Chapter 5 The Unfortunate Ambassador
It seemed like a nightmare! Feyadoro didn't know how he returned to Nebchu!
All he knew was that he was in trouble! And he was a bloody disaster for eight lifetimes!
Early this morning, he went to the Qing army camp excitedly to hold talks with the Qing Empire's negotiating ambassador and Soetu!
After these days of contact, he almost couldn't believe his luck, and he was simply lucky!
Although Soetu was the prime minister of the Qing Empire, in his opinion, at the negotiating table, that guy was no different from a child who had just entered the school and knew nothing!
What is international negotiation?
Dispute!
But the Prime Minister Soetu presented books with him and reasoned!
What is this guy when it comes to border negotiations between countries? Is it an academic forum?
I have to admit that this Prime Minister Soetu is very talented. Although he has never heard of what this guy said, like the books listed, he can read so many original words in the book anytime and anywhere, and it is word-of-mouth. This Prime Minister Soetu's super memory can be seen from this. Unfortunately... this is a border negotiation! At this time, it is about strength, and of course, patience!
Yes, in terms of strength, no matter what aspect, the Qing Empire is the dominant, and they have just won a battle and are in high morale! However, it is obvious that they don’t want to move anymore! This powerful empire has tens of thousands of soldiers on the border, but is unwilling to continue to attack Nibchu, who has only a few hundred troops here. So, what else is there to be scared about if he wants Doro? Anyway, he has not looked for a mistress in Moscow, so there is no need to rush back and warm up.
What made him even more ridiculous and lucky was that Soetu actually let him know his negotiation trump card!
Isn’t this clear that he will continue to take advantage of it?
You know, he is just a marquis, and he has long wanted to turn his title into a duke!
But……
Everything turned into a bubble in one day! Although he believed that he had made great contributions because of this signing, his powerless frustration still made him feel very uncomfortable. After all, millions of square kilometers of land disappeared into Russia because of his light signing!
At that time, he had just been taken to the familiar tent by Soetu's personal soldiers!
Then, he saw Soetu sitting upright behind the negotiating table, staring at him with a fierce look on his face.
Originally, when we first met, Soetu had such a face, which really scared him. He could easily see how powerful and powerful this person was! However, after a few days of courage to talk to the Prime Minister of the Qing Dynasty, this majestic face had no deterrent power to him! Because he already knew Soetu's foundation.
So, he greeted Soetu very calmly, and after a brief salute, he sat down on the other side of Soetu.
However, as soon as he sat down, Soetu suddenly exploded him from the chair with one sentence, and he was clearly remembering every word of the sentence.
"Mr. Feyadoro, my father represents my Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Empire, solemnly declares to you: The border line between the Qing Empire and your Russian Empire and the two countries should be set in... the Caucasus Mountains, the Ural Mountains and the Ural River. Of course, the mountains and rivers belong to us, and you can only have the grasslands at the foot of the mountain and the reed land by the river!"
At that time, he thought that the Prime Minister Soetu was just venting his anger for what happened a few days ago and deliberately scared him to joke. However, when he saw a soldier next to Soetu took out a document and showed him some terms in the document called "Draft Sino-Russia Border Demarcation", he believed that the other party was really playing!
So, he was furious!
"Are you kidding? What is your strong Russia? Is it a sheep that can be knocked down to the ground and slaughtered at any time?..."
"You said very well! In fact, Russia at this time is a sheep! And it is a sheep without horns!"
Soetu did not answer, and the answer was just the soldier who showed him the documents! Before he could react, the soldier said one after another, without any mercy and mercilessly almost drove him into the abyss of despair!
From Russia's poverty, to the distance between the Far East and Moscow, to the conflicts between Russia and European countries..., one by one, he found out for the first time that he might have underestimated the Soetu. Soetu was probably waiting for this information some time ago!
The most terrifying thing was that he seemed to hear someone outside the tent speaking Swedish!
What's wrong?
If the Qing Empire really sent troops to fight in the Far East, and those powerful Mongolian cavalry, who were also affiliated with the Qing Empire, headed north from the so-called Mongolian Plateau, constantly attacking Central Siberia and Western Siberia, and cut off the connection between the Far East and Moscow. At the same time, Sweden attacked from the west, and those Tatars who were of the same origin as the Mongols and were exploited by the Russian Empire could also disrupt Russia's most important European part from the south to the north, making the empire unable to fight Sweden, the powerful country, with all its might, then what would the consequences be?
Especially the "three lights" mentioned by this little soldier!
If those Tatars really use the method mentioned by this woman, then even if Russia wins in the end, it will be in a slump and loses its strength. How can we face Poland, Prussia, France and other European powers? Although many traditional European powers have always looked down on Russia and think it is a barren area, if there is a advantage, who knows what will happen to them? Especially this woman also said that Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Empire has approved that no matter which country, as long as it goes to war with Russia, it can trade with them, the richest and most prosperous country in the world! This is the most terrifying one! This alone is enough to make Russia doomed!
Because this is an extremely huge temptation! If the news comes back to Europe, those European nobles who have always coveted the elegant porcelain of the East, the beautiful silk, and the endless tea leaves, might instigate their country to destroy Russia and give it to the Qing Empire in exchange for more benefits!... This is not impossible! Because except for war, few people will care about Russia. Although it is certain that Russia is a European power, no European will say that he (she) wants to go to Russia! Even many Russians themselves want to leave their poor motherland! There are not many people who are willing to stay in that cold land, so naturally few people will care about who the land will belong to!
The terrible consequences almost made him collapse on the spot!
Fortunately, he also knew that the Qing Empire had its own troubles!
In Junggar, there was a rebel army from the Qing Empire, and it was very strong!
This one is enough to become a powerful weight for him in this negotiation!
However, the negotiations were not long after, and he couldn't hold on because he was sure that there were Swedes in the Qing army camp because he found a Viking giant sword in this military tent! You know, in Europe, only the Swedes, the Nordic pirates, and descendants of the Viking barbarians! And the sword was decorated very gorgeously, he could be sure that it was a gift from the Swedes to Soetu! Soetu placed this sword in the tent, probably because he did not understand the difference between various Western swords. Otherwise, even if he did not understand diplomacy, he should know how serious the consequences would be for revealing his own side's intelligence.
However, he didn't have time to consider how Soetu made such a mistake. Some Swedes came to the Far East through the vast Siberia? They also built on the powerful Qing Empire? No wonder Soetu dared to say this this time, not only because the Qing army had more important guests, but also because Soetu wanted to vent the anger he had suffered over the past few days. He firmly believed that he must have made the Prime Minister angry these days.
What should I do if the situation is so bad?
After pondering for a long time, he finally made a quick decision and pointed out to Soetu that he had already known their conspiracy with the Swedes! Then, after a fierce and tense battle, he finally made the real news from Soetu!
The Swedes had actually met Emperor Kangxi long ago!
Moreover, there is a mission. This person who came to the military camp was just a full-time gift-giving person. After coming yesterday, he went back this morning and said he was going to Macau to take a boat back to Europe!
What does this mean?
It means Sweden is about to take action!
And taking the sea is always faster than going by land!
Then, if he learned about this situation, he could arrive in Moscow before the Swedish envoy returned to Europe and reported the emergency to the Tsar, otherwise everything would be done!
However, the journey from the Far East to Siberia to return to Moscow is more than ten thousand miles?
So, we must buy time!
So, after a short and fierce battle, which lasted almost a whole day of dispute, he asked Doro to do his best to "help" Russia preserve most of Siberia! Although Lake Baikal was gone, Sakhalin Island was gone, and the coastline in the Far East was half missing. Moreover, because he could not give out the three hundred good horses Soetu wanted, he had to give up the lower reaches of the main Siberian rivers, namely the Ob River, the Lena River and the Yenisei River! Although..., he won time and... the Qing Empire promised that European countries would not attack Russia on the condition of trade, would not launch an attack on Russia in the Far East, and would not incite the Tatars to harass Russia!
In other words, the Qing Empire only needed to exchange a few worthless short words for millions of square kilometers of land!
However, what is these barren lands in exchange for Russia's survival?
He firmly believed that he saved Russia!
Chapter completed!