America 1869: A Doppelganger Every Day

Empress Dowager Cixi and the others were all taken aback.

They just want the Northeast to be spared invasion; they don't want to take back Outer Northeast.

If they really come back, wouldn't that make the Russians anxious?

Empress Dowager Cixi spoke without hesitation.

"We are grateful for the envoy's good intentions, but according to the previous treaty, the entire Outer Northeast already belongs to the Russian Bear."

"It is really unreasonable for us to accept the territory of other countries without cause."

"If you really want to submit, you can submit to the Russian Bear Country and become a Far East autonomous region."

"Of course, if you can guarantee that after the Far East becomes an autonomous region, you will not launch attacks on the borders of the Qing Empire again, and you can reach a long-term cooperation with us, then we are still willing to support the autonomy of the Far East."

Li Changsheng never expected that Empress Dowager Cixi and her entourage would be so cowardly.

He came here specifically to handle this matter, wanting to see what kind of people in the Qing Empire were like, but he didn't expect that they wouldn't even take a bite of the fat meat that was handed to them.

These are useless resources.

After transmigrating, Li Changsheng did consider cooperating with the people of the Qing Empire, or helping the Qing Empire prolong its national fortune, so that Chinese people could become better off globally.

Unfortunately, after learning more about it, I completely lost that idea. They're a bunch of hopeless idiots, absolutely no good.

To accomplish your plans, you still need to rely on your own clones.

Since they had already come to this point, Li Changsheng naturally asked them what their demands were.

When he heard that all they wanted was for the Far East to be autonomous and for them not to attack the Northeast again, Li Changsheng agreed without hesitation.

Subsequently, the two sides signed the Far East Treaty.

The treaty stipulated that the Far East Autonomous Region would never again take action against the Qing Empire.

However, the Qing Empire must allow the Far East Autonomous Region to establish free trade markets near the border granted to the Qing Empire, thus enabling trade between the two countries.

Furthermore, they reached an understanding on some things that were not written in the contract.

For example, the Qing Empire would continue to send immigrants to the Far East, and the Far East would certainly not lack money for immigrants.

This time, the Qing Empire even established the Beiyang Fleet. To show the Qing Empire's sincerity, they even dispatched the Beiyang Fleet to help transport refugees to the Far East for development.

While these refugees were still being transported, the Far East was undergoing tremendous changes.

Under the orders of the Far East General, reforms in the Far East officially began.

First, all the people in the Far East could be allocated their own land.

If you cultivate this land for more than five years, it will be yours forever.

Secondly, villages and towns will be built near all farms.

In addition to the land distributed to the people, there will also be a large amount of state-owned farmland.

If local people help with planting and harvesting on these lands, they will receive wages.

All workers will sign long-term labor contracts with their respective factories, and if a factory dismisses a worker without cause, it must provide appropriate compensation.

It's fair to say that the job has become a secure, stable livelihood.

As long as you don't make mistakes, this job will always be yours.

Even if you are deliberately fired by the other party, you can still get a lot of compensation and find a new job.

Both of these points require joining the Far East Autonomous Region to obtain this protection.

Those who don't join get nothing.

Within a short period of time, all the Chinese people joined.

Whether it's a secure job or a piece of land of their own, it can enable them to live a good life.

This was something they had always dreamed of, and now it had been delivered right into their hands, so naturally they had to seize the opportunity.

Upon receiving the news, the Han Chinese soldiers all vowed to protect the Far East.

Even some young people in families want to join the army to defend the Far East.

At Bickley's suggestion, another 20,000 soldiers were added, and all of them joined voluntarily, selected from the youngest and strongest among them.

The Russians strongly condemned the Far Eastern General, but the condemnation was of no use.

Alexander II launched into a tirade of profanities in the Tsar's palace.

"Our Far East empire, built up over many years, has been ceded to foreign ownership just like that."

"In just one year, this dog of a Far East general has managed to emigrate 200 million Chinese."

"If this continues, the Far East will become the domain of the Chinese."

"Now tell me how we can take back the Far East?"

Faced with Alexander II's fury, everyone below fell silent!

There was nothing they could do.

That area in the Far East is too far away.

Putting aside everything else, they said that it would take several months to even launch an attack on the Far East.

And most importantly, it's still the dead of winter, so we'll have to wait several months to get into the Far East.

After a few months, they finally manage to send an army over. If they can win, great; if not, they'll have to wait until the following year.

Of course, the most crucial point is that they have already immigrated 200 million people and have an army of 10. How many troops do they need to send over?

Sending too many would be unbearable, sending too few would be useless.

The key point is that their main focus is now on Central Asia and Europe.

After all, the Franco-Prussian War was still ongoing, and there were occasional acts of resistance in Central Asia.

If troops are deployed to the Far East, what will happen to both sides?

Alexander II became even more furious at the silence of his men.

However, at that moment, a telegram from the Far East was delivered to Alexander II.

The telegram was sent personally by the Far East General.

"Our Far East region still acknowledges that it is under the rule of the Tsar."

"As long as I am allowed autonomy in the Far East, then the Far East will forever be a part of Tsarist Russia."

"We are willing to become an autonomous region in the Russian Far East."

"Of course, it's fine if you disagree."

"Don't even think about the navy; you can't win."

"Army personnel, you are welcome to come anytime."

"Our 10-strong army in the Far East is equipped with sufficient weapons, and we have also purchased a large amount of explosives, which we are already producing ourselves."

"Either you send hundreds of thousands of troops and flatten us, or be prepared to leave as many as you come as you leave behind."

"Unfortunately, you can't muster an army of hundreds of thousands."

"Whether to recognize Far East autonomy or fight a war before recognizing it, please think carefully before you choose."

What does this telegram mean? It means I'm giving you face and allowing you to continue nominally belonging to Tsarist Russia. You mustn't be ungrateful.

Without the strength, you can't take back the Far East. If you really make a move, things won't be as polite as they are now.

A threat, a blatant threat.

Alexander II threw the telegram in his hand away and slammed his fist on the table in anger.

"Arrogant, too arrogant! I'll destroy him, I'm going to destroy him!"