Chapter 676 038 Moscow's Wealth Transferred to Ryazan

We are hosting a party in Moscow. It is spring now, so there is only one thing: no one goes there to escape the summer heat, and no one comes to Moscow to spend the winter.

There are not many people here, but this is what Solovyov and Katya hope for. They hope that some friends who have a good relationship will come here to celebrate, rather than a group of people from Moscow.

The reason is simple. Solovyov looks at the foreign debt left by his father-in-law, and he is also troubled. He cut a part of it in the past few years, and now it has reappeared.

With this kind of income, it is indeed worrying. Many Russian nobles are also in large-scale debt for their lifestyle. This is indeed a bit strange. Some people even mortgage their manors.

Like Pierre, because his father prefers him as an illegitimate son and makes him the heir, he also avoids the division of property, but he still cannot escape the covetousness of Prince Kurakin's family.

The unlucky one is that Prince Vasily uses his daughter as bait to let Pierre marry her, and then there is a good chance to divide the property.

But Solovyov had previously created a legacy trust to protect the property in view of Katya's aunt's embezzlement of Count Bruce's property.

This was Pierre's good luck. Count Bezukhov's property was all framed in it, and this secret trust was archived in St. Petersburg. No matter how cunning Prince Vasily was, he couldn't get much out of it.

Because it also stipulated the part given to Pierre and the count's three nieces, as well as the future protection of Pierre's personal property, Helen only got the big houses in Moscow and St. Petersburg.

When Solovyov was in France, he asked his father why he easily divided the house when he divided it.

Count Sergei's answer was simple, and he didn't hide anything from his son.

"A house is there, and the real useful wealth is not here. This truth was taught to me by Misha, my good son."

Solovyov has indeed been persuading Pierre to let go of the real estate that cannot generate value immediately, and only when the funds can be circulated can more wealth be generated.

Therefore, the house was left there, and they could not eat or drink. In times of financial difficulties, they often sold these manors and properties to pay off the debts. Some nobles inherited a huge fortune, but when they died, they had nothing. They just didn't know how to manage it, or they entrusted it to the wrong person.

This kind of thing is probably a daily occurrence in the aristocratic circles of any country.

Solovyov was happy to watch the fun. Although he had a good relationship with Kamensky Jr., his relationship with his brother was very ordinary. Due to his mother's preference, the eldest son inherited almost all the old marshal's property, and his nephew could only inherit his mother's property.

Although no matter how you look at it, Anna inherited more of Count Alexei Orlov's property, but there are some stories here.

Among the topics, things in the Balkans were mentioned.

Although Kamensky and Soloviev defeated the Turks in a year, one of them fell ill in Odessa when they returned triumphantly; the other did not get any new position as expected when he arrived in Moscow, although he did receive medals and bonuses.

The former was because his body could not bear it, and the latter was because some subtle changes had taken place in Petersburg.

But this is just speculation. Soloviev is wearing medals here, the most conspicuous of which is the first-class Order of Saint Anna he recently received.

"Pierre, I think the things these people discuss are always a bit inappropriate."

"Maybe it's like this. They prefer to talk about some rumors rather than the situation we are facing."

"Is that so? I am coming back from the Balkans. Although there is no arrangement, I know one thing, that the relationship with the French seems to have changed."

Hearing this, Pierre also knew that Soloviev's identity was right in the middle. His family's earl was upgraded from France. Probably only by changing to a royalist position would he not be attacked.

"There is no way around it. There are always many pro-French people here. But although I am somewhat related to the French emperor, we are far from each other in this respect. When we fought against the British before, we used the crown and won the battle."

Soloviev mentioned this with some confidence. Langgeron's achievements in fighting the French army in Poland and East Prussia were partly due to his planning when he was the chief of staff.

"But in your case, I also heard someone in Moscow say that Bonaparte's nephew should be sent to the Caucasus front. Since he has a way to deal with the Turks, he can definitely deal with the Persians."

"Forget it. I don't intend to cause trouble for the country founded by the eunuchs. It's a thankless task, although it won't cost me my life."

He really looked down on the Qajar dynasty in Persia. If he really fought, if it weren't for the harsh environment there, the mountains everywhere, and the poor mountains and bad waters that produced unruly people, especially the Chechens

They don't even understand the diplomatic rules there. Although there are envoys in various European countries, it's not like the Ottoman Empire dealing with Europeans on a daily basis. At least things are clear.

The last time the Persian vassal chief murdered the Russian commander, it was only a few years ago. Obviously, they have no bottom line. Who knows what will happen.

To be honest, some of the ignorance can be seen.

If you can avoid it, try to stay away from it. Now it is a name day party, and Solovyov does not want to talk about more military matters.

But as the most outstanding performer in the Russian-Swedish War and the current Russian-Turkish War, he will always attract attention even if he does not want to mention it.

Even if Petya is still in school age, he will pay attention to this matter.

After all, the old Count Rostov is the noble leader of Ryazan, and the noble relationship of the Solovyov family has always been in Ryazan. The two manors of the family are also next to the huge mansion of Prince Menshikov.

Therefore, Petya will also pay attention to him.

"Are you the husband of Sister Katya?"

Although Solovyov mentioned that he would arrange a blind date for his sister-in-law, he considered Petya, but he rarely saw him. Even when he was in St. Petersburg and Moscow, he always met with the old count, and at most he went to Nicholas and Natasha.

Petya was still a child then, and although he hasn't grown up yet, he already looks a bit like an adult.

"Young man, where are you from?"

Pierre saw him, and since he has always been Natasha's protector, he naturally had to introduce her brother.

"This is Petya, the youngest son of Count Ilya."

Pierre said it, and Solovyov had some impression of him.

"You have indeed grown up a lot. I remember you were still a child. Do you have a tutor at home to teach you now, or do you go to school?"

"Misha, it is more popular for children nowadays to go to school. Tsarskoye Selo High School is a representative example. However, Ryazan does not have this condition yet, so Petya still hired a tutor."

"Speaking of which, there may be a need to build a lot of schools that both nobles and commoners can go to in the future. Such public or private schools can also change destiny through knowledge, but the money invested is required."

"Yes, there is this problem."

"Pierre, where have you transferred your assets over the years? I have been in the army all the time, although we discussed it in Riga last time. But after all, I have been in the army all the time, and I am not very familiar with the things at home."

"It's still the same, but we can't put everything in Moscow. It would be fine if we go to Ryazan or somewhere else."

"If it's the grain business. Our current way of working is actually not very efficient. If we can cause a change and use machines to gradually replace human and animal power, that should be the future. However, it's hard to say what will happen now."

"If it's now, the manors in the south can improve some production methods. Andrei and I have tried it before, but the effect is not very good."

"If possible, we should make some manuals, and let the children have some social practice. Petya, do you know how farmers work?"

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"I have seen it, but my father never let me study. If I go out and meet those peasants, it is always when they are hunting."

"Yes, everyone likes hunting. I also saw Her Royal Highness Catherine and her husband, the French Emperor, hunting ducks in France. Speaking of which, our Royal Highness is a better shooter."

This topic is interesting, but think about it. Napoleon's aiming posture with a gun is not standard, and he is on par with Catherine in this regard.

Children, this is not funny.

"Ah, in Moscow, people say you are a relative of the emperor."

"To be precise, you are a relative of Empress Josephine. Before they divorced, I had to follow my brothers and sisters to call him uncle, although there is no problem in terms of age."

But there is some ethical jokes. His relationship with Polina is like sleeping with his aunt in a roundabout way. This relationship is very complicated.

"But no matter what, you are an amazing hero, and compared to Prince Bagration, you are much more handsome."

"If we talk about the most beautiful and handsome person, it is still Count Pavel Stroganov. Everyone in Petersburg knows this. But his brother-in-law went to North America recently, which is also interesting. He became the deputy of Duke Enghien. It seems that the construction of the North American territory is going smoothly. It's just a pity that there are more French people there than Russians, although this matter has something to do with me."

In the eyes of a boy like Petya, Prince Bagration is probably the more powerful hero in the army, but his big nose is really hard to describe.

And Solovyov may be considered to have a heavier idol burden. The battles he has fought in these years, and then think of the Three Kingdoms novels he translated.

Although Miloradovich is often unscathed, the role of the young general in white robes is always here.

What he did is also very concerned.

If he hadn't already married and hadn't developed any relationships with the noble ladies after getting married, it might have been even more troublesome.

Of course, it was more about his image among young people. From Grand Duke Nicholas to the noble children in the countryside, everyone still hoped to be like him.

When he was young, he was instructed by the great marshal. He had a promising future in his youth, and he also made many surprise attacks. So far, can he really be considered a loser? Probably like Marshal Suvorov, he has never lost a battle under his command. Even with the situation of Switzerland's bad teammates, the Russian and Austrian armies have escaped from the mountains of Switzerland unscathed.

In this case, he is indeed burdened with idolatry.

But Solovyov looked at Petya and felt that sometimes it shouldn't be all about these things.

"Speaking of which, you should study hard. You don't have to join the army. Not everyone is so lucky that they can get away with shells. You should read more, learn more knowledge, and have a clear judgment of things. This is more suitable, instead of having to become a soldier. It looks like wearing beautiful clothes and riding tall horses, especially those riding white horses. In fact, in the army, you have to train every day and listen to orders, which is always very hard."

"But if the enemy invades, soldiers are still needed."

"It's not always like this. You should play with children of similar age for a while, even if it's a girl?"

It seems that winning a battle is not all good. If the French really come, Petya will probably join the army, after all, children younger than him have gone.

This is inevitable. It is impossible to manage everyone, but within the scope of one's ability, you can give appropriate reminders.

"It's not interesting. There are too many girls here."

"Maybe it's because the guests invited are all girls of your age. I envy you. If it were me on duty in the palace, I would be older than you and be ordered around by the princes all day long."

But the details can't be mentioned. Elena asked him to dress up as a woman, and as for his relationship with Maria, that's even more impossible.

But even so, it probably didn't work. He tried his best but couldn't reduce Petya's interest.

It was only after Pierre talked to him that he was willing to go out with the girls.

Speaking of which, this little sister-in-law of his own was still a little meat ball when he first met her. When he was a child, he thought she would develop in the direction of a lady.

What he never expected was that she was different from Katya. She actually liked to wield swords and guns. Maybe she inherited her grandfather's military talent.

This is far from the truth. The only grandson in the army who was awarded the title of special prince for military merit is about to retire. The best fighter is the grandson-in-law. But the granddaughter likes riding horses and giving orders. These are all strange things. (End of this chapter)