Xinshun 1730

Chapter 89 Treaties
Khalkha Mongolia sent not many cavalry.

The few hundred cavalry who arrived first became the last straw that crushed the old Count Tolstoy.

Liu Yu's persecution became more and more severe these days, and the old earl's body was suffering from a high fever, and he could no longer bear it.

The conditions given are getting more and more northward, and Liu Yu's concessions are getting bigger and bigger. The two sides have tested each other's bottom line, and it seems that it is time to sign a contract.

But the old earl still couldn't make up his mind.

The cold November wind brought a snowstorm, and also brought a secret letter from Petersburg.

The slender font has the fragrance of a girl, but there is a sense of heroism between the lines.

The girl who wrote the letter was almost pushed to the position of tsar, and was regarded by the former ministers of Peter's gang as the hope of Russia's continued westernization reform.It was also the fundamental reason why the old Earl was thrown here.

"Please take care of your health no matter what. For me and for the future of Russia."

"Your reputation may be temporarily tarnished, but I believe it will be restored someday. If you trust me, please accept my advice and sign your name on the treaty with China. This will not insult your surname ,I swear."

"Just like your current situation, you insist on refusing to sign for the future of your Russia; I am also doing things I don't want to do for the future of Russia."

"Our Majesty the Tsar, my little nephew, is obsessed with me. Every time I go hunting, I must follow. When I go hunting, he will follow. I have not been to a ball for a long time, at my age , which is rare."

"I like balls very much. However, after every ball, the man I danced with will be sent by our Tsar Majesty to serve in a distant place, or go abroad as an envoy, and even sent four resident envoys to Turkey within a month. Why should innocent people suffer such misfortune because of me?"

"Perhaps, I can use this obsession to influence him and let him inherit my father's behest - you and I both know that the future of Russia is only reform, unswerving reform, to the west! to the west! to the west! One step west today, two steps east tomorrow—for the future of Russia, if necessary, I will consider not marrying for life to influence him, and even accept those ulterior motives: marry our tsar, my tsar Little nephew. If I can influence him to lead Russia on the right path, I will consider it."

"Women are responsible for Russia's future if men are not committed to reform."

"I hope you can know that you are not the only one who loves Russia. There are many people who are doing all kinds of unwilling things for the future of the motherland."

"Menshikov, an idiot, does not know his situation. The day news of your signing of the treaty reaches Petersburg, the day he is exiled. Your reputation will be destroyed by Menshikov. Bear it. Maybe you will still be deprived of your title, but I hope you can take care of your health and continue to dedicate everything you have to the future of Russia in the manor far away from Petersburg."

"For example, your experience studying in the Navy in Venice, your diplomatic mediation methods as an ambassador in Turkey, these are not only your own knowledge and experience, but also the wealth of Russia as a whole. You should record all these as experience, not in the Life wasted in vain in depression."

"The winter in Selenginsk must be very cold. I brought you a fur. Please take care of yourself."

"I love you, Elizabeth Petrovna."

This letter destroyed old Tolstoy's last stubbornness, just like the last struggling sun before the polar night in the Arctic Circle.

It doesn't make much sense to struggle anymore.

The group of people in the Privy Council only cared about the old law of the government after Peter's death, factional strife, and the impact on Peter II, the little emperor.

They will not allow another strong monarch in Russia.

Not to allow a new monarch to conquer Russian barbarism with his own barbarism.

The government is governed by the Privy Council, and the sacrifice is governed by the little tsar.This is inevitable.

Menshikov is going to die.

Courtiers throughout Russia are looking forward to signing the contract sooner, thus putting the blame on Menshikov, who is immersed in his grandson's dream of being the tsar.

The New Law Party represented by Elizabeth, under the betrayal of Menshikov, can only dormant at this time, without the slightest resistance.

Once Menshikov was overthrown, the Duke of the Old Party became the guardian of 11-year-old Peter II, educating him.It is almost inevitable that the New Law Party will be purged.

The real power factions of the new party and the old party are busy with infighting, and no one really cares about the negotiations here.

In desperation and powerlessness, the old Tolstoy finally began to accept the various conditions proposed by Liu Yu. This long-lasting negotiation finally came to an end.

In addition to Liu Yu's proposal to use the watershed of the northern tributary of Heilongjiang and the Outer Xing'an Mountains as the boundary, the Shileka River in the upper reaches of Heilongjiang was the boundary between China and Russia.

The Chinese side paid a price of 20 yuan as a redemption fee for the other party to evacuate Nerchinsk, Zyask, Primbinsk and other places.The payment will be made in ten years, with a total of 30 taels of principal and interest.

Russia admits that China's counterinsurgency against Junggar is counterinsurgency.

China and Russia jointly promised that the Mongol Empire no longer exists, and the affairs of all Mongolian ministries will be handled by both parties (this clause includes not only the Khalkha and Junggar tribes, but also the Volga Oala tribes and the Buryat tribes of Lake Baikal ).

Once the Chinese side resolved the internal Junggar rebellion, the two sides held talks again to fully agree on the two sides' frontiers on the Western Front.And as far as possible through negotiations and consultations, resolve the Volga River Oara Mongolian affairs.

China released some of the captured prisoners of war.

The various disputes between the two sides before the war have been put on hold for the time being.Any tribes, criminals, etc. who fled to China or Russia before the war shall not be pursued.

After the signing of the treaty, if both parties cross the border without a passport, they will be repatriated, including the gold, silver and all items they hold.

China and Russia established a city on the southern border of Belkal as a trading post on the western front of the two sides; on the eastern front, a trading post was established on the Jingqili River, where Russian merchants could buy furs and trade in tea and rhubarb.

The Chinese side promised to reduce the amount of rhubarb exported from Macau and increase taxes on rhubarb exported from Macau.

The Chinese side promised that the affairs of the Europeans will be handled by the Europeans themselves, and that they will not interfere in Russia because of European affairs.

China recognizes that the Russian emperor has been upgraded to an empire and recognizes the Russian crown.

Russia recognized the Emperor of China as the Son of Heaven, and was not allowed to conduct diplomacy directly with vassal states such as Korea, Annan, Ryukyu, and Japan, and had to go through the Eastern Emperor's Li Fanyuan, otherwise it would be considered a declaration of war.

The Russian side promised not to provide assistance in any sense to Junggar, and urged China to resolve the Junggar issue as soon as possible.

Once the treaty is signed, missions sent by the Russian side can enter the capital via Mongolia.

The Chinese side will also send a large-scale mission to participate in Peter II's coronation ceremony, and formally note France, Poland, Austria and other countries at the coronation ceremony to recognize the Russian crown.

Whether the two sides send resident envoys to each other will be decided by the follow-up missions after meeting with Chen Tianzi in the capital.If the Russian side intends to be stationed as an envoy, an Orthodox church can also be built near the Catholic Church in the capital to facilitate the worship of the resident envoys in the future.

The Russian side promised to meet the emperor in Chinese territory and abide by Chinese etiquette; the Chinese side promised to meet the tsar in Russian territory and abide by Russian etiquette.

Passport holders of both parties must abide by the laws of the other party, and the two parties shall not interfere.

The Russian side is building fortresses on the south bank of Lake Baikal, the upper reaches of the Irtysh River, the source of the Yenisei River, the Sayan Mountains and other places, and the Chinese side must be notified.The Chinese side is building a fortress on the border, and the Russian side should also be notified.

Russian missionaries were not allowed to cross borders without permission.If missionaries are found to preach across the border, the number of passports for Russian caravans will be reduced, and tariffs will be raised on tea and rhubarb.

In the border trade between China and Russia, the tariffs are all at the lowest standard.This includes not only the goods imported from China to Russia, but also the goods imported from Russia to China. This is true for all kinds of goods, including those at this time and in the future.

In view of Bering and others suspending cooperation with Russia due to force majeure, Russia should allow the family members of those who voluntarily stayed in China, and then the He Dengji mission will return.

In his personal capacity, Liu Yu apologized to the Russian representative for insulting, slandering and falsely promoting the late Empress Catherine.

There are about so many terms on the whole, and many things have not been resolved.

For example, the western frontier, such as the Turghut Ministry, the Kalmyks, and Buryat Mongolia. These unresolved things will be put on hold by the two sides for the time being.

It was agreed that the second round of consultations would be held after the Chinese side had dealt with the Junggar rebellion.Prior to this, the Chinese side was not allowed to send people to the Turghut tribe, and the Russian side was not allowed to send people to the Junggar tribe.

But the Russian side must allow the Torghuts to go on a pilgrimage to the snow-capped mountains.Of course, China also allows Chinese Orthodox Christians to travel to Constantinople via Russia...if the Orthodox Cathedral there is still there.

The talks are basically over, and the first batch of 3 taels of silver has also been delivered.

When it was about to finally sign the contract, the old Count Tolstoy couldn't bear the pain and fell ill completely.

When the old earl fell ill, Duke Qi was most anxious, and he also burst into a mouthful of blisters.

The negotiations have reached here, and it seems like a great achievement. With a mouth and 30 taels of silver, a large piece of land beyond the emperor's bottom line was exchanged... Although it is no man's land, it is so beautiful to draw on the map.

But at this time, the plenipotentiary representative of the other party fell ill. After visiting him personally, it was obvious that he was really ill, and he was dying.

How can Qi Guogong not be in a hurry?
Liu Yu slowly sorted out the two copies of the treaty in three languages: Chinese, Russian, and Latin. Looking at the anxious Qi Guogong, he said with a smile: "Looking at this, those who don't know think that Qi Guogong signed the treaty that was disadvantaged." Woolen cloth."

Qi Guogong asked anxiously: "You can still laugh? He is seriously ill, and I think he has run out of fuel. What should I do? What if the newcomer refuses to sign the contract?"

Shaking the contract in his hand, he grinned.

"He just can't get out of bed and can't walk. But his hands are still there. Even if he can't move his hands, don't he still have a seal? Isn't it enough to go to his hospital bed and ask him to sign?"

"what?"

Duke Qi was shocked.

He is also a person who has studied history. Although it is not uncommon for orphans and widows to be bullied in the past dynasties, and there are many people who persecute the Zen position, it still needs to be whitewashed.

But now Russia will keep records of foreign exchanges, and it is not easy to erase them.

To force a dying old man?
The internal struggles I have seen are even more embarrassing than this, but the education and moral bottom line I received since childhood made Qi Guogong a little embarrassed about this matter.This is called internal bullying and external sage, and since Zhao Jiu, there has always been some wind.

But after thinking about it again, there was really no good way, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet, blushing slightly, and led Liu Yu and a team of guards to the opposite Russian wooden house.

Before leaving, he deliberately told the guards who followed him: If you really beat someone to death, just use your fists when you fight.

(End of this chapter)