Xinshun 1730

Chapter 505
The Russians are worried about the fate of their family, and they just want to go back early to prepare.

But since as a special envoy, you always have to worry about Russia's interests a little bit, so the meal in front of you is even more difficult to swallow.

Earl Osterman is not afraid that Dashun will continue to negotiate with him, even if he continues to open his mouth.

Instead, he was worried that after the meal was over, Dashun would directly issue an order to evict the guests, without even talking about it.

That would be a disaster for Russia.

Let's talk about how much to eat and how much to let.

If you don't talk about it, it means fighting directly.It's hard to say how much you can eat.

The previous experience of fighting the Junggar tribe is no longer meaningful.The Turghuts on the banks of the Volga River are excellent light cavalry, which the Russians have realized during their wars against Europe for many years, and the light cavalry of the Junggars, who are also part of the Oala tribe, are not bad.

It's just that the lack of excellent artillery and infantry that can resist the line made the Russians rely on fortress defense, so that the Cossacks built fortresses everywhere like stars in the sky without worrying about being besieged.

But now, Dashun's artillery is very good, and the Russians have already learned this point in the previous Sino-Russian war.Coupled with their engineers, Dashun may not need many regular troops at all, and can take advantage of the opportunity of Russia's western front to fight against Sweden to take over a vast land.

Before joining Dashun, the Junggar Ministry asked Russia to dismantle several fortresses such as Omsk and Krasyanorsk, and believed that there had been Mongolian pastures since ancient times.

During the negotiations a few days ago, Dashun upheld the same attitude.The bottom line is that Omsk and the Om River to the east are the boundaries, and all the requirements of the Junggar Department have been fully inherited.

After Dashun defeated the Junggar tribe, Russia also tried to win over the upper echelons of the Junggar tribe.

But little effect.

It has something to do with religion, but more importantly, people in the Zhunbu are worried about their distant relatives, the Khalkha tribe and Monan Mongolia.

If they take refuge in Russia, they will be Russia's pawns.Send me to death, and Russia will take the benefits, and Russia can't give them anything.

If they took refuge in Russia, Dashun would definitely wipe out the Zhun tribe, and let the Khalkha tribe and Monan Mongolia separate several ethnic groups and migrate to the best alpine pastures in the Altai Mountains.The Khalkha tribe and Monan Mongolia must be happy to do so.

The Junggar Ministry knew that the Russians were wooing them, and they wanted to use them as weapons.

Altai Mountain is too far away from Petersburg, but closer to Xijing in Dashun.The Russians would only support some guns at most, and Dashun would drain their blood.

Of course, it is also very difficult for Dashun to encourage the Turhu Special Department to become independent and exempt from the mandatory military service in Russia.

Because the Torghut Ministry also knew that Dashun was using them as gunmen, and the Volga River was too close to Russia's heart, so Dashun would support some guns at most, and the Russians would drain their blood.

However, the Turghut Ministry can "hold China's self-respect" and negotiate conditions with Russia, demanding that the control of the Turghut Ministry and the scale of military service be relaxed.This alone is enough for Russia to drink a pot.

On Dashun's side, apart from splitting the alignment department into small groups, there was no military service, no compulsory conscription, and at most donated a few white camels every year.After the dismantling, everyone had their own selfishness. Whoever wanted to defect to Tsarist Russia, how many people were staring and waiting to inherit their grassland and tribes.

What's more terrible is that during the negotiations on the Selenga River a few years ago, there was a clause in the treaty that seemed inconspicuous at first, but now it is a big trouble.

That is, the Junggar tribe is the internal affairs of Dashun, and Dashun belongs to counter-insurgency rather than conquest.

At the beginning, Russia thought that this was Dashun's hope that Russia would not intervene in the affairs of the Ministry of Finance, and taking advantage of the urgent pressure of the War of Polish Succession and the Russo-Turkish War, they signed it.

Now this inconspicuous treaty has become a troublesome place.

During the negotiations a few days ago, Dashun came up with a treaty, saying that since the Ministry of Finance is the internal affairs of Dashun, Dashun will naturally inherit the territorial dispute with Russia before the Ministry of Finance.

Earl Osterman is also considered a character, but no matter how he looks at it, he feels that Dashun's northwest demarcation issue is a deadlock, and it is really insoluble.

And the key to this deadlock is Dashun's newly established Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

As soon as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was established, the world outside Dashun also participated in the internal decision-making of Dashun, and the timing was quite right.

The last boundary negotiation was held between the Russo-Turkish War and the War of Polish Succession.

This time it was done in the same way, and it was still the most uncomfortable time in Russia.

Paul Petersburg?Or Paul Omsk?This is a no-brainer.

Not long after the Great Northern War, the Swedes still have the prestige. Before the war, no one knew that Sweden is now just a paper tiger relying on the prestige of the fathers.

After finishing the meal unwillingly and deaf, the banquet dispersed, and when the officials left the Forbidden City, Earl Osterman hesitated for a moment, but stopped Qi Guogong who was about to board the car and leave.

"Your Excellency, can the negotiations on the boundary treaty between China and Russia be resumed? Earlier you said that due to the conquest of Japan, the boundary treaty negotiations were suspended. Now that Japan has paid tribute to your country, the boundary treaty negotiations should resume, right? "

Duke Qi, who was a little drunk, glanced at Osterman, slowly and methodically took out a delicate tin cigarette case, and took out a cigarette produced in Songjiang.The boy next to the car lit a match, carefully watching Duke Qi's beard, and lit the cigarette.

The whale oil lamp with a glass cover in front of the carriage illuminated the vicinity very brightly. The bright red cigarette fire did not reflect on the glass windows of the carriage, but the flickering cigarette butts were reflected in Osterman's pupils .

He stared closely at Qi Guogong's slightly yellowed beard, eager to know the answer.

However, Qi Guogong took two sips, but said slowly: "I am only in charge of negotiating, but whether we talk about it or not is not up to me. We still have to wait for His Majesty's order."

"It's like the general is in charge of fighting the war, but he shouldn't be in charge of deciding whether to fight or not to fight."

Deliberately using "to fight or not to fight" as a metaphor, even if the emphasis cannot be perfectly expressed in terms of stress after translation, it still expresses the connotation of diplomatic blackmail.

"Don't worry, Earl. If the court orders me to talk, I won't delay."

Upon hearing this, Osterman scolded in his heart, wondering if he should not be in a hurry?

Even though the post station has been repaired to Omsk this year, it will take a long time to travel from Beijing to Omsk.

Now internal and external difficulties, time is running out, and the Swedes are imminently going to war. I am afraid that Russia will have changed by the time they go back, and they, Anna's favorites, will undoubtedly die.

"My lord, I hope that negotiations can be resumed as soon as possible. If the border issue can be resolved through negotiation, it should not be resolved by force. A war is a heavy burden for both parties. Especially in that desolate and barren land , it is not worth the bloodshed of the soldiers there, let alone the logistical consumption of millions of rubles."

"Russia wants to negotiate with full sincerity. I hope that the Duke can convey my meaning to His Majesty the Great Emperor."

Qi Guogong nodded and said: "I will play it as soon as possible. Once there is news, I will notify you immediately. Of course, if it can be negotiated, the Celestial Dynasty does not want to go to war. But if the negotiation fails, going to war is the only option."

"Since the founding of the country, the dynasty has been conquering east and west, and has always cared about the border. I might as well say it clearly. The experience of the previous dynasty tells us that no matter what, the north cannot be allowed to have a powerful enemy. Between this enemy, we must There has to be enough buffer."

"Every country has to accumulate experience based on its own history or the history of neighboring countries, just like your experience is that there must be an outlet to the sea anyway."

"And the history of 100 years ago gave the experience of this dynasty, that is, the north is in danger of subjugation of the country and the world."

"And the Raksha Kingdom...is stronger than the Donglu back then. If there is not enough buffer, the Celestial Dynasty cannot rest assured anyway."

After expressing his firm attitude on an informal occasion, Qi Guogong thought that this time the negotiation was already a sure thing.

The Raksha people couldn't sit still, and offered to restart the negotiation.In this kind of thing, whoever can't sit still first will lose first in terms of momentum.

Of course Dashun could sit still, not only could he sit still, but he could also sit very steadily.

Osterman knew that Dashun attached great importance to "taking history as a mirror", especially the history of the previous dynasty, which was the most important thing.

At this time, he hated the Jurchens who caused chaos in the Northeast region a hundred years ago.

If it wasn't for their rebellion, then this brand-new dynasty will learn from history, and the biggest lesson is that the sea is the big problem.For example, the Dutch occupied Taiwan, and the British and Dutch attacked Macau.

It's a pity that those rebellious Jurchens, who led the new dynasty to learn from history, seem to be still in the north.

Qi Guogong said very clearly that a huge buffer is needed, which also means that Dashun's bottom line will not be much lower than the conditions given before.

Osterman carefully tasted the words of Duke Pinqi, and felt that the hope of the negotiation had not yet been shattered, and the negotiation should still be possible.

"Then leave everything to the Duke."

Knowing that at this time, there is no way to talk about specific things, and Qi Guogong also expressed that he can only wait for the emperor's order, so he can only give way to the carriage first, and watch Qi Guogong get into the carriage.

After getting in the car, Qi Guogong said directly: "Don't go back to the mansion, go to Yi Guogong's mansion."

It wasn't loud, but Osterman heard it too.He knew that Yi Guogong was Liu Yu's father, and Liu Yu might be the first choice for the main general in the war between China and Russia.

Just a simple order to his followers caused the pressure in Osterman's heart to increase sharply.Sighing, he could only pray to the Holy Mother that Dashun's mouth should not be opened too much during negotiations.

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Duke Yi's mansion, the returned Liu Yu must have come to visit his parents first when he left the palace.

There was news from outside that the Duke of Qi had come, and Liu Yu thought that the Duke of Qi had come to talk to him about negotiations with Russia.

After welcoming him out, he didn't expect Duke Qi's first words after the meeting had nothing to do with the court affairs at all.

"Shouchang, tell me the truth. How much is the Ezo land worth?"

(End of this chapter)