Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

Chapter 44 044 Fountains can show vigorous vitality

Napoleon has set out for Egypt and will pass through Malta on the way. Paul does not know that the Order of Malta will lose its Grand Master because of this, and he will be the next one.

What he has to do now is to reorganize the medical school established during the reign of Peter the Great.

The new name of this school is the St. Petersburg School of Medicine and Surgery. When the Russian capital was still in Moscow, the general hospitals of the army and navy had been established, and teaching institutions had been established. They were merged into a medical school in 1787.

Now Paul just issued an order, and I don’t know where he learned it from. He set up a "preparatory committee" and planned to complete this project by the end of the year. He planned on the basis of the existing medical school and funded the construction of a luxurious affiliated hospital, which is divided into two wards, one for receiving nobles, and the other for civilians connected to the poorhouse.

However, after reading the rules and regulations and publishing them in the "St. Petersburg News", all St. Petersburg knew that our emperor had started to toss again.

Although everyone knew that the direction of his efforts was correct, everyone knew that the emperor had a bad temper and wanted to build hospitals, factories, mines and manors with just a tap of his cane. So many projects were launched at the same time.

That is, he was slow in opening up new sources of income, but his ability to save money was not bad. As an emperor, he exploited the nobles. The financial budget was still enough, but whether there were enough people was also a problem.

Of course, he was loved by the people now, but the nobles didn't like him very much.

What was even more strange was that his close minister, Count Palen, actually began to organize a conspiracy group, the existence of which the Tsar himself had no way of knowing. Because there were not many people, they were in the core class, and he himself was a confidant of the Tsar, which completely made things dark under the lamp.

It can be said that 33 million of the 36 million Russian people would definitely love their emperor from the bottom of their hearts. This sounds a bit outrageous, but this time Paul visited many provinces and governor-general districts that had never seen any Tsar in person in the past. When the local citizens and serfs heard that the emperor was coming, although they must have the mentality of watching the excitement, there were really many people who were grateful to him.

Paul, who still knows nothing, is still working tirelessly. He reviews various drawings every day, and replies to petitions and letters from all over the country, and even asks to deliver them to the sender himself.

Even from the peasants in Luga near Petersburg, a petition was sent. Paul was very happy to see it. After waiting for so long, he finally saw a letter from a literate peasant.

On the one hand, he affirmed the peasant's suggestion in his reply, and on the other hand, while criticizing the master, he praised the master's practice of letting the peasants learn to read, and asked him to set up a school in his manor. If the matter is successful, he will be awarded a third-class Saint Anna medal.

The duty officer of the Little Winter Palace that day happened to be Solovyov. After the instructions, Paul wanted to have lunch with his son and daughter-in-law.

"Why is it you today, inventor?"

Paul might be in a too good mood today. Seeing Solovyov on duty here, he even came down the steps to take a look.

"Yes, he has grown a bit taller. Now he is a proper officer of the Grenadiers."

Speaking of which, the Tsar's height is indeed a bit hard to describe, but he also hit Solovyov with his cane, but it was his sword.

"Your Majesty, I am on duty."

"You are the duty officer, you can patrol, don't be like a soldier. I know you wrote to Alexander Vasilyevich on your day off to ask questions, but don't learn his way of being a guard."

"No, sir, officers from the 1st Battalion of Grenadiers will come to relieve the guard soon, and we have to hand over."

"Well, I was just about to say that I remember Alyosha once heard from you about some cultural meanings of Chinese gardens. Is that true?"

"Yes, but that was the news I got from books and rumors before, and it can be confirmed to be true."

"Well, come to my office this afternoon. You must have read a lot of books about architecture to understand Chinese gardens, right? Let's discuss garden architecture. There is an expansion in the palace. However, if you have time in the future, pay attention to military architecture and read Vauban's books."

Anyway, Solovyov has gotten used to it. This Tsar is definitely not a complete idiot. He still has some things, although not much.

However, the Tsar's habit of talking to the officers below is really a bit strange, which makes people wonder whether Paul will change his career to micromanagement in the next life.

At least the trusted officers he promoted are still quite loyal, but the biggest problem is that he always punishes others based on various minor regulations. There is no problem with this now. The longer the time, the more problems will accumulate.

At noon, Paul and the Queen educate Alexander and Louisa. It is probably because the due date is getting closer and closer. The Queen's snobbish problem is getting worse, and she is more cautious and worried about some accidents.

"If you feel uncomfortable, you must shout it out, so that you can use more strength."

Paul was very satisfied listening to his wife explaining the essentials of childbirth to his daughter-in-law. In the past, the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was very bad, especially after the last engagement of the King of Sweden. Even he changed his attitude of doting on the Crown Princess.

Now these things are developing in a good direction. Judging from the situation in the palace, he somewhat understands why his mother took that attitude on the issue of his first wife. She would be like little Louisa. It will also save a lot of trouble at home.

When his wife refused to let his daughter-in-law read, the father-in-law was more "hands-off" and sent someone to open the reading room and produced several history books that Louisa liked. Since my wife said that reading consumes energy, then as the tsar, it is always okay for him to send a maid who reads newspapers and a maid who reads books, right?

Anyway, Alexander has to suffer now. When the Queen was still there, he played an actor between his grandmother and his father, and fully studied the "actor's self-cultivation". Now the attention of the family is focused on his wife. During this period of time, even if I play him, I have to do a good job.

Although there are palace servants to help him find lovers, during this period of time, he still has to behave better in front of his father.

A divorce plan has emerged. Count Palen, a close confidant of Paul, told Alexander and Constantine that while the tsar himself was revising the inheritance law, he also had a major problem. After changing back to the primogeniture system, if the crown prince The order of succession will also be changed if the tsar himself is not satisfied.

This kind of palace conspiracy can be said to be common in Russia. Paul actually confirmed the inheritance law and already designated Alexander. He himself had no idea of ​​changing it and even said that the law should become a formal document.

However, because of Louisa's pregnancy, a low-level and clumsy rumor by Count Palen caused a rift between the brothers. At the same time, Alexander began to worry about his status because of the things that had happened in the palace in the past.

In fact, Paul had experienced this feeling before. If Louisa gave birth to a boy, and Paul was only in his forties, under the primogeniture system, the eldest grandson would normally be ranked second in line, and there would be no sense of crisis. No.

After all, in Russia, various palace coups are commonplace. The Romanov dynasty was brought about by Boris Godunov's own destruction. After the fall of the pseudo-Dimitri, it was elected by the Moscow nobles. If we really talk about internal strife , in their dynasty, there were constant battles until the side dynasties like Peter III, who were succeeded by the descendants of Peter the Great's daughter. The coup was not only bottom-up, but Peter the Great overthrew his sister, and Queen Elizabeth also overthrew Ivan VI when she succeeded to the throne. It is not surprising that anything happened.

Palace intrigues are like this, and some strange alienation schemes are plots based on mentality, mainly the "yin" with malicious intentions.

Of course, Paul knew nothing. After lunch, he folded his son's and daughter-in-law's hands together and said with tenderness: "I will give everything I have to give you hope and the future."

Having said that, but thinking about Paul's always moody mood, who knows when he will change his mind again, even though Alexander agreed, he was wrong.

But Louisa, who was still very innocent now, responded enthusiastically to Paul. Seeing her smile, first to Alexander, and then to Paul, melted the hearts of both men.

Count Parron's little trick has failed for the time being. But when low-level conspiracy methods fail, other backup plans will emerge.

Paul, who returned to work in the afternoon, now began to review various architects' plans, including the decoration plan for the Mikhailovsky Engineer Castle that had completed the construction plan.

Solovyov arrived five minutes early as requested by the Tsar himself. As for seeing this large pile of drawings, he also knew that the Tsar had recently started building on a whim.

"Captain, sit down, let's talk about the garden this time."

"His Majesty."

"Don't have any doubts. I raised this question before, and the officers of the Guards and the attendants will ask about it. You will also go to the Peterhof Palace on duty in the future to see the environment there."

But what is more embarrassing is that when asking others, they always take practicality into consideration, but Solovyov, who usually labels himself based on practicality, now directly raises artistic issues.

Sometimes, Your Majesty, can we consider each person's work characteristics? It was quite good for us to talk about weapon research and development in the past!

And what Paul is still talking about is the setting of water flow in the garden.

"If you were this designer, which one should you choose?"

Two plans were presented to him, one was a waterfall with flowing water, and the other was a plan for the Peterhof Palace fountain, the most famous in Russia.

"Your Majesty, the Summer Palace comes from summer after all. If it is a concert, it can be thought of Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" concerto. In spring and summer, it changes from lively to enthusiastic, so full of vitality."

"Gut, that's good. I think so too. Although I didn't give you any hints, you explained it very clearly from an artistic point of view. Young officers should indeed be like King Frederick, who has some interest in music and art. .Although you always write to our old marshal Letter, but the way you think and behave is still the officer I want. Come, sit down, Kutaisov, and call all the young people on duty in the corridor. We will suspend work this afternoon and let's have tea. Chatting, if it’s all about work all day long, would be too boring for a person.”

It turns out that such a diligent tsar also got tired sometimes, and the rest time he set was probably the time for afternoon tea.

Then, there was another horrifying question. Paul called the Guardsmen and Grenadier officers who were on duty. There were six of them in total. These people were all sons of nobles. The worst was Solovyov. He is a baron without a certificate, but he is still recognized now. The other five are all earls. These young men all seemed to be young officers that Paul particularly liked, but once this issue was mentioned, something felt wrong.

"Now there are a group of noble ladies in the palace who have qualified as maids. Please comment on their appearance, manners and character. If there are any that suit you, I will ask their families."

The other five people had expressions of fear written on their faces. Your Majesty, everyone knows that you are a marriage wizard. You have good intentions and do bad things. Among the marriages you arranged, except for your personal attendant who was a Turkish prisoner, which one has a happy marriage? Even if you see it right, there will be problems in the future!

Solovyov didn't know anything about it, but one of them, Prince Golitsyn, gave him some advice.

"Misha, why don't you always go to No. 7 Million Street? Countess Skavronskaya is pretty good."

"Yes, yes, Katya is pretty good. His Majesty has always said that he wants to find a good young man. We all know that you are 'handsome'."

"Why do you still mention this in front of His Majesty? I have a French stepmother in my family who is looking for a wife for me in Moscow every day. Why do you still come to join in the fun? After she gave birth to a child, she started to move around again recently. Where do you go? When I go to the salon at home, everyone stares at girls who are about the same age as us."

At this point, Paul was drinking tea and almost spit out a mouthful.

"You are afraid of getting married, Misha! However, it is true that you and that girl are not a good match. It's not about family status, but the two of you can't talk about anything except making money. If marriage is based on In terms of pure profit, it is worse than a blank sheet of paper and relying on passion."

The tsar suddenly discussed this issue. He wanted to choose a wife for the little Prince Golitsyn, but these guys diverted their fire and came to dig a hole for Solovyov. Fortunately, Paul had already given the Countess I have chosen my husband's family, but I haven't started making connections yet, and these two are business partners, so apart from talking about money and doing things, they are definitely not suitable.

It would be nice if the tsar had analyzed it this way when he really wanted to propose marriage.