Outside the noon gate, the civil and military courtiers rubbed their eyes and yawned, stomping their feet in the dark morning light, driving away the cold air...... After a long time, a eunuch took a big whip as thick as an egg, and whipped the air, and the Jingyang bell rang loudly, and everyone hurriedly shook their spirits, and entered the Jinluan Hall according to the ranks of the left and the right--this early dynasty only exists in novels. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

For the Chinese Empire, only once a year in the early dynasties, will there be civil and military officials entering the Jinluan Palace, which is now the "Fengtian Palace". It is the big court meeting after New Year's Day every year. The Chinese Empire did not have a system of gathering officials early in the morning to discuss matters, and usually the power of state affairs was in the hands of cabinet ministers, and the cabinet would play government affairs to the emperor, and the emperor would do some understanding, and if necessary, he would make some instructions, and that's it. If there was something important that was difficult to decide, the emperor would summon the cabinet members at any time.

Just like Luo Bingzhang, who is now the prime minister, Li Ziyuan, the secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the secretary of Duzhi Du, Zeng Guoquan, the secretary of the Ministry of the Army, and Shen Ming, the secretary of the Admiralty, all came to the audience hall to meet His Majesty the Emperor. They all sit in soft chairs and only stand up when His Majesty the Emperor asks.

"Give the seat" This is His Majesty's grace, but you can get up and reply, this is the duty of a courtier.

“…… The Russian Empire said that it could negotiate further on the purchase of territory, and the Foreign Minister of the Russian Empire very vaguely said that they could make further concessions on the purchase of land in Siberia, if the price was right, of course! ”

Li Ziyuan, who was standing with his head down, deliberately glanced at His Majesty when he said this, and he noticed that His Majesty's face that was accustomed to calm showed a look of surprise when he heard it.

"What? Further negotiations? What is the meaning? ”

Zhu Yifeng asked in surprise that on the issue of purchasing Russian territory, his basic targets were Alaska and East Siberia under Chinese control, and as for the territory of Central Siberia, he even had the idea of trying.

After all, with his knowledge of Russia, he knows that the Russians are a bunch of soil-loving guys, how can they possibly sell a large amount of their country? Maybe they're very short of money, but they can't sell that much territory!

But now, Li Ziyuan's answer was beyond his expectations, the Russians were not only willing to negotiate on the issue of Siberian land acquisition, but also willing to negotiate further on this issue.

"Your Majesty, according to the information currently available, they are not only willing to sell Central Siberia, but also willing to negotiate on the West Siberian issue, to be precise, on the entire Siberian issue!"

Yes!

Although he was already mentally prepared, when he heard this answer, Zhu Yifeng couldn't help but gasp, the whole of Siberia!

How big is Siberia? More than 1,200 square kilometers!

Perhaps for the people of this era, Siberia may be a worthless and wild land, except for the ice and snow, there is nothing, but as a latecomer, Zhu Yifeng knows very well what is there, there are endless treasures buried there, both all kinds of non-ferrous metals, and there is also an incalculable amount of oil, which can be described as a treasure trove, but Zhu Yifeng never thought that China could obtain that land without war.

Even for Zhu Yifeng, he is ready to at least acquire East Siberia, which is already under Chinese control, through the purchase of land in Alaska, so as to normalize relations between the two countries and prepare for the next plan.

As for Siberia, Zhu Yifeng has not given up, in the next 10 years, China will build railways to East Siberia, will build railways to Xinjiang and Outer Mongolia, and when the three railways are built, there may be ripe time, and at that time, millions of Chinese troops will be able to storm the Sino-Russian border through the railway, occupy the empty Siberia, and even the Russian-occupied Turkish Governorate.

For Russia, if they had not built the railway, then they would not have won the war, after all, the final contest of the war is logistics, and Russia is simply unable to stop the attack of the imperial army.

As for the tens of millions paid now, it is only for the stability of the next ten or twenty years, in order to obtain a stable Sino-Russian border in the next event, and even to pull Russia to the chariot of China and let Russia burn Europe.

Of course, if Russia really goes south to Persia and south to Mesopotamia, China will also take advantage of the fire and send thousands of troops to the Persian Gulf to occupy the coastal areas of the Persian Gulf, that is, the oil fields of Saudi Arabia and Chowitt, as long as it masters this area, in the next two hundred years, China does not need to worry about oil, and more importantly, it is a desert area, except for a very small number of Bedouins, there are almost no cities.

But now, unexpectedly, the "land-loving" Russians are willing to negotiate not only on Central Siberia, but also on the question of West Siberia, which has a relatively large population and lives hundreds of thousands of Russians.

"You mean, the Russians are willing to sell all of Siberia to us!"

Zhu Yifeng asked with some excitement.

The most fundamental reason why we are willing to pay 50 million yuan to buy Central Siberia is that the cost of seizing land through war is greater, and not only does it require a huge amount of war expenses, but also pensions for military personnel, and so on, according to the estimate of the War Department, it needs to spend more than 100 million yuan.

This is also the reason for the 50 million yuan, to solve the existing disputes in a more economical way, of course, is also the most convenient way, after all, China cannot afford to delay at all, and the contradictions with Britain are intensifying day by day. This contradiction could turn into war at any time.

"They say it's possible!"

Li Ziyuan did not give an affirmative answer.

"It can be seen from the secret telegram sent back by the ambassador to Russia, Zeng Jize, that Russia does not exclude the sale of the whole of Siberia to us, after all, there is hardly a single nobleman there, and almost no one will have much influence on St. Petersburg except for the officials appointed by the tsar, so the sale of Siberia will not provoke too strong opposition in Russia, of course, as long as the price is suitable enough."

When mentioning the ambassador to Russia, Li Ziyuan deliberately glanced at Zeng Guoquan, the former head of the military department and the current secretary of the Ministry of the Army, which can be said to symbolize the "glory" of the Zeng family, although both the army and navy were ultimately ordered by the General Staff Headquarters and directly commanded by His Majesty the Emperor himself.

As for the War Department, it manages the construction of the armed forces throughout the country in a unified manner, such as the recruitment, establishment, equipment, training, military research, and ranks and salaries of the imperial armed forces. As a result, the War Department did not have actual military command. But after all, the secretary of the War Department was also a member of the cabinet, and he was also a minister of great status. and then linked to Zeng Guofan's appointment as the commander of the dynasty, His Majesty can be said to be very kind to the Zeng family!

"That is, as long as we offer the right price, they are not averse to selling Siberia."

"It's to sell us all of Siberia!"

For sale the whole of Siberia?

Zhu Yifeng's tone was filled with disbelief, is this still Russian? The Russians are not "land-loving", Alaska, after all, is too far away from Russia, but it is too easy to get, so naturally it is not worth cherishing, and it is understandable, but Siberia, the Russians actually want to sell the whole of Siberia to China.

Could it be that Alexander II's head was kicked by a donkey?

How could such a decision be made?

"Your Majesty, the current financial constraints in Russia are far beyond our imagination!"

As the secretary of the degree branch, he said on the side.

"After the Crimean War, Russia's military spending and losses exceeded 500 million rubles, and then its treasury has been burdened with heavy debts, not only completely dependent on debt to survive, but even had to suspend the rearmament of the army and navy, and the reform of serfdom is further aggravated by its domestic financial crisis, in this case, it is understandable that they are willing to sell Siberia, of course, this means that we want to buy Siberia I am afraid we need to pay a lot of money!"

As the secretary of the degree branch, when mentioning money, his brows couldn't help frowning, although the financial income is quite abundant now, but in his opinion, the money is not spent like this, it is understandable to spend 50 million on Central Siberia, after all, this money is not so much to buy land, but to solve the dispute between China and Russia, with 50 million, in exchange for millions of square kilometers of land, and by the way, it can also solve the historical problems between the two countries, which is worth it, but now, look at the interest shown by His Majesty, Apparently interested in all of Siberia, how much does that cost?

"Money?"

Asked rhetorically, Zhu Yifeng immediately said.

"Money is not a problem, 100 million, 100 million is not good, 200 million, as long as the Russians are willing to sell Siberia to us, not to mention 200 million, it is 300 million, it's okay!"

His Majesty's words made everyone's faces change, even the face of Li Ziyuan, who supported the purchase of land, turned pale in an instant, is it worth it to buy Siberia with a year's financial income?

"Your Majesty, Siberia is not suitable for immigrants!"

Luo Bingzhang reminded that as the prime minister, he must remind His Majesty that although Siberia is large, it is not suitable for immigration, in other words, it is a worthless wasteland, could it be said that spending 300 million is to nearly double the size of the map?

Although he didn't dare to say such things, it didn't prevent him from saying them tactfully.

"Your Majesty, from the courtier's point of view, let alone 300 million, even if it is 200 million, it is too expensive!"

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