New Shun 1730

It was already very cold in the Gulf of Finland in October. Hannibal, who was disguised and wearing a fur robe, stood beside Liu Yu and looked at the Kotlin Island with a telescope in an uncomfortable state of mind. Liu Yu of Kronshtadt Fortress.

From being exiled to now, Hannibal has not returned to Petersburg for almost twenty years. The scene when he supervised the construction of Kronshtadt Fortress is still vivid in his mind.

This small island stuck in the middle of the bay is located like Liugong Island in Weihai Bay. From the perspective of military engineering, this island sandwiched in the bay is most suitable as a naval base and fortress area.

Several patrolling Russian warships were flying the St. Andrew's Cross flag, but they were not very large warships. Hannibal had to admit that the tonnage of the Russian navy had lagged behind Dashun, but the fleets of the two countries could not sail on land, and it seemed impossible to meet.

The Russo-Swiss War has begun, and the main force of the Baltic Fleet is about to leave for the battlefield. All this busyness is exposed to the telescope of the legitimate diplomatic corps.

After watching for a while, Liu Yu put on the half-taken off deerskin gloves, handed the binoculars to the adjutant beside him, turned around and smiled at Hannibal.

"Don't worry, I estimate that I will never have a chance to conflict with the Kronshtadt Fortress in this life. I'm just looking at the situation here. I can use stones from other mountains to attack jade."

Hannibal smiled bitterly and said: "You don't need to see these. Whether it's me or Bering, the design of Liugong Island Fortress in Weihai is based on Kronshtadt. The terrain is similar and the ice age is also similar. You don't need to come here. Look. Liugong Island is very similar to Kronshta."

Liu Yu laughed happily, which made Hannibal puzzled and laughed: "Isn't it? The first European-style soft sailing ship, His Majesty gave it the name Dawn. According to Russian, it is called Aurora. How about it, after so long, How does it feel to finally go back to Petersburg?”

Hannibal shook his head.

"I can't describe what I feel."

"Hey, this is called Black Starlight leaving home for ten years. When he came back, he found that his sister was going to be imprisoned in a doghouse. He led an army of 100,000 in a rage..."

It has been a long time since I heard the name "Black Starlight". It suddenly brought Hannibal's mind back to when he was studying in France. This name was given by Voltaire.

As an "experimental" product that was originally a bet that "black people can have the same IQ as normal people after education and learning," Hannibal was very satisfied and proud of this title. But after living in Dashun for a long time, I gradually grew up and matured, and gradually felt that the connotation of this title was not very good.

At this time, Liu Yu mentioned it again. He knew that Liu Yu had no ill intentions, but he still felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. After all, Princess Elizabeth could only regard him as a black man as a friend and brother, but it was difficult to regard him as a lover.

He actually hoped to be like Liu Yu's joke, leaving home for ten years and finding his sister living in a doghouse, leading an army of 100,000 to defeat the enemy.

But the reality is that he is just a puppet controlled by Liu Yu. Even if there is an army of 100,000, it is not his.

Even he himself was very suspicious. Liu Yu had guessed that the political situation in Russia was unstable many years ago and was waiting to bring him back today.

Liu Yu, who had made a joke, saw Hannibal's dejected expression and said with relief: "Don't worry, you will be the hero when the time comes, and I won't steal your limelight. I heard in the Netherlands that Princess Elizabeth is unparalleled in beauty, but Don’t worry, a gentleman won’t take away someone’s beauty. I’m not Cao Ah Ma.”

Hannibal, who had also lived in Dashun for more than ten years, subconsciously answered: "The Marquis Jing was wrong. The princess was unmarried. His fiancé died before they were married."

"Oh, yes, yes..."

After that, he smiled and praised: "Okay, you can even distinguish this difference clearly, which shows that you know China far better than the ambassadors of various countries. Don't worry, I am helping you purely to fulfill my original purpose. "

Hannibal believed in the last sentence. He knew the diplomatic style very well. The things he did in Japan back then have become a legend now that the war with Japan has ended. How can such a person believe in any diplomatic promises?

Every sentence is a benefit.

Although this sentence made Liu Yu look like a villain who broke his promise, it made Hannibal feel relieved. He bowed to Liu Yu and solemnly said: "I am only grateful to the Marquis of Jing." , and there is no resentment. I believe that the princess will continue on the path of my godfather. She longs for a strong Russia, and I have learned a lot during the years in Dashun, and I may be able to help him."

"In the past, the most I could do was be a fortress engineer, recording secretary, or general quartermaster. But after seeing the court in Dashun, I think Russia needs to be more centralized."

"When he was in France, Voltaire once said that the most perfect system in the world is the enlightened monarchy. My father created the fourteenth-class civil service system, but did not complete it all. I think I can use The experience learned from the Celestial Empire helped the princess perfect it.”

This was originally a thank you, but Liu Yu shook his head.

"Forget it. You can't do it. In Russia, the Russian language has not yet been formed, and the grammar is not yet on the stage, or even completed. You are lacking too many things, and someone needs to figure out the grammar and rhetoric of Russian first. Formalization. Then we have to weaken the power of the nobility, open schools, and set up a civil service system... none of it is easy. "

"The water of this kind of reform is very deep, and you can't grasp it. Listen to my advice, the road must be taken step by step. If you take too big a step, you will easily lose your temper. Let me tell you, if the coup succeeds and Elizabeth becomes the czar, her mission will be , It is to perfect the centralization of monarchical power to the level of France, rather than to directly create the state of the Celestial Dynasty in which one is a poor man in the morning and the emperor in the evening. "

"I am doing this for your own good. To be honest, there will be basically no conflicts between China and Russia in the future. Everything that needs to be resolved has been resolved."

"I sincerely hope that you will move westward and become a Russia that makes Europe tremble. But if you take too big a step, it may continue the revolution, revolution, revolution, revolution, and revolution in the past twenty years since the death of Peter the Great. The state of revolution.”

Liu Yu thought to himself that there must be no conflict before the railway appeared and was built across the Songliao watershed. If the train cannot repair the Songliao watershed, it will be unrealistic to expand the land northward. Dashun did not have the ability of the First Emperor to dig a canal in the Songliao watershed.

If I have the military expenditure and energy to conflict with you, investing it in Southeast Asia and India will get twice the result with half the effort. I slowly thought about the steam locomotive, sooner or later it will be ours.

With this time, you Russia will also work hard to expand westward and turn Europe into a pot of porridge. Or go south and fight the Turkic barbarians. Why isn't it better than going east to fight Dashun, who you can't fight now?

There is a conflict between going north and going south, and Dashun is determined to form a trilateral alliance of Russia, France, and China. No matter who is Germany, they will stand with Britain and serve as British pawns under the sandwich biscuits.

It is better to reconcile early than late.

However, now I say you probably don’t believe it.

But when I go to Nanyang, it will be more useful than ten thousand words. Then you will understand what the strategic direction of Dashun is.

Hannibal did not refute Liu Yu at this time, and even agreed with Liu Yu's statement in his heart. He thought that Russia still lacks a Li Si who can make Xiaozhuan. It is really difficult to get to Dashun.

"Jinghou, you are a profit-seeking person. Why are you helping me? Or are you not helping me at all, but just using me to complete this coup? I am about to return to Petersburg. I think everything Can you explain everything clearly?"

Liu Yu smiled and said: "Believe it or not. I am really just fulfilling the promise I made more than ten years ago. Since you have taught me everything I learned in France, generally speaking, I will not do that kind of thing. As for requests, you can rest assured that I won’t make any demands.”

"It would be enough for a wiser person who puts Russia's interests first to become the tsar. Instead of a group of people who put France's interests, Prussia's interests, and Austria's interests first, just sit in that chair."

"You just need to tell the future Tsarina truthfully and completely what you have seen and heard in China over the years."

"Dashun, we don't need pro-China factions in Russia."

"Dashun, we only need rationalists in Russia."

"What Russia lacks most in its current diplomacy is rationality and putting Russia's interests first."

"As long as Russia has a clear-headed tsar who understands that westward expansion is Russia's interest. This is my purpose, because a rational tsar will know that eastward expansion is absolutely wrong."

"Not to mention the logistical pressure, even if the Chinese Empire now has Constantinople as its capital, and everything is moved to the steppes of Eastern Europe, can Russia be able to defeat the Chinese Empire now?"

Hannibal smiled reassuringly and shook his head, he really couldn't beat him.

After that, Liu Yu took out his hand and rubbed his cold ears, and then said: "I hope we can complete this matter before November comes. I like October in Petersburg."

Of course, Hannibal didn't understand the meaning of this sentence, thinking that Liu Yu meant that he didn't want to stay in Russia too long.

If you think about it carefully, it seems true. The interest connection between Russia and Dashun is not that great, and it is far inferior to those countries with the East India Company, even Sweden.

"Marquis Whale, will you mediate the dispute between Sweden and Russia?"

Liu Yu thought to himself that I don't care, what does it have to do with me?

"This... is a matter between Russia and Sweden, I don't care about it. Sweden and the Swedish East India Company are not the same thing. And..."

He smiled naturally and then said: "Besides, the Swedish East India Company's goods are not sold domestically to Sweden. As long as Gothenburg is still in Swedish hands, I have no interest in caring about who wins or loses."

"Don't be nervous, it's just a coup. Isn't this as common in Russia as a female cat giving birth to cubs? It's not that troublesome. As long as your sister is bolder."

"When the time comes, I will invite Osterman and others to dinner. He has to go to the diplomatic banquet. During the dinner, I will discuss with him that we cannot govern the country well with a group of insects."

"I was staring at Chongzhi at the banquet. Your Highness, the princess, took the royal guards and took the opportunity to capture the Winter Palace. They detained the little tsar and captured her mother. Isn't that the end of it?"

"How simple."