Forty-eight years of Qianlong

Chapter 335 A letter from Irkutsk
Zhao Xin took the letter and did not open it right away. He put on a professional smile when discussing business, and asked, "What are you two doing here?"

After listening to Seldan's translation, Aimorigen said: "The governor sent me two to deliver the letter. As for what was said in the letter, we really don't know. It's just that you are far away from the border, and we can see you. It's not easy."

Serdan heard this, and immediately said to Zhao Xin: "My lord, they are lying to you. Last year at the Wulin Appreciation Party, Sahalian told them how to get to the market in Fuerdan City."

Zhao Xin remained calm, nodded with a smile, and continued to ask: "Aside from this letter, what evidence do you have to prove that you are the envoy sent by Governor Irketsk?"

Aimorigen said: "If you want to talk about written evidence, I really don't have any. However, a huge white steel cargo ship arrived in Okhotsk last year. The captain of the team was surnamed Ding. The person who boarded the ship to meet him was The head of customs, Petro Grigorievich, and the local church priest Semyon Kiselevsky. I wonder if this can be used as proof of your trust in me?"

Zhao Xin nodded and said: "Okay." After finishing speaking, he opened the envelope and took out the letter.

This letter is very long, with five pages.What surprised Zhao Xin was that the entire letter was written in Chinese, but there was a Russian signature at the end of the letter.

Over the past few years, Zhao Xin has been in contact with Andrew a lot, and Zhao Xin can barely understand some Russian. He recognized that this signature is the name of that Ivan Jacobi himself.

The person who writes should have a considerable understanding of Chinese, the sentences are fluent, and the content is straightforward.The first half of this letter is full of compliments. First, it reviews the exchanges between the Ming Dynasty and Tsarist Russia in the seventeenth century. There have been friendly exchanges from time to time.He expressed his concern and support for Zhao Xin, a "descendant of the Ming Empire", for his atrocities against the Tatars.

Historically, in 1618, Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich sent a Russian mission to Beijing with Ivan Petrin as the chief envoy and Andrei Madov as the deputy envoy.There were 12 members of the mission. They set off from Tomsk on May 1618, 5. After entering the country, the Tsarist Russian mission passed through Zhangjiakou, Xuanhua, Huailai, Nankou, and Changping, and entered Beijing in September of that year.

Since Tsarist Russia at that time was active in Mongolia and the northwest of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty government was wary of Petrin.Nevertheless, they were treated with appropriate courtesy in Beijing and placed in the Honglu Temple.Later, they set off on their way back with a letter of credence from Emperor Wanli to the Russian Tsar.This should be the earliest official contact between China and Russia.

In the middle part of the letter, Ivan Jacobi expressed regret for the two misunderstandings that had occurred on Bitter Leaf Island, and hoped that Zhao Xin would stop preventing the Russian expedition from going south. Haikou is a win-win choice.In addition, Ivan Jacobi proposed to use [-] barrels of whale oil and [-] sheets of sea otter skins to redeem the three captured sailboats and the first captured crew with Zhao Xin.

The last part of the letter describes the brutality, cruelty and "injustice" of the Qing Empire to the Tsarist Russian Empire, and describes the miserable life of its citizens in a country that cannot eat rhubarb.Hope to join hands with Beihai Town to break the economic blockade imposed by the Tatar Empire on Tsarist Russia, and is willing to provide all military and related material assistance.

After Zhao Xin read the letter, he suppressed the anger in his heart and tried his best to appear calm.But in Aimorigen's view, his face was flushed and the corners of his trembling mouth must be irresistible excitement for his efforts.

"We hope to meet Father Makarius and convey Father Semyon Kiselevsky's greetings to him."

"Well. I will consider this." Zhao Xin folded the letter paper, and every movement of him seemed to be extremely forceful.He looked up at Aimorigen and asked, "Who wrote this letter? His Chinese is very good."

"It was written by Father Semyon Kiselevsky of Okhotsk on behalf of His Excellency the Governor."

"Take the two of them down and detain them separately." Zhao Xin told Chen Jishan, "You tell Pianshan for me, if one of these two bastards escapes, he, the police chief, will quit."

Chen Jishan was taken aback for a moment, and thought that the adults were still laughing at Mimi just now, why is it that they are about to show their swords in a blink of an eye?I saw Zhao Xin still looking at himself with a smile and said: "Let Katayama interrogate me carefully, even the color of his fucking underwear! Do you understand?!"

The last six words of Zhao Xin almost popped out between his teeth, which made Chen Jishan shudder, he had been with Zhao Xin for a year, and he had never seen such an expression, so he quickly stood to attention and said, "Yes! You even have to ask what color your fucking panties are!"

At this time, Zhao Xin said to Seldan again: "You also go, and help interrogate together. You have to find out what they did after they crossed the border."

Ever since, when the two Tsarist Russian spies were taken out of Zhao Xin's office by Seldan, Chen Jishan and others with a smile on their faces, they were immediately pushed to the ground with a dog gnawing on mud after Chen Jishan gave an order, and then they were sent away Went to Police Headquarters.

One day later, Zhao Xin got the results of the interrogation, and Seldan came to report to him in person.

"What! Tsarist Russians want to invade Heilongjiang?"

"Yes, my lord. Those two did say so."

"What time?"

"It's just that they're making preparations. They don't know when." Seldan continued, "There's one more thing that happened between him and Acton, the co-leader, in Delane last year."

Zhao Xin heard Seldan mention this matter last year, but he didn't take it seriously and left it behind.Speaking of it now, he thought for a while and asked, "What's the matter?"

"The Manchu Qing official gave him a map of the military aircraft fortress of the three-surnamed vice-dutong Yamen."

"Where are the pictures?"

"Aimorigen said that he has brought back Yaksa and handed it over to the Rakshasa officer."

"What's in that picture?"

"Outpost layout, garrison distribution."

"Bastard!" Zhao Xin slapped the table, and now he wished he could kill that Acton.

Seldan had never seen Zhao Xin lose his temper before, so he couldn't help but Weiwei said: "My lord, what should we do with those two?"

"Let Katayama continue the interrogation, regardless of whether he is dead or alive. If he is still alive after three days, he will be dragged out and shot!"

After Seldan left, Zhao Xin asked Chen Jishan to guard the door of the office, and no one came today.Zhao Xin then lit a cigarette and began to fall into deep thought.

War, in fact, is the same as other things, and the "five W's" must first be clarified.

Why? Where? Who? Which? when?

Zhao Xin has read some materials, and he knows that in another time and space, in the eighteenth century, although Tsarist Russia made a plan to invade China, it has never been implemented.Could this action be just a test?If not, what made the old woman change her mind?
"Is it because of myself?"

Zhao Xin seemed to understand a little bit. It has been two years since the first battle in Fuldan City. If the news of Beihai Town's two defeats of the Qing army reached Tsarist Russia, it is hard to say that it would not stimulate the ambition of the old woman; If you are prepared, the invasion may really be coming.

So the next question, where will Tsarist Russia come from?

Trinity Rocky (Temple Street)?If it is coming from the east, then it must be going south by boat from Okhotsk and coming in from the mouth of the Heilongjiang River.But the problem is that all the large sailing ships in Okhotsk were destroyed by the Northern Navy, and the five sailing ships parked in Whale Bay are all sent to the door by Tsarist Russia.

"What if it comes from the west?" Zhao Xin suddenly thought of another possibility.He got up and walked to the bookshelf, took out a map of the Heilongjiang and Ussuri River basins, glanced to the upper left, and finally landed on the location of Yaksa City.

The next third and fourth questions can actually be counted as one, the scale of troops dispatched, and the generals leading the troops.

This Nima is really impossible to guess!

The last one is time.Considering that Heilongjiang will basically not be unsealed until April or May, and the ice will completely melt. If Tsarist Russia really wants to do something, it can only be at that time.

Headache!Looking at the thousands of kilometers of meandering rivers on the map, Zhao Xin sucked his teeth.

If Tsarist Russia really came from the west, then the transfer route of the North Navy is to go north from Fuerdan City to Xingkai Lake, and then go north from Xingkai Lake along the Ussuri River to Khabarovsk; then go west from Khabarovsk to Heilongjiang Enter the mouth of the Songhua River and go up to Yaksa.

In this way, the Beihai Navy is bound to fight with the Yamen of the three surnames and the Heilongjiang General's Mansion. It has to be shot down too.

The entire strategic direction of this shit is going to change!
And once the Northern Navy attacks northward, the Qing troops in Ningguta and Hunchun will definitely get the news.Qing Gui is not a fool, this guy has stayed in Ula, Jilin for two years, quietly dispatching troops and building the city, he will definitely take the opportunity to attack Fuldan City.

Bitter Leaf Island, Southern Kyushu, Sendai Fan, Beihai Town, and Fuerdan City, the Beihai Navy currently has seven regiments, plus two cavalry companies and one Aoba Battalion. Supplies can kill everyone.

Follow up by yourself?What about the marriage with Shen Xuan?Miss Shen is nineteen this year, if she delays, she will become an old girl in this era, and she will be laughed at to death.

The most troublesome thing is that the entire marching route has to rely on waterways, which can be fatal!
Zhao Xin didn't dare to discuss with the convener with great fanfare. Now that Liu Sheng and Wang Yuanfang are away, he thought about it and thought of one person.

In the evening, he didn't even bother to accompany Shen Xuan for dinner, so he went directly to find Yu Deli, and took him to Chen Qingsong's house together.

Two confused middle-aged men were pulled together by Zhao Xin. Looking at Zhao Xin's expression, he knew that this was definitely not about fighting landlords.After listening to what Zhao Xin said, his face suddenly became serious.

Yu Deli first said: "You mean, because of our appearance, it will cause Tsarist Russia to invade south in advance?"

"That's what it means."

Chen Qingsong said frowningly: "If this is the case, things will be troublesome. All our development plans for this year will have to be changed accordingly."

Zhao Xindao: "The problem is that I can't even guess which direction they will attack from."

Yu Deli said, "show me that letter."

Chen Qingsong began to calculate the grain situation. The grain inventory in Beihai Town is not a problem now, but the north-south waterway is so long, how many ships will be built to transport grain, ammunition and other supplies there!
After a long time, Yu Deli read the letter back and forth several times, and then asked Zhao Xin: "How many troops does the Qing army have in the two directions of Ningguta and Hunchun?"

Zhao Xindao: "There are 8000 people in Ningguta, and more than 1 people in Hunchun."

Yu Deli said: "Except for Taiwan in the south, the Qing army has transferred most of the forces of the Manchu, Han, and Mongolian Eight Banners to these two places. In this way, the troops on the Heilongjiang side are bound to be empty. Maybe Luocha just saw it. That's what makes the decision to invade."

He paused, looked at Zhao Xin and said, "If you really wanted to fight, what would you do?"

Zhao Xindao: "We must first occupy Khabarovsk, which is the confluence of Heilongjiang and Wusuli Rivers. Regardless of whether we want to deal with Tsarist Russia or not, in fact, we must take it from a strategic point of view. We didn't take any action before. I'm afraid of attracting the attention of Sanxing City, because once Boli is occupied, the Qing court's reward Wulin will be abolished, and their control over the entire lower reaches of Heilongjiang will be gone, and we didn't have so many local cadres to take over the place before. regime."

Then, Zhao Xin introduced what Serdan and Wukanbei saw and heard when they were rewarding Wulin in Delengen last year, and then continued: "The Qing court's approach is to make money at a loss, and the border residents hand over a piece of money. Mink fur is just a formality, but they can get great benefits from the Qing court. If we control the lower reaches of Heilongjiang, then this burden will inevitably be taken over, and a large number of local cadres and medical personnel will be matched with it. Why should people support us? Whether by blood or geography, these ethnic minorities are closer to the Manchus."

Yu Deli nodded, he completely agrees with Zhao Xin's idea.

Beihai Town is different from the Manchu Qing Dynasty. The Manchu Qing Dynasty formed the control of the people's hearts through the registration of the border residents. The advantage of this is that the country is strong and the world is peaceful;At that time, even if the unorganized people resist bravely, they will still lose to the organized invaders.

What Beihai Town has to do is not only to occupy the territory, but also to effectively control and organize and scale the border tribes.In fact, it is to go to the countryside through power to break the traditional free tribal life; small tribes move closer to large tribes, and finally form urbanized villages along the lower reaches of the Heilongjiang River.

And when the territory is large, there will be more holes in management; instead of hastily occupying it, and then rushing to carry out administrative construction, it is better to develop in a dull way, and gather enough strength before punching.

This is why Zhao Xin put him in charge of the administrative cadre school.

The three of them thought for a long time, and finally Yu Deli slapped his forehead, there is a solution!

"In fact, if you want to know whether Tsarist Russia is gathering troops and waiting for the spring to freeze and invade, there is a way."

Zhao Xin's eyes lit up, and he asked, "What?"

Yu Deli said: "Do you know what the city of Nerchinsk was called in our time and space?"

"It seems to be called Nerchensk. I really checked that."

"Where's Okhotsk?"

Zhao Xin scratched his head and said, "It seems to be called Okhotsk."

Yu Deli nodded and said: "That's easy to handle. It's better for any of us to go to this matter. You are like this"

A week later, Zhao Xin walked out of the airport in Okhotsk, wearing bulging clothes and carrying a travel bag.

He was going to do some on-site reconnaissance himself.

　Make up one day's debt.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)