Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

The trip to Smolensk made Solovyov realize a problem. Supply is indeed very critical, especially since the Russian army has to travel such a long distance at any time, and they cannot expect the British to go by sea.

By the way, it should be pointed out that the British also have to worry about one problem when providing supplies at sea, that is, the epidemics of this era are not spread as fast from land as from the sea.

Those ships on the sea have already purified the toxicity like raising Gu. From the land gate, if there are high mountains blocking, you don’t go to the area where the plague broke out, and you won’t bring the poison back to your home.

From this perspective, India can be the source of several cholera pandemics, and there are some skills in it. Although Indians are not immune to all poisons, their resistance to viruses and bacteria is obviously much stronger than that of the surrounding countries.

Once the plague breaks out, it is indeed very scary to bring the disease from the South Asian subcontinent to West Asia and Europe through pilgrims and British merchant ships.

The same is true from the land. When the Roman Empire defeated its opponents in West Asia, it often brought back the plague. During the heyday of the Roman Empire and the chaotic crisis of the third century, large-scale plagues broke out. This is the formation path.

"Reading a lot of books is indeed good, Mishka."

As the queen, Louisa can also summon some nobles who have a good relationship with her. She also knows that Solovyov went to Smolensk to do business to avoid suspicion. The two of them really have a private affair.

"Louisa, you have to consider the children and improve the sanitary environment in the palace. Fortunately, there are no tuberculosis patients around you."

"I know, it is an incurable disease."

"Amelia, the youngest daughter of George III, is a tuberculosis patient, but she is not very contagious."

"Do you want to suggest that I wear a mask?"

"That's right. When His Majesty came to visit you, I asked him to wear a mask."

"Ah, that was when the twins were born. Later, when I gave birth to Sonya, His Majesty was also asked by the doctor to wear a mask, but he didn't listen. It seems that it is still a 'flatterer' like you who can convince him."

"Let's not talk about this. I heard that the Foreign Minister is still very concerned about your affairs."

"Is that so? But my sister has been keeping an eye on him, just to prevent him from entering my court. But among us sisters, except Mary, who might guess our relationship, no one else would notice it. "

"Mary's married life is still very happy. Although the Duke looks rough and fierce, he is still devoted to her."

"Yes, she recently wrote to me from Luneburg, saying that she will give birth to a child in a while. With her confusion, I'm afraid she will give birth to a son. Although your strange theory has no basis, when the statistics are out."

Louisa sometimes likes to make some statistics, especially using the married maids and her sisters around her as references. She really doesn't have any expectations for giving birth to a son.

"I think this problem is your majesty's problem."

"You too? I heard that you have some absurd things in Paris."

Louisa knew that he was her lover after all. Although they could be together often, they still had to get married.

"That happened when I went to Italy, but I was rejected when I proposed to her."

"That girl must be very cute. I know you are a cunning little fox and you are very picky about your prey."

Louisa knew that when he was with her, he was still very careful to keep it secret, so that they could maintain a longer relationship.

"You can say that, and she and I have two daughters, it seems..."

"It really seems like a man's problem. Your Majesty and my Polish sisters also gave birth to girls, and her personality is very good."

Soloviev was a little surprised when he heard it. Although Alexander's Polish mistress was a good person, she was not necessarily able to get along with Louisa. The difference in their interests and hobbies was too big. Even though they both lived relatively simple lives, preferred to take care of children, and liked other people's children, they really didn't have much in common.

"You look surprised, Misha. We have a good relationship. Sometimes I will ask her to do needlework, take care of children, and sleep together. Are you jealous?"

But her innocent expression is indeed hard to resist.

She is still somewhat natural, often using some passive skills.

"No, if a man is jealous, it is too narrow-minded, and a lover will not be jealous of a girlfriend."

"Hahaha, I know you are like this. When a girl around me wants to choose a husband in the future, let alone let other prodigals meet you, you are still worthy of my trust."

However, Russia is not ancient Greece, where monogamy and polygamy coexist

"Okay, I'm going to Smolensk to take office, and I will spend less time in St. Petersburg in the future. I know you have been wronged, but there is nothing we can do to change this."

Speaking of which, the Queen Mother Maria's approach is sometimes very strange.

As for the Pole, it is indeed embarrassing. The blind date he was arranged to have recently is Louisa's unmarried eldest sister.

He prefers the slimmest of the six sisters, not the one in front of him.

But in the current situation, this was recommended by Alexander, so he had no choice but to come.

It was not completely without benefits. The Elector of Baden was promoted to a Grand Duchy when Napoleon completely cleared Austrian power from southern Germany. Although Baden was the weakest among the Electors, it had two strong thighs in France and Russia.

The old Elector is still in office. He has always had close contacts with the upper class in France, and he is also at the door of France, so he naturally has a pro-French stance.

At the same time, four of the six granddaughters have been married, one queen, two queens, and one duchess, but Mary married the Duke of Brunswick, a relatively strong faction in the Prussian army, and has close contacts with both Britain and Prussia. If Czartoryski wants an independent Poland, he can actually consider being the brother-in-law of several queens.

But Amalia's appearance is indeed not as good as her sisters, but her figure is very plump, which can be covered by her face.

But Czartoryski can't help looking at this face.

He still likes Louisa, even if she is already the mother of five girls, he still wants to pursue her.

But when he pursued Louisa several times before, he stepped on the landmine accurately, and then was driven abroad by Paul to be an ambassador.

After returning, although he had a close relationship with Alexander, and he even knew that Alexander had many lovers outside, he would not mind someone touching his wife's bed, but Solovyov was particularly careful. After all, if something happened, his position would still be very troublesome.

This Pole was more or less fearless, but Amelia fell in love with him.

There were several young officers of the Guards before, and their family backgrounds were also good, but they did not succeed in the end. She was the eldest sister of the queen, which was also a factor.

In addition, Baden was indeed relatively poor, and dowry was still very important in Russia.

When girls from German princely states marry, their in-laws are more likely to marry them for the purpose of having children.

For example, Austrian princesses are in high demand. In addition to Vienna's own strength, a very important factor is that Maria Theresa and her daughter-in-law, Leopold II, the Spanish Bourbon Queen, gave birth to more than 30 children together. If it weren't for the epidemic, three-quarters of the children could be raised, which is very scary.

The fact that George III's daughters couldn't get married was more or less the result of his extremely unstable mental state when the mad king's daughters were about to get married, and the parliament's tossing behind the scenes.

In addition, London is more or less a troublesome thing for the European continent, which is very embarrassing.

And Czartoryski's own wish was to avoid Amalia, but he didn't have this luck.

Because Alexander and the other three of the four giants of the "Secret Committee" were waiting at the door.

The five of them were still good friends from politics to personal life, which forced the unlucky Polish prince to choose to accept it.

After all, his great cause of restoring Poland, in addition to relying on his own family's power in Lithuania, also needs Alexander's support.

Without Alexander's support, his plan to restore Poland obviously has no room for operation.

If Warsaw is in Alexander's hands, he can at least give his good brother a backdoor, but now Prussia controls the core area of ​​Poland.

If things go wrong, we need to wait until the next generation, so having more children is also an alternative plan.

Count Stroganov also said that whether it is a boy or a girl, it will still be useful in the future.

For example, there was an unlucky king in Poland. With Louis XV as a son-in-law, he still has someone to rely on, although the throne is gone.

Alexander at the door was actually quite worried that this trip might not work. Louisa's sister obviously lacked personal charm, especially in the aristocratic circle, people looked at face and figure, and then they had to examine the family situation of both parties.

When the queen chose Louisa, she didn't expect that she would give birth to several girls in a row, but it was not a bad thing.

Although the empress always thought that too many girls were born and it was not convenient to arrange, now when it comes to establishing good diplomatic relations with European countries, having more girls is also a means of marriage.

Moreover, when the empress was alive, she had seen her daughter-in-law give birth to three sons. How could she say that there was a spare tire? Even though Alexander had been working on giving birth to a son, Constantine still had a daughter-in-law, and there was Nicholas who was only a few months old when she died.

Of course, she would not have thought that her grandchildren would each have their own troubles.

The combination of Amalia and Adam Czartoryski was somewhat confusing. Alexander had thought about it, and he was not like Paul who acted on impulse at every turn.

"Adam, how about this time?"

"Your Majesty, I think there is still a suitable girl, and more importantly, Amalia cannot be said to be unsuitable. She also has her own advantages."

Although the two people were somewhat embarrassed when they were dating inside, Czartoryski finally admitted it.

If he didn't deal with this gatekeeper, Louisa couldn't get in, and he had no choice but to have such a sister watching him at the door.

But if he became Louisa's brother-in-law, there would be no possibility in the future.

No matter how you look at it, it's a dead end for him.

So he just gritted his teeth and accepted it.

But his mentality was something Louisa could never have imagined. Before Soloviev arrived, he had expressed his desire to develop a deep friendship with Louisa several times, but he always arrived at inappropriate times and failed in the end.

Soloviev was lucky. He always came in a more low-key manner when Louisa needed comfort the most, and everything looked very natural.

Little Poland next door was obviously not so lucky.

Of course, if Soloviev hadn't existed, he would have had a chance to succeed sooner or later.

It's just that Soloviev made the situation look a little more complicated, and even had some excitement in the secrecy.

Now, this Polish prince, Russia's foreign minister, the tsar's best friend and personal adviser, can only accept this fact.

Since he couldn't be Louisa's husband, and even failed to be a lover, he could only be a brother-in-law.

And the Russian foreign minister is also interesting. There are always foreigners coming to this position. Now it's a Pole, and maybe a Greek will appear in the future.

It will be lively then, after all, the Ottoman Empire still occupies most of the Balkans and rules the Slavs and Greeks here.

Among these people, many believe in Eastern Orthodoxy and Greek Orthodoxy, as well as Coptic Orthodoxy in Egypt, Christians in Syria and Lebanon, and Assyrian and Armenian churches.

Speaking of which, there may be old friends of the Chinese, Nestorians, in this area, and there were once many believers on the Mongolian grasslands.

Russia is to be the protector of these Christians. It is said that the tsars of all dynasties have been persistent for this purpose. It is indeed different from others to have such a person in imperialism.

It is just that how to use this card in hand also needs to be considered.

When Czartoryski was in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, there were indeed Greeks here. The Russian government and army may also be the most friendly places for foreigners.

Even American slaves can become masters if they are lucky and have money in hand when they come to Russia.

Russia still has some abstraction in it.