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Chapter 628 Declaration of War on Tsarist Russia

Bilong waited from morning to afternoon. He was so hungry that he was dizzy. Finally, he was led by the interpreter of Honglu Temple to see the emperor.

Following the pre-rehearsed etiquette, he bowed facing the emperor and paid homage: "The envoy of Tsarist Russia, Bilong, pays homage to His Majesty the Khitan Emperor!"

The interpreter on the side suddenly changed his expression and shouted angrily: "You bastard!"

Then he hurriedly held up his hands and explained: "Your Majesty, this Rakshasa barbarian is really ignorant of etiquette. He actually... actually regards your Majesty as a Khitan alien."

There is no need for him to translate this. "Khitan" in Russian is spoken a little faster, and the pronunciation is directly the pronunciation of Khitan in Chinese.

"It doesn't matter." Zhu Yijiong waved his hand, his face not displeased.

The interpreter breathed a sigh of relief and said to the frightened Bilong: "Thank you quickly! His Majesty the Emperor has pardoned your crime of disrespect. Let me tell you again, my Ming Dynasty is the orthodox Chinese one, and His Majesty is the true Dragon Emperor. , not those grassland Khitan barbarians."

Bilong was even more confused because he didn't understand what he said wrong at all. The "bastard" was scolded in Latin, so he could understand it.

But now, I heard that the Chinese emperor became angry just because of a Khitan sentence. Bilong suddenly felt that the Chinese emperor was really barbaric.

In the eyes of Tsarist Russia, there is no essential difference between Khitan and China. It is nothing more than a meaning and different pronouns.

Bilong had no choice but to kneel down again and said, "Thank you, His Majesty the Emperor of China, for your forgiveness. I made a mistake!"

Zhu Yijiong did not offer him a seat, but said directly: "You Cossacks from Tsarist Russia invaded our territory under the jurisdiction of the Heilongjiang Capital of Ming Dynasty without permission. Tsarist Russia must give me an explanation?"

Bilong was still preparing his words, but the result was that the Chinese emperor launched an army to investigate. He was stunned for a moment, and then said quickly: "Your Majesty, the Great Emperor of China, we don't know that those Cossacks are bandits who escaped from Russia, and we are also hunting them. As for these Cossack bandits, they have invaded Chinese territory without authorization. , on behalf of His Majesty the Tsar, I am deeply sorry."

Bilong really didn't know that Besikov was not lying. They invaded Heilongjiang Dusi from the Udi River. Tsarist Russia's major military districts in Siberia were all unclear. Even those Cossack castles only knew that a group of Cossacks had been recruited and they didn't know what they were doing.

But this is not important. Zhu Yijiong is just using the topic to express himself: "Don't you know? Very good, you are deceiving me. In China, the crime of bullying the emperor should be punished according to the law."

After the interpreter translated these words to Bilong, Bilong was almost frightened and quickly defended: "Your Majesty, those Cossacks really have nothing to do with Russia, and they are all criminals who have committed crimes in the country. , who was exiled to Siberia by His Majesty the Tsar."

Zhu Yijiong smiled: "You are still lying to me, which is good. You are an envoy from Tsarist Russia. Even if the two countries are at war, we will not kill you. I will not kill you, but you can avoid the death penalty, but you cannot escape the crime of living. The envoy of Tsarist Russia The remaining members of the group had their thumbs chopped off as punishment."

The guards in front of the palace received the order and quickly left the hall.

Bilong was still wondering why a guard left suddenly. He waited until the interpreter translated the emperor's words for him.

Bilong immediately exclaimed: "No, you can't do this. If you do this, it is equivalent to declaring war with Russia!"

Zhu Yijiong sneered: "The Cossacks of Tsarist Russia have extended their tentacles to the Lingbei area (Siberia) of our Ming Dynasty, which is the inherent territory of our Ming Dynasty China. However, Tsarist Russia invaded here without authorization, occupied and annexed large areas of land in Lingbei, and oppressed and enslaved it. 'People of the Ming Dynasty' (Sakha people). By doing this, aren't you declaring war on Ming China?"

When Bilong heard this, he immediately understood that there was no way to talk about it. The Ming Dynasty's Lingbei land, Siberia, they had been occupying and encroaching on it for hundreds of years. They invaded from the south of Lake Baikal, and they had an affair with the Manchu Khitan who controlled China at that time. through war.

In the vast Siberia, no one has ever told them that this is China’s territory.

Of course, even if someone said this, it is estimated that the Cossacks would not listen at all.

After all, the former Peter the Great planned to push his territory directly south to China and conquer this "poor and weak" country in the Far East as an outpost of Tsarist Russia's colonial Far East.

Zhu Yijiong did not want to argue with the other party anymore: "The Ming Dynasty has nothing to talk about with the Tsarist Russian bandits. I will immediately ask Honglu Temple to write a declaration of war, and you will bring it to your Tsar when you return. As long as Tsarist Russia and those Cossacks do not withdraw from Siberia. , then the two countries will not stop the state of war! All China's vassal states and allies will sever trade relations with Tsarist Russia."

The previous state of the war is not bad. As a "combatant nation (repeatedly defeated)", Tsarist Russia has been at war with neighboring countries all year round since the founding of the People's Republic of China, and has been frantically expanding its territory.

But cutting off trade would be fatal. First of all, as an ally of China, the British would definitely be happy to crack down on trade with Tsarist Russia, because the two countries had severed trade relations for several years and only eased them a few years ago.

Moreover, there was only some relaxation, but in reality, the powerful minister who actively promoted the restoration of foreign trade relations between the two countries had been exiled and died in Siberia a long time ago.

As for France, Portugal, the Netherlands, Poland, the HRE...these are either in a state of war with Tsarist Russia, are hostile countries, or are country bumpkins who look down on Tsarist Russia.

Here in the Far East, it is even simpler. Who dares to disobey the orders of the Chinese Emperor?

If you don't listen, then Zhu Yijiong will be even happier. As a vassal state, Zhengchou has no excuse to beat you.

Especially the Khalkha Mongols in Mobei, who are closest to Tsarist Russia, will most likely be forced by the pressure of the Cossacks to start small-scale trade with them.

When the food garrison is almost ready in the future, we can directly launch troops against Mobei. The reason for sending troops is also very good. As a Chinese vassal, you actually trade with the enemies of the Chinese emperor. Do you want to surrender to the enemy?

"Take him down." Zhu Yijiong waved his hand directly without listening to what the anxious Bilong Duo said.

Bilong was helpless. Although he was full of resentment, he did not dare to resist at all.

Moreover, I had been hungry for almost a day, and I was already so hungry that my chest pressed against my back. I quickly returned to the temple and vassal hall outside the city to eat to replenish my strength.

As a result, as soon as he opened the door, he saw dozens of members of the envoy he had brought with him, all of whom had their hands bandaged. This was still handled by the doctors equipped by the feudal lord. The emperor's order was only to cut off the thumbs of these people's hands, not to kill them, so naturally they could not be ignored.

Bilong was horrified, not expecting that the Chinese emperor would actually dare to do this.

Looking at the members of the envoy, almost all of them cast resentful glances.

Although the injuries they suffered did not seem to be serious, they just lost their thumbs, but this meant that they could no longer use their hands and do heavy work.

You know, many of these people are the personal guards of the tsar, which shows how much Tsar Anna loves her lover.

Now, these people will definitely be unemployed after returning to China. This not only means that they have lost a job full of future (money), but they will also lose their livelihood in the future.

The most important thing is that these people were punished because Bilong deceived the Chinese emperor.

Why did this German act as their envoy, and now this guy deceived the Chinese emperor, but wanted them, the Russians, to be tortured?

This is not fair!

The Tsarist Russian envoys were very lucky. In the past few days, envoys from various countries had basically returned to their countries one after another. Those who remained had no time to stay in the vassal hall. They were all out collecting ideas and learning from Chinese architectural techniques.

Otherwise, given the current European attitude towards Tsarist Russia's "hillbillies", they would definitely be laughed at. Moreover, the "interesting stories" of the Tsarist Russian mission must be brought back to Europe, so that Tsarist Russia can be embarrassed among the upper-class nobles in Europe.

Bilong did not get angry because of the miserable situation of the envoys and their resentment towards him. Instead, he suddenly felt cold all over.

This time on his mission to China, he accomplished nothing.

Not only did Tsar Anna fail to take back the Yakutsk Warlord District from China, but it also completely angered the Chinese Emperor and provoked a powerful enemy for the empire in the Far East.

The most important thing is that China is not as poor and backward as they imagined. Instead, it is frighteningly powerful.

Bilong returned to his room, paced back and forth and thought for a moment, then took out a pen and paper and wrote:

"In the far east of Tsarist Russia, in southern Siberia, there was a powerful empire. They claimed that they were not the Khitan, and maybe they really were not the Khitan. Because the Khitan in history was not like the Ming Dynasty. Its power was almost suffocating... "

"The capital of Ming Dynasty China is not in Beijing, which was once the Khitan Manchuria, but in the city of Nanjing further south. The wealth and prosperity here are far beyond those of Moscow and Petersburg. I think even Paris, France, is just like this. The entire city has a large population. According to their officials, the city's population has exceeded one million. This is equivalent to one-fifteenth of the population of the Russian Empire..."

"The Emperor of China is both wise and cruel. He does not allow anyone to deceive him. I just defended His Majesty the Tsar a few words, and the other party issued an order to chop off the thumbs of both hands of the members of the delegation..."

"The palace where the Chinese emperor lives is called the Forbidden City. The walls here are higher than the walls of the old capital of Moscow. The roof of the palace is decorated with gold paint and painted patterns, and the floor is covered with carpets with patterns of flowers, birds and animals 'according to Tatar custom'. China The emperor's throne is high up, with gilded railings on the left and right sides of the throne, carved with various pictures and snakes (dragons). In China, it seems that only members of the royal family can wear yellow clothes. I think His Majesty the Tsar may also follow suit... "

"In Nanjing, China, the population is not only large, but also very wealthy. Even ordinary free people can wear gorgeous clothes. And those lowly serfs (actually farmers) are also allowed to enter City, buying daily necessities and selling transactions..."

"There is also a very tall pagoda in Nanjing City. The height of this pagoda is that there is no other taller one in Europe..."

"There is more than just Nanjing in China. I have also seen Shenyang, Tianjin, Yangzhou, Yanzhou... and many other cities. All of these cities are prosperous and prosperous, and their populations are not much smaller than Nanjing. I asked China Officials asked how many people there are in China. They said it has exceeded 100 million people. This is simply unimaginable..."

"China's army is also very powerful and elite. Their weapons have a high proportion of muskets. Moreover, there seems to be an abundance of war horses here. Within a few days in Nanjing, I have seen merchants more than once. Ride a carriage pulled entirely by war horses. These Chinese businessmen also hired many foreign slaves as their guards and domestic slaves. If the city of Nanjing can be captured, the wealth here will be enough to help the empire expand its army by another hundred thousand, or even Defeat Poland and dominate Europe together with France..."

"The emperor of China has already formed an alliance with Britain, Portugal, the Netherlands, and Spain. They are not without allies in Europe. Once the empire goes to war with China, it must defend itself against the attacks of the four countries in Europe, and it is best to find enough and strong allies... "

"There is a map hanging on the wall of the vassal hall where China receives foreign envoys. I asked the Chinese official, and he told me that this is the imperial territory of the Chinese emperor. China's territory far exceeds our expectations. The map drawn by the empire must be updated. China is not that small, they are huge. And around China, there are already many small countries, all bowing to the emperor of China. This is not good news..."

"It is difficult for the empire to confront China for the time being, but the good news is that China is far away from the empire, separated by Siberia. The cold here means that even those brutal Cossacks can only advance slowly. The Chinese emperor has officially declared war on the empire , and prohibiting any country from trading with the empire. It is almost impossible to ease the conflict between the empire and the Chinese emperor. But the Chinese army cannot adapt to the cold climate, so it is impossible for the Chinese army to start a large-scale war in Siberia. I think that the priority should be given to the Cossacks in Siberia at the moment. More and more powerful weapons and equipment, guard the military governor area here..."

Bilong's eloquent writing reveals not only his greed for Nanjing's wealth, but also his fear of China's power.

In particular, the power of the Chinese emperor and the miserable state of the members of the envoy made him deeply afraid.

I can only try my best to advise the other party not to be impulsive in my letter to Tsar Anna. If I can defend the Siberian colony, it will be considered a success.

After all, Russia's many powerful and invincible enemies were either exhausted or succumbed to death by the Russians in the end.

For example, the Swedish little lion once challenged the allied forces of Tsarist Russia. Tsarist Russia was so stunned that it almost couldn't resist it. for a long time, eventually leading to defeat.

In fact, without Biron's advice, Tsar Anna would not have mobilized troops against China, because the Fourth Russo-Turkish War was about to break out.

Then Tsarist Russia will be taught a hard lesson on the battlefield by Austria and the French about the importance of diplomatic relations.

(End of this chapter)