Ivan was a serf from the outskirts of Moscow, but he was not called Ivan, for the simple reason that he was the lowliest serf who did not deserve a name. Now the name was given to one of the officers who joined the expedition after he escaped from the farm.

At that time, the Siberian expedition was recruiting men in Moscow, and Ivan, who had escaped, had to join the expedition in order to find a job, and Ivan still remembers what the officer said at that time.

"Hey, do you have a last name?"

"What do you say? Master? ”

"It seems that there is none. So, what's your grandfather's name? ”

"It's Ivan, sir."

"Then your surname will be Ivanov from now on, your sister will also be surnamed Ivanov, and your whole family will be surnamed Ivanov. Next! ”

In this way, the serf became Ivanov, or Ivan for short. However, there are more than 20 people with the same name in Yaksari, and the name Ivan is too common in Russia, so everyone adds modifications in front of the name, such as Fat Ivan, idiot Ivan, damn Ivan, etc., but our Ivan master is more lucky, because he is from the big city of Moscow, and unlike those hillbillies from Kiev, he is Ivan from Moscow.

Now the old man Ivan from Moscow is riding on a horse and looking at the Tatar woman he just caught, in fact, the appearance of the Tatar woman does not conform to the aesthetics of the Caucasian race at all, she is not tall, with a flat nose and small eyes, but this is not bad for the old man Ivan, who has not touched a woman for two years.

Now there are more than 600 Russians in Yaksa, but there are only about 20 women, among whom are mainly the families brought by the officers, and these women are what Ivan dares to think. So these Tatar women outside the city became the only way for the Russians in the city to vent.

But in the past few years, it was okay, those Tatars were still relatively easy to deceive, and a little salt could be deceived into the city, but as more and more women were deceived into the city and raped, those Tatar women were no longer fooled, and they hid far away when they saw tall Russians.

Ivan stayed alone and became a wife for two years, and of course there were sexual encounters in these two years, such as catching a baby goat or a doe, and those days were Ivan's holidays.

Today, Ivan and the lieutenant came out to collect furs, which is also Ivan's favorite thing to do. Nominally it was a purchase, but most of it was robbery, and the Tatar men could kill them all, but the women were cheaper for the soldiers.

The Tatar tribe that was eliminated just now was too small in population, there were few adult men, most of them were women, Ivan could have a good time, but the lieutenant said that he should hurry up, and Ivan had no choice but to leave in pain.

But despite leaving, the lieutenant caught a young Tartar woman, who was very young, and seemed to be only in her teens, the age of a flower. The lieutenant said that he would give this woman to the viscount in the city, and he deliberately gave this woman a life.

But is it okay for a young woman to fall into a pack of jackals? Several of the other soldiers had already made up their minds.

Ivan saw the ill-intentioned eyes of those guys, and hurriedly said: "Don't think about it, you guys, this is for Lord Viscount, don't you want to die?" I can't hold back it, let's use a horse to get angry! ”

One of the soldiers, Vasily, said: "Ivan, let's not kill her, just have fun!" ”

"No, have you forgotten what Lieutenant Lieutenant said?" Ivan looked at the lieutenant riding at the front and whispered, "Have you guys forgotten Yuri, who was hanged two months ago?" He just stole a copper plate from the lieutenant, and he was hanged, and his body hung outside the city for half a month, you are not afraid of death, Lao Tzu is terrible to death! ”

These Russians are all outlaws, so they must be restrained by torture, and if they make a small mistake in the army, they will be hanged, and the soldiers will dismiss Ivan when they say this.

Seeing that his hopes were disappointed, Vasily had to find some topics to divert his attention: "Ivan, you are Ivan from Moscow, tell me how those nobles live!" ”

These hillbillies in Kiev were of low origin, and they had never seen a nobleman except for the small landowners of their own farms, so listening to the braggadocio of Ivan from the big city of Russia became a daily pastime.

Seeing that his opportunity had come, Ivan cleared his throat and said: "Moscow is a city that never sleeps, and there are everlasting candles lit in the Kremlin, where the tsar lives!" The Kremlin is all inlaid with gold, and the lights can dazzle your eyes at night, and the Kremlin is surrounded by the estates of the landlords, who stand guard next to the Tsar's Palace! Those noble lords ate white bread and honey and lived a carefree life every day! ”

It's true that Ivan is a Muscovite, but he spent his whole life as a serf on a farm outside the city, where there was a chance to get into the city? But men like to brag, especially when someone thinks you're bragging, so Ivan is slowly indulging in the fairy tales he weaves.

Ivan bragged in the back, but Lieutenant Mikhail had a lot on his mind. Lieutenant Mikhail was born in a noble family, and the full name of his name was Mikhail Alexander Daniel Alexandrovich, the name was unremarkable, just the name of an ordinary Russian nobleman, but the surname Alexandrovich was very popular in Russia.

Now Russia is the Romanov dynasty, but before the Romanovs it was the domain of the Rus' principalities, which at that time consisted of more than two dozen small principalities, the most powerful of which was the Vladimir principality. After thirty generations of the Grand Duke of Vladimir, the then Grand Duke of Vladimir, Alexander Nevsky, made Moscow the fiefdom of his youngest son, Daniel Alexandrovich.

From Daniel Alexandrovich there were many capable rulers from generation to generation. During the almost 300 years of Mongol rule over Russia, the power of the Grand Duke of Moscow gradually grew stronger. The Grand Duke of Moscow adopted the most forceful policy among the Russian princes, skillfully coping with the Mongol rulers of the Golden Horde, enlisting the support of the Orthodox Church and weakening the power of other princes.

In the most representative struggle for the title of Grand Duke of Vladimir, the Grand Duke of Moscow thwarted the rivalry of the Grand Duke of Tver and the Grand Duke of Ryazan, making this useful title almost monopolized by the Grand Duke of Moscow.

In 1378, Grand Duke Dmitry Donskoy defeated the army of the Golden Horde, thus shattering the myth of the invincibility of the Mongols. In the time of Grand Duke Ivan III, he finally got rid of the Mongol rule and eliminated most of the fiefdoms, basically completing the unification of the Russian state. In some texts, Ivan III is already called Tsar. In 1547, Grand Duke Ivan IV was crowned Tsar, and the title of Grand Duke of Moscow became history.

And Lieutenant Mikhail is a descendant of the Grand Duke of Moscow, but he is not a direct descendant, but he has the blood of the Grand Duke of Moscow.

But because of this, Lieutenant Mikhail was so noble, but in the whole of the Far East there was no nobleman with a higher rank than him.

With such a high status, why do you have to come to the Far East to suffer? There is no way, at this time, Europe implements the primogeniture system, that is, all the things of the father, property, titles, land, and women are all the eldest sons, and the other sons have no inheritance rights at all. Mikhail came to the Far East to serve as a soldier in order to gain family recognition for his meritorious deeds.

Mikhail is twenty years old, an authentic Slav, a height of 1.8 meters, pale yellow hair, black eyes, and a two-handed, mustache, exactly the appearance of a noble son.

Although Mikhail was born into an aristocracy, he was not the rich second generation of those who flaunted his wealth in China in later generations, Mikhail received a good education when he was a child, and was very proficient in equestrianism and fencing, and at the same time was proficient in several foreign languages such as Spanish, French, and German.

The European aristocracy was very chivalrous, and Mikhail was very uncomfortable when he came to the Far East to see this gang of bandits burning, killing and looting, but he was only a lieutenant, just a gold-plated nobleman who came here, so no one listened to his objections, and Mikhail was very upset.

Mikhail saw that the sun was about to set, and although it was the beginning of spring, the nights in the mountains were very cold, and people could freeze to death without good means of keeping out the cold.

Mikhail said to Ivan, who was bragging behind him: "Ivan, find a place to rest in front!" ”

Listening to the lieutenant's order, Ivan woke up from his sweet dream and hurriedly urged his horses to find a place in front.

The Great Khing'an Mountains area is densely populated with rivers, and it was easy to find a place with a water source, and soon Ivan came back to report that there was a perfect camping spot in front of him.

Soon Ivan and his men set up camp in this place, and Mikhail stood by the river and looked at the frozen water. After a while, his attendant came over and whispered, "Master, dinner is ready!" ”

Mikhail nodded and returned to his tent, dinner was white bread and creamy mushroom soup, which was enough for the attendant in the Great Khing'an Mountains in the far north. Of course, the serf-born soldiers outside could not eat white bread, they ate black bread with sawdust, and the soup was good, a thick soup stewed with large pieces of venison.

Mikhail took a few bites, shook his head, told the attendant to withdraw, and then said: "You go and bring the Tatar woman!" ”

The squire didn't expect the master to be in this mood, but these nobles have always paid attention to blood, why do they want to play that kind of low-class woman today?

Although the attendant was full of doubts, he did not dare to say anything, and bowed down to prepare.

Ivan and Vasily, who were eating outside around the fire, saw the attendants come out and bring the Tatar woman in, and Ivan whispered: "Vasily, do you see, if you don't listen to the master, you will be hanged now!" ”

Vasily was also apprehensive when he saw this scene, and hurriedly asked: "Ivan, I really didn't expect that the lieutenant looked like a nobleman, why did he still play with Tatar women?" Aren't their nobles the most blood-conscious? ”

Ivan snorted and said, "What do you know, those noble lords are playing with flowers, that's what you poor ghost can think of!" ”