Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

When Madame Recamier came to Solovyov with the child in her arms, he also asked Gauss to make an estimate.

Gauss never expected that because of applied mathematics, he would now be working as an evaluator, which was considered a return to his father's business.

The two of them were having a great conversation. Madame Recamier came in holding the child. After all, she was older and the same age as Gauss, so she was more patient.

After that, Solovyov came over and hugged Clara, then put his arm around Madame Recamier's waist.

A little fatter, but feels great.

"Julie, you're finally here. It must have been a hard journey."

"Michelle, I haven't seen you for so long, and I miss you a lot. In the past, you would pick me up as soon as I arrived at the dock."

"Dr. Gauss and I were discussing some economic issues. Learning mathematics well can be very useful."

Gauss nodded in agreement, but seeing how close Solovyov was to his mistress and children, he didn't want to disturb them, so he just politely greeted them and left.

In the following years, the road extending from Odessa to Galati was indeed widened and the original road surface was reinforced, so that it was finally at the level of a Roman quadrangular road, allowing carriages to gallop on it.

Transportation efficiency also needed to be improved, and Solovyov's main job in the city became improving the city's environment.

As for port cities, it is easy for diseases to be brought in and spread there.

When I think of the history of the Mediterranean and Black Sea coasts, there have been several major plagues, and they are close to the Ottoman Empire. As long as it is related to Mesopotamia, the plague will be inevitable.

Although cholera first spread from India to all parts of the world in the 19th century, the Middle East was not the only region that was infected with it. There were also dysentery, plague, various fevers, and other unidentified plagues. In short, it was still very dangerous.

If it is not dealt with in time, considering that transportation is better now than in the Middle Ages and a large number of ships are entering and leaving various ports, it is not impossible for another large wave to come.

God knows what will happen next.
However, Solovyov, who was already very busy during the day, had to deal with Madame Recamier at night.

His lovers are of high quality, not numerous, and it is also true that they are quite close in their emotional interactions. Is that right?
The two of them didn't have a problem sleeping at night, but instead gathered around the crib to watch their daughter Clara.

"What a cute kid, Julie."

"Her green eyes are like yours. It seems like she has the best of both of us."

"Your beauty and my intelligence? But she's still so young and can't speak, what can she show?"

It's not like he looks like a home devil wherever he climbs, right?

"You are also very beautiful, but a little short. I wish my prince was taller."

"Who does it look like?"

"The child of Grand Duke Nicholas may be a giant, but it would be better if you were as big as he is now."

"I know my students well, but I'm already 29 years old, and it's impossible for me to grow any taller."

"Yes."

"The baby looks healthy. When he was brought out of the delivery room, I was a little worried about that little meat ball."

"Aren't you worried about me?"

"your."

"Yeah, me."

Solovyov looked at his wife and found it interesting. She was already in her thirties, but sometimes she still behaved like a little girl.

It seems that she has not suffered any hardship in her life except for the incident in Paris, which is not surprising.

"Of course I'm worried about you, but I have a lot of things to do right now. I have to deal with a lot of things during the day. Although I'm only the acting governor, there are still many things that need to be done here."

"I know, don't worry. Katya can't come with you, so I can organize a salon here. And Yulia is getting married, Christian is here too, so I can help you with the wedding."

"Thank you, Julie."

Then they kissed passionately. Clara was sleeping so soundly that she had no idea what her parents were doing. Such a young child would certainly not understand.

But there was no follow-up progress. Solovyov had to coax his lover to bed and continue working, and some documents were always left unfinished.

He was also waiting for new appointments from Petersburg and the movements of the Duke of Richelieu in the Crimea.

Kamensky the Younger also adjusted his battle plan, first besieging several fortresses to attract the Ottoman army to these places and destroy them on the battlefield.

For this purpose, the 12 Russian troops on the front line were redeployed, with two-thirds of the forces deployed to the Bucharest front. The rest were not transferred to Craiova immediately, but were placed in the rear.

After all, the troops had not all arrived yet, and Solovyov preferred to use those troops he had commanded in the past, so he also requested a grenadier division and two infantry divisions to be stationed there. In addition, there was also a division led by Arkady Suvorov.

Once everyone is gathered, we can start the fight.

In fact, Arkady only participated in the battle in Poland, and now, thanks to the protection of the Grand Marshal, he has become a lieutenant general.

When compared with others, sometimes I am still not as good as others. I have always worked hard and won many military exploits, which is why I have reached this position.

However, interpersonal relationships are still very important in the Russian army, and Soviet jokes are still applicable to them.

However, this does not seem to apply in the Soviet Union. After all, the children of marshals and generals often go to do other jobs, and the one who truly inherits his father's business has his father die early.

He could start the battle only after all the personnel were gathered. What worried him more was the poor traffic conditions in Wallachia.

That was not the defense zone he was responsible for. Apart from that, in St. Petersburg, if the war was to be won, it depended on whether Barclay could guarantee the approval of the entire combat plan in front of Alexander.

He was still rather lacking in confidence regarding this sort of thing; after all, the opinion of the General Staff still supported Kamensky Jr.'s original plan.

In Petersburg, Alexander was indeed holding a cabinet meeting, but now the people sitting in front of the table were not his former like-minded friends, but mostly flattering court ministers. Speransky's constitutional reform was not passed, but he now had a new position, the Secretary of State of the Russian Imperial Government, the de facto Prime Minister of Russia.

In Russia, the Prime Minister of the Empire is usually a first-class civil servant, which is also the pinnacle of a civil servant's career. This position is usually concurrently held by the Minister of Foreign Affairs. This time, Alexander reused Speransky, but his identity was still a second-class civil servant and the current member of the Privy Council.

Although his civil service rank was not first class, his identity happened to be the head of the civil service.

Now, the few people who have the title of first-class civil servants are all old officials, and most of them have begun to withdraw from political activities.

"Your Majesty, this is the latest plan submitted by the Danube Army. Please take a look."

"Barclay, I heard that Count Kamensky is very confident that he will end the war within this year?"

"Yes, but it just shows confidence. The Turks are still very tough opponents."

"We have increased our forces to 12, and have also deployed 5 troops to the Caucasus. We should use this war to completely eliminate the threat from the south, and at least prevent the Turks from having any opinions on the affairs of the Danube and the Caucasus for the next years."

"Yes, sir. But the Turks are always evil, and who knows what they will do next."

"Then we must destroy their military strength. Solovyov's memorial is indeed well written. We must also improve Odessa's transportation and make use of the captured ports. However, I also want to hear your opinions. Many of you here are military men. Speransky is a civilian, but he is also familiar with administrative management. You can speak freely on this issue."

Speransky looked at Balashov. In fact, Solovyov had offended the Minister of Police before he set out.

Solovyov attached great importance to military achievements, especially in combat units, so he looked down on Balashov's unwillingness to serve in the Caucasus and thought he was a coward.

Moreover, Balashov also disliked Solovyov, a "pro-French element", and there would definitely be a struggle between the two.

Since Balashov could unite some conservative ministers to attack his reform plan, he would naturally contact some generals to oppose this operational plan.

At this time, it depends on Barclay and Peter Volkonsky. Although they are the Tsar’s confidants, they are somewhat afraid of the position of Minister of Police.

After all, it is very easy to frame someone, check their letters, and fabricate facts.

Unfortunately, Balashov was also a soldier, although his main experience was in the garrison, and then he was promoted to Minister of Police.

His promotion was not delayed, which was a special situation in Russia since the Empress' period.

A flattering minister can also boast of the heavens at the State Council meeting, and also...
"Mikhail Mikhailovich, look at Balashov, he's speaking again."

"Let him speak. Solovyov is an excellent professional soldier. I trust him very much."

"Isn't it because of his sister? Although Miss Adelaide is an adopted daughter, she is really a beauty, just too young."

Speransky thought to himself that he was almost Adela's father. After the child came back from Paris, she often came to help him clean the room.

What a good girl! But if I marry her, she may not feel happy since she works eighteen hours a day.

However, Adela could still notice some detailed changes in the way Alexander did things. He began to emphasize order, which was due to his military habits.

The child told her some of Alexander's preferences, some of which were summarized by her brother when he was on duty in the palace.

It seems that this kind of method is also necessary to deal with people like Balashov.

To be honest, even Arakcheev had been to the battlefield, and he also emphasized order and was not so fond of deserters.

Under the Tsar in St. Petersburg, many political forces have emerged and are fighting against each other openly and secretly.

Barclay returned to his seat and, after speaking a few words to Speransky, began to frown.

Balashov was talking a lot, and what he said seemed to make some sense, but it was also absurd and ridiculous.

He didn't even have any experience in commanding an army independently. On the contrary, if the 120,000 troops were dispersed on the Danube, they might not be able to take care of the front and rear.

Barclay himself did not want to have a dispute with Balashov. He had more important things to do, which was to improve the system of the Russian army. On the basis of Arakcheev's reform of the artillery and the reform of the infantry and cavalry since Marshal Suvorov, he would improve the entire system of the army.

Therefore, he was unwilling to speak at this time. He was already envied by others in the palace because of this kind of villain, and it was not good to make too many enemies.

Speransky was going to speak soon, and Barclay had read his speech, which contained field survey reports on the Odessa area, many of which were written by the great mathematician Dr. Gauss, as well as Solovyov's overall plan for the Odessa Governorate.

These are all logistical issues. As for military matters, Grand Duke Constantine and Prince Bagration are both here today. If they were to speak, Balashov would have to move aside.

After all, one was Alexander's most trusted brother, and the other was a beloved general that the Tsar had valued for two dynasties, and he married the Tsar's cousin - although the Princess's recent affair with Metternich...
Unless the two of them kept silent today, Barclay was not going to be the first to speak out.

Since he was the Minister of War, Bagration would not cause trouble for him. Seeing his embarrassed look, he understood what he meant.

After Balashov finished his speech, he stood up.

"I came back from the Danube front, where I commanded several battles and crossed the Danube to fight the Turks. I think the opinions of Kamensky and Solovyov are worth considering. Military theory also advocates the use of surprise attacks to win. If we pile up all the troops on the front, have you ever considered that during the Battle of Austerlitz, it was the Austrian cavalry that received the wrong orders, which ultimately led to many troops being blocked on the road?"

When he spoke, he also took into account the feelings of the Tsar himself. Alexander was still a little stingy on this issue, but when Bagration spoke, he was mainly targeting the Austrian staff system, which had nothing to do with him.

"We should also concentrate our superior forces, Prince."

"Dear Minister of Police, have you seen the deployment of the flanks? Also, if we can get through Vidin and Niš, we can allow the Serbs who have been fighting the Turks to join the battlefield. They came to our country from Austria because of our religion and national sentiments."

This is true, and Balashov has nothing to say.

Besides, Bagration couldn't move it.

As for what to do next, Bagration made it clear: "If we can arm 20,000 to 30,000 Serbs, we can march all the way to the Aegean Sea, first to Thessaloniki, then to Greece and Thrace."

This inevitably ignited Alexander's ambition, as his grandmother had planned the future of him and Constantine.

Therefore, he also decided to issue an order to implement Kamensky's new plan. (End of this chapter)