"What a terrible country."

Petrovich's face changed slightly.

These 10,000 steel-armored cavalry came out, and it let him know the gap between the Russian Empire and the Ming Empire.

Don't say anything else.

With those 10,000 pairs of steel armor alone, the Russian Empire can't make it up - don't look at the territory of the Russian Empire is so big, but in fact, there are really not many territories that can really make some money.

Moreover, the Russian Empire was not a country with any fist products, they were an agrarian country of serfdom.

If they really had the "fist goods" of silk, porcelain, and tea like China, they might not have had the motivation or willingness to expand all the way east—the Russian Empire's expansion in Siberia was driven more by the demand for furs.

Now the Russian Empire is losing Eastern Siberia.

This was Petrovich's first thought after seeing this 10,000 cuirassiers.

He had to deal with a large empire capable of producing large quantities of steel, with industrial and military capabilities far exceeding those of Russia.

The country's technological prowess is even more advanced than that of most European countries.

The population is so large, and the resources are so abundant.

"Crossing thousands of miles to fight the Chinese is simply crazy."

Petrovich thought.

He remembered in his mind the appearance of his great emperor's mother opening her teeth and claws to start a war with the Chinese.

This crazy woman had no idea how powerful the Ming Empire was.

This is simply an egg hitting a stone, and the power of Russia is wasted in the East.

"Your Highness, we are a European country after all, and Russia's core interests are in Europe."

Mikhail reminded.

Petrovich took a deep breath.

"Yes, so we need to seek peace in the East." Petrovich said.

"Let's go, the Emperor is waiting for us." Petrovich said, "Speaking of which, I had a meeting with the Chinese emperor in Paris. ”

Petrovich remembered that when he visited Paris, the then king of France invited Zhu Daohua to a reception banquet, but at that time he was the crown prince of the Russian Empire, and Zhu Daohua was also a very famous doctor in Europe.

But there will be no contact between the two sides on that occasion.

Zhu Daohua only came to attend the banquet of the King of France as a celebrity in Paris.

Now.

Seven or eight years have passed.

The two sides actually met at this scene

Petrovich's mind was complicated.

came to the big tent of the Ming Emperor.

Petrovich was told that only the Russian crown prince and Admiral Lepnin and Lieutenant General Mikhail were eligible to enter the tent to meet with the emperor.

The three looked at each other.

A sense of humiliation welled up in my heart.

But he finally gave in.

You can't win on the battlefield, and you can't get any equality in diplomacy.

These are the rules of the international community in this era.

The three men entered the tent.

Petrovich saw Zhu Daohua sitting on the main seat at a glance.

Zhu Daohua smiled and looked at the Russian crown prince who had a relationship in Europe.

This occasion is in fact the "League of Castles".

The defeated Petrovich had no bargaining chips to negotiate conditions.

So when he sat opposite Zhu Daohua, he didn't have any confidence in his heart.

However, Guan Zhu Daohua was very polite.

"Peter, there is no enmity between China and Russia in fact, the Ming Dynasty is not a Mongol Empire, and it cannot be a Mongol Empire, as long as the power of the Europeans does not expand in the direction of Shenzhou, we will not be as big as the Mongols = enter Europe."

Zhu Daohua said.

Whether it will enter Europe or not is a matter for the future.

The key now is to stabilize Russia.

Since Russia will expand to the west and south, the existence of Russia will be beneficial to the Ming Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty would not provoke large-scale wars in the Old World, nor would it participate in wars between Europeans in the Old World.

At a time when the war between the anti-French coalition and France was about to break out.

In this window of time, it was time for the Ming Dynasty to begin its march into the New World.

It is necessary to stabilize Russia.

It would be better to even support the Russians to expand westward and expand the war in Europe.

"The idea that your Emperor Mother has to expand eastward is unrealistic and stupid!"

Zhu Daohua said very politely.

However, none of the three Russians present refuted.

"So. I can support you to become the new Tsar of Russia, support Russia's expansion into the Balkans, the Caucasus, and the Eastern European Plain, and the combination of China and Russia can establish order in the Old World. ”

As soon as Emperor Zhu made a move, he drew a big pie.

He didn't quite believe it himself.

But the Russian crown prince Petrovich showed a look of intent.

If the Ming Empire could support Russia to dominate Eastern Europe and Asia Minor.

That. The Russian Empire will not lose by standing on the side of the Ming in the future struggle for world hegemony.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, so you are willing to form an alliance with Russia?"

Lepnin couldn't help asking.

"The alliance is not necessary, I think that as long as the future leaders of Russia are smart enough, they will realize that even if there is no need for an alliance, the east is not an area that Russia can touch, and for the Ming Dynasty, the warm south is our goal."

Emperor Zhu said.

"And the Ming Dynasty will never form an alliance with any country, unless Russia is willing to claim vassal status to the Ming Dynasty."

This is the basic foreign policy of the Ming Dynasty.

Da Ming is too big.

And it does not represent the interests of the Ming Dynasty.

There are also many vassals of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, the Ming Dynasty will not form an alliance, and the Ming Empire and the vassal states under its command will be half the world.

There is no need for alliances at all.

Especially with European countries.

The Covenant would limit the flexibility of Ming diplomacy without any practical benefit.

"The Russian Empire will not claim vassal status to any country." 、

"That'll do." Emperor Zhu stood up, "10,000 rifled guns, 100 field howitzers, plus enough ammunition, the Russian army withdrew from Irkutsk, and the complete Irkutsk city defense system was exchanged for the Western Capital Division of the Great Ming Expedition, and the two sides took the Yenisei River as the national border." ”

"If you agree. You can sign this treaty. ”

As soon as Emperor Zhu's words fell, a diplomat came to Petrovich with a Chinese-Russian bilingual treaty.

This is a secret treaty that will not be made public for the time being, but Emperor Zhu is not afraid that the other party will not fulfill the agreement - Petrovich will take all the Russian troops in Eastern Siberia, in this case, there is only one indigenous tribe left in Eastern Siberia, and it is not difficult for the Ming to include it under his rule.

Petrovich did not hesitate either.

On this contract, which is historically known as the "Sino-Russian Kulen Treaty", he signed his name.

(End of chapter)