Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

After talking with Grand Duke Konstantin for a while, Solovyov finally got some support.

However, if we want large-scale immigration, I'm afraid we'll have to wait until after the war.

Compared with the United States, the operating environment in Tsarist Russia is much better.

In the Empress's time, there were Crimean Tatars who were stealing on the edge of the steppes, but now they have become loyal subjects of Russia.

Although they are still in a nomadic state, they probably won't go too far, as going too far might get them into trouble.

The Torghut people returned eastward, but those who stayed behind, called the Kalmyks, probably stayed on their own pastures and found it difficult for them to travel long distances.

After all, with Tsarist Russia's method of management, some of the khans of the Golden Horde actually changed their beliefs. You could even hardly tell they were Tatars just by looking at their names and faces.

As for the fact that the Tsar also has Tatar ancestry, this is naturally not obvious.

Solovyov couldn't see this in person, and later he found out the situation through Davydov.

Life is pretty good here, compared to Austria.

After all, Austria is the real national prison, which has caused even the Serbs to defect.

Russia's current rule is fine, but it will spark another round of resistance in Central Asia in the future. That's all a story from the Nicholas era.

Solovyov also made preparations in advance. In the long run, things in Central Asia still need stability.

The problem is that when the Russians were developing nomadic tribes, the balance between the Stans in Central Asia was not good. The meaning of a place like Kazakhstan can be heard from the homophonic puns.

They are used to being free and relaxed in their daily lives. Although they have fighting capacity, their actual performance is not very good.

When fighting against the Oirat people, they were often defeated because of their poor organization.

After the feud with the Torghut people, the Kazakhs often caused trouble for them when they returned to the east.

It is actually not difficult to defuse bombs for these Kazakhs in the Russian-controlled area of ​​Small Juz.

Solovyov discovered something strange. Although the Juzds had some tribal leaders, they were not very popular, and many of them were sons of the people.
Anyway, during Paul's time, by controlling the assembly of the Small Juz part of the Kazakh Khanate, he had already established relatively stable control over this area, which was better than the frequent rebellions during the Empress' time. At that time, it was the time of the Pugachev Uprising, and the herdsmen on the Kazakh side were also very active.

When it comes to inciting a rebellion, it is always necessary to threaten the interests of these nobles before they will join in.

If German nobles were introduced, and if these small Juzu nobles were willing to develop marriage alliances or something, the rule of these sultans and beks might soon be overthrown.

But this soft knife is more convenient and legitimate for Alexander to use himself.

Solovyov also looked at Orenburg. Some cold places are indeed more convenient for reclaiming wasteland, and crop rotation can easily restore soil fertility when the land is abandoned.

But the frost-free period and production capacity are another issue.

After leaving the Marble Palace, Solovyov also considered some issues, but there were no good results.

He actually had a particularly outrageous idea, that is, the Germans always sent their sons out to be sons-in-law, so he might as well make the Kazakh tribes into sons-in-law as well.

In fact, the herdsmen don’t care who is the boss. As long as their descendants still have the Khan’s bloodline, there is no problem. In other words, the bloodline of the Golden Family has become a side branch.

If Russia was really deeply influenced by the Mongol Khan, the Luo family would not have been pushed out at the gentry meeting by a group of Rurik's paternal descendants.

The Jinshen Council is not the Kurultai Council, although they both look like conferences. This is a common situation in the world. China used to hold fewer meetings, but it made up for it later.

So, his idea was to find a group of German earls and throw them to Kazakhstan.
But this matter cannot be said. It is outrageous. He thought of this after reading the story of Duke Enghien in North America.

After that's arranged, there are other things to do.

After some days, the new semester started at the Imperial Village Middle School. He has been here all these days. Although Nicholas doesn't need someone to "study with him" when school starts, he still has to keep up with the weekend classes with this splint.

Of course, he also had some free time during this period. Louisa also lived in Alexandra Palace these days, and nobles were often invited to attend the receptions held here.

She doesn't like crowds, so she just invites some familiar people over to her home.

Although Solovyov's presence here is not conspicuous, it will still cause some rumors.

This doesn't seem surprising, considering that the Queen always inspires a protective desire in the young officers of the Guards.

There is relevant content in Madame Le Brun's memoirs. She admired Louisa's beauty very much. As a genuine German princess, her manners and appearance were naturally top-notch, which was probably different from some of the outrageous aesthetics today.

Come to think of it, this is more like daily life in the palace.

Solovyov was a war hero, married with three children, and didn't look like anything would happen to him.

What's more, he had delivered the queen's baby in times of crisis in the past, so it was always easier to rule him out as a suspect.

However, his performance was unexpected to many people.

"That's it. We crossed the Danube. But what happened on the battlefield is not suitable to be told to children, especially girls. As for boys, their names have been on the military service registration form since birth, and they will inevitably go to the army in the future, so it's okay for them to listen."

"Misha, there are no boys here either, so you're not going to tell these stories?"

"Your Highness, if we talk about literature, it might be more appropriate for this occasion."

"Like that poem?"

Anna is also a chatterbox, but she has no problem talking if she wants to.

"Which one is it?"

"Count, I left your manuscript in the palace. I don't know who you gave it to. When it was circulated, many people knew about it."

"Which one is it?"

"It's waiting for me. If someone writes me a poem like this, I will fall madly in love with him."

Anna was able to appear more proactive and lively around her sister-in-law, but when she said this, it more or less meant that sometimes some things might be exposed.

"His Highness Nicholas's little follower wrote a poem, and you just thought he was very interesting and had a good impression of him."

"This kind of writing is obviously the work of an adult. Sasha is good, but he is too naughty."

In fact, these Russian princesses are more cultured, which is very different from their brothers' cultural level of burning books and burying scholars.

Mikhail, the youngest brother, was actually better at academics. After all, his military branch was artillery, so he had to work hard to master professional knowledge.

The men in their family were not very good at studying, and only after they had collateral branches did they make some progress. On the contrary, the Grand Duchess was well educated. Of the five girls raised in this generation, only Ekaterina was completely fond of military affairs, but her music appreciation level was also good, because she was lively and active and often practiced dancing.

The first three sisters were good at poetry, painting and music respectively. Although Anna was not proficient in these, she had mastered some knowledge.

It looks good, and at least I have something to talk about with her.

And she is surprisingly well-behaved, more like the eldest sister, while the other sisters are a little rebellious.

Therefore, even if she discovered something, she probably wouldn't report it or spread it around.

What's more, Solovyov's status is not bad, and girls like this young general to some extent. Although he is a little... but he is much better than those playboys in the Guards. At least he is a very upright person who is dedicated to his work.

"Which Sasha?"

Solovyov was actually asking the question even though he knew the answer. He was very clear about Nikolai's social relationships and had mentioned them many times before.

Pushkin's affairs were also something he paid special attention to. After all, Anna had shown him Pushkin's poems from this period. They might not be passed down, but they were still interesting.

But this kid...
"That curly-haired guy, Nicholas' friend. He even seems like a little follower to me sometimes."

"Aha, it's the Pushkin child."

"Yes, we mentioned him in our conversation the last time you came to the palace."

"But this kid."

"How is he?"

"Nothing, just a little naughty. I've heard that he's good at talking and is very good at pleasing girls. If he takes out his poems like this when he grows up, I don't know how many girls' hearts will be touched."

"Yes, that's right. You seem to understand it very well."

Nonsense, almost everyone who has been to Russia knows Pushkin. He is quite talented and has some ability in adapting foreign works.

Then, he was seriously injured and died by his brother-in-law in a duel.

There was a follow-up: Dantes' daughter madly worshipped her uncle. She often criticized her father in person, and the relationship between father and daughter was very strained. Natalia Goncharova's sister also suffered a mental breakdown because of this.

It's really a tragedy, and there are indeed some stories to tell at this moment.

"Ania, Misha and Masha are often together and write a lot of poetry."

What Louisa mentioned was the time when Maria made Solovyov work illegally when Anna was still young.

If she had been as sensible as she is now, she would probably have discovered the ambiguous relationship between her third sister and the guards officer, even though it was only one-sided.

Now she also knew that her sister had always been interested in the earl, but she didn't know the specific progress.

"Like those folk songs? It's interesting to talk about them. For example, Under the Balkan Stars is also very good. I remember that the premiere was in a military camp on the Danube River."

“Yes, but what about that song?”

Anna's request was not surprising, and the original singer could be found to perform, but Mihrima was also taken to the Summer Palace by Katya during this period.

"It may take some time for Mihlima to come here."

"It's a shame, but it's good this way."

Although Anna had a look of regret on her face, she also knew that as long as the count was still in Petersburg, there would be no problem in asking his maid to perform.

She was also very curious. Solovyov had good taste. Adela and Mihrima were both maids at first. The former was recognized as a younger sister and had the talent of a housekeeper. What was even more outstanding was probably her beauty.

Even though she is a girl, I like her very much.

Mihlima, although still a little girl, a few years younger than herself, was not only a beauty, but also looked charming to the core, which was really lovable.

However, these two pretty girls passed by him every day, but Mr. Fox, who was greedy, never touched them.
"Then let's do it some other day. Perhaps I can come to your house then. Don't you have a residence granted to you in Tsarskoye Selo?"

Although it was royal property, Solovyov only had the right to use it.

"Then I will certainly welcome your visit, Your Highness."

"Be sure to bring your daughter out to play. What a cute doll she is."

Well, it’s just that little Lisa is too black-hearted, and Solovyov felt helpless when he heard it.

Anna is at the stage where she is looking forward to the future. She is different from her sisters who like to make trouble. Even Alexandra doesn't like children as much as she does. She wants to hug any child she sees.

Maybe she will become a good mother in the future. This sense of responsibility is not bad.

"Your Highness, if you wish, you can speak to my wife."

This is how things are, and Louisa is very satisfied with the current situation. Although she and Solovyov are no longer in the stage of passionate love, it is pretty good to see him moving around her like this, while both sides keep a distance and are in a friendly state.

"But we are not like the emperor, who visits other people's official residences all the time. Fortunately, your official residence is relatively close. Sister Katya used to be my sister-in-law's maid, so it is very convenient for us to visit each other."

This makes everyone satisfied, but...
It's past summer now, but the climate in St. Petersburg is still very warm.

As night fell, many women went to the pond to enjoy the cool air.

Louisa was going there with her sister-in-law and maids, but it was not convenient for Solovyov to go, so he chose to leave. However, he still had some things to do in the Catherine Palace.

Young people with a certain degree of judgment could also come to listen to his lectures. Therefore, during the night extra classes, he always taught the content of "The Analects" in a classroom closest to the dormitory of the Imperial Village Middle School.

It’s a good thing that he said it. If someone else understood it, it might be a different situation.

The only thing is that "If you want to do your work well, you must first sharpen your tools", no matter how you understand it, it is not wrong, even the content of the saying is not wrong.

He also gave Gorchakov special lessons here, and the little boy with glasses studied very hard.

But what was strange was that Pushkin was not in the extra class today.

After class, Solovyov did not see them return to the dormitory, and the dormitory supervisor was also confused.

"It looks like I should go take a look. I wonder what he's going to do next."

As it turned out, Pushkin was behind the pond, but what was he going to do?
It was always a bit embarrassing to spy on the Queen and the Grand Duchess bathing in the pond. (End of this chapter)