Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

The only comprehensive university Russia had at that time was the Imperial Moscow University, which was officially established in 1755 under the order of Empress Elizabeth. Initially, it followed the model of classical European universities and had departments of philosophy, law and medicine, which was a relatively basic structure.

After 1767, universities developed colleges from faculties, but the scale was still relatively limited. Even the directly affiliated library was not officially established until 1770. Moreover, there was no seminary in Russian universities, but the seminary also taught scientific knowledge.

Talents like Speransky were transferred from the seminary to the secular world. As for the Georgian seminary, it even cultivated the Iron Uncle.

Alexander's idea was to copy some institutions according to the Imperial Moscow University, that is, Moscow University after 1917, and successively established five imperial universities in St. Petersburg, Kharkov, Tartu, Vilnius and Kazan. These schools are all comprehensive full-time universities.

The idea is good, but it is not easy to run the university itself. In addition to the funding, it also needs to raise funds from the society. Russia is so big that if the nobles are stingy, the military expenditure accounts for the vast majority, and it is not possible to rely on state funding alone.

In the early days of the school in 1755, although there was an edict from Queen Elizabeth at that time, it was not so easy to run. The local professors in Russia were extremely limited. When learning Russian, the teaching content was often in Latin. It was not until 1767 during the Queen's period that it began to be gradually standardized.

By 1801, a new university charter had not been passed, and Alexander wanted to establish such a system at this time.

He himself did not study well, but the queen ate walnuts while reading when it was inconvenient to exercise. It is said that Louisa heard from somewhere that the child in the belly also has cognition. Considering that she would be "punched and kicked" by the child from the belly at any time, this seems to make some sense.

So this kind of "prenatal education" began. Reading was only one of the links. Moreover, Louisa loved cleanliness and insisted on taking a bath every day. She asked the female officer to read the etiquette norms to her.

Even Solovyov, who quietly proposed this concept, felt a little embarrassed. It was true that Louisa was quiet and loved reading, but she also had a problem of being too serious. In particular, she loved children very much, not only her own children, but also other people's children. Even if Naryshkina's eldest daughter came, she liked it. It was a bit of a maternal love.

For the school's charter, Alexander also felt that his brain was not enough. He just looked at a lot of memorials in taxation and justice, and Speransky's suggestion to liberate serfs, which gave him a headache.

If he wanted to seek happiness, he knew that he had to go to Maria Naryshkina, but if he wanted to seek some advice, he certainly couldn't count on the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother's pomp and circumstance must not be less than a ruble. He knew that among the children, Louisa could help him at this time.

The Queen Mother's way of managing the girls' school was to set up a department to manage relief, welfare, schools and other departments when she was still the Queen, and the department itself was relatively rough.

During the time when Louisa moved to the Tavrid Palace for rest, she held many activities for the girls from the two girls' schools by the pond in the palace. Since they were boarding schools, it was always possible for them to participate in the activities together. Although the Queen was quiet, she was still very caring for the girls. She probably had some experience in managing girls' schools. She always listened to the reports of the two principals of the girls' school.

If the children didn't come and go frequently, it would be very deserted in the summer.

The nobles of Petersburg went to Gatchina to pay respects to the Queen Mother every month, but only the Tsar himself and his guards, as well as the teachers and students of the girls' school came to the Queen's place on a daily basis.

When Alexander came to the Tavrid Palace, he found that Louisa was not in the palace. She was really depressed and uncomfortable, so she asked the servants to carry her to the shade of the trees by the pond to cool off.

"Your Majesty, do we need to report again?"

"No need, Sonya, you and Peter go to relax, I will go to the pond by myself."

He was still very good at assisting. Knowing that his attendant general and the queen's maid were distant cousins ​​and had a close relationship, he gave them a holiday. Only two of his attendants went to the pond.

The beautiful sight of Louisa was this kind of lazy and confused look leaning on the recliner.

When Alexander saw her like this, with his wavering mentality, his mind turned back and sat in front of Louisa, looking at her appearance, wanting to kiss her, but afraid of waking Louisa up.

When the young queen opened her eyes, she saw Alexander sitting in front of her, still smiling.

"Lisa, you finally woke up."

"Your Majesty, why did you come to the Tafrid Palace at this time?"

"Come to see you, Sleeping Beauty, and"

Alexander took Louisa in his arms and began to explore.

"You look the best you've looked in over two years, just like when we visited Tsarskoye Selo."

"It sounds like a long time ago, Your Majesty, I look like this now, and I haven't dressed up carefully."

"But I just like you like this, poor little cat, and the little cat in your belly"

His purpose was still the same as before, to make Louisa blush and her heart beat fast, but although Louisa was more polite to him recently, she was also very plain. What he wanted from Naryshkina was often not available here.

"Your Majesty, let alone those frivolous words, you must have something to do when you came here."

"Yes, you have always said that you want to manage the girls' school. Although it is under the jurisdiction of the Queen Mother's department, she is in Gatchina every day. You can do this until our child is born again."

"Don't beat around the bush, Your Majesty, I know you have something on your mind, otherwise you wouldn't visit suddenly."

"I think. There are some problems when the school was established. You are managing the girls of the Smolny Palace Girls' School, and you are so tired, and you have to submit a memorial to me. You are very attentive, Lisa, let me feel it."

"Your Majesty, I'd better lie down. If you have any confusion, you can tell me, and I can only help you solve it."

Since that was said, Alexander asked Louisa to talk about her ideas.

"The girls' school has always needed money. I used the 200,000 rubles allocated to me to support the operation of the school. I took out a part of it, and most of it had to be saved. I don't know when I will need money. Your Majesty, you spend a lot more money on the school than I do on the two girls' schools."

When Alexander himself thought about it, it was the same. The annual expenses for Moscow Imperial University and Yaroslavl Technical College were indeed not enough. The president of Moscow Imperial University would write letters and organize professors and students to submit petitions to explain Moscow Imperial University's financial difficulties and lack of correct management methods.

Here, even Alexander's performance was not as good as his daughter-in-law. The royal expenses allocated by Louisa were enough to maintain the operation of all existing schools in St. Petersburg.

For Alexander, it seemed that he managed too many affairs and gave a lot of funding to the education department, but there was no proper management. He had just become the Tsar, and in fact, he still needed to learn a lot.

Since Peter the Great, these Russian emperors and empresses may have some similarities in character, but their styles of doing things are very different. Every emperor has his own ministers, and every emperor has killed people, and they all have their own hobbies.

Alexander himself is also adapting. Since he has to issue an edict, there must be a department or minister to manage this matter. In the government reform, he has been considering establishing many departments.

This task can be completely entrusted to the establishment of a Ministry of Public Education.

Louisa was not unprepared, but she asked the servants to carry her here. Even if she brought her shoes with her, she could not walk far, so she had to summon the servants to carry her back to the palace, ending this morning's sunbathing schedule.

"Your Majesty, here is a report submitted by the Smolny Palace Girls' School. I think it can be used for reference. Although the management of the girls' school is much simpler than that of ordinary schools. Girls do not need to become civil servants and managers, but to become housewives, knowing how to manage the family, do housework and court etiquette. The direction of training is different." Although Alexander has always been a little distant from Louisa, this daughter-in-law still pays attention to helping him collect various information and assists him as a good wife. Maria Naryshkina can only make him happy physically and mentally. Although the two have a big difference in physique and temperament, they are very simple in behavior. If Alexander hadn't been in the middle, they might have become very good friends. "I think so. Karamzin has been telling me that when establishing a new department, there must be a Ministry of Public Education, which is used to manage schools and replace the previous committee, including girls' schools, of course. Lisa, do you mind this?"

For Louisa, there is nothing to mind. She may be the most mysterious queen in Russian history. It is because she has no sense of existence and always locks herself in the palace. Even if the gears of fate are turned in a deviation, she is mainly taking care of the family and giving birth to children for her husband. The power in her hands is extremely limited.

After all, there is a queen mother who pays attention to pomp and circumstance above her. She can only find her own tranquility in a quiet place like the Tavrid Palace.

"Your Majesty, if you need a school charter, I still have the charter of Heidelberg University here, Your Majesty may be able to use it."

However, the current situation of Heidelberg University is similar to that of Moscow University. It lacks funds and needs donations. It was not until Heidelberg University was assigned to Louisa's grandfather, Karl Frederick, that the embarrassing situation improved.

It is not easy to run such a long-standing university. In her correspondence with her family, Louisa learned from her grandfather's reply that Baden had taken over the territory of Heidelberg, and now the school was managed by the Marquis of Baden - in fact, their family was not rich. Louisa described her family life herself. Although she was nominally a princess before she got married, her living environment was only the part with higher quality of life among the third class.

This school was still supported by the money that Louisa and Frederica got from marrying far away. Of course, the situation in Baden was better than that in Württemberg. At least because of Karl Frederick's neutral attitude of not helping either side, the French could not find any fault with him.

"Is this attached to Grandpa's letter?"

"Yes, I think it has something to do with the territorial changes on the other side of the Rhine, maybe"

The letters from relatives are also useful. The fact that the Marquis of Baden can write at this time is also a reminder to his grandson-in-law in Petersburg after the peace between France and Russia, which will also help improve his granddaughter's status in the palace.

Louisa often writes to her family. Grandpa and mother also know that she has been wronged in Petersburg, but there are limited ways to help her, so they can only include these contents in the correspondence.

"At this time, Louisa, grandpa really helped a lot!"

Alexander knew that the French wanted to seek complete peace at this time, and they still had to show goodwill to Russia. It can't be seen from other places, but Baden and Württemberg are relatives of the Russian royal family, the mother's home of the queen and the empress dowager.

As for the school problem, the university charter sent from Baden, plus the charter of the French Sorbonne University and other schools brought by Alexander's teacher Laharp from his visit to Switzerland, can be used for reference.

As for the funding issue, he himself may have neglected it, and the money saved by his daughter-in-law can still be put on top.

At this time, Alexander felt that he owed Louisa a lot. A wife who loved writing letters could always bring him a lot of news from her distant family, especially since Baden was squatting at the door of France. If there was any movement, he could find a way to contact her.

This kind of royal letter still has some immunity and privacy rights. The French would not easily check it for the sake of decency, and they could inadvertently see a lot of useful information.

It also included Alexandra finally arriving in Stuttgart, the capital of Württemberg after going through untold hardships. This female poet who grew up in the court also mentioned in the letter to her mother and brother that she could not return to Petersburg to attend the coronation ceremony of her brother and sister-in-law. William loved her very much, but the quack doctor in Stuttgart was not very reliable. He hoped that his brother could send a reliable doctor to Württemberg.

The following also included the story of Arkady Suvorov's original fiancée Wilhelmina, who was tortured to death by the doctor, but nothing serious happened.