Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

After arriving in Russia, Jomini also worked hard to familiarize himself with the situation in the southern border region of Russia.

After returning from Yermolov's place, Solovyov was very familiar with the Caucasus, and even understood the current problems of the Persian Empire better than any Russian soldier in the south.

After all, the Governor-General of Crimea was not in the General Staff. As the first Chief of Operations, he was often away leading troops. To communicate with him, one had to either visit him or try one's luck.

“Antoine, you want me to talk about the situation in Persia? I can only say that this country is full of flaws. The rulers are not purely Persians, and there are various ethnic groups on the border. We only need to incite a few vassal states and tribes to turn to us, and they will even take the initiative to declare war, just like the Ottoman Empire is doing today. They are at war right now.”

"I think it will take them some time to determine the winner. As far as the military is concerned, the combat readiness of the armies of both countries is still too poor."

Indeed, for generals from various European countries, being unable to defeat these two nations was a very shameful thing, especially in the 19th century.

Solovyov, like his teacher Marshal Suvorov, could defeat the Ottoman army with ease.

Considering Suvorov's poor diet due to his age, it might be as easy for him as taking a walk.

Although both master and apprentice wanted to fight the Persian Empire for gold, the former had no chance and had already passed away, while the latter never had the opportunity to go to war.

He had the time, but the Tsar wouldn't allow it. In addition, he preferred to slack off on military matters and instead spent more time on administrative matters, so the plan was shelved.

His not doing it doesn't mean he doesn't want to.

In addition, Jomini also noticed that although Solovyov's wife was in St. Petersburg, he also had concubines here. It was not uncommon for housekeepers to serve as mistresses or even higher-ranking family members in the homes of Russian nobles.

Since Mihrima is here, Solovyov won't think about taking action against these two countries too soon, since she has never converted to Christianity, and the religious atmosphere in this house is quite strange.

A devout mistress, an indifferent master, and a pagan housekeeper.

She had to consider her family's feelings. Solovyov had taken her in during wartime, and now that there was peace, that was naturally the best thing.

She felt that it was good to live without war, with the husband staying at home.

However, at forty years old, Solovyov seems a bit too sentimental.

Therefore, this is the attitude of leaving the game running in the background.

But Solovyov knew where the Persian Empire's weaknesses lay, especially the Armenians in Yerevan, who were natural allies of the Russians. As long as they didn't lose their minds, they should be able to see the situation clearly.

As for the restless tribes in the border regions, and Afghanistan, those are additional topics.

He was even quite interested in getting Tatars and Kazakhs into Afghanistan, but what they were going to do with it was something no one else could know.

In fact, given the Tsarist Russian system of governance, if they had deployed their forces to Afghanistan and met logistical requirements, Afghanistan would likely have quickly become a puppet state, much like the khanates in Central Asia, or been directly eliminated.

But right now, we don't have that capability, and we don't border Afghanistan, unless we occupy Bukhara.

He also told Jomini what else he needed to do regarding the Persian Empire.

"The Persian Shah is always in Tabriz. In fact, if we want to attack their rear, we don't necessarily have to attack directly from Azerbaijan. The methods I mentioned before can all be used."

"I have truly benefited greatly from your service. But how many troops will I need to send?"

"I think the number of this expeditionary force should not be too large, and it can even be appropriately reduced. However, we must proceed steadily and ensure the reorganization of the troops. As long as we can solve the mountainous areas on the border and the highlands of Iran, just like Alexander the Great's expedition, these places are all ours to take. Moreover, the Shah of Persia who want to launch a jihadist campaign should wait and see what their past rule over the common people will ultimately bring."

Solovyov's confidence in this regard also stemmed from Napoleon's past experience in Egypt, where the locals tended to be more compliant after the arrival of the expeditionary force.

To be honest, there are still quite a few Zoroastrians remaining in the Persian Empire, and besides, it is more tolerant of Jews than other places.

Even the Bible mentions this, and it's probably the most accurate of the unreliable accounts in the Bible.

Nebuchadnezzar made the Hebrews Babylonians prisoners, but Cyrus the Great of Persia came to Babylon, released all the imprisoned peoples, and allowed the Hebrews to return to Palestine.

As for why the Ilkhanate always had Jews serving as prime minister and finance minister, and why it was clearly more friendly to Jews than to Arabs in modern times, that's another story.

However, the current rulers may have closer ties with Azerbaijan and other ethnic groups, which presents numerous loopholes that can be exploited.

Many of the Shia Grand Ayatollahs, apart from the elders in the holy city of Qom, are located in Iraq.

There are many factors that can be utilized, such as sectarianism, ethnicity, and the surrounding environment. In addition, there is another factor that Solovyov has been considering.

Many of the slaves used by Central Asian countries such as Bukhara were captured from Persia. Allowing these people to return home could, to some extent, serve as guides for other countries.

Therefore, Solovyov's strategy was not only to consider the Caucasus Mountains, but also to take into account Central Asia and even Afghanistan.

If the Persian problem can be resolved, in the future, we can cross the Hindu Kush Mountains, pass through the mountain roads in Afghanistan, and march towards the Sikh Empire's controlled territory.

For Solovyov, this campaign was a great achievement he had always wanted to accomplish.

Although he defeated Napoleon on the battlefield, some people say that he was the last one to make a move.

This is thanks to the British media, who are always engaged in cognitive warfare. Although Solovyov's final move of using the situation to pressure Napoleon was brilliant and strategically blocked Napoleon, it was not a battle with equal forces.

The fact that people are looking for this explanation is also due to the relatively developed media in Britain. Although this is not a big deal in the French-speaking continent of Europe, there are always people who will talk about it.

Although Solovyov didn't want to discuss this strange historical position, it was inevitable that some people in St. Petersburg would also voice their opinions.

Katya's letter to him mentioned that young Grand Prince Alexander was already walking and talking and was very intelligent, that his own children were also healthy, and that Pasha and the young princess were close friends. It also mentioned some gossip in the salon.

Even Count Vorontsov, who was pro-British, couldn't stand the criticisms in the salons anymore and spoke up for his colleagues and friends.

Solovyov disliked these remarks, but he couldn't ignore them. Therefore, while dabbling in military affairs, he also kept a close eye on the situation in the south.

Europe should have few adversaries left to fight. Unless another major conflict breaks out in Europe, we probably won't need to worry about the situation in the west for the next twenty years.

The places where war is to break out range from the Balkans all the way to Afghanistan. After reading the publications, Solovyov also discovered that the areas where this war is to break out are all within the former Persian Empire, the empire of Cyrus and Darius.

Nothing could be more reasonable than this.

Incidentally, he also wanted to liberate the Greek world. He had seen the Ottoman Empire's actions in the Balkans and the British Empire's actions in India, so he wanted to do something about it.

Moreover, the Ottoman Empire in the Near East, the Persian Empire in the Middle East, and Bengal in India were all opium-producing regions.

From any perspective, beating up these places inherently carries the nature of a just war.

If we used the same methods used by some Middle Eastern religious sects to chant Imam's name, we'd probably be overwhelmed with chants.

The doctrines of various monotheistic religions are not very friendly to these things, but some people are just born to be involved with them.

Solovyov strongly supported the elimination of this practice, one of the bad habits of polytheistic religions in the past.

His efforts in developing production and construction, especially agricultural irrigation, within the vast governorate of Crimea were also preparations for his future southward expansion.

There is no place more suitable for producing grain and growing cotton than this fertile land.

At this time, cotton was still very important to the European continent, as it was essential for the textile industry.

Moreover, such thrill-seeking behavior is inherently malicious and should be strictly prohibited.

After Jomini left Simferopol Solovyov's post, he began a new round of planning, this time also involving the investigation of poppy-producing areas within the Ottoman and Persian Empires.

Actually, it's not just this. Solovyov also knows that there are many places in the Middle East where weeds are used, and it would be best to ban this stuff if possible.

However, you can't set it on fire, as that would cause a major accident.

As for this information, the Ottoman Empire has been exporting donkeys to Crimea for so many years, whether they are live donkeys or donkey hides. If you want to ask, you will get the answer eventually.

The issue that Solovyov was concerned about was something that Baron Essen and Qingxiang had also discovered after the partition of Kokand.

Thanks to Solovyov's diplomatic efforts, Tsarist Russia had classified opium as a restricted contraband. If anyone was found using it for non-medical purposes, even noblemen would be punished.

In addition, after the Patriotic War of 1812, Russian patriotism was high, and specialties from the Ottoman Empire and Persia were obviously also within the scope of severe crackdown.

Even speaking French was a problem for me for a while, let alone these two countries.
Solovyov lived in the last era that could potentially produce a great conqueror.

Napoleon's failure in Europe was due to the environment France was in, as well as his eventual arrogance.

Solovyov's future campaign in Asia will face significantly greater obstacles than the British would have encountered in Europe.

After all, organizing an alliance against Russia also requires considering interests.

Because of the French Revolution, the French regime was inherently antagonistic towards the feudal monarchs.

But now France has also joined this system, and Russia is in the Holy Alliance. In addition, Russian princesses are married off to various European countries, thus forming a natural alliance of goodwill.

In other words, Louisa had passed the age of childbearing, while Nicholas was just starting to have his third child. His children were all too young. If they were born in consecutive numbers, it would probably block any avenues for marriage with other European countries.

Who told you Russians to be so prolific?

Solovyov sometimes felt a little embarrassed when he thought about this. He couldn't say it was bitter because for a nobleman, a large and prosperous family was a good thing, especially for a newly emerging nobleman like him who had a large family and was not afraid of the division of his family property. He was in the process of rising to power.

He has quite a few children, and his great-aunts will be coming back to visit next year, so Maria will definitely be bringing their daughters back with her.

Catherine never wrote to him. Even if she did have a child, she would probably keep it a secret and protect it very well. Otherwise, it would be a huge scandal within the Bonaparte family and the Russian royal family.

Although the person's parents probably wouldn't see anything wrong with it.

Solovyov then remembered that Eugène had covered up for Ortenberg's sister's affair. Only a few of the higher-ranking relatives in the Boarne family knew about it, and it was his aunt Josephine who told Solovyov about the child's identity.

She had some idea of ​​what her nephew might do; doing such things secretly was much harder to detect than those arrogant guys.

As for keeping it a secret, then let it remain a secret forever.

If anything really happens when I come back next year, Ekaterina will probably tell me.

Of course, it would be very troublesome if Solovyov were to be further subdivided.

Queen Louise's death affected the Grand Duchess's health. Charlotte of Prussia was in poor health before her marriage. Nicholas chose her because the two had been attracted to each other since childhood, always playing together, and their relationship had evolved from childhood sweethearts.

Furthermore, Prussia is a decent ally, so the Empress Dowager is unlikely to raise any objections.

Nikolai even wrote to his teacher to ask if there was any prescription.

This was a bit beyond Solovyov's level. He clearly stated in his reply to Nikolai that if he was worried about his wife's health, he should find a doctor who knew about recuperation. Most of the doctors here were proficient in a few specific subjects, and traditional Chinese medicine included recuperation.

However, good traditional Chinese medicine doctors are relatively hard to find.

Ultimately, this question returns to Daoguang's position. (End of Chapter)