Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

Chapter 395 037 The old witch's behavior is not in line with the Russian Basic Law of Marriage

It is indeed a big project to write a letter of credence in three languages ​​and ask officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to translate it into Latin.

Then, Solovyov encountered a problem from Alexander Saltykov, and the other party did not use any "Humphrey's long and difficult sentences" to start, but asked very directly: "What does this "Qin Jin Zhi Hao" mean?"

"This is a testimony to the friendly relations between the two countries, Alexander Nikolayevich, if you buy the books I translated recently and read the notes below, you will know."

Fortunately, this does not involve idioms such as "Chao Qin Mu Chu" and "Delong Wangshu". If it is brought over, it will indeed be embarrassing.

But "Qin Jin Zhi Hao" involves marriage. Solovyov mentioned this issue when he was finishing the manuscript and when he went to visit Louisa.

His visit was very serious. After seeing it, Louisa hugged her five precious daughters and warned Solovyov not to have any bad thoughts about her "angels".

As for Alexander Saltykov, it was a different situation.

"We will not have territorial claims on China's inland. Even if we follow Czartoryski's previous idea and have any ideas about the Amur River Basin, we will not go deep into the inland. This is not appropriate."

It seems that the enlightened little Prince Saltykov is still a sensible person. However, because he has always offended Alexander and his cronies, although he has a high position in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he has no real power.

"It is indeed inappropriate. Although the power of the Chinese emperor has weakened a little compared to the past, it is still a much larger country than the Turks, second only to our country in terms of territory. And I think what should be done is to rely on trade with China to make Siberia and Kazakhstan prosperous and consolidate our rule in these areas."

This does not need to consider where to turn the elbow. Solovyov knew that the land that Muravyov seized from the Qing Dynasty took a hundred years to develop, and then it weakened due to the cost of ruling and such desolation.

As for Muravyov, he himself was awarded a title after this merit and ran away to Paris to live freely, which made later generations suffer a lot.

For example, the village where the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces camped in the north was still the same as after 1860 in 1940. The son of Sergei Volkonsky invested in the development of this village, but there was no result. Although it was not abandoned, the situation was not optimistic. Even the farmers who were allocated land often fled.

Even after the October Revolution, when the treasury was short of food and Vasily managed to get the food, after the crisis ended, with tractors and electrification, he could hardly carry it.

He couldn't carry it, but Muravyov himself was very happy, and he left too many problems for the people behind him.

Even if Solovyov's idea was to invest in building railways, clear the right of way, and manage Russia himself, this idea was still reasonable, but it might lead to the loss of this book.

After sending Alexander Saltykov away, Solovyov was also meditating. The prince would come tomorrow, and they would discuss some details of the state letter.

Then, in this meditation, there would be some strange ideas to break through the dimensional wall.

"This won't work. If Muravyov really does this, although I can almost live to that time, this story will be over, and I won't be able to write a sequel for my son."

Indeed, he already has an illegitimate son and three illegitimate daughters, and Louisa is pregnant with another one, and he will marry a wife in the future.

Well, wife, Andrei's wife is very beautiful, of course, there are a lot of troubles, maybe when you marry a wife, there are more troubles.

After some strange thoughts passed, he was ready to go to bed.

These days, he spent it in the Imperial Village instead of returning to his home in Laundry Lane, and summer has arrived, and now he is also preparing to go to Peterhof.

To be honest, he can also build a house on the newly acquired land.

As the eldest son of a branch of a baron family with a title and property to inherit, Solovyov also found something strange, that is, their family seems to have only two ancestral manors in Ryazan, one of which belongs to his uncle and cousins, and the other is on his father's side.

Then, the manor is just ordinary, and it is still very unrelated to the Romanesque and Rococo decorations of these Russian nobles who are extremely extravagant.

And what about Baroque? I'm afraid that the Baroque style is more insulting in this era, and Solovyov is also planning to build a nice manor here after discussing with his father.

In the summer, when they go to the vicinity of Peterhof Palace, they can have a place to escape the heat.

Speaking of which, many of Solovyov's rewards are in his father's name, and this old man is willing to manage it for his son.

Another additional problem is that he has actually divided the family now.

The title without a certificate during the reign of Catherine I was indeed a pitfall. In order to make his family official, the certificate he asked Alexander for did avoid many problems with velvet books.

Now, he can indeed take some credit for himself. He is so close to becoming a general, and he has enough military merits. He really needs to work hard.

The next day, Alexander Saltykov came over again and wanted to discuss the details of the credentials with him. Solovyov's Latin level was so average that he could not complete this part of the work independently. of.

".That's it. Your grammar is indeed not very good, but it is very convenient to communicate with others."

"I think it's better not to let me become a diplomat anymore. It's already hard enough in Paris and Stockholm."

"You don't even have a chance to go. My father's marshal rank looks like a title, but soldiers like you are more practical. Can you imagine my father leading the army?"

"If it is Grand Tutor Nikolay Ivanovich, he led the army too long ago, and my father was not married at that time."

"As long as you understand, this all sounds strange, as for my mother."

Obviously, his dissatisfaction in the officialdom has made his life unsatisfactory. His father-in-law messed up his job again this time, and he still needs his help to wipe his ass. In the future, he is likely to continue his political career as a second-class civil servant with no real power.

It sounds like a second-class civil servant is very high, and he was already at this level in his early thirties, but from the looks of it, it's not much different from taking a gardening leave.

But when he mentioned his mother, he didn't know what was going on, but he hesitated to speak.

"What are you going to say?"

"It's nothing. She has a very bad relationship with you. As for finding a wife for my brother Sergei, she just fell in love with the daughter of the Dolgorukov family, the granddaughter of Prince Krymsky."

"Ah, you mean Katya. That girl is only 15 years old. Isn't she too anxious to get a wife? And there are many older girls in the palace. If Sergey is looking for a wife, he can also go to them. ah."

At this moment, Solovyov's focus is still on Masha, not on little Katya, whom he regards as his sister.

But the "old witch" seemed to be determined, and he would hear what Prince Saltykov said next.

"Ah, you also know that my mother comes from the Dolgorukov family, so she also wants to arrange a related daughter-in-law for Sergey."

"That can't be helped, but you and Dmitri"

"If we talk about my eldest brother, he is blind, but that doesn't matter."

"I understand."

In short, the two of them wanted to make some dirty jokes, but finally restrained themselves. Now Nicholas has a son.

"Having said that, my mother will be so partial to Sergei and want to find him a noble daughter, one with a noble birth."

"As far as I know, Prince Krymsky's family does not mind that their husband's family status is not as good as theirs. After all, my father is the adjutant of his son-in-law, Vasily Vladimirovich, the husband of Evdokia Vasilyevna. Rakimirovich.”

"Ah, that noble man from Moscow. Indeed, the family tradition of the prince's family is very good. When Prince Krymsky got married, he married the daughter of the veteran Boyar family. She was even married last year. Woolen cloth."

"But we have to separate people. I heard that the wife who married Praskovya from the Musin-Pushkin family was not very good. She embezzled her daughter-in-law's property. This method is indeed not very good."

"Don't worry about that. I'm also thinking, is my mother too anxious? Katya is too young, and I know my brother. Sergey is very good as a brother and friend, but as a husband, he may not care about his wife. It wouldn’t be too good, especially for a young girl. If she is older and has experience in social circles, it might be more suitable.”

"You also need to have a good family fortune. Although Prince Krymsky's family has a lot of property, they also have a lot of debts. My father is in charge of the operation of his family's estate and discovered this problem when he audited the accounts."

It seems that this "Humphreyski" is somewhat opposed to this marriage, and he is more concerned about his brother's happiness than just marrying a girl from a good family.

"I see that the child is well taken care of by you. How about you go and propose?"

"Me? I'm afraid it's not appropriate, right? Vasily Yurievich promised to arrange a marriage for me, and Her Royal Highness the Queen also said so, so I don't dare to act rashly."

After hearing this, Saltkov also shook his head.

"You are really good. You are very brave when fighting, but you are always cautious about this kind of thing."

"Maybe I have to run away. I have a lover abroad."

"And did you go to Mrs. Recamier's place some time ago?"

"Yes, even if his whereabouts are so secretive, he can't hide from others' sight."

"You must be very proud, that lady is not easy to get close to."

"I got to know her well when we were in Paris. Now she is a poor rich widow, but she insists on living a single life and has no intention of getting married unless she meets someone who truly loves her wholeheartedly."

If Solovyov were a civil servant, it might be okay, but he was an officer, and he had a close relationship with Napoleon that he could get through many times.

Of course, they are also related to Louisa. After all, Louisa's brother married the niece of Josephine's ex-husband.

"Ah, it looks like there will only be good memories, not horror stories, like my mother's, almost like in some stories, you know."

"If that's the case, it's better to follow the traditional Russian custom and let Sergey take the initiative and extend the branches of the birch tree to little Katya. If you get a good response, you have to wait for a year."

"That makes sense. If it's a rejection, it's a good thing. You know, I also found a good girl for Sergei to date, but I don't know if it will work."

"Which family is she from?"

"How about the Golitsyn family?"

Speaking of the Golitsyn family, it is a huge family with many celebrities and many branches. A male family member can have more than ten children by marrying one or two wives.

"This is enough to keep it secret. If it's the daughters of the "Queen of Spades", they are now full."

He was talking about the family of Stroganov's mother-in-law. There should be unmarried girls of marriageable age in other families.

"It's good that you know, but I can't stop my mother. First, I live separately from the family, and second, she always decides the family affairs. My father is a "parquet floor" and has no decision-making power."

That is to say, there is no oil industry now, otherwise Prince Marshal Nikolai Saltykov would be a Russian kowtow machine.

This kind of minister had not been retired in the Qing Dynasty, and it was possible for Jiaqing to be a military minister.

"But will your mother agree to help Sergei find a fiancée?"

"In any case, we can't delay this good girl, Katya. Even if she finds a husband and has many lovers outside, he can respect her at home, which is better than my brother."

Well, it seems that he is talking to Soloviev.

But he is the kind of person who will be much more obedient after marriage. Moreover, so far, except for taking the initiative with Madame Recamier, he has always been the one who is pushed.

And then, he and Madame Recamier have no children, but everything else has blossomed and borne fruit. This is really strange.

"I hope so. If the emperor is willing to arrange a marriage for Sergei, wouldn't that be a good thing?"

"Yes, but your majesty is not the previous emperor after all. He will not arrange a marriage so casually. Isn't your senior brother Peter Ivanovich like that?"

"So you still have to find an opportunity, but last time at your house, His Royal Highness Nicholas suddenly interrupted and interrupted the marriage. But as his teacher, I don't understand what this kid wants to do."

"Is he going to find a wife for you?"

"Ah? Although no matter what His Royal Highness Nicholas said, this child is a little precocious, it's not that serious, right?"

But the fact is, sometimes it's so abstract.