Chapter 945: Sino-Russian Ili Treaty (5)
"Lord Wang. ~Top~Point~Small!~Say~~"
Today's negotiations ended early, it was not yet noon, far from lunch, after Wang Yan went, the bored Hongqing also reclined on the rocking chair, closed his eyes and pretended to sleep, and was free, but when he heard a sound of footsteps, Ding Song had already come in from outside the tent with a spring breeze on his face, but when he saw him hurrying to Hongqing's side, he bowed down and called in a low voice.
"Well, you kid got another vote?"
Hearing the sound, Hongqing's eyes opened, but the person did not get up, still swaying casually, glanced at Ding Song with a smile, and teased a sentence.
"Hey, thanks to the blessing of the prince, there are ten big goldfish again, and this time the last general's two-room concubine is really down."
Ding Song grinned, stretched out a slap with a smile, shook it smugly, and replied happily.
"Heh, is the harvest good, it seems that Petrovich's old boy can't hold it anymore, tell me, what does that guy want?"
The reason why Hongqing let Ding Song focus on the benefits of the Russians is naturally not to be greedy for a little cheapness, but to let Ding Song play Infernal Affairs, and now, the effect seems to be good, and Hongqing's mood is very relaxed.
"Back to the prince's words, the old guy said that he wanted to visit you privately, and the last general only said that he had to ask the prince first, and then he said, just like that, five big goldfish will become ten, and this deal is done."
Seeing that Hongqing was in a good mood, Ding Song was so happy to follow the fun, shook his hand and took out a handful of gold bars from his sleeve, and threw a few handfuls of them, showing off happily.
"Well...... this matter is not in a hurry, let's go and give an order first, let the battalions immediately straighten out their outfits and prepare to open, if the old Maozi comes to inquire again, you are not in a hurry to agree, and then let Petrovich's old boy come to the king's tent in the evening."
Jokes are jokes, but Hongqing will not forget the business, and after a little silence, he immediately gave two orders in a row.
"Wow!"
Hearing Hongqing's order, Ding Song didn't dare to slack off, hurriedly restrained his joking thoughts, respectfully agreed to the promise, turned around, and walked out of the big tent of the Chinese army......
At the end of the unitary time, the sky will be dark, the sun has already set the mountain, the afterglow will be the clouds on the horizon of the sky as red as blood, the meal is approaching, the camp is full of smoke, the smell of burning hay wafts with the wind, even if you are in the big tent of the Chinese army, you will inevitably be fumigated by this kind of smoke, but Hongqing does not care much, sitting on a horse za, frowning slightly and looking at the large sand table on the ground, although there is no speech, but the evil qi on the body is gradually thickening.
"My lord, Grand Duke Petrovich has arrived outside the tent."
Just when Hongqing frowned and pondered, a sound of footsteps sounded, but Ding Song walked in from outside the account, grabbed Hongqing's side in a few big strides, bowed down, and hurriedly said a word.
"Well, go, send an interpreter, and this king will meet the old boy."
Although he heard the report, Ran Ze Hongqing did not raise his head, but just commanded in a flat voice.
"Wow!"
As soon as he heard Hongqing's order, Ding Song did not dare to delay a little, hurriedly and respectfully responded, and hurriedly withdrew from the big tent.
"Your Royal Highness, it's been such a long time, you are still busy, such professionalism is really admirable."
When Grand Duke Petrovich and others were about to come in, Hongqing did not get up to greet him, but just glanced at Grand Duke Petrovich with an expressionless face, and then looked down at the large sand table.
"Look!"
After listening to the interpreter's paraphrase, Hongqing still sat expressionlessly, just waved his hand, and gave an indifferent command in his voice, and several guards waiting on his side answered loudly, brought a few maza, and invited Grand Duke Petrovich and the two interpreters to sit down.
"Your Royal Highness, ...... you"
As soon as Bu sat down, Grand Duke Petrovich's eyes immediately fell on the large sand table, although he did not understand military affairs, but he still knew about the sand table and other common things in the Russian army, and then remembered the Qing army camp since the afternoon began to organize the outfit, Grand Duke Petrovich was a little uncalm, but after seeing his eyes roll, he pretended to be puzzled and asked.
"Your Excellency, this king will lead the army to the expedition tomorrow, and the affairs are complicated, so I don't have time to chat with you.
Hongqing ignored Grand Duke Petrovich's temptation, waved his hand impatiently, and asked about Grand Duke Petrovich's intention in a slightly cold voice.
"Expedition? Your Royal Highness, what do you mean by this? β
Grand Duke Petrovich was already suspicious in his heart, and when he heard Hongqing's words again, his face couldn't help but fall, and as soon as the interpreter finished relaying, he asked with a pale face.
"Your Excellency, is this knowingly asking? This king has said that if your country refuses to compensate us for our losses, this king will personally go to your country to get it, hey, Your Excellency will not think that this king is a man of his own words, huh? β
After listening to the interpreter's relay, Hongqing's face immediately sank, and he unceremoniously reprimanded Grand Duke Petrovich.
"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, Your Royal Highness the Prince, that's not what you mean, ah, Your Royal Highness the Prince, peace is the most important thing in everything, and it is not a good thing to use swords and soldiers without permission, can you sit down and talk about the issue of compensation?"
This doesn't look like Hongqing is joking, Grand Duke Petrovich is really anxious, no, the Russian Empire has just experienced a big defeat at the moment, and the people's hearts are already unstable, and the bloody coup d'Γ©tat in St. Petersburg has only been two months, and the whole country is not ready for war, if Hongqing's army is killed, the loss of the Russian Empire will be great, even if it is not destroyed, it is inevitable that the vitality will be greatly damaged, in the face of such a threat, Freedom must not be made by Grand Duke Petrovich without panicking.
"Talk? Yes, there is no shortage of indemnities for the Qing Dynasty, and this article is a precondition, and if His Excellency does not approve of it, there is no need for you and me to negotiate. β
Hongqing did not refuse Grand Duke Petrovich's request for negotiations, but as soon as he came up, he limited the preconditions to death, and put on a posture that had settled the Russian Empire.
"Your Royal Highness, it's not that you refuse to approve it, it's really difficult for my Great Russian Empire to come up with such a huge sum of money in a short period of time, and I ask Your Royal Highness the Prince to be more considerate."
At the mention of the indemnity, Grand Duke Petrovich's face immediately became as bitter as if he had eaten coptis, and he helplessly spread his hands and replied in frustration.
"Hard to make up? Oh, that's right, as far as your country's financial foundation is concerned, it is indeed very poor, and this king will show the way to His Excellency the Grand Duke, and the compensation is indispensable, but your country can use other things to pay off the debt, right? β
Hongqing unceremoniously ridiculed Grand Duke Petrovich a few words, but instead of blindly being tough to the end, he changed his words and mentioned a sentence full of hints.
"Something else? Under the stupidity, I don't know what His Royal Highness the Prince refers to......"
Hearing Hongqing's words, Grand Duke Petrovich immediately had a bad premonition in his heart, but at this time he was under the eaves, but he didn't dare not follow Hongqing's pace, so he could only speak cautiously and tentatively.
"Land! In the twenty-seventh year of Kangxi, your country was abducted and deceived, and snatched 320,000 square kilometers of land from Lake Berga to the Ergun River from my Qing Dynasty. β
Hongqing shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly and gave the answer without any scruples.
"This can't be done, the territory is the life of the empire, and it must not be sold!"
As soon as he heard the interpreter's relay, Grand Duke Petrovich shouted almost subconsciously.
"Heh, whatever you want, send off!"
Grand Duke Petrovich was very angry, but Hongqing didn't care at all, and after listening to the interpreter's paraphrase, he just smiled indifferently, waved his hand, and gave the order to expel the guest in an unquestionable tone.
"Wow!"
Hongqing gave this order, and Ding Song and other guards who were waiting on the side did not dare to slack off, and responded in unison, and rushed forward one after another, about to drive Grand Duke Petrovich out of the Chinese army's tent.
"Wait, Your Royal Highness, I have something to say below."
Seeing that Ding Song and the others rushed forward, Grand Duke Petrovich couldn't help but be a little anxious, hurriedly waved his hands indiscriminately, and anxiously begged for a word.
"Hmm."
Hearing what Grand Duke Petrovich said, Hongqing didn't insist on driving people away, first waved his hand and said lightly, stopping Ding Song and others from driving people away, and then stared at Grand Duke Petrovich solemnly, and said almost word by word: "Your Excellency, this is your last chance, if you talk nonsense again, then don't blame the king for not being emotional, I hope Your Excellency will do it yourself!" β
"Thank you, Your Royal Highness, for your love, and for thinking about it?"
As soon as he heard Hongqing's words so unkind, the sweat on Grand Duke Petrovich's forehead immediately gushed out, but he didn't bother to wipe it, and pleaded with a bitter face.
"Please."
Hongqing was not in a hurry to force Grand Duke Petrovich to speak, nodded expressionlessly, and spit out two words coldly.