Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Chapter 377 019 Such sloppy homework is not acceptable, we have to do it again!
Count Stroganov's generosity is truly impressive.

He had just arrived at the Mariupol Regiment's base, and after taking a look at the equipment of the troops, he replaced the hussars with new pistols at his own expense and placed an order directly from Izhevsk.

No one else can learn to use their connections to replace equipment for their own troops.

You have to know that in this era, from Ireland to Khitan, everyone was collecting empty salaries, reselling military supplies, and withholding military pay. The degree of this was just different, but the problem was universal.

The Russian army can at least now ensure that its personnel are complete. Even though they went out and the French caused them a lot of losses, they were well replenished after returning.

This count was not just an ordinary rich young man who joined the army to gild his reputation, but he really wanted to share the worries of his buddy the Tsar. It can be said that he was very conscientious.

What's more, his father is the richest man in Russia. There are only a few families on the Russian wealth list that can compete with his family, even the Yusupov family, which is far behind. He even has to send his son Alexander to military school.

You know, although not every bullet and artillery shell can hit the target at this time, there are often no trenches and bunkers on the battlefield, which is also a very dangerous thing.

As long as you are on the battlefield, holding a rifle and not retreating in the first round of fighting, you are already doing well.

As for Count Stroganov's generosity in giving every Hussar at least one pistol, that was something no one else could do.

Solovyov quickly returned to St. Petersburg, where he had important tasks to do. Even express letters were sent to the Mariupol Regiment's headquarters.

The content here was sent by General Langzdov. During the time when Nikolai was away in Solovyov, his test level was obviously declining.

The Queen Mother was very unhappy, but she would not say it herself, so she found General Lanzdorf, her guardian and "father", and asked Solovyov to come back as soon as possible.

Nicholas's grades dropped, perhaps because the Empress Dowager paid too close attention to him. Because Solovyov introduced a very advanced system of in-class tests, monthly examinations and homework, even if Nicholas's scores dropped a little, the teacher would pay attention.

If he was tied to Petersburg by this prince, Solovyov thought he could use Nicholas's long-term meal ticket until 1855. Even this long-term meal ticket might evolve into a lifelong meal ticket. Louisa and Prince Vasily Yurievich hoped that he would marry little Katya, but she was the court etiquette guide around Nicholas' son Alexander, although Nicholas had not even seen his future daughter-in-law yet.

But now, going to the front line to fight, or even going to work in the local area, is better than teaching "primary school students" here.

But he had to stay here, and the commander of the Guards Chasseurs was replaced by a Frenchman.

Solovyov could not have imagined that Nikolai would have academic problems. Such problems arose not long after he was away.

As for when he came back, he did not return to his home in Xiyi Lane, but went straight to the palace.

After inquiring, he found out that Nicholas and Mikhail were in Grand Duke Constantine's Marble Palace these days. When he entered the room, he saw an angry Constantine.

His temper has improved a lot. When his wife was still here, he was often seen scaring her or beating her.

As it is now, there must be some problems.

"Your Highness, what is going on?"

"Ah, Misha, look at what Kolya has been doing while you were gone."

"Whatever the child did, it shouldn't be a big deal."

"Can you say it's okay to do homework and take tests so carelessly?"

Although Constantine's academic performance was not very good when he was being educated by a private tutor, he was not like Alexander who was smart but not thorough. He did try hard and his attitude was more serious.

Nicholas's behavior also made his brother worried.

As for seeing the homework book and the failed score of "Negokin" on the test paper, Solovyov also shook his head.

"Your Highness, you are right, but you must also be aware of the occasion and the fact that Sonya is there."

Constantine's only legitimate daughter just passed by. She was actually a "by-product" of Constantine's beating and scolding of his wife. Constantine had always been rather doting on her, which was a different attitude from that towards his wife.

Little girls tend to be sensible early. It was rare for Sophia to see her father like this, and the teddy bear in her arms fell to the ground.

"Sonia"

"Your Highness, you should pay more attention to your own children instead of His Highness Nicholas. As a father, you should spend more time with your daughter, not to mention that she is so smart."

Solovyov's words actually eased the atmosphere.

Constantine was fine as a soldier, but he never seemed very smart in other aspects. As for his wife, the female officers' comments were tactful enough. If she could learn a small part of Louisa's skills, she might not have to run back to her home in Saxony in such embarrassment.

The daughter born to these two "very smart" people is actually very intelligent, very much like her aunt Elena. This fully proves that IQ is not inherited unless the hardware is not up to standard.

It still depends on acquired education. Since Sophia was a child, her mother went back to her parents' home and had always been taken care of by a nanny. Sometimes she was also with Louisa. On the contrary, the Queen Mother didn't care much about her.

Therefore, this little girl is also a little bookworm, even more of a bookworm than Louisa's daughters.

As for Constantine trying to make his daughter happy, although it is not a horror movie, it can be seen that he, like Paul, particularly dotes on his daughter, especially since Sophia is his only daughter - Constantine's mistresses are not as prolific as Alexander's mistresses, even though one of his mistresses is the sister of the Polish girl.

"Well, I'll go and keep Sonia company. But you, Colonel, have to keep an eye on my brother's schoolwork."

"I will do so, Your Highness."

When Nikolay saw Solovyov coming back, his face looked a little nervous.

On the contrary, Mikhail was not very scared. After all, he was younger and used different textbooks. He even proudly showed Solovyov his "excellent" math results.

"I got 5 points, which is very good. Being good at arithmetic will lay a good foundation for learning mathematics in the future and help me become an excellent artilleryman."

Solovyov also took out some candy from his pocket as a reward for Mikhail.

"Give His Highness Misha, who scored 5 points, two candies. But you can't eat too much candy, it's bad for your teeth." Mikhail ran off to play happily, and now only Nikolai was left here.

"As for you, Your Highness, how did you manage to get 4 points in French, 4 points in German, and the rest are all 1 and 2 points? Before I left, at least you were working very hard on your studies. But according to Matvey Ivanovich, not only have you not been working hard recently, but you have also been doodling in your studies!"

"I was wrong, Brother Mishka, but..."

General Langzdorf was peeking behind the door. He didn't expect that the person Nikolai was most afraid of was Solovyov, who was usually the gentlest to him.

"There is no but. If you are so careless, you will not be a good general. You should know that the Emperor and the Empress are planning to build a middle school in Tsarskoye Selo, and you will go there to study. Now, the preparatory school has begun to recruit students, and they will select outstanding students to go to the future Tsarskoye Selo Middle School. If you don't do well in your studies, when you are with your classmates, they will not compare with you in terms of grades just because you are the Grand Duke. Although, in this case, you can always make friends."

General Langzdorf was also surprised to see Nicholas lower his head like this.

"Your Highness, why is His Highness Nicholas like this?"

When asked the younger Grand Duke Mikhail, he rolled his eyes and thought for a moment before answering.

"Maybe it's because of Mikhail Sergeevich. He's right!"

Although the child's answer was not helpful, General Langsdorff knew that at least this kind of preaching combined with evidence could deal with the stubborn Nicholas.

On his part, Nikolai was also enduring Solovyov's preaching.

Although compared with his mother and his elder brother, Solovyov's preaching was already very tactful, and the only one who could speak more gently was his sister-in-law Lisa, but speaking like this always gave people a feeling that he was saying the harshest words in the gentlest tone.

"Your Highness, you will make everyone who loves you worry. In the future, the Emperor and His Highness Constantine will not dare to hand over an army to a person with little education, even if you are of noble status. If this is the case, the military training courses for next week will be cancelled. Except for the necessary physical education courses, I will arrange all the courses for you. As for the additional homework."

“God, there’s more homework!”

Nikolai was still quite afraid of Solovyov, although among all the masters, except for Matvey Ivanovich, the chief master and "father", he was the best to him.

However, he is in charge of his homework and class schedule, so he has no time to play after class.

You know, during the initial period, because Nikolay passed all the subjects, Solovyov was willing to give him a holiday.

This time, because he had been rather lazy during the past month and had scribbled on his textbooks and homework, Solovyov gave him a tough time.

Indeed, just like the educational philosophy of Tsarskoye Selo Lycée, there is no corporal punishment, but adding homework is a headache for even the most playful children.

As for Mikhail, he scored above 3 points in all subjects and he is younger, so he doesn't have to worry about this.

And what about Nicholas's homework?
Solovyov was well prepared. Before he set out, he had already obtained the relatively standard primary and secondary school textbooks of that era, and commissioned teachers from the St. Petersburg Normal School to develop special textbooks.

In addition, the textbooks of boarding schools run by the French are also within the scope of reference.

It can be said that Solovyov had prepared the path for Nikolai and Mikhail to become royal test-takers.

Since he was from Ryazan, it is quite appropriate to call this set of teaching materials "Ryazan Secret Scrolls".

In the future, we will form a routine. After entering Huangcun Middle School, there will be monthly exams, midterm exams and final exams, as well as graduation exams. We should at least have a "five-year major exam and three-year simulation" or something like that.

This kind of intensity is something that the noble students of the future Tsarskoye Selo High School and Tsarskoye Selo Preparatory School will obviously have to adapt to, especially the terrifying mathematics textbooks. You have to know that Euler has been in Russia for a long time, and there is also a strong mathematical academic atmosphere in St. Petersburg and Moscow. It is not a problem to come up with a textbook that even Soloviev himself would be scratching his head.

When Nikolai went out, although Solovyov did not say anything harsh, he was almost crying.

"Kolya, don't cry, you are the noble Grand Duke of Russia!"

"Okay, I won't cry."

"In the future, you must complete your homework well, and every test must be taken with all your strength and taken seriously."

As for what is even more terrifying, it is probably the courses taught by Solovyov himself, although this teacher is not very strict.

Of course, all students in Russia, whether they were from noble or common backgrounds, would tremble behind this "little project" presided over by Solovyov.

As for Nicholas, after finishing his studies and returning to the Winter Palace, he told Alexander about this matter.

Of course, he was not complaining. After all, Solovyov really wanted to meet his parents, and Louisa was pregnant recently, so he didn't want her to get angry.

Alexander took the initiative to take responsibility, which also showed his concern for the studies of his two younger brothers.

"What Solovyov said makes a lot of sense."

As the Emperor of All Russia, he also quite agreed with this teaching philosophy.

When he thought about his own tutor Prince Saltykov and other masters, Nicholas' masters were more strict in their requirements, and did not just adopt a superficial "Spartan management" approach.

Because of this, he only respects his teacher Laharp more. The current Foreign Minister Badberg does not have this treatment, but only general courtesy.

"Kolya, if you enroll in the Tsarskoye Selo High School in the future, the academic requirements will be even stricter. It seems that what my mother asked me to find you a stricter teacher is indeed correct."

Alexander then prepared to reply to Solovyov, writing it below the densely packed comments on Solovyov's transcript.

"I agree with you that we can be stricter with Nikolai and Mikhail."

As for the Tsarskoye Selo Gymnasium, the St. Petersburg Gymnasium, the boarding schools run by the French, and the school education that will be popularized throughout Russia in the future, those students will all be baptized by Solovyov's methods in the future.

If the young ladies in the girls' school had not mainly studied culture and etiquette, they would have suffered as well.

(End of this chapter)