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Chapter 940 "Sino-Russian Ili Treaty" ([-])
The big country mentality of the Russians is really strong enough. Even after a big defeat and a bloody coup in the country, the mentality of such a self-confident country has not been restrained too much. , after being treated coldly by Hongqing one after another, and being treated "rudely" by Hongqing, the Russians rose up brazenly. Not long after they were kicked out of the barracks, they sent a major officer with a diplomatic note, He planned to make a serious protest to Hongqing, but it was a pity that Hongqing didn't accept this at all. Not only did he never meet the major officer, but he ordered him to be thrown out of the barracks with the letter and the person. That's right, it was Throw it away, like throwing away a broken sandbag.

Protesting is a very interesting diplomatic tactic. However, the protest of the weak against the strong will never have the slightest effect. As for the protest of the strong against the weak, it is not actually a protest, but blackmail, obviously. In Hong Qing's view, Lao Maozi is nothing more than a weak person. Whether it is hard indicators such as military strength, economic strength, population, or soft indicators such as technological development potential, they have all been considered by today's Daqing is far behind, as long as there is no major change, even flattery will not be able to catch up with Daqing. There is really no need to pay attention to etiquette and impoliteness to such robbers who are overbearing. It is a strong muscle.

Hong Qing's time is precious, but she doesn't have the time to play a marathon-like negotiation game with Lao Maozi, so she came here directly, and as to whether it will make Lao Maozi hold a grudge, Hong Qing doesn't care at all. Don't care about it, nothing else, not to mention that Daqing is now in an absolutely favorable position, so there is no need to care about Lao Maozi's attitude at all, besides, Hong Qing never had any hopes for the so-called agreement, As far as he is concerned, the value of that thing is no different from a piece of toilet paper. Of course, in order to stabilize the hearts of the people in the country and deal with Emperor Chengde's troubles, Hongqing will not be soft on the contract conditions that should be fought for. , Putting on an extremely tough posture from the very beginning is one of the means of negotiation. Hong Qing is obviously a veteran in this regard, and when she plays it, it is really smooth, and there is no psychological burden at all.

Two days is really short, it almost passed in the blink of an eye. There is no doubt that such a short time is naturally not enough for the Russians. There is nothing else, although the text given by Hong Qing is only a few There are more than ten pages, but they cover a wide range of areas, and they are all very harsh. At least from the perspective of the Russians, they are harsh to the point of cruelty, which is completely unacceptable. It's just that the Qing Dynasty is now extremely powerful. Grand Duke Petrovich Although he was very dissatisfied, he didn't dare to study the so-called peace talks text, trying to find some ways to deal with it, and this obviously required a lot of time, and what could be done in two days, in desperation , had to send someone to send a note again, asking Hong Qing to allow some more time. This time, Hong Qing didn't insist on being tough to the end, but gave the Russians another two days in a very humane manner, but what, with At the same time, an ultimatum was issued, that is, once the negotiation process is started, a framework consensus must be reached within three days, otherwise, everything will be seen on the battlefield.

Facing such a tough ultimatum from Hong Qing, the Russians naturally resorted to protest tricks, but Hong Qing didn't follow that at all. Following the old example, he threw the old man who came to protest out of the big house. Ying, ignore the slightest room for discussion, nothing else, expressing a tough attitude is only one aspect, the more important reason is that Hongqing's time is already very tight-Emperor Chengde has already started to act recklessly, a few days ago Meng Guangzu was sent to Lanzhou to take over the post of Yanxin, Governor of Shaanxi, and Li Shuangchun and Liu Chengen, two confidants of Hongqing's sect, were transferred from the Northwest in the name of promotion, and replaced by Sayanmo and Liang Xuwen, who had recovered again. The two confidantes of Emperor Chengde, under such an arrangement, the food supply of Hong Qing's troops is obviously going to have a big problem, even though there is still a lot of food in the army at this time, enough to last for several months. However, Hong Qing didn't dare to take risks on this matter, and had to and could only quickly end the negotiations with Russia, which had nothing to do with the overall situation, so that she could concentrate on dealing with Emperor Chengde's tricks.

"His Royal Highness, thanks to your great love, we have the honor to study the plan proposed by your country. Unfortunately, the terms proposed by your country are too harsh. Please forgive me for not accepting it. Here, I express my deepest gratitude. Deeply regret."

At three o'clock on the fifth day of July in the third year of Chengde, the Sino-Russian bilateral meeting officially began in the Qing army camp. Three people from each side attended the meeting, all of whom were envoys for the peace talks. Just at the beginning, Grand Duke Petrovich, the ambassador of Russia, got up first, bowed slightly reservedly towards Hong Qing who was sitting opposite the long table, and expressed the Russian side's position helplessly.

"Your Majesty, don't regret it. If you can't talk about it, you don't need to talk about it. My king has said that if your country wants peace talks, you can only talk according to our text. If not, the peace talks will stop here. Err You can go now."

As usual, Hong Qing was always tough. After listening to the interpreter's report, she waved her hand blankly, and clearly stated the necessary conditions for peace talks, without any flexibility.

"His Royal Highness, my Lord Christ, the Son of God, has always taught the world to be fraternal and forgiving. In this way, the world will have less disputes and more peace. I wonder what His Royal Highness thinks?"

As soon as Hong Qing said such strong words, Grand Duke Petrovich was choked on the spot, and he really didn't know how to deal with him for a while. He was completely embarrassed, but he saw Lev, the deputy speaker of the Orthodox Supreme Council who was sitting upright. Archbishop Palov Sibirski interrupted suddenly.

"Archbishop Sibierski, I'm sorry, I don't believe in religion. If you have any teachings to say, you should tell your country's military. If your country didn't brazenly invade our Qing Dynasty, I don't have to run here You came from a far away place to suffer, now that your country has been defeated, you should stop talking nonsense with this king about loving peace and the like, let’s go directly to the topic, how sincere is your country going to show? make peace?"

Archbishop Sibirski is obviously a person who is used to preaching, and he told a lie with sincerity, as if he was really a peace lover. Unfortunately, Hongqing didn't accept this kind of thing at all, and he had to wait for the interpreter to translate it. Even if he shrugged his shoulders indifferently, he unceremoniously blocked the words of Archbishop Sibielski.

"Dear Your Royal Highness, after urgent consultations, based on the principle of friendship and peace, and in accordance with the spirit of the original "Nerchinsk Treaty" between you and us, we would like to express our most sincere apologies to you for this misunderstanding, and agree to On the basis of the original compensation amount of 30 taels of silver, we will pay twice as much to compensate for your loss, and promise to severely punish the culprit who started the war without permission, and give your country an explanation. I hope your country can Allow us to bring back the soldiers captured in this battle, and we promise that there will be no more misunderstandings like this one."

Although Archbishop Sibirski was an eloquent master, it was not uncommon for him to be eloquent when preaching in the past, but when he met such an unreasonable master as Hong Qing, he was too stunned to speak. The words came, and upon seeing this, Grand Duke Petrovich hurriedly took over the conversation, and explained it with a sincere expression on his face.

"Heh, what a sincerity. In this way, your country is not planning to negotiate peace? Forget it, I will lead the army to visit Ufa Fort in your country. Let's see if the 210 guards in the fort can do it well." How many days will it take to stop the king's army?"

Hearing that Grand Master Petrovich announced a peace negotiation condition that was not much better than sending beggars, Hong Qing's eyes immediately flashed a bright light, but she didn't get angry, she just smiled coldly and said Xian replied slightly coldly.

"His Royal Highness is joking, your two countries are friendly states, even if there is a misunderstanding this time, we should not fight each other?

After listening to the interpreter's report, Grand Duke Petrovich's expression became a bit uncomfortable. Nothing else, Ufa Fort is located in the middle of the Ural Mountains. It is an important military fortress on the main transportation route of the Eurasian continent. The entire Russian Empire was completely cut in half. The European part may be kept, but Siberia, which is extremely empty of troops, is destined to fall into the hands of the Qing army. This is obviously unbearable for the Russian Empire. Seriously, Grand Duke Petrovich might not have cared about Hongqing's threats as usual, but right now, Hongqing has even revealed how many troops there are in Ufa Fortress. Even if Grand Duke Petrovich wanted to be tough, he could only force a smile that was not much better than crying, and he coped with it casually.

"Oh, what does Your Excellency think?"

Although Hong Qing knew about the brazenness of the Russians, seeing Grand Duke Petrovich talking nonsense, she still couldn't help feeling angry, but it didn't explode, and It was a question with a sneer.

"His Royal Highness is so humorous, he is really a role model for my generation. Hehe, the friendship between your two countries has a long history. I firmly believe that there will be no misunderstanding because of this misunderstanding. Everything is negotiable. If His Royal Highness is concerned about the compensation If you are dissatisfied with the quantity, you can directly say that as long as I have what the Russian Empire has, I will never lose money to the leading state, and I can guarantee this point."

Grand Duke Petrovich is worthy of being a veteran diplomat. Although he was very flustered, he was still full of nonsense when he started laughing. imaginary.

(End of this chapter)