On August 1, 1676, the Russians visited the London Iron Mansion again. The head and deputy commanders of the team this time were still Mirovanov and Kobeyakov, with a few more entourages than last time, reaching 25 people. It is said that they also intend to discuss with the English to further deepen trade between the two countries.

Cai Zhenguo was slightly discouraged when he heard this. The Tsarist Russia's policy has finally turned around. I still remember that after thirty years ago, when King Charles I was killed thirty years ago, the Tsar, who learned the news, angrily ordered the end of trade with the "kingslayer kingdom" of the English Republic. You should know that in that era, the Moscow company, which presided over trade with Russia, had a huge trade volume between the Eastern Regional Company and Russia, far exceeding the Dutch. It was the first foreign trading country of Tsarist Russia. It was actually because of its reputation that was too serious. It was really a very serious crime in this era. It was not surprising that the monarchy was interrupted by the monarchist Russia, which indeed caused serious losses to both Britain and Russia.

Now, thirty years have passed, and trade between Britain and Russia has been restored for more than ten years. Now, Russia sends missions to further deepen trade relations, which shows that the grudge between the Kingdom of England, which has strong industrial strength and the Russian Empire, which has rich resources, has been completely eliminated, and the relationship between the two countries has officially entered the fast lane of development.

Mirovanov brought the latest comments to Ambassador Cai Zhenguo. Alexey Tsar himself died of illness in the first half of this year. The newly succeeded Tsar Feodor respected his father's opinion and planned to quickly reach a peace agreement with the East Coast people because they seem to be in trouble now and need to concentrate on some matters in Ukraine.

Cai Zhenguo was not very clear about the internal situation of Russia today. He only knew that the third monarch of the Romanov dynasty, Feodor III, was a very young tsar. European countries now lacked enough understanding of this young monarch (of course, many countries were too lazy to understand). Cai Zhenguo only got some vague information from the Principal of Kurland, knowing that the new tsar's status was not stable and that many powers were shared by the aristocratic groups. He knew nothing but that, because the East Coast had not yet reopened the embassy in Moscow.

But to be honest, he was not very concerned about these things. He only cared about whether the Russian Empire, a behemoth, could be consistent with the interests of the East Coast, such as the two sides reached an agreement on the Far East affairs as soon as possible.

"Dear Ambassador Tsar, His Majesty the Great Tsar has given clear opinions on some of the agreements reached by both sides the previous time (last year). The general idea is as follows: First, His Majesty the Tsar invested 30,000 rubles to purchase equipment from your country, hired personnel, and restored production of the Xiaoxing Shipyard, and the shares still accounted for half each; Second, His Majesty the Tsar invested 50,000 rubles to purchase equipment from your country, and hired personnel to upgrade the Arkhangelsk gun repair factory, and the upgraded shares of the factory still accounted for half each; Third, the Arkhangelsk Trading Station in your country, and the Moscow Trading Station will be immediately returned. In order to compensate for the loss of goods, the treasury of the two places will jointly compensate your country for 45,000 rubles; Fourth, His Majesty personally approved a piece next to the Maxim Cathedral.

The land for construction of an embassy for your country shall be borne by the court; 5. His Majesty, who have been naturalized, decided to give them an additional choice opportunity, and they can decide independently whether to be an East Coast or a Russian. The above five points are His Majesty Alexey's opinions on the old property dispute between the two parties. We have reached an agreement last time. His Majesty Tsar once again added an additional compensation amount. May I ask if you can accept it. If it is acceptable, then we can first sign this understanding agreement and cooperation agreement, and the subsequent work will be carried out according to the content of the agreement. How about it?" Mirovanov and Kobeyakov sat seriously opposite Cai Zhenguo, saying in a voice that was neither high nor low.

Cai Zhenguo looked at them a few times, and then ordered two Russian-savvy translators (graduating from the Corps Fort) to come forward to take the document and quickly translated the contents of the document on the white paper beside him. The translation process was very long, and no one spoke in the room, and only the sound of fountain pens brushing on the paper. Sir William Temple, who was the witness in the middle, felt the atmosphere was slightly solemn, so he interrupted: "Tsar Fedor is really young and promising. I heard that he is only fifteen years old. Are you married?"

"Your Majesty is not married yet, but you have a queen. Thank you for your concern. The lady of Miluoslavsky's family is dignified and beautiful, and is the most suitable queen." Mirovanov said without expression.

After hearing this, William Temple smiled slightly and said nothing. As a family of nobles and businessmen with many relations in Russia, William Temple is deeply aware of many inside stories about Russia today. For example, he knew that the current Tsar Fedor is actually a powerless one. Now most of the government affairs of the Russian Empire are controlled by the Miloslavsky family and the Nareshkin family. They are not in the face of each other, and the contradictions are extremely deep, and a bloody power struggle has begun.

According to the latest news from the Temple family, at the beginning of this year, when the old Tsar died of illness and as soon as the new Tsar ascended the throne, the weak and sick Tsar Fedor was said to be so weak that even the imperial robe could crush him. The old Tsar's other children (he gave birth to five sons and six daughters with the first queen, three died. Fedor was weak and sickly, and Prince Ivan suffered from epilepsy; he had a son, Peter's second queen, Nareshkina), the uncle of the Regent Miloslavsky, had already started a purge of political enemies. The old Tsar's chief minister, Matviev, was exiled to Siberia, Prince Peter's uncle Nareshkina, was driven out of Moscow, and even Queen Nareshkina and Peter himself were sent to the Royal Manor of Preobrazhinsky outside Moscow. The food looks really ugly.

Of course, he just needs to know about this kind of thing. There is no need to tell the East Coast people, unless he needs to get some benefits from the East Coast people. He and Cai Zhenguo have no relatives and no reason, so why should he tell the other party such internal news? It is important to know that nothing in this world is free.

Cai Zhenguo has not yet studied the Russian domestic situation, because it was the work of the Russian merchant station and embassy after the restoration of the work, and he was just the ambassador to England. If the superior had not handed over the negotiations with the Russians to him, he would have been too lazy to talk nonsense with these Slavic bearded men.

The two translators divided their labor and collaborated for more than two hours before they handed Cai Zhenguo the carefully inspected and copied translation manuscript to Cai Zhenguo in sweat. Cai Zhenguo picked it up and read it word by word, and from time to time he asked the Russian envoy to question it through the translation. After a long time, he recognized the content of the other party's agreement. Then he asked the translator to carefully copy three copies, and after signing the words, he exchanged and saved it. Cai Zhenguo, Mirovanov and Witness William Temple each.

After completing this part of the work, William Temple suggested that everyone rest and have lunch together, and then hold other parts of the negotiations in the afternoon. Cai Zhenguo and Mirovanov had no objection, and then ordered the embassy to prepare lunch for everyone.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the talks continued. Mirovanov submitted a new document to Cai Zhenguo, mostly about the division of the two countries on the Far East border that we talked about last time. This time the Tsar himself added some details, so Cai Zhenguo asked two translators to write a manuscript.

At this time, Mirovanov also talked about something else, focusing on the positive attitude of the Russian Empire to reach a peace agreement with the East Coast Republic of China. He only heard him say: "After learning the news, Tsar Alexey sent an envoy to the Far East to pass the order. Among them, Fedor Ushakov of Selengsk was told to live in harmony with the Tungus people who surrendered to the East Coast people and not to do anything that made them resentful. Tolbuzin of Nerchinsk was ordered to demolish some outdoor facilities near Albazin City as soon as possible, and all wooden houses were to be burned, guns, ammunition, food, medicine and military personnel were all retreating to the Nerchinsk fortress."

"In addition, thanks to God's blessing, His Majesty Tosar, we sent troops to repel the Mongols who came to loot the Buryats and Daur settlements on the land that was about to belong to your country. The brave Cossacks fought with them for a long time before they completely defeated the barbarians. This is what we are obliged to do in order not to misunderstand your country and delay the time of peace talks." Mirovanov added: "After demarcation of the border in the future, if both sides have no objection, they can also form a joint force to sweep away the greedy Mongolian horse bandits, and ensure the security and smooth trade on their respective lands."

Cai Zhenguo nodded frequently and thought to himself that if Mirovanov said all the truth, then the Russians did authentically and were full of sincerity. It seems that the work they did last year and earlier had been effective. Now the Russians also realize that the cold climate with the East Coast people, and the uninhabited Far East is really boring. It takes a year to send troops from Moscow to Albazin. If there were no more colonial towns and tsar people in the local area, the Romanov dynasty might not have been interested in continuing to retain that land, although the Tungus people could provide a large amount of high-quality fur every year, and in the early years (when trade with Britain and the Netherlands did not develop) even accounted for one-third of Russia's foreign trade revenue.

The current Russian Empire should have determined to shift the focus of its expansion to the old land of the Principal of Lithuania and the Southern Russian Plain. In these two directions, they can obtain estuaries in the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea respectively, but they don’t know how to choose. Logically speaking, Poland is now in decline, and the hatred of Russia in history is also very great, and it is the best target of military use. Unfortunately, the Cossacks on the Ukrainian prairie are really too difficult. Doroshenko and Samoylovich fight each other.

After fighting, they wanted to use the power of their bosses behind them to unify the entire Ukraine, so the situation is getting worse and worse. With the threat of a full-scale war, in the spring of this year (1676), Samoilovic and the Russian commander-in-chief Duke Romodanovsky led a 40,000 army to fight with Doroshenko. The Ottoman Turkey and the Crimean Khanate were greatly shocked by this and began to mobilize troops and generals. An unprecedented war may break out at any time.

In this situation, Malati and Gao Wengang had already reported to Li Qing. Li Qing then copied a copy to Cai Zhenguo, so that he could understand the current situation. To be honest, Cai Zhenguo was also a little troubled by this situation, because the Russians were the most willing to see the east coast. If they went south, they would inevitably have conflicts with Turkey and Crimean Tatars. This not only affected the trade of the Dnieper and Don Rivers that the people on the east coast worked hard to manage, but also made the situation even more complicated. What if the Russians were nervous and dispatched 200,000 troops to fight south, the Crimean Khanate could not stop it? You must know that the people on the east coast had invested a lot in this country. Once the situation developed in a direction that they could not control, everything would be over.

However, it is not the turn of Cai Zhenguo to worry about these things for the time being. That is what Li Qing, a person who takes the overall situation, should be busy with work. Besides, the chaos in Ukraine, the Ottomans and Russia, both giants, basically have their own long-term national policies. In terms of their strategic interests, it should not and cannot listen too much to the East Coast people. Once the powder keg of Ukraine is detonated, no matter whether these countries or forces are willing or not, they will be involved until a winner is decided.

What attitude should the East Coast people adhere to in this kind of war, how should they interact with the Ottomans and Russia at the same time, and guide them to follow the route planned by the East Coast people as much as possible, is indeed a very test of the diplomatic personnel's skills. Li Qing, Gao Wengang, and Malati, the three main operators, should be very busy in the next few years.

After thinking about these things, Cai Zhenguo's attention returned to the negotiation venue in front of him. After another translation and handing over the manuscript, he announced a temporary recession, and then summoned some professionals in the embassy to discuss each clause in the documents given by the Russians with him. It was not until three days later (during the period, he asked the Russians countless times and revised many details), and finally signed the demarcation agreement. At this point, the two countries of the East and Russia not only restored their peace, but also fixed the boundaries in the Far East.

Next, there are only some commercial agreements left between the two sides to negotiate. Overall, this is the least disagreement and the most relaxed and pleasant, because it is very beneficial to both sides. I believe that after the final signing and implementation, the relationship between the East and Russia will enter a new stage, as the new chapter is also called.
Chapter completed!