Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

What Count Golovkin did made people feel troubled to some extent. Solovyov also knew that this was not an easy job, and the current attitude of the Qing Dynasty would definitely not allow the expansion of the scope of trade, not to mention the land issue.

Moreover, in the future, the status of the chief envoy to the Qing Dynasty would not be too high or too low, but this problem does not need to be dealt with now.

What needs to be paid attention to is still the current matter.

After leaving the Tsar's office, Solovyov still had to go to Nicholas and Mikhail. Although the two children were given a holiday this afternoon, General Langzdov, as the "father", was not here today, so Solovyov still had to take on the responsibility of guardianship.

Louisa raised girls, and Constantine's daughter Sophia. The girls all liked to play with the two uncles, after all, the age difference was not much.

And Solovyov, under his current status, was also more cautious.

Although he still likes Louisa, it would be very risky to go to the Tauride Palace or the Winter Palace.

As for today, the children playing here is actually a small concert.

Although the girls' courses are also very tight, they also have to consider that after Paul revised the inheritance law, they don't have to take on those political tasks. Unless all the male members of the Russian royal family have died or cannot fulfill their obligations, they will have the possibility of inheritance.

Therefore, they are more learning the knowledge that aristocratic girls should know in the court. In the future, they will get married, marry a noble in the country, or marry a foreign country, so the cultural and etiquette courses cannot be relaxed.

When Solovyov opened the door of the Queen's bedroom, he saw Anna and little Katya stretching their legs there. The two girls were tightly pressed together, and little Katya, who was hugged by Anna from behind, was a little blushing.

"Ah, Baron, you're here just in time."

Soloviev hadn't seen Louisa for a while. The low EQ version is that she's gained weight, and the high EQ version is that she's become plump. Of course, this look is actually quite beautiful, much better than the skinny look before.

If Louisa hadn't been so thin for a while, Solovyov might have succeeded earlier. Now she looks quite tempting. I don't know why Alexander hasn't come back recently.

So the Queen's bedroom became a children's playground, and Solovyov was a little embarrassed standing here.

"Your Highness, I think..."

"Ah, it doesn't matter, just sit here, after all, you are Nikolai and Mikhail's teacher."

"I'm a teacher, but I just came, just Katish"

It was a bit strange for little Katya to appear here. After all, although Alexander pardoned her father's "disrespect" and allowed their family of six to officially return to the upper class society of St. Petersburg, the progress was not what he thought.

"I chose Katya as my maid of honor. Isn't that great? Anna always comes to my place, so the two of them can keep each other company."

Besides, after Mikhail, the age difference between these girls is not very big. According to the practice of the empress in the past, they are raised in pairs.

Although Constantine's daughter Sophia and Alexander's daughter Sophia were released alone, they always have companions.

Sophia and Louisa's second daughter Maria are often together, and Sophia is too young to worry about.

As for these girls, their dance classes are still going on, but they all have to go to the outside room.

Next, only Nikolai and Mikhail are here to be light bulbs. Solovyov and Louisa look at each other, wink at each other, and understand each other.

"Your Highness, I think there are ways to arrange the courses you want. We can set up a 'preparatory school'."

"I knew you would do this. Even if you set up a middle school, you would do it this way."

"When I arrived in the United States, I met some local gentlemen who actually received education at Louis the Great Middle School. I think at this time, we should refer to the private schools opened for nobles in Petersburg and build a new school."

"As for the address, Your Majesty has already considered it. It will be placed in the Imperial Village. The side hall of the Catherine Palace is very suitable. It's just that the number of people to be recruited in the first batch has not yet been determined."

This school is different from ordinary middle schools. It is a school where the children of the Russian Empire's nobles are concentrated.

To be honest, the quota of students recruited in each session is one class, and the teachers are also screened, and can even be said to be carefully selected.

It's just that the list that Louisa brought out was drawn up by Alexander himself, which is somewhat surprising.

"Why is the French teacher Marat's brother?"

"Ah, you found out. His Majesty personally selected him."

Well, Alexander, even though he has been the Tsar for five years, he still can't change the attribute of "spiritual Jacobin".

The list of teachers currently selected by the Imperial Village High School is as follows:

Political Science Professor: Alexander Petrovich Kunitsyn, but he is preparing to go to Göttingen for further studies and has not returned yet.

Professor of Aesthetics, Russian and Latin: Nikolai Fedorovich Koshansky, PhD in Philosophy, expert in rhetoric.

Professor of Mathematics and Physics: Yakov Ivanovich Karzov, an outstanding graduate of St. Petersburg Teachers College.

Music professor: Ludwig William Tepper de Ferguson, a Scotsman, a Russian court music conductor and a permanent music teacher of the royal family.

Russian literature professor: Alexander Ivanovich Galich, who is still studying in Germany and has not returned yet.

Military science professor: Baron Fedor Bogdanovich Elsner, if you only look at the Russian list given by Louisa, you can't tell that he is of German descent, but his main research area is military engineering, and he has no front-line experience. Of course, the students of the Imperial Village Lyceum are not like those of the Military Academy, who all have to become officers.

French professor: David de Boudry, also known as David Mara, Mara's brother, he is also a very famous French professor in St. Petersburg, has worked in the St. Petersburg Lyceum for a long time, and wrote a standard French grammar in Russian.

Dean, Professor of Fine Arts: Sergei Gavrilovich Chirikov, a famous artist in St. Petersburg, an outstanding graduate of the Imperial Academy of Arts, he is more famous for painting a portrait of Pushkin in his youth.

After reading this list, Solovyov also saw his own name below.

"Your Highness, do you still want me to teach military science, philosophy and Oriental studies?"

"I think you are very suitable for this job."

"But I am self-taught, and I received military school education, and I have not attended any courses."

"But your self-study ability is still very strong, Mikhail."

Louisa felt very tired when she said this. The two of them always had to hide their close relationship in front of others. She felt a little stuffy in her chest, which might be a congenital deficiency.

"As an officer who has never attended a military academy, my academic qualifications don't look that good."

"If you want, you can take advantage of this period of time to go to the Teachers' College for further studies. I think the professors in the college should welcome you. Prepare a paper."

"Yes, Brother Mishka, you have to prepare a paper."

Nicholas, this stubborn child, is very good at agreeing with others, and looks a bit like a little adult.

Moreover, considering Nicholas's status, Solovyov can't retort like General Lanzdorf, and can even implement stick education.

He advocates guidance, and seeing that Nicholas admires him quite a lot, he looks good, no wonder the empress dowager is reluctant to spank him.

However, this kid can't be too proud.

"Your Highness, if you can publish a paper, I will treat you to a big meal in the most high-end restaurant in Paris in the future."

For Russians, even if they are princes who are well-dressed and well-fed, they are more or less looking forward to having a big meal in Paris.

Nicholas had no concept of money, but Louisa's lifestyle since childhood, plus her knowledge of compressing the budget of the queen's expenses, and her grandfather, the Elector of Baden, who was very familiar with Paris, knew that this was a considerable expense.

Of course, Solovyov, who came from a family of profiteers, and whose father was good at business and had many tricks, was still very rich and could afford such bills.

Even the mansion that Madame Recamier was forced to sell, if she gritted her teeth, could be bought.

"Okay, it's a deal."

"But you have to write it yourself because you are still young, and now you can only write a small essay. There is still a long way to go."

Nicholas is quite trustworthy and is more persistent in achieving his goals, which is both an advantage and a disadvantage.

It is not an easy job to teach him.

And he and Mikhail, the two grand dukes and sister-in-law, have a good relationship, which makes people feel unscientific.

Why is it that the relationship between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law in the Russian royal family is only tense, and the relationship between the brothers and the brothers has always been in a state of friendship and respect, and the relationship between uncles and sisters-in-law is also very good.

Solovyov didn't understand this matter, and he was not interested in getting involved in these issues. After all, the family was harmonious, so there was no need to worry about it. He was not the kind of person who would destroy the family atmosphere.

After all, Alexander himself did not do anything to those who coveted his wife's beauty, but Czartoryski's term as foreign minister was coming to an end.

"As for the appointment of the Imperial Village School, I'm afraid we have to wait for a while, because many of our professors have not returned. And this faculty, in my opinion, can establish four colleges."

Soloviev said that the layout of the four colleges in a Scottish castle was actually very scientific, and it should also be considered that this can also form a confrontational form to promote competition between colleges.

"But you also have to consider how much space the Catherine Palace can provide."

After Louisa said this, Solovyov remembered that the Smolny Palace Girls' School could recruit so many girls because the place was large enough and the girls were easy to manage.

As for the students of the Imperial Village Middle School, boys of this era are not easy to discipline, and the schoolwork is heavy. In addition, the space provided by the Catherine Palace is obviously not enough.

The first batch of students may only recruit 30 people, and now these students may have to take the academic test for admission.

Although it is aimed at the children of nobles, not just any cat or dog can come in.

You know, the first batch of students who have lived past the age of 35 have achieved good results, no matter in which field.

It is difficult for the troublemakers in the Guards Cavalry to enter the selection range of the Imperial Village Middle School.

So, this is an elite education from beginning to end.

Now it seems that Soloviev really needs to cheer up and pay more attention to education.

The students of the Imperial Village Middle School more or less represent the elites of the future Russian Empire. Being their teacher will also be beneficial to his future career.

Soloviev is different from other professors who have been selected. He is not a pure academic talent and still has to return to the army.

Alexander himself is not in a hurry to promulgate the charter of the new college. For Russia, 1806 itself is not a good year. There are too many problems to face.

Due to the failure of Austria, after the ceasefire agreement was reached, Russia had no reason to directly hostile to France, and the two sides had to enter a new round of negotiations.

At the same time, Russia's war in the Caucasus and the Persian Qajar Dynasty continued, and even made some progress. Some Azerbaijan khanates were destroyed and Baku was surrounded.

When Alexander planned to establish the Imperial Village Middle School, reform the education system, and redeploy against France and the Ottoman Empire, the Russian army had already surrounded Baku.

It's just that the Persian Qajar dynasty and its vassal states always fail to abide by diplomatic norms, even when they are preparing to surrender.

When the Georgian prince Tsitsianov, who was commanding the Russian army in the Caucasus, accepted the surrender of Baku, he was assassinated by Hussein Kuli Khan, the last Khan of the Baku Khanate, and his head was cut off and sent to the monarch of the Qajar dynasty. The Persian Shah was overjoyed, and after the Russian army withdrew, he sent the crown prince Abbas Mirza to the front line.

This despicable and shameful method was rare in the Middle East in the past, but the Ottoman Empire was particularly fond of killing envoys, and the ministers of the Persian Shah were particularly fond of breaking their promises.

After the Russian army withdrew, the situation in the Caucasus theater looked murky.

Therefore, Alexander also found an opportunity to send Bennigsen back to the Caucasus front to assist Marshal Gudovich in launching operations in this direction. Obviously, Alexander also wanted to do something big.

But this is a matter for the future, and it seems to have no impact on St. Petersburg at the moment.