Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Chapter 609 041 Odessa's Supply Line

After talking with Kamensky the Younger, Solovyov was promised that once the Russian army launched an offensive in May, all the Russian troops in the direction of Craiova would be under his command.

Now he is also trying to find a way to mobilize troops. Russia's biggest problem is that the country is too big. If the army marches at the normal infantry speed, it will take a long time to get out of the country.

Many elite army corps are now fighting in the Caucasus, and even some elite grenadiers have been taken away from the Caucasus. These troops are a unit with a relatively long military tradition in the Russian army. Because of the war in the Caucasus, at least 3 elite Russian troops have been left on this battlefield to deal with the counterattacks of the Ottoman Empire and the Persian Empire.

What gives them such confidence is the support of the British.

It was even easier to provide funds to the Persians than to European countries. The Governor-General of British India and the British East India Company could directly raise funds, allocate supplies, and even send advisers and troops.

British.
In short, this place was indeed under Solovyov's jurisdiction until Duke Richelieu returned from Crimea as acting fleet commander and local governor.

The city of Odessa is itself a port city, and although it is a bit confusing with Rostov, it is still worth mentioning.

Solovyov arrived here and lived here for only a few days when he felt his DNA moving.

After all, he comes from a family of unscrupulous merchants, and this label may follow his son even when he grows up.

The one with the most comprehensive business skills in the family is probably the father Sergei. Because Solovyov himself was in the army, he only focused on monopolizing patents, but he was not able to actually run a business.

The old earl wanted to teach this craft himself, and he also hoped that his two younger sons would grow up. Before that, it was the relatives in the family who were still serving as stewards for the nobles who wanted to learn it.

Odessa, this is a smuggler's paradise, and it's right here on the Black Sea.

However, thinking of the damn location of Odessa, Solovyov was also very clear that the plague was easy to spread along the Black Sea coast, and Odessa itself had been hit before.

Therefore, before improving the transportation lines, he was more concerned about local epidemic prevention measures.

"Sir, why did you arrange it this way?"

Some civil servants arrived at his residence and were still a little confused.

"The key is to ensure local hygiene. This is a port city, and it is inevitable that some plague will spread from Persia and Turkey. Especially after the war, you must not underestimate the epidemic prevention measures. Even during the war, there will be smugglers passing through here, so they must be strictly checked!"

"grown ups."

"Is there anything wrong with what I said? The sanitary regulations you are using, including the part about disinfection to kill pathogens, are the original text of the memorial I wrote to the emperor. This is a port, so you have to pay more attention to safety, especially drinking water and food. If possible, I can also find a way to cure the 'Spanish disease', but there are always people who can't control it."

Although this problem probably also includes him, but he still has a solution. Katya went to Petersburg and Mrs. Recamier happened to come.

The lady is French, so naturally Odessa, where there are more French people, is more suitable for her to live.

Even so, I always feel a little sorry for Katya, such a good wife, but I still allow him to have a lover outside.

However, considering that Madame Recamier and Katya had a good relationship, it alleviated his guilt.

And the lady wanted to bring Clara with her, as Katya mentioned in her letter.

She had already set out to return to St. Petersburg. It seemed that her pregnancy had stabilized enough to support a slow, long-distance journey.

The letter said so, and Madame Récamier was coming over, so naturally she wanted to make the city cleaner and tidier.

If it was really like Paris, Solovyov felt sick thinking about his duel in the garbage dump.

Although he could adapt to the smell of blood and rotting corpses, that was on the battlefield. In real life, he would always take a shower before having sex with a woman.

In this case, it is natural to improve the local environment, and all commercial ports in Russia should refer to this regulation.

These civil servants were all standard minor civil servants, so they could only obey the acting governor.

If it were the Duke of Richelieu, he probably wouldn't do this. He would walk around the city as soon as he took office, and then come back and issue orders quickly.

"If you have no objections, the remaining issues are road repairs and port dredging. After all, we are a major transportation hub. The troops on the left bank of the Danube will rely on us to supply them. There must be no problems with the roads. The roads between the north of the city and the lake must be kept open. After this section, we are in the west, in Belyaevka. Yes, right here, we need to build a branch road to ensure the smooth flow of supplies."

"Okay, my lord."

"Also, don't think about wasting time. I'm very familiar with the civil servants' tricks."

These civil servants also had a headache. After all, it was very uncomfortable to have an acting governor who was decisive and familiar with the business.

If they were looking forward to the return of the Duke of Richelieu, they might also have to pay attention to one thing.

Solovyov will certainly tell the prince how to deal with these civil servants.

This period of time was indeed very hard for him, as he had to ensure that the road to Galati was open.

Clausewitz was also sent out by him, and Kamensky the Younger's headquarters would definitely move forward from Galati, so the road from Odessa to Galati must be kept open.

Subsequently, Galati and Builera will be used to ensure the smooth passage of roads to Bucharest and various outposts along the Danube.

Of course, there are some areas where he will give special attention.

"There is a supply station in Ploiesti, but I heard that lubricants are also produced there, right?"

"Yes, my lord."

"That's right. From Ploiesti to Bucharest in the south, and then from here to Craiova in the west, we need to ensure that the materials can be transported there, and at the same time, we can collect them locally, which requires funds."

In short, Solovyov adjusted Kamensky's logistics system according to his own habits. Military canned food must be transported by land and water, and then delivered to the front line through the supply line to Galati. Apart from anything else, canned food with a shelf life of more than one year is already a huge victory in terms of logistics.

Although these canned foods still taste very salty, they are better than nothing. It even saves the trouble of collecting them on the spot in barren areas, which can easily lead to resistance.

But some people probably don't think so. For example, when the French requisitioned supplies, they still used the old method.

Solovyov was also very clear that if he led the Cossacks into battle, he would probably encounter the same problem.

Even he himself wanted to complain that the Turkish ancestry among the Cossacks was probably due to the women they had snatched back from Turkish territory during the various expeditions to participate in the Russo-Turkish Wars, and they became their wives.

However, he did not want to get involved in this matter. After all, some Cossacks were really poor and it was not easy for them to find a wife. What's more, the pedigree books sometimes had problems.

After all, within Romania, the awareness of Romania's national composition is not so strong yet, and the more mainstream model is still the Pan-Hellenic model.

From the successive dukes of Wallachia and Moldavia sent by the Ottoman Empire, we can see that the cultural consciousness here is still influenced by the Greeks.

As for some of the royal branches of the Eastern Roman Empire, in addition to those who went into exile abroad, some also chose to settle in this area and became part of the Romanian aristocratic system.

In addition, there is the part of Transylvania occupied by Austria.

When Solovyov thought about this problem, he knew that there would be some way to get the supplies.

Compared with Central and Western Europe, where heretics were eradicated and pagans were tried all day long, the requirements for religion in Russia were relatively relaxed. Only those nobles who changed their beliefs under the Tsar's nose would be given special attention, such as Solovyov's own father-in-law.

In this way, the locals would more or less support the actions of the Russian army. However, after the Treaty of Tilsit in 1807, some pro-Russian nobles were forced to leave the north bank of the Danube and go into exile in Russia.

It can be said that at this time, facing the front-line situation of the Ottoman Empire, many of the remaining ethnic issues were inseparable from the Austrian Habsburgs.

The last Romanian who was able to resist the Ottoman Empire, "Michael the Brave", was eventually killed in an assassination supported by Austria.

Serbia's religious issues eventually led them to turn to Russia.

No matter whether it was Greece, Romania or Serbia, when they rebelled against the Ottoman Empire, they initially considered seeking support from Vienna, but then they were set up and no one believed in them anymore.

Some sought help from the French, some from the British, and all three sought help from Russia. Austria's actions actually sowed the seeds of disaster for its future expansion in the Balkans. It would inevitably be resisted by these Orthodox forces, which would in turn arouse a strong national consciousness, and ultimately lead to war.

What’s even more outrageous is that Austria’s behavior of setting traps for their teammates has probably been throughout their dominance in Europe since they were driven out of their hometown in Switzerland by their fellow countrymen.

The last victim was probably Russia. In the most recent anti-French alliance, Austria did not have the opportunity to harm Britain, and the war was over.

After looking at the supply lines, Solovyov just looked at the map. Transylvania, vampires, and in short, Austria's "prison" attribute is indeed a strange phenomenon that it can be imprisoned but not imprisoned.

For the next three months, his attention will be on transportation. In addition to bypassing the city of Odessa to improve efficiency, he also needs to establish rail transportation.

The train couldn't be pulled over, so we had to make do with the horse-drawn carriage.

Duke Richelieu will return to Odessa in a few months, and then he will go to the front. While he is here, he must always finish what he needs to do.

After the tasks were assigned, everything went smoothly. Although the road network here was not perfect, there were still some roadbeds. In addition, Solovyov's orders required the local nobles to contribute. The Governor of Odessa himself could also give them money and provide them with benefits, so some people would do this.

You know, as long as the war doesn't end, port cities like Odessa will lose money.

Only after the war with the Ottoman Empire is over can the traditional trade in the Black Sea be restored - of course, the work of human traffickers, which has been going on for more than two thousand years, still exists today.

After all, Russia is a feudal serfdom country, and this shackle needs to be broken.

In Prussia, King FW was exiled within eighteen days, which eventually led to the abolition of serfdom in Prussia.

In Russia, although Paul had realized this problem, his successors were not determined enough.

If we have to push it through, we still need to use the development of productivity to force this backward system to the day when it has to withdraw from the stage of history.

This idea came to Solovyov when he was inspecting the construction site on horseback.

Many people on the construction site are still using the most primitive working methods, and there is also a lack of machinery in Odessa.

Moreover, the serfs’ enthusiasm for work would certainly not be high.

Solovyov could still see some numbness in their eyes.

Although these people would call him "Master" and bow to him when he rode past on horseback, it didn't seem to be the case anyway.

Different places in Russia are divided to varying degrees. St. Petersburg looks prosperous, but in the countryside, even around port cities like Odessa, you can always see such backward scenes.

Considering that Speransky's constitutional reform was obstructed, he also knew that this road would not be easy.

He tried not to think about these things. In addition to the fact that Madame Recamier was going to bring Clara to Odessa, there was another good news: Gauss accepted the request of the Academy of Sciences and would come to Odessa to supervise the surveying and mapping work and provide business guidance to the high school established by the French in Odessa.

The main point is still the surveying and mapping work. After publishing the paper on normal distribution, Gauss really felt that statistics was very interesting. He even prepared to publish a paper, and this was only a small part of his research.

His mind was so genius that he even considered using mathematical models to make the assessment. Unfortunately, the computing speed of the human brain was not as fast as that of a computer, so his idea could only be put on paper.

But he can still provide great help in surveying, road measurement and field measurement.

Solovyov said that in order to improve Odessa's function as a transportation hub, a more complete road network is indeed needed.

(End of this chapter)