Nevelskoy sat lazily cross-legged on top of the fluffy blanket, carefully surveying the place he was in. This is a yurt located in the magnolia paddock, the interior space is very spacious, the floor is covered with blankets, and there are several small low tables in the grassland style, and there are two painted screens to divide the space in the yurt in two. Churchill's "bedroom".

The reason why he was able to reach the Mulan paddock smoothly was because of Robert. Churchill's "help". As in his previous analysis, the British were more than happy to let Russia know about the military threat of the Ming Empire. It is clear that the British do not want a war with Russia, and ...... I can't beat it! The Tsar had an army of 1.4 million and the British had only 60,000! At sea, the Russian navy is certainly no match for the British navy, but in the Balkans, in Asia Minor, the British and Turks are simply not strong enough to see the force, so they will now try to win over China and France, and only these two army powers can contain Russian expansion.

Although Nevelskoy was a naval officer, he was very familiar with the strength of the armies of European countries. The British Army was too small to fight a battle of hundreds of thousands or millions of men. After the Napoleonic family returned to power, the French greatly expanded their army, which now has as many as 300,000 or 400,000 men, and can fight the Russians. But Louie. Napoleon was seeking to restore the Bonaparte dynasty and did not have much energy to fight Russia...... The French are very energetic in their revolutionary energy, and if they get into a stalemate with Russia, there is a chance that there will be another revolution again!

The Prussian and Austrian armies were not weak either. But these two countries are not yet going to war with Russia. Because they are still fighting between the two countries over who will lead Germany! And Austria is a staunch ally of Russia. Without the support of Russia, Austria simply could not maintain its leading position in the German Confederation.

As for Turkey...... It's not vulnerable at all!

However, the Ming Empire is indeed a big variable, and on the way from Tianjin to Beijing, Nevelskoy was surprised to find that the Chinese were actually building a railroad with steel rails! It's really a steel rail! Robert. Churchill found a British engineer who built a railway for the Chinese, and he took them to see the warehouse where the rails were stored, all of which were made of pure steel, not "slab rails" with iron sheets wrapped in wooden planks. The British engineer also told Nevelskoy. Lan Fangxing, controlled by Zhu Jishi, invented a new steelmaking method, which greatly increased the output of steel, reduced the cost of steelmaking, and made steel a "base metal" that was not much more expensive than iron. "Cheap" to the point where it can be used to lay railways! This also means that the Chinese can produce steel cannons at a very low cost! It seems that Russia must also get the secret of Chinese steelmaking as soon as possible......

Just as Nevelskoy was thinking about how to infiltrate Lan Fangxing's steel mill to explore the secrets, the fat man who had brought him to the Mulan paddock and a tall British Army colonel walked in one after the other. Nevelskoy hurriedly got up to greet him, and the fat man pointed to the tall British soldier and introduced: "This is Will. Colonel Hemming, who has just come from Burma—this is Gennaj Hemming. Ivanovich. Colonel Nevelskoy, a Russian friend of mine. ”

"It's an honor to meet you." Will. Hemming's face was slightly gloomy, and he reached out and shook Nevelskoy's hand.

"Are you...... Will. Hamming. The best friend of Emperor Daming? Nevelskoy remembered who this man was!

"Yes, it's a good friend!" Will. Hemming sat cross-legged on the ground. smiled wryly, "That's why the above sent me to the Mulan paddock." ”

"What's wrong? Myanmar is not fighting well there? Nevelskoy asked, trying.

"Smooth, very smooth...... I didn't come to the Mulan paddock for Burma. ”

Will. Hemming didn't go any further, and it seemed that his trip to the Mulan paddock didn't go well. Nevelskoy thought to himself that it was probably the Ming Empire, which was becoming more and more powerful, posed a threat to the interests of the British Empire in the South Seas! I have to find a way to find out what happened......

"Will, have you seen their Guardsmen? How does it feel? Churchill asked.

"It's powerful! It was entirely French-style training, consisting of lancers and cuirassiers, complete with cavalry cannons, and horses of Arab origin, as well as cross-breed secondary horses, which were supposed to be cross-blooded Arabian and Mongolian horses, making them highly mobile. ”

Nevelskoy knew that this was meant for him, because Will. Haiming was the chief of the general staff of the Ming Army, and the Ming Guards Cavalry was established by him. If he wasn't there, Qiu Fatzi wouldn't ask such a question at all.

"I heard that the Ming Emperor is going to hold a big military parade in the Mulan enclosure? Can I take a look? ”

"Of course, no problem, I'll take you to see it."

Will. Heming said with an extremely serious expression: "Mr. Nevelskoy, although I am a good friend of the Ming Emperor, out of the traditional friendship between the British Empire and the Russian Empire, I still want to kindly remind you of the threat from the East!" The Ming Empire can no longer be regarded as a closed and backward uncivilized country! The country has a parliament, a constitution, a Western-style education, an overseas colony, a Western-style financial system, and an industrial revolution is going on, and it's going very well...... What's more, the ruler of this country is extremely knowledgeable about Western civilization and technology, and he is a member of the Royal Society and the French Academy of Sciences! He is not the Kangxi Emperor, he is the Napoleon of the East! ”

He paused: "Okay, that's all for my words, the day after tomorrow is the day of the Mulan military parade, you can see the Chinese army with your own eyes!" Then write a report and send it to Petersburg, and I hope that His Majesty the Tsar will read it carefully. ”

Nevelskoy nodded, "That's exactly what I'm here for the Mulan paddock. ”

The two Britons smiled with satisfaction, Qiu Fatzi called the secretary to take Nevelskoy to his yurt to rest, and when Nevelskoy left with a heavy heart, the curtain of the yurt was opened again, and the former minister in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the current British Empire Consul General in Tianjin, Ali Guo, walked in with a frown: "Colonel Hemming, how are you talking with Your Majesty of China?" Will he retreat from the island of New Guinea? ”

Will. Heming smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Your Majesty China believes that the islands of Southeast New Guinea and New Britain are terra nullius, so China has the right to turn them into its own colonies!" ”

Ali Guo smiled coldly: "Can't the empire send a navy to drive the Chinese out of the island of New Guinea?" He looked at Qiu Fatzi, "Mr. Ambassador, do you think we are too accommodating to this Chinese emperor now?" I heard that you even intend to return Hong Kong Island to China! ”

Qiu Fatzi glanced at his old subordinate with old qualifications, although it was Qiu Fatzi who served as the ambassador, but those people in Whitehall did not take this playboy of the Churchill family seriously, and the real voice in Chinese affairs was the Governor of Hong Kong, Wen Xian, and the Consul General of Tianjin, Ah Liguo, these two people are real China experts!

"We must accommodate Your Majesty of China! This was the instruction of the Earl of Aberdeen (Prime Minister). "Will. Heming said lightly, "Her Majesty the Queen and Her Royal Highness the Prince both mean this, the issue of New Guinea should be handled with the principle of peace and low-key, and we must use diplomatic means to let Chinese leave...... Because as soon as we take military action, the Russian Empire will immediately launch an offensive against the Balkans and Asia Minor! When the time comes, we will pay a greater price in order to win over China! ”

Ah Liguo snorted: "Your Majesty of China is really good at choosing the right time!" I think that our support for his anti-Qing restoration was the biggest mistake made by the entire European civilization in the past 200 years! The biggest mistake! I now really hope that our Russian friends will give him a hard time, just as the Russians did with the Turkish Empire! (To be continued......)