Chapter 192 talk
Crowns, statues, crosses, armor, and treasures shining with gold and gems everywhere. The gems like hills are shining brightly, and the eyes of shining people are sore. There is no doubt that this Kremlin warehouse contains treasures plundered by tsars of all generations.
Ye Zhao walked in it and silently picked up the treasures. He felt an unspeakable feeling in his heart, and there was also a faint loss. The huge neighboring country in the north, the mountains above the Central Plains dynasty, were finally overturned by himself. He sighed but felt a little lonely.
Following Ye Zhao was Sharava's brother, Joseph, the king of the Kingdom of Russia. It was hard to know what he was thinking in his heart now.
"Josi, you are my wife's brother. I am willing to communicate with you openly." Ye Zhao suddenly turned around and looked at him.
Joseph's expression was extremely sincere, saying, "Your Majesty is the benefactor of my whole family. I will always remember this and educate my descendants to be friendly with China."
Ye Zhao smiled. Naturally, he would not believe these nonsense. In fact, no matter who Russia is in power, because it is adjacent to China, it is like Germany and France. In the long run, competitive relations are inevitable unless China's strength is always far above Russia.
Listening to Joseph's words, Ye Zhao couldn't help but remember when Ye Katerina was intimate with her last night, and when she was in the throne, she suddenly said that she would give birth to a child for herself and inherit her position as the Grand Duke in the future.
My brother-in-law and his lover are really the same, and they both try their best to win their own favor.
In fact, even if Caterina gave birth to a child and inherited the position of Ural lord? The lord of a country will still seek benefits for the people of his country. Could it be that he will help you Chinese?
In fact, whether Russia will restore its former strength in the future cannot be controlled by itself. It will also have confidence in the Chinese people in the future, so there is no need to worry about it.
But now, it is naturally possible to weaken Russia's one point and try to delay the pace of his revival.
"Jossi. Then I'll just say it. If the Chinese team withdraws from Russia now, what would you say Russia will be like?" Ye Zhao said and took a cup of coffee from the guard beside him.
Joseph was stuck, and if the Chinese withdraw their troops, there was no need to think about it. Russia would immediately fall into a civil war. If the third-party factors of the national rejuvenation forces were eliminated, his "Russian Kingdom" was no match for Eastern Russia at all. After all, Eastern Russia had a national army established with the help of the Chinese, and it has been more than ten years since then, so it can be said that it is well-trained.
The "Russian Kingdom" is now full of temporary pieces of arms, and it is probably vulnerable.
Ye Zhao sipped the coffee and waited for Joseph to slowly digest the meaning of his words. After a while, he said, "So don't force everything, that's what I think. In the future, your two countries are bounded by Moscow. Moscow belongs to the Principality of Ural, north of Moscow. If you rule, what do you think?"
After thinking about it, he said, "Of course, I will persuade Grand Duke Yekaterina not to move the capital to Moscow, as this will not put too much pressure on your territory."
It realized that the current Ural Principality's economy was dependent on China, and Yekaterinburg was even more prosperous and approaching Moscow and was safe. If it were to move the capital, most of the nobles would have to oppose it.
For the Urals, they are actually in the mood of "Brexit and entering Asia", and they are more acceptable to the capital in the East.
Joseph's face looked gloomy and unsure. He said a long time later, "I listen to you." No matter what he thought in his heart, he could only agree at this time.
Although the person in front of him was his "brother-in-law", he was a great emperor who had never been comparable to any monarch since ancient times. He conquered countless territory. He was also a great man who led the revival of Eastern civilization and a powerful opponent that Western civilization had never encountered before.
In fact, from the small details of the war, we can see his strength. Just a few months ago, the Allies were still worried that the United States would eventually join the Allied, making the war unpredictable. Who knew that in a few days, the situation suddenly changed. Under the strong anti-war sentiment of the Americans, the US government had signed an agreement of understanding with China and announced that it would strictly adhere to neutrality in this war, and would not allow any belligerent navals to use their ports, nor would they sell weapons and military supplies to the warring countries. In this way, the situation of the Allied countries was becoming increasingly unfavorable.
It has been heard that the Chinese emperor has close ties with many American merchants, so that it can influence the US national policy. This move should have made the first move very early and long ago.
What qualifications and courage does Joseph have to say no to such a far-sighted person?
Ye Zhao nodded slightly, patted his shoulder and smiled, "That's it, even if we reach a consensus."
At this time, a guard hurried in and presented Ye Zhao with an urgent report. Ye Zhao smiled and said, "I think the Turks can't stand it anymore."
At the end of August 1884, Poland declared war on Britain, France, Türkiye and other countries. Almost at the same time, Ottoman Türkiye announced an unconditional truce and was preparing to send missions to negotiate a truce with the allied countries.
In October 1884, with the approval of the Polish parliament, the Chinese Army began to undertake the task of defending Warsaw. At the same time, the missions of various countries participating in the war entered Warsaw one after another, preparing to negotiate the peace treaty to end the war in Warsaw.
Most allied countries have sent prime ministers and prime ministers, such as the chief representative of the Chinese mission is Premier Li Hongzhang. However, the British and French sent by them are foreign ministers, which also reflects the different mentality of the two military groups participating in the Warsaw Peace Conference.
The war was not good, and the British and French naturally wanted to end the war decently, but if the conditions for the peace agreement were too harsh, they would obviously not accept it.
Although both major military groups announced a ceasefire, in actual combat in western Europe, the German and Austrian coalition forces and the British and French coalition forces were fighting desperately, while the British fleet hoped to destroy China's naval power in Africa to show that it still controls most of the world's oceans.
In fact, the Germans and Austrians also do not want to hold peace talks now, but the Chinese are reluctant to mobilize troops to intervene in the European war and promise that the two countries can get more at the negotiating table. Germany and Austria have no better choice.
Ye Zhao naturally hopes that Europe will maintain a balance of power, just like Britain and France quarreled in Paris after World War I. No country wants to see the European continent stand out, and Ye Zhao does not want to see the British and French industrial forces completely destroyed and become third-rate countries. Of course, even if Germany dominates Europe, it is irrelevant to the empire.
But if you want to completely defeat Britain, the Imperial Navy will inevitably enter the Mediterranean Sea, and the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea will fight with the British Navy. Such a fierce battle is really more and less than the benefits gained by the Empire. In fact, since the war has developed to this point, the Eastern Empire has fully achieved its combat goals. Only by ending the war can the interests be maximized.
However, Germany and Austro-Hungary allies should naturally be acceptable in the "split up" of the spoils. They should impose various restrictions on the arms of Britain and France, and make Germany obtain the overseas colonies he wants and help Germany become the strongest country on the European continent. Otherwise, China's ally might be despised.
Such a result is probably far from the expectations of Britain and France, so Ye Zhao knew from the very beginning that the Warsaw peace would be smooth sailing.
Chapter completed!