"The Russian Empire will never give up its determination to forge ahead!" Murajoviv answered Ge Mengjin's question very dryly: "So I have privately asked His Excellency the Prince to do my best to help your cause. ”

"I need more soldiers, more officers, more weapons, and more silver dollars!" Ge Mengjin did not hesitate to put forward his request: "I also need a few military camps, 1,500 military horses, as well as all the horse harness, and ......."

As a sane Russian, Mulajoviv understood that this was impossible, and that the cost of transporting a barrel of gunpowder to Siberia was often a few barrels or even dozens of barrels of gunpowder, and sometimes a barrel of gunpowder to Siberia was enough to make sixty-seven barrels of gunpowder in the country.

Only now the Russians have finally found a relatively cheap way, that is, through an agent in the United States, order arms and all supplies from the United States, and then American merchant ships cross the entire Pacific Ocean or the Arctic Ocean to transport ships of supplies to the Far East, but this method still has huge risks and huge losses, and the capacity of the Far East ports is also limited.

This is the main transportation route of the United States to aid the Soviet Union in World War II, the Japanese in that time and space painfully watched hundreds of American ships hang the flag of neutral countries, and then send countless materials to the Far East to deal with their allies and even themselves, but in this time and space, the Russians have not found a port in the Far East that can receive a large number of materials, not to mention that most of the ports in the Far East are not ice-free ports, and the time for use is very limited every year.

"It can't be done, you have to work harder to get the support of our country." Murajoviv said with a straight face: "Our help is limited. ”

"I know, I know!" Ge Mengjin, the fat man, stepped on his nimble steps, grabbed Murajoviv's hand and said: "So I will be a vassal to the Russian Empire, and demand that the whole of Guanwai and the whole of Mongolia be ceded to the Russian Empire, and I only need the territory north of the old Yellow River in Guannai as my principality." ”

He's figured it out a little bit now. That is, under the rule of Imperial Russia, there were still many principalities or other forms that maintained relative independence, such as the Grand Duchy of Finland, and the Russians only had situational suzerainty over the Grand Duchy of Finland.

Ge Mengjin even did not hesitate to give up more costs, he felt that he only needed to become a puppet Qi in the Northern and Southern Song Dynasty of history: "In order to fight the evil rebels, my new country must be greatly assisted by the Russian Empire, which can give priority to the development of our ports, mines, forests, and farms in the important cities of our country. It can also help us build railways, and without the help of our Russian friends, even the survival of the new country will be in question. ”

In order to get a little more resources, Ge Mengjin did not hesitate to sell everything he had, so Muravyov seemed to be nodding again and again: "Then, in your new government." There must be Russian advisers, right? ”

"That's right, whether it's a military adviser or a political advisor!" Ge Mengjin immediately replied: "They are still economic consultants, they are all our teachers." ”

He looked at Muravyov with a blank eye, hoping that his words would impress the Siberian governor, and Muravyov also seemed to be moved by Ge Mengjin's words, and he finally relented: "The new principality is part of the Russian Empire, and will always be a staunch ally of Russia, right?" ”

"That's right!" Ge Mengjin waved his fist and said: "We will always be allies, even if His Majesty the Tsar asks me to take out my wife." I won't hesitate either. ”

That is enough: "In this case, although we will still be able to provide only limited assistance, I will do my best to provide all convenience, and I will give you a lump sum of sixty thousand roubles, in addition to two thousand five hundred rifles, eighteen cannons, and a large amount of gunpowder, clothing, and the Chinese infantry that we will hand over to you a trained infantry regiment." That would have been seven hundred soldiers. In addition, 1,200 Chinese captives will also be handed over to you!"

"Thank you so much!" Ge Mengjin wiped away the tears that fell with his hands: "I will always be the lackey of the Tsar!" But I still hope to get more Russian companies!"

"No problem, the number of Russian companies supporting you will be doubled!" Muravyov happily announced the result: "I hope you can defeat the rebel forces north of the Old Yellow River." ”

"Thank you so much." Ge Mengjin put his arm around Muravyov and shouted, "From now on." I will be a Russian, and tonight, we will all be Russians......"-

Ge Mengjin tossed and turned for half an hour with His Excellency the Governor in his arms before he left with two Russian bodyguards, and a few minutes later, a handsome and handsome senior officer had already found Murajoviv, he jumped off his horse, and asked, "Does he agree?" ”

"Agreed! Your Highness!" Muravyov replied: "Although such a reckless man can find a thousand for one gold ruble on the streets of Moscow, but our cause needs him." ”

The person who is called His Royal Highness is none other than His Excellency Prince Constantine, the brother of the current Russian Tsar, an indispensable assistant in the Tsar's cause, and the Tsar's most trusted man, but he is quite dissatisfied with Ge Mengjin: "The one who betrays himself, the eagle that can never fly high, I think we are wasting time, I should be Warsaw, or Moscow now." ”

Konstantin's honesty apparently won Muravyov's favor, and although he was an advocate and practitioner of the empire's eastward expansion, he also believed that Prince Konstantin should not be here.

It is difficult for a foreigner to imagine the Russian affection for Prince Constantine, who was lacking in action and benevolence compared to Alexander II, who showed great sympathy for the serfs and the newly conquered Polish territories, and therefore should win the support of the Polish people for the empire in Warsaw, or preside over the reforms of serfdom, which was the most important part of the empire, in Moscow.

But the newly crowned Tsar Alexander II sent the young Prince Constantine to Siberia and served as the commander-in-chief of the entire eastward expansion, of course, there is also a rumor that although the Tsar trusts His Excellency, there are many courtiers who have a brotherly relationship between them, so the Tsar has a special sentiment towards Prince Konstantin, so he deliberately exiled the prince to Siberia in disguise.

As a key player in the eastward expansion, Murajoviv could not believe such rumors, just as he had to believe in Orthodoxy, so he had to answer: "You became the conqueror of the Amur River, Jilin, Liaodong and the whole of Mongolia, which means more than your career in Warsaw or Moscow, do you want to get caught up in the sea of bureaucrats and forget how the empire opened up the Baltic Sea with sword and fire!"

Peter the Great's exploits in the Baltic Sea are etched in the minds of every royal family, and what Prince Constantine is doing now is no different from what Peter the Great was doing.

"That's right, no longer one Amur, but the whole Pacific Ocean, the whole of North Asia!" A flush of excitement appeared on Prince Konstantin's face, and it was a career: "No more the little Amur!"

Is the Amur River small? Muravyov did not think that the Amur River was a small river at all, and this big river was as unrestrained as the Volga River, but Russia's eastward expansion has changed from this "small" "Amur River" to the whole of North Asia, the whole of China's Guanwai region and Mongolia, as well as the Guannai region of China north of the old Yellow River, and even includes Korea and Japan, two vassal states of China.

Counting these lands, this would be another European territory, and the greatest expansion of Russia since the defeat of Bobana Napoleon in 1812, even more so than the struggle for the protection of the Holy Land.

Now everything is ready, and Ge Mengjin, the tragic defeat of the Chinese Civil War, has become a pawn used by Prince Constantine, and on the whole chessboard, all the chess pieces are ready, and the troops transferred from the east of the Ural Mountains are ready to be on standby, there are many units that have performed countless meritorious services in the Crimean War, there are loyal Hound border guards of the Ministry of Finance, there are free Cossacks, there are teams of exiles, but no matter what the troops, they are loyal to the Tsar, Loyally allegiance to Russia.

A year ago, Muravyov could not have imagined that the Russian Empire would send so many soldiers and supplies to Siberia, far from Moscow, but reality proved that the Russians were a real group of mules, and with unimaginable hardship, suffering and hard work, they laid the cornerstone of the Yellow Russian project, just like Suvorov's expedition to Switzerland, an eternal miracle in the history of mankind.

"Yes, Your Highness, it's no longer the Amur, it's the entire Pacific Ocean!" Muravyov proudly declared: "Everything is ready, the generals are waiting for you to announce the order of His Majesty the Tsar, and we can declare the meeting officially open." ”

"I'll just go, all the generals will be there, right? I prepared the Volga for them, but it is not a Siberian brew, but a real sprinkling of beauty from Moscow!" Prince Konstantin turned and walked towards his warhorse: "I hope the generals will like my gift." ”

It's just that Prince Konstantin, before he got back on his horse, said something meaningful: "My Excellency the Governor-General, do you really believe that the Russians will make trouble for half a bottle of wine?" ”

Muravyov had a hard time answering this question.