"Long time no see, Lord Marquis!"

Yu Zhong and Mo Jing personally went out of the city to greet Fei Yao Duoluo, although the future of doing business with Russia was a little bleak, if so, Mo Jing still received the unlucky Mr. Fei Duoluo very warmly.

"Beautiful lady, ...... you?"

Seeing that Mo Jing naturally stretched out a hand towards him, Fei Yao Doro hurriedly stretched out his hand and stretched out his mouth, as a result, if it wasn't for Yu Zhong holding Peng Chun and Lang Tan, these two generals would probably treat him, an old Russian man, as an old thief on the spot!

"That's the kiss of the West...... Yu Zhong used all his strength to barely hold the two people, while hurriedly warning the two not to be impulsive.

"Lord Marquis, we met in Prime Minister Soetu's tent...... Have you forgotten? Mo Jing still spoke Russian, and none of the others could understand it.

"......" After listening to Mo Jing's explanation, Fei Duoluo took a closer look at this beautiful and graceful oriental woman, and finally connected her with the little soldier who had made her regret for life.

"Yes, it's you?" The irritability of the Russians made Fei Doro almost pull out his waist knife, but, looking around, he still tried to suppress the anger in his heart, but the language no longer had any gentlemanly demeanor - although he had been a diplomat, he was still a grumpy Russian in his bones after all!

"Madam, if you are the lady Mo Jing mentioned in Prime Minister Suo Etu's letter, then, I don't think there is anything to talk about between us, you better report to your Prime Minister Suo Etu and ask him to find someone else!" After receiving a letter from a missionary who stayed in Yaksa, Fei Yao Doro thought that Suo Etu was looking for him, but he didn't know that it was Mo Jing's false name of Suo Etu, otherwise, who knew who Mo Jing was in Russia? Not to mention bringing a marquis over!

"Lord Marquis, oh, I forgot to ask, are you still a Marquis?" Mo Jing didn't seem to hear Fei Yaodoro's words, but just stared at this unlucky guy with some mockery.

"Hmph, of course I'm still a marquis, and I'm about to be promoted to duke! ...... "Somewhat surprisingly, Fei Duoluo said proudly.

"Is there such a thing? You...... You're about to be promoted to duke? "Being played so hard by himself, and losing such a large piece of land, this Fei Yao Doro not only did not lose his title, but was about to be promoted, is the officialdom of Russia already so corrupt? Mo Jing was a little surprised!

"Hmph, because of my prior report, my country was able to conclude a 'Northern Alliance' with Saxony and Denmark in advance, and at the same time launched a war against Sweden! Although the Saxon and Danish armies were defeated by the Swedish armies at Riga and Holstein respectively, our great Russia, under the leadership of the wise Princess Sophia, and the two generals Naryshkin and Miroslavsky, took advantage of the invasion of Poland by Karl XII (King of Sweden) with their main forces, and captured the fortresses of Notteberg, Nienshantz, Janburg, Koporije and Narva on the Baltic coast...... Did you know? Access to the sea! We, the Russians, have finally realized their great dream, we get access to the sea in the Baltic Sea! …… Moreover, we have already begun to build a new capital there, Fort St. Sophia (Fort St. Peter), and, by the time I set out to the East, the great Princess Sophia has made an alliance with Poland, and we will attack Sweden at the same time, and our army has already marched into Finland, where it will fight a decisive battle with the Swedish army! …… As long as we occupy Kirsinfors (Helsinki) and Orb (Turku), then great Russia will become the master of the Baltic! …… And whatever the outcome of all this, I, Fedoro, will be made a duke by the current Princess Sophia, the future Tsaress Sophia! (The above battle situation, the general's name is found at random!) ）

"......" looked at Fei Yaodoluo's smug and arrogant face, and Mo Jing suddenly wanted to kick it up! …… Although she didn't quite understand what the war situation was, she knew very well that Russia should have obtained access to the Baltic Sea during the time of Peter the Great, but now it is the princess Sophia who has completed this incomparably great feat for the Russians! - It's too hard to accept! Doesn't this allow Russia to enter the ranks of European powers ahead of schedule? You know, before Peter the Great, Russia was a barbarian state to those countries in Western Europe, and getting access to the sea was almost the turning point of all this!

"Is it my fault? Did polar bears get stronger ahead of schedule? Although Mo Jing's face did not change, her heart was already full of turbulent waves! She didn't know that Sweden was extremely aggrieved at this time, and the Russians were extremely shameless in declaring war and caught them off guard!

"Xiaoyan, what's wrong?" Although Yu Zhong's ability to observe his face was not very good, just by looking at Fei Yao Doro's expression, he felt that something was wrong, so he let go of Peng Chun and Lang Tan, walked to Mo Jing and asked in a low voice.

"Russia entered the period of Peter the Great ahead of schedule!" Mo Jing quickly regained her mood, and when she heard Yu Zhong's question, she replied in a low voice, since she wanted to do business with the Russians, of course she had to learn about their history, and Mo Jing had talked about these things with Yu Zhong a lot these days.

"What? …… These old hairy people, they really dare to fight! Yu Zhong was also frightened to almost lose his color, unlike any other country, Mo Jing once said to him that in history, Russia has never been a "good neighbor, good partner, good friend" to its neighbors, and this situation lasted until the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia's national strength has changed, you know, polar bears for the land, has an almost unstoppable ***!

"I hope these old hairy Black Sea Fleet won't fight here!" Mo Jing also said to China that in history, Russia's Black Sea Fleet has a brilliant record, if these guys come here for the land of the Far East, who knows if the Qing government will start fighting or would rather lose the land in the north?

"What did you say?" As soon as Yu Zhong spoke, he was stopped by Mo Jing.

"What's wrong? …… I said, I hope Lao Maozi's Black Sea Fleet doesn't come over......" As soon as the words fell, looking at Mo Yan's eyes shining, he was also shocked in the center!

"Navy!!" Both of them shouted at the same time!

……

"Lord Marquis, I heard that the Swedish navy is very powerful, since you were able to occupy their mouth to the Baltic Sea, you must have defeated their navy, right?" Mo Jing collected his mood and asked tentatively towards Fei Yao Doro.

"Of course ......" made Mo Jing's heart darken (Russian, Yu Zhong couldn't understand), but Fei Duoluo's next words made her mood recover again, and there was a tendency to improve, "That Swedish naval commander is an idiot, and the main force of the Swedish navy under his command was defeated by our army, hahaha...... Did you know? It was the funniest and most ridiculous thing in all of Europe in a century! …… God bless us, our army ran into fog and went in the wrong direction, and as a result, haha...... Actually bypassed the city of Narva, ran to the edge of the harbor, ran into the Swedish naval fleet docked on the shore because of the fog, thank God again, that Swedish naval commander was a coward, he surrendered so easily, and let us capture an almost complete fleet! Hahaha......"

Mo Jing smiled!

Navy, what's the use of having a fleet alone?

It seems that the situation is not so weak!

Sweden has maritime superiority, Russia is strong on land, and both countries have a lot to play! Although Russia now has many fortresses on the Baltic coast, it is not stable! As for the Black Sea Fleet, it will not be possible until Russia has a more important outlet to the Black Sea than the Baltic Sea after the war with Turkey, and at this time, this powerful fleet should not exist yet!

"Heaven forbid!" Mo Jing said secretly, and then looked at Fei Odoro with a smile: "Lord Marquis, congratulations to your country, I think, it is bound to become the strongest country in Europe!" ”

"Thank you for your best wishes, but, dear ma'am, I think you would better have Prime Minister Soetu send another person to negotiate with me! ......"After being proud, Fei Dou Duoluo still did not give up his original intention.

"I think I have to correct it: the letter to you was not written by Prime Minister Suo Etu, but me, the county lord of the Qing Empire, Mo Yan!"

"Are you teasing me?" Fedoro was getting angry again.

"Of course not! But now that you're here, you don't want to return empty-handed, do you? ......" Mo Yan looked at Fei Yao Doro with a smile, although she didn't think she could do much business with Russia, but she didn't want to mess with Russia at this time, after all, this north-level bear already had some intention of rising! And the Qing government obviously does not pay enough attention to the territory in the north, if the Russians make a comeback, the consequences are unpredictable!

"You are not Prime Minister Soetu's envoy, so what can your words do? And how can you guarantee that I won't return empty-handed? Fedoro asked.

You can rest assured! I have full confidence in convincing our Emperor His Majesty, and I also have the support of our current Heilongjiang general! …… His power is equivalent to that of the governor of Heilongjiang! Mo Jing owed a debt, and asked Fei Duoluo to face Peng Chun directly, and introduced the two of them! …… Anyway, she's a translator, so it's not all up to her?

Sure enough, after a few random words, Fei Yao Doro confirmed that Peng Chun supported Mo Jing, and Peng Chun also thought that this Fei Yao Doro came for "friendly relations between the two countries"!

So, before entering the city, the Russians' quick temper made Fei Yao Doro first tell his own plan: "When I came, I discussed with Princess Sofia and all the ministers, and we thought that our trade with the Qing Empire could be carried out for a long time and on a large scale!" ……”

***

"Long-term, large-scale development? Do you really think so, Your Excellency? Although we are the proposers, we are not as good as we expected! ...... "Hearing Fei Hotoro's words, Mo Jing was even more surprised, judging from the situation described by Fei Odoro just now, that Sophia should be a very effective figure, almost comparable to the most powerful Tsarina Catherine in Russian history, but doesn't she know the disadvantages of trading with China? Or did you become arrogant after winning the battle, and began to want to get some luxury goods such as tea and porcelain to enjoy?

"No, no, no, Your Excellency, after the last negotiation, I can conclude that you still have some understanding of the political and military situation in Europe, however, you are not a European after all, and I believe that you should not be clear about the trade situation in Europe at this time! ......," Fei Odoro said, waving his hands.

"Oh, can you introduce me to that?"

"Of course! …… It is my pleasure to serve a beautiful lady! Fei Duoluo bowed slightly, and began to talk!

Actually, the reason is very simple! We already know that all European countries now have merchant ships entering China's ports for ocean trade, and many Chinese merchants have begun to develop in this direction, but they all have a problem...... That's the vast ocean! ”

"Although the ocean is vast, the road from Heilongjiang to Moscow is not short, and because it is a land route, it is difficult for us to compare with large-scale ocean transportation, both in terms of transportation and other aspects! What do you think, Lord Marquis? Mo Jing didn't understand how the ocean could be a favorable condition for his side.

"No, no, no, of course we can't compare with them in terms of transportation, but we can be on par with them in terms of transportation!" Fei Odoro said.

"Oh? Which aspect? ”

"Time!"

"When?"

"Yes! Your Excellency, it seems that you did not expect for a moment that it would take too long to travel from a Chinese port to Europe, and that it would have to be a smooth journey! …… After all, from China to Europe, you have to go through the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and go around the Cape of Good Hope in Africa and through the Atlantic Ocean, which are three oceans; The weather at sea is also far more unpredictable than on land, and it takes them almost a year to make a round trip, and in between, enough for us to go back and forth several times! We have calculated that an ordinary carriage can travel 40 kilometers in an hour, and if it can travel 12 hours a day or more, oh, if it travels 15 hours a day, then it can travel 500 to 600 miles a day, and if we take into account its breakdowns and the rest time of the horses, and the road conditions, we can only travel 400 miles a day, and in less than two months, it can go from Moscow to Yaksa! …… And your proposal for winter transportation is a genius idea, the winter time in Siberia is very long, the snow is a ready-made road, the speed of sleds is faster than horse-drawn carriages, and as long as there are enough sleds, I don't think this prevents us from comparing the volume with sea ships! "Our Russian labor is very cheap, Fedoro said in his heart.

"You ...... Really? ”

"Of course! For this reason, Princess Sophia has hired a lot of economic advisers, and they calculated it this way, although our profit will not be as big as that of sea transportation, but we also have another huge advantage, that is, we do not need to pass through any country, any port along the way. From China, through Siberia, you can ship goods directly to Moscow! Then, from Moscow to the Baltic Sea, we can trade with people from other countries at sea, and those middlemen will be happy to pay a lot less tariffs! ”

"So, you're really making this trade bigger?" Small profits, big profits, Mo Jing seems to have seen the scene of Russia not hesitating to mobilize tens of thousands of people to trade in the Far East, and business travel in Siberia continues! These old hairy men really dare!

"Yes, I came with full authority from Princess Sophia!" Fei to Doro Road.

"Since you really think so, what about ...... It's not for me or General Peng to make a decision! I think...... You want to accompany me to Beijing to meet our Kangxi Emperor! "Mo Jing took advantage of the situation, just right, anyway, I have to find Kangxi anyway, now in addition to myself, I can pull Fei Yao Doluo together, and lobby Kangxi at the same time, so that the certainty of opening trade is greater, and there is no need to think about the nominal book for use in China like before!

"You can say that, and I am even more sure of your sincerity in this trade! …… Hope we can do well! Fedodoro also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and finally passed a pass, this difficult woman was not as ruthless as the last time, it seems that she still does not know much about the predicament that Russia is facing now! You know, there have been several big wars, the treasury is empty, and Russia is about to die of poverty! Although trade with the Qing Empire had not yet begun, as long as the trade treaty could be signed, it could be used to obtain loans from some large European banks, you know, this trade was jointly formulated by the economists and financiers of the Dutch East India Company! The Netherlands fought three wars with England between 1652 and 1674, but all of them ended in defeat! Up to now, they have been squeezed out of almost all sea areas by the British, and the status of the former "sea coachmen" in the international arena has plummeted, so they are waiting for Russia to establish an Asia-Europe trade route to compete for interests with the British sea routes, and at the same time allow themselves to make a profit, and the Russian navy is now being commanded by naval officers from the Netherlands, and I believe that it will soon be able to form combat effectiveness! It can be said that most of the reason why Russia wanted to conduct large-scale trade with the powerful Eastern Empire in the Far East, where its control was weak, was due to the agitation of these Dutch! Of course, the willingness of these people to provide an interest-free loan upfront is also one of the reasons! …… It's just that the Oriental people are very stubborn, and this time to see the Kangxi Emperor, you must be careful, careful, and careful!

(In the early 17th century, the Netherlands, in alliance with England, completely crushed Spain's maritime power.) At that time, the Dutch shipbuilding industry ranked first in the world, the total tonnage of merchant ships accounted for three-quarters of the total tonnage of merchant ships in Europe, and most of the merchant ships in Europe were made by the Netherlands, so the Netherlands was called the "coachman of the sea". From the end of the 16th century, the Dutch began to carry out large-scale colonial expansion, mainly to penetrate the East and crowd out the power of Spain, Portugal and England. The Dutch also invaded Japan, becoming the only Western power to enter Japan from the 17th to the early 19th century. The Dutch boom reached its peak in the mid-17th century, but its leading position was short-lived. From 1652 to 1674, England fought three wars with the Netherlands, which not only broke its trade monopoly, but also took away many of its colonies, such as New Amsterdam, which was founded by the Dutch in North America in 1622, and changed its name to New York, that is, New York, in 1674. As a result, the international standing of the Netherlands declined rapidly. By the 18th century, the Netherlands, the "coachman of the sea", had been completely squeezed out of the world's seas by the British! ）