Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

As for these disputes and disturbances, there are always people who will take advantage of them.

Although there is a new certification method for property division, if you look at the overall framework, it is obvious that some nobles still do not agree and are trying to use legal means

Otherwise, Solovyov would not be so displeased with Katya's sister-in-law. You have embezzled most of your daughter-in-law's property and sent her to Switzerland, and you still have the nerve to ask your brother as your successor. Property inherited by heirs?

But there was no way to say this publicly. After all, the other party was also a high-ranking palace lady, and the Musin-Pushkin family was considered relatively powerful in the palace.

However, competing with one's own family for property is indeed an outrageous move.

In order to ease the relationship, Katya got her aunt a mink coat.

Although his craftsmanship is good, Solovyov always wants to complain that his mother-in-law is okay, not too fat, and Madame Lebrun retouched her pictures, and she is still a beauty who still has charm.

If it were Katya's sister-in-law, wearing this coat, she would look like the female Xiong Cuihua that Xiong Da and Xiong Er like.

Don’t compare them with Russian bears. Generally speaking, Russian bears are quite artistic and are very well-behaved after being “tamed” by the Russians.

When I was walking on my manor some time ago, I saw a black bear lying down under the wall of the manor, as if it wanted to do something. If there were only railings, Solovyov would actually feed the bear.

Not only has the stereotype deepened, but Solovyov himself has also added to the stereotype.

Even Adela was a little affected. She was obviously French, but after coming to Russia, besides drinking

As for the servants bringing home all the things Katya bought, it also gave Adela a headache.

Katya was embarrassed and said directly to her: "Adelaide, this is all my fault. Mishka was upstairs talking about business with the people on the board of directors. She thought that her relatives in Moscow all wanted something. , it’s inevitable”

Adela looked at Katya. This sister-in-law is usually very reliable, but now she is a bit too.

"Okay, I can still think of a way, but I still need to send a reliable person to Moscow. Speaking of which, Sister-in-law Katya, those aunts of yours are..."

We can't say "noisy" yet, so Adela is also thinking about what to do.

Regarding Julia's matter, the Prince of Mecklenburg has not responded to the letter. The main reason is that the Danish matter was not easy to resolve, which forced Frederick Ludwig to stay in Copenhagen for a while.

However, the prince probably wouldn't say anything about his son's marriage. It is obviously more appropriate for a son with lower inheritance rights to marry the sister of the brothers Alexander and Constantine. His own daughter-in-law has also praised this family. .

What's more, this is considered an intermarriage between nobles and common people with unequal status, and it will not affect the family's inheritance rights.

Russia has a semi-Salic inheritance law. Generally, if the family does not have a suitable male member, it can be inherited by a selected son-in-law. This is how those Russian compound surnames come from.

As for why Hyundai is no longer there?

During the Soviet period, people no longer paid attention to this. They all changed to single surnames, which was considered an improvement.

There is a lot to talk about among the German princes.

However, if Christian chooses to stay in Russia in the future, his descendants can be certified according to the principle of equality of titles, and his sons will all be princes of the Mecklenburg branch.

This is an objective fact, but it still depends on what others want.

Adela always has a hard time doing things. Thinking about it, there is no reliable person in several aspects. Her sister's marriage will probably be decided next year. Mrs. Recamier gave birth to a baby recently. The family will probably go there at the end of the year. PARIS - The reason was that she had also heard about the Battle of Wagram and that it was almost over.

From this point of view, it is better to take advantage of this period of time to go to Moscow and come back quickly.

However, Solovyov also has things for his sister to do.

"Adela, Katya bought a lot of things, but she has to go to Moscow to deliver the things. Even if you want to go, you will have to wait a few days."

Adela knew that her brother had always known what she wanted to do, but he was just pretending to be confused sometimes.

"Okay, it looks like I'm going to go."

"Good sister, you are really sensible, better than Yulia. She is working as a maid in the palace these days, and I heard that she rarely comes back."

It's best not to have anything happen, but Christian is a measured person and shouldn't risk anyone's life, especially since the two of them are planning to get married.

As for Adela, if she goes to Moscow, she will definitely be able to get things done.

But now, there is still something that needs her to do.

"I will translate some texts brought back from China in the next few days. When the manuscript is completed, you will hand it over to Count Nesserrodie at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. No, this is not a good way to hand it over. It is better to send it directly to Mr. Speransky. Go, so that you can present it to the emperor as it is."

These official documents and articles also need to be translated several times to become materials that can be used by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Solovyov knew this very well, but what he was thinking about now was strange.

Adela obviously looks down on those dandy kids, even the more suitable military officer kids, probably because they are not as promising as she is, and their status is not as noble as Katya's two brothers (and more importantly, probably the two of them) approachable), so there is really nothing to like.

If it is Speransky, he is single now, but has a daughter with his wife who died early. He is busy with government affairs every day. In fact, he needs a caring person at home.

The only problem is that he is too old. He is 37 years old this year.

Adela is nearly 20 years younger than him, but in Russia, it is common for old men to marry young wives, and generally it is between old nobles with higher status and young rich women.

For someone like Speransky who has a high political status but lacks foundation, marrying a young wife or remarrying is inevitable. There will be some comments.

Solovyov is not a clairvoyant, but he thinks Speransky will definitely encounter some troubles. If he is allowed to marry his own family, although he is also roughly classified as a "pro-French faction", there is one advantage, that is, he has a close relationship with the royal family. In addition, he is the son-in-law of the Krimsky Prince branch of the Dolgorukov family, which is famous for military exploits, and can protect Speransky.

In the reform, the official rank of the nobles should be linked to their work, so that they are all responsible for a bunch of things and have to be evaluated regularly, which will definitely cause opposition.

If the entry conditions for registered nobles are to be relaxed, some poor people will also oppose it, because some commoners can also become masters.

However, most of the nobles who eat melons in the country estates, as well as the vast civilian class and the even larger serf class, have gained space for class mobility.

What Speransky did was institutional reform, using state decrees to guide modern society and complete the social transformation of the Russian Empire.

What Solovyov did was to use the development of productivity to reverse the reverse, and the two people's goals were the same.

However, the Russian court was full of those people who were scheming and doing nothing as Andrei said.

Although I don't want to say that this is the case, Speransky's reform actually needs the support of some great nobles.

The most important thing is actually Alexander himself.

Although Arakcheev was annoying, he was loyal to Alexander and admired Speransky's ability, but it was not certain for other people in the court.

There would definitely be a force against reform, and Alexander's character was easily influenced by the strong opposition.

At this time, Solovyov's idea was simple, just to create a faction of supporters.

But in this way, it must be a contest between two political groups.

And the power of his side seemed so loose.

The only people who were known to stand on Speransky's side to carry out reforms were probably himself and Count Stroganov, who had a higher status than him and quickly became a general in the military.

His calculations were also very clear, and the Dolgorukov family behind his father-in-law would definitely stand on his side.

Not only the Krimsky family with military merits, but also the old Prince Peter and several other branches, because they were actually granted official positions as civil servants or soldiers, so their interests were not affected, and they could even get some advantages.

As for the Volkonsky family, Andrei and the old duke should also be included. They are mainly military nobles, and they have always been officers and generals. A few of them can stand the test in civil service positions.

It is strange to say that these two branches are from the Rurik royal family of the Chernigov family, but they have always had a strict family style, and there are relatively few children who live a lazy life. Those who live a lazy life in the manor will also do some learning. As long as Speransky does not want to lift the roof and abolish the aristocratic system, they will not be affected.

It sounds outrageous, but the people of the two families that Solovyov has contacted are generally like this.

As for the rest of the things, it is probably to find the richest nobles in Petersburg and the richest man in Moscow, and use money to kill them.

Solovyov's translation works and literary creations were initially helped by Count and Countess Stroganov. Count Pavel still agrees with the reform, and the old count is also very open-minded.

As for Prince Yusupov, his family has long wanted to change. Although they have always been spectators, they are inclined to reform anyway. Serfdom may affect the speed at which their family becomes the richest in Russia.

Moscow is easier to deal with. Pierre is Soloviev's friend. Even if Helen took part of his property, his annual income is ridiculously high, not to mention the huge fortune left by Count Bezukhov.

If these parties unite, they can probably kill the opposition with money.

However, Soloviev probably has no chance of winning.

After all, the 70% chance of winning is always in the hands of the emperor himself.

As for what Alexander thinks, he can't guess it. This kind of thing is too difficult to guess.

I'm afraid that even if I ask Louisa and the Polish girl, it's unlikely to guess it. After all, Alexander is very interested in the plump and young French actress Miss George recently.

Adela knows that her brother always has strange ideas, but she will not try to correct these practices, and even to a certain extent, she has encouraged Soloviev's practices.

Now, it sounds strange to ask her to go to Speransky.

But she has to take on this matter.

After returning to Petersburg, Solovyov spent a few days sorting out all these contents.

There is no need to worry about the children at home. Mrs. Recamier is now staying at home to wait for the birth of her baby.

As for Adela, she actually came to Speransky's home, in a state-owned property on Italian Street, which was also used as his personal office.

The servant who received her was surprised to see that it was a girl.

"Miss, judging from your dress, you must be from a master's family. What's the matter with you here?"

"I am Adelaide from Count Solovyov's family. I am here to deliver some important documents to Lord Speransky."

The servant had heard of it, but usually she was called "Adela" by a nickname, and she rarely used her real name, so it took a while for her to react.

The sister that the golden-haired and green-eyed count recognized in Paris, the count was also a friend of his master, and they often met when the emperor had a meeting.

His sister came to deliver documents, and no one knew what the situation was.

"Miss, please wait in the lounge for a while. I'll go see if the master has time. There are no guests at the moment, but revising official documents is a very troublesome matter, and it requires careful consideration of words. It's not something that ordinary people can do. Our master does this every day."

While he was talking about these few words, he also went in to see how Speransky was doing.

"Master, it's good that you are reading the newspaper now."

"Nothing, the newspaper was just delivered this morning, and I also need to know what those Germans in Petersburg are doing. Kostya, what's the matter? When I'm working, you can only come in at the top of the hour, unless it's important."

"It's Miss Adelaide from Count Solovyov's family. She came to deliver important documents on behalf of the Count."

"Adela? That girl, Misha is really something. It's okay that he used to run errands in the palace. One of his two sisters is a maid in the palace and runs errands, and the other is a housekeeper who also runs errands at home."

He was also convinced. The Solovyov family is really a professional "profiteer" and "runner". However, Adela came, not a servant at home, and it was obviously something important.

"Master, what should we do?"

"Please ask Miss Adela to come in. She must have important things to tell her. Misha is always like this. But it's a pity. If this girl were a man, she would definitely be an excellent civil servant." (End of this chapter)