Zhao Xin does what he says. Since Ivan Jacobi has the courage to covet Heilongjiang, he should be prepared to have his claws chopped off.
In fact, after he learned how the Northeast was gradually eroded by Tsarist Russia in another time and space, he hated Tsarist Russia and the Manchus. This is why he insisted that the Northern Navy must break out of the country and occupy the entire Eastern Siberia. Of course, this is also related to his understanding of Tsarist Russia's trade policy towards China.
Since the rise of mercantilism in the 15th century, Europe has gone through two periods: the early period of "heavy money" - a period in which currency was used as the standard to measure national wealth, and the period of "trade balance theory" in which the development of industry and foreign trade was used.
Although the British Industrial Revolution had already broken out at this time, the transition from mercantilism to classical liberalism began. But Tsarist Russia, the oldest empire, was still in the era of mercantilism.
Starting from Peter I, Tsarist Russia’s trade policy with China was based on the trade balance theory. As of 1784, the year before Qianlong stopped the Kyakhta trade, the transaction volume between the two parties exceeded 6.08 million rubles (one ruble contains 28 grams of silver), and the tariff was as high as more than 1.4 million rubles, accounting for 10% of Tsarist Russia’s foreign trade. 9% of the total amount.
In another dimension of history, the Russians were able to sell Alaska due to their defeat in Crimea. Zhao Xin felt that as long as trade could be re-opened and exceed previous levels, allowing the capitalists in Tsarist Russia to taste the sweetness, there would be less Eastern Siberia. nothing. Moreover, he wanted to get Alaska directly through this time.
Not to mention that there is not even an inch of land to spare, the hands of Tsarist Russia’s emerging bourgeoisie have long been bloody. As long as they have money, who needs a soul?
Besides, Tsarist Russia’s strategic focus during this period was not East Asia, but Central Asia and Poland. From Catherine II to her great-grandson Nicholas I, they all dreamed of drinking in the Mediterranean and planting the double-headed eagle flag in Constantinople until the disastrous defeat in the Crimean War.
After the Northern Navy completes the strategic encirclement of the Qing Dynasty and occupies the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, will it be able to have a foothold in Central Asia? Zhao Xin felt that this matter had great potential, and it felt wonderful when he thought about it.
Although Eastern Siberia is extremely cold, the freezing period of Lake Baikal is very late, and it usually does not start to freeze until January every year. After Liu Sheng and his second group of troops arrive, the Northern Navy will divide its forces into two groups, occupy Kyakhta all the way to the south, and occupy Irkutsk all the way to the east.
During his stay in Verkhnokhnudinsk, after Zhao Xin got in touch with Beihai Town, he learned that the first batch of 3,000 immigrants from Beihai Town heading north had set off from Xingkai Lake and their destination was Heilongjiang City.
Chen Qingsong has been in charge of agricultural development in Fuldan City for most of the past six months, while Wang Yuanfang is in charge of the army, so Deli is currently in charge of the daily administrative affairs of Beihai Town.
In addition, he also learned another thing, that is, Beihai Town has been very lively with several waves of guests coming recently. Among them were the Manchus, the Li Dynasty, the remnants of the Tiandihui who were chased by the Manchus and almost had nowhere to escape, the Changzhou clan, and even a French fleet.
Let’s talk about the French fleet first. Their simplest purpose is to explore.
This expedition had a total of two ships, the Astrolabe and the Compass, both three-masted sailing ships of 300 tons, with a total crew of 114 people.
Count Laperouse, who led the team, was ordered by King Louis XVI and Admiralty Marquis of Castries to lead an expedition around the world three years ago. The goal of the expedition was to complete James Cook's exploration of the Pacific, revise and improve maps of the region, and establish trade links and open new sea routes.
They set out from the western French port of Brest on August 1, 1785. The accompanying crew included an astronomer and mathematician, a geographer, a botanist and physicist, three natural scientists, and three painters.
Count La Perouse's fleet sailed around Cape Horn and went to Chile. He then went to the Hawaiian Islands, Alaska, California, Macau, Manila and the Korean Peninsula. After that, they arrived at Datomari Town in the southern part of Bitterleaf Island. , visited Jiang Tenglin, the mayor of Beihai Town who is stationed here. From this we know that Ezo Island, Kuye Island and the four southern islands of the Kuril Islands are all the territory of Hokkai Town.
So they had to stop their plans to explore Kuye Island, go north to Okhotsk for a tour, and then return to Datomari Town. After some pleading and back-and-forth communication, Beihai Town agreed to their visit; after all, Liu Zheng's relationship with the French during the Thirteenth Line was pretty good for most of the six months.
As a digression, the Count of La Perouse's full name is François de Gallo. This man fought against the British in North America during the Seven Years' War and defeated British frigates in the West Indies. , was promoted to brigadier general. He was also the first European to land on the Hawaiian island of Maui. In order to commemorate him, later generations named the crater on the front side of the moon after La Perouse.
In the history of another time and space, according to eyewitness confirmation, Count Laperouse's fleet ran aground in the Solomon Islands in 1790, and the survivors were massacred by the indigenous people on the island. The survivors then built a small boat and left the island, and were never heard from again.
From the moment the French arrived at the sea five kilometers south of Beihai Town, they were stunned by one thing after another.
First, the pilot boat dispatched from Whale Bay aroused great curiosity among French sailors. Beihai Town did not have a specialized small pilot boat, so the 4,000-horsepower tugboat that Zhao Xin bought with the Thunder was used as a pilot boat.
Not to mention the French, few people in this time and space in the world have ever seen such a ship. Seeing the tugboats without sails and oars, making a rumbling sound, effortlessly dragging the Astrolabe and the Compass towards Whale Bay, the French people on the two boats immediately restrained their contempt for the Orientals. .
When they entered Whale Bay, their eyes and jaws were shocked to the ground. The cranes made of thick logs and steel, the reinforced concrete trestles, and the three-story port management office all shocked the French and left them speechless for a long time.
Count Laperouse and the scientists on board were naturally welcomed by Deng Fei and his party, but when the sailors disembarked, something embarrassing happened for the French.
When a French sailor walked near the carriage that picked them up, he suddenly felt a tightness in his lower abdomen. He looked around hurriedly and found a gray pillar like a log not far away. This guy rushed under the pillar in three steps and two steps. Just as he was about to take out his weapon and prepare to solve the "three urgent problems", an extremely sharp whistle came from behind him.
A short security policeman wearing a red sleeve band spit out the whistle from his mouth and said loudly: "You will be fined ten yuan for defecation in the public place! Pay for it!"
The sailor with a cheerful expression, holding on to the cement telephone pole, thought to himself, what are these Orientals talking about? No matter, wait until I finish draining the water first.
"Hey! I rebelled against you and you dare to continue peeing!" After that, the security guard took out the handcuffs and clicked them on the wrist of the sailor holding the guy.
The French sailor was shocked and shouted: "What are you doing? What law have I broken?"
The little security guard pointed to a small house painted light blue behind the sailor and said: "The toilet is right there. If you don't go there, you urinate under the telephone pole. Are you a dog?"
The noise alerted the earl, Deng Fei and others who were waiting to set off. Fortunately, Deng Fei's French was pretty good, so when the earl and his party learned what had happened, they all showed great curiosity. Several accompanying scientists even went to the public toilets to experience it themselves. After coming out, they gave a thumbs up and said, Beihai Town is really too civilized and advanced.
As soon as other people heard about it, they lined up to try it out.
The reason for this has to be said about the public toilets in France in the eighteenth century. In fact, in Europe in this era, not to mention public toilets, not many people even have private toilets.
The famous Palace of Versailles had no public toilets at all, so courtiers had to solve the problem on the stairs or in the corridors. Generally, vases or fireplaces were their best choices to hide from others. It is said that when the women in the Palace of Versailles wanted to be convenient, they would say "I'm going to pick some flowers" and then go to the garden to solve the problem. Anyway, she has a big bustle and skirt to cover her, so she won't be exposed.
There are many people in the palace, so naturally there will be a lot of shit and pee. What should I do if the vase cannot fit in the garden? The royal family’s approach is simple! If the Palace of Versailles stinks, go and live in the Louvre. If the Louvre stinks, go and live in Fontainebleau. If Fontainebleau stinks, Versailles over there has been cleaned up, and then you can move back there.
So don’t be envious of Rococo. Behind the gorgeous, slender and brisk style of palace furnishings are full of shitty traps, and “landmines” are everywhere.
The "private toilet" for ordinary people is the toilet bucket in their own home. After um, they just take the bucket and pour it out of the window. Even when Louis XIV paid a private visit incognito, he was poured a puddle of boy's urine on his head. This habit of throwing excrement and urine out of the windows continued for several years, until Louis XVI could not bear it anymore and issued a ban. Unfortunately, it had little effect, so the king took a step back and said that pouring was allowed, but you had to shout "Gare à l'eau" (Gare à l'eau) three times to make sure there was no one downstairs before pouring.
Gradually, people no longer poured out of their windows because they discovered that they could pour into the suburbs or into the Seine River.
In this time and space, the streets of Paris are full of feces and water, and even the Seine River is smelly. Baba built a high ground on the outskirts of Paris, and he could climb the city wall of Paris by stepping on the dung pile. The king had no choice but to heighten the city wall of Paris.
It was not until the mid-19th century that poor urban sanitation caused a large-scale cholera epidemic that Napoleon III decided to build a sewer system in Paris.
So you can understand why the French are so surprised. They have never seen public health facilities like Beihai Town throughout the world.
Afterwards, Deng Fei paid a fine of 10 yuan for the sailor, and the Frenchman boarded the carriage and was taken to a hotel in Whale Town next to the port to check in. As a result, when the Frenchman entered the hotel room and saw the furnishings in the room, he immediately started yelling again.
Count Laperouse was extremely shocked. He did not expect that the Seris people had become so developed that even showers and toilets were connected to the room.
The reason why Deng Fei didn't take them to Beihai Town to settle down was not because he was afraid of leaking any secrets, but because these people were so stinky! Even the Count de La Perouse hadn't taken a shower for more than half a year, and he sprayed a lot of perfume when he got off the ship. He almost knocked out Deng Fei who was shaking hands with him!
Deng Fei was busy receiving the smelly French in Whale Town, while Yu Deli received the Li Dynasty envoy in Beihai Town.
The size of Li Chao's envoy group this time was much larger than last time, with a total of more than 20 people. In addition to Li Shangyi, Li Douhuan and Kong Xiaoyuan who came last time, the leader was a civil servant named Cai Jigong.
This Cai Jigong is 68 years old and comes from a southern family. He is now the leader of the Li Chaonan People's Party.
Eight years ago, after the fall of Hong Guorong, the powerful minister of the Li Dynasty, because the atmosphere in the court was unfavorable to Cai Jigong, he was afraid that he would be liquidated by the opposition, so he went to Mingde Mountain near Seoul and hid for eight years, even though Li Zuo appointed him many times. He did not go to his post, and was not recalled to the Central Government until the beginning of this year by Li Zuo. He was originally asked to serve as an envoy to the Ping An Army. Unexpectedly, Cai Jigong was extremely supportive of the alliance between Li Dynasty and Beihai Town and volunteered to be an envoy to Beihai Town.
They came this time under the entrustment of King Li Zu of North Korea, and wanted to renegotiate with Zhao Xin the issue of ownership of the southern foothills of Changbai Mountain and the land south of Jiangyuan, as well as the long-term occupation of Jeju Island by Beihai Town.
In fact, ever since the news of the Northern Navy's occupation of Ninggu Pagoda reached the Li Dynasty, Li Zuo could no longer sit still; after all, what Zhao Xin once said to Kong Xiaoyuan made Li Zuo so angry back then.
Now that the Beihai Navy has occupied Ninggu Pagoda, Hunchun will soon become its possession, so the territorial issue cannot be avoided. Back then, Li Chao and Dai Qing played a trick and deceived them into occupying a large area of territory, but Zhao Xin exposed it in one word. If you really insist on refusing to admit it, instead of being pinned to the ground by Zhao Xin's troops and being ravaged by him, it's better to admit it first.
As the plenipotentiary representative of Zhao Xin, Yu Deli and Cai Jigong had a cordial and friendly conversation.
Cai Jigong first expressed King Li Zuo's congratulations to King Zhao for conquering Ninggu Pagoda, and then recalled the history of friendship between Ming Dynasty and North Korea in the pre-Ming Dynasty. After I finished expressing my feelings, I went straight to the topic.
"Sir, the attitude of our king is that if Beihai Town sends its troops south to expel the Manchu and Qing Tatars, our country will fully support it in terms of manpower and material resources. But regarding the land south of the Yangtze River, can we wait for a while? ? Our country has invested a lot of manpower and material resources there and has been developing it for more than seventy years. If we withdraw, where will the settled people go? How can we say that our country is also a vassal of the Ming Dynasty! "
Yu Deli's answer was straightforward: "Mr. Cai, put aside the issue of vassalage for now. We have no intention of compromising on the territorial issue. The south of Jiangyuan and the southern foot of Changbai Mountain were defrauded by you and must be handed back. .”
Cai Jigong talked hard and saw that Yu Deli couldn't get enough food and salt, so he proposed to wait for King Zhao to come back in Beihai Town to continue the discussion. Yu Deli was noncommittal and said to himself, "You guys are waiting for him?" Hehe, there will be something good to watch then.
However, the reason given by Li Chao was very strong. He brought his credentials and had to present them to King Zhao. The actual situation is that the variety of products in Beihai Town is so rich that Li Chao and the others are dazzled by it. Even though everyone is staying in Beihai Town, the ship carrying the cargo has already made a round trip.
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