I'm sure of the prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong!

Chapter 654 Civilian Husband
Some people always say that the Treaty of Nerchinsk is a treaty of equality. China has never actually ruled the land ceded by the treaty, so it does not count as a peace treaty.

But in fact, the concession limit initially agreed upon by the Manchus and Qing Dynasties was for Tsarist Russia to retreat directly to the west of the Lena River, that is, the vast Central Siberia and Eastern Siberia.

If this place was not regarded as Chinese territory by Kang Mazi, why did Tsarist Russia have to retreat so far?
Moreover, the indigenous tribes of Lake Baikal at that time responded to the Cossacks' request that they surrender to the tsar and pay taxes on furs: "We have already surrendered and paid tribute to Bogd Khan (the emperor of the Qing Dynasty), so why should we pay tribute to the tsar?" Tax?"

It wasn't until Kang Mazi finished fighting Yaksa that he found that the Cossacks were so difficult to fight, and the combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners Army had declined sharply. In addition, there was trouble again in Junggar in the northwest.

As a result, he instructed Suo'etu to hand over all Nerchinsk to the east of Lake Baikal to Tsarist Russia.

Not only that, it also clearly designated the vast territory between the North North Mountains and the South Branch, extending to the Arctic Ocean in the north and the Bering Strait in the east, including the Kamchatka Peninsula and the entire Udy River Basin, as areas to be discussed. Less than 300 million square kilometers.

According to the final version of the "Treaty of Nerchinsk", Tsarist Russia's Yakutsk Warlord District is actually not legal because it is also an area to be discussed.

Moreover, Kang Mazi must know that there are still Cossacks in Yakutsk. Even the 45 heinous Cossack bandits who surrendered in Yakutsk were also promoted to officials by the generous "Great Qing Saint Ancestor", with the highest rank of four. The official title and benefits are returned to the house, land and wife.

Even the Guandi Temple was converted into an Orthodox church by Kang Mazi. By the end of the Qing Dynasty, these Cossacks had multiplied to more than 1000 people, and more than 200 were killed by the Boxers.

When the Ming army fleet approached the Cossacks' eastern outpost in a mighty manner, the Cossack garrison who stayed at the observation tower were dumbfounded. He hurriedly lit the smoke, then abandoned the outpost, got on the boat and ran away.

The Cossack outposts in the eastern part of Nerchinsk were emitting smoke one after another. The main castle of Nerchinsk quickly received the news, and the warlord Vlasov quickly summoned the Cossacks who were scattered outside the city to "collect taxes" to come back. At the same time, a clipper was sent to Chita City to inform his superior Shcherbatov and request reinforcements.

Yu Kecheng led the fleet and landed on a river center island downstream of Nerchinsk Castle. This river center island was much larger than the river center island of Zi Castle, and the river surface between the two river center islands was also narrower. I can fight here.

When the Ming army landed on Jiangxinzhou, the first thing they did was cut down trees and set up camp. The entire Jiangxinzhou was an undeveloped virgin forest.

The early work of cutting down trees and setting up camp took more than a day, and the cut wood was directly used to build siege equipment on the spot, including wooden cannons and various small river crossing boats.

"Dang Dang Dang!"

"Stop, everyone. It's time for this team to change shifts and eat!"

When Xu Zhenglian heard the gongs of the foreman, he slumped down on the ground, his chest pressed against his back from exhaustion.

He is a Han immigrant from Yakesa Town, and he also belongs to the village chief of a village. Even though a village chief is not an official position in the pass, this is Heilongjiang, which is vast, sparsely populated, remote and bitterly cold. Even the village chief can receive a certain amount of Lumi from the inn. If he cooperates with the immigration management successfully, he can atone for his sins in advance and be removed from his status as a criminal.

That's right, this guy is not only an immigrant, but also a criminal. He has arrived in Yaksa. Serious Han immigrants, who would be willing to come, can only be exiled from the criminals.

Speaking of which, Xu Zhenglian was quite unlucky. He was originally the chief registrar of a coastal county, but it turned out that the county magistrate was corrupt and bribery, and he was also in cahoots with the Coastal Shipping Department.

A shocking case occurred in the Municipal Shipping Department. The imperial court directly mobilized troops and sent Jin Yiwei to join forces with the Metropolitan Procuratorate to directly bring down the coastal City Shipping Department and other prefectures and counties.

He happened to be the one who was beaten. The county magistrate colluded with the shipping department and the maritime merchants, and his head was beheaded. However, he just liked to get some small money, and the total amount was only a few hundred taels.

He neither dared nor had the qualifications to get into contact with the Shipping Department and those wealthy merchants.

However, the case was too big, and many of the officials involved in the coastal areas were beheaded with higher official ranks, and those with lower official ranks were also packed up and exiled to Heilongjiang.

"This man has an extraordinary bearing and is so eye-catching. I wonder which trading station he is in Heilongjiang? I'm Liu De, the branch manager of Liu's Trading Company in Heishuitun." Someone came up to Xu Zhenglian and tugged on him. Almost. A few years ago, Xu Zhenglian would have been a court official, and the court's laws were there, so he would not have too much contact with businessmen, but now he does not.

Xu Zhenglian said: "This certain person is just a commoner village chief in Yakesa, not a store manager, at most he is an eighth-rank official who once served in the imperial court."

Liu De understood instantly. No wonder he felt that the other party was somewhat dignified, but he was also wearing coarse clothes. It turned out that he was an exiled criminal from a previous major case.

The two of them didn't talk any more and went directly to queue up to receive their meals. They took turns taking breaks and meals.

When they received the food from the common people, they were all eating salted fish.

The rice is a thousand rice, and the salted fish is also caught in Heilongjiang. The military warehouses of various post stations have stocked a lot of salted fish, many of which are top-quality ingredients for future generations.

Of course, even the best salted fish will still taste the same, but for a civilian, this is pretty good.

After all, as a civilian husband for the army, not only can he have enough to eat, but he can also eat meat. If it were the Qing Empire, that would be nothing, especially if the Qing Dynasty replaced the people's rations with silver, which would make it easier to corrupt. You would still owe the government a sum of money.

Not convinced? If you don't accept it, rebel! (Do you think I’m cheating? The Yellow River bursts, and it takes ten taels of silver to build the embankment...hahahaha)
Xu Zhenglian squatted there with bowls and chopsticks, and while eating, he watched other people cutting down trees, digging holes, and building fortifications everywhere. Several officers were there to direct how to dig trenches.

Liu De came over with his rice bowl: "Did you see what the officers and soldiers were going to do?"

Xu Zhenglian did not resent the other party's initiative to come over. He just stretched out his chopsticks and pointed at the officers and said, "Have you seen those few? They should be the artillery of the army. Now the forts are probably dug in the trenches in advance, and then the artillery will be fired into the trenches." One of them can directly bombard the Rakshasa city wall."

Liu De took a look from a distance and was quite surprised: "The artillery position is so far away. Can the artillery of the officers and soldiers really hit the city wall?"

Xu Zhenglian became excited when he said this: "Not to mention such a small distance, even if it is further away, it can be hit. Not only can it hit, but the artillery shells of these officers and soldiers can also explode. And the power is not bad, these groups of Luo Sharen, some people have suffered this time."

Liu De said: "I had only heard rumors before that the artillery of the officers and soldiers had explosive shells, but I didn't expect it to be true."

Xu Zhenglian said: "That can still be false. Not only can the artillery shells explode, but the officers and soldiers also have a kind of explosive bomb that can be thrown. As long as it is thrown into the enemy formation of the Rakshasa people, it will definitely blow them up. There is even a kind of explosive bomb for the officers and soldiers. A giant flying ball can fly to the sky if you sit on it. The Rakshasa people can't hide any military information they have. "

Liu De nodded: "I have heard of the giant flying ball. It was published in the official newspaper of the imperial court before. It is said that it is shaped like a Kongming lantern and can take people to the sky. Speaking of which, this time the imperial court sent troops, not only the officers and soldiers of Heilongjiang Dusi, but also Even the northern Zhili side will send out a large army. If the imperial court mobilizes so many troops in this battle, it is afraid that they really intend to wipe out all the Rakshasa people in Mobei and further north! "

Xu Zhenglian sneered: "The Rakshasa people invaded our Chinese border decades ago, but the Tatar emperor was still a Tatar after all, and he was too timid to fight and cede territory to seek peace. Now, our Ming Emperor is the orthodox Han family, the eternal sage, so naturally We want to avenge our shame and expel all these Rakshasa barbarians. Moreover, the terrain here is difficult, and when the army takes over this place, they will definitely station troops and build a city here in the future..."

Liu De's eyes flashed, and when he heard the words about the dangerous terrain and the need to garrison and build a city, he instantly sensed the business opportunities!
The Liu family had not been able to get a share of the Yaksa trading post before, but Nerchinsk was a brand new market. He didn't have to do too much, just build a good relationship with the government troops in advance, and write a letter to report to the head of the family.

As long as a new trading station can be opened here, the fur business nearby will be quickly monopolized by the Liu family.

Furthermore, maybe they can transport military rations to the army in exchange for good furs and furs in the hands of the army. In this way, not only will the Liu Family Trading Company be able to make money, but he will also be able to gain the respect of the family owner.

Shopping malls are like battlefields. This was the same in ancient times, and even better.

After all, it was definitely easier for officials and businessmen to collude in ancient times than in later generations, because there were so many gray channels.

(End of this chapter)