Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Chapter 236 003 Investing in Europe is not a good idea recently

Of course, when investing in British territory, one must always consider that the war on the European continent is not very safe for Russia's overseas assets.

If the British were an ally, then these properties would still be worth holding.

Of course, the British people today still have some dignity and would not do such open and despicable things as in the 21st century, such as confiscating assets from other countries and completely basing themselves on "political correctness", which will only damage business reputation.

Moreover, the British have invested more in Russia. If they continue to eat each other out, the British will be the ones who lose in the end.

The future little golden retriever, lettuce girl, vegetarian Indian, and the cabinet are all far inferior to the crazy little Pete.

The factories opened by the Scots in Russia's important industrial areas alone are assets of considerable size. If all these factories were nationalized by Russia, it would also be a considerable loss.

So the Tories behind William Pitt the Younger are today's Conservative Party. They are also getting worse with each generation, and they need a 9-pound old lady to give them a sharp review.

So Solovyov also considered this problem. If the Russian masters had industries in France, there would be problems in the future. Fortunately, after all the turmoil over the years, especially during the Great Revolution, even the local masters in France were gone, not to mention the industries of foreign masters.

If these masters want to come back, they have to wait until at least the Restoration and the Age of Orleans. However, it is hard to say whether this will happen in the future. After all, this world will not follow your script.

At least Solovyov himself said a lot of strange things in front of Paul, which made him marry his eldest daughter to Württemberg. Now she has lived for a few more years, is full of energy, and is pregnant with a child, which can be regarded as breaking a terrible "royal curse".

In fact, it is because the conditions of the medical and health system are too poor. However, for the superstitious Russian royal family, it is indeed a bit scary.

Of course, there were four Alexandras in the Russian royal family, two of whom suffered from difficult childbirth, one suffered from pleurisy, and the last empress had to eat the whole family bucket. This is indeed weird enough. In addition, the dynasty named Nicholas always lost wars, and Olga, who could not be raised, had three "curses" added together. According to the international situation at that time, it was a blessing to be able to have the whole family intact after death.

However, the current situation is that Solovyov wrote to Count Stroganov, who has close ties with France, saying that it was okay to buy some luxury goods and industrial products in France recently, but it was unnecessary to invest in shares in France and acquire some manors and castles.

Count Pavel has helped him a lot and also works in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This is a personal issue as well as a work relationship, so both are involved.

So he wrote two letters, one to the count himself and the other to be mailed to the old count and countess at 17 Nevsky Prospect.

As for the old lady, it was strange that such a scandal occurred in the family of Russia's richest man, and it made the empress very angry.

After Alexander came up to St. Petersburg, it was like this again. It was impossible to guard against it.

Of course, opening up Russia's environment and allowing nobles and commoners to travel abroad did bring about prosperity in recent times.

Before Count Pavel received the letter, Solovyov had to set off back to Paris. During his time in Rome, he also became familiar with the attitude of the entire Apennine Peninsula towards the French.

In general, there is a lot of dissatisfaction. Italians have always been like this. When any force comes, they will support it and then quickly change sides.

It is indeed safer when we are not in the same camp with them. I don’t know what will happen to the Italians in the future.

In this day and age, the small Italian states and German princes are often swayed by the wind.

Württemberg and Baden are both relatives of Russia, but they are both controlled by France and are naturally pro-French in attitude. Although the French have not taken any action north of the Alps due to the current "respect" between them and Austria, the pressure exerted there can be imagined.

It would be very troublesome if Duke Enghien were to become unhappy and run off to Baden.

"Sylvia, I am going back to Paris. You and the child, come with me."

"I will go to Paris soon, and you, a greedy and treacherous fellow, will have to go on your own now. And I belong only to you, Michele. We are both a little willful, aren't we?"

"Okay, I'm going back to Paris now. You have to take good care of our daughter and yourself. We'll come back when we get to Paris. In addition, I still want to leave something for you. You'll see when you open this box."

Sylvia opened the jewelry box given by Solovyov, and inside was a necklace inlaid with sapphires.

"Yesterday when you and the kids were napping during the day, I saw her on the street. She looks great and matches you very well."

"Michele, if you get married someday"

"I don't think it will happen too soon. After all, I have a lot of things to do. It's a bit early for me to get married at this age. And I might run into some trouble."

"You always say something and then put yourself into it."

Sylvia knew that what Solovyov had said might be fulfilled at any time, both in their correspondence and in this reunion.

"I hope not. Goodbye. Octavia, give Daddy a kiss, please?"

The child is not old enough to remember things yet, but she is very smart. Solovyov has discovered that his daughters are all very smart, which has a lot to do with their mothers. Sylvia is naturally cunning, while Louisa is always reading a book. Her style may be different from those girls in social circles.

Octavia kissed her father on the cheek and then snuggled back into her mother's arms.

"Arrevederci! Arrevederci!"

Sylvia and her daughter cried as they bid him farewell, which made Solovyov shed some tears as well.

He never cried easily, but he felt a little sad to see his lover and daughter like this.

However, he was now riding on a horse, and his condition was much better than when he was stabbed by Kadudar.

He was able to ride away on horseback, with money and rations and his carbine hanging from his horse's back.

"I'm leaving you guys after all, Ciao!"

Afterwards, he rode away, but as he rode away, he couldn't help but look at them.

After the horse under his crotch walked a little further away, he hardened his heart, turned his head and moved forward, never looking back again.

However, Sylvia still wanted him to leave.

"Michele, you will eventually achieve something great, instead of staying here just for me." She went back holding Octavia, her eyes full of tears.

"Mother."

The child’s vocabulary must be limited right now, and she was just kissing her mother’s cheek for comfort.

Although it is very likely that we will meet again in Paris, the world is so unstable right now that it could be involved in a war at any time.

Solovyov's idea was to ride to Livorno and from there take a ship to France.

However, when we got here, we could also find that the competition among local British and French goods was extremely fierce.

Even for such an inconspicuous port, which is not one of those famous commercial cities, the competition is fierce.

He thought of the Scots he met in Rome and became increasingly uneasy.

In order to contain France, Britain would most likely choose to take the initiative and take tough measures on certain key points, even if they themselves did not abide by the provisions of the Treaty of Amiens to give up Malta.

This new point of conflict is likely to be the Batavian Republic supported by France, that is, the Netherlands.

You have to know that the previous Orange royal family of the Netherlands is still in exile in the UK, and the Duke of Brunswick's stupid son married a Dutch princess of this line. Britain will definitely not let it go.

Although newspapers are now calling for peace, people do not know what will happen in the future and are strongly concerned about a war.

The Scottish merchant I met in Rome will return to London in a few days. I believe the other party will be able to receive the letter I sent here.

In addition, he also had to write letters to Count Vorontsov. As a military attaché in Paris, he was Count Morkov's assistant, messenger and investigator. He also had to report his work to the embassy in London and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in St. Petersburg.

I just don't know what Count Vorontsov's attitude is. He is a typical pro-British element. Even because his daughter was not used to living in St. Petersburg, he only let her be a maid to the Queen Mother for a year and then returned to London. In the future, she will marry a British nobleman. It is believed that little Count Vorontsov will shine in Russia in the future and be promoted to Prince Marshal of the Army - but this is something that will happen in the relatively distant future.

However, Count Vorontsov was different from the "pro-French" and pro-British elements in the country. Apart from not informing the country about the possible assassination of Paul, he was very responsible during the reigns of the Empress and Alexander. After all, he would not really act for the interests of his own faction. You know, this is a true Anglo fanatic who admires British culture very much.

When Paul was assassinated, many people who advocated a coup were shocked, because the final result was not that Paul was forced to abdicate and placed under house arrest, but that it turned into regicide. Count Panin was not implicated, but was only placed under house arrest, which was already a favor from Alexander.

Count Vorontsov was not involved because he was not in Petersburg, except for a reply letter received by von Paalen.

Perhaps these old hands in the diplomatic world are all very good at Mr. Talleyrand's tricks.

His letter was vague, so Alexander didn't find any evidence against him, and he continued to serve as ambassador to Britain.

However, because Solovyov had inflicted heavy losses on friendly forces in Nantes and had subsequently gone on a staff trip to Italy, the task of recruiting engineers in Britain fell on the shoulders of the mature count.

"If we want to hire an engineer from Scotland, I'll have to go there myself. Michael, you're going back to serve in your country, and as a father, all I can say is that you should do a good job when you go back. Catherine can't adapt to the climate in Petersburg, so I let her come back to live. You have to know that all my hopes are on you, my good son."

Even when he addressed his son Mikhail and daughter Ekaterina, he often used British names.

"Father, don't worry. After I returned home, I was assigned to the Caucasus Corps. I served in the Guards for more than a year, and it proved that I was not suitable for the environment there. You know, the current commander of the Putin Corps is not very good at leading troops. He is just a veteran with a lot of experience."

"Yes, you applied to go to the Caucasus yourself, and I was a little worried about you! But you have ambition, and as a father, I am very happy. You must work hard, for the emperor and for your godmother, Her Majesty the Empress." Count Mikhail Vorontsov is the godson of the Empress.

Although this group of old ministers were against Paul all day long, when it came to the Queen and Alexander, they immediately turned into double-standard warriors.

Vorontsov's fairly brilliant military career began with the dangerous Caucasus War and the Persian War.

As a nobleman, he had a good future if he served anywhere, but he chose to go to the Caucasus.

No matter how reluctant old Count Vorontsov was, he had to let his son go.

"Go ahead. We fathers all hope that our sons will perform well and live up to the family's reputation."

"Father, I will leave now. Please take good care of my sister."

The relationship between this father and son is relatively relaxed, and there is no depressing atmosphere.

Young Count Mikhail kissed his father's hand again, then drove to Portsmouth in a carriage and from there took a ship to the Russian garrison on the Black Sea coast.

As for the old count himself, he received a series of letters from Rome, Livorno and other places within a few days, from Lieutenant Colonel Solovyov who came from the Putin Regiment.

This young man was sent to the Guards because of his merits in the expeditions to Italy and Switzerland. It can be said that he rose like a rocket. However, even though the old count had never seen his abilities, he still had some understanding of them.

"Catherine, it looks like this duelist is going back to Paris instead of coming to London."

"Father, what about recruiting engineers?"

"That's easy. We can spread the word to our British friends during the salon that the Emperor in Petersburg is offering a generous reward to anyone who can manufacture a new type of steam engine, and..."

"Father, this treatment is too generous."

"I think these profit-seeking John Bulls will come to London from all over the UK. Then, we can send them all to Petersburg."

Naturally, he had some ideas in this regard. After all, news spread quickly in British newspapers. An engineer in Scotland had successfully sailed his steamship. However, the young engineers who subsequently used the steam engine patent had to face the attack from James Watt.

English-speaking inventors are never nice people.

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