Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

Chapter 13 013 Since there is a product, there are also customers and sales (Part 2)

Count Ekaterina Skavronskaya is very cute as a little girl, but her outlook on life may be due to the fact that she was born in a diplomat family, and she is also the designated heir to a huge fortune. Her life is all about food and clothing. She is worry-free, so her willfulness and wanton behavior can sometimes cause headaches, but it is within a certain limit. This little girl is very smart. If she has evil intentions, whoever encounters her will be in a little trouble. .

Standing next to her was Madame Le Brun's only daughter Julie. Her sister Maria was already sitting on the sofa. The stature of these two sisters made Julie look like a giant. It might be Madame Le Brun and her. My daughter is taller because of her figure, and it is even more obvious in the painting.

The difference is that the lady herself is thinner, while Julie, because of her youth, has a much rounder face and body than her mother. It is no wonder that as a mother, from the perspective of motherly love, from the perspective of painting, Julie is Her mother was the model for many of her self-portraits and paintings, and she was always learning painting techniques.

Originally, Solovyov was going to discuss this issue with Madame Lebrun alone, but now it is very lively. The countess and two countesses are also here. This has become a topic of afternoon tea, and it has to be in French. During the conversation, Madame Lebrun and Julie were not completely ignorant of Russian, but most of the people they met in Petersburg spoke French, and perhaps they could find some Russian-speaking customers in Moscow.

As for the carriage outside the window of No. 7 Million Street, the Countess did not pay attention at first. It was when they were talking to Solovyov that they noticed the carriage, and the sign on it proved that it belonged to Count Bobulinski's, and the Count himself was emerging from the carriage.

The countess was very familiar with Count Bobulinsky. When she first became a maid in the court of Catherine II, the empress's illegitimate son fell in love with her, and things in the Russian court were always... It's very complicated, including the complicated feelings between Prince Potemkin and his nieces.

Count Bobulinski got married last year. His wife is a German noblewoman from the Baltic Sea. However, she is not good-looking and has a bit of a "dragoon" attitude. Think about this count who loves beauty and food marrying What does he think of such a wife? It didn't matter anyway, the count accepted such a marriage. His wife was healthy and had a lively and cheerful personality. In short, as long as they were happy as a couple.

"Madame, le comte et la comtesse Bobulinski sont en visite." (Madame, Count and Countess Bobulinski come to visit.)

Although it was a bit unexpected, Countess Skavronskaya still showed a welcoming gesture to the son of the empress who had been very fond of her in the past.

"Catherine, pardonnez-moi d'avoir pris la liberté de visiter votre manoirà ce moment-là. Je passais just par là avec ma femme et j'ai parlé des choses intéressantes qui se sont produitesà Tsarskoe Selo." (Catherine, please forgive me for visiting your mansion at this time. I was just passing by with my wife and happened to talk about the interesting things in Tsarskoye Selo.)

Speaking of which, Count Bobulinski was only looking at his appearance at the time. In the future, he would serve in the legion and travel to France, and then returned to Russia in 1788. Speaking of interesting things, it should be the two younger ones. Something happened at that time.

"Yes, it's great to be young, but look at me again." Daughters, they are about to grow up, and they will have to find husbands for them when the time comes.)

Having said this, Count Bobulinski slapped his forehead and laughed awkwardly. He spoke frankly and said it directly.

"It depends on how your Majesty chooses, if it is him." Although the decision made by oneself has good intentions, there are always some deviations in the choice.)

He is a biological brother. He has said so. It is conceivable how destructive Czar Paul's finger marriage is, but he is not worried about spying on these things. After all, the Czar is such a biological brother. After his mother's death, he recently His relative is him, even though he is his father The child born in bed between his rival Orlov and his mother was not less favored at all. He directly gave Count Bobulinski two palaces, a large manor in Tula, as well as jewelry and the country. A bank account with a book property worth millions of rubles.

As for the weird things he said, as long as they did not endanger the rule of Tsar Paul, it was usually nothing. The Tsar did not mind this kind of "marriage wizard" joke. He even admitted the mistakes he had made and promised in public that he would not do it next time. When wishing a new couple to get married, be sure to choose the right one.

But the Countess didn't know if she could hear what he said. Although Count Bobulinski's mind usually goes offline when he talks, what he said also involves the awkwardness of designated marriages in the palace. can be reflected in the countess's father-in-law In her mother-in-law, "an ugly and stupid man, whose ugliness is equivalent to stupidity" (Catherine II's own evaluation) and a "stubborn, unscrupulous and obscene countess" (Ambassador to the United Kingdom Woron Count Zoff's original words) "You have a bad reputation wherever you go."

It was always embarrassing, and the countess' attention was attracted by other things. Her brain was flexible, but she was not diligent in using it. After Count Bobulinski sat down, she would also like to introduce the people who are here today. figure.

"Comme vous le savez, mes filles Maria et Catherine, voici Madame Lebrun, sa fille Julie et le baron Solovyov qui sont venus chez moi discuter d'affaires avec Madame Lebrun." (As you know, my daughters Maria and Catherine, this Madame Lebrun, her daughter Julie, and Baron Solovyov, who came to my house to discuss business matters with Madame Lebrun.)

When Solovyov was introduced, he saluted the count again. Although the count had little to do with the military, his brother the tsar awarded him the rank of major general. It is said that this would also give him a younger brother. With some extra salary, he can support his astronomical observation activities at the embankment of the Moika River and the official residence on Gallenaya Street. He is also a count who cares about the universe.

"Alors, de quel genre d'affaire parlez-vous, lieutenant?" (So what kind of business is lieutenant.)

"Alex, you are so forgetful. It's the makeup pen I saw a few days ago." .)

It was Countess Bobulinsky who reminded her forgetful husband, and the count remembered that although he had not attended the salon of Prince Saltkov's house before, he had attended the official residence on Bolshoi Moskaya Street a few days later. During the visit, I also saw a sharpened eyebrow pencil in the hand of the prince’s daughter-in-law.

It may not look like much, but according to Solovyov's description, this little thing is probably a harmless pencil and various cosmetic pens produced in the country, which can replace foreign products, and the cost is not high. The hexagonal shape also facilitates placement and storage.

"Then, that's it, I also want to participate, Suo"

Bobulinski's bad habit is that his French and German are pretty good, but when asked to speak Russian, although he has learned some at the manor in the past few years, communication is still a bit difficult.

"Solovyov, noble count."

"Let's talk in French. You know that I have been either at court or abroad for a long time, and Madame Le Brun is also giving you valuable advice."

Indeed, listening to the count's pidgin Russian is more uncomfortable than Miloradovich's plastic French, especially the tongue problem, but he can still speak sentences that are not fluent but have understandable meaning. Some big nobles can't even reach this level. None.

As for many aristocratic figures, if you observe carefully, you can find that they are glamorous on the outside, but clumsy and even sometimes stupid on the inside. It is no wonder that the Great Revolution broke out in France, the peak of autocratic rule, and other autocratic countries must take warning. There will always be some people who want to rise up in revolution.

However, the United Kingdom is an exception. The cabinet has always used mounted police to suppress, and also uses the most advanced weapons.

$ “It’s a great place to stay, it’s a great place to be. It’s a great place to be. It’s a great place to be, it’s a great place to be, it’s 200,000à 300,000 roubles. It’s a great deal.” project.J'ai demandéà M. Yakovlev de faire uneévaluation. managers pensent tous que ces entreprises sont une couverture pour gagner de l'argent." (The investment you mentioned doesn't require much. In the past, when some people came to me, they asked for an investment of 200,000 to 300,000 rubles. It was not a small project. I asked Yakovlev to Mr. went to do an assessment, and his managers all believed that these industries were a cover for making money. )

Although Count Bobulinsky himself did not understand, he knew to hire professionals, and always asked the Russian industrial tycoon Yakov The manager of the Vlev family came to evaluate. Even though he was a free evaluation, people were willing to do it, not to mention that he had always paid.

Everyone knew that in the previous dynasty, he was the empress's unsuccessful youngest son, and in this dynasty, he was the emperor's only The younger brother is quite favored. He is not too old, only 35 years old. He will be the crown prince in the future. He will also be respected because he is the emperor’s uncle.

"Nous n'avons besoin que de 100 000 roubles, and maintenant nous avons récoltubles, mais l'espace nécessaireà la construction de l'usine n'est pas encore assuré." (We only need 100,000 rubles, and we have already raised 90,000 rubles, but we have not yet found the site for the factory construction.)

What we lack is a small sum of money, which is considered a small sum by the old man. The Dolgorukov brothers Solovyov himself had 15,000 rubles, which was an investment from his father and he would have to pay it back in the future. Mrs. Lebrun had 5,000 rubles and served as the brand's "artistic director", and the rest The 10,000 rubles was what the countess mentioned just now. This girl was a wealthy woman. The largest portion of Prince Potemkin's inheritance belonged to her. She was willing to pay this money just for fun, and as the first customer, she was very interested in So She still has the right to know about Soloviev's products. Just before the count came in, she mentioned the quality control issue. If there is a problem with Soloviev's products, she will have to compensate consumers. As a shareholder, Or the first one.

If Count Bobulinski, who had not heard of these, knew them, he would think that the daughter born to the maid he had a crush on before was simply a replica of this lady. Of course, he is married now. He is not a playboy like he was when he was single. He always wants to do something. He is willing to participate in such places where he can get things done with little money.

Another point is that if the queen Still there, seeing that his youngest son finally had some "motivation", at least he would not be as disappointed as when he was locked up in the territory.

He decided to join, and the price was exactly what Solovyov and Dolgorukov wanted. Brothers, these young people can’t get it now.

"I spent 10,000 yuan on shipping, but I didn't see it before, when I left Oberpfalz, I was in Poland and in Lisbon. I only sailed directly from the maritime border to Tallinn." ” (I will pay the remaining 10,000 rubles, as well as the venue you need, my Oberparon Castle, which is not far from St. Petersburg and close to Tartu in Livonia. You can go abroad directly by sea from Tallinn. ) This location is also good. From Tartu, you can enter St. Petersburg via Narva and Volosovo, and then through Gatchina, the territory of Tsar Paul when he was the crown prince.

For him, this was a small amount of small money. He could not have known that his descendants would be the second richest in Russia. The richest was the family of Prince Yusupov, the family of the spirited young man who killed Rasputin. Last time, he asked someone to do shipping in Tallinn, and lost 80,000 rubles in one transportation. This was equivalent to the amount of extra pocket money his empress mother gave him when he was traveling in Paris a few years ago. Money was a small matter for him, but he did not have much knowledge in his mind, and he had learned geography well.

The count did not expect Solovyov to carry a map with him. This was a good habit of an adjutant. After opening the map, Count Bobulinsky pointed to several lakes.

"Ici, mon chteau estre les lacs, et il est si grand que si j'ai besoin de bois, je peux même m'en procurer sur place." (Right here, my castle is between the lakes, and the area is very large. If I need wood, I can even get it locally.)

The count did not use all his geographical knowledge for a living. Although he did not run the territory very well, he had a good idea of ​​the location. The advantage of buying this territory was that it was quiet and comfortable, which met his mother's requirements and expectations. Now he was recalled to St. Petersburg by his brother, and the situation was completely different. The place was not well managed to begin with. A count who lived in the territory all day, his management level was the same as Suvorov's home in Novgorod.

There was always a need for some way to revive this manor.

But this is actually of no help to Moscow. However, Solovyov knows that there are also some coal mines in Tula and Ryazan. Graphite is sometimes a by-product in such places. Moreover, it is close to Moscow, and the supply to the Russian hinterland can be guaranteed.

Although the big money owner did not invest much money, he has provided a manor and the serfs in the manor as a business site and labor force, which is enough. The count still has his own plans. He also has a manor in Tula.