"What a terrible country."
Petrovich's face changed slightly.
Putting these 10,000 armored cavalry on display let him know the gap between the Russian Empire and the Ming Empire.
Don’t say anything else.
Just those 10,000 pairs of steel armors wouldn't be enough for the Russian Empire to assemble - even though the Russian Empire's territory is so large, there are actually not many territories that can actually make some money.
Moreover, the Russian Empire was not a country with any major products. They were a serf-based agricultural country.
If they could really have "competitive commodities" like silk, porcelain, and tea like China, they wouldn't necessarily have the motivation and willingness to expand all the way east - the Russian Empire's motivation to expand into Siberia came more from its expansion into Siberia. Fur needs.
Now the Russian Empire was losing Eastern Siberia.
This was Petrovich's first thought after seeing these 10,000 cuirassiers.
What he has to face is a large empire that can produce a large amount of steel, and its industrial and military capabilities far exceed Russia's.
This country's technological strength is even more advanced than most European countries.
The population is so large and the resources are so abundant.
"It's crazy to travel thousands of miles to fight the Chinese."
thought Petrovich.
In his mind, he remembered the image of his great emperor mother baring her teeth and claws to start a war with the Chinese.
This crazy woman has no idea how powerful the Ming Empire is.
This is simply a matter of striking an egg against a stone and wasting Russia's power in the East.
"Your Highness, we are a European country after all, and Russia's core interests are in Europe."
Mikhail reminded.
Petrovich took a deep breath.
"Yeah, so we need to seek peace in the East," Petrovich said.
"Let's go, the great emperor is waiting for us." Petrovich said, "Speaking of which, I had a chance encounter with the Chinese Emperor in Paris."
Petrovich remembered that when he visited Paris, the then French King invited Zhu Daohua to attend the reception banquet, but at that time he was the aloof Crown Prince of the Russian Empire, and although Zhu Daohua was also a very famous doctor in Europe.
But there will be no contact between the two parties on that occasion.
Zhu Daohua only came to attend the French King's banquet as a celebrity in Paris.
now.
Seven or eight years have passed.
The two sides actually met in this scene
Petrovich's mood was very complicated.
We arrived in front of the Ming Emperor's tent.
Petrovich was told that only the Russian Crown Prince, General Repnin, and Lieutenant General Mikhail were qualified to enter the tent to meet the emperor.
The three of them looked at each other.
A feeling of humiliation came over me.
But finally gave in.
You cannot win on the battlefield, and you cannot get any equal treatment in diplomatic situations.
These are the rules of the international community in this era.
The three of them entered the tent.
Petrovich saw Zhu Daohua sitting in the main seat at a glance.
Zhu Daohua smiled and looked at the Russian crown prince whom he had met once in Europe.
This occasion is actually an "alliance under the city".
The defeated Petrovich had no leverage to negotiate terms.
So when he sat across from Zhu Daohua, he had no confidence at all.
But Guan Zhudaohua was very polite.
"Peter, there is actually no enmity between China and Russia. The Ming Dynasty is not the Mongol Empire, and it cannot be the Mongol Empire. As long as the Europeans do not expand their power towards China, we will not enter Europe as aggressively as the Mongols."
Zhu Daohua said.
Whether it will enter Europe is a matter for later.
The key now is to stabilize Russia.
Since Russia will expand to the west and south, the existence of Russia is beneficial to Ming Dynasty.
Ming Dynasty will not provoke a large-scale war in the Old Continent, nor will it participate in wars between the Old Continent, especially Europeans.
When the war between the Anti-French Alliance and France is about to break out.
During this window of time, it was time for the Ming Dynasty to begin its march into the New World.
It is necessary to stabilize Russia.
It would even be better to support the Russians in their westward expansion and expand the war in Europe.
"Your great emperor mother's idea of expanding eastward is unrealistic and stupid!"
Zhu Daohua said it very rudely.
However, none of the three Russians present refuted.
"So, I can support you to become the new czar of Russia and support Russia's expansion into the Balkans, the Caucasus, and the Eastern European plains. China and Russia can jointly establish the order of the old continent."
Emperor Zhu created a big cake as soon as he took action.
He didn't even believe it himself.
But the Russian Crown Prince Petrovich showed signs of emotion.
If the Ming Empire could support Russia in dominating Eastern Europe and Asia Minor.
Then, it would not be a loss for the Russian Empire to side with the Ming Dynasty in the future struggle for world hegemony.
"Your Majesty the Emperor, are you willing to form an alliance with Russia?"
Repnin couldn't help but ask.
"The alliance is not necessary. I think as long as the leaders of Russia in the future are smart enough, they will realize that even if there is no need for an alliance, the east is not an area that Russia can get involved in. For the Ming Dynasty, the warm south is our goal. ."
Emperor Zhu said.
"And Ming Dynasty will never form an alliance with any country, unless Russia is willing to declare vassal status to Ming Dynasty."
This is the basic diplomatic policy of Ming Dynasty.
Ming Dynasty is too big.
And it does not represent the interests of the Ming Dynasty.
There are also many vassal states of the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, the Ming Dynasty will not form alliances. The Ming Empire and its vassals are half the world.
No alliance is needed at all.
Especially alliances with European countries.
The alliance would limit the flexibility of Ming Dynasty's diplomacy and would not bring any actual benefits.
"The Russian Empire will not claim vassal status over any country.",
"That's enough." Emperor Zhu stood up, "Ten thousand rifled guns, a hundred field howitzers, and enough ammunition, the Russian army will withdraw from Irkutsk and complete Irkutsk's The city defense system was exchanged for the Ming Dynasty's Western Capital Division, and the two sides used the Yenisei River as their national boundary."
"If you agree, you can sign this treaty."
After Emperor Zhu finished speaking, a diplomat came to Petrovich holding a Sino-Russian bilingual treaty.
This is a secret agreement that will not be made public for the time being, but Emperor Zhu is not afraid that the other party will not fulfill the agreement - Petrovich will take away all the Russian troops in Eastern Siberia. In this case, there will be only one indigenous tribe left in Eastern Siberia, and the Ming Dynasty will It is not difficult at all to incorporate it into the rule.
Petrovich did not hesitate.
He signed his name on this contract, known historically as the "Sino-Russian Coulomb Treaty".
(End of chapter)
