New Shun 1730

The Khalkha Mongols did not send many cavalrymen.

The first few hundred cavalrymen who arrived became the last straw that broke the camel's back for old Count Tolstoy.

Liu Yu's pressure has become more and more severe these days, and the old count has a high fever and can no longer bear it.

The conditions given are getting further and further north, and Liu Yu's concessions are getting bigger and bigger. They have already tested each other's bottom line, and it seems that it is time to sign a contract.

But the old count still can't make up his mind.

The cold wind in November brought a snowstorm and a secret letter from Petersburg.

The slender font carries the fragrance of a girl, but there is a sense of heroism between the lines.

The girl who wrote the letter was almost pushed to the throne of the Tsar, and was regarded by Peter's old ministers as the hope for Russia to continue its westernization reforms. This is also the fundamental reason why the old count was thrown here.

"Please take care of yourself no matter what. For me and for the future of Russia."

"Your reputation may be tarnished temporarily, but I believe it will be restored one day. If you trust me, please accept my advice and sign your name on the treaty with China. This will not insult your surname, I swear."

"Just like your current situation, you insist on not signing for the future of your Russia; I am also doing things I don't want to do for the future of Russia."

"Our Tsar, my little nephew, is obsessed with me. Every time he goes out hunting, he must let me follow him. When I go out hunting, he will follow me. I haven't attended a dance for a long time, like This is rare for someone my age."

"I love balls. However, after every ball, the man I danced with would be sent by our Tsar to serve in distant places or to foreign countries. He even sent four permanent envoys to Turkey within a month. Why should those innocent people suffer such misfortune because of me?"

"Perhaps, I can use this infatuation to influence him and let him inherit my father's legacy. You and I both know that the future of Russia lies in reform, unwavering reform, westward! Westward! Westward! One step to the west today, and two steps to the east tomorrow. For the future of Russia, if necessary, I will consider not to be a cleric for life. Marry to influence him, and even accept those suggestions with ulterior motives: marry our Tsar, my little nephew. If I can influence him to lead Russia on the right path, I will consider it. "

"If men cannot firmly reform, then women should shoulder the future of Russia."

"I hope you can know that you are not the only one who loves Russia. There are many people who are doing all kinds of reluctant things for the future of the motherland."

"Menshikov, this fool, does not know his situation. The day the news of your signing the treaty reached St. Petersburg was the day he was exiled. Your damaged reputation will be borne by Menshikov. Perhaps you will still be stripped of your "I'm not going to take away your title, but I hope you can take care of yourself and continue to devote everything to the future of Russia in your estate far away from Petersburg."

"For example, your experience studying in the Venetian Navy and your diplomatic mediation as an ambassador to Turkey are not only your own knowledge and experience, but also the wealth of the whole of Russia. You should record all of this as experience, rather than wasting your life in depression."

"The winter in Selenginsk must be very cold, I brought you a fur coat. Please take care of yourself."

"Love you Elizabeth Petrovna."

This letter destroyed the last stubbornness of old Tolstoy, like the last struggling sun before the polar night in the Arctic Circle.

There is no point in struggling any more.

The group of people in the Privy Council only care about the old laws of government after Peter's death, party struggles, and the impact on the little emperor Peter II.

They don't allow Russia to have another strong monarch.

They don't allow a new monarch to conquer the barbarism of Russia with his own barbarism.

Government is by the Privy Council, and sacrifice is by the little tsar. This is inevitable.

Menshikov is going to be finished.

The court officials of the whole Russia are looking forward to signing the contract as soon as possible, so as to put the blame on Menshikov who is immersed in the dream of his grandson becoming the Tsar.

The New Law Party represented by Elizabeth can only lie dormant at this time under the betrayal of Menshikov, without the slightest resistance.

Once Menshikov is overthrown, the Duke of the Old Party will become the guardian of the 11-year-old Peter II and educate him. The New Law Party is almost inevitably going to be purged.

The powerful factions of the New and Old Parties are busy with party struggles and infighting, and no one really cares about the negotiations here.

In despair and powerlessness, old Tolstoy finally began to accept the various conditions proposed by Liu Yu, and this negotiation that lasted too long finally came to an end.

In addition to Liu Yu's proposal to use the watershed of the northern tributary of the Heilongjiang River and the Greater Khingan Range as the boundary, the Shilka River in the upper reaches of the Heilongjiang River is the border between China and Russia.

China offered a price of 200,000 as a ransom for the other party to evacuate Nerchinsk, Zeyask, Primbins and other places. The principal and interest were to be paid in ten years, totaling 300,000 taels.

Russia recognized that China was suppressing the rebellion against Dzungar.

China and Russia jointly promised that the Mongol Empire no longer existed, and that the affairs of all Mongolian tribes would be handled by both sides (this clause included the Khalkha and Dzungar tribes, as well as the Volga River Wala tribes and the Buryat tribe of Lake Baikal).

Once China resolves the internal Junggar rebellion, the two sides will hold talks again to fully agree on the borders of both sides on the western front. And try to resolve the Volga River Wala Mongol affairs through negotiations and consultations.

China releases some captured prisoners of war.

All the disputes between the two sides before the war are temporarily shelved. Any tribes, criminals, etc. who fled to China or Russia before the war shall not be pursued.

After the signing of the treaty, those who cross the border without passports on both sides shall be repatriated, including the gold, silver and all items they hold.

China and Russia will build a city on the southern bank of the border of Baikal as a trading post on the western front of both sides; a trading post will be built on the Jingqi River on the eastern front, where Russian merchants can purchase furs and trade in tea, rhubarb, etc.

China promises to reduce the amount of rhubarb exported from Macau and impose taxes on rhubarb exported from Macau.

China promises that European affairs will be handled by Europeans themselves and will not interfere in Russia because of European affairs.

China recognizes the promotion of the Russian Empire to an empire and recognizes the Russian crown.

Russia recognized the Chinese emperor as the Son of Heaven in the East, and was not allowed to conduct direct diplomacy with vassal states such as Korea, Annan, Ryukyu, and Japan. It had to go through the Lifanyuan of the Son of Heaven in the East, otherwise it would be considered a declaration of war.

The Russian side promised not to provide any assistance to Junggar in any sense, and urged China to resolve the Junggar issue as soon as possible.

Once the treaty was signed, the Russian delegation could enter the capital through Mongolia.

China would also send a large delegation to attend the coronation ceremony of Peter II, and formally notify France, Poland, Austria and other countries at the coronation ceremony to recognize the Russian crown.

Whether the two sides would send resident envoys to each other would be decided by the subsequent delegations after they met the emperor in the capital. If the Russian side intended to station envoys, it could also build an Orthodox church near the Catholic Church in the capital to facilitate the future resident envoys to worship and other things.

The Russian side promised to meet the emperor in China and abide by Chinese etiquette; the Chinese side promised to meet the tsar in Russia and abide by Russian etiquette.

Passport holders of both sides must abide by the laws of the other side, and neither side should interfere.

The Russian side must inform the Chinese side of the construction of fortresses on the southern shore of Lake Baikal, the upper reaches of the Irtysh River, the source of the Yenisei River, and the Sayan Mountains. The Chinese side should also inform the Russian side of the construction of fortresses on the border.

Russian missionaries are not allowed to preach across the border without permission. If missionaries are found to be preaching across the border, the number of passports of Russian caravans will be reduced, and tariffs on tea and rhubarb will be increased.

The tariffs for border trade between China and Russia are all at the lowest standard. This includes both goods imported by China to Russia and goods imported by Russia to China. This applies to all kinds of goods, including those at this time and in the future.

In view of the fact that Bering and others have suspended cooperation with Russia due to force majeure, Russia should allow the families of those who voluntarily stay in China to return with the subsequent congratulatory delegation.

Liu Yu apologized to the Russian representatives in his personal capacity for their insults, slander and false propaganda against the late Empress Catherine.

That's about all the terms in general, and many things have not been resolved.

For example, the western border, the Torghut tribe, the Kalmyks, and the Buryat Mongols, these unresolved issues were temporarily shelved by both sides.

It was agreed that the second round of consultations would be held after China had dealt with the Junggar rebellion. Before that, China was not allowed to send people to the Torghut tribe, and Russia was not allowed to send people to the Junggar tribe.

But the Russian side must allow the Torghut tribe to go to the snow-capped mountains for pilgrimage. Of course, China also allows Chinese Orthodox Christians to go to Constantinople for pilgrimage via Russia...if the Orthodox Cathedral there is still there.

Basically, the talks were completed, and the first batch of 30,000 taels of silver was also delivered.

When the final signing was about to take place, the old Count Tolstoy could not bear the pain and fell ill completely.

When the old count fell ill, the most anxious person was the Duke of Qi, who also had a mouthful of blisters.

The negotiation was a great success. With just one mouth and 300,000 taels of silver, a large piece of land beyond the emperor's bottom line was exchanged... Although it was an uninhabited area, it looked really good on the map.

But at this time, the other party's plenipotentiary representative fell ill. After visiting him in person, it was obvious that he was really ill and was dying.

How could the Duke of Qi not be anxious?

Liu Yu slowly sorted out two copies of the treaty in Chinese, Russian and Latin. Looking at the anxious Duke of Qi, he smiled and said, "Looking at this, those who don't know would think that the Duke of Qi signed a treaty that was disadvantageous."

The Duke of Qi said anxiously, "You can still laugh? He is seriously ill, and I think he is running out of energy. What should we do? What if the newcomer refuses to sign the contract?"

He shook the treaty in his hand and grinned.

"He just can't get out of bed and walk. But his hands are still there. Even if his hands can't move, don't we still have the seal? Why don't we go to his bedside and ask him to sign?"

"Ah?"

Duke Qi was shocked.

He was also a person who had read history. Although it was not uncommon for orphans and widows to be bullied in all dynasties, and many people forced to abdicate, they still had to whitewash it.

But now in foreign relations, Russia will definitely keep records, which is not easy to erase.

To force a dying old man?

The internal struggles I have seen are more sad than this, but the education and moral bottom line I received since childhood made Duke Qi feel a little embarrassed about this matter. This is called internal hegemony and external saintliness, and there has always been a residual style since Zhao Jiu.

But thinking about it again, there was really no good way, so he had to bite the bullet, with a slightly blushing face, he took Liu Yu and a team of guards to the Russian wooden house opposite.

Before leaving, he deliberately instructed the guards who followed him: If you really want to force someone to death, just use your fists.