Xinshun 1730

Chapter 49 Different Back Waves

Roman law in the Justinian era had words like Vis maior, and Bering was also familiar with the word force majeure.

The stock exchange in the Netherlands has existed since the reign of Chongzhen, and it has been played three or four times with drumming and spreading bubble stocks. This kind of wrangling legal vocabulary is used all day long, and Bering heard it all the time when he was a researcher in Amsterdam.

People under the eaves had to bow their heads.Seeing that Liu Yu had already prepared the steps, Bai Ling thought about the robber-like behavior of these people, and knew that confrontation would be fruitless.

It sounds like China also has the idea of ​​exploring the sea chart, and it is still exploring the legendary southern continent, so Bering did not make any more unnecessary resistance.

The expedition team on board has a total of forty people.After all, this boat is not big.

After screening, some twenty Swedes and Dutchmen were separated, and the rest were the Russians and the Japanese Chuanbei.

After bringing all these people over, Liu Yu smiled and said, "You may not understand, but I am the most reasonable person. I will give you a chance to choose freely."

"Whoever wants to stay, stay voluntarily."

"If you don't want to stay, I'll let you go back."

Several Russians were overjoyed, thinking to the Virgin Mary, this is really a good person.

However, their joy only lasted for half a minute, and the words that followed allowed them to recognize Liu Yu's true face.

"I am the most reasonable person. People are not things. But things are not people. You were captured by me, and everything on your body is my trophies, including shoes, clothes, guns, etc. Right? , which is also reasonable."

"Okay, it's free to choose. Do you want to follow me? Or go back?"

Several people who had already stepped forward with half a foot all retreated.

This is called free choice?

In this kind of place, no clothes, no muskets, no food... What is the difference between direct shooting and execution?
80 years ago, perhaps the tribes here would have rescued those in distress.

But over the years, the Cossacks received the Yasaks' anger and grievances. If they were found by the tribe alone, they would die.

Even if they were not discovered by the tribesmen, tigers, black bears, mosquitoes... naked, might not survive three days, and it would not even be as good as jumping into the Amur River with a stone and drowning.

Cursing in my heart that this is a devil like Satan, but my mouth said: "We voluntarily go with you, and it is all voluntary."

Liu Yu clapped his hands and praised: "Great! They are all voluntary. Get off the boat, I have to count the spoils."

When these people were about to leave, the Swedish first officer asked: "Sir, does this mean that China and the Russian Empire are at war?"

"War? What kind of war? I am patrolling my own country, and you have no customs clearance documents, and you carry guns with you. This is anti-smuggling and arresting illegal entry. How can it be considered a war? Press it down."

Waving his hands to the back, a group of soldiers rushed over, pressed them into the boat, and went to the shore to settle down first.

Liu Yu was like a cat that had walked into a dried fish factory, looking excitedly at the pile of maps left by Bering.

The ones in Siberia, Lake Baikal, along the Heilongjiang River... There are Bering surveying and mapping, and Bering got it from the navy. The mapping is very accurate, especially the direction of some rivers and the location of mountains.

This is exactly what Liu Yu wanted most.

Seeing Liu Yu's excitement, Jiaolao Butu and Du Feng who were following behind him tentatively asked, "My lord, could it be that you really want to let that man named Bai Ling find some fertile southern continent?"

These days, when Bai Ling threw himself into the trap, Liu Yuxian's egg hurts, so he told these people what the world is like.Let them know where China is and how big the world is.

During this period, he bragged about Australia, which had not yet been discovered at that time, saying that there were no mosquitoes, gadfly dung beetles, but the land was full of fat grass.

Although it is all "guessing", if it can be found, it can solve the suffering of the country with too many people and too little land.

Jiaolao Butu, Du Feng and the others were already convinced of Liu Yu. Although what they said was full of loopholes - I didn't find out how you knew that place was so good - they still believed that this was some kind of reasonable "inference".

Seeing that Liu Yu didn't directly kill these people, Jiaolao Butu guessed Liu Yu's thoughts.

Liu Yu sorted out the map in his hand, shook his head without raising his head, and said, "I'm not stupid. I hate pressing gold thread every year and making wedding clothes for others?"

"Guochao went to Japan. Since the Song and Yuan Dynasties, direct flights were not available. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, they could only go to Taiwan, jump to the Diaoyu Islands, break the Ryukyu Islands, and then go to Nagasaki. I don't understand even going to Japan. I still go. The Southern Continent? If we found that Southern Continent at this time, wouldn’t we spend money and effort to find it for Westerners?”

"It's just to catch them back and train some children who understand navigation and mapping in advance. Anyway, when they return to the capital, they have nowhere to run if they want to."

"If there are no sailors, there will be no colonization. Thousands of miles apart, Li Jun in "Water Margin" can become his own country, and the bearded man in "The Three Heroes" can become the lord of his own country. What should we do? Sailors cannot control the South China Sea, Your Majesty I will not agree. Even if His Majesty agrees, the land has been plowed with great difficulty. If the Dutch and the British snatch it up, they will save their troubles and don’t need to cultivate them. The navy can’t beat them, so they can only watch. What's the use?"

"I'll just say that, if you lie to them, don't follow me."

Jiaolao Butu could hear the indescribable depression in Liu Yu's tone, thinking about his previous experience, he asked: "Sir, what level is this Raksha country in Xiyi now? Is Xiyi Are people really strong enough to make adults feel depressed?"

"Raksha? Chu in the Warring States period. The land is thousands of miles wide, and everything is barbaric; he calls himself a barbarian, and wants to observe China's politics. The navy is like Qin, and the chariot soldiers are like Wu."

This evaluation can be regarded as very yin and yang. Qin's navy, Wuyue's chariot soldiers... Jiaolao Butu probably understood, pondered for a while, and asked: "As your lord said, the benefits of our country's dynasty are in Nanyang, not Is it cold and bitter in the northern land? Rakshasa is the beggar. If Rakshasa wants to observe the politics of Western "China", he must fight with Western countries. The northern land is not a big problem. It is bitter and cold here, and it cannot support many people and open too many lands. , wouldn’t it be better to launch a navy and go to Nanyang?”

Liu Yu didn't answer directly, but pulled out a map of the shores of Lake Baikal and the upper reaches of Heilongjiang from Bering's collection of maps, and asked the two of them to gather around.

Pointing to the shores of Lake Baikal and the upper reaches of the Heilongjiang River, he said, "You all know that His Majesty intends to send troops to attack Russia. There is no need to hide it from you, you have already guessed it. From your point of view, is Your Majesty doing it for the land under our feet?"

Both of them don't know much about the general idea, and the Sanjiang Plain at this time is indeed just the Great Northern Wilderness, a real ghost place, a place that claims that they would rather go to the gate of hell than come here.

After guessing, it was hard to say, Qiqi looked at Liu Yu.

"Since the siege of Baideng, the north has been a major threat to the country. The Xiongnu, the Turks, and even Mongolia. What the court worries about is also Mongolia. But now that there are more and more firearms, the Mongols are no longer a danger. What the court worries about is Mongolia. Rakshasa, to be the vanguard. That's why we have to fight this battle."

"To put it bluntly, this battle was fought for Khalkha Mongolia. What the court cares about is the upper reaches of the Heilongjiang River and the front line of Lake Baikal. As for us here...the reason why His Majesty asked me to find the Yongning Temple monument and investigate the terrain here, It’s just that they are going to talk with their mouths during the negotiation, and the north bank of Heilongjiang will be used as a bargaining chip.”

"Occupying the south bank of Lake Baikal and the upper reaches of Heilongjiang River, one will belong to Mongolia; the other will occupy the geographical advantage. In the future, the country will become stronger and the population of Liaodong will grow. If there is a chance, as long as the troops are added to Lake Baikal, the Raksha Kingdom can be cut off, and the east and west will be divided. For two; it can also go down the Heilongjiang River and sweep along the way."

"North of Lake Baikal, in a place of bitter cold, even if the Raksha people go around the north to support the east, there are only a few hundred people. Isn't this a gift for nothing?"

"If Master Chaozhong is clear-headed, he will definitely fight west and give way to east. Once the demarcation is completed, there will be no more wars in the north in a short time."

"The two of you are familiar with me, and I can be regarded as showing you a way. The fate of a person is to rely on self-struggle and consider the general trend. You have to stand on the top of the wave and know where the wave is going. .”

As soon as they said this, the two suddenly became energetic.

Liu Yu glanced at Jiaolaobutu first, and said with a smile: "Brother Shu, I won't talk about it. After this incident, it is necessary to attack the northwest. Brother Shu has a lot of opportunities to make meritorious service. Although the frontier is bitter, it has other benefits... In the future, if Shu Brother, if there is a chance to be a general, remember to fight for it at the Rakshasa border."

"Since the west is fighting to give way to the east, Guochao will also make concessions in border trade. Brother Shu remembers to work hard towards the border gap."

Needless to say, Jiaolaobutu nodded, thinking that if he could really open up border trade and work at the border, although it would be a little bit harder, the money would not be less.

As for the relationship... Now that Liu Yu said so, Jiaolao Butu thought that if he made contributions in the Northwest in the future, with the help of people from Mr. Liu's father's circle, wouldn't it be a matter of grasping it?
At that time, it is natural to reciprocate. If Mr. Liu has any way to make money, when he is needed, he will of course repay him.

After talking about Jiaolaobutu, Liu Yu looked at Du Feng again with a smile, and said, "As for Xiao Du, you have to trust me, and you should learn sailing from those Westerners. You have a foundation in geometry, it depends on you." He's also smart, so it shouldn't be hard to learn."

"When you get out of the Martial Virtue Palace, the northwest is probably over. You have to be born ten years earlier to get the military merits of the Northwest. But now, eating shit can't keep up with the heat. It's better to prepare in advance and see if you dare bet."

"If the imperial court really goes to Nanyang in the future, you will tremble! If the imperial court does not go to Nanyang in the future, then the bet is lost."

"Anyway, if you lose the bet, that's the way it is... Your father is a captain of Zhechong. I'm straightforward, so don't be angry. Once the Northwest War is over, you don't even have a backstage, and your father's relationship is here. By the side, stay until the end of the fourth-rank official."

"You are different from me. I started out as a guard, and I can enter the Wude Palace without taking an exam. You have studied hard for ten years, but it is just the same as when I was seven years old. Besides, I have the Duke's father and the Duke's uncle." , What do you have? The biggest official your father has ever seen is the Jilin Defense Envoy, right? Then you have to have a cup of tea when you go to give gifts."

"But if the imperial court goes to Nanyang in the future, opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared. The hard work of hanging on the beam is self-struggle; what to learn depends on the historical process."

"Grandfather Yue's great ability, if it wasn't for the Jin people's invasion of the south, he might have been a 'thief with the army' as he was in the Taiping period of the Song Dynasty. If the northwest is leveled, where else would you go to make meritorious service on land? Ping the southwestern chieftain, such a gold-plated For the matter, we noble children are still waiting in line, it's your turn?"

"It's better to find another way."

(End of this chapter)