New Shun 1730

The eunuch's preference is compared to the Han and Tang dynasties, and it sounds like that's the case.

This strange analogy made Li Gan slightly stunned, and then he laughed, thinking that this seemed to be the case.

During the Han Dynasty, the Weiyang Palace was rich all over the world, but before the Han Dynasty, didn’t people eat cucumbers? The muskets, glassware, etc. in the palace today are almost the same as the grapes and cucumbers in the Han Dynasty.

It's just that at that time, thousands of countries came to Korea, but now, several countries come to Korea, and the rest of the diplomacy is still a little different.

After laughing, I looked at the time. It was still half an hour before Duke Qi arrived. The eunuch's words aroused a little interest, and he just wanted to relax, so he asked: "Have you actually read Jinghou's book? He thinks about things outside the world all day long."

"Your Majesty, I haven't seen it before. But we slaves in the palace will get together to chat. It happened that there were some vegetables in the meal, so some people who had seen it started laughing. Not only did they talk about cucumbers, but they also said that eggplants are from Tianzhu. It is said that since it comes from Tianzhu, it was first called Pangasius, and the Kalamchiga is still eggplant. Now this tomato has something else, but if you really think about it, it should actually be called tomato... The slave just thought it was a joke. Note it down."

The eunuch neither said that he had seen it nor that he didn't know anything about it. His answer was flawless.

Li Gan heard that it was interesting, so he just said it casually and said with a smile: "You can read the book by Jinghou, it's interesting. Others are concerned about classics, but he is concerned about food, clothing, housing and transportation. But his intention is not to drink. , talking about cucumbers and eggplants, but inside it is advocating external exchanges. The good thing is that he always makes it clear what he wants to do. I hope he will always do this. Even if he wants to do something I don't like, as long as he makes it clear, even if it's just like before. I'm stubborn...but don't dare to say something."

Since he was not afraid of the eunuch telling Liu Yu, there was no one in the emperor who could say what was in his heart. It was better to speak out than to hold it in his heart.

The eunuch didn't answer either, knowing that the emperor didn't need his echo or answer at this time. He was just a living tool that could listen but stopped there after listening.

Sure enough, Li Gan didn't show any interest in waiting for the eunuch's answer or agreement. He got up and walked around a few times, then asked the eunuch to tidy up.

When the eunuch was cleaning up, Li Gan took one last look at the old memorials and shook his head to stop thinking about them.

No matter what I think, I have to finish the journey to Nanyang. As for the future, let’s wait and see.

Before the Han Dynasty, cucumbers had never been seen. Similarly, before the Han Dynasty, there had never been a Protectorate of the Western Regions, and the history books had never mentioned how to govern the Western Regions. Wasn't it still developed?

If we compare it to the Han and Tang dynasties, how can we only think about territory? The Han Dynasty had the Protector's Office created from scratch, while the Tang Dynasty had the gradually established imperial examination system. Li Gan thought to himself, it seems that this Dashun should also have some attempts to create something from scratch. Is it similar to the Han and Tang Dynasties?

After pondering for a while, I felt a mixture of fear and excitement about the new things I had never seen before and had a vague feeling that everything might be different. I finally decided to go forward and have a look. If it really didn't work, I would go back.

But if we want to move forward for the time being, we must go to Nanyang. If we want to go to Nanyang, we must ensure that the north is completely stabilized. Once they landed in Nanyang, the Rakshasa side also felt at ease, knowing that Dashunyi was not in the north, so they could ensure that nothing happened in the northern frontier for a hundred years.

Half a quarter of an hour later, Duke Qi arrived on time. Li Gan put away all his thoughts and listened intently to Duke Qi's report on the negotiations with Rakshasa.

"I watched the Rakshasa messenger and wanted to return quickly. In the past, I went to Europe to attend the succession ceremony of Peter II. But when I arrived, Peter II had already passed away, and a woman came to the door. After changing the story and ascending to the throne of Tsar, I saw the whole process. When I returned from France, I saw many tricks on Anna's use of outsiders, and there were many dissatisfactions between the new and old parties of Rakshasa.

"Therefore, the Rakshasa chaos is not outside Xiao Qiang, but within Xiao Qiang. This Rakshasa envoy is Anna's confidant. This person wants to return quickly, fearing that there will be changes in his country. Now the Swedes have the intention of invading eastward. The Rakshasa people are really difficult to deal with, so there are many concessions.”

"If we delay it for a few more days, there should be no problem if the Omu River is used as the boundary between the north and the south."

Dashun’s goal is Omsk. It is both a goal and a bottom line.

Further north, the Russians would not be able to give it, and even if they did, the group of Cossacks would not leave on their own initiative.

In addition, the Omu River running east-west is an important transportation line for the Cossacks' fur trade. At most, it can be used as the boundary. Dashun will build a few forts symbolically and arrange hundreds of people to guard it. Russia will still be allowed to use Omu River. The Wood River transports furs.

Li Gan knew about some internal affairs in Russia, and he also carefully asked Hannibal, who now spoke Chinese very well. According to court thinking, the east and west were connected, so he knew the current situation inside Russia.

If you want to go south, you must first pretend to go north. There is no factional dispute between going south and going north in Dashun. Whether it is the army or the navy, they all know that there is nothing in the north and the south is better.

The original intention is not in the north. As long as the negotiation can achieve the goal, it can't be too tight. Although there seems to be such a four-nation alliance of China, France, Turkey, and Switzerland, in fact there is not. They are just taking advantage of each other because of the common enemy.

If we want to go to Nanyang in the future, we can't have too much of a stalemate with Russia. Just be more or less the same, so as not to waste our energy in the north.

"What do you say about the people sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Torgut Ministry?" Li Gan asked again about the old Oara Ministry on the Volga River, which is an important force to contain Russia.

"Your Majesty, we sent several groups, and two of them were captured by the Russians. I am negotiating to get them back. According to those who returned successfully, the Torghut tribe is quite dissatisfied with the Russians."

"They are conscripted all day long, and forced to fight with the Swedes, Turks, Crimean Tatars, and Poles whom they have never met. They are just cannon fodder."

"Compared with our dynasty's tolerance of the Junggar tribe, they are loyal to our dynasty, or to places where there are not so many military service obligations. But they also know that the Junggar tribe will not allow them to come back, and our dynasty is unwilling to let them come back, so as to prevent the old tribes of the Oirat from joining forces."

"The people who went there said that the Torghut people also showed them the Xianyi King Seal that the former Ming Chengzu gave to the ancestor of the Torghut tribe, Taiping, in the seventh year of Yongle."

Showing this Xianyi King Seal to the secret envoys of Dashun is enough to show the attitude.

Not to mention whether the seal is real or fake, the fact that it has been kept all the time is enough to show the attitude.

In addition, the situation in the Celestial Empire is like this. The seals issued by the previous dynasty to the vassal states have always been recognized by the current dynasty.

As long as the new dynasty changes its color and name, the seal will be handed in and the old one will be exchanged for the new one.

Exchanging the old seal for the new one is much simpler than issuing a new one.

Showing this seal means submission, at least on the surface.

Li Gan also knows that the Torghut tribe does not like Dashun very much, but compared to Dashun, the Luosha people are too cruel.

Conscripted men to fight, and fought against Turkey, Poland and other countries, and suffered huge losses.

They also believe in the Yellow Sect, and the Lamas in the tribe must be extremely opposed to the Orthodox missionaries.

However, Dashun is really helpless.

It is definitely not possible to come back.

There are only so many pastures, and if they come back, they will have to snatch food from others, and it is necessary to cause trouble.

Besides, after coming back, both sides are Wala tribes. Once they merge, it will be another Wala.

Dashun couldn't be the sucker and fight the Russians to death just to help the Mongols build another Khanate in the Western Regions.

In this negotiation with Russia, the issue of Tubu was also a direction that Russia attached great importance to.

Dashun could only pretend to attach great importance to it. Only by pretending to attach great importance to it could it sell it at a high price.

Anyway, Dashun couldn't admit that Tubu was a vassal or tributary state of Dashun, and it was even more impossible to fight a war with Russia for Tubu on the Volga River and go deep into the Russian interior.

Without such logistical capabilities and so much money, Dashun couldn't get any benefits.

The current situation is the most favorable for Dashun.

Distance creates beauty. If it is too close, it will always think about establishing its own tribute instead of being directly governed by Dashun.

"When you talk to the Luosha people about the Tubu, the bottom line is to allow them to return to the snow mountain to make tea and worship Buddha, and also to agree to exchanges between the Mongolian tribes. This matter has been held, even if they are not accepted for tribute, they cannot be cut off from contact."

"Let's talk about the future. The problems of the various tribes in the Western Regions are complicated. It is hard to say what the future will be like now."

"In the future, they may return, or we will completely reconcile with Luosha and cut off exchanges with the Tubu. This is for the future. Don't do things now, otherwise you will have no choice in the future."

"You also know about the matter of going south. This matter has been decided and cannot be changed. Sign the treaty with Luocha as soon as possible. "

"Let Luocha settle down as soon as possible and focus on the west. The stronger Luocha is in Europe, the less energy Britain, the Netherlands, France and other countries will have in Southeast Asia and India. Allies today, enemies in the future, how can it be permanent? The art of diplomacy is disliked by the world, because it is a deception. But you are the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, not the government of etiquette, so you have to use this kind of diplomacy. "

The Duke of Qi also agreed with Li Gan's statement. Overall, he supported Southeast Asia, and believed that as long as there was enough buffer for the land in the north, especially the line from Altai Mountains to Omu River, it would be fine as long as it was controlled.

"I think so too. From west to east, we have to deal with Luosha in the northern border."

"This border is stable, and no one can help. As for Whale Sea and Ezo, we have our own means to immigrate. The north and south of Tianshan Mountain in the Western Region, and even the Ili River Valley, can also be immigrated and cultivated. But further north, we really can't do anything."

"I also think that the matter with Luosha ends here. When the population of Whale Sea grows in the future, the land to the north will naturally belong to our dynasty."

"But in the northwest, we can only sign the treaty first."

"The northeast cannot be rushed, and the northwest cannot be slow."

Li Gan nodded, indicating that these two sentences are very much in line with his thoughts.

The northeast cannot be rushed, because according to the trend of developing Ezo, and Liu Yu's foundation in the coast of Whale Sea and the mouth of Heilongjiang River, in a few decades, the places further north will surely be Dashun.

At this time, there is no need to talk nonsense with the Russians in the northeast.

The northwest cannot be slow, because the northwest border cannot be solved with the northeast's methods. Time is on the side of the Russians. The area is too close to the Russian hinterland and too far from the Central Plains. The longer it is delayed, the more advantageous it is for the Russians.

Sign the treaty first and establish an isolation zone to prevent the impact from being too profound after ten or eight years.