The history of the Russian Empire's development in the Far East is not very long, as early as the end of the 16th century, the tentacles of the Russian Empire did not extend to the Far East, and even Siberia was not yet Russian territory.

At that time, Russia still set its sights on Europe, but the problem was that at that time, Europe was competing for hegemony, and a weak Russia could not get much benefit from Europe, until the crazy Ivan, that is, after Ivan IV came to the throne, began to expand to the east.

Ivan IV was a man of great wisdom and ability, and after succeeding to the throne, he led a series of reforms, and then began to expand eastward, first destroying the Kazan Khanate in five years, then the Astrakhan Khanate in four years, and occupying and annexing the Veliky Nogai Khanate and Bashkirya, clearing the way for Russia's advance into Siberia.

Further on, the Stroganovs began to emerge on the stage, and with the support of Ivan IV, they sent people to contact Yermak, the Cossack leader who had been severely punished by the Tsar, and encouraged him to join the conquest of the Siberian Khanate.

After a long period of preparation, Yermak led a force of 800 men all the way along the waterway, passing the Chusovaya River, crossing the Ural Mountains, crossing the Serebryanka River, the Tagil River, the Tula River, the Tobol River, and finally invading the Irtysh River, and successfully captured Kashrek, the capital of the Siberian Khanate.

By the end of the 16th century, the Russian army had completely defeated Kuchum Khan and successfully conquered the entire Siberian Khanate, which led to a frenzy of large-scale expansion of the whole of Russia into the Far East, and by the first half of the 17th century, the power of the Russian Empire had reached the Lena River, the Chukotka Peninsula and the Sea of Okhotsk.

Through this large-scale expansion, Russia successively occupied the middle and lower reaches of the Ob River, successively destroyed the Emirate of Perem and the Emirate of Yepancha, established the cities of Perem and Turinsk, and began to advance towards the upper reaches of the Ob River, established the city of Tomsk at the mouth of the Tom River, and fought fiercely against the local Mongols.

After the Qing army entered the customs, the Russian army marched south from the southern shore of Lake Baikal to the Mongolian region of China, and eastward to the Shilka River in the upper reaches of the Heilongjiang River, and then invaded Heilongjiang, and finally broke out a war with the Qing court during the Kangxi period, that is, the Battle of Yaxa.

Talking about the past battle of Yaksa, Shayalov was more or less unconvinced, and he said in a very deep voice: "At that time, there was no imperial army in the city of Yaksa, only those prisoners of the Cossacks, and there were only a few hundred people, but in this place, the Tatars were able to mobilize thousands of people - this is the fundamental reason for our defeat. ”

"If it weren't for this defeat, how could the Empire possibly sign the Treaty of Nebuchu? A treaty of shame like this should not have been signed at all! ”

Count Savamudra did not find it strange, in fact, after the signing of the Treaty of Nebuchu, the Russian envoy Golovin was even attacked after returning home, and in the eyes of the Russians at that time, the Russian Empire should not have signed such a treaty at all!

For in the eyes of the Russians, Golovin's fear compelled them to negotiate almost exclusively on the terms put forward by the Chinese, and this treaty deprived the Russians not only of a large part of their territory, but also of the right of navigation on the Amur River, which they could not accept.

Count Savailla shook his head lightly and said in a low voice: "At that time, Russia was simply not able to support a large-scale war in the Far East - you know, Russia was not a real power at that time. ”

"That's right, Russia at that time was not a formidable power, with poor finances, ****, and backward equipment....... It was not an easy task to win the war in the Far East. ”

Governor Shayelov said with a wry smile, this is also the reason why after the signing of the "Treaty of Nebuchu", the Russians were honest for a while, because they knew that there was a very strong country in the far east, which was not comparable to those ignorant and backward khanates.

"But it's different now!"

"That's right, it's different now, that's why the Empire sent me to the Far East again, we need to correct a mistake made thirty-five years ago, and the price of the mistake needs to be borne by the Tatars!"

There was a glint of confidence in Count Savo's eyes, and of course he had reason to be confident enough, because they had once had a great king, and that was Peter IV.

Under the leadership of this great emperor, it took 30 years for Russia to completely renew and become a world power, even stronger than the rest of Western Europe, and was revered as "Peter the Great".

At the beginning of the 18th century, Russia broke out in the Great Northern War, and the Kingdom of Sweden launched a struggle for hegemony around the Baltic Sea outlet, so in order to win the war, Peter IV did not hesitate to initiate internal reforms, the purpose of which was to win this war.

During this reform, Peter IV sent people to actively learn the advanced cultural technology of Western Europe, and severely suppressed the Orthodox Church, and even deposed the empress for this reason, and executed the crown prince who opposed the reform at that time.

The end result of the reforms was the creation of various handicraft factories for Russia, the development of foreign trade, the strengthening of cultural education, the efficiency of the New Deal, the creation of a large-scale new army and navy, and finally the victory of the Great Northern War and the seizure of control of the Baltic Sea.

Count Savahula was a little proud, "Marshal Menshikov even sent me a guard of 1,500 men on this mission to the Tatars, and if the Tatars are not willing to pay the price at the negotiating table, then this army will go to regain the glory that once belonged to the Russian Empire for us." ”

Governor Shayelov took a deep breath, his eyes flashing with a glint of essence, "With these 1,500 people, plus the empire's accumulation in Eastern Siberia for so many years, it is not difficult to defeat the Tatars - not to mention that the Tatars are also in a fatal crisis at the moment, I believe they do not have the courage to go to war." ”

"Oh? Could it be the Dzungars? ”

Governor Shayalov laughed, "The Dzungars don't have the courage they had back then, they only dare to quietly kick a few times in the back - the real threat to the Tatars now is a rebel force from the south of their country, which seems to be called 'Chu'?" In short, the rebel forces are developing rapidly, and have completely occupied half of the Tatar country, and are even about to defeat the Tatars completely......."

"What? Such a sea change has already taken place in the Far East? Damn, why hasn't that group of bureaucrats in Russia figured it out until now? ”

Count Savoylla was obviously a little caught off guard by this sudden news, and there was a bit of resentment on his face.

Governor Shayelov smiled bitterly: "Actually, Moscow can't be blamed for this matter, it's really that Chu rose too fast, and it only took them about four years to completely occupy a large part of the southern chassis." But I think this news should be good news for the Count, at least such an enemy appeared to the south of the Tatars, and I believe that the Count will receive a very rich harvest. ”

Count Savamudra was not too happy, but his expression was a little serious, "If Chu completely becomes the ruler of China, it will not be a good thing for the Russian Empire, because since it can replace the Tatars, it means that it has more strength than the Tatars, and it will also have greater ambitions." ”

In the minds of the Russians, strength is the basis of ambition, and it is impossible to have strength without corresponding ambitions.

Governor Shayalov's face was a little solemn, he understood what Count Savadulla meant, if the Tatars were strong enough, they would naturally have to win over hostile forces to check and balance, so as to seek more benefits, but when the Tatars were about to perish, it would have no meaning, after all, the dynasty that had lost its territory could not provide anything.....

The best thing to do was to maintain the rule of the Tatars, and only then would the Russian Empire have the greatest interests to plan, after all, only a living fat sheep could shear its wool from its body.

Governor Shayelov whispered: "More than two months ago, I sent someone to send a message to the Tatars, perhaps it should not be long before they invite the count to the Tatar capital, and the count may choose to come to their aid." ”

"Aid? Wrong. ”

The look on Count Savoyura's face was faint, as if to say a very small thing, "It is not just about aid to keep a country alive, and the Tatars should not just give a thank you for their help." ”

"Really?"

A hint of surprise flashed across Governor Shaylov's face, and he already had some guesses in his heart.

"Perhaps the Tatars could become vassals of the great Russian Empire, and cede all their territory in the north...... Otherwise, how can it be worthy of the friendship of the great Russian Empire? ”

Cold, greedy and cold, Count Savoyra was keenly aware of a great opportunity that might not only allow him to survive the future crisis in Moscow, but even allow him to truly enter the core decision-making echelons of the Empire.......

As for the country of 'Chu', he did not let Count Savadulla think about it for a minute at all, the reason is simple, in the face of the powerful Russian Empire, whether it is the Tatars or other countries, it will only be completely defeated in the end, and there will be no second result.

.......

In fact, in order to deal with the Rakshasas who came this time (for the convenience of the follow-up, the Rakshasas will be replaced by Russians), the Qing court sent the king of Doluo County and Shuo Celing, the minister of the scattered rank Bo Sige, and the military squire Tu Lichen and others to entertain the Russian missions from afar, of course, these had to wait until the Russians arrived in Beijing.

Of course, due to the long distance from Beijing to Kyakhta, it took a long time for the Qing court to send an envoy to the mission, and for the mission to arrive in Beijing from Kyakhta, and I am afraid that the Russian mission would not arrive in Beijing until June, which also gave the Qing court some time to respond.

In the Yangxin Palace, the king of Doluo County, Heshuo Borzigit Celeng, the minister of the scattered rank, Bo Sige, and the squire of the military department, Tu Lichen, and others, as the ministers of the Russian mission this time, were receiving the teachings of the Yongzheng Emperor.

"The southern Chu rebel army is already being assembled, and I am afraid that the day of their northern invasion will also be approaching...... How to grasp this, you still need to be cautious. ”

Yongzheng had a bit of helplessness on his face, the current situation was more complicated than in the past, and it really made him feel an incomparably headache, if he was a little careless, he was afraid that it would be another disaster.

As the main minister in charge of this negotiation, Wang Celeng of Doro County deeply felt the complexity of this negotiation, he was originally a Mongolian Khalkha person, and he had no dealings with the Russians, and he was a little repulsed by the Russians from the bottom of his heart.

The best way to describe Russians is to describe them as rude and powerful.

"Your Majesty, the slave thinks that the Russians will definitely use the rebellion of Chu to force me to make concessions in the Qing Dynasty, but if it comes to that point, the slave does not know what attitude to take to face the Russians."

"If you don't touch the big festival, you will let it go, and you will need to make every effort to mediate to avoid the Russians from causing trouble on the northern border."

Yongzheng's words had almost set the tone, and the minister of the scattered rank, Bo Sige, and the squire of the military department, Tu Lichen, heard this, but they all frowned very covertly, if the emperor held this thought, I am afraid that he would not even be able to obtain the conditions of the original "Treaty of Nebuchu".

You must know that the signing of the "Treaty of Nebuchu" was not so simple, and the two sides were full of gunpowder from the very beginning, and in the following year, there were even cases where Russian envoys repeatedly sent additional troops to the Nebuchu outpost in order to demonstrate naked force and intimidation.

Under this kind of intimidation, although the Qing court finally chose to give in, but in the process, Suo Etu, who was in charge of negotiations, also showed his muscles, and he ordered the Qing troops on the other side of the river to cross the river, blockading Nebuchu on the one hand, and sending troops to re-encircle Yaksa, and destroy the crops outside the Cossack city.

At the same time, the Buryat Mongols and Winkots, who lived near Nebuchu, could not continue to endure the cruelty of Russia, so they launched an uprising against the Russian army, and probably hundreds of Mongols launched an attack on Nebuchu, and also sent people to ask for a joint attack on Nebuchu with the Qing mission.

It was under the military operations of the Qing army and the uprisings of local tribes that the establishment of the "Treaty of Nebuchu" was promoted, so when Tu Lichen, the squire of the military department, heard the hesitation in Yongzheng's tone, his heart sank.

"Your Majesty, if you blindly seek peace, I am afraid that the Russians will think that I am easy to bully, and I am afraid that I will gain an inch ......."

When Yongzheng heard this, he was a little silent, and shook his head with a wry smile, "If it weren't for all the helplessness, who would want to be an emperor who can only cut the land?" ”