Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Chapter 282 Czartoryski unfortunately became Louisa's brother-in-law

The trip to Smolensk made Solovyov realize a problem. Supply is indeed very critical, especially since the Russian army has to travel such a long distance and cannot expect to use sea transportation like the British.

By the way, it should be pointed out that when the British provided supplies at sea, they also had to worry about one issue: epidemics of this era did not spread as quickly on land as they did on the ocean.

The ships on the sea have been purifying the poison like raising insects. If there are mountains blocking the land checkpoints, you will not go to the area where the plague has broken out, and you will not bring the poison back to your home.

From this perspective, India's ability to be the source of several cholera epidemics is due to some reasons. Although Indians are not immune to all poisons, their resistance to viruses and bacteria is obviously much stronger than that of the surrounding countries.

Once the plague broke out, it was indeed terrifying as it was brought to West Asia and Europe from the South Asian subcontinent via pilgrims and British merchant ships.

The same was true from land. When the Roman Empire's army defeated its opponents in West Asia, it often brought back plagues. Large-scale plagues broke out during the heyday of the Roman Empire and the chaotic crisis of the Third Century. This was the path of plague formation.

"It is true that reading a lot does good, Mishka."

As the queen, Louisa could also summon some nobles who had a good relationship with her. She also knew that Solovyov went to Smolensk to do business in order to avoid suspicion. There was really an affair between the two of them.

"Luisa, you have to consider the children and improve the sanitary conditions in the palace. Fortunately, there are no tuberculosis patients around you."

"I know, it's an incurable disease."

"Amelia, the youngest daughter of George III, was a tuberculosis patient, but she was not highly contagious."

“Do you want to suggest that I wear a mask?”

"That's right. When His Majesty came to visit you, I asked him to wear a mask."

"Ah, that was when the twins were born. Later, when I gave birth to Sonya, the doctor also asked His Majesty to wear a mask, but he didn't listen. It seems that only a 'flatterer' like you can convince him."

"Let's not talk about this. I heard that the Foreign Minister is still very concerned about your affairs."

"That's right, but my sister has been keeping an eye on him to prevent him from entering my court. But among us sisters, except Mary, who might guess our relationship, no one else would notice it."

"Mary's married life was still very happy. Although the Duke looked rough and fierce, he was still devoted to her."

"Yes, she recently wrote to me from Luneburg, saying that she will give birth to a child in a while. Given her confused nature, I'm afraid it will be a son. Although your strange theory has no basis, it is statistically proven."

Louisa sometimes liked to do some statistics, especially using the married maids and her sisters around her as references. She really didn't have any expectations of giving birth to a son.

"I think this question is your Majesty's question."

"You, too? I heard you had some absurdities in Paris."

Louisa knew that he was her lover after all, and although they could be together often, they still had to get married.

"That happened when I went to Italy, but I proposed to her and was rejected."

"That girl must be very cute. I know you are a cunning little fox. You are very picky about your prey."

Louisa knew that when he was with her, he was still very careful about keeping secrets, which would allow them to maintain their relationship for a longer period of time.

"You could say that, and I have two daughters with her, it seems."

"It does seem like a problem for men. Your Majesty and my Polish sisters also gave birth to girls, and she has a very good personality."

Solovyov was a little surprised when he heard this. Although Alexander's Polish mistress was a nice person, she might not be able to get along well with Louisa. Their interests and hobbies were too different. Even though they both lived relatively simple lives, preferred to take care of children, and liked other people's children, they really didn't have much in common.

"You look surprised, Misha. We have a good relationship. Sometimes I ask her to do needlework with me, take care of the children with me, and sleep with me. Are you jealous?"

However, her somewhat innocent expression is indeed hard to resist.

She is still somewhat natural and often uses passive skills.

"No, if a man is jealous, he is too narrow-minded. A lover will not be jealous of her best friend."

"Hahaha, I knew you were like this. When a girl around me wants to choose a husband in the future, let alone let another playboy run into her, you are still worthy of my trust."

However, Russia is not ancient Greece, where monogamy and polygamy coexist.
"Well, I'm going to Smolensk to take up my post. I will spend less time in St. Petersburg. I know you've been wronged, but there's nothing we can do to change this."

Speaking of which, Queen Mother Maria's actions are sometimes indeed very strange.

As for the Pole, it was indeed quite awkward because the person he was recently arranged to go on a blind date with was Louisa's unmarried eldest sister.

He preferred the slimmest one among the six sisters, not the one in front of him.

But given the current situation, since this was recommended by Alexander, he had no choice but to come.

It's not completely without benefits. The Elector of Baden was promoted to a Grand Duchy when Napoleon completely cleared out Austrian influence from southern Germany. Although Baden was the weakest among the electors, it had the support of two powerful forces, France and Russia.

The old Elector is still in power. He has always had close contacts with the French upper class and is also at the gateway to France, so he naturally has a pro-French stance.

At the same time, four of the six granddaughters were already married, including a queen, two queens and a duchess. However, Mary married into the Duke of Brunswick's family, a relatively strong faction in the Prussian army, which had close ties with both Britain and Prussia. If Czartoryski wanted an independent Poland, he could actually consider becoming the brother-in-law of several queens.

But Amalia's appearance is indeed not as good as her sisters, but her figure is very plump, which is obvious if her face is covered.
But Czartoryski couldn't help looking at this face.

He still liked Louisa, and even though she was already the mother of five girls, he still wanted to pursue her.

However, every time he pursued Louisa, he failed miserably and was sent abroad by Paul to serve as an ambassador.

After returning, although he had a close relationship with Alexander, and he even knew that Alexander had many lovers outside and would not mind anyone touching his wife's bed, Solovyov was particularly careful. After all, if something happened, his position would still be very troublesome.

This Pole was somewhat confident, but Amelia took a liking to him. There were several young officers of the Guards who had good family backgrounds, but they were not successful in the end. The fact that she was the Queen's eldest sister was also a factor.

Moreover, Baden was indeed relatively poor, and dowry was still very important in Russia.

When girls from the German principalities got married, their in-laws often wanted them to have children.

For example, the Austrian princesses were in great demand. In addition to Vienna's own strength, a very important factor was that Maria Theresa and her daughter-in-law, Leopold II, the Spanish Bourbon Queen, gave birth to more than 30 children together. If it weren't for the epidemic, only three-quarters of the children could be raised. This was very scary.

The fact that George III's daughters could not get married was partly due to the mad king's extremely unstable mental state when his daughters were about to get married, as well as the parliament's behind-the-scenes manipulation.

In addition, London is a somewhat troublesome place for the European continent, which makes it very embarrassing.

And Czartoryski himself could have avoided Amalia, but he was not so lucky.

Because Alexander and the other three of the four giants of the "Secret Committee" were waiting at the door.

The five of them were still good friends both politically and personally, which forced the unfortunate Polish prince to accept it.

After all, his cause of restoring Poland required more or less the support of Alexander, in addition to his own family's influence in Lithuania.

Without Alexander's support, his plan to restore Poland obviously had little room for maneuver.

If Warsaw was in Alexander's hands, he might at least be able to find a back door for his good brother, but now Prussia controls the core area of ​​Poland.

If things go wrong, we will have to wait until the next generation, so having more children is an alternative option.

Count Stroganov also said so, whether it is a boy or a girl, it will still be of some use in the future.

For example, there was an unlucky king in Poland. With Louis XV as his son-in-law, he still had someone to rely on, even though he had lost his throne.

Alexander, who was standing at the door, was actually quite worried that this trip might not be successful. Louisa's sister obviously lacked personal charm, especially in the aristocratic circle, where appearance and figure were valued, and then the family situation of both parties would be examined.

When the Queen chose Louisa, she didn't expect that she would give birth to several girls in a row, but that wasn't a bad thing.

Although the Queen has always believed that there are too many girls and it is inconvenient to arrange the children, but now when it comes to building good diplomatic relations with European countries, having too many girls is also a means of marriage alliance.

Moreover, when the empress was alive, she had already seen her daughter-in-law give birth to three sons. How could she say that she had a backup plan? Even though Alexander had always been unsure about having a son, Constantine still had a wife. In addition, there was Nicholas, who was only a few months old when she died.

Of course, she would never have thought that each of her grandchildren had their own troubles.

The combination of Amalia and Adam Czartoryski is somewhat confusing. Alexander has thought about it, but he is not like Paul who acts on impulse.

"Adam, how about this time?"

"Your Majesty, I think it is more important to have a suitable girl. Amalia cannot be said to be unsuitable. She also has her own advantages."

Although the two people were somewhat awkward in the blind date, Czartoryski finally agreed.

If he didn't deal with the gatekeeper, he wouldn't be able to get into Louisa's place, and he would be helpless with a sister watching him at the door.

But if I become Louisa's brother-in-law, there will be no possibility in the future.

No matter how you look at it, it's a dead end for him.

I just gritted my teeth, made up my mind, and accepted it.

But this kind of mentality of his was something Louisa could never have imagined. Before Solovyov arrived, he had expressed his desire to develop a deep friendship with Louisa several times in an ambiguous way, but he always did so at inappropriate times and ultimately failed.

Solovyov was luckier. He always came in a more low-key manner when Louisa needed comfort the most, and everything seemed very natural.

Neighboring Małopolska is obviously not so lucky.

Of course, if Solovyov hadn't existed, he would have had a chance to succeed sooner or later.

It’s just that Solovyov made the situation look a little more complicated, and even a little exciting in the secrecy.

Now, the Polish prince, Russia's foreign minister, the Tsar's close friend and personal adviser, could only accept this fact.

Since he couldn't be Louisa's husband, and even failed to be her lover, the only option left was to be her brother-in-law.

As for Russia's Foreign Minister, it is also interesting. There are always foreigners coming to this position. Now it is a Pole, and maybe a Greek will appear in the future.

It will be lively then, after all, the Ottoman Empire still occupied most of the Balkans and ruled the Slavs and Greeks there.

Many of these people are members of the Eastern Orthodox and Greek Orthodox Churches, as well as Egyptian Coptic Orthodox, Syrian and Lebanese Christians, and the Assyrian and Armenian Churches.
By the way, this area may also be home to the Chinese’s old friends, the Nestorians, who once had quite a few believers on the Mongolian grasslands.

Russia wants to be the protector of these Christians. It is true that the czars of all generations have been very persistent in achieving this goal. Such a figure is indeed different from others in imperialism.

But how to use the card in your hand also needs to be considered.

When Czartoryski was in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, there were indeed Greeks here, and the Russian government and army are probably the most friendly places to foreigners.

Even black slaves from America who came to Russia could become masters if they were lucky and had money.

Russia still has some abstractness in it.

(End of this chapter)