Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

How to say this child? Although she has some truth, Solovyov has obviously not been going this way in recent years.

She can see it this way, and it is somewhat

This child is not her own, and she can't be beaten. Moreover, according to Louisa's meaning, she will be her daughter-in-law in the future

Forget it, this article has to be turned over.

"If you talk about long hair, Nikolai this kid"

Soloviev said this, which attracted the attention of several nieces to their uncle.

"If you talk about it, Uncle Nikolai's previous dress really looks like a girl, more like the Count."

"Yes, it's still more like uncle."

Speaking of it, it's still the twins who like to interrupt, so this article is over.

If it weren't for Louisa bringing him here, he might have to go back to the corner.

I'm so powerful, am I still like a woman?

But this kind of fun is just a joke, and it's a story within a very small range. The previous small coronation in the Winter Palace is still in the confidentiality period.

After the confidentiality period, the parties involved probably won't pay attention to this matter anymore, and they will just keep it in their memories.

The biggest advantage of spending the summer in the Imperial Village is probably that the environment is good and very quiet.

Only in spring will the nearby training grounds be more lively, but now, in addition to the guards on duty at the palace, several main regiments of the Guards have been mobilized to the Baltic coast for training.

Although preparations for war have begun, this atmosphere cannot be felt in Petersburg at all, and probably only the generals who are still in active service can feel it.

He is considered to be in active service, but now he is in the palace.

When Vasily Trubetskoy returned from the Balkans, he knew that Russia must be preparing for war.

But now, to be honest, sometimes serfdom may also be an obstacle.

And it’s not a joke. Most countries in Europe are still feudal serfdom. If Prussia hadn’t been quickly passed by France, it probably wouldn’t be so anxious to reform.

It’s smaller countries that have taken further actions during the Enlightenment.

The situation in Russia is rather strange.

The monarch was aware of the problem, but the resistance was greater than that of other families.

But to be honest, these masters were too full.

But the top nobles were more open-minded, but the middle part was more troublesome.

Speransky wanted to reform the official position table of the aristocratic system, which was opposed by the nobles.

And it was all-round opposition except for those who came out to serve in the army and navy.

After all, there are still many places to insert some people in the three systems of civil servants, justice and court.

There are oppositions among the nobles, after all, this is their privilege.

Among the small and medium nobles, soldiers can be transferred to officers according to special cases, which is a special way of promotion.

But ordinary people, that is, a ninth-class civil servant for ten thousand years, if a precedent is set for assessment, those small civil servants who are in the ninth-class civil servants will have the opportunity to jump into the eighth-class civil servants and mix with low-level nobles.

In this environment, the poor nobles actually opposed it, probably because their hereditary status was challenged.

Speransky has been busy with official duties recently. He and Adela are getting married, but he lets the woman handle all the important matters. After all, he works 18 hours a day. Even when he is drinking coffee, he usually has documents or drafts in his hands.

Alexander travels between the Summer Palace and the Imperial Village. He needs to meet the Tsar himself with the reform draft, and he needs to make arrangements in advance.

This Tsar is not like when he just came to power. After fully tasting the power, he is more or less trying to maintain this absolute monarchy. Although he still maintains an open mind, it is just a means to maintain the rule.

When he really wants to do it, his actor personality is a big obstacle.

When he wants to do something, he always looks back and forth.

This problem of his will probably not be cured.

Speransky now knows that he is coming to the Imperial Village from the city, and he is scheduled to meet the Tsar tomorrow. Alexander himself will come to the Imperial Village from the Summer Palace.

It happened that Solovyov was in the Alexander Palace at this time, and they met when they came out.

"Mikhail Mikhailovich, you came to Tsarskoye Selo at this time, I guess the emperor wants to summon you."

"Yes, it's related to departmental reform."

"Is it still the proposal of the Presidium of the Council of Ministers?"

"That's right. The powers of the previous reforms were not perfect, so there must be amendments."

"Departmental reform seems to be relatively easy, but the road ahead, whether it is in the judicial field or other aspects you want to promote, is somewhat difficult."

"It's good that you know. Sometimes what you say makes sense, especially the one you showed me before."

"I showed you the translated draft before. What do you think?"

"This statement is actually from more than two thousand years ago, but there are still many people today who can't change their minds."

Speransky said it very clearly. Solovyov dared to show him the words "People are the most important, the country is second, and the king is the least important" because he has always been a relatively calm civil servant, and is not much like a politician or those young and impulsive revolutionaries.

With this Mediterranean look, he is also a mature and steady man. Adela married a talented man, but it seems that he may lack fatherly love.

"There is no way. More than ten years ago, I heard someone say on the streets of Moscow that Russia cannot be without an emperor. But some things cannot be told to outsiders. How about we discuss it alone on the avenue while riding horses?"

Although Speransky frowned a little, he nodded in agreement.

You know, it is easier to keep secrets when riding horses. If outsiders talk about something, they can even compare words to avoid Balashov from causing trouble for them because of this matter.

However, for him, who has been studying since childhood and has always been a civil servant, it is also a bit troublesome.

But if you want to avoid the disturbance of spies, this method is still better.

"I was selecting horses in the stables when His Majesty Paul was still here, but who could have imagined that things in the world would be so troublesome."

"It's not that easy. I was still working as a secretary at that time. If you look at the petition, there are many stories in it."

When these words came out, Solovyov probably knew that the resistance below was not only great, but also that most civilians had no say.

The literate people wrote petitions, which was probably a feature before the popularization of education.

Even when everyone could read, lawyers and lawyers still had their work.

"I was an officer of the Guards at that time, but you must have been with the emperor earlier than me. Civil servants are different from selected officers. They all come here based on their abilities."

"Many petitions come from landlords and merchants, and of course more from nobles. How many petitions from civilians and serfs can we see?"

"To know their situation, I'm afraid I have to go to the village to see."

"But how many of us masters are against it?"

"Too many! When I was in Moscow, I also heard a lot of rumors. Naturally, the masters in the countryside don't agree."

"What will happen in the future? If the French come, what methods will they use to cause trouble for us? Especially in places like Poland and Lithuania, the Grand Duchy of Poland is at least abolishing serfdom on the surface, which will be very attractive."

"You mean, maybe it's better for us to do this ourselves?"

No mistake, one post, one content, one book, one forum, one 6, one 9!

"That's right, but the emperor's temperament, you and I are both close ministers, so we naturally know his habits."

This is hopeless. Alexander has always been an actor. He will not try to be one-sided unless he is forced into a desperate situation.

"If the emperor can't do it directly, there is probably another way. We can gradually eliminate serfdom through technological progress. If it is done by the outside world, it will be too uncomfortable for us."

"You mean let the French invade?"

"If they come in, I think Napoleon should only take action in the areas that originally belonged to Poland. They dare not do so even if they go deep into Russia. As for the emperor, we might as well hope to cultivate a truly enlightened and resolute monarch. Since there is no way to create a republic in Russia now, we have to do this."

"If it is Grand Duke Constantine, his character is very tough."

"It's not His Highness Constantine. I have been following him in the Guards. How can I not know His personality? "

"Yes, he still doesn't like politics, although he admires the French way. "

"The Grand Duke is not interested in the throne, and even feels a little guilty. As for the emperor himself, if there is no prince, it is probably between Grand Duke Nicholas and Grand Duke Mikhail to choose one to succeed the throne. "

According to the order of succession and the rule that the old Luo family always raises two sons or two daughters together, the younger one is usually the follower or partner of the older one.

Constantine and Mikhail are obviously like this, and the little Mikhail has no idea what the throne is. He just wants to be a good baby to his mother and a good brother to his brothers and sisters, always following Nicholas and Anna.

After hearing this, Speransky also felt that it made sense.

However, he was not sure about preparing for the next stage so early. After all, the Tsar and the Queen were only in their early thirties, and they could have another child with some effort.

Although there were seven daughters before, it is not impossible to talk about this. After all, when Louisa had a miscarriage, the Queen Mother was so anxious that she was sick for a long time.

This grandmother has the same problem. If it is a grandson, she will definitely be very happy.

What's more, there is still a throne to inherit in this family?

And Alexander has always been in good health, and it is really hard to say what will happen in the future.

Speransky did not spoil Solovyov's interest and did not mention Henry VIII, a scumbag.

But Solovyov knew very well that Henry VIII was a moody tyrant, and actors like Alexander were not the same as him.

However, Alexander may die early in the future, and this matter cannot be predicted.

And to be honest, Paul's inheritance law is also a big pit. He has four sons, but he has not considered the situation of his sons.

Alexander has long been prepared to make a will to pass on the throne.

Fortunately, Nicholas and Mikhail are still children, and there is still a long way to go in the future.

If you are afraid of this trouble, you can talk to the Queen Mother and refer to what happened when Paul was still the crown prince. When Nicholas and Mikhail grow up, you can find a mistress for each of them. This is too Roman. This kind of verification was first done by those Roman families.

"But you are just betting on the future."

"There is no way. Education can always change people. I have been teaching Nicholas here, and it has polished his character, which is better than I expected. When I just took over his education task, I was worried that he would be like..."

Like Peter III or Paul in his youth, that would be too bad.

After Paul had a son, the Queen rewarded them with a trip in Europe, which broadened their horizons and changed their minds after returning.

If it weren't for this trip, I'm afraid he would really become Peter III's second machine.

But Nicholas' character is still relatively strong, and Solovyov also found that if he assigned him homework, he would still work hard to complete it.

At least the master is here, he is aware of the problem, and he will naturally work hard.

If he can be educated well, there will naturally be some hope in the future.

However, the performance of the Decembrists frightened Nicholas, who was relatively not so reactionary. Although Herzen's words were correct, we must also consider what the Decembrists wanted to do.

These people don't even have a common program, they are just a collection.

Naturally, I still have a great responsibility to educate Nicholas.

It's also because his birth point is not right. If he were in another country, or in eighty years later, he would probably be on the side of the revolutionaries.

Now, in Tsarist Russia, it is better to hope that the Tsar's brain will open up and then promote reforms from top to bottom.

Paul was already open-minded in the later period, but his temper, although very useful for government orders, was too easy to offend people, and he was too tolerant of his subordinates, so he died at the hands of villains.

"Just do your best, but you will have to return to the army in the future."

"You must hold on, Kolya's political science will need you to teach in the future. A person like you is worth a minister of a kingdom, and it is rare."

Speaking of which, Speransky was actually Alexander II's teacher later, and Solovyov was ahead of schedule. (End of this chapter)