Yan Huang 4603 April 18.

Two black Pegasus F03 limousines, escorted by four F02 sedans, left the Imperial Hotel. The Imperial Hotel is located in the Xuanwu Lake outside the Xuanwu Gate, and the Imperial Hotel was built in Liangzhou after the restoration of Nanjing, and as the most upscale hotel in Nanjing, it has always been a place for dignitaries from all walks of life and foreign guests to live.

After six cars drove out of Xuanwu Lake, directly from the Xuanwu Gate into the old city of Nanjing, at this time Nanjing as in the past, in addition to the construction site is still a construction site, the widening of the road, along the street is under construction of modern Han style buildings, making this "the world's largest construction site" to also worthy of the name.

As the capital of the empire, the urban planning of "Nanjing" is completely planned and designed by Fang Jingyuan, the architect of "His Majesty", drawing on the transformation of Paris in the 19th century and the garden city theory of the British scholar Howard, with a control area of 2,100 square kilometers and an implementation area of 600 square kilometers, planned and constructed according to the scale of 15 million people, divided into five phases and twenty years, the first phase of five years will be 71.4 square kilometers, and the population is set to 2 million people.

Its urban layout adopts a bagua-like concentric circle inward structure, forming a scattering axis centered on the "Yizheng Square" in front of the Imperial Council in the center of Fuxing Avenue, forming a relatively complete garden-like urban area. The design of the road system adopts a combination of right-angle intersection and square grid, a roundabout square is set up, the main street lighting and telecommunication lines use underground cables, and the scale of land use, above-ground and underground construction procedures, building height, façade modeling and the width of the exit red line are all stipulated.

According to the plan, after the queen as the capital of the Chinese Empire Nanjing, the whole city will be all covered in the green sea, even the Purple Mountain will be the "central garden of the city" existing in the city, per capita occupies more than 2,000 square meters of green space, more than 1 times Washington, will be the crown of the world's major cities, due to the cancellation of the old toilet, Nanjing will also be the first city in Asia to fully popularize the flush toilet, is the first city in Asia to fully popularize piped gas.

Nanjing is also the first city in Asia to plan a subway and elevated railway, with a planned mileage of up to 580 kilometers. Even at this time, up to 160 kilometers of tram roads and the ring highway were planned in Nanjing. The main street lighting and telecommunications lines are underground, and it is the first city in Asia to have mains in the ground, although all this is just a matter of planning.

None of the funds needed for such a huge development project come from the government's appropriations, all of which come from the "Yanjing Development Company", which follows the Pudong development model, uses social capital to develop it, dividends from rent, and repays bonds with the sale of houses.

When the convoy drove through Guangfu Avenue on the first street of Nanjing, looking at the foliage of the French plane trees on both sides, Prince Mikhail was a little surprised, from Xiaguan to the Guangfu Avenue in the city, only this section of the urban area is planted with at least 10 years old French tung trees, and these trees are transplanted from both sides of the street in Pudong Nanjing, so as to make "Yanjing early appear Yanjing appearance".

Although he was a little surprised by the city, which was more like a construction site, Prince Mikhail still sat motionless, his eyes unblinking, and today would be his first visit to His Majesty, and after two days of talks with officials of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of the Navy, the two sides had reached a basic consensus on a number of issues.

Although he thought that the purpose of his trip had not been achieved, he knew that he had to convince the Emperor of the East to accede to his request, and that the Second Pacific Fleet, now floating in Haiphong, was in dire need of Chinese military ports and dockyards to repair the warships.

"Risk!"

In previous preparatory negotiations, the Chinese repeated these two words, fearing that the entry of the Russian fleet into the port of Zhong[***] would cause the Nakamo navy to harass its coast, and today he must convince the emperor that as long as the Russian fleet is in the port of Zhong[***], he himself will not dare to do so.

"Let's hope we can reach an agreement today!"

As the convoy drove into the palace, the soldiers of the Guards standing guard outside the palace greeted them and checked their passes before they were allowed to leave. The car pulls into the gate and is greeted by a garden. The car drove along the garden for a while and stopped in front of a building. A long line of cars appeared at the door of the government building at one point and a quarter. The driver of the first car, as he had been trained, stopped at a white line outside the building. A Foreign Ministry official, who was sitting next to the driver, jumped out of the car and opened the back door.

Mikhail, dressed in white military uniform, and several attachés walked out of the two sedans in a hurry. After getting out of the car, he glanced at the courtyard in front of him, the Chinese imperial palace was more humble than they imagined, he had always been curious, why the emperor did not take Yanjing as the capital, after all, there is the Forbidden City, and there is only such a governor's palace here, but today he did not come here to visit the emperor of China, greeted by a young young officer, Mikhail and his party, striding quickly towards the door of the government building.

"Your Royal Highness, please here!"

Yu Shaozhi, who was wearing the uniform of the Guards, was a student of the ninth phase of Whampoa, and the most important reason why he was selected as a close attendant was that he mastered six foreign languages, and Russian was one of them.

Under the guidance of Yu Shaozhi, Mikhail and his entourage came to the "Mobei Hall" on the east side of the first floor of the Government Affairs Building, and looked at the large Chinese-style living room where they were curiously looking at the station, which hung a large war oil painting.

About three minutes later, Chen Moran, who was wearing a tea-green Guards Army uniform and a sword at his waist, walked into the living room. Mikhail and his entourage hurriedly bowed to him in accordance with European etiquette. On Chen Moran's chest, several medals were wiped shiny. In the light of crystal lamps, the medals shine brightly and dazzlingly.

"Welcome!"

After saying softly, Chen Moran sat down on the sofa, and casually made a gesture to signal Mikhail and the others to sit down, the position was carefully arranged, Mikhail's position was on his side and left, and then the position of his attaché.

After Mikhail sat down, he looked at the "emperor of the people" with strange eyes, and cautiously opened his mouth.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, His Majesty the Tsar of the Russian Empire has entrusted me with conveying his greetings to His Majesty and wishing His Majesty happiness and peace......"

And Chen Moran just said with a smile.

"Thank you Your Majesty the Tsar for your kindness, please convey my greetings to him!"

As soon as the words fell, Chen Moran took the initiative to change the topic to the matters that Mikhail and others were concerned about.

"Your intention, Liang Qing's family has already told me. Do you want to use our military port? ”

The Chinese emperor's straightforward question made Mikhail nod his head again and again like a rooster pecking rice.

"Yes! Be! After a voyage of 18,000 nautical miles, the Second Pacific Fleet urgently needed the port to repair the warship,...... "Mikhail, who was ordered to come to China, was for exactly this purpose."

"Your Majesty, the damaged warships need to be repaired, and the uninjured warships also need to be cleaned up. After a period of immersion in the sea, seaweed and shellfish attach to the bottom shell of the warship. This kind of attached seaweed and shellfish is the enemy, he will seriously reduce the speed of the warship, and waste fuel, so the warship has to enter the dock every once in a while to remove these attachments, to save fuel and ensure the speed of the warship. However, this kind of operation must be carried out in the dock, otherwise it cannot be completely removed. The Russian Second Pacific Fleet has been immersed in the sea water for nearly half a year, and the seaweed and shellfish on the bottom of the ship have already been layered on top of each other, and the growth is gratifying, but the Russian fleet has only a handful of opportunities to enter the port and anchor during the 18,000-nautical mile painful march, how can it do the extravagant idea of entering the dock to clean up. During the time when I was idle in Madagascar, although the ships ordered the sailors to put on diving suits and go out into the sea to clean up, this method alone could not be completely cleaned, therefore, Your Majesty the Emperor, as an ally of the Russian Empire, we believe that your country should abide by the Sino-Russian Treaty and allow the Russian fleet to enter the port of China [***] for the clean-up......"

As he spoke, Mikhail noticed that the emperor in front of him did not seem to show any emotion, so he hurriedly continued to speak.

"Of course, this is not free use, considering that it may affect the docking and repair of your Navy, the Russian Imperial Admiralty is willing to pay a certain compensation!"

Mikhail said this, but his heart was full of wry smiles, where is the Chinese fleet? They were still fighting with the Dutch in Surabaya, and even fired a few shots at Borneo a few days ago, hoping to get Borneo from the Dutch as compensation through the "Surabaya Overseas Chinese Case". Now the Chinese Navy's Sandu Ao Military Port, except for some marines and training and auxiliary ships, is simply an air port, and this so-called "certain compensation" is actually to tell the Chinese that Russia is willing to pay a high price to clean up the ships.

After listening to Mikhail's words, Chen Moran was silent for a while before speaking.

"There is nothing wrong with this matter in principle! As allies of the Russian Empire, we certainly do not refuse any request to help our allies win the war! ”

Mikhail was delighted by his answer, and when he noticed the smile on Mikhail's face, he turned the conversation around.

"Yesterday, I saw a news report in the newspaper that the sailors of your Second Fleet clashed with the local population due to an accident in Haiphong, so I am very worried, and perhaps I and the political axe can understand that helping the Russian fleet is fulfilling the obligation of allies! But Prince Mikhail, what about the sailors of your country, who enjoy extraterritorial powers and cannot sanction, as soon as they enter the port of China, as if they were in Haiphong, and clash with our people? This is something I have to think about! ”

His question stunned Mikhail, who was originally happy, because where there were Russians, there must have been enough vodka, and now the area around Haiphong has become the world's largest place for selling silver, and more than 14,000 Russian sailors are taken care of by the wandering warblers from Europe, Southeast Asia, and even Benben, plus the local natives. But even so, those drunken sailors still forcibly annihilated many women in Haiphong, and the relevant reports were published in Chinese newspapers yesterday, and His Majesty's worries were not groundless.

Mikhail may not have been able to hear what this majesty meant, but Lieutenant General Miklov, who was attaché, heard what the emperor meant, and he rolled his eyes behind the lenses, and muttered with his lips moving.

"Hmmm! His Majesty the Emperor...... I think...... We have absolutely no control over that...... After all, the Russian Navy also has strict military discipline, and as soldiers, soldiers are naturally different from civilians, and of course, if necessary, our two countries can form a joint gendarmerie to maintain military discipline! ”

Lieutenant General Miklov had a humble smile on his face, but his words were straightforward and told Chen Moran, I understand what you mean, this is a military matter, then we should use the military method to solve it, and don't mention any extraterritoriality at all according to his words. And under his reminder, Mikhail only then understood what His Majesty wanted in front of him.

Chen Moran looked at the Russian vice admiral who spoke, according to the information he had read before, he should be Vice Admiral Miklov of the Military Command Department of the Russian Admiralty, obviously he was not as "simple" as Mikhail.

Thinking so in his heart, Chen Moran suddenly asked.

"Lieutenant General Miklov, I have a question? If, after your fleet has entered our port, your sailors violate our laws and the combined gendarmerie stops them, and your [***] officer, in order to maintain morale, refuses to punish the sailors on the grounds that Russian citizens enjoy extraterritoriality, what should your country do? ”

Lieutenant General Miklov immediately replied.

"The Admiralty of the Russian Empire will directly come forward to deal with this matter, and it will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation! At the same time......"

But before he could go on, he was interrupted by Chen Moran.

"The Admiralty has stepped in to deal with it, but what about the line time? Time, do you understand? If something happens today, and our courts can't deal with it today, then the newspapers all over China will report on it today, and finally the Senate will have to ask me to let your navy out of the military port, and they have good reasons to do it, and then I will have to accept their demand! ”

Chen Moran put on an expression that you don't understand, in order to be able to approach the "dead hole" of this book and create an opportunity for China to withdraw from the war, it is necessary to attack North Korea, and at the same time induce Russia to attack North Korea, which cannot let the Russian Navy lose so quickly, to gain time, it is necessary to provide them with a military port, and buy time by cleaning up warships, the General Staff has reached a consensus on this, but even if a consensus is reached, Chen Moran, who has always adhered to the principle of never doing loss-making business, will naturally not let go of taking this opportunity to recover some rights and interests. For example, extraterritoriality.

Faced with Chen Moran's question, Lieutenant General Miklov looked at Prince Mikhail helplessly, and the prince himself hesitated for a while.

"Hello, Your Majesty the Emperor! I don't think it's appropriate for the Russian Empire to have extraterritoriality within the territory of its allies! ”

By the time he came to China, his brother had already given him great power "to do whatever it takes to get the damned China to open their military ports and dockyards!" There is no need to argue too much on this issue, compared to the extraterritoriality in China, the victory or defeat of the Second Pacific Fleet in a future naval battle is directly related to the fate of the Russian Empire.

"At the same time, as an ally, the Russian Empire is ready at any time to help China abolish the extraterritoriality of various countries in China, Your Majesty the Emperor, this is a commitment of one country to another friendly ally!"

Without waiting for Chen Moran to speak again, Mikhail took the initiative to make concessions, and while making concessions, he put on some beautiful words, and his concessions were exchanged for Chen Moran's full smile, he stood up, raised a hand, and asked everyone to stay in their seats. Then he quietly walked a few steps on the Kazakh carpet produced in Xinjiang Province, and then, standing on the carpet again, spoke in a very calm and reassuring tone.

"His Royal Highness said it very well, this is for the sake of friendship between the two countries, and this should be mutual cooperation between allies and allies, although we will take a big risk. But leave all these minutiae to officials and experts to study. If our common enemies could provoke China and Russia to quarrel over purely technical issues, such as the use of Chinese military ports from the Russian fleet, they would easily win the war......"

With a contemptuous wave of his hand, he took a few steps back on the carpet, then looked directly at Mikhail and began to slowly unleash his bait.

"Now, for Russia, whether or not it can win the naval war is directly related to the victory of this war, and in order to completely cut off my dream of getting involved in the mainland, my country is preparing to launch a brand new campaign, so as to completely destroy my dream!"

Chen Moran's words surprised Mikhail slightly, and when he showed surprise on his face, Chen Moran continued proudly.

"As far as the DPRK is concerned, the DPRK is the first step for them to get involved in the mainland, so we are ready to attack the DPRK, and now the army has only two reserve divisions in the DPRK, and it is also attached to the line of the Tumen River, as long as we want, we can occupy the DPRK at any time, once we occupy the DPRK, not only can we cut off their dream of getting involved in the mainland, but even ...... Gentlemen! ”

Chen Moran's face became even more proud, if there was a map in this meeting room, maybe he would walk to the map and explain everything to his guests.

"After the occupation of Korea, we can even threaten the whole of Yuben, and then the situation between China and Yuben will be fundamentally reversed, and in the next few decades, Yuben will have to face the threat from China at night! And there are also a large number of ports on the Korean Peninsula that can be used as bases for our country as a base for the Northern Fleet! ”

While Chen Moran was speaking, Lieutenant General Miklov was observing the triumphant majesty, although he did not like the opportunistic way of the Eastern emperor, when both Russia was exhausted, he had to admit that just as a month ago, he found the best time to get involved in the war, and now he found another opportunity, Lieutenant General Miklov glanced at Prince Mikhail and found that he seemed to be thinking about something, Could it be that His Royal Highness the Prince is also thinking about the same thing?

"Your Majesty the Emperor, I don't know if you can reveal when your army will attack the Korean army!"

Lieutenant General Miklov's rhetorical question made Chen Moran laugh secretly in his heart, and took the bait, the previous words were not so much "showing their own ambitions" as inciting the ambitions of these Russians, Russia's desire for ice-free ports far exceeds that of any country in the world.

After the end of this war, the Russian Empire only had one port left in the Pacific Ocean, Vladivostok, and it was also a frozen port, which could not be used for at least four months a year, whether it was a commercial port or a military port, it could not meet the needs of Russia. The reason was that the port of Vladivostok was frozen and they had to anchor the main force of the fleet at Arthur at a time of great danger.

Since the outbreak of the Russo-Russian War, the Russians have hardly won a land war, and the so-called Russian honor has been wiped out by the poor performance of its army, which is one of the causes of rebellion in Russia, and for the Russian upper echelons, they need a victory to restore the decadent people.

No ice-free port, victory in the battle, for the Russians, this is the temptation they cannot refuse, and all they need is to put this temptation in front of them, and then coax them to North Korea, well...... It's like what a Russian had done in another time and space.

"I think now the Guards have crossed the Yalu River!"

Chen Moran smiled slightly, then stood up, and his whole expression became excited.

"Now, there are only tens of thousands of troops in North Korea, and they are all mobilized troops in the third phase, and I only need to flick my finger lightly, and the rule in North Korea will collapse, and then it will ......."

The corners of his lips raised, and Chen Moran deliberately put on a look of contentment.

And when Prince Mikhail saw the expression of this majesty, he felt his heart beat wildly involuntarily, and this majesty saw an opportunity for expansion, but this opportunity was not placed in front of Russia.

The Manchurian army has already withdrawn from Manchuria according to the agreement between the two countries, assembled in the Primorsky Governorate, and the main forces of the troops in the DPRK are distributed along the Tumen River, and if the Chinese invade Korea, in order to block the Chinese, they will inevitably transfer the troops on the Tumen River, and then the door of Korea will undoubtedly be open to Russia.

After exchanging glances with Lieutenant General Miklov, Prince Mikhail stood up and bowed lightly to Chen Moran.

"I wish Your Majesty victory soon!"

(To be continued)