The long-sleeved diplomacy is an important step for Dashun to break the Celestial Empire and become China.

Although this time the layout of Russia is actually not very useful.

But Liu Yu wanted to make the emperor think that this was useful, and pretend that diplomacy was effective, so that the imperial court would pay attention to diplomacy.

If Hannibal doesn't go back, Elizabeth will succeed in seizing power.

Russia is now under the control of the Germans brought by Anna, and the traditional Russian aristocracy is also quite dissatisfied, and if it were not for these coups, the Russian court would probably have to speak German.

But now to pretend that after Hannibal returns, Russia will have a coup d'état, go all out to expand westward, and create a false impression that diplomacy is useful, Liu Yu has to spend some time.

Hannibal also heard some rumors about Petersburg and Moscow, and knew that Elizabeth and the current Empress Anna were not at odds. He's also anxious here.

Now he has the most worthless baronial title of Yidi in Dashun, and he doesn't have to worry about the impact after he goes back, the titles in the court are mutually recognized, and there are a lot of nobles in Russia who have titles in the HRE, and this crown of China is still very heavy.

"Lord Liu, I don't know when I will be able to go back?"

Liu Yu thought that before the completion of the military reform and the construction of the battleship, he would definitely not be able to let you go back. The purpose of letting you go back is to convince the Russians that there is no hope for the eastward advance, and they can only make every effort to improve relations with Dashun and strive to advance westward.

But it can't be too late, if you wait for the successful coup of Elizabeth and then go back, it doesn't even seem to be the icing on the cake - this is not for the Russians, but for the court of Dashun, and pretend to be significant.

"Even if you want to go back, now is not the time. What I promised you, I will do. You just have to wait. When the time comes, some captured Cossacks will go back with you. ”

"But before you go back, I want to hear your views on Shun-Russian relations."

Hannibal didn't think about it, but said very matter-of-factly: "As Emperor Peter said, the future of Russia lies in the West. After the reform of the Great Shun Army, Russia was no longer able to gain any advantage in the east. I've lived here for so long and seen things that many people can't see. Dashun's management of the bitter cold land in the north only depends on whether His Majesty the Emperor is willing; And if there is a conflict in Russia's eastward advance, it will arouse the determination of Dashun to go north. ”

"Siberia is too cold and too big, and Russia can only maintain a force of three or five thousand men on the border. After the reform of the Dashun army, these people have not been able to achieve any results, especially after the promotion of your siege tactics, the fortress has also lost its effect. ”

What he said was the truth from the bottom of his heart, and Liu Yu estimated that his thoughts were similar.

What Russia needs now is a smart, wise, diplomatic man at the helm; And not one after another cerebral palsy, even stupid people who don't even speak Russian and only speak German.

It is necessary to put an end to the stupid coming to power in Russia.

The balance of power has changed, and smart people will make rational judgments and formulate rational policies. Fools, on the other hand, tend to make decisions that people can't figure out even after ten days and ten nights.

A rational tsar with a normal IQ, after facing this change in Dashun, should go west, west, and west with all his might.

The choice in favor of Dashun was that Russia needed a clear-headed ruler to put an end to the chaotic era in Russia since Peter's death.

"If you're interested, you can take a boat back. Perhaps, you can stop in Africa and see the homeland where you left when you were a child. ”

This suggestion is also not very well-intentioned, and Liu Yu is not interested in Hannibal's visit to his hometown, but it is of great significance to let a Chinese sailing ship arrive in St. Petersburg and send a signal to Russia that a Dashun navy has also undergone a Peter military reform.

Russia, even if it had the idea of seizing ice-free ports in the Pacific, would abandon it in the shadow of this sailing ship.

As long as the person at the helm is still in his right mind, he understands that even if he captures a seaport in the Far East, he will not be able to defend it without a navy.

In addition, he did not give up the idea of making money at all. It is certainly not possible to send a ship directly to Russia for trade, but in the name of sending Hannibal back to China, carrying a large amount of goods, this form of semi-official visit diplomacy, the Russian side will also choose to eat the goods on the ship.

Hanny was not interested, but said, "I don't have much of an impression of my hometown. As long as you can return to Russia, whether by boat or by sleigh from Siberia, it is the same. So, when exactly can you go back? ”

Liu Yu thought to himself, of course, you can only go back after declaring war on Japan and the Netherlands.

By the way, this strategic fraud will be removed, and the diplomatic goodwill toward Russia will be completed, so that Russia will not have to worry about fighting on two fronts and will go all out to advance westward.

Liu Yu no longer needs to talk too much about the disadvantages of eastward expansion. Once the military reform is completed, Russia's eastward advance will have no chance of victory.

Hannibal also knew very well, and Liu Yu also said at the beginning, for Dashun, he hoped that Russia would come to power as a monarch who practiced Peter's westward expansion policy.

This is a prerequisite for the two sides to be able to cooperate.

Elizabeth, as Peter's daughter, was probably the only living Peter's bloodline at this time, and was undoubtedly regarded as a totem by the Western Party in Russia.

The situation changed, and those who had raised Anna to the throne in the first place also had to face the helplessness of the Russian Tsar to rely on the Germans to govern the country, and Peter's daughter was also regarded as a kind of totem of orthodox Russia.

The rare heir supported by both the Western Party and the Old Conservative Party also made the current Empress Anna very hostile to the princess.

Exchanges between major powers are inevitably interest-oriented. Hannibal also believed that what he saw and heard proved that Russia's future eastward expansion was a mistake. Even if he could understand Liu Yu's intentions, he would not feel that he was being used.

It's just that Liu Yu didn't give him a clear reply for a long time, which made him always feel as if he would be able to go back tomorrow, and it seemed that it would be ten or even twenty years later, and this kind of general feeling of hanging every day was very bad.

Liu Yu couldn't give a specific time, according to estimates, it should be within three years. The completion of the shipbuilding plan, the French promised to the battleship on the slipway, is the time to quickly adjust the diplomatic strategy.

In the face of Hannibal's repeated inquiries, Liu Yu could only play haha, prevaricating and saying that it was soon, soon.

Hannibal thought to himself, the Chinese word for fast, immediately, really amazing.

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Shortly after Liu Yu visited Hannibal, the Russian envoy came to Hannibal's mansion worriedly.

From some sources, the Russian envoy received a very vague message.

Dashun seems to have a new rifled gun, which has the same reload speed as a smoothbore flintlock pistol, but has a much higher range and accuracy.

This news was learned by accident, and the first reaction of the Russian envoy was that France had provided Dashun with the technology of this new firearm.

When this Russian envoy came to Dashun with the regiment for the first time, he was not a regular envoy, and he witnessed the arquebus camp in the capital for less than ten years, and he would not believe that this was developed by Dashun himself.

Dashun's attitude toward the issue of demarcation in the northwest suddenly became tougher.

This tough timing worried the Russian envoy.

Just after the completion of the negotiations between China and France, Dashun's attitude immediately became extremely tough, almost overturning the previous negotiation conditions and adding some conditions that were impossible for Russia to accept under the bottom line.

Around several fortresses on the Irtysh River, around the rest of the Central Asian countries of the tributary state is Dashun, and so on, pressure is exerted step by step.

The continuous pressure has touched the bottom line of the Russian envoy, and he has no right to reply, so he can only choose to return to Russia and report the changes that have occurred here, so as to obtain a new bottom line of the imperial court.

The diplomatic time between Shun and Russia is based on two years.

Before deciding to return to Russia, I heard that Liu Yu had gone to see Hannibal a few days ago, and the Russian envoy hoped to get some news from Hannibal.

Hannibal did not say that he was going back to Russia, but repeated the sad face of Liu Yu when he talked about the "cheap work of craftsmen" that day, and said that the Swedes would return to Sweden by boat, and Dashun would send a boat to send these people back to Sweden.

Sweden, France......

Thinking of the reception specifications of the French envoys on Dashun's side before, the Russian envoy's heart became flustered.

"The Chinese want to open up relations with Sweden? If you just let Renate and others return to China, you can find a ship back to Europe in Macao or Guangdong. Sweden also had the East India Company, why did they send a ship to Sweden? ”

Hannibal came up with an idiom.

"Engage with countries that are far away, and attack countries that are near. There is such a proverb in China. Liu Yu told me that he just sent someone to learn the distillation technology of wood tar, which is a reasonable reason. ”

The Russian envoy shook his head and said: "It is reasonable, but it is not sufficient and not credible. The war between Russia and Turkey continues, and the Swedes are indeed vulnerable, but what if Sweden, France, Turkey, and China reach some kind of alliance against Russia? ”

This is a very dangerous sign. Once this alliance against Russia is reached, Russia will be in a very difficult position.

Ever since Yermask's conquest of the Siberian Khanate, Russia has considered eastward expansion a thing that can be done without the need for regular armies, with Cossacks and self-organized fur hunting parties.

The huge benefits of Siberian fur and Heilongjiang sable not only filled the treasury, but also barely used a penny of the treasury.

Now, the situation has changed. The Mongols are finished, all buffer zones are gone, and if they want to expand eastward, they can only use regular troops. It is irrational to rely on the Cossacks to challenge the army after the reform of the Dashun Army.

Russia has to make a choice: eastward? Or westward? Or is it going south?

There was a feud with the Swedes, a war with the French for Poland, a feud with Turkey, a border dispute with Dashun, and a very poor relationship with Persia...... This kind of foreign policy, which has been taken step by step, must be adjusted.

High-level diplomacy between Dashun and France, escorting Swedish prisoners of war back home...... The combination of these two events made the Russian envoy make a shocking judgment: the content of the secret treaty between China and France was directed against Russia.

I am afraid that Russia will have to send an envoy of sufficient rank to make concessions in the northwest once again to the capital of Dashun. After Dashun put down the rebellion of the Zhun Ministry, a permanent border contract must be signed.

The Russian envoy thought so, thinking that he might have to send an envoy of the rank of count or above.