Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

Chapter 237 004 The biggest "female devil" in Marseille

Count Vorontsov's actions were actually very smooth. After all, after the assassination of Tsar Paul, the two sides had exchanged views in depth through the embassy in various aspects. Although the Tsar sounded a bit dead in vain, Britain and Russia still reached a lot of consensus in the diplomatic field.

In particular, the agreement to strengthen bilateral trade activities with the export of Russian raw materials and the import of British capital and industrial products.

At this stage, both Britain and France still hope to win over Russia, so what they want to do is to give themselves more allies.

However, after the French fought with the Ottomans, they still invested some money in this friend of the "blasphemous alliance" in the past bed sheet period. The French ambassador in Constantinople is trying to win over the Ottoman Empire.

At the same time, Britain is also using the pro-British factions in Russia that were not cleared after Alexander ascended the throne to work on the Russian Tsar.

Here we have to talk about the four key figures in Alexander's secret committee. Czartoryski is a Pole, Stroganov is a pro-French liberal, Kochubey is a pro-British liberal, and the remaining Novosiltsev is Stroganov's cousin, but he has no obvious inclination.

In addition, there is Speransky, but as the extra person of "Four Heavenly Kings, there are five", he mainly transforms the results of the discussion between the above four people and the Tsar himself into specific administrative measures, submits them to the Privy Council for discussion, and transfers them to various departments for implementation.

Now, Czartoryski has become the Russian Foreign Minister, but he told Alexander that the restoration of Poland should also be considered as part of Russia's foreign policy.

Just this. Alexander really agreed to it. This is his close friend who can talk about everything. If it were someone else, it would be a different situation.

Of course, Count Stroganov was also in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and he did not comment on Czartoryski's suggestions.

However, he was more concerned about any news coming back from Britain and France.

"Sir, this is a letter from France. The postmark shows that it was sent from Italy, but this is the wax seal of the military attaché in France."

"That's fine. I know Solovyov went to Rome. He went there to avoid the limelight. After all, even Louis XVIII, the 'Majesty', has sent a letter to protest against the attack on friendly forces."

Of course, Stroganov would not say it. If it weren't for the reckless Misha who accidentally hit the mark and was a witness to the secret engagement between the semi-secluded French princess and Archduke Karl in Dresden, he would have sent it through a secret letter.

"Transcode the content of this letter as well."

Stroganov knew that Solovyov was going to do something. The secret code in it was translated from Father Mabry's "On the Rights and Obligations of Citizens" that he carried with him.

But this is still a relatively basic version of the code. Solovyov would not have written it like this if it weren't for some more important letters.

"Let me see. According to all the information we have received from Italy, war between Britain and France is still unavoidable."

After seeing this, Count Stroganov also thought about it. As he had estimated before, Britain and France would definitely not give in to each other.

Although Austria and Russia could give in to France on the issue of the Treaty of Lunéville, and France's arrangements in Italy and Switzerland were just a garrison, and one had to change the political entity to the Swiss Confederation and report to the court in Vienna. This was also within the default range of Austria, which had lost the war.

But Britain and France both believed that they had not lost to each other on the battlefield, so they were inevitably facing a war.

Therefore, he also decided to go to Alexander. After all, as a member of the secret committee and the closest friend of the Tsar himself, he needed to be responsible to Alexander as a friend and a minister.

And, with Speransky, it can be said that he was the only one among the five who had no selfishness at all.

In terms of status, wealth and family, his life is perfect. He became the deputy foreign minister at a young age. His father is the richest man in Russia. As the legitimate son, he is the only heir after his sister gets married. He also has a wife who only loves him and his children. Even the temptation of the Tsar himself cannot shake the countess's attention to the family.

No matter how you look at it, it is still a template of a perfect personality.

Now, he came to Alexander.

"Pasha, what do you have today?"

"The report from Italy, the wax seal is from the military attaché of the Paris Embassy."

Alexander paid some attention to Solovyov, but he didn't know that his wife loved this little lieutenant colonel to death, and the two had a close relationship. The reason for the attention was that his analysis report was still good, even a short letter could capture a lot of important intelligence.

For example, the last time Archduke Karl of Austria went to Dresden, Solovyov also included a cartoon in his letter. Seeing the gloomy face, those who have seen him in person will know that it is Archduke Karl, and the cute girl is obviously the exiled French princess, and there is a Cupid shooting arrows from behind.

This time it is more direct. After Stroganov handed over the letter, he saw it very clearly.

"What do you think?"

"I also think that the war between Britain and France is inevitable, but we will have to wait until after the summer to see the clues. But for us, this is still far away. If France really takes action, they will go to Hanover before winter, and the British will use the old method to block the main ports of France and its allies, and then send the navy to attack the fleets and merchant fleets of France, Spain and the Batavia Republic in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic. That's about it, Alexander, I don't think the situation is very optimistic."

"The two brothers, Count Vorontsov, believe that we should form a defensive alliance with Britain to curb France's aggressive posture."

"But there is no need to be so deliberate. First of all, the secretary and military attaché of the embassy should pay attention to the recent movements of the French. At least Misha is very responsible in his work. He sent two letters on the way to Italy, one to me and one to my wife. He reminded me of both official and private matters. He thinks it is not a good idea to invest in Western Europe now. He also mentioned that we should pay attention to a company on the island of Ireland. The St. James Gate Brewery in Berlin has very good quality dark beer. If production can be expanded."

"He is indeed the son of a merchant, Pasha. Your family is also a royal merchant family. Compared with this kind of "profiteer", it is still a little worse."

"After all, his status allows him to move freely. If I go to France, I will get into some trouble because of my father's friendship with Mr. Voltaire and my membership of the Jacobin Club. Count Morkov mentioned that Napoleon has recently used the bomb assassination on St. Niches Street more than two years ago to attack the royalists and Jacobins at the same time."

"I hope Misha will not encounter any trouble. He is a "beautiful boy" and it is easy for girls to target him outside."

Alexander is also very generous. Not long after Louisa came back from Sweden, Alexander lived with her intimately for a while. After the pregnancy was checked, she unfortunately miscarried. It can be confirmed that from the shape of the fetus, it is a boy-this makes Alexander very sad, but his sadness is to accompany his wife for a few days.

Louisa was very weak, so she went back to the Tavrid Palace to rest, where she was accompanied by her maids and her sister Amalia. Then Alexander fell into the arms of Maria Naryshkina. Judging from the physical condition of the Polish girl, she has not yet responded, but it is very likely that she will conceive successfully.

He still doesn't know the relationship between Louisa and Soloviev. Of course, his evaluation of his aide-de-camp is indeed correct.

After Soloviev arrived in Marseille, he was stopped by a tall but not powerful sheriff because he rode into the city.

"Sheriff, I think you should also consider that I was speeding because I was riding a horse, not driving a carriage. The speed of a horse must be faster than that of a carriage. A horse only needs to bear the weight of a person, not a carriage, so of course it will be faster."

"But, sir, even if you are a Russian diplomat, I have to remind you that in Marseille, you must walk slowly on the street and not let the horse run too fast."

"Sheriff Gilbert, you should know that Italian horses are like this. As long as they move, they will be happy. If it is replaced by an Orlov trotter from our Russia, bred in Count Orlov's horse farm, it will usually behave very obediently."

What he said also left Sheriff Gilbert helpless, but the "traffic police" of this era would not issue tickets.

"You can leave your horse in the stable, or sell it to a horse dealer if it is untamed, sir. This is a little advice."

"Thank you, Sheriff, but in my opinion, you are more like a Viking pirate."

"Ha, maybe, I have something to do with those Nords to grow this size."

But Solovyov was also wiping his sweat. I entered Marseille. Fortunately, there are no taxis here.

But it is not ruled out that there is another kind, that is, the carriages running in Marseille, which also have horsemen but do not need drivers.

After he arrived at the hotel, he also had to find someone to take care of the horse.

Now I have to relax and find a restaurant to have a meal, so as to relax.

It's just that he came to Marseille for the first time. If you say it, the name of this city is derived from the ancient Greek colony of Masseria. If you take out the root, it will be more obvious.

The city is actually divided into three parts now, and three mayors have been appointed. In fact, the administrative management of the entire city is somewhat chaotic.

But business was still prosperous. Whether it was maritime trade, or going to Italy along the Cote d'Azur, or going to Catalonia from the coast through Perpignan, it was a very busy trade route.

At this time, if he went to a restaurant and asked for a bowl of bouillabaisse, baguette and coffee, it might be troublesome without a reservation.

But he was lucky enough to find a place in a high-end restaurant.

Of course, he didn't notice that there were dangerous people around.

At least, he learned from the previous lesson and would not suddenly pull out his gun to shoot people.

But a lady noticed him. After all, he was good-looking and could easily attract the attention of ladies.

As for the Corsican dialect, Solovyov was unlikely to pay attention to it. His seat was close to the window and he didn't notice it.

Polina, the little widow, had a problem. She fell in love with everyone she met, and she was not picky about food.

Of course, if she meets someone with very special characteristics, she will also pay special attention to him.

"Look, that young man is really beautiful."

Soloviev took off his hat at this moment. His hair was well-groomed. He didn't even need to wear a wig. He could braid his hair with his own hair. If necessary, he could also style it on both sides. The amount, color and quality of his hair were very enviable, even for girls.

Moreover, he neglected his beard a little bit during the journey, and he had a little mustache. He would shave it off when he arrived in Paris.

In this way, fewer people would say that he "looks like a girl", except for Count Stroganov's mother-in-law. After all, that lady was nicknamed "Queen of Spades" and "Lady Mustache".

In addition, compared with the average white male, his skin is not the rough type, but looks more delicate. Indeed, after shaving and dressing up carefully, he will look handsome and more attractive.

Then, Polina started to keep an eye on him, but because Solovyov ate so fast, he quickly tipped the waiter, paid the bill and left, so she didn't pay any more attention to him.

He ate very fast, which was very similar to his second brother.

"Pauletta, did you find an interesting bird?"

"No, I think it's a little bear, a little bear from Russia. Such pretty boys are my type, ah"

Seeing her being so crazy, Julie, as her sister-in-law, was helpless.

Joseph Bonaparte and his wife returned to Marseille to comfort the wounded heart of poor Polina. She was depressed for a while after losing her husband. Although she still liked to flirt with young officers directly as in the past, because her son was sick and she was unwell, she moved from Toulon to Marseille and lived there for a month before she recovered.

"If you find a Russian man, Napoleon might mind it. As your sister-in-law, I know the tempers of your brothers."

"Okay, Julie. It's not easy to find a boy like this. He looks younger than me. You know, Jerome is a stupid brother who makes trouble for his brother and hides in the United States."

Soloviev should be thankful that he escaped this disaster and was not monitored by this "female devil" in Marseille.