Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Chapter 259 026 Nechelrodie's Statement on the Haiti Proposal

Solovyov's planning and calculations were very detailed, and he was also prepared for the problems that might arise in Nesherrode's diplomatic occasions.

But he underestimated Nesselrode's trust in Metternich, and as expected, his demolition plan went wrong.

However, the good thing is that although Metternich likes to use his friendships to make trouble, he still has to modify Nesselrode's proposal to suit Austria's interests while also targeting a core factor, which is the issue of the Poles left in Haiti after Russia, Prussia and Austria divided Poland.

On the way, Nesselrode also met the Duke of Enghien, who had originally planned to return to his estate near Baden, but because of his passing visit, the two decided to go to Erfurt together, and then to Weimar from there.

"The reason I asked to be here, Karl, is because I am worried that in Berlin or Dresden, there are too many people and too many spies from all sides. Only Weimar is a safe place."

"It's really nice here."

Nesherrodie was still the same as before, never leaving his coffee behind. Moreover, this time, they chose to have the secret talk in a greenhouse, which was blocked by various plants. Even if they wanted to eavesdrop, there was no place to get close.

"Clemens, I think you should also be interested in such a plan?"

"The presence of Poles in Haiti reminds us that we can send all the Poles to America, which is at least more decent and not like the British, who took cruel measures such as hanging, beheading and dismembering Irish rebels."

"Do you agree with my friend's idea?"

"Unfortunately, this is the work of a soldier, and it still has some traces of plans, orders and regulations. When I was still in Dresden, the noble Archduke Karl went there, and Your Highness was very optimistic about him, but in terms of military affairs, not diplomacy."

"My friend, Baron Solovyov, has indeed served as an aide-de-camp and a guards officer. The plans he made naturally retain many military characteristics."

"But the plan is very thorough. The baron has an excellent mind, creativity and imagination. You have shown me his letters in the past, and there is a kind of British humor and irony between the lines. I think you can take it, but you just need to make some subtle changes to achieve your goal. In the end, Karl, you still need to rely on your eloquence and adaptability to get this plan passed by His Majesty the Emperor of your country. After all, we don't like the Poles to make trouble all the time."

Indeed, in terms of the degree of reactionaryness, the two people who will be in charge of the diplomatic power of the two countries in the future can be said to be the most typical.

Moreover, they all dislike the Poles. If this proposal is passed, at least the few Poles who are working as lumberjacks in Siberia and the Urals can be sent there first. The only difference is between lumberjacks and builders. In any case, they will all be villagers.

Next, Nesherrode was going to St. Petersburg. He leaked Solovyov's plan to Metternich, which was not a smart move.

But Solovyov also thought that Nesherrode would definitely pass through Berlin or Dresden on his way back home, and there was no way to avoid it. Metternich had always been on his way.

But he couldn't have expected it to be sold out so thoroughly.

However, there were some unexpected surprises. After all, the royal family of Spain is the Bourbon. In the War of Succession a hundred years ago, the throne of Spain was transferred from the Habsburgs to the Bourbons. The freak Carlos II, who married a close relative, handed over the country to the grandson of Louis XIV. The result was very terrible.

Therefore, for some of Spain's marginal colonies, it could ask its allies to interfere, but it might not necessarily succeed.

Austria still has many dissatisfactions with France and Spain, but this little move can now send those who are extremely opposed to the Vienna court to the North American continent, which looks like a wasteland.

As for Nesserlodie on his way back home, he did not delay any further, especially when passing through Warsaw, as the local radical Poles were unlikely to receive any news.

But there is one point that cannot be avoided, that is, Russia's current Foreign Minister is Adam Czartoryski, who is Pole.

Therefore, Nesherrode had to submit this report to Count Pavel Stroganov first.

"I thought it was a good idea, but you told Metternich that it wasn't a good idea in itself. What did he suggest to you?"

"Send all the Poles to San Francisco Bay on the North American continent, that's it."

"Wouldn't that mean Poland has restored its independence in North America? And we are the main executors, so the hatred will be transferred to us, not Prussia or Austria. Especially since what we control is only a relatively poor part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, while the essence is in their hands. In the future, we can let the Poles or Tatars go, but not now. You should still follow the original plan, and if you want to submit it from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we will submit it at the dining table meeting of the secret committee. Only in this place will the emperor pay more attention to such proposals. At that time, I still ask you to explain this plan and explain the urgency of taking action in Santo Domingo."

"I will follow your instructions."

"Also, Karl, this time, we need to make the main point clear. It can also help improve relations with France."

Even among the four giants of the "Secret Committee", it is very obvious that apart from the Pole, the other three seem to be closer.

Fortunately, Alexander's attention is not on women now, but on European affairs.

It's just that his idea, probably encouraged by Adam Czartoryski, was to get involved in European affairs.

Facts will always prove that this assumption is somewhat too optimistic. He has not been betrayed by his allies before, so he doesn't know how many things are urgent.

When the secret committee held its regular meeting at the dining table, this time everyone was seated relatively complete, even including Alexander's military staff.

"At this time, a squadron is to be sent to Santo Domingo to avoid a humanitarian disaster?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. This is what the report says. If General Dessalines defeated the French in Saint-Domingue, or if they defeated the French at this moment, they would retaliate against the white people on the island." "It sounds barbaric, Count Necherrodie, but it is difficult to avoid in a revolution."

"It will take some time for what happened in Saint-Domingue to reach Europe. Your Majesty, our embassy in Paris was previously blocked from receiving news from Paris, so it was difficult to know the outcome of the French expeditionary force in Saint-Domingue."

"But their commander-in-chief, some generals, officers and soldiers have all fallen ill with yellow fever, or even died directly. In order to put an end to this barbaric atrocity, we should indeed send troops. Your Majesty, you should know that both sides are killing each other, and the British are supporting the rebels in Saint-Domingue. What we should do is to act as an arbitrator. And the naval fleet should indeed sail to America and visit some places."

"It's not just that, Your Excellency the Minister."

"Karl, what else is going on on this Caribbean island?"

"Dessalines and Christophe will certainly use this as an excuse to take action. Except for some Polish soldiers who defected to the rebels during the battle, many people will be massacred. This kind of massacre happened in the area nine years ago, in 9. Then there will be the French revenge. Their methods are also very barbaric. They poisoned the captured black soldiers by burning sulfur."

The French expeditionary force was despicable and barbaric, while the black rebels were ignorant and barbaric. They cannot be compared, but the unlucky ones will definitely be the Creoles living locally, regardless of whether they are white or mixed-race.

"Vengeance is bound to happen, Your Majesty. This kind of thing has been repeated in the most brutal and bloody way in France, a civilized country, both in its homeland and in its colonies. Sometimes I even doubt whether France is still a civilized country."

"This is a revenge killing that turned a political issue into hatred. It is a political issue after all. It is not the cruel case of Mrs. Saltkova. If it happened in Europe, Dessalines would have been guillotined by the French."

"Count, then this is the most urgent part of the plan you have described?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. Also, some fortresses in the American territories do need to be staffed."

Most of the colonies of France and Russia in North America do not have settlements like New Orleans, but are fortresses and fur purchasing stations. They are probably the kind of strongholds that will appear in North America in Empire Total War.

If we can take some people away from Haiti and place them in Russia's current strongholds in North America, we can also effectively control a part of the area, especially California on the west coast, which is indeed a wonderful place.

When Lewis and Clark crossed the American continent, many parts of the Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains were still inhabited by indigenous tribes, such as the various tribes of the Sioux, or the Navajo, Cheyenne, Apache, and Comanche.
There are still many places on the west coast that are quite empty.

As for the Governor of New Spain, by giving him a suitable bribe, he could buy a passage through Mexico, then charter Spanish ships on the west coast and bring these people to the area around Fort Ross to open up the land.

In fact, immigrants of this size can quickly form a settlement as long as they smoke a pack of cigarettes and make good friends with the local indigenous people.

The strange thing is that the Russians, who once fought fiercely with the Tatars and forest people in Siberia, have always had good relations with these tribes in North America. Later, a Georgian bearded man became their chieftain - even the name "Steel" fits the atmosphere of the local tribe.

After all, the Aboriginals always had names like "Red Cloud", "Crazy Horse", "Sitting Bull" and "White Cloud".
As for the specific measures written below, Alexander still feels that Solovyov has read a lot of books.

Recently, when the young Tsar went to the Tauride Palace to be intimate with Louisa, he also heard some stories from her, all of which were from encyclopedias, as well as some observations and travel notes.

Alexander was also under a lot of pressure. He himself was not so eager for knowledge, but he could pretend to like Louisa and tell her about it in bed.

It seems that some of the content can be matched, such as some tribal customs, such as "pipe and axe" as a way of communication.

He had not yet suspected that Solovyov and Louisa had very similar hobbies and that there was an affair between them.

But these contents blown on the pillow do have some effect.

"It seems quite organized. I think the person who proposed this plan should be involved in its implementation. Let Solovyov go. I remember that he has relatives in the West Indies. His stepmother is from there, right?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. You remember it very well. Baron Sergei Soloviev's second wife came from there, but her story was rather complicated."

"Let Solovyov go, and also mobilize our merchant fleet in the Gulf of Riga and a naval squadron of warships to the Atlantic before the freezing period."

"Your Majesty, who should be sent?"

"Rear Admiral Dmitri Senyavin is to go with a fleet of six ships to the West Indies. Also, orders have been sent to the embassy in Paris that the embassy's military attaché, Lieutenant Colonel Soloviev, should go with him as assistant to Rear Admiral Senyavin, and that he should be on standby in Oldenburg in November."

However, Solovyov had a mistress and had a child, and all the deer in the Tsarskoye Selo hunting grounds knew about it.

In this regard, Alexander commented that everyone is bound to make mistakes.

But Louisa was a little sad. However, Solovyov was only her lover and had helped her many times. The harm caused by this incident was far less than that caused by the battle between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law and Alexander's infidelity.

Rear Admiral Seniavin's fleet included four battleships and two frigates, with the flagship being the 4-gun battleship "Elizabeth". Of course, this represented the Empress, not the current Queen.

Four 4-gun battleships were chosen for the expedition because they had a better carrying capacity and had sailing records in the past year or more, making them capable of carrying out ocean-going missions.

As for Seniavon himself, he did not seem to like such a "worthless" expedition, but since it was an order given by Alexander himself, he had no choice but to follow it.

(End of this chapter)