Chapter 61 Reaching an Arms Deal Impose additional conditions

"No, no, I'm definitely not going to do anything to make my own fortune!" Count Petrov stared at Jiang Jian with big blue eyes and said, "This time, we still need to buy a thousand muskets, 600,000 shotguns, 600,000 solid rounds, **120 million." Isn't that a big business? ”

For Count Petrov to come to buy weapons, Jiang inlay was prepared, "No, no, Count Petrov." I don't care about that anymore! You are very untrustworthy, last time you said that the matter should be kept secret, but you leaked it, and it took me a lot of effort to calm this matter! I don't care about that anymore! ”

"We are also sorry that the news was accidentally leaked, and on behalf of our Tsar, His Majesty, I have already apologized to you for this matter! Besides, we made an arms deal, and you also earned money, and you also got the Ula Mountain region, isn't it very cheap? "Count Petrov's eloquence was not given in vain.

"Oops! Count Petrov, is the musket I got for you already very cheap? Also, the Urashan area was originally ours, and if you don't sign the agreement, we can get it back ourselves! Jiang Pai deliberately got angry.

"Good! General Jiang, they are all old friends, and you know the situation, so I won't hide it from you! Count Petrov felt that he was not an opponent of Jiang Zhu, "We are at war with the Ottoman Empire, we need weapons, and I have come here to ask you to help us." The Ottoman army has a lot of muskets in their hands, and they pose a great threat to us. You should help us too! ”

"Count Petrov, because I got a musket for you, the Ottoman Empire was defeated when it attacked Russia, and the Ottoman Sultan was very angry and sent an envoy to Peking to meet our emperor and protest to us. Our emperor has once again publicly pledged that there will be absolutely no side between the Ottoman Empire and the Russian Empire. So, we can't do it anymore! ”

"General Jiang, we are old friends, and we, the Russian Empire, as your friends, have done our best to make friends with you with the greatest sincerity. When your friends are in danger, you cannot die without help. It is not in your interest for the Ottoman Empire to completely defeat the Russian Empire! Said Count Petrov.

Obviously, Jiang Ji was touched by the words of Count Petrov. After pondering for a while, Jiang Jian sighed and said, "If I help you, I may have hurt myself!" Last time, our court and the kiln gang were dissatisfied with me! ”

As soon as Count Petrov saw that ginger showed signs of loosening, he immediately said: "We, the Russian Empire, will never forget to help our friends!" ”

"Alas! Old friend, you're giving me a problem as soon as you come! Jiang Pai said, "In this case, I will explain your request to the family first, and I will see the situation before I can answer you." You know, we have a court over there, and a kiln head office. Both of them are very powerful, and maybe we can use them to do this. It's a big deal after all! If there is interest, someone will contribute! ”

"Yes, General Jiang, please facilitate this as soon as possible, the front line needs ammunition!"

"Alright! In any case, I will not watch you be defeated! "However, I also know that these muskets have become a sought-after commodity, and I really don't know if I can get them!" ”

"No, no, General Jiang, you will definitely be able to get these guns!" Count Petrov hastened to say, "I remember your words, you will not watch us be defeated." I'll say this to our Tsar Majesty when I go back! ”

How did the clever Count Petrov know that this sentence was exactly what Jiang Ping wanted him to go back to the Tsar. This is a foreshadowing for future action.

"Alas! I've also heard that the Ottoman Empire is also buying *** from us, I don't know if it's true? Jiang Ji stabbed Count Petrov in the chest again.

"Oops! General Jiang, you must stop the Ottoman Empire's ** thing! "Count Petrov is in a hurry.

"Where do I have so much power to manage so many things? Only the affairs of the Ula Mountains are in my charge. The army on the Caspian side is no less than on my side. The people of the Ottoman Empire must have put a lot of effort into them! Jiang Zhen further stimulated Count Petrov and said, "They are guarding the trade routes, they are more flexible, and they are all hands and eyes, and we can't help them!" ”

"Oh my God! Last time, the Turks bought so many weapons, spent so much silver, and bought weapons again, where did they get the gold and silver? Said Count Petrov.

"That's right!" Jiang Pai said, "You still used a lot of grain to top the 1,000 muskets last time, where did you get the gold and silver to buy these muskets again?" ”

"Don't worry, His Majesty the Tsar will mobilize all the nobles to give up the gold and silver, and the Tsar will record the battle for them, and return it to everyone when the Turks are defeated!" Count Petrov said, "In addition, we can also exchange a part of the grain and livestock for a part of the silver!" ”

"Oops! This may not work anymore! Jiang Pai said, "You also know that our army and some of the people who have emigrated have already cultivated a lot of land, and we are not short of food at all. If we ship the grain you bring to our mainland, it will not be worth the freight! ”

"That's it! Don't talk about this, General Jiang will find a way to deal with the weapon as soon as possible, and we will solve the silver matter ourselves! "Count Petrov is afraid that Jiang Ji will not care about the weapon, and does not want to add other variables.

"Alas! Count Petrov, when will you bring good news? Jiang Ji said.

"When I beat those hateful Turks away, we will thank you well!" Count Petrov picked up the teacup and gestured.

When Count Petrov came to Chinatown again in the Ula Pass, Jiang said to him: "I am really sorry, my old friend! Our court, as well as the kiln gang, have asked us to stop selling weapons to you. And warned me that if I interfered in such a matter again, I would be transferred back! You see, there is no way! ”

"No, no! My old friend, this matter is at stake for the fate of our Russian Empire, and you cannot leave it alone. The last time I left, you said that you would never watch us defeated by the Turks, and I went back and told our Tsar His Majesty about this, and our Emperor said that I would like to thank you! "Count Petrov is in a hurry.

"To be honest, I've been thinking about how to help you with this!" Jiang Pai said, "The situation on our side is very complicated, and there are many people who can do things that those in the court can't do. I asked a friend of my to talk to Mr. Lu, our big housekeeper in charge of business, about this. This Mr. Lu is our Mr. Zhang's cronies, and Mr. Zhang handed over many things to him. Not only does it have hands and eyes, but it also likes to earn money. He had promised to help, and there were plenty of muskets in Hami. However, I didn't agree to the conditions he put forward when I saw that they couldn't do it. I'll ask my friend to think of something else! ”

"Stop!" Count Petrov hurriedly said, "The Lu you mentioned can always help us buy muskets, but he has the conditions, doesn't he?" ”

"Yes, and the conditions are very harsh, I don't think this thing will work, your Majesty the Tsar will not agree! So I refused! ”

"Oops! Can you ask me first? Count Petrov scratched his ears and cheeks anxiously, "What conditions did he put forward when he fell to the ground?" ”

"He's in charge of the company's entire trade, so that's really powerful! He's all about trade! Jiang Ji said.

"Let's talk about it!"

"Specifically, he wanted His Majesty the Tsar to personally agree that they would set up shops, ticket numbers, and cinemas in Moscow. Radio station, construction of shopping malls. We can transport cars from Chinatown to our shop directly! Our shops should be treated the same in Russia as you Moscow businessmen! Also, allow us to set up a telephone and telegraph line from Moscow to our Chinatown. We pass through the caravans in Moscow and trade further west, you cannot intervene! These things must be signed and agreed by your Tsar himself! ”

Count Petrov said: "Didn't your shop start trading in Moscow without the consent of His Majesty?" ”

"That's different, Mr. Lu needs your Tsar's personal authorization and consent. And to officially sign the document! Jiang Ji said, "I think it's hard to be here!" Jiang Yan took out a copy of the agreement printed in both Chinese and Russian and handed it to Count Petrov.

Count Petrov scolded the old fox in his heart, but with a smile on his face, he said: "I will take this document back at once and ask His Majesty the Tsar to look at it." Whether Your Majesty agrees or not, I will rush back to you as soon as possible! ”

Regardless of whether Count Petrov is greedy or hypocritical, his professionalism still makes Jiang Jian admire him very much. He took the document handed to him by Jiang Jiao, and without a moment's delay, he ran towards Moscow in a carriage.

What Count Petrov didn't expect was that Tsar Alex took the document handed over by Count Petrov, read it, walked around the room, and said decisively: "Agree to their request in full." We have no choice! Without getting weapons, it will be difficult for us to fight the Ottoman Empire. In that case, everything is Turkish! Also, ask them to come and build their shops as soon as possible. They have their own shop in Moscow, and they won't see us defeated by the Turks! ”

Count Petrov said: "Wise Majesty, I will now rush back to Chinatown and tell them that we have agreed to their terms. Just ask them to bring us the weapons we need! ”

"Wait a minute," said Tsar Alex, who took out a quill and signed his name on the agreement, and brought the large seal, which was stamped with a red seal. He got up and took the effective document and handed it to Count Petrov and said, "Dear Count, you have worked hard, for the sake of great Russia, you have to work hard, go and tell the Chinese that our gold and silver will soon be shipped to Chinatown, and ask them to bring weapons as soon as possible!" ”

"Yes! Your Majesty, for your sake and for the sake of our great Russian Empire, I will rush back to Chinatown at once! "Count Petrov really got out of the Kremlin and drove to Chinatown in the Urals.

In fact, several major cities in Russia already have informal shops of kiln workers, and some people operate here, but they are all acquiesced by the Russian Empire, and they continue to do so no matter what. The shopkeeper in Moscow had already received a secret telegram from Lu Chengxiang, asking them to find a good place in Moscow City and prepare to build a department store like the Yaogang Department Store, which required a lot of speed. However, now the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire are a little wounded, and the land and houses are not worth anything at all. They had already quietly negotiated with the seller to buy a large piece of land by the river. It cost about 50,000 taels of silver, which is already an astronomical amount in Moscow today. However, to complete the buildings envisioned by Lu Chengxiang, at least 500,000 taels of silver would be required. Because a lot of things need to be shipped from China. Later, however, the Tsar heard that the Kilnmen had spent so much money in Moscow, and happily said that he had made a very wise decision. This silver brought a lot of vitality to Moscow during the war. There were very few large-scale construction projects in the war, and such an investment solved the problem of feeding many people.

Ningde and Li Kui, on their side, almost reached an agreement with the Ottoman Empire to set up shops, ticket numbers, cinemas, radio stations, and build shopping malls in Istanbul. Although this agreement was questioned by many people in the Ottoman Empire, because many things were contrary to the teachings of ***. However, the Ottoman Sultan understood that if he did not agree to the Yaogang people, he would probably not be able to withstand the Russians, and his army would be completely defeated, not only would his position as sultan be lost, but it would probably bring disaster to the empire itself. Therefore, the Sultan defied public opinion and fully agreed to Ningde's request. Just ask for the weapons to be shipped to them as soon as possible.

Regarding the matter of weapons, Ning De and Li Kui already knew it in their hearts, and they didn't bother too much. However, to the delight of Ningde and Li Kui, the Khan of the Turghut tribe on both sides of the Volga River estuary secretly sent people to ask them to merge them. They crossed the Kazakh steppes to the lower Volga region to escape the annexation of the Dzungar tribe. Here they started out as a powerful khanate, and at that time the Russian Empire was not very strong, and did not dare to do anything to them. Later, as the Russian Empire became stronger, it was opened to bully them. The Kazakhs also pressed against them from the west. The Russians fought with the Ottoman Turks, and they also apportioned their forces, and less than half of the sturdy soldiers who went out each time they fought. They really can't stand the oppression of the Russian Empire, and they want to return to the Ming Dynasty, and in his hands, there is still the golden seal of the Ming Dynasty.

This kind of thing, Ningde and they were happy at the time, and of course they needed to report it to Zhang Zhimu.

When Zhang Zhimu heard the news, he slapped his head, in his previous life, he had heard the story of the return of the Turk tribe to the east, and he really shouldn't forget them today. This time, we don't need them to return thousands of miles to the east, we will directly receive them back, and with them here, the large fertile pastures in the lower reaches of the Volga River are our own. Without them, they are ready to take back this place on the northern shore of the Caspian Sea.

However, Ouyang He said: "If we want to be unable to move, we should tell the Turks and ask them to wait patiently for a while, and we will be able to take them back soon." Now is not the time to tell them about our strategy! ”

Chen Yufeng also said: "Tell Ningde that they must appease the Turks, but they can't say it too clearly!" We estimate that in less than a year, the Ottoman Empire and the Russian Empire will be able to see each other. At that time, our navy may be able to sail into the Black Sea. At that time, we can do whatever we want! ”

For this matter, Sun Chuanting personally disguised himself as a businessman, secretly came to the Turghat Khanate, secretly met with the Khan, and secretly conveyed to them the dictate of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, asking them to hold on for a period of time, telling them that it would not take more than a year to give them a result.

King Turgat Khan did not expect that the ministers would send secret envoys to meet them, and promised that they would be able to accept their return to the Ming Dynasty within a year. They have long known the strength of the current Ming Dynasty, but no one can beat it. The mighty moon was completely wiped out by them, and the mighty Persian Empire was also defeated by them, and they lost a lot of silver. Now the Ottoman Empire and the Russian Empire are fighting wars, and they both use the weapons of the Ming Dynasty, and they dare not offend the Ming Dynasty. The Turks were originally from the Ming Dynasty, and it was because the Ming Dynasty couldn't take care of them for a while that they were forced to move here, and now that the Ming Dynasty is strong again, there is no reason why they should not come back. The feeling of being bullied by the Russian Empire was terrible, and now that they finally saw hope, they were naturally very happy.

Ningde and the others were naturally happier to know that there were more than 200,000 Mongolians on both sides of the lower Volga River. The border here is too long, and the most important thing I want is people. These Mongols can't stand being bullied by outsiders, and being able to come back definitely adds a lot of strength. This section of the place was also originally designed to be recovered, and now that there are ready-made people guarding here, it is even better!

However, things did not go as smoothly as expected, and the Turks got Sun Chuanting's promise in the past, and they also hardened, and the Russian Empire sent troops to them, and they began to be passive and not move.

Despite the secrecy and secrecy, the Russian Imperial Intelligence Service detected that the Kiln Gang had begun to meddle in the affairs of Turgot. Tsar Alex heard this information and was furious, he really couldn't tolerate the Ming Dynasty reaching out everywhere to occupy the Ural Mountains region, and now he has extended his hand to the Turgut Khanate. Although he didn't dare to offend the kiln people, he couldn't do anything publicly. But they came up with a trick to deal with the king of Turgat Khan!