New Shun 1730

The diplomatic skills of the Shun Dynasty were an important step for the Shun Dynasty to break the Celestial Empire and become China.

Although the layout of Russia this time was not very useful.

But Liu Yu wanted the emperor to think that this was useful, pretending that diplomacy was effective, so that the court would pay attention to diplomacy.

Whether Hannibal went back or not, Elizabeth would succeed in seizing power.

Russia is now controlled by the Germans brought by Anna, and the traditional Russian nobles are also quite dissatisfied. If it were not for these coups, the Russian court might have spoken German.

But now Liu Yu had to pretend that Hannibal went back, causing a coup in Russia and full expansion to the west, creating an illusion that diplomacy was useful.

Hannibal also heard some rumors about Petersburg and Moscow, and knew that Elizabeth and the current Queen Anna did not get along. He was also anxious here.

Now he has the baronial title of the least valuable baron of Dashun, and he doesn't have to worry about any impact after returning. The titles in the court are mutually recognized. There are a lot of Russian nobles with titles in the Holy Roman Empire. The crown of China is still very important now.

"Lord Liu, I wonder when I can go back?"

Liu Yu thought that he would definitely not let you go back before the military reform was completed and the battleships were built. Letting you go back is to convince the Russians that there is no hope of advancing eastward, and they can only make every effort to improve their relationship with Dashun and strive to advance westward.

But it can't be too late. If you wait until Elizabeth's coup is successful before going back, it seems that it is not even icing on the cake-this is not for the Russians to see, but for the court of Dashun to see, pretending to be of great significance.

"Even if you want to go back, now is not the time. I will do what I promised you. Just wait patiently. When the time comes, some captured Cossacks will go back with you."

"But before you go back, I want to hear your opinion on the relationship between Shun and Russia."

Hannibal said without thinking: "Just as Emperor Peter said, Russia's future lies in the West. After the Dashun Army reform, Russia is no longer able to gain any advantage in the east. I have lived here for so long and have seen things that many people cannot see. Dashun's management of the bitter cold land in the north depends only on whether His Majesty the Emperor is willing; and if Russia's eastward advance leads to a conflict, it will instead arouse Dashun's determination to go north."

"Siberia is too cold and too large. Russia can only maintain a team of three to five thousand people on the border. After the Dashun Army reform, these people can no longer achieve any results, especially after the promotion of your siege tactics, the bastions have also lost their effectiveness."

What he said were all sincere and truthful, and Liu Yu estimated that his thoughts were similar.

What Russia needs now is a smart, wise, and diplomatic person to take the helm, not one brain-dead person after another, who can't even speak Russian but can only speak German.

We must prevent stupid people from coming to power in Russia.

The power comparison has changed, and smart people will make rational judgments and formulate rational policies. Stupid people often make decisions that people can't figure out even after thinking for ten days and ten nights.

A rational tsar with normal IQ should go west, west, and west with all his strength in the face of such changes in Dashun.

The choice that is favorable to Dashun is that Russia needs a clear-headed monarch to end the chaotic era in Russia since the death of Peter.

"If you are interested, you can choose to go back by boat. Perhaps you can stop in Africa and go to see the hometown you left when you were a child."

This suggestion is not very well-intentioned. Liu Yu has no interest in Hannibal's hometown, but it is of great significance to let a Chinese sailing ship arrive in St. Petersburg and send a signal to Russia that the navy of Dashun has also experienced a military reform of Peter.

Even if Russia still has the idea of ​​seizing the Pacific Ocean's ice-free port, it will give up this idea under the shadow of this sailing ship.

As long as the person at the helm is still sane, he will understand that even if a Far Eastern port is captured, it cannot be defended without a navy.

In addition, he has never given up the idea of ​​making money. Sending a ship to Russia for trade directly is definitely not an option, but in the name of sending Hannibal back home, carrying a large amount of goods, this form of semi-official diplomatic visit, Russia will also choose to eat the goods on the ship.

Hannibal was not very interested and only said: "I don't have much impression of my hometown. As long as I can return to Russia, whether it is by ship or by sled from Siberia, it's the same. So, when can I go back?"

Liu Yu thought, of course, you can go back after declaring war on Japan and the Netherlands.

By the way, this strategic fraud will be lifted, and the diplomatic friendly transformation with Russia will be completed, so that Russia will not have to worry about fighting on two fronts and will go west with all its strength.

Liu Yu no longer needs to talk too much with Hannibal about the disadvantages of going east. Once the military reform is completed, Russia will have no chance of winning the eastward advance.

Hannibal also knew that Liu Yu had said that for Dashun, he hoped that Russia would have a monarch who would implement Peter's westward policy.

This was the premise for the two sides to cooperate.

As Peter's daughter, Elizabeth was probably the only living blood of Peter at this time, and was undoubtedly regarded as a totem by the Western Party of Russia.

With the change of the situation, those who had supported Anna to the throne had to face the helplessness of the Russian Tsar relying on the Germans to govern the country, and Peter's daughter was also regarded as a kind of totem of orthodox Russia.

A rare heir supported by both the Western Party and the Conservative Party also makes today's Queen Anna very hostile to the princess.

Exchanges between major countries must be interest-oriented. Hannibal also believed that what he saw and heard proved that Russia's future eastward advance would be a mistake. Even if he could understand Liu Yu's intentions, he would not feel that he was being used.

It's just that Liu Yu hasn't given him a clear reply for a long time, which makes him always feel as if he can go back tomorrow, and it seems that it will be ten or even twenty years later. This feeling of hanging every day is very bad.

Liu Yu could not give a specific time. According to estimates, it should be within three years. After the shipbuilding plan was completed and the battleships agreed to by France were on the slipway, it was time to quickly adjust the diplomatic strategy.

Faced with Hannibal's repeated inquiries, Liu Yu could only say haha ​​and prevaricate by saying "hurry up, hurry up".

Hannibal thought to himself that the Chinese words "quickly" and "right away" are really magical.

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Shortly after Liu Yu visited Hannibal, the Russian envoy came to Hannibal's residence worriedly.

From some channels, the Russian envoy received a very vague message.

Dashun seems to have a new type of rifled gun. The loading speed of this gun is the same as the smooth-bore flintlock gun, but the range and accuracy are much higher.

This news was learned by accident, and the Russian envoy's first reaction was that France had provided Dashun with the technology for this new firearm.

When this Russian envoy came to Dashun for the first time with the delegation, he was still not an envoy. He saw with his own eyes the matchlock gun in the capital camp in the capital. He would not believe that it was developed by Dashun himself in less than ten years. .

Dashun's attitude towards the northwest boundary demarcation issue suddenly became tougher.

This tough timing worries the Russian envoy.

Just after China and France completed the negotiations, Dashun's attitude immediately became extremely tough, almost overturning the previous negotiation conditions and adding some conditions that were simply impossible to accept under Russia's bottom line.

They put pressure step by step around several fortresses on the Irtysh River and whether the tributary states of other Central Asian countries were Dashun and other issues.

The constant pressure has touched the bottom line of the Russian envoy. He no longer has the right to reply, and can only choose to return to Russia and report the changes that have occurred here, thus obtaining a new bottom line for the court.

The basic unit of diplomatic time between China and Russia is two years.

Before deciding to return to Russia, I heard that Liu Yu went to see Hannibal a few days ago. The Russian envoy hoped to get some news from Hannibal.

Hannibal did not say that he was going back to Russia. He repeated Liu Yu's sad face when he talked about the "cheap work of craftsmen" that day. He also said that the Swedes would return to Sweden by ship, and Dashun would send a ship to send them there. These people returned to Sweden.

Sweden, France...

Thinking back to Dashun's previous hospitality standards for the French envoy, the Russian envoy became panicked.

"Do the Chinese want to open up relations with Sweden? If they just let Lenat and others return to China, they can find a ship back to Europe in Macau or Guangdong. Sweden also has an East India Company, so why do they send a ship to Sweden?"

Hannibal thought of an idiom.

"Associate with distant countries and attack nearby countries. There is a proverb in China. Liu Yu told me that he just sent people to learn the distillation technology of wood tar. This is a reasonable reason."

The Russian envoy shook his head and said: "It makes sense, but it is not sufficient or credible. The war between Russia and Turkey is still going on. The Swedes are indeed vulnerable, but if Sweden, France, Turkey and China reach some kind of alliance against Russia Woolen cloth?"

This is a very dangerous signal. Once this alliance against Russia is reached, Russia's situation will be quite difficult.

Once upon a time, Russia could be a double-headed eagle. Ever since Yermask conquered the Siberian Khanate, Russia believed that the eastward advance could be accomplished without regular troops and by relying on Cossacks and self-organized fur hunting teams.

The huge profits from Siberian fur and Heilongjiang sable fur can not only fill the national treasury, but also hardly use a penny of the national treasury.

Now, things have changed. The Mongols are finished. All buffer zones are gone. If they want to expand eastward, they can only use regular troops. It is unreasonable to rely on Cossacks to challenge the army after Dashun's military reform.

Russia must make a choice: Should it advance eastward? Or march westward? Or go south?

There is a feud with the Swedes, a war with the French for Poland, a feud with Turkey, a border dispute with Dashun, and extremely poor relations with Persia... This foreign policy of taking it one step at a time must be adjusted. .

The high-level diplomacy between Dashun and France, and the escorting of Swedish prisoners of war back home... these two things came together, making the Russian envoy make a shocking judgment: the content of the secret agreement between China and France was aimed at Russia.

I am afraid that Russia must send a high-level envoy to the capital of Dashun again to make concessions in the northwest. After Dashun put down the rebellion in the Quanbu, a permanent border contract must be signed.

The Russian envoy thought this way, thinking that he might have to send an envoy with a count or above.