Become a feudal king from today

The Ibson Hotel, the residence of the Grand Song Mission.

News that Chester returned to Petersburg and went to the Winter Palace to meet Nicholas also reached here.

In the past six months, Dong An has not been idle, but has actively cooperated with the Oversight Council personnel in the mission to build his own intelligence network in Petersburg.

They were able to get the news of Chester's return in time, thanks to this.

If Dasong can formally establish diplomatic relations with the Russian state, people from the Oversight Council will be stationed in the embassy as diplomats from now on.

"I wonder what choice the Russians will make?" In the hotel room, everyone gathered together.

At this time, an official from the Foreign Affairs Department looked at Dong An.

"We will know soon. If they drive us away or detain us, war will break out. If Nicholas decides to see us, then the Russian country will become our ally in the West from now on." Dong An's expression Relax and don't worry about your situation.

Dong An's calmness made everyone feel much better.

After all, they have been here for half a year and they are eager to achieve results.

However, they didn't have to wait long.

Just three days later, Chester, dressed in a writing suit, led Russian diplomats to show up at their hotel. .

This time, Chester's attitude was completely different from when he first met them. Not only was his attitude gentle, but he was also very polite.

"Minister Dong An, His Majesty Nicholas invites you to go to the Winter Palace to discuss the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and Dasong." Chester said, "Although there have been some unpleasantness between our two countries, now we seem to have common interests. ”

When Dong An and the officials of the mission heard this, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Their diplomatic mission could finally be realized.

Dong An was also quite happy in his heart, but he still looked as usual and said with a polite smile, "That's true. Only real interests are important between countries, and only children can tell the difference between right and wrong."

"Oh, that's quite correct. This is mature diplomatic understanding." Chester smiled.

Immediately, the two of them walked towards the Winter Palace, chatting like they had been friends for many years.

Under the guidance of the guards, the delegation entered the Winter Palace and arrived at a magnificent hall.

This hall is a place where the Russian state specially receives foreign envoys.

Not long after, Nicholas, dressed in fine clothes, came out surrounded by his servants.

Chester introduced each other, Dong An and Nicholas looked at each other, briefly greeted each other, and then everyone was led to a conference hall.

Here, the mission led by Dong An sat across from the Russian officials headed by Nicholas and formally discussed the contents of the contract.

This is also the ultimate goal of both parties.

The entire discussion lasted for an hour.

Dong An and Nicholas determined the basic framework of the treaty.

Among them, Nicholas agreed to cede all the snowfields east of the Ural Mountains to Dashong.

Valley pinch

There are two conditions for Dasong's exchange.

One is that a non-aggression treaty must be signed to guarantee not to invade Russia.

One is to export a complete set of steam industry technology to Russia.

While in Yancheng, Chester was certainly shocked by the electric power industry.

But he also learned that the steam industry technology in the entire Western Territory was at least forty or fifty years behind Dasong.

For example, the second generation of Dasong’s steam locomotive has appeared.

This second-generation steam locomotive uses a high-pressure steam engine, which is more powerful and the locomotive is faster.

There is also the triple-expansion steam engine used by Dasong's steamship, which is also something that their Western technology cannot currently achieve.

In addition, there are also industries such as steel smelting technology.

It can be said that their entire industrial system is backward.

As for the electric power industry, of course Chester and Nicholas are also very greedy.

However, as soon as they proposed it, they were immediately rejected by Dong An.

Because this is Dasong’s current core secret.

Moreover, Dasong and Russia have just established contacts, and the level of trust between the two countries is not enough for Dasong to export such high-end technology.

In fact, Dasong would rather choose war than export power technology.

In this regard, Nicholas had no choice but to give up.

But even so, he thought he had earned it.

Once they obtain the full set of steam industry technology of Dasong, the national power of the Rus' country will skyrocket, surpassing Britain and becoming the crown of the Western Territory.

After the framework was decided, it took another two days for both parties to finalize all the details.

For example, the time when the Russian army will withdraw from the Far East, the time when the Dasong army will be stationed, when the Dasong technicians will be sent to the Russian state for guidance, and the number of years to realize the transfer of steam industry technology, etc.

It was not until the third day that both parties formally signed the treaty.

On the same day, Dong An led Dasong officials to settle in the consulate provided by the Russian state, and the two sides established diplomatic relations.

The news of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and Dasong immediately caused an uproar among the consuls of other Western countries stationed in Russia.

Many consuls from Western and Turkish countries went to ask Nicholas for an explanation.

But all they got was an official reply: As an independent country, the Russian state has its own foreign policy.

This reply obviously made the consuls of various countries very dissatisfied.

They sent people back to their respective countries to discuss this sudden change.