Chapter 64
Objectively speaking, Duke Peter's request is not excessive.
If it is a little excessive, it is the provision of loans and food supplies.
Everyone is poor and clanging, and this year, the landlord's family has no surplus food!
However, as long as this kind of agreement is not implemented on paper, there is still room for negotiation.
To some extent, state-to-state negotiations are akin to bargaining from street vendors.
It is a common phenomenon to ask for a sky-high price and pay back the money on the ground.
Whoever takes this request seriously is a mallet.
All of you here are veteran politicians, political elites who have been cultivated since childhood.
This kind of little trick has long been played by these old foxes.
"Duke Peter, we cannot answer your request right now. Such a big thing needs to be coordinated with the country. ”
Bismarck took a sip of brandy, put down his glass and said to Duke Peter.
Peter also understood in his heart that the so-called consultation with the country.
In fact, it is the three of them, and the corresponding conditions must be discussed.
Except for the defeat negotiations, basically the conditions for the negotiations are each on both sides, and there is no reason for Russia to put forward a condition and the coalition forces must agree unconditionally.
"Then you need to hurry, I will be suspicious if I leave Moscow for too long." Duke Peter nodded in understanding, but also gave a warning.
"Of course, if there are no accidents, we will talk again tomorrow morning, and it won't delay you too much."
When Bismarck had finished speaking, Mula and Winston stood up together, and the three of them walked out of the tavern.
The wind seemed to be stronger, and the snow particles falling from the sky hit the face painfully.
The three of them each got into the carriage and drove slowly down the secluded road of Stettin.
All three of them received the highest authority before coming to Stedin.
As long as Russia's demands are not too excessive, they can agree to it.
The three of them went to the small conference room in the city hall, discussed for a night, and finally agreed on the conditions.
The wind was still blowing, and the snow was falling heavily. Heaven and earth have completely become a white world.
It's still the same tavern, the fireplace is still burning brightly, and the people sitting in front of the fireplace are still the same people from yesterday.
When Duke Peter got the piece of paper full of conditions, his hands couldn't help but tremble.
The coalition forces will not return Kyiv, because the place has already been promised to Israel.
Similarly, the coalition will not provide loans for post-war reconstruction and support for civilian goods, including food.
The coalition promised Russia that the empress and nobility of Russia would not be judged in any form.
In any form, including religious forms.
The EU will convince the Pope to target the wars of religion only at the Ming Empire.
As for Russia's demands, the coalition forces are half agreed. In fact, this half is also what Russia values the most.
As long as the empress and nobles were not judged, their purpose was basically achieved.
In fact, the so-called return to Kyiv, reconstruction loans and aid, are all a cover for bargaining.
The core interest of Russia is, in fact, to ensure that Catherine and the Russian nobility, including Duke Peter, will not be judged in any way.
"After the war, you can't garrison troops in Russia." The only thing that Duke Peter couldn't accept was the demand for a garrison from the coalition forces.
After all, it's its own territory, and it's always entrenched in a group of foreign troops.
If you want to change the emperor of Russia one day, you can do it?
"Duke Peter, this is also for the sake of your Russia's security.
If you join the coalition to attack the Ming Dynasty, it will inevitably bring serious losses to the Ming Dynasty.
Once they are defeated, their defenses will retreat back to Central Asia.
Will they let you go?
The Ming army will definitely retaliate against you Russia.
We are stationed in Russia to help you resist the attack of the Ming army. ”
Mula looked at Duke Peter with a smile.
"We will deal with the affairs of the Ming people, and you don't need to worry about it.
The matter of the garrison after the war was not negotiable. "Duke Peter is categorical, there is no room for bargaining in this matter.
As long as it is a normal country, it will not allow other countries to station troops on its own land.
The three of them glanced at each other, and this was the one they had argued the most fiercely yesterday.
Bismarck said that Duke Peter would never agree.
But Mula and Winston insisted that they should write this article down.
In Winston's words, we didn't say how do we know he wouldn't agree?
What if he agrees?
Winston said so, and Bismarck couldn't help it.
Now it seems that Bismarck, who is still old and spicy, is more powerful.
Mula shrugged helplessly, and Winston looked at the guy angrily. The French are the ones who have fled.
Last night it was agreed that the three parties would put pressure together to force the Russians to agree to this condition.
"Alright! We will withdraw this condition, but you must agree to the following conditions. ”
It was Bismarck who stepped up and resolved Winston's embarrassment.
The following article, Duke Peter is also a little embarrassed.
They want three complete Daming tractors!
The tractor is known as the Ming military horse and plays an important role in the logistics of the Ming army.
It wasn't a big problem to get a few tractors without knowing it, but the most important problem was how to get this thing into the hands of the Prussians.
You can't drive through the front line and leave it to the Prussians in a big way.
"To be honest, I don't think this one is nice.
If we join the coalition, you can easily pass through our defenses.
We will help you attack the supply points of the Ming army, as well as the various command centers.
When the time comes, not to mention three tractors, even if it is ten, a hundred will not be a big problem.
You may not know that there are thousands of tractors running on the Russian land.
Moreover, the Ming army was behind the front, and there were military trucks on the ground where there were roads that were more powerful than tractors.
That thing, loaded more than a tractor, ran faster than a tractor.
Unfortunately, the demand for roads is a little higher.
I think that's the really good stuff.
But rest assured, we will share the spoils with the coalition forces during the battle. ”
Duke Peter said, shaking the brandy in his hand.
The three of them exchanged glances again!
I have to say that what Duke Peter said has a point.
The Russian army suddenly turned back, and the Ming army was bound to fall into great chaos.
The coalition forces, with their numerical superiority, could quickly crush the Ming army. Even, annihilated most of the Ming army.
By that time, not to mention what tractor.
There are no problems with tanks and military trucks!
Even airplanes can be imagined, and at this time there are still a few tractors to do.
Mula, who had been explained by Duke Peter, was a little red in her face.
He really wanted a tractor that could travel on rough roads and pull truckloads of supplies.
If the French army had this thing, then there was no need to look at the faces of the British, and the real money bought the expensive Sharma from the British.
There is no need to endure the hunger and cold of insufficient logistical supplies.
In the Battle of Tsaritsyn, the defeat of the French army and the lack of logistical supplies accounted for the vast majority of the reasons.
Many soldiers could only get a few slices of bread a day.
When they rush, they will hit the ground with a pestle and will not be able to get up.
As a marshal of the French army, after hearing such a thing, Mula's heart was dripping blood.
Those were the most elite soldiers in France.
All veterans who followed him and Napoleon for many years!
"After the war, Russia must join the European Union and must accept the leadership of the European Union.
Because, at that time, you were the front line of resistance to the Ming Dynasty.
This is also our bottom line, and it is not negotiable. ”
Bismarck has always been known for his iron will, and his words are not negotiable.
"Alright!
We have cheated the Ming this time, and naturally we also need the EU to provide protection.
On behalf of Her Majesty, I have agreed to join the European Union, and after the war is over, Her Majesty will sign the official document. ”
Duke Peter also knew that this article was probably not negotiable.
"Hehehe!
Welcome Russia to the European Union! Mula smiled and raised her glass.
The four glasses slammed together, and Duke Peter drank them with joy.
This time the trip to Prussia was not in vain, and it was able to make an agreement with the coalition forces to completely drive out the Ming people.
Originally, Russia and the Ming Dynasty fought side by side and won victory after victory.
For Russia, it's time to make a big show.
Duke Peter, who was in charge of government affairs, was surprised to find out.
After one victory after another, Russia not only did not reap any benefits, but even lost a lot of mines that originally belonged to Russia.
So much so that now I have to exchange those potatoes, corn and sweet potatoes with Daming, and I actually have to exchange them for wood that Daming didn't look down on.
The Ming are greedy, they suck the blood of Russia like leeches.
As the war progressed, Russia became weaker and weaker.
Young and middle-aged people all went to the battlefield, and only the elderly, women and children were left in the rear.
It's still winter, and a lot of things haven't been exposed yet. When spring comes, how can these people do the heavy work in the fields?
Grain production will be reduced by ironclad, and then starvation will be everywhere.
Although the lives of those ant-like peasants, Duke Peter did not care much.
But, after all, this will also affect his interests.
The income of the estate is less, not only in Russia, but also in his income.
What's more important is that Duke Peter felt that the generalissimo of the Ming Dynasty, Li Xiao, looked down on them as so-called nobles at all.
Even, he saw disgust in Li Xiao's eyes.
The Generalissimo of the Ming Dynasty was disgusted with them!
This information is dangerous, and he doesn't want to be killed by Da Ming one day.
Rather than being killed in the future, it is better to turn against the water now.
At least the aristocracy of Europe is one, and there is still a tacit understanding between the nobility.
Jointly safeguard the interests of the nobility!
Joining the European Union is not a good idea, but Russia is no worse than it is now.
The pact was quickly struck, and the four signed their names on the secret agreement.
I have to say, in this era of rampant lies. The European aristocracy still followed tradition!
You can be noisy during negotiations, but once it is on paper, you will not move.
This is the aristocratic spirit they are proud of!
In today's Europe, I am afraid that only this spirit is left.
When business is done, it's time to drink.
A few old guys drink together, so naturally they won't call a few wine girls like swingers.
For them, chatting is also part of the job.
Especially for Bismarck, Mula, and Winston, they desperately wanted to know everything about the Ming Dynasty.
From the mysterious generalissimo to the combat effectiveness of an ordinary soldier of the Ming army.
"After continuous battles in winter, the Ming army was also very tired.
Although the Ming army did not tell us about their casualties, I saw it.
Every day, a large number of airships sent the wounded of the Ming army to Daming.
Every day, there are a large number of wagons, pulling recruits from home to replenish the army.
One thing they are different from us is that their recruits are trained in the rear for three months before they go to the battlefield.
Unlike us, conscripted soldiers are not properly trained, and they are haphazardly incorporated into the army.
Many times, veterans who can fight are dragged to death by these recruits. ”
Listening to Duke Peter's words, Mula nodded.
When Napoleon talked to him, he was still a little puzzled.
Obviously, it is a company that has been disabled, and it will only take a week before and after, and it will come back with full personnel.
Compared with before, the combat effectiveness has not decreased significantly, and it is even more powerful.
The French army was different, after a large number of casualties among front-line veterans. Those soldiers who were drafted in the rear were also sent to the front.
Many of them only fired a dozen bullets until they died.
As a result of this policy of replenishing troops of the Ming army, the more the Ming army fought to the rear, the more obvious the training and equipment advantages of the Ming army became.
The French army, which had never been on the battlefield and had not received good training, gradually could not defeat these Ming troops.
Not to mention, the Italians who have always faced the world with a fish belly master.
Many times, a company of the Ming army could chase the Italians and fight a battalion.
Those Italians, except for holding their heads and running away, had no power to fight back at all.
It was often said in the French army that if it had not been for the Italians, Tsaritsyn might have been taken long ago.
"And then there is the war potential of the Ming Dynasty, which is really jaw-dropping.
Every day, the Central Asian Railway never stopped transporting supplies, and every soldier on the front line was able to eat delicious dry food.
During normal combat, each person had a box of canned beef every day.
Everyone must eat one egg a day, even for front-line soldiers.
They also brought apples from China, wagons by wagons.
Some troops were even able to eat citrus.
Wounded soldiers are treated in field hospitals and then sent back to the rear.
There were a lot of empty wagons on the way back, but they insisted on transporting them by airship. Because of this, there are fewer bumps and less time.
And I see you, there are many wounded soldiers who froze to death on the battlefield.
Generalissimo Daming said that veterans, especially veterans who have been injured and went to the front again, are the treasures of the army.
If the war goes on until next spring, in addition to increasing the number of well-trained recruits, Daming will also have many veterans with rich combat experience returning to the team. ”
Listening to Duke Peter's words, Mula immediately lost his interest in drinking.