Chapter 700 002 Araccheev's Home

On the way to Kaluga, Solovyov also had to walk by Novgorod. Arakcheyev was not in Petersburg recently, but returned to his estate in Novgorod.

At this time, it was obvious that after he resigned from the Minister of War due to previous department reforms, his military guidance was mainly through a new committee, and he himself was actually serving as a State Councilor.

It sounds like his hands should be sore when he was reviewing. Solovyov even wanted to laugh, but his surname was not Gerasimov.

Solovyov came here to discuss artillery formation with him.

The Russian army's artillery combat sequence at this time was formed according to the field artillery brigade. Solovyov always felt that the infantry regiment should have a direct artillery company, carrying 4-pound cannons or 6-pound cannons.

It was a matter of his personal habits, and the artillery did have this kind of composition.

But Arakcheyev had opposed it before, and he still insisted on the application of the field artillery brigade, but he also welcomed Solovyov to his manor.

Strangely, Arakcheyev also married a young wife, but he was separated from his wife, always living with his housekeeper, and even having no children.

He was the supreme monarch in his own manor in Arakchevo. Although the serfs seemed to be treated well, he did not intend to liberate the serfs. He wanted to take care of everything, even the young man in the manor got married. All.

Yes, he was able to give property to the serfs to avoid their marriage being extremely poor. It seemed that the food supply and other aspects were good, but the serfs were still willing to escape.

If it were Suvorov's family, although he had a lot of land, he was considered poor among the nobles of this level, and the serfs lived a poor life, but few people fled and had a good relationship with the master.

It is simply a sharp contrast. It just so happened that in the military reform, Solovyov always stood opposite Arakcheyev because of his personal opinion and because of his close disciples of Suvorov.

But Arakcheyev admires Solovyov very much, but it’s a pity that his military department is not an artillery or engineer, otherwise he would not have to go to the front line, and there must be a lot of things to talk about.

"You are really good here, Alexei Andreevich looks luxuriously decorated."

"Thank you for your compliment. You can stay with me for a few days and experience the different styles."

"If it is better to compare, it is better for my own home. Thank you for your invitation. I will go to Kaluga to see Prince Dimitri. His health has not been good recently. I also hope to meet his nephew, but Bijia I've been very busy lately, so I have to let me go."

"Will you go to Dmitry at the beginning? Is it recommended by Admiral Volkonsky?"

"Yes, he brought me from Kaluga to Petersburg and I had the chance to take that new gun test."

At that time, he had followed Arakcheyev's path. After all, he was the artillery director of Gatchina and had always been in charge of the artillery General Administration under Paul's rule. It was not convenient to not follow his path in guns and artillery.

"You are really promising, so you are attracted by Alexander Vasilievich. I'm just a pity that you are an infantryman, otherwise I'd let you come to me."

Solovyov laughed when he heard this.

Arakcheyev didn't know why this young general was laughing, probably because he recalled the beginning of his rise to the top.

In fact, Solovyov was sighing about his strange experience and almost got into the conservative base camp. What is the plot of Chief Wen?

However, following his path, the future may look good, but the upper limit is limited.

Without military merit, you can only be in the rear and probably won't be promoted so quickly.

"If we come to you, we will have to study the artillery organization all day long. I think we can configure an artillery company to the infantry regiment, which will be maneuverable and flexible, and can ensure regiment-level firepower on the battlefield."

"But this is too scattered, and our artillery must be used together."

"But there is also a problem. What you need to know is that if an accident occurs in the command of the artillery, it will be difficult to deal with, especially since our communication methods are limited."

He obviously pointed out the problem with artillery. If the command can be dispersed, the artillery will be easier.

The problem is that the Russian army's command system is always relatively rigid. If there is a problem with the artillery command body, there is no experienced artillery officer, I am afraid there will be problems on the battlefield.

But Arakcheyev still advocated the use of artillery soldiers in a concentrated manner, and his attitude was very firm.

This person is very strange. He is superstitious about soldiers, but pays attention to the use of knowledge when it comes to officers.

Although it is not surprising, the officers are all masters and the soldiers are all mud-legged, so he can still tell the difference.

Judging from what Arakcheyev did, it is not surprising.

He raises livestock at home, but does not raise pigs because the pigs will stain the place and make it untidy.

He would not have wanted to raise horses and cattle like the man Baiyi, who would have lost the horse and let Afanti be his horse, and he would have made up for it himself if he lost the horse.

The places where serfs live in the manor are carefully decorated and the food looks good.

But Solovyov always had a strange feeling. If his servant stepped into the house with his left foot first, would there be any problem?

He also has a basis for thinking this way, after all, even the cat was tied up.

"This looks strange. Cats also need to have chains. Don't the dog have two chains?"

"Why do you say that?"

"Your cats are tied to a chain, because they are too fierce to catch nearby birds, but what about those mice?"

This question is still a bit controversial, but Arakcheyev is always much better than some narrow-minded guys, so he is still willing to listen.

"But we still have a lot of birds here, especially with a lot of chickens and ducks. You should also understand the characteristics of cats, especially you are an amateur encyclopedia scholar."

"But we can't suppress our nature too much, Alexei Andreevich, if you tie the cats like this, it's hard for me to imagine how special other things would be."

He said so, but in fact he took care of Arakcheev's ideas.

This person is fine. Although he has opinions about his political enemies, he will not kill them all.

If it were Barasov, it might be another matter.

Arakcheev and Solovyov were discussing here happily. The former was already a Russian State Councilor, and he was still able to show a relatively modest attitude.

However, his modesty was probably only aimed at these civil and military officials of the aristocratic rank.

Solovyov happened to be here. When he saw the cat from the Arakcheev family, he couldn't help but tease him.

"You seem to like cats very much, Misha."

"When His Highness Maria was not married yet, she was particularly afraid of mice, so she always kept cats in the palace. Once she was scared by mice."

Everyone knows this, and everyone knows that Maria has a good relationship with Solovyov in private, after all, the flower protector designated by the palace is just that few people know about it even further.

"But Your Highness went to Weimar, which was Goethe's hometown, but I don't like his works very much."

"But Mr. Goethe should be interesting. When Erfurt met, I was fighting the Swedes at sea and didn't have the chance to go with His Majesty. And I also heard that there was Paganini's playing."

"Your level is already close to a musician, and your style is Russian."

"But here, I don't really like the Prussians' methods. They look very strong, but without Emperor Peter Feodorovic (that is, Peter III), Mr. Kant should be Russian, Miloradovi Even going to Konesburg cannot be considered going abroad.”

"You really love to joke, but this works."

"The music is from Russia, and everyone will think it's good, and that's the same in military affairs. Alexander Vasilievich said, "You know this story when running hare."

"I certainly know that you can stick to your point of view and I will keep mine."

It seems that he will follow the old method.

No mistakes, one song, one content, one in 6, one book, one bar, one reading!

As for his butler passing by here.

In fact, in addition to their own wives, the Russian nobles usually have a housekeeper at home, and women with this status are always their mistress.

It sounds like there may be some Roman.

Although this woman is beautiful, she looks very difficult to mess with.

There is also a housekeeper in the Arakcheev family, like Solovyov's family, but the situation is different. Adella married as a Count Miss, and the atmosphere in their family is also very relaxed.

Moreover, there will be no stealing or escape.

"Nasja, you're here."

"Master, there are guests at home again. What do you want me to instruct the servants to do?"

"Count Solovyov's life is simple. If we follow the rules of our family, it may be too sumptuous and a bit wasteful. After all, this is not in Petersburg. We have to prepare a separate table for the sudden arrival of guests. ”

“Yes, ma’am, you can prepare it according to the normal dishes.”

"Misa, I heard you like foie gras very much?"

Arakcheyev could still notice some problems. Solovyov does like foie gras, but he also made it specially.

"If it is foie gras, many of the duck's livers are sold on the market now. You can only eat foie gras of good quality in real noble families. They are not the kind that looks a bit fatty."

"If you pay attention to eating, it may be Lukulus."

"If it was Rome, it was probably some strange food, which was different from ours. If possible, I hope I was always sober, not like tuna, and in the end I needed my younger brother as a guardian to take care of it. And Cicero also said that their wives were not satisfied with such a wealthy family. However, you sometimes live like Romans, but the army does not always need whips.”

He was still emphasizing this matter, and Arakcheev also smiled. If the book bag was dropped, the people in the army who claimed to be educated would be the nobles like Count Stroganov who received French education could be in his hands. Walk down a few rounds.

Even he just said something, and he had already followed it.

Moreover, it also reminded that the Roman army was the place where the punishment was extremely severe.

"What kind of army do you need?"

"An army with responsibility, courage and patriotism can cultivate their patriotic enthusiasm. If one day the French really come in, the promises they give them must be fulfilled, at least they must be done gradually in order, otherwise If that's still a lot of trouble."

Solovyov knew the peasants very well, and the situation of Russian serfs was quite special. He knew this when he followed Paul.

Perhaps the superstition of the Tsar's promises comes from the Tsar's authority as the "little father" and Paul, who is really good if there is something wrong.

However, Alexander, his personality, would definitely not have made an order directly as promised as his father.

But in the Russian tradition, there are many things that are strange. Serfs rebelled for a good emperor or demanded to fulfill their promises.

If it is a more moderate approach, it is probably a petition written by a farmer who asks someone to write, waiting on the street for the Tsar's officials to pass by and submit it to it from there.

Of course, the effect is definitely the same.

Arakcheyev looked at the young man in front of him and could not agree with his statement.

But his approach is very similar to the French.

It's no wonder that Solovyov's stepmother is French. His mistress is French. His friends are all liberals who tend to be French culture. Their recognized sister is married and she is called by Balasov. Speransky, the "French spy", was his second wife.

Both of you know what the emperor is like, but they just take the routes that are beneficial to them.

Therefore, although these two people have different positions, they can still sit at a table and have a good conversation.

But if it is replaced by the opponent Speransky encountered, it is another matter.

He didn't notice that someone was following outside his office, and he also said a lot to his assistant, which was recorded by Barasov's people.

As for Novgorod, Solovyov received good hospitality at the head of the opposing camp.

“This foie gras tastes really good, and your chef still uses fresh ingredients.”

"If you like it, you can come here often."

"But I always have to be in the army, and Prince Bagration wants me to go to the 2nd Army."

"Isn't that just right? I can tell you about this matter for you in front of the emperor."

Arakcheyev is actually very good at attracting people, and Solovyov cannot refuse.

Even if Speransky has any needs, he can also find this count who even needs a chain to a cat. He is very generous. (End of this chapter)