PS: Asking for tickets at the beginning of the month

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May 20, Republic 2759 (1918), Hanjing.

"Mr. Wen, the negotiation has been completed, and the total is 2 billion yuan. At present, the results of the negotiations between the two sides are as follows: Tsarist Russia will announce the cancellation of the unequal treaty signed with the Qing court and return the 1.5 million square kilometers ceded by the Qing court. The Altai, Khakassia, and Buryatia regions were used as a thank you gift to the Russian royal family for their friendly act of rescuing the Russian royal family. Central Asia and the regions east of the Lena River, Baikal and Transbaikalia were bought from us for 1.4 billion yuan, and the construction cost of the Outer Northeast and Trans-Siberian railways was 600 million yuan, a total of 2 billion ......"

Foreign Minister Cavour came today to report to Wen Deji on the latest Sino-Russian talks.

"Okay, this price is not bad, my psychological price is three billion. Wen Desi said happily. "Two billion is not expensive, just sign a contract at this price......"

At this time, Gu Xiaolu asked: "Why don't we accept the conditions of the Red Russia? If they propose to use the Yenisei River as the boundary, we can add more than 3 million square kilometers, and we don't need to spend money...... Gu Xiaolu and Wen Desi's children have officially resumed their work after they have reached the age of one, and she is still the secretary general.

Wendeji and Cavour laughed when they heard this.

"Hahaha, if we all think so, then we will fall for the Red Russia. Mr. Ulyanov's advantage is not so easy to take advantage of......" Wendesi said with a smile.

He thought about it and explained: "...... Let's put it this way. Although the conditions proposed by the Red Russians seemed to be cheaper, these lands were not given to us free of charge, but demanded that we form an alliance with them and jointly send troops to the White Russians. And this is their trap. The first is that he is ready to drag China into the water. Now that Red Russia has offended the great powers of the world, if we form an alliance with them, it will be equivalent to becoming their shield, and the anger of the great powers will be transferred to us. ”

"If our relations with the Entente deteriorate, what good will it do us? Don't forget, the Entente is now China's largest trading partner, and our exports to the Entente countries over the years have reached more than 7 billion yuan, and imports have reached more than 4 billion yuan. If relations deteriorate, the volume of trade between the two sides will definitely drop significantly, which will have a great negative impact on our economic development. ”

"Secondly, if we join forces with the Red Army, of course we can kill the White Army, but this is a big hole. Although the combat effectiveness of the White Army is not very good, it is not something that can be done in a short time, and if we fall into this pit, I am afraid that we will spend more than this amount on military spending. And this also conflicts with our strategy of dividing and weakening Russia, even if the Red Russia fulfills its promises, they can unify Russia faster than the original time and space, which is not a good thing for us. ”

"In the end, it is to cause a heavy blow to our national credit, since we have fished out the Tsar's family, if we turn our face now, it will be a great damage to our national credit. Besides, Red Russia has not been internationally recognized, and we will not be internationally recognized for trading with them, so there will be a lot of trouble at that time. Although we are not afraid, it is also good to have less trouble...... The plan of the cloth party only gives us an extra chicken rib like the Central Siberian plateau, but it requires us to pay so many costs, hehe, the cloth party really intends to do so. Unfortunately, it's not worth the price. ”

Wen Deji smiled and said: "Now our agreement with Belarus seems to cost a lot of money, but the problems that can be solved with money are not problems. Moreover, the two billion Chinese dollars were not paid in cash, but all kinds of weapons, supplies, food, and daily necessities. Moreover, this large order is also extremely beneficial to China's economic development. Moreover, two Russias that hate each other are the best for us, and this plan can basically be realized with this money, which is a very good deal for us. ”

"Oh, I see. Ulyanov is trying to trick us...... "Gu Xiaolu suddenly realized.

"Indeed, such a large piece of land will indeed fool many people. If I had changed to a good place, such as the Great Plains of North America, the Pampas, or the Plains of Eastern Europe, I would have jumped even if I knew it was a pit. But the Central Siberian Plateau ......," Wen Desi shook his head and said disapprerovingly: "Although there are a lot of resources there, the extremely cold continental climate, the strongly cut mountainous terrain, the deep and extensive permafrost, and the harsh natural conditions make the development cost extremely high, and few immigrants are willing to go there." This kind of chicken rib place, if we have the opportunity, of course we will take it, but it is not worth the cost of us to spend too much, invest too much energy, we will not jump ......into this pit of the cloth party," Wen Desi said, revealing an expression of "However, I have already seen through it".

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Harbin, May 22, 1918.

After nearly a month of negotiations, China and Belarus concluded today on the demarcation of their borders, and the two sides formally signed the "Sino-Russian Harbin Treaty" in Harbin. The main contents are as follows:

1. The Russian Empire voluntarily canceled the unequal treaty signed with the Qing Dynasty government of China after 1840, and the borders between the two countries were restored to the status quo ante 1840.

2. The Russian Empire transferred sovereignty over the Altai, Khakassia, and Buryatia regions to the People's Republic of China as a reward for China's rescue of the members of the Russian imperial family.

3. The Kazakh region east of the Volga River, as well as all of the Russian Central Asian region, is now entrusted to China to administer the region because the Russian government is currently unable to govern it. Central Asia included the former Russian vassal states of Khiva Khanate and Bukhara. The trusteeship period is 20 years, after which the local citizens will vote in a referendum on whether to annex to China or establish an independent state.

4. After friendly consultations between the two sides, the Russian Empire transferred to China the Baikal and Transbaikal regions east of the Lena River.

5. China shall pay Russia a total of 14 million yuan in land transfer fees and trusteeship fees, and 600 million Chinese dollars in compensation for the municipal construction and Trans-Siberian Railway in the transferred areas, totaling 2 billion Chinese dollars.

As soon as the treaty came out, there was a global uproar. It didn't matter if the Allies were the enemy, the weaker Russia as an enemy, the better. Although Britain and France among the Entente countries were unhappy, where did they still have the strength to control others at this time, although they also dissuaded White Russia, but they were blocked back by the words "How much aid can you provide?". The United States and Japan, which can free up their hands, are now full of oil in Africa, and a large piece of territory has not yet been digested, and they also need China's support for their land-grabbing operations. It's even harder to say anything on the Red Russian side, they have a better time.

Later, Foreign Minister Cavour threw the copy of the Red Russian memorandum in front of the diplomats of the great powers, and then said with a righteous face: "Look, how interesting we are!" After everyone read the memorandum, they stopped squeaking. As the saying goes, happiness is comparative, and this time it is the same, if China really hooks up with Red Russia, the consequences will be stricter, relatively speaking, a deal with White Russia is more acceptable to everyone.

Cavour then provided a great deal of historical evidence to prove that these places were Chinese territories "since ancient times", and that it was reasonable and legal for us to take back these lands, and that we had given Russia huge compensation.

To tell the truth, the reason why the great powers made a fuss this time was nothing more than envy, jealousy and hatred, mainly because the area of this land transaction was too large, and if it was a little smaller, they would not take it seriously at all. This is a deal between China and Russia, and one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer, and it is difficult for foreign countries to say anything. In addition, there are many such land deals in the West, for example, the United States has bought most of the land.

At this time, what the great powers wanted was just an explanation, and since China was so well prepared, it was impossible to have a good reason in terms of legal theory or historical inheritance, and it was difficult for them to say anything. After all, the Tsarist government is also an internationally recognized legitimate government, and it is their freedom to do with their own territory. Once you have the stairs down, that's it.

Needless to say, the domestic reaction was that the whole country was jubilant, and every household was decorated with lights, as if it was the New Year.

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Presidential Palace, Intelligence Room.

At this time, Wen Deji and a group of high-level henchmen gathered in this secret room full of science fiction.

Chief of General Staff Xin Jie said gloomily: "Mr. Wen, although the treaty has been signed, judging from the current situation, I am afraid that in addition to some areas such as Baikal and Eastern Siberia, which Belarus can control, we will have to do it ourselves in Northeast China and West Asia." It's not going to be so easy for the Cloth forces over there to hand over the territory to us......"

"I know, otherwise the White Russians would not have agreed to exchange land for aid so easily, and they are not stupid, if these places are really in their hands, even if they want to sell them, it will not be at this price. Hehe, but now that we have the legal sovereignty of these places, then let's play. The global powers are busy at this time, and we have plenty of time to master these regions. Wen Deji smiled and said disapprerovingly.

"Don't worry about the Outer Northeast, the population is sparsely populated, only less than 1.5 million, and the corresponding Budang forces are not strong, so we can send a group army to sweep away there. In addition to the former Russian vassal states of the Khiva Khanate and the Bukhara Khanate, two political entities were also established, the [Arash Autonomous Republic] and the [Turkestan Soviet Autonomous Republic]. Army Commander-in-Chief Rossi said, pointing to the laser hologram.

Meng Shu, commander-in-chief of the Air Force, touched his chin and said: "This Arash was founded by the Kazakh elite, who opposed the leadership of the Bu Party after the September Revolution and declared independence in November 1917. Although they are a pro-Belarusian government, I don't think they will transfer power to us so easily. ”

"This is obvious, they have finally tasted the taste of state power, and there will be handed over lightly. Premier Zhang Lizheng pointed to the southern territory and said: "This Turkestan Soviet Autonomous Socialist Republic was originally the [Turkestan Governorate] in the imperial Russian era, and after the September Revolution, the Uzbek Workers' Party and the Red Army eliminated the local provisional government faction and established Soviet power. I don't think the Red Russia will be so easy to transfer power to us. ”

"If they don't pay right, just fight. At present, the two countries of Arash and Turkestan are in a state of chaos, and the pro-White forces and the Red Army forces are in a mess, and it is a good opportunity for us to start. Wen Desi said with a smile: "The General Staff and the relevant departments have calculated and come up with a safe plan. I hope to basically end military operations in Central Asia and the Outer Northeast within half a year......"

After the central authorities made a decision, all relevant departments went into full operation.

A large number of troops and supplies were being transferred to the northwest and northeast, and airships and planes as large as swarms of bees were also concentrating in these two places, and at the same time, construction began to be carried out on the border line, and numerous camps and field airfields were erected in a very short time. There are also a large number of troops deployed in Afghanistan and Persia through the Guò Eurasian Railway.

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Now the situation in Russia generally seems to have the upper hand of the Red Army, and they have pumped the White Army to the ground, but the rebellion is still going on and forth everywhere. This was mainly due to the great communist-proletarian-socialist policy of wartime, and Mr. Wen felt that Comrade Ulyanov, who came up with this policy, was simply too talented.

Because of this bunker policy, there are now many rebels, resistance and even discontent elements in all parts of Russia. Especially in Central Asia, the most famous is the "Basmachi Rebellion". It can be said that the "Red and White Song Party" here is the most intense, both sides are enemies with different Dai Tian, as long as it falls into the hands of the other party, it is basically a way to "kill the whole family".

Originally, China blocked the border, so it was not pleasant to sit in the border line and watch the fire from the other side, watching the excitement. As for the refugees who escaped from the border on both sides, China is also happy to accept them, so much free labor should not be in vain, since we have saved your lives, then you should repay them with your bodies. All refugees have to go through quarantine, and of course there will be microchips or something in the process.

After screening, the militants of the White Army will give a good meal to the White Russians, and the militants of the Red Russians will be sent to work. As for the ordinary refugees, the young girls and Lori are sent to schools in the mainland for training, and when they reach adulthood or pass the training, they go to participate in "matching activities" and marry those singles who are waiting to be fed. As for the men, after learning about their strengths, they are sent to various places for re-education through labor, because there are very few valuable people in these places, such as scientists and engineers, so most of them are in mines, construction sites, and the like. As for the time of re-education through labor, it depends on the table, but according to the private discussion of the managers, I am afraid that 90% of them will have to be re-educated through labor for a lifetime.