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Petersburg.

While Zhao Xu was experiencing the daguerreotype camera with his ministers, the Dasong delegation led by Dong An arrived here after nearly four months of trekking.

"Welcome!" A group of people got off the carriage.

A Russian official came forward.

There were two rows of soldiers standing on both sides of the road.

These soldiers all rested their rifles on their shoulders, wore dark blue military uniforms, and held their heads high.

And this Russian official is none other than the Russian Foreign Minister Chester.

Since Beidi was defeated in Yongzhou, he left the Far East and returned to Petersburg.

In the past few months, because of the defeat of the coalition forces in Tianzhu, he traveled between the Western and Eastern countries, looking for ways to deal with Dasong.

When he returned to Petersburg exhausted, Emperor Nicholas suddenly told him that the Great Song Envoy had arrived.

So, he came to the outskirts east of Petersburg to greet the Dasong delegation.

Although at the moment, both Emperor Nicholas and he would be full of fear, fear and disgust.

But they could not ignore the visit of the Dasong Mission.

They could not ignore a powerful empire that had spread its influence deep into the Middle Earth and was located in the Far East.

What's more, the Western-Turkish coalition army that the Eastern Emperor had just defeated was completely wiped out.

And this is something that the Russian people think they cannot do.

However, they Russians are proud.

It won't be like Da Song bowing his head.

This is why he asked the soldiers to hold their heads high.

"Thank you. We are honored to be able to come to Petersburg." Dong An's expression was neither humble nor arrogant.

The translators on both sides translated their words in time.

Chester nodded and looked at the Dasong soldiers behind Dong An.

These Dasong soldiers wore neat dark green military uniforms and shiny black leather shoes on their feet. Whether they were military uniforms or leather boots, the workmanship was very exquisite.

The rifles carried by these soldiers also caught his eye.

The entire West is now imitating this kind of breech-loading rifle.

But based on his observations while traveling around the country during this period, although their counterfeiting has made progress, the workmanship is still a bit rough, the appearance still looks frizzy, and the performance is also a bit worse.

"Hey." After just a few observations, Chester sighed in his heart.

These Russian soldiers who greeted the Dasong delegation were already Emperor Nicholas's Guards soldiers.

But obviously, no matter how high their heads are raised, they still lose in terms of image.

This can simply compare the gap in national power between the two countries.

As for the next plan, Nicholas the Great deliberately asked him to guide the Dasheng envoy to visit Petersburg, he thought it was a waste of effort.

Because it was impossible for Petersburg to frighten the Dashong Mission the same way it had frightened Ulanba.

It may also expose their weaknesses.

However, this was the order of Emperor Nicholas the Great after all.

So in the next hour, Dong An, led by Chester, appeared at every important landmark in Petersburg.

Their appearance attracted many Russians to watch.

These Russians pointed at Dong An and his party, kept saying something, and their expressions were not very friendly.

Dong An knew that no good words would come out of their mouths.

After all, Dasong is now the enemy of the entire Western Territory, and the Rus Kingdom has also suffered a loss at the hands of Dasong.

At the same time, he didn't care.

Because the exchanges between the two countries do not depend on public opinion, but on the strategic considerations of the upper levels.

"Petersburg is a beautiful city, and I hope it will always be beautiful in the future." Dong An said with a smile when the last group of people arrived outside the Petersburg Winter Palace.

Different from the mountain architectural style of Dasong, Petersburg is full of spire-style buildings.

Of course, he knew that the other party did not invite him to visit Petersburg to admire these buildings. The focus was on Petersburg's smoky factories and steam locomotive stations.

If it were a few years ago, he would have been shocked by these things.

But now, facing these things that were a generation behind Da Song, he could only smile.

"Of course it will always be beautiful," said Chester, with a slight tremor in his heart.

He couldn't tell whether Dong An's words were a compliment or a threat.

Dong An smiled softly, and then said: "When will Emperor Nicholas be ready to see us, should you be directly responsible for this negotiation task?"

Having seen what needed to be seen, Dong An went straight to the point.

"You can explain your intention to me first, and I will report it to the Emperor. This is also the rule of diplomatic reciprocity." Chester said seriously.

For the emperor to negotiate directly with the other party's mission would make the Russian state feel inferior in terms of diplomatic relations.

They don't think that the Russian country has become a weak country in front of Dasong.

Dong An had already expected this. From the beginning, he felt the strange feelings of Ross towards Da Song.

A state of mind that is fearful and disgusting, but unwilling to admit defeat.

Taking the document from a Dasong diplomat beside him, he handed it to Chester, "This is the purpose of our trip. We hope that this time, Dasong and the Russian state can reach an agreement so that the two countries can do it at the same time." Profit."