Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

Chapter 511 023 The big guys at the Admiralty Shipyard

Treat Mary's child and check on Mary's condition.

The one who was most worried in Petersburg was probably Louisa. She always cared about her sisters, especially Mary, who was still a little aggrieved.

After her sister and niece's conditions stabilized, she sent her maid to express her gratitude to the doctor and the friends who helped a lot.

But Queen Louise didn't think it was a big deal. It was even a small matter to help the weak Mary raise a child.

Especially since little Louise was born after little Caroline, the two children were roughly similar in this cycle.

This even gave Solovyov a little illusion that there were always some strange factors in Queen Louise's early death, but he quickly shook his head to get rid of this strange idea.

"Mick, what are you shaking your head for?"

Sometimes, there is really a sense of déjà vu of a crow's mouth that follows the law.

Queen Louise appeared behind him. There was a huge pond in the Imperial Village, and the scenery was pretty good, at least in spring.

"Nothing, I was just denying some strange thoughts in my heart. Your Highness, as for what you are doing here?"

"I heard from Charlotte that the scenery here is nice, so I wanted to come and see it."

"The wind in the Imperial Village is still very strong at this time. You just gave birth to a child not long ago, so you should pay attention to your health and don't catch a cold."

"No matter how terrible this wind is, it shouldn't be as terrible as your uncle, right?"

Soloviev didn't forget this queen. She has always been gossipy and always knows everything about other people's relatives and gossip in the court.

If she were the king of Prussia, or the regent as the queen mother, Soloviev would be more reliable than the king of FW.

"But it's different. Losing a battle may not necessarily lead to anything, but getting sick is life-threatening, especially for you."

The distance was too close, and even the veins on the "big white grapefruit" were clearly visible, and Queen Louise was indeed wearing very thin clothes.

"Of course I know, but you also know that women who have given birth to many children will always get fatter."

There is some truth in this. Her stepmother is the same age as her, and she has become plump, but she is rounder. If she becomes a local specialty.

"My wife is also pregnant with her first child, and she will give birth in the summer."

"Then congratulations to you, you are about to become a father, although for a playboy like you, this should not be the first child, right?"

"Ah, that's true. Speaking of which, my uncle is still the uncle of my child."

When Queen Louise heard this, a sly smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

"All our victories over the French are concentrated on you."

She said it more subtly, but everyone understands this plot.

What's more, her sister was not a very peaceful person. She married her brother-in-law, but he died early. Later, she married a nobleman of a higher rank, but the other party's property was not very good.

You can imagine that King FW was not good at other things, but he was good to his wife before.

But the king looked quite neurotic, and it was inevitable that he thought that France, the public enemy of Europe, would do something to his wife.

It was just the real situation, and only the two parties knew it. Queen Louise would definitely not say it, and Napoleon would not say it either.

As for Princess Louise, she is still a little meat ball now, and it is hard to tell who she looks like, but her outline is very similar to the queen.

If you want to say that she looks like the emperor? The emperor has begun to gain weight, with a big head and a thick neck.

As for the queen, after she came to St. Petersburg, the food here is very good. She was originally plump, and the more regrettable thing was her neck, but it has also improved a little.

"This is also a kind of victory. I do have a son there."

"But whoever is your wife will definitely be a happy woman. Apart from being a little fickle, you always care about others. Even if it is a woman you are not familiar with, I think you will help her, right?"

"This kind of thing did happen when I was in the army before. As a soldier, you should also help the weak and not always bully others. For example, the Ottoman Empire is obviously weaker than Russia, but it always wants to attack us. Then we can only use fists to make them submit. But this is my personal opinion."

"I can understand that you are still a good person, but sometimes you like to do some strange things."

Queen Louise is close to him, which always makes him feel a little nervous, but the queen is just more friendly to him now.

"Thank you for helping us a lot."

"Sometimes it's what you should do. If you need anything, you can still come to me, as long as you are in St. Petersburg. But this is limited to social occasions and some personal relationships."

"I know, you can't decide anything."

The queen's attitude is very strange, but Solovyov's impression of her is that, apart from her strong character, her husband is a little difficult to match. Perhaps the most important impression is.

"Cow", absolutely!

After Mary's condition improved, Solovyov also received a new task, but this time he went to the Admiralty Shipyard. Alexander asked him to inspect a new battleship completed this year.

The battleship "Courageous" is a new ship with 120 guns. It is currently waiting for acceptance at the Admiralty Shipyard. When Solovyov inspected here, he was always accompanied by Kulepanov, the engineer in charge of design and construction at the Admiralty Shipyard.

"It looks pretty good. How about the cannons used on this ship?"

"Count, our artillery may be less powerful than the enemy's, but after all, it is a large ship with 120 guns, and it is based on the design of Western Europe. It can also compete with the enemy."

"It's just that the crew needs to be fully equipped. Can the new ship catch up with the battle with the Swedes? The Swedish Navy should not have such a level of cutting-edge battleships now. When I went there six years ago, many battleships were parked randomly in the port. ”

"But you also have to consider the influence of the British. As for us, we are on another slipway."

"It's been blocked there all the time. Is there something big inside?"

"Don't you know the Grace? At that time, you were still serving as a guard officer with Emperor Paul. This is the same ship. I really don't understand why Katasanov likes this kind of big ship. It costs less. There are more, but only ten more cannons.”

"A 130-gun battleship can obviously be used by the navy, and there are two such ships."

"We workers at the Admiralty Shipyard all say that such a warship should be invincible, but the Spanish one seems to have sunk."

"It is true that there is no unsinkable warship. Victory or defeat still depends on people. But there is already a navy down here. In fact, you can leave from the slipway and go to the bay, right?"

"Yes, but this ship has not been named, and it has a power auxiliary system. The reliability of the steam engine can only guarantee that these ships will leave on this kind of slipway. Will it work when it comes to sailing? That’s another story.”

"Just hope nothing happens to this thing!"

Solovyov has always had reservations about the reliability of early steam engines, especially doing this on such a large battleship is simply making the world weird.

However, considering that the Admiralty Shipyard provides auxiliary power to these sailboats to allow them to leave the slipway smoothly, it has not given much thought to the assistance during navigation, so it can be regarded as a temporary measure.

By then, this ship will definitely not be able to be used in the next phase of the operation against Sweden planned in the summer, and the "Brave" can barely catch up.

After completing this series of tasks, Solovyov will return to Tsarskoye Selo to report on his work.

"How about it, Solovyov, you didn't expect that we still have such a great warship, did you?"

"I didn't expect it, Your Majesty, but I think that if such a ship is built like this, it will be difficult to catch up with this year's naval battle. After all, I heard that the 'auxiliary power' will be dismantled later."

"You know steam engines, but you are a little dissatisfied with this. Over the past year or so, we have been making improvements. We only need to gradually dismantle them from above, then dismantle the device and then seal it."

"Your Majesty, the feasibility of this kind of project should indeed affect the strength of the warship. Although I am only an army officer, navy matters always have to be involved because of the advancement of science and technology. "

"So what do you think we should do?"

Solovyov felt that Alexander had some good face.

"It will take some time for the steam engine to work with the ship, at least not now. It's just such a small thing. Providing auxiliary machinery always gives people a feeling that the gain outweighs the loss. But there is one good thing. This ship and' As big as the Grace', we can at least use it to deter potential enemies and demonstrate the strength of the Russian navy. "

That's what he could think of. Alexander felt a little more relaxed when he saw that Solovyov's attitude didn't look like he was fiercely opposed.

But the Tsar still wanted to give the new warship a name. The name of the "Grace" came from the noble lady next to Paul, Lopshina, who was nominally his mistress but only chatted with him.

Naturally, there must be a explanation for the naming of this battleship.

"What do you think would be a more appropriate name?"

"I don't have any ideas. Your Majesty, you can use any name if you think it's appropriate."

"But you are very talented and know a lot of allusions. If you choose a traditional name, it may not be so loud for this warship."

"I think it can be named 'Varyag'. This name is not bad, and it can also represent the toughness of our naval officers. I even thought of a song."

However, after Solovyov sang this song in front of Alexander, Maria, and Catherine, Alexander frowned.

"Why does it seem like we have lost the battle?"

Then, Maria boldly added.

"But Brother Huang, this sounds great!"

"It's so tragic, and the Russian navy's previous defeat sounds just like the naval battle in Vyborg!"

"We are fighting the Swedes now. If our naval fleet cannot be commanded like Fyodor Fedorovich, I think we may not be able to win against the Swedes and the British."

Speaking of which, although Admiral Ushakov is old and his physical functions have declined, he can still fight, but he retired last year.

Alexander used to think that Soloviev was trying to please him most of the time, but now he noticed that this guy actually had some ideas.

As for the level of these people in the navy, Alexander did know the problem. He still had some impression of the Baltic Fleet's rollover experience in the last Russian-Swedish war.

Soloviev even said privately, "This is Huang Tian Dang."

Of course, Alexander didn't understand what he meant.

If it weren't for Soloviev's disdain for the current combat readiness of the Baltic Fleet, he would not have remembered Soloviev's abstract statement before.

He is really Suvorov's disciple, but the Marshal always likes to use metaphors when speaking, and Soloviev often says something that is hard to understand.

"Misha, I want to ask you, what is 'Wang Tian Dang'?"

"Your Majesty, it is 'Huang Tian Dang'. This was a battle that took place more than 600 years ago when the southern emperor of Khitan was pursued by the Jurchens. As for the content..."

After Soloviev spoke, Alexander also laughed.

"No wonder you said that. You really know some tricks. You can't stay idle at home all the time. I think you can go to the Baltic Fleet as a major general of the Guards Infantry to be an inspector to see the combat readiness of our fleet."

"But I am an army officer. It's not appropriate for me to go to the navy, right?"

"Our fleet commander can sink the warship in the bay. It's not a problem for you to be an inspector. At least you know how to advance and retreat."

After that, Alexander issued another order to recall Admiral Ushakov, who was unemployed in his old manor in Tambov and lived a comfortable but not rich retirement life.

But he was unwilling to admit his mistake immediately. He was recalled only because he needed a strategic adviser for the battle with the Swedish Navy. But in terms of treatment, it was still the highest among the admirals.

As for Admiral Ushakov, it was also related to him that Sozige had a stepmother. If he hadn't chased the Barbary pirates all the way to their lair and brought back so many captured women, my father wouldn't have fallen in love with a French woman who was old enough to be his daughter.

To be honest, we should thank him for bringing about a series of strange chain reactions.