Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

Chapter 321 023 Guests from the Khanate of Central Asia

Things are going relatively smoothly. At least polishing glass lenses is a traditional program of the royal jewelry factory, second only to marble cutting and mosaic collage. If qualified lenses are made

When Solovyov thought of this, he also thought of the Imperial Household Department. The Qing Dynasty and Tsarist Russia always have some similar system problems.

Of course, the current border between the two countries is still relatively calm, and the Golovkin Mission is still gathering personnel.

But Petersburg doesn't know at this time that the diplomats they sent to negotiate with the Qing government have received a clear reply.

Your mission from land actually needs more than 300 people, which is too many. The size of the mission must be further reduced.

As for Count Golovkin's mission, his son-in-law came to a simple conclusion after delivering a long and difficult sentence:

That is, this count, his father-in-law, really can't do it well.

Even his only heir, who married his only daughter, said so, and there is indeed little hope.

As for this view, it is still very popular in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Because binoculars are for military use and have to be made with the craftsmanship of craftsmen, they still need to be processed by masters and apprentices. For this reason, Solovyov also went to the factory in Oranienbaum.

Now it is spring, and Peterhof Palace is being prepared. This year, Alexander and his wife will move in here, and the general cleaning is also in progress. The preparations in the nearby villas are also very busy.

It can be seen at a glance that once a war breaks out between Russia and France, this is used to entertain those relatives who have fled.

In fact, considering the situation of the Thames, it is a better choice to live with relatives in Stockholm and St. Petersburg, because these two places can still maintain normal life when the Napoleonic Wars messed up Europe.

Why not London? Even George III, who was confused and confused at the same time, said when he was sober that he led the British Empire to prepare for defense, because it was easy to be affected by the war, at least in form.

Of course, Vice Admiral Nelson, who was shouting with joy and missing more parts, was now chasing Admiral Villeneuve, who was good at escaping and turning, in the vast waters of the Atlantic, Caribbean and Mediterranean.

In this context, coming to Petersburg, in addition to the weather being similar to Stockholm, is still a very good refuge, especially in summer when many villas are open, and it can still be used as a summer resort.

In this case, Solovyov also noticed that there were a few Caucasian-style buildings near Peterhof Palace, which were also being cleaned, and these servants, seeing their head cloths, knew where they came from.

Of course, it was not the place of Xinchao Yazheng, the style of the headscarf seemed to come from Persia and Central Asia.

Coincidentally, Bagration's younger brother Roman was here recently, and Solovyov also went to ask him.

"I said Rome."

This name is not wrong, he and Roman are not very familiar with each other.

"Colonel, what do you want?"

"What are those people who call us 'people of the scripture' doing here?"

"I heard that the Khanate of Central Asia is coming to pay homage. You are a little curious about these people."

"I just want to ask a little bit. I don't know if I need an interpreter to talk to them."

If it is a European language, Solovyov is OK, but it is not OK for North Africa, West Asia and Central Asia. If it is India, it is even more like listening to a foreign language.

"You can try it, or ask where they are from."

This summer, Milan will hold a coronation ceremony, and Napoleon will receive representatives from many parts of Europe.

At the same time, here in Alexander, there are also Khans and Emirs from Central Asia who come to St. Petersburg, but they have to be settled separately.

To avoid the recent active wars between the Khanate of Kokand and the Khanate of Tashkent, which are too close to each other, and the residences of the Khanate of Khiva and the Khanate of Kazakhstan are next to each other, which will bring the nomadic wars in Central Asia to St. Petersburg.

When he was in the Putin Regiment, Solovyov sometimes took his brothers to do security work under the order of the Guards Command. Now this job is rarely assigned to him. It is mainly the garrison troops and the troops under the jurisdiction of the military governor who are arranged here.

However, he would also feel curious. After all, he used to be responsible for receiving guests from Europe, and these people were all devout "Orthodox Christians" from Central Asia, but there was also fermented grape juice

He was very curious, and curiosity killed the cat. Louisa felt that Solovyov was not a "loyal dog" type, but a "cat master" who ran in from outside, and also attached a cartoon image.

It's just that the cartoon image she made is more or less drawing herself into TOM.

If Constantine had a son, he should be happy to get the image of SPIKE.

After all, it's a single dog father with a son, and you don't know who Tyke's mother is.

"Salam, where are you from?"

When he greeted, he also used the Bedouin's greeting etiquette. People living in the desert have the same beliefs, so they have some commonalities. Then he added a Mongolian salute.

"We are from the beautiful city of Bukhara. Sir, are you a guard officer of the Russian emperor?"

Since you can speak Russian, it will be easy.

"Yes, I am from the Guards Chasseur Regiment. I am just a little curious about your coming from Central Asia."

The man heard it and didn't find it strange.

"Our host also said that Russians are still very hospitable, and life here is really good."

Well, this statement always makes Solovyov feel strange. Of course, people who do not abide by the doctrine exist everywhere, and some are even clergy.

It's okay, it's a representative of the Emir of Bukhara, but the experience of this branch may feel abstract in the future.

After all, after Vasily got food, there were actually descendants of the Emir of Bukhara who joined the Red Army, became military school teachers and generals, and lived until the 1980s, much better than their old neighbors.

Some of the descendants of the Emir who fled abroad also lived well. After all, Bukhara is in the Transoxiana area, and it can still accumulate a lot of exploited people's fat.

"What are you doing here?"

"As a guard, don't you know?"

"I am a leader, and I just came here today. I was in the military camp and the training ground in the city before."

"Ah, my friend, you probably don't know that our Emir and the Khan of Khwarazm will send representatives, and there is also the Tashkent Khanate, which is in danger. Now we are facing a common opponent, the Khan of the Kokand Khanate, Alim Khan, who is driving the Tajiks to attack Samarkand and Tashkent."

Speaking of which, the Khiva Khanate called itself Khwarazm. As descendants of Jochi, they used the name of the Khwarazm Sultan Muhammad who occupied here in the past, and called themselves Khan.

If the snack-loving male goat knew this under the Caspian Sea, he might laugh for a while. You barbaric Mongols who do not believe in the Orthodox religion have now accepted our beliefs and used our country name, but Khan doesn't sound good, Sultan is better.

"Are you here hoping that our emperor will send troops to help you?"

This gentleman is obviously of a high status and even knows the current situation in St. Petersburg.

"We know that you are going to fight with the Franks who occupied the Holy Land in the past, and you have defeated those Franks in the past. My friend, you should know that our Emir also hopes to maintain friendly relations with your emperor. After all, Alim Khan has been too rampant recently."

It seems that he is still very familiar with the situation.

As for the Tashkent Khanate, Solovyov is still very knowledgeable, and when he was in St. Petersburg, he also paid attention to collecting intelligence.

However, he is not very clear about such a country.

In Central Asia, he still knows about the relatively large countries. He doesn't know much about the recently established Kunduz Khanate and the almost destroyed Tashkent Khanate.

Even the Tashkent Khanate was destroyed this year.

"If Alim Khan controls Tashkent, there are still many places he can threaten."

"That's right, my friend."

However, the other party did not explain one thing, that is, the Tashkent Khanate is also an important trade transit point for Russia in Central Asia.

Moreover, the Khan of Tashkent once sent people to try to establish relations with the Governor of Orenburg and the Governor of Siberia, hoping that Russia could help the Tashkent Khanate to open mines.

At that time, the Tashkent Khanate also defeated the invading Kokand Khanate, but now because of the civil strife, it has given the Kokand Khanate an opportunity.

Alim Khan's move will indeed change the situation in Central Asia, and Tashkent is quite important in this regard.

Previously, the Russian Foreign Minister also sent a message to Tashkent, expressing the Khan of Tashkent's concerns about a certain big country in the East, and Russia can provide guarantees and will send engineers to Tashkent to explore the mineral veins.

However, this protection does not include the Khanate of Kokand. After all, the level of this country is not strong, but it is aggressive. It will fight all the neighboring countries, no matter how big or small, especially the current Alim Khan.

As for some countries in Eastern Central Asia, they are still scared. They are afraid of losing such a big Junggar.

However, this diplomatic guarantee does not include the unfriendly neighbor of the Khanate of Tashkent.

After all, the Khanate of Kokand was about to enter the city of the Khanate of Tashkent, which was in civil strife, in 1805.

It was not even a victory on the battlefield, but because the continuous invasion of the Khanate of Kokand led to hunger and soaring prices, which made the Khanate of Tashkent, where all the people were soldiers, really unable to bear it.

In this way, Alim Khan is still so arrogant and aggression everywhere. Who knows when something will happen.

It's just a pity at this time, because Russia's focus is on the European battlefield, and the little bullies in some places are particularly arrogant. To be honest, Russia is the boss in these places and bullies men and women. The colonial outposts are built near the grassland, but it's not like the way of playing like the Khanate of Kokand.

This way of playing is really more primitive, and Americans should be praised in the future.

To make the opponent's life miserable, and then make the opponent unable to bear it and run away or surrender, and really can't win the war.

Indeed, the things that the Khanate of Kokand did in Central Asia are always so familiar.

But now Russia has something to do, and the surrounding countries are either indifferent or too far away.

Seeing such a Khanate of Kokand, Solovyov still wants to erase his thoughts.

After all, they dare to fight with the opponents around them who are evenly matched. If they become strong, won't they become goats who love sweets?

If he can transform, his fate will be more miserable.

Solovyov no longer chatted with these guests from Bukhara. He was also considering a grand strategy.

It just seems that others are still against France, and he is already the first one to prepare for the next season.

The "big game" between Russia and Britain in Central Asia and West Asia is definitely a focus after defeating Napoleon.

And in order to prevent the British from making shit everywhere in the end, some preparations need to be made in this direction.

What's more, Solovyov remembered some of Suvorov's plans, although the old man did not reveal any strategic ideas to him in those months when he returned to St. Petersburg and was bedridden.

But going to Persia to explode gold coins, according to Bagration, is still something the old man has always been thinking about.

But now, all strategies must be carried out around Europe, and Russia's own southward strategy has been forcibly turned over.

Moreover, this is still based on the personal will of the monarch.

As for the envoys of the Khanate of Tashkent who came to St. Petersburg via Orenburg, they didn't get anything in the end.

If nothing unexpected happens, the Khanate of Kokand will make the Khanate of Tashkent surrender to itself this year, thus controlling an important node of Central Asian trade.

In fact, the changes in the situation in Europe have also affected all parts of the world to some extent, but this time the Napoleonic Wars have a greater impact on Europe, and what happened in the world is not easy to be taken seriously.

And what happened in some corners will eventually bring about significant changes.

Since the Khanate of Kokand can bite people, it is domineering in Central Asia and dares to provoke a certain big country in the East.

One day in the future, it will definitely turn over and bite the Governor's District of Orenburg and the colonial outposts on the grassland.

At that time, it would be unreasonable not to hit them a few times.

And the matter of the lens should be put aside. After all, Napoleon really made a big news in Milan and became the King of Italy again.

As for the Viceroy of Italy, it is Solovyov's relative, Napoleon's stepson Eugene.

There are relatives among them, but Solovyov has no intention of looking for relatives recently.

After all, if this matter is revealed at an inappropriate time, it will be a big news.

Since he knows it, he will release it at an appropriate time.

Next, he has another task, which is to go to the Royal Aquarium.

Speaking of which, it is indeed a pity that he does not have a seat in the Academy of Sciences. This is what Euler's son, Lieutenant General Christopher Euler, said.