

Let's not talk about the attitude of London first, we have to study the imperial edict sent to the embassy in Sweden.

Solovyov didn't need to stay in the hospital all the time. He now returned to his own small suite in the embassy. Although it was inconvenient to work with his arms hanging, considering that he had many tasks on this trip, he really needed to participate more.

Badberg called him aside because he was an aide-de-camp before, and he always heard about what Alexander was doing.

"Soloviev, I heard that the emperor established two committees in St. Petersburg, one is public and the other is secret. I think the reforms of these committees described in the edict should be modeled after the British to establish departments."

"To establish departments? Does the emperor mean to test the British by doing this?"

"Count Vorontsov once told me that the British government will try every means to trip up anyone who is against them now."

"That's it. They have to organize several more alliances against France. I think the emperor can also find this problem. If they negotiate, they will need to bargain for a long time."

"It has nothing to do with us. We just need to pay attention to the movements of the British ambassador to Sweden and the recent actions of the Swedish royal family. It's a pity that your arm is injured. After all, you are close to the emperor and the queen, and you can pass on the message to the queen of Sweden."

"But I also protected the father of the queen! When I recover in April, when the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, I can help with this matter again."

"Yes, the queen will also visit Sweden at that time. As a military attaché in Stockholm, you will also go to Vyborg to meet her."

He likes to pick up Louisa.

"At that time, we will also see the situation in Finland along the way. There are forests, lakes and swamps everywhere, and the road to Turku should also be seen."

"Why are you still thinking about friendly countries?"

Budberg asked knowingly. He was not so confident about Sweden. Who knows if they will come out to make trouble because of the friendly relationship between Russia and France? What Gustav IV did before is already very telling.

"Who knows when and for what reason, what action will be launched. It may be a special military operation. Of course, we need to find out the situation. And what I am worried about is that if something happens in Stockholm, the British will transport a troop through Gothenburg."

Sweden is originally pro-British. If there is any disturbance, it will indeed swing strongly. And Petersburg is not far from the border. Who knows what some people will do.

"This is not a problem to be faced at this stage. It doesn't matter if you go to see it."

Budberg looked out the window. It was still some distance away from Knight Island. Sweden and Russia had a war during the Empress's period. Gustav III was restless at that time. He sent a detachment wearing Russian uniforms to attack the Swedish military post on the Finnish border. It sounded familiar. Then between 1788 and 1790, the two sides fought a war. In the end, the Swedes had a slight advantage at sea, but they also fell into a stalemate.

Sweden, the opponent, is indeed very restless. As an ally, Gustav III and Gustav IV are more or less unreliable.

It is still necessary to test the Swedish royal palace, especially to find out what Gustav IV is doing.

Solovyov's idea is that after all, Stockholm cannot be an outsider in the future. He is such a stupid ass. He and Alexander are relatives and brother-in-law, and are Louisa's brother-in-law. After driving such a wonderful man out, Sweden's future Everyone knows who the king is.

After all, if they are not close relatives, even if they swallow up Finland, they will make people feel uneasy. You know, Gustav III wanted to use the navy to directly raid Petersburg to overthrow the Queen's rule.

The edict on the reform of the Council of Ministers was issued, followed by a solicitation of opinions. Foreign embassies were only responsible for the notification, and all countries were required to pay attention to changes in Russia's diplomatic language in the future.

Looking back at Alexander in Petersburg, when he convened the "Secret Committee" to discuss the reform of the Council of Ministers for the first time, the four giants of the committee still agreed with him. Moreover, today involves military reform, and Constantine was also called to attend the meeting.

"I think this is the right time to do this. You should also listen to my idea of ​​reorganizing the Foreign Affairs College into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the Foreign Secretary directly responsible, instead of the collegial system of the past college. At the same time, the situation of each committee has also changed. Same, the Generalissimo’s joke, Constantine knows it, how do you say it?”

"Brother, I remember telling the Austrian generals that there must be a military council in Carthage. In the end, Hannibal did not take Rome directly."

"Although it was just a joke told by the Generalissimo back then, the collegial system of the Army Military Committee and the Navy Committee does have big problems, and"

Russian civil servants did not have much to do to block the Tsar's decision. Alexander wanted top-down organizational reforms. These bureaucrats in Petersburg still had to endure it. Local officials are still relatively free.

Speransky was responsible for drafting the bill. He just listened to the speeches of Alexander and the "Big Four". The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of the Navy had been confirmed to be established, and the remaining major departments were currently tentatively designated as the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of the Interior, and the Ministry of the Navy. The eight major departments of Finance, Justice, Commerce and Public Education have ministers. In addition, there are the Treasury and the National Taxation Bureau, which have treasurers and directors respectively. Their status is slightly lower than that of ministers, but they can attend meetings as non-voting delegates.

Above this, according to future explanations, there is actually a "President of the Council of Ministers". When there is an Imperial Chancellor, this position is concurrently held by the Imperial Chancellor. If there is no administrative civil servant of this level, the Foreign Minister must concurrently hold this position.

No matter how you look at it, the little Poland will have some advantages, but this one is still stubborn. When he came back, he saw Louisa who was pregnant. In addition, her body had become plump recently, so she was more or less pregnant. some ideas.

However, Alexander felt that he could not mistreat his good brother, not to mention that he was still single, so he introduced Louisa's sister Amalia to Czartoryski.

Alexander definitely has good intentions. After all, although Amalia's appearance is off the line, her body looks relatively strong and her figure is plumper than her sisters. She is the Queen of Sweden who has a very plump figure. Here It's a bit worse than her in every aspect.

Czartoryski was screaming in his heart. He just loved Luisa now. Her sister Mary was a bit cute, but unfortunately she was already engaged. If she wanted to be the eldest sister, forget it.

If Czartoryski was asked to go on a blind date after the meeting, he would still run away. He would rather hide in the office than attend such a salon in the palace.

Alexander also felt strange, what was wrong with being his brother-in-law? Compared with her "fairy sisters", Amalia's appearance was a little worse, but her personal accomplishments were still better than many girls. Baden Fan The education of the Hou family is really not given in vain.

Even if he returns to Luisa's place at night, even if he can't be intimate and the other person has been taking care of the children, she will still give her strong support if he talks to her about some basic content.

"Your Majesty, whatever you want to do is good, and I will definitely support you silently behind your back."

"But it would be better if you let me see it from the front, especially since you are in the bath now. You look like a cute water demon."

Luisa looked at her appearance. After all, she was taking a bath, so she retracted her body into the water, leaving only her head exposed.

"You're so cute like this, Lisa. We've been together for nine years, and you've always been the girl with the wreath on her head. You haven't changed."

"But Your Majesty, you must also consider that the children are here too. They are playing with the nanny on the other side of the pool."

This excuse was really irresistible to Alexander. He was a little satisfied to get this sentence from the shy Louisa. After all, according to the doctor's examination, she still needed to recuperate for a while, especially after her father-in-law's previous accident in Sweden. , scared her so much that she almost ran out of her wits.

"Okay, for the sake of the child."

After Louisa changed her clothes, she returned to her bedroom wrapped in her nightgown. She was finally able to keep several children by her side during this period. She especially liked children, even her love rival Naresh. If she liked Jin Na's child, she would hold it in her arms and give it a hug.

Such a young mother who is overflowing with maternal love does not like the lively atmosphere in Petersburg. She prefers to hold her children in her arms, putting the twins who are too small in the crib, and the two older children to come back together. Staying there for a while actually made her feel better.

It's just that during this period, Alexander will go to Maria Naryshkina again. She doesn't care about political affairs, unlike Czartoryski who always brings in the interests of Poland.

In this way, Alexander's life seems happy and stable, but Louisa has four girls and Naryshkina is pregnant. Considering that Dmitri Naryshkin has not been with his wife recently, Alexander can be sure that this is his child.

"Your Majesty, you come here again at this time, but"

"But Louisa is taking care of the children. She has four girls. This is the first child for you and me. You make me feel relieved. Every time Louisa enters the delivery room, I feel scared, but you are very strong and not so worrying. I just came here because I like you. Don't resist. My "Muse" at home is too weak."

Alexander often talks about Louisa at home, but he can't forget the ladies outside. Moreover, these two are of similar age, but they look so different in appearance.

Of course, Maria Naryshkina is still relatively low-key now. She has always been dressed in simple clothes, which is a wonderful contrast with Louisa.

Her "fat" is indeed just right, and such a strong body is also very flexible. Even when the doctor came to check, he was not worried about her condition, but more about the nutritional requirements.

"Your Majesty, you don't have to worry too much. When I gave birth to Marina, I didn't feel anything. You know this. At that time, Your Majesty and I were not very familiar with each other."

"Yes, now I am very familiar with you. I feel happy with you. Lisa is too shy. She always locks herself in the bedroom, study or baby room, as if the child and the library are all she has."

But Alexander didn't know much, that is, the queen mother actually supported the Polish mistress in his arms more in private, and hinted behind his back that Alexander knew who was his wife and who was his lover. His thoughts were often difficult to guess, but the queen mother's purpose was very clear.

When his backyard caught fire in the future, there would be excitement to watch.