Only by taking the Yenisei River valley can China consolidate its northern frontier defense.

This was due to the fact that the North Sea was connected to the Yenisei River, and the Cossacks were entrenched along the Yenisei River and could attack the North Sea by boat at any time.

Secondly, the Yenisei River originates in the northern mountain range of the Great Lakes Basin, that is, the northwestern mountains of Mobei. The Cossacks occupied there and were able to swim against the current and run to the northwestern part of Mobei to cause trouble.

And if China acquires this land, the Yenisei River Valley, the Beihai region, and Mobei Mongolia can all be connected.

Zhongshan Temple, Fan Embassy Academy.

A group of Russian soldiers in red coats and orange boots guard the front and back doors to prevent anyone from eavesdropping.

Tsar Alexei I attached great importance to this mission to China, and actually sent the Red Guards to escort him.

There are three types of shooting corps: red, blue, and green, with the top red clothes belonging to the palace guards, and the lowest green clothes can only do police and firefighting errands.

Its predecessor was the musket team formed by Yin Fan the Thunder Emperor more than 100 years ago.

At that time, the traditional army of Tsarist Russia was not used, and Yin Fan the Thunder Emperor recruited free people from among the small merchants and peasants to form a musket unit. In the first few decades, it was naturally the absolute elite, but now it has evolved into a lifelong and hereditary system.

You can understand it as - Russian military households!

And the number has reached tens of thousands.

Therefore, at the beginning of Alexei I's succession, the powerful ministers made money and fooled around, not only did they not pay the salaries of the shooting army, but the shooting army also had to pay taxes to become soldiers.

It is normal for a group of military households not to pay salaries, but it is outrageous to ask them to pay a poll tax.

The weapons of the shooting army, which were originally dedicated to muskets, have also become chaotic: muskets, axes, machetes, sabers, and very few are equipped with spears.

As soon as the archery corps arrived in China, the muskets were temporarily confiscated, and they were only allowed to carry cold weapons.

Bayinkov closed the door, returned to the room and said: "The shooting army is guarding the outside, and no one can eavesdrop. ”

A young man about 20 years old was the first to speak: "The Yenisei River basin must not be lost. It was imperative to ask His Majesty the Tsar to cease war with the Ottomans and then send soldiers to garrison the castles along the Yenisei River. ”

Bayinkov shook his head: "The Yenisei River is too far for a large garrison, and Russia's finances cannot afford it." ”

The young man added: "It is possible not to increase the garrison, but it is necessary to speed up the immigration." The tsar should lift the ban on emigration, and at the same time continue to exile the prisoners to Siberia. Only by enriching the population of Siberia can we effectively stop the expansion of the Khitans, otherwise we will never be able to truly gain a foothold in the East. ”

"Hehe, repeal the immigration ban, do you think you've lived enough?" The aristocratic young man next to him sneered.

These young people who accompanied the delegation were either from big aristocratic families or scholars from small aristocratic families.

The former young man was a scholar named Vasily Vasilyevich Golitsyn.

This later became Princess Sophia's lover, helped Sophia destroy Peter the Great's grandmother's family, and was awarded the title of Duke for her merits. He ordered the signing of the Treaty of Nebuchu with the Manchus, forced Poland to recognize Kiev and all the territory east of the Dnieper River to Russia, led to the formation of an anti-Ottoman alliance in Europe, and twice led a large army to attack Crimea.

As for the ending, he was exiled to death by Peter the Great.

At this time, Golitsyn was still a writer, and his father worked as a civilian in Moscow, and he was known as the most talented young man in Russia. He was not only proficient in Western European culture, but also studied natural sciences, advocating the abolition of serfdom, the implementation of religious freedom, the development of industry and commerce, and so on.

To tell the truth, if Golitsyn had not defected to Sophie as soon as possible, he would have been the prime minister under Peter the Great!

Peter the Great was able to reform smoothly, thanks to Golitsyn's killers, who wiped out Peter's grandmother's family. Because Peter the Great's grandmother's house was the biggest obstacle to reform in Russia.

Faced with the questioning of the aristocratic youth, Golitsyn raised his fist: "Why is Russia lagging behind?" Because the great nobility and the church took up too much land and population, more than 90% of the Russian peasants were serfs! Only by freeing up the land and the peasants can Russia's national power be strengthened! ”

Another aristocratic youth said: "If the serfs are freed, Russia will have civil strife, and Russia will disintegrate." Before the national power could grow, Russia was torn apart. ”

Golitsyn took out a Latin version of the Datong Collection, which he had obtained in Nanjing: "Russia should learn from the Khitan Emperor, although it is impossible to encroach on the landlords' land, but at least to turn serfs into hired peasants." Farmers can also be encouraged to reclaim wasteland, and those reclaimed land are allowed to become the private property of farmers and pay taxes to the government. In this way, the peasants could be moved, most of them would go to farming, and the landless peasants could work as workers and soldiers. There is also the ban on immigration, which must be abolished, otherwise Siberia will always be short of soldiers! ”

Just as Spain bans overseas immigration, Russia also prohibits immigration to Siberia.

Because once the ban is lifted, I don't know how many serfs will run away.

Of course, it is certainly not forbidden.

The worse the conditions in Russia itself, the more serfs escaped. These serfs were first turned into Cossacks, and then they flocked to Siberia, and by the time Peter the Great came to power, the number of Russians in Siberia would reach 300,000!

In the small courtyard of the Zhongshan Temple, the argument of the Russian youth continued.

And soon there was a result, the aristocratic youth won the polemic, but only by physical means.

Golitsyn was bruised and swollen, and left the yard alone, unwilling to be with the insects any longer. He gradually reached Changganli, the most prosperous business district in Nanjing, with a constant stream of people, a dazzling array of goods, and everything in front of him made Goritsyn feel complicated.

Compared to Moscow, Nanjing is really a paradise on earth.

After spending most of the day, Golitsyn returned to the temple and found that the envoys were depressed.

"What's going on?" Golitsyn asked.

Bayinkov replied: "The Khitan Emperor sent a message saying that before the armistice between the two countries, he refused to allow us to stay for a long time and refuse us to study here. Within half a month, we must leave Nanjing, otherwise we will be kicked out of the Zhongshan Temple. ”

Golitsyn asked, "Then can we stay as individuals?" ”

Bayinkov was stunned: "This...... It seems that there is no prohibition. However, as the head of the legation, I myself must leave Nanking as soon as possible. ”

Golitsyn said: "I want to stay. ”

"I want to stay too." Several other young people have expressed their positions one after another.

Some people want to stay in Nanjing to enjoy the world of flowers, and some people want to stay and learn advanced cultural knowledge.

After careful consideration, Bayinkov handed over all the funds for studying abroad brought by the mission to the aristocratic young Khovansky, and arranged for two other young people to supervise the use of the funds.

In the future, Khovansky and his young people rented houses and paid them living expenses every month.

Seven days later, Bayinkov left with the legations, and several archers remained, responsible for the safety of the Russian students.

On the afternoon of Bayinkov's departure, Khovansky excitedly said: "I heard that there is a place called Qinhuai River that is very lively, and you can watch witchcraft performances on the tiles there. ”

"Is there really a witchcraft show?"

"What are we waiting for? Let's get into town! ”

“……”

In the blink of an eye, all of them had run away, leaving only Golitsyn in the small courtyard on the outskirts of the city.

Penniless, Golitsyn got up and went to the shores of Lake Xuanwu, where he had heard of a European scholar named Pascal. Unable to communicate in Chinese, he had to visit European scholars and speak fluent Latin.

"Bang Bang!"

Golitsyn slapped the knocker on the door, waiting patiently.

A servant opened the door, and when he saw that Golitsyn was from Fanbang, he actually said in Latin: "The master is not at home, and the Qintianyuan has gone to work." ”

"Do you know Latin?" Golitsyn was pleasantly surprised.

The servant said, "Only a few words." You come back the day after tomorrow, the court officials have a holiday. ”

"I can wait here," Golitsyn said. ”

But the servant said, "When the master was studying his studies, he often forgot to go home, and spent half of the month in Qintian Courtyard overnight. ”

Golitsyn could only say goodbye, return to the rented courtyard, and look through the Latin book of "The Great Harmony".

By the evening, the gates of the city had been closed, and the Russian youths who had entered the city had not returned, and there was not even a sign of the shooting corps responsible for the security of the city.

Goritsyn was penniless, hungry and unable to communicate with his neighbors.

He could only visit Pascal again, and after knocking on the door for a long time, the servant came out and said, "The master will not be coming home today, maybe he is doing some experiment." ”

"Excuse me." Golitsyn left disappointed.

Awakened in the middle of the night by hunger, Golitsyn got up and went to the courtyard and took a bucket of well water to drink.

Damn Khovansky, who is in charge of managing the funds for studying abroad, forgot to give Golitsyn this month's living expenses.

It was not until noon the next day, when the Tsarist youths had not returned, and Golitsyn smelled the smell of the food next door, and finally couldn't help knocking on the door to beg for food.

A half-grown child opened the door, saw him and immediately took a few steps back, turned around and shouted, "Daddy, mother, there is a Western ghost here!" ”

The adults in the house hurried out, and a woman took the child in her arms.

Golitsyn learned to Chinese and then rubbed his belly, pointed to his mouth, chewed his saliva and said, "Hungry...... ...... eating"

The man saw it clearly, and immediately laughed: "Hey, this is strange, Western ghosts actually have a mouthful." How did you come to the Celestial Empire when you had no money? ”

Golitsyn didn't understand, so he could only smile and continue to point to his mouth: "Eat." ”

The man called his wife, children, and parents back to the hall, and then brought a bowl of food, and muttered: "In the past, it was not as good as begging, but now that life is rich, I haven't seen a beggar for a long time." Eat, eat, that's all, I don't care if I'm not full. ”

"Thank you!" Golitsyn finally came up with a Chinese word.

The man stood next to him, watched Goritsyn gobble up, and complained vigorously: "This is the reincarnation of a starving ghost, don't swallow my bowl into your stomach." ”

Finally, the lake got a meal, and although it was not full, it was no longer so hungry.

Golitsyn returned to the courtyard and continued to wait, but did not wait for the Tsarist youth to return, but waited for the police in Nanjing City, and an interpreter from Honglu Temple.

"You're Golitsyn?" The interpreter asked.

"Yes." Golitsyn nodded.

The interpreter said: "Your companions have been arrested and are suspected of picking quarrels and provoking trouble, so you should also go to the government." ”

"Do you care about the rice?" Golitsyn asked.