Chapter 55: Deal with good deal (2)

Wen Xiang took the imperial edict and looked carefully. Sure enough, it should have been 'properly handled', but because of the emperor's typo, it was written as 'dragged and handled'. "Well, what's the case?" he muttered, and was stunned at the same time.

As the saying goes, a word enters the public door, and nine oxes cannot be pulled out. After many years of decline, whether it is the cabinet, the Military Affairs Department or the General Administration, the official business transactions must be reviewed several times by people who are proficient in writing before they can be copied, just to be afraid that there will be any harmful meanings in the words and to be used by others. Although the emperor's edict was written by the imperial pen, there has never been such omissions. His first reaction was to let Li Hongzhang refute it, at least, he would also ask the emperor to express his opinion clearly.

Li Hongzhang also leaned over to take a look, and it was true. His brain was agile and suddenly said, "Or, this was not a temporary mistake in the emperor?"

Wen Xiang opened his mouth wide, "Ah, are you saying?" He is also a smart person. After a change of mind, he probably knew the emperor's intentions. "I understand. Since the emperor's edict was clearly written, we should "drag" to handle it well."

Several people looked at each other and smiled and understood each other.

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At the hour of You, Wen Xiang brought Li Hongzhang, Dong Xun, and the translator from the General Administration to the Russian Embassy in the third row of Dongjiaomin Lane. Russia had already received a communist from China. Headed by Malinsk, the Minister to China, he brought counselors and military officers, and the translator to welcome him at the door. After the Chinese side fell off the sedan chair, one side took off his hat and bowed, and the other side bowed, "Hello, Ambassador (Mr. Chinese), hello (Rising Announcement)."

Mariinsk thought that the Chinese came here according to the itinerary of Musaviev and others after they came to China, and then made some finalization and met Musaviev.

Mushaviev arrived in Beijing two days ago. Since the second year of Xianfeng, Western diplomatic envoys have begun to travel to the downtown area. The people have changed from surprise and onlookers at the beginning to ignore it. Even a country's negotiating delegation has not caused any response to the arrival of a country. This made Mushaviev feel a little uncomfortable. Since he was appointed as the governor at the age of 38, in the history of the Russian country, foreign ministers other than the emperor's brother were the first, and his complacent and fulfilling feelings were naturally unspeakable.

Even at the Governor's garrison in Irkutsk, Mushaviev has always enjoyed his mighty power. How could he come to China like this? Except for a Chinese yamen with a responsibility, he sent people to the embassy to ask questions, and after submitting the official documents of China's itinerary, no one paid attention to it anymore?

But as dissatisfied, Mushaviev still has the measure of tolerance as the governor of a country. He just felt strange. After returning to China, Gers and Putiyatin said that they were treated very well when they went to China as chief and deputy envoys. Why did they become like this when they came to their own place?

Ah! I understand, the Chinese must have thought that they came here to compete with China for the undetermined matters in the Treaty of Nebuchu. Thinking of this, I smiled bitterly in my heart: If the Chinese knew their true purpose, or wouldn't be able to resist being in the capital of that country, would they meet with themselves?

He smiled for a moment, and suddenly remembered another thing, which was China's policy of immigration to the Northeast. This was not what he had done before he learned about his plan, and thought that when the two countries had a bad relationship in the future, he would prepare for it?

But his doubts were explained in Mariinske, "The immigration matter was determined in 1858. It is said that the Chinese emperor did not think that the country would take out a lot of money every year to support people of the same blood and nation as him, allowing them to maintain this lifestyle of no effort. According to what I saw in the capital of China, this matter was opposed by almost everyone, but because the emperor had several ministers who were trusted by the emperor and were able to implement it with the support of these people."

After staying in Beijing for two days, Mushaviev received a notice from Mariinsk. The head of the General Office of the General Office, which is responsible for dealing with the envoys of various countries, sent someone to submit official documents to visit the Russian envoys who came from afar this afternoon. In addition to his concern, he would hold a preliminary consultation with the Russian envoys on the issue of border division that the two countries have been arguing for many years.

After using afternoon tea, Wen Xiang and his men came to the Russian Embassy and met Mariinsk in the hall. Accompanied by the minister, Mushaviev appeared in front of Wen Xiang, Li Hongzhang and others. He was about fifty years old, with a strong figure, big ears, a handsome appearance, a clean chin, and a perfume applied on his body. He was still far away, and he could smell the scent. Wearing a very decent suit, the few people behind him were all wearing military uniforms, surrounded by two people, and walked towards Wen Xiang.

They introduced each other by Mariinske, and the guests and hosts were seated. There were embassys to serve tea. "I have never been to this Central Plains of China. This time, I am sent by His Majesty the Emperor of my country. In addition to handling official duties and promoting friendship and friendship between the two countries, I can also appreciate the prosperity of the land of China. This trip is worth it."

Mushaviev spoke very fast and his voice was very soft. He heard it in his ears. Of course he didn't understand it, but he felt very comfortable. "Your Excellency is too good." Wen Xiang leaned slightly, and after listening to the translator, he smiled and said, "Governor General came from afar to discuss the country's friendship on the borders of our two countries, so that our heavenly dynasty feels like he is walking down. I am sent by His Majesty the Emperor of Our Country to welcome him to the Governor General."

After hearing his translation, Mushaviev was puzzled. How could this Chinese official call himself "Governor General" instead of an envoy? Meeting today is an informal occasion, but when the two countries negotiate, they always have to be careful in their words. One omission is to capture the other party's handle, which is an insolvency. Don't the Chinese know?

It was useless to think too much, he blinked, gave up the idea of ​​asking questions, and nodded with a smile, "Thank you for your kindness. This time I came to your country, and my emperor, my country's emperor, ordered me to bring a letter in person." After saying that, he waved his hand back, a young man in a suit like him took out a lacquered envelope from his arms and handed it over, "I hope I can hand it over to His Majesty the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty in person."

"This matter," Wen Xiang was stunned. "Mr. Governor, although my Emperor of Qing has been busy with official duties, he hopes to take the time to meet and convey the magnificent wishes of the Qing Dynasty to make good friends with all countries and seek common development. It is just a plan for the Emperor of the Emperor to be healthy and healthy, and it is also a plan for the future. After the remarks of ministers, such as me, the ministers, then they will stop the discussion. As for the letters from your emperor, all of them were submitted by the General Office of the Qing Dynasty."

After listening with a smile, Mushaviev did not force any effort. He put the letter on the short table between the two and pushed forward, "Then, please work harder for the Chinese lord." He said, "This time, the border between the two countries is determined,..."

Wen Xiang took the lead and interrupted the other party's words, "This matter is not urgent! I just heard from the Governor that I have a longing for Chinese cultural relics, and it also aroused my desire to look forward to it. It is better for me to do my best to do my best to be a landlord and ask the Governor to experience the picturesque scenery in our Celestial Temple. What do you think?"

"This," Mushaviev did not think much about it. This time he came to China for the first time, and accompanied by the other party's senior officials to visit Chinese cultural relics was also a matter of course. "I am afraid that the boss will be busy with official business and physically exhausted."

"Then, let's do it. If I feel a little tired, I will not be a polite person with you. I will accompany you instead - but in the first few days, I will be the host - but don't look at me, I may not be below you when it comes to my health!"

Mushaviev smiled for the first time, "Okay, since that's the case, I don't have to be polite to you! I will be in the embassy in the future, waiting for the elders to come!"

The first meeting ended like this. Wen Xiang and Mushaviev agreed to hold a welcome party at the General Administration of China tomorrow night to send a group of people to Russia, and then stop talking and return in a sedan chair.

The next morning, the Military Affairs Office met, and Wen Xiang presented the translated letter of the country submitted by the Russian emperor, and wrote a sentence on the front, "His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Russian Empire passed on the letter of the Chinese emperor."

The emperor took the letter in his hand and was slightly stunned. The diplomatic relations between the two countries were apart, and the error was a thousand miles apart. It seemed that Russian Tsar Alexander II wanted to start from such a rift and find out his attitude.

Looking at the letter, the general meaning is that the two countries have many discussions on matters not decided in the Nebchu Treaty, but there is no conclusion in the end. The result is that, on the one hand, the transfer of ownership rights is particularly inconvenient in the administrative division of the East and West Siberia region of Russia; on the other hand, even the territory that the two countries have already determined is large, sparsely populated and vast forests, resulting in the people of the two countries. Even if the people themselves travel through the country, they cannot figure out which country they belong to. It is particularly inconvenient to manage this area.

Therefore, the Russian Emperor hopes that with this negotiation between the two countries, the matter will be completely settled, and it will be a good neighborly and friendly relationship between the two countries in the future. There is no need to unclear division of boundaries, which will lead to misunderstandings among the people and the court and the "events that may lead to regrets" and so on.

Although it has been translated by the general translator of the General Administration, any sentence of this kind of Chinese calligraphy may cause a change in attitude between each other. Therefore, in terms of words, we cannot pursue the gorgeousness of rhetoric and the modification of words. Everything is based on reality.

The emperor was silent for a long time and handed the letter to Jingyu who was standing beside him. He nodded down and signaled her to hand the letter to everyone to circulate. Then he asked Wenxiang, "Is this letter true?"

"Yes." Wen Xiang didn't need to read it. While Su Shun and his friends read the letter, they met and replied, "I think that the so-called reading of the text and knowing the heart. Judging from the Russian Tsar's writing, the Russians' ambition of not accepting education is already obvious!"

The emperor nodded, "Yes." He snorted a few times, "Now the Russians are getting more and more courageous. They dare to write about the Chinese dynasty in such a tone. Is there any slightest respect for me? Do you think I am a lord who can be deceived? It's ridiculous!"

There is a reason for the answers from the monarch and his subjects to this answer.

In the fifth year of Yongzheng, two signed the Treaty of Chaktu. The treaty stipulated that Russia was not allowed to enter the ***, and the return of China's response was that, first, trade in Chaktu; second, Russian Orthodox priests were allowed to preach in China; second, every three years, Russia was allowed to send caravans with no more than 200 people to enter Beijing.

In the ninth year of Yongzheng, Tulichen, the Secretary of the Lifan Academy and the Chinese representative of the Chaktu Treaty, went to Moscow, intending to make Russia neutral when China conquered Jungel. The Russians agreed and kept their promises. In this matter, they did not intervene when pacifying Jungel's alliance with the 23rd year of Qianlong's reign (this is a later story).

Tulichen wrote a book called "Exotic Records". The general meaning of the article is that the Rakshasa Kingdom was a huge, rich but extremely barbaric country. His footprints had not reached Petersburg, but his report gave the emperors of the Yongzheng and Qianlong dynasties a certain view that Russia was a barbaric country, and the country above the Celestial Empire did not have to take it to heart.

Until the tenth year of Jiaqing, China always regarded Russia as a barbaric and uncivilized ethnic group. This was certainly due to the severance of news from each other, but also because the Russian priests living in China were all in a down-and-out manner, which left too deep an impression on the Chinese.

Because of this, the occasional diplomatic contacts between the Qing Dynasty and Russia always held the great power of the Celestial Empire and regarded it as a small vassal state. Even the treaty signed by the two countries was more like the emperor's decree to his subordinates. Let me give an example. At the beginning of the Treaty of Chaktu, the Great Emperor loved all living beings... In the Inrsant Yamen appealed, so that the Chaktu trade was allowed to be carried out..."

The whole text is in this tone, and when the Russian emperor (including the queen) was mentioned in the official document, there was never another line. In the official document in China, this situation was called "head up" to express respect.

Also, when referring to the names of Russians and Russians, official documents, they never add a word "mouth" like those of British and French countries - this is a sign of contempt.

The last point is the difference in reception style, which is much higher in specifications than in treating British and French countries - this seems to be a paradox from the above point, but it is not actually.

The rituals of the Qing Dynasty's Ministry of Rites clearly stipulated the rigorous rituals for receiving Russian envoys, and in the "Qing Dynasty Collection", the treatment of Russian envoys was far higher than that of other countries. Every four days, they were rewarded with four plates of dishes and ten pots of tea from the imperial meals - all of the above showed that the Chinese really regarded Russia as their own vassal state - just like North Korea and Vietnam! Although he would not have such discrimination, as the emperor of this official and performing this ceremony, he had to put some words in front of it.

In this moment, the Military Affairs Office circulated the letters and put them back to the emperor's desk. "Emperor." Xu Naizhao said, "I think that the Russian emperor is so disrespectful and has lost his vassal state. If I ignore it, I am only afraid that the Russians will think that our Celestial Empire is inexplicable in the future. It seems that I am afraid that you and others will have many troubles in small countries. I want to ask the emperor's will to send the emperor's will to the capital of Russia and declare an edict to serve as a warning to others."

The emperor naturally would not be ignorant of foreign affairs so much that he deliberately pondered for a moment, "This matter will be explained in the document to the Russians in the future. I think the Russian emperor has a lot of hearts, so he should be ashamed and be unsure of his own faults. He will never dare to do such a lie in the future. As for what you say you want to go to Russia in person, I think, there is no need. After all, the journey between the two countries is long and the place they passes through is a bitter and cold place, huh?"

"The emperor is sympathetic to his subordinates, and he should pay more and more attention to his efforts, contribute to the country, and share his work for the king. He is not afraid of hard work!"

"Let's discuss this matter again." The emperor waved his hand and interrupted Xu Naizhao's words. He felt helpless. Xu Naizhao was really stupid in his study! He kept saying "declaration of the edict"? What's the use of it except for the Russians to use as a joke? He was afraid that the old man would repeatedly appeal, but while saying it, he winked Sushun.

The latter naturally understood that he met in front of Xu Naizhao and replied, "Emperor, I waited a few days ago and received some advice from the emperor, and then I realized that the Russian delegation had arrived in Beijing and wanted to discuss with our Celestial Empire that the border was not decided, and that it was false, and that it was true that the truth of our Celestial Empire was, and that it was even more greedy and wanted to gain the right to sail in the inland rivers of our Celestial Empire. The heavenly words told me, and I opened my ministers and others. After returning to the mansion these days, I always thought that it would be better to use a plan and determine the border between the two countries. On the one hand, it would be possible to resolve the disputes after Emperor Shengzu Ren; on the other hand, it could also make it a law and open the border for eternity forever?" He touched and said, "I am foolish to ask the emperor to advise me."

The emperor really didn't expect that Sushun could learn from one example and learn from it. Although he knew the hidden purpose of Mushaviev coming here, he focused most of his attention on the discussion of countermeasures because he knew it. Instead, he threw the Russian mission into the backbone of the two countries as a covert, and threw the Russian mission behind him. "Yes, what do you think of this? Wenxiang?"

"I think that Lord Su's words are worthy of being a clever view, but the Russian envoy came to the south and did not do it here. I am afraid that once the negotiations are negotiated, the Russian envoy will be in a state of anger and shame, and will it be angry?"

"Just! The Russians themselves proposed to re-define the boundary. Are they going to go back on their word now? There is no need to consider the Russians' opinions in this matter, left and right..." He wanted to say that the left and right could not be reached, but the words suddenly changed. "The left and right principle occupies the right and left side of our heavenly dynasty. At that time, the Russians will lose face."

"...And, Wen Xiang, after you go down, you will inform the ministers of Britain and France about this matter. This matter not only concerns the interests of our Qing Dynasty, but also the interests of Western countries - but there is no need to make the city full of storms, do you know?"

"Yes, I understand. After the slave goes down, I should handle it carefully. Please explain the Shengxian."

Wen Xiang didn't need to summon several ministers, and just call the British stocks, the Secretary of Service of the United States and the General Office of the General Office, and whispered a few words - the General Office's office is organized to do business in different parts, each with its own control, and there were four original shares, as follows: Russian stocks; British stocks (also dealing with Austrian business); French stocks (also dealing with negotiating matters with the Netherlands, Spain, and Brazil); American stocks (also dealing with negotiating matters with the United States, in addition to the United States, there are negotiating matters with Peru, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Belgium, Denmark, and Portugal); and one more share was added, which was the Coast Defense Stock. This stock is the most special, and it is not limited to any country. Any matters related to coastal defense and river defense matters, including the purchase of warships and recruitment of teachers, are sponsored by the Coast Defense Stock.

Because the establishment time is still very short, there is no need to send a dedicated person for the time being, but Li Hongzhang is responsible for daily affairs; if there are other needs, the personnel drawn by other departments will be co-organized.

Although the two countries have their own hands in their interactions, there are many people who are close friends with foreign countries like Dong Xun. The subordinates of various countries in China, whether they are in China for a year or first arrived in the noble land, are addicted to the charm of the great Chinese country and are as prosperous as a dream. The people in the capital were a little confused at first, thinking that the country was just a passerby. Who knew that they would become people from a foreign land later and had the agile mind, so they put their ideas on these foreigners.

Although prostitutes were not banned in the capital, they were not allowed to the people and officials. However, during the Xianfeng period, although the magnificent codes were banned, they were actually in a state where the people were not selected and officials were not investigated. In the brick tower alley west of the Ding Street in the inner city of the capital, the location of the wallet was commonly known as the bottom of the pocket. It was not as famous as the eight great hutongs, but the identity of the guests was mostly noble than those who searched for the eight great hutongs. Naturally, the environment was much quieter, and the girls in the Qingyin small class were much cleaner.

In May, the day is still long. A green wool sedan chair is parked at the entrance of Hongxing Store on Yangmei Zhuxi Street. Wang Kangyu and a blond and blue-eyed middle-aged man bow their heads and step into the courtyard.

This is Tianqing Ban's incense nest - this is the most famous gold-selling cave in the bottom of the pocket area. The reason is that the leader of Tianqing Ban is Liu Tang, who came from Tianjin, who was the lord of the pastoral countryside!

In the second year of Xianfeng, the emperor visited Tianjin in the east and had a two-night feast with Yunpin, who had been included in the palace in the pastoral countryside. Later, the girl became pregnant with a dragon seed and ran all the way to Beijing (see the previous article for details, not to be added). After that, Liu Tang's business in Tianjin could not continue, so he went to Beijing to become a Feng Fu. He received Sushun's support and was passed down by the people. He wanted to see if there was a garden for a girl who could be incorporated into the palace for the emperor. Although this matter was secret, it could not be hidden from the world. It was just about the supreme and could not speak. What was it like?

Because of this, Liu Tang's business in Tianqing's class was very big in Beijing. She bought the entire Hongxing store for her. She thought that there were twenty-five or six girls in the class, including turtle slaves, maids, servants, accountants, and managers. There were a lot of people, and there were no less than a hundred people.

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Chapter completed!