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Chapter 536 Change the World
The reason why the Earl of Saravula is so confident in Ivan Sergeyevich's design is because the bastion design used by the other party is almost the most advanced in the world at present-the Vauban-style bastion .

The so-called Vauban-style bastion refers to the bastion design and fortification that Vauban, the military strategist who had just died 16 years ago, was most proud of. The Vauban-style bastion designed by him is built according to the terrain, and the internal structure is so complicated that People are dazzled, and their defensive ability is even more adaptable to local conditions, which is very powerful.

Before the birth of Vauban, European fortifications had begun to experience great innovations due to the advancement of artillery, because in this era, the role of artillery rendered a large number of walls useless-stone shells could easily break through the walls, while metal Cannonballs can penetrate the parapet walls between bunkers, and even the tallest castles are hard to avoid being broken.

Therefore, in this era, the design of western military architecture gradually changed its thinking. In order to avoid the ballistic of artillery, they chose to abandon the tall and solid parapet and the tower that went straight into the sky, making the castle closer to the ground and having better concealment effect. In the construction of the castle, strict geometry was also incorporated - all the side fortifications in the castle are basically composed of trapezoids and triangles, forming a more stable and strong structure.

By the time Vauban emerged, the design of western bastion had entered a new era, and with the arrival of Vauban, the design of bastion began to develop in an extreme direction. Parallel trenches of admiration A lot of new thinking has been applied to the construction of the bastion, and it has also achieved excellent results, because everyone has nothing to do with his bastion.

Since you can't beat it, join him.

Under the influence of this idea, many places began to learn from his Vauban-style bastion, forcing Vauban to create a set of Vauban-style attack methods, which were used to attack the castle he designed.
Use the spear of the son to attack the shield of the son.This sentence was perfectly interpreted by Vauban, so after his death, the Vauban-style bastion is still very popular. Even the Russian Empire's fortification experts worked very hard to learn this bastion construction plan. And Ivan Sergeyevich is one of the outstanding representatives.

"My lord, according to the current estimates, Vladivostok will be able to initially have a scale in the second half of next year, and have a certain defensive capability." Ivan Sergeyevich finished introducing the edge After discussing the details of the fort, I finally added a summary.

"The second half of next year? Can't it be earlier?"

Earl Sarawula frowned. He didn't dare to bet that Ningchu would not go to war in the first half of next year. How could Vladivostok, which was half repaired, be able to resist Ningchu's attack?

Ivan Sergeyevich patiently explained: "My lord, we don't have enough manpower right now. The current Tatars alone are not enough to speed up the progress of the project, unless other Russian soldiers are also involved in the construction. The work of building the bastion, otherwise I have no confidence to finish it in the first half of the year."

Earl Sarawula smiled and said: "There is a shortage of people, I will dispatch a new batch of labor for you immediately, there are thousands of damned Tatars, enough to build the bastion. Some Tatars, it doesn’t matter if they are all dead, just catch some more at that time.”

Hearing the understatement in Earl Saraula's tone, Ivan Sergeyevich couldn't help showing a smile on his face, and said: "In this case, then I understand, these damned Tatars are really There are too many, they are like locusts covering the sky and everywhere, and it is good to be able to consume more."

For these two people, no matter whether it is the Eight Banners or the Han people, they are just insignificant Tatars in the eyes of their Russians. They are not qualified to occupy such a good land, and their lives are even more worthless.

On the contrary, for them, the power of the Russian Empire to extend to the Far East is very limited. It can be said that apart from the 500 people brought over from St. Petersburg at the moment, no more people can be squeezed out. People need to mobilize the power of the entire Far East and even the direction of Kyakta, and such precious power naturally cannot be used to build a city in the ice and snow.

"That being the case, when the Tatars come over, the construction of fortifications in other places in Vladivostok will start, and the construction period should be able to catch up with the first half of next year. If there is nothing else, I will go back first." See Ivan Sergeyevich was quite satisfied that the labor business was settled.

Earl Sara Wula waved his hand, and said with a smile: "Let's not hurry up. I brought some vodka back from St. Petersburg. Let's have a drink together before leaving."

"Vodka? This is good stuff!"

Ivan Sergeyevich's eyes lit up, and his nostrils even fluttered a bit, as if he wanted to smell vodka. After all, for the Russians in the Northland, for this devil's invention, no matter what It can be done, it can not only warm people in the cold winter, but also soothe the lonely soul.

However, today’s Russians in the Far East, not to mention drinking vodka, can’t even drink other wines, because in the desolate and lonely Far East, food is always the most important material. Brewing, not even the Earl of Sarabula would tolerate it.

But for an alcoholic like Ivan Sergeyevich, he lost half of his vitality during the days without alcohol, and the itching in his heart made him almost crazy, so when Sarah He was only so excited when the Earl of Wula claimed to have vodka.

"To celebrate the enthronement of Her Majesty the Great Empress, cheers!"

The crystal clear wine collided in the glass, and everything seemed so beautiful.And just a few years later, the last impression left on Earl Sarawula by this day became the last peaceful winter.

The banks of the Qinhuai River can be described as ten miles of pink tents, and there are many large and small restaurants, many of which are famous selling gold caves in Beijing.

Among them, there is a very conspicuous pavilion called Ruancui Building. Today, it is decorated with lanterns everywhere, which looks very conspicuous. It is matched with the traditional Chinese attic design, which makes people feel dreamy at first glance.

But if people actually walk in, they will be surprised, because there are not many Chinese people in the Ruancui Building at this time, but there are blond and blue-eyed Westerners everywhere, and they are almost all prominent figures in Nanjing. , but today they all gathered here, the purpose is to welcome the new British ambassador, French ambassador and Swedish ambassador.

In the past, when Western countries had not sent envoys to Ningchu, almost a lot of related diplomatic work was directly carried out by business representatives of European countries stationed in Nanjing. Among them, the Frenchman Wei Desheng was a national broker serving many governments. , and there are several people like this in Nanjing, so naturally they will not miss this crucial banquet.

In addition to these Westerners, there are also wealthy gentry from the south of the Yangtze River and officials from the imperial court. Of course, they gathered here not to welcome these Western ambassadors, but because the emperor will come to the banquet tonight to meet with several ambassadors. .

As for why they didn't choose to meet a few ambassadors in the court, but met in private like this, everyone didn't quite understand, but everyone knew one thing in their hearts, that is, when the emperor chose to do this, there would naturally be Emperor's reason.

Minister Song Enming of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs held red wine in his hand, looked at the British ambassador Pierre Gubert, the French ambassador Alfred Koman, and the Swedish ambassador Earl Eriksson in front of him, and said with a smile: "Welcome the ambassadors to Nanjing. , I hope you can have a good memory in Nanjing."

The British ambassador Pierre Gubert actually didn't really want to come to the banquet as soon as he got off the boat. He would rather spend more time to really understand the current Ningchu than to talk politely with the minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in front of him, but what happened? What to say in the local area has become the instinct of this kind of person, and said softly: "Thank you, I believe that in Nanjing, I can gain something different."

French Ambassador Alfred Koman shrugged and said, "Thank you very much for your country's enthusiasm."

As for the Swedish ambassador, Earl Eriksson, who already had a mission this time, his attitude became much more enthusiastic, and he said, "No matter what, Nanjing will not let me down, will it?"

Song Enming smiled slightly, neither too enthusiastic nor false, he said softly: "Da Chu is a friendly and peaceful country, and friends are naturally welcome."

The British ambassador Pierre Gubert nodded meaningfully. He does not know everything. Through the previous information, he has a deep understanding of the real contradictions in Ningchu, and he has a very accurate idea in his heart. It is my judgment that the war between Ning Chu and the Russian Empire will not be too far away, so when I heard Song Enming's words at this time, I heard some other meanings immediately.

Seeing that Pierre Guber had nothing else to say, the Swedish ambassador, Earl Eriksson, hurriedly asked, "His Majesty the Emperor will be here tonight, isn't he?"

"I have no right to tell you about His Majesty's whereabouts. In addition, your envoys should not inquire at will. This is a very dangerous move in our country."

Song Enming replied seriously, but Earl Eriksson hit a nail.

Seeing that Song Enming was unwilling to answer, everyone's interest dropped slightly. When a banquet does not have the host he should be there, no matter how luxurious it is, it will lose its original meaning.

Fortunately, the news was very accurate, and it didn't make the Westerners wait for too long. Ning Yu walked into the banquet hall under the protection of the guards, and everyone's eyes focused on it. However, the officials of Ning Chu Naturally, they saluted humbly, and other Westerners also began to salute here and there.

Ning Yu glanced at the people present. Although the overall atmosphere was very monotonous, he didn't come here for a banquet this time, so naturally he wouldn't take this point again.

"You don't have to be polite, I'm here today to have fun with the people, and I'm also here to meet our friends."

"Thank you, Your Majesty the Great Emperor!"

The Westerners saluted one after another. In their world, attending a party with the king is not a very noteworthy thing, and there is no need to be overly nervous about it. The Emperor Ningyu in front of him is obviously the same as the emperor they have seen before. All very approachable.

After that, Ning Yu shook hands with everyone and exchanged greetings. It was a preliminary acquaintance with these Western ambassadors who will be stationed in Nanjing for a long time. Everyone had friendly smiles on their faces, and everything seemed so harmonious.

For a banquet, no matter how many people come, it will eventually form a circle, a big circle within a small circle, and a small circle within a core circle, and Ning Yu, as the emperor, naturally needless to say, besides him is Song Enming, Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Apart from the translators, there were only Pierre, Alfred and Eriksson.

Ning Yu's eyes lingered on the faces of the three people for a moment, and said with a smile: "The three of you have traveled thousands of miles to Dachu, so you must have some diverse knowledge of Dachu, I wonder if you can speak up? "

"Huaxia is a great and unique place. Its culture is bright and restrained. The people are well-educated. Even the city looks so beautiful." British Ambassador Pierre Gubert still spoke first, as if the three of them The order of speeches has been divided by the ranking of national strength.

Ning Yu did not affirm or deny these words, but looked at Alfred and Eriksson and said with a smile: "What about you?"

French Ambassador Alfred Coleman said softly: "Your Majesty, the Dachu I see is a great country in the East with great potential."

Ning Yu was still noncommittal, looking at the Swedish ambassador Eriksson, his expression remained unchanged.

The Swedish ambassador Eriksson thought longer than Pierre and Alfred. He pondered for a moment before he said: "Although I don't know enough about China, I think that both Sweden and China need to deal with it in the north." A common enemy."

The meaning in the words has basically been expressed nakedly. I am here to find allies, so hurry up and join the anti-Russian alliance!

Interesting. Really interesting.
Ning Yu had a smile on his face. The reason why he took pains to set up this Western-style banquet was because he really wanted to get a feel for it, instead of just saying some saliva-wasting nonsense in the court, because many things are true. You can't do it in a high-sounding manner.

"I invited you to the banquet today, in addition to wanting to hear your real thoughts, largely because I hope to promote the friendship between several countries."

Ning Yu said slowly: "There are common interests between our countries, so there is naturally room for friendship, and as long as we can achieve friendship, we can truly change the pattern of the world."

(End of this chapter)