Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

“But now, it’s hard to say.”

Speransky obviously felt the pressure, and it was also a sign of changes in the political barometer in recent times.

From the great nobles to the small nobles, there were people in these groups who opposed him.

After all, his reforms really touched these people's cake and some impoverished nobles, relying on their hereditary aristocratic status, were unwilling to have their cake and eat it.

Even if everyone is already a respectable master, it is the same. In the Barclays incident, there were protests by this group of old lieutenant generals.

Anyway, my father-in-law and I agree with it. Old Prince Vasily has retired long ago and became a third-class civil servant. This kind of thing is not as troublesome as my sister's property lawsuit.

As for Solovyov himself, he was not very concerned about personnel issues.

A general who can win battles is enough. Even if you are locked up at home and not allowed to go out, you will still be useful when the time comes.

"You must keep going, too. No one is better suited to take the helm than you. But here we are. I remember that among my circle of friends, Andrei and Pierre, the son of the old prince of Bald Hills, and the rich heir of Moscow, they once discussed this question."

Speransky had long known that Solovyov was very proud of himself, not only his wife, but also his lover, and their relationship was harmonious.

But if you look deeper, he is a very serious person and doesn't like the salon circle because it always discusses meaningless topics.

"But Madame Recamier is also the hostess of the salon, and you are very close to her. I wonder how many guys envy you."

"Yes, everyone envied me. But there, I could finally discuss literature normally, instead of socializing or even drinking in other places. I felt very happy with my wife, and she helped me do a lot of things."

Speransky did not comment on this point, but Madame Recamier's salon did discuss literature seriously, instead of current affairs as in Paris before.

"You like this lady to some extent."

"But she recently took my wife and the children to the Summer Palace. Speaking of which."

If the lady had a child soon after her first marriage, Katya could have been her daughter.

"but what?"

"Let's not talk about these things for now. It is still very important to arrange courses for His Royal Highness Nicholas. We must teach according to the needs and teach according to the students' aptitude to train a qualified successor."

But no matter how you look at it, Nikola has now become a guinea pig, and his qualifications are relatively average.

In this case, they will need to put in even more effort.

Solovyov was also thinking that if he went to war again, and Nikolai was only being taken care of by General Langsdorff at home, something might happen again, so he had to find someone reliable.

The obvious trouble is that Speransky's self-proclaimed moderate reforms did not affect the core interests of many people, but because they involved too many people, he fell into public criticism.

Balashov will certainly make use of Karamzin's memorandum, and this may be the intention of the Tsar himself.

If it were Alexander, he knew he couldn't say anything.

In this case, one thing that can be bet on is to entrust Nicholas to Speransky. Since the Tsar’s own stove is not working well, then start a new stove.

There would have been some chance in this respect, if only Speransky had not been banished to Siberia to be a potato manager.

But whether this can be done depends on the Queen Mother's intention.

The Queen Mother was rather conservative in her customs, and Baden and Württemberg were neighbors. When she was still a girl and had not yet married here, the old man of the Baden family had already begun to abolish serfdom.

Because it was done by a neighbor, she had heard about it even though she had lived with her father and brother in Prussia for a long time.

Even if it continues like this, I may not be satisfied.

One thing that can be noticed is that the Queen Mother herself is relatively conservative.

But she has a very contrasting trait, which is her love for advanced technology, after all, she is a machinist.

Technological progress and political conservatism are sometimes a relationship of unity of opposites.

If we can start with her, maybe there will be some way to turn things around.

As for such things, Solovyov also had to think of some magical things.

That is, I should narrate it myself and let Speransky write it down, and the content should at least include the content that productivity determines production relations.

Although this can be considered "plagiarism", it is not really. Solovyov has always been influenced by this theory and has considerable evidence to support it.

For this reason, he also asked Speransky while riding.

"Mikhail Mikhailovich, I just said that I would train a successor, but I am always away from Petersburg and have to return to the army. In the future, I will lack a suitable instructor. I think if you have any trouble, you can apply to do this yourself, which is also a way out."

"What if the Emperor doesn't allow it?"

Speransky spent more time with Alexander, unlike Solovyov who was not at home during his growth as an autocrat and was away from home for a long time during the war.

Therefore, although he understood Alexander, he was not as clear-headed as Speransky, who accompanied the monarch all day.

"There are indeed such concerns. If something like this happens, it can be said to be very bad."

Alexander's final decision was indeed shrouded in mystery.

Now Solovyov put his skills to use and began to analyze.

"Our emperor is very smart. Among all the monarchs since Emperor Mikhail, he is the only one who has shown intelligence since childhood, but he has rarely worked hard in this direction. Although he has good qualifications, and these teachers cannot be said to have not tried their best, but what about the final result? He always likes to strike a balance. If your reforms offend the conservatives, he will show goodwill to the conservatives and remove you from your post or postpone the reforms. At the same time, he has to leave topics for the liberals. He has to get the support of the people around him, right?"

After hearing this, Speransky also nodded in agreement.

"I heard that the Prince of Wales has recently begun to serve as the Crown Prince Regent, but he rarely expressed support for the Whig Party that has always supported him, and even caused dissatisfaction among the young Princess Charlotte."

"That little girl?"

Solovyov's mind is probably still on the lovely little Princess Charlotte, the only daughter of Crown Prince George's marriage. How old is this girl, but she is already so opinionated.

If he really was in charge, the British Parliament would not be so arrogant. Before George III went crazy, he still had some control over the Parliament and the Cabinet.

I just don’t know how well Crown Prince George has practiced the YPM method. If George III were younger, I’m afraid he would be able to perform all these tricks in a variety of ways.

Solovyov himself could easily remember the main plot, even the Courant oil pipeline, which was the plot of the 2013 version, so the revised version provided to Crown Prince George was also very exciting.

It's just that the Prince of Wales is rather lazy. Even though he has been the crown prince for so many years and is now the regent, his performance is just average.

Because of the subsequent performance of the British Parliament and the cabinet, Solovyov even began to wonder whether the things he gave to Crown Prince George were gathering dust.

But Princess Charlotte?
Now Britain and Russia are still in a hostile relationship, and Solovyov has no way to verify it. He can't just ask Count Vorontsov who lives in London after retirement, right?
On my side, I have to pay more attention to Nikola now. Seeing Charlotte from the UK performing like this, I have to work harder too.

Intelligence about Britain was also intermittent, and sometimes came through smuggling channels from Arkhangelsk.

It seems that Speransky knew this even faster than 10 Downing Street.

If things go wrong, this is also a long-standing tradition that has continued for many years.

Sometimes, you have to accept it, but what we know now is not the Kremlin, after all, the Tsar has also moved.

But although Nicholas is no longer the "stupid son of a landlord", he still has a long way to go.

Solovyov was inevitably a little anxious, otherwise he would not have increased the intensity at this time.

As for the teachers to be selected later, he also has some ideas.

"Princess Charlotte is definitely something special and is very popular in London."

"That's the British's business. We have to pay attention to it now. Maybe we can give the Queen Mother some advice and adjust the teaching content after graduation from the Imperial Village High School."

In addition to these, Grand Duke Nicholas also needs to receive individual tutoring, and the two have reached a consensus.

These measures are good. The good thing is that if Alexander still has the same attitude, it can be regarded as leaving Speransky a way out. As for Balashov, he guessed that Alexander's balancing act was probably to let these two people die together in the end and give an explanation.

Solovyov felt that there was nothing wrong with him, and that when fighting a war, people were always needed.

Moreover, the training of the Guards has become more intensive and frequent recently, and Grand Duke Constantine also hopes that he can go to the Guards to help during the autumn exercises after a while.

It seems that I really have to be a model worker during this period of time. There is no other way out.

And Nicholas's matter is naturally very important.

"To change the current situation in Russia, it takes more than just political decrees. As we said before, we need a monarch with a strong character and a reform operator. In addition to these, we also need a strong military force and sufficient financial revenue as a backup."

Speransky also agreed that both of them could do the job of training an heir, but their focus was different, and they needed some like-minded friends.

If it came to the manipulator, Speransky felt that he and his old leader Kochubey were more suitable. There were other talented people among the civil servants, but only a few of them were deeply trusted by the Tsar.

He is also working on fiscal revenue. The tax reforms in the past two years alone, as well as the streamlining of the tax structure for tax farmers, have already led to a significant increase in Russia's fiscal revenue.

The only problem was probably the army's loyalty to the monarch and reform.

Some young officers are too impulsive, and among the older generals, perhaps only Suvorov's veteran generals who are not interested in politics are most suitable.

But there are always ambitious people in Russia, coupled with the mutual attacks within the court, as well as the Tsar’s personal preferences and other factors.

The situation is very delicate, among this group of people, except for Bagration, who was actually counted as a royal family because he married a "little witch", the rest of them either fell out of favor or left the army or the position of military governor due to personal reasons.

Speransky looked at Solovyov, well, he was too young, and it was obvious that he was prepared for the next generation of monarchs.

By the way, Solovyov's move from Paul to Alexander was also a preparation for the next generation of monarchs, and he happened to be so young.

According to the experience that the monarchs of Tsarist Russia did not live beyond the age of 70, and these veterans usually lived longer, perhaps the next generation of monarchs would need generals of Solovyov's age to assist them.

But for others, I’m afraid they may have to set up an organization or something.

However, Solovyov did not know how to set up any organization. He hated young officers forming cliques the most, which could even be said to be a breeding ground for evil. There was not even an active and practical program.

If the tail becomes too big to be removed in the future, it may be a problem to remove it.

For example, if someone has a bad face, especially in Russia where people always have big beards, it would be difficult for you to read their face.

But when it comes to solving problems, it seems that Solovyov still has a lot of flexibility in terms of the use of force.

What is more important is probably that he is trusted by the monarch, and Nicholas's future attitude.

If nothing unexpected happens, it will be possible.

Speransky also studied the system of the Three Consuls, and he had observed Napoleon's state over the years. Sieyès originally designed the system of the Three Consuls, and the soldiers themselves needed to obey the policies of the Consulate more.

But Napoleon was ambitious. After Jubert's death, he returned from Egypt and quickly used the power in his hands to launch the Tower of Khutor.

Generals like Solovyov who have a long-term vision rather than personal ambitions are more useful.

But Speransky did not realize that Solovyov himself was already in the next stage.

"When we return, we can complete a memorandum based on this. Of course, we still have to present it to the Emperor, but we also have to show it to the Queen Mother."

Although Russia is not the Song Dynasty and there is no such thing as a regent queen mother, as the de facto first lady, Solovyov still has to take her attitude into consideration.

If it were another European country, it might be enough to talk to the Queen at this time.

But unfortunately, Louisa is better at taking care of her husband and children. When you talk to her about politics, she can really understand it, after all, she has read a lot of books.

However, she did not have the courage and ambition, so she could only look for the queen mother who wanted the throne. (End of this chapter)