Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Chapter 395 037 The old witch's actions are not in compliance with the Russian Basic Law on Marriage
It is indeed a big project to write a letter of credence in three languages ​​and ask officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to translate it into Latin.

Then, Solovyov encountered a question from Alexander Saltykov, who did not start with any "Humphrey's long and difficult sentence" but asked very directly: "What does this 'Qin Jin friendship' mean?"

"This is a testimony to the friendly relations between the two countries, Alexander Nikolayevich. If you buy the books I translated recently and read the notes below, you will know it."

Fortunately, this does not involve idioms such as "朝秦暮楚" and "得隆望蜀". If it were to happen, it would be quite embarrassing.

But the "friendship between Qin and Jin" involves marriage. Solovyov mentioned this issue when he was finalizing the manuscript and when he visited Louisa.

His visit was very serious. After seeing it, Louisa hugged her five precious daughters and warned Solovyov not to have any bad thoughts about her "angels".

As for Alexander Saltykov, it is a different story.

"We will not have any territorial claims on China's inland areas. Even if we follow Czartoryski's previous ideas and have any ideas about the Amur River Basin, we will not go deep into the inland areas. This is not appropriate."

It seems that the enlightened Prince Saltykov is a sensible man after all. However, because he has always offended Alexander and his cronies, although he holds a high position in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he has no real power.

"It is indeed inappropriate. Moreover, the power of the Chinese emperor, although somewhat weakened than in the past, is still a much larger country than the Turks, second only to our country in terms of territory. And I think what should be done is to rely on trade with China to make Siberia and Kazakhstan prosperous and consolidate our rule in these areas."

There is no need to consider where to turn the elbow. Solovyov knew that the land that Muravyov seized from the Qing Dynasty took a hundred years to develop, and then it declined due to the cost of ruling and such desolation.

As for Muravyov, he was awarded a title after this achievement and went to Paris to live a carefree life, which caused a lot of trouble to those who came after him.

For example, the village where the Anti-Japanese United Army's Northern Camp was located was still no different from what it had been after 1940 by 1860. Sergei Volkonsky's son also invested in the development of the village, but nothing happened. Although the land was not abandoned, the situation was not optimistic, and even the farmers who were allocated land often fled.

Even after the October Revolution, the treasury was short of food, and Vasily managed to get the food. After the crisis was over, even with the advent of tractors and electrification, he almost couldn't carry it all.

Muravyov was very happy that he could not lead the team, but he left too many problems for those who came after him.

Even if Solovyov's idea is to invest in building railways, clear the right of way, and keep the management of Russia itself, this idea is still relatively reasonable, but it may lead to the loss of this book.

After seeing off Alexander Saltykov, Solovyov was also thinking that the prince would come again tomorrow and they would have to discuss some details of the letter of credence.

Then, during this meditation, there will be some strange thoughts that break through the dimensional wall.

"That won't do. If Muravyov really does that, even though I can live to that point, the story will be ruined, and I won't be able to write a sequel for my son."

That's right, he already has an illegitimate son and three illegitimate daughters, Louisa is pregnant with another, and he will get married in the future.

Well, wife, Andre's wife is very beautiful, but of course she also has a lot of troubles. Maybe there are even more troubles when you marry a wife.

After some strange thoughts passed, he was ready to go to bed.

I have spent the past few days in Tsarskoye Selo instead of returning to my home in Laundry Lane. Summer is here, and it's time to prepare to go to Peterhof Palace.

To be honest, he could also build a house on the new piece of land he had acquired.

As the eldest son of a branch of a baronial family with titles and property to inherit, Solovyov also discovered something strange, that is, his family seemed to have only two ancestral estates in Ryazan, one belonging to his uncle and cousins, and the other on his father's side.

Then, the manor was just of ordinary standard, and had nothing to do with the extravagant Romanesque and Rococo decorations of the Russian nobles.

What about Baroque? In this era, Baroque style is probably a bit offensive, and after discussing with his father, Solovyov also planned to build a nice manor here.

When you go to the vicinity of Peterhof in the summer, you can have a place to escape the heat at home.

Speaking of which, many of Solovyov's rewards were under his father's name, and this old man was willing to manage it for his son.

Another additional problem is that he has now de facto split up the family.

During the reign of Catherine I, the title without a certificate was indeed a pitfall. In order to make his family official, he asked Alexander for a certificate, which did avoid many problems with the velvet book.

Now, he can indeed take some credit for himself. He is so close to becoming a general, and he has enough military merits. He really needs to work hard.

The next day, Alexander Saltykov came again and also wanted to discuss the details of the letter of credence with him. Solovyov's Latin level was too average, and he could not complete this part of the work independently.

".That's right, your grammar is indeed not very good, but it is very convenient to communicate with others."

"I think it's better not to let me be a diplomat anymore. Life in Paris and Stockholm is hard enough."

"You don't even have a chance to go. My father's rank of marshal seems like just a title, and soldiers like you are more practical. Can you imagine my father leading the troops?"

"If it was Grand Tutor Nikolai Ivanovich, he led the army too long ago. My father was not married at that time."

"It's good that you understand. This all sounds strange. As for my mother."

Obviously, his unsuccessful career in officialdom resulted in an unhappy life for him. His father-in-law had messed up his job again this time and needed him to help clean up the mess. In the future, he would most likely continue his political career as a second-class civil servant with no real power.

It sounds like a very senior civil servant, and he was already at that level in his early thirties, but it looked like he was just on gardening leave.

But when he mentioned his mother, I don't know why, he seemed to be hesitant to talk.

"what do you want to say?"

"Nothing. She has a bad relationship with you. As for finding a wife for my brother Sergei, she fell in love with the daughter of the Dolgorukov family, the granddaughter of Prince Krimsky."

"Oh, you mean Katya. That girl is only 15 years old. Isn't it too hasty to get her married? Besides, there are many older girls in the palace. If Sergei is looking for a wife, he can go to them."

At this moment, Solovyov's focus was still on Masha, not on little Katya, whom he regarded as his sister.

But the "old witch" seemed to have made up her mind, and he would hear Prince Saltykov the Younger say this next.

"Ah, you know, my mother is from the Dolgorukov family, so she also wants to arrange a relative for Sergei." "That can't be helped, but you, and Dmitri"

"If you talk about my eldest brother, he is blind, but that doesn't matter."

"I understand."

In the end, the two of them wanted to tell some dirty jokes, but they restrained themselves in the end. Now Nicholas already has a son.

"By the way, my mother favors Sergei in this way. She wants to find him a noble lady, and one with a noble family background."

"As far as I know, the Krimsky Prince family doesn't mind that the husband's family background is not as good as theirs. After all, my father is the adjutant of their son-in-law, Vasily Vladimirovich, the husband of Yevdokiya Vasilyevna."

"Ah, the nobleman from Moscow. Indeed, the prince's family has a good tradition. When Prince Krimsky married, he married the daughter of an old boyar family. She was still alive last year."

"But it depends on the person. I heard that the lady who married into the Musin-Pushkin family, Praskovya, was not a good person. She seized her daughter-in-law's property. This method was really not good."

"Don't worry about that. I'm also wondering if my mother is too anxious. Katya is too young, and I know my brother. Sergei is a good brother and friend, but as a husband, he may not be too good to his wife, especially a little girl. If she is a little older and has experience in social circles, she may be more suitable."

"You also need a good fortune. Although Prince Krimsky's family has a lot of property, they also have a lot of debts. My father was in charge of the operation of his estate and discovered this problem when he checked the accounts."

It seems that this "Humphreysky" is more or less opposed to this marriage, and he is more concerned about his brother's happiness rather than just marrying a girl from a good family.

"I see that child is well taken care of by you, why don't you go and propose?"

"Me? I'm afraid it's not suitable either. Vasily Yurievich promised to arrange a marriage for me, and Her Majesty the Queen has also said so, so I dare not act rashly."

Saltykov also shook his head after hearing this.

"You are really good. You are very brave in war, but you are always cautious in matters like this."

"Maybe I'll run away. I have a lover abroad."

"And did you go to Madame Recamier's some time ago?"

"Yes, even if your whereabouts are so secretive, you can't hide from other people's sight."

"You must be very proud. That lady is not someone you can approach easily."

"I have known her since I was in Paris. Now she is a poor rich widow, but she insists on living a single life and has no intention of getting married unless she meets someone who truly loves her wholeheartedly."

If Solovyov were a civil servant, it might be okay, but he was an officer, and he was also a relative of Napoleon who could be connected through many twists and turns.

Of course, they were also relatives to Louisa, since Louisa’s brother married the niece of Josephine’s ex-husband.

"Ah, it looks like this will only have good memories, not horror stories, like my mother, who is almost like one of those stories, you know."

"If this is the case, it would be better to follow the Russian tradition and let Sergei take the initiative and extend a birch branch to little Katya. If he gets a good response, he will have to wait for a year."

"That makes sense. If it's a rejection, it's actually a good thing. You know, I also found a nice girl for Sergei to go on a blind date with, but I don't know if it will work out."

"Which family is this girl from?"

"How is the Golitsyn family?"

Speaking of the Golitsyn family, there are many celebrities there, and the family has many branches. A male family member can marry one or two wives and have more than ten children.

"That's enough to keep it secret. If it were the daughters of the 'Queen of Spades', it would be full by now."

I'm talking about Stroganov's mother-in-law's family. There should be unmarried girls of marriageable age in other families.

"It's good that you know, but I can't stop my mother. First, I live separately from the family, and second, she always makes the decisions about family matters. My father is 'Parquet Floor' and has no decision-making power."

That is to say, there is no oil industry now, otherwise Marshal Prince Nikolai Saltykov would be Russia's kowtow machine.

This kind of minister had not yet been deposed in the Qing Dynasty and could have served as a Grand Councilor for Jiaqing.

"But if you help Sergei find a fiancée, will your mother agree?"

"In any case, we can't delay this good girl, Katya. Even if she finds a husband and has many lovers outside, she will still be respected at home, which is better than my brother."

Well, it seems as if these words were directed at Solovyov.

But he is the type of person who would behave himself much better after getting married. Moreover, up to now, except for being more proactive when he went to Madame Récamier, he has always been the one who was pushed around.

Then, it is really strange that he and Madame Récamier have no children, but everything else is going well.

"I hope so. If the emperor is willing to grant Sergei a marriage, wouldn't that be a good thing?"

"Yes, but His Majesty is not the late emperor after all. He will not arrange a marriage so casually. Isn't that the case with your senior brother Peter Ivanovich?"

"So we still need to find an opportunity. But last time at your house, His Highness Nicholas suddenly interrupted and interrupted the marriage. But as his teacher, I don't understand what this child is going to do."

"Isn't it going to find you a wife?"

"Ah? Despite what His Royal Highness Nicholas said, this child is a bit precocious, but it shouldn't be like this, right?"

But the truth is, sometimes it's just that abstract.

(End of this chapter)