Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

"The wound healed very quickly, and I will be completely healthy again in a few days."

"Fortunately, it was a stab wound. If it had been any other wound, there might have been shrapnel left. Thank you, doctor. It's just the suture."

"That's all we can do. I'll remove the stitches for you, but there will still be scars here. Why, you haven't married a wife yet, so it doesn't look good? This is much better than getting a knife on the face. This position is generally not good. Someone will pay attention."

It's not for women to see either. If they were held down, no one would notice it.

As for the Venus painting that Solovyov has been eyeing for a long time, the current market price is not high, but it is an art treasure, and it is also a masterpiece from the period when the Spanish Habsburgs began to decline.

The reason why I have such a deep impression is probably because it is one of the earlier paintings related to Venus that has a hazy beauty.

Belzoni should succeed, and Solovyov does not want to continue living in Jelgava Palace at this time.

Even the gossiping Queen Louise is nothing. Maria keeps tugging on him all day long, and sooner or later it will reach the stage where the two of them have sex.

Maria is not the cautious character of Louisa. If she accidentally reveals it, it will be much more exciting than the plot of Ekaterina.

After all, they are sisters raised together. The younger sister is more talkative, while the older sister keeps quiet and makes a fortune in silence.

It's just that the situation between Maria and Ekaterina is different from the sister plots he was familiar with before. After all, these two are on different tracks, and other scenes always involve two women competing for husbands.

Going to Riga may be able to relax your mind, and there is a letter from Pierre. He will be coming to Riga soon to inspect his property.

This unlucky Pierre married a wife and stole from others, especially hooking up with Pierre's friends.

Dolokhov's fearless temper, and his sudden attack during a duel before he could hit the target, was not like him at all.

You know, the winning streak in the duel has always been competed between Dolokhov and Fyodor Tolstoy. Dolokhov may only pursue the total victory record in the future. .

As for Pierre's matter, he really couldn't help.

Unlike Andrei who left the army to take care of his family after returning home, Solovyov has been serving in the army and has made many contributions and won many medals.

The scale of the industry left by Count Bezukhov is indeed quite shocking. This is probably the strength of Moscow's richest man.

If all properties are included, Prince Yusupov, Count Stroganov and Emperor Alexei can be said to be the top three in Russia. Although the total size of the property left by Count Bezukhov is lower than the above Everyone, the advantage is that it is huge and exists in many places in Russia. It is not easy to manage it.

Pierre has always been worried. Although the old count of the Rostov family has been comforting him, this matter does not sound happy after all.

As for Riga, Solovyov is also very clear that in the current situation, he may have to keep fishing.

After all, Alexander heard that a foreigner and a temporary chief of staff, Meng Xin, actually ended up in a draw with Napoleon, and even internal propaganda was victorious. Then there will definitely be a master in Petersburg who is ready to find a way out. Brush points before the army.

Because of this, Archduke Constantine had to step forward to solve the problem, drive away those who wanted to score points, and actually formed a frontline army with a total strength of 160,000 people with the East Prussian Army and the Baltic Naval Army.

Although Solovyov wanted to change the name of Konstantin's large army at this level to the "Western Front" and the Danube front to the "Southwestern Front", this opinion was still rejected.

"After all, there is no battle line. Although I am a palace chamberlain, I have heard a lot about the army. You are still a bit fanciful, Misha. What I mean is that although you are capable and can compete with Count Langeron, Napoleon did not fall behind, that great man. No matter how you say it, this is a great achievement.”

"Thank you, Pierre, you are still so sincere and sincere, unlike those other people. What I am worried about now is your family problems. After all, Pyotr Ivanovich and I came from the same school, and we are both People close to the emperor, if you want a divorce and submit a petition, we are not afraid of breaking up with the Kuragin family. Moreover, Prince Alexander himself can understand this situation and will not stand with Prince Vasily. "

"Yes, but this is not in line with the doctrine after all, and you know it."

Pierre always talks like this, always swallowing Tutu. However, although his misfortune is worthy of sympathy, because he is so rich, it is difficult to say what will happen to him for a while.

Even if Helen extorted a large amount of his property and then separated, this was only a small part of the property left by Count Bezukhov.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. I heard that you joined the Freemasons?"

"Yes, that priest"

"I don't mind what organization you join. Although I am against Freemasonry, this does not affect our friendship. Also, I was the one who proposed to the emperor that we should tax inheritances and gifts and ensure the distribution of inheritances. , the method of avoiding being invaded seems to have some effect on you."

Pierre could not have imagined that the problems faced by the Bruce family's daughter had a wide impact.

This even directly affects the inheritance of property among nobles, and wills may not guarantee the inheritance of property.

Prince Vasily Kuragin obviously took advantage of some loopholes. Even a petition to protect the nobles could not stop him from giving Pierre a wife.

Speaking of which, that family is all bad, the old and the female are in it for money, and the male is in pursuit of beauty.

He and Hippolyte were friends, but Anatole was the same two dirty brothers. Hippolyte was usually limited to two stages: teasing and flirting, and both of them got into trouble. Andre.

"But it's also a bit troublesome. Prince Vasily, you know, wanted to get involved in the management of my family property."

"Your family's property is too big, and I'm afraid my father won't be able to help. Although my family is a professional housekeeper, all the descendants of Uncle Feodor are now working as housekeepers. In this way, you It's better to let your cousins ​​intervene. Countess Katish is fighting for the family property just to get a generous dowry for her sister when she gets married."

This method is only one of them. After all, in comparison, those ladies are still very closely related by blood, and they are not as bad as Prince Vasily.

In addition, Solovyov also had the opinion that he and his future father-in-law were both named Vasily, and that "you deserve the surname Zhao".

But that's just thinking about it. After all, the other party is also a noble from the Kuragin family.

As for the original novel, only this family’s last name has not changed at all.

There is always a feeling that something is going on here.

But aside from these problems, Solovyov really wants to help Pierre run it well.

"I can understand the idea, but..."

"Pierre, if you just use hundreds of thousands of serfs to work in the manor, it is obviously a backward approach that outweighs the gains. I also have some ideas, but I have never had a chance to implement them. If we liberate the serfs in the manor and give them certain The knowledge, even if it is only 'half free', is attached to your manor."

Pierre would support the emancipation of the serfs, as did the Solovyov family's neighbor Prince Yusupov.

Feudal serfdom in Europe and slavery in the United States, on the contrary, the big landowners and slave owners were more inclined to gradually emancipate, and the strange thing is that there are always some capitalists with bad intentions.

Although it is progressive compared to the feudal land dependence relationship, I still hope to be sandwiched between the advanced form and the primary form. Sometimes you just have to be a human being.

Solovyov's ideas still have many places to start when it comes to changing the world.

One of the most important places is education.

He was the teacher of the two Grand Dukes Nicholas and Mikhail, so he could influence these two children just like Laharp influenced Alexander.

In the middle, through education in aristocratic elite schools, whether it is girls' schools or middle school and university education, these relatively progressive elite children must also be aware of the problem.

However, the situation of the Decembrists was somewhat embarrassing.

Their ideas are good, but their execution is terrible.

If they can think relatively rationally through relatively standardized education, this path is actually not optimistic. After all, Alexander II got out of the car to pick up the bomb, which also proved that the quality of the bulletproof carriages produced in France was still excellent.

But some people should not be so radical. The main business should be to work down-to-earth first and understand the real sufferings of the Russian people, and then it is not too late to kill the emperor.

For the vast majority of poor Russian people, education is the most critical.

With Pierre's financial resources, he still has the ability to open schools in his relatively large estate.

"Pierre, I think you should open a school first. In every manor and village, you can start running schools as soon as there are solid buildings, and form rules and regulations. This should be regulated in the properties under your name. Supervision is not too difficult.”

If manpower is needed, just literate servants in his house can provide effective management.

There is no essential difference between working for the late master and working for the current master.

Due to the special nature of the Russian environment, these people are always dependent on their masters.

Even though the four brothers of the Solovyov family were all ennobled during the reign of Catherine I, and three of them held baron titles, they were still attached to the Menshikov family.

As for the later master's death, they became the local masters in Ryazan, but the traditional craftsmanship was not lost, and they have always been managers in the aristocratic circle.

It is indeed not surprising for middle- and low-level nobles to hug their thighs like this. As for Baron Sergei, he can get some opportunities by working for the son-in-law of the Dolgorukov family.

Even in the royal family, there is no exception. For someone as determined as Paul to change the current situation in Russia, his most trusted confidant, Count Kutaisov, is also his personal barber. In the final analysis, he is still a servant of the monarch.

As for Alexander, there was even a group of higher-level "minions" gathered around Alexander, and Solovyov could always feel that if he went to Beijing, it would not be very different from Petersburg.

Even a large number of young nobles who had accepted the influence of the Jacobins and the French Revolution were aware of Russia's problems.

Although the problem is related to the Russian system since Rurik, the role of the tsar's younger father has always existed, but it is not necessarily a strong monarch.

Thinking about before Peter the Great, Ivan the Terrible was the only one who had a greater sense of existence. The remaining czars probably had little path dependence. Some of them had no sense of existence, and they were even visited by the Poles.

In this way, Pierre was able to agree with his idea.

"I think this can be done, and my coming to Riga is indeed related to several manors here. One of my stewards received a letter and mentioned that many of the buildings in the local manors were in disrepair. Either it should be put up for sale or it is”

"It would cost some money to renovate it."

"Misha, money is not a problem. I would like to do something according to your idea. Especially in Riga, which is close to Petersburg. You and Sergey Osipovich are often here and have to take care of the estate. It’s not difficult to hire a manager for the affairs here.”

"Well, I think there should be some changes here in Riga. If you just build on the manor according to my vision, then repaint the houses so that the children of the freed serfs can study in the classroom and use knowledge to Changing their destiny is also very fulfilling. ”

Although you can find some truly kind-hearted gentlemen like this in the upper echelons of Russia, and they are somewhat large-scale, it is still relatively rare for them to be obedient and willing to follow the arrangements of their friends.

In addition, even Solovyov can see that although Pierre is not suitable for participating in politics, he will also be depressed in social situations because of his wife's problems.

But it is still feasible for him to transform into a philanthropist, and transform from a big landowner aristocrat into a capitalist and landlord who combines to protect the peasants in the territory.

This is also caused by the environment in Russia at this time. Solovyov now has a family and a business, and his father and himself are still in the state of "I have a lot of family assets". Naturally, he is not in a hurry to revolution.

However, even if he becomes a master, he will not change his desire to betray his class.

But as a master, he can betray the "three mountains" level ruling class, but in modern times, he cannot be the master's accomplice.

Doing bad things and oppressing others always makes you feel guilty, but doing good deeds is more psychologically acceptable.