This is naturally a pretext for His Majesty the Tsar, and the actual meaning is understood by everyone. Mikhail I spurted out a mouthful of old blood, so he had to lead people to retreat first with hatred.

How could Zhang Zongling be willing to just repel the Rakshasas, he led the Ming army, followed behind the Rakshasa people and kept harassing and killing, until he reached Barashov, more than 400 miles west of Saratov, before temporarily stopping and resting.

Soon, Wei Junru's division also arrived here, and Zhou Yuji asked him to temporarily join forces with Zhang Zongling, all the way west, to Michulinsk, more than 300 miles away, to threaten the capital of the Rakshasas, and Zhukov had to withdraw his troops and establish a defensive line against the Ming army in the city of Ogiore, south of Moscow.

Michulinsk was only 600 miles away from Moscow, and Zhang Zongling, according to Zhou Yuji's order, did not continue to advance westward, began to build fortresses here, and recruited serfs from all over the country. Cao Wenzhao's troops also marched westward, reaching Gorohowits, where they also built forts.

The serfs of the Rakshasa lived a very hard life, so when the Ming promised everyone to become free people and the taxes were extremely low, a large number of serfs changed their surnames to Han, got a share of the land, and began to live here.

The combat strength of the Ming army is far stronger than that of the Rakshasas, not to mention the Cossack cavalry who fought for freedom, in fact, there is no need to build a fortress at all. So the fort was actually to a large extent to become a bazaar for the city, to boost the economy of the place. Some daily necessities such as soap, candles, matches and other daily necessities brought from Daming were sold to local residents on credit here, and then repaid after the grain was harvested. Luxury goods such as mirrors and cigarettes were sold throughout Europe through the Kingdom of Poland.

The construction of the railway from Yuji City to Kazan City also began, and the Ming Dynasty now has a peaceful Quartet, only needs to focus on this place, and a large number of domestic materials have poured into this place, and the imperial court has also sent civil officials to establish Kazan Prefecture in this place, and the population of this place will be registered, the land will be distributed, and the tax authorities will slowly begin to build.

The completion of the railway has made the time from the capital to Yuji City less than the time from the capital to Guizhou, and more importantly, the transportation capacity is far exceeded. A large amount of precious timber was transported back to the Ming Dynasty, and near the railway line, the research institute explored several gold mines, but there is no rumor yet, but the court knows about it.

The Rakshasa Kingdom was naturally unwilling to fail, especially when it was occupied by the Ming Dynasty, and the domestic environment deteriorated further. And after the death of the Patriarch and his father, Mikhail I had already been given a lot of power by the nobles, and the weight of his speech in the country was very light. This defeat in the war with the Ming army made his position further unstable.

Mikhail I, unable to fight and fail, began to look for other ways to solve the problem. He used the Poles as intermediaries and demanded negotiations with the Ming. After the news reached the capital, Zhu Youxiao had a long talk with Lu Xiangsheng for a night, and then named him the secretary of the military department and the minister of the Qin mission, and was fully responsible for the negotiation with the Rakshasa .

Lu Xiangsheng inspected the people's livelihood along the railway line during the day, and hurried on the train at night, so he stopped and stopped for more than a month, and finally arrived in Yuji City. After he rested for a while, he took Dai Chunfeng, and walked from Yuji City to Kazan City, and then arrived at the front line, condolences to Zhang Zongling and Cao Wenzhao's troops, and everywhere he went, he would fully communicate with the local generals, understand the specific situation in the local area, ask about the morale of the soldiers, find out the thoughts of the Rakshasa serfs, and wait until the situation here has been clear, then people will pass the word to the Rakshasa people, and the two sides are scheduled to negotiate in Michurinsk five days later.

The negotiator of the Rakshasa was the Marquis of Lagus, a close confidant of the Tsar, who had received the Tsar's instructions before he came, and as long as he could return the places occupied by the Ming army, the Ming army could agree to any conditions put forward by the Ming army.

After the representatives of the two sides first greeted each other's emperor and wished him good health, the Marquis of Ragus smiled and said: "I heard that Master Lu is a civil and military all-rounder, and he is really the pillar of the Ming Dynasty, and our tsar is amazed." ”

After Lu Xiangsheng listened to the translator's words, he immediately said: "There is only one pillar in the Ming Dynasty, and that is His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Although he hit a soft nail on the back, the Marquis of Ragus did not seem to hear it, and said: "Our Tsar's Majesty intends to confer the title of Duke Lu as the Duke of Siberia in recognition of his contribution to the peace between the two countries. ”

Lu Xiangsheng said: "As far as I know, Siberia is now my Ming territory, how can your Emperor His Majesty take someone else's territory to seal people?" If you really want to seal me, you might as well make me the Grand Duke of Moscow. ”

Dai Chunfeng looked funny next to him, but he knew that the emperor treated Lu Xiangsheng very differently, and he said that he was a brother when he was talking about martial arts. If the Rakshasa people want to buy or separate, it can only be said to be wishful thinking. Besides, as long as Han'er is not forced to be helpless, how can ordinary people turn to barbarians.

Marquis Ragus smiled: "It's just a name, but Duke Lu will be in the top ten big names in the Rakshasa country in the future, and the Grand Duke of Moscow already has it, so it's not good to repeat it." Our Tsar still has a great gift to give to the Duke, so please laugh at it. ”

Dai Chunfeng can bet that the word Xiaona is definitely added by the translator himself, the Rakshasa people will not speak so elegantly, you see that even the rich gifts have come out, the barbarian is the barbarian, and he boasted about his gifts so much, which is just a joke.

Then the retinue of the Marquis of Ragus brought up the gifts, and they were rich enough, a pair of white bear skins, two large gold bricks, a number of gems and pearls, and finally two bewitching Rakshasa beauties. Dai Chunfeng couldn't even look at it, but after seeing these two beauties, he couldn't take his eyes off it immediately. He came here and has been busy inquiring about the news, although he also has some dewy karma with the Rakshasa woman, but he has never encountered such a good product.

Lu Xiangsheng nodded, and a guard stepped forward to take all the gifts, and even the two women took them together. Only then did Ragus make up his mind, and after the Rakshasa people suffered so many losses from the Ming army, they also began to try to understand the situation of the Ming Dynasty. Some Rakshasa people saw the phrase collecting money to do things in the books of the Ming Dynasty, and knew that as long as the officials of the Ming Dynasty received money, they would definitely do things. Since Lu Xiangsheng accepted the gift so easily, it means that it is possible to make some concessions in the negotiations.

He didn't know that if the officials of the Ming Dynasty accepted gifts from other countries abroad, the imperial court would allow it. However, it must be registered and handed over to the state treasury, and then the imperial court will give a rebate of 10% according to the value of the gift. This is very different from the strict prohibition of receiving gifts in China. If it is a friendly country or a vassal state, the official may also consider that the gift of the hostile country will not be accepted in vain, and if it is accepted, it will not be accepted in vain.