What is at the heart of secret diplomacy is undoubtedly trading. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info And this kind of transaction is often secret, unknown, of course, more often than not, this kind of secret diplomacy involves not only two countries, but also a third country, or even a fourth country, a fifth country.

"Your Excellency, according to the instructions of the Imperial Capital, we are willing to conduct more in-depth negotiations with your country on some issues, Your Excellency!"

When Zeng Jize's words fell, Alexander did not answer, but took out a cigar from the cigar case. Then he took a cigar and smoked it, and then looked at him and smiled and said:

"So what's the problem?"

That's what Alexander was most concerned about.

"Your Excellency, it is clear to each of us that the world has now entered a critical juncture, when almost every great power must determine by all means its sphere of interests. In accordance with His Majesty's will,"

Zeng Jize accentuated his tone when he said the words "Your Majesty".

"All the intentions of these countries, Great Britain and France, are to expand the world in order to expand the sphere of their interests. As we all know, all countries are already on this path. As for China, it intends to expand its living space by relying on African land in the future. We'd like to hear what Russia is going to do."

Faced with this question, Alexander was slightly stunned, followed by a long pause. Then there was silence for a moment, and his tone was sharpened meaningfully, before he spoke:

"As you know, the situation that Russia is facing now, Britain and France have blocked us in the Black Sea, and in the Far East there is also a border problem between us and your country, and even if we turn our attention to the south, that is to say, to Central Asia, is it very natural for Russia? But what we all know is that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is there to stop us! ”

If Britain and France are the culprits in blocking Russia, then China is undoubtedly a country that takes advantage of the danger of others, and now Russia is in a reality where the pace of expansion in the east and west and the south is blocked, and as for the north, there is a frozen Arctic Ocean.

"It is for this reason that we believe that a new outlet to the sea will be extremely necessary for Russia......"

"A new outlet to the sea?"

Alexander raised his eyebrows slightly in understanding, as if he wanted to ask, could it be that the person in front of him didn't know geography like this? Now Russia's footsteps have been completely blocked, a new outlet to the sea, where is the new outlet to the sea?

"The Middle East!"

Faced with Alexander's doubts, Zeng Jize slowly opened his mouth,

"We believe that Russia can expand into the Middle East, such as Mesopotamia and Persia!"

This is precisely the condition set by the domestic offer, to lead Russia into the Middle East, to be precise, by introducing Russia into the Middle East region, thus binding Russia into an ally. In the events of the future, stumbling up the power of Britain as well as France.

"Middle East,"

Alexander lit the extinguished cigar, looked at Zeng Jize and said.

"Since these questions have been mentioned, we must take into account that this is the world of the Turks, and if we enter there, we will inevitably have to fight another tenth war with Turkey, and now Russia has just ended a war, and we have neither the interest nor the financial resources to fight this war?"

When he said these words, Alexander looked a little helpless, the Crimean War was undoubtedly a disaster for Russia, not to mention the casualties of hundreds of thousands of troops, and the military expenditure of 500 million rubles exhausted the last ruble in the Russian treasury!

Over the past five years, Russia has had to deplete its treasury of rubles to implement military, political and economic reforms. Now Russia simply does not have the ability, to be precise, the financial resources to conduct another war against Turkey......

"Shame!"

Looking at Alexander, Zeng Jize said these two words directly.

"For the Russian Empire, the peace treaty of 1856 was undoubtedly a great disgrace imposed on all the Slavic peoples!"

So Alexander smiled helplessly, looking at the person in front of him, sometimes, even if everyone understands this, but the helplessness of reality will always make them make concessions.

"It is true that Russia does not have sufficient financial resources, but Your Excellency, perhaps, we can solve this problem!"

"Fix this?"

The sudden answer made Alexander stunned, and he looked at the other party in surprise and said.

"How to fix it?"

Although he showed a look of interest, Zeng Jize changed the topic again.

"We believe,"

Zeng Jize once again stopped the previous question.

"By turning its attention to the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea, Russia will be able to reap handsome rewards for itself."

"Big payoffs?"

After a question, Alexander's brow furrowed.

"But we all know what we need to face there!"

Alexander stared at Zeng Jize with a hard streak trying to conclude if there was some special meaning in his previous words.

But the young man's face remained calm and unpredictable.

"What was he thinking?"

Alexander thought to himself.

"In what way does China want to solve Russia's problems? ……”

Alexander recalled today's conversation with Zeng Jize in his mind to figure out what the other party was thinking.

But at this moment, Zeng Jize said unexpectedly:

"We believe that we must solve the current problems before Russia goes south. In particular, the issue of the border between China and Russia, it is time to solve this issue. ”

For a moment, Alexander was stunned, and in this moment, he understood what the other party was thinking.

"Indeed, the unpleasantness between China and Russia has seriously affected the interests between us!"

Raising his voice a little, Alexander asked very subtly.

"So, how do we solve this problem?"

This time, as he spoke, his body involuntarily leaned forward slightly.

"We believe that this issue can be resolved through a package of negotiations and should not be limited to Eastern Siberia,"

Alexander looked at Zeng Jize vigilantly and thought to himself.

What was the purpose of saying these things? Not limited to Eastern Siberia? What does he mean by that?

"Oh, we all know very well that Russia, as the largest country in the world, is the only country in the world whose territory spans three continents, and now Russia has basically occupied the Alaska region and the Aleutian Islands. But because of the distance from the center of Russia, your country has adopted the method of setting up a "Russian-American Company" to rule, but there Russia has to face pressure from Great Britain and even the United States, and even in times of war, the pressure of fighting on two fronts. ”

Fighting on two fronts...... If not, how could you occupy Kamchatka and Eastern Siberia! Alexander thought to himself.

"This problem became a reality during the Crimean War, when your government repeatedly offered to defend the Russian colonies in North America, but the disparity in power made the colonies in Alaska severely challenged and threatened. For Russia, Alaska is undoubtedly a hot potato. ”

Looking at the foreign minister in front of him, Zeng Jize tentatively put forward a "suggestion".

"Alaska is more of a burden to Russia than a fortune, and given Russia's tight financial situation, perhaps selling Alaska and the Aleutian Islands to China is a viable and extremely advantageous option for Russia, you think, Your Excellency."

After the other party made this suggestion, Alexander had a smile on his face, and now he understood the other party's intentions, and the Chinese took a fancy to Alaska.

Indeed, now for Russia, because East Siberia is occupied by the Chinese, Alaska has become a burden for Russia - Russian ships often have to sail halfway around the world when they get there, and millions of rubles a year are simply a heavy burden on the Russian treasury. That's why there has been a voice in St. Petersburg for the past few years - sell Alaska!

There is not much resistance in Russia to the sale of Alaska, after all, there are only a few Russian hunters in Alaska, and they only produce some seal skins, and in such a tight financial situation, it is undoubtedly an extremely appropriate choice to sell it, but to whom?

Britain naturally will not spend money to buy there, as for the United States, it is at war, and China ...... Now that China has taken the initiative, they are clearly interested there, and how will Britain react when the Chinese cast their shadow over Canada?

Thinking of the current tension between China and Britain over the Panama issue, Alexander knew very well that China's land purchase was an invisible pressure on Britain.

The Chinese are deliberately creating pressure on Britain!

They don't want to ease relations with Britain at all, or rather, they understand that concessions don't really ease relations with Britain, just like Russia, which has made too many concessions to Britain over the past few decades, but what do they get? What was obtained was the gross intervention of the Crimea.

That's exactly why they're willing to buy Alaska!

Because they know that Russia hates Britain as much as they do! This means that Russia is most likely its only ally, and for this reason, they want to establish some kind of alliance with Russia!

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