Vobassey obviously understood that Victor still had not let go of his knot, but that was all he could do. Looking back, I want to see if there is a better way for Qitad. He definitely doesn't want the Kret family to split.

After temporarily stabilizing Victor, the two came to Ashalai and his wife's residence.

As soon as I entered their yard, I saw a young man who looked a little like Victor, coming out in a panic.

Both of them were not very familiar with each other. Just as they were surprised, Asha came and chased after them angrily, and was also surprised when she saw them.

Deng Ce smiled and said, "What's going on?"

Asha came to shake her head, "This guy is really not worry-free"

Wobashi suddenly thought of someone, "Is Dundukov just now? No, no, Ubash?"

Asha nodded, "Who isn't he? His Majesty put him in my care and arranged several jobs for him but were not satisfied. It seems that he still cannot forget his previous Russian life."

Deng Ce said: "It cannot be blamed for this. When he was in the Russians, he was a real nobleman. He had ten thousand acres of land and hundreds of serfs farmed for him. He suddenly came to us and was not like this, let alone..."

He looked at Wobaxi, who didn't understand what he meant, which was that he thought that Qitade did not give him a title for the sake of the deceased Princess Jiaen.

He did not distinguish between Qitad, but said, "Don't worry about these things for now, let's go in and talk about them."

After a few people sat down, Ah Hai also came over.

Deng Ce said: "After taking over Chile, our country finally gained a foothold in the Americas, but our country has obviously become more and more enemies. They are just temporarily dormant and can jump out at any time."

Asha seemed to realize something, "You mean they saw that there was nothing they could do with people like us, so they targeted people like Prince Victor and Dundukov?"

Although Deng Ce is now the foreign minister of the empire, he has served as the director of the CIA for a long time and is still very sensitive to intelligence work.

He nodded, "I have no evidence. Not only me, but also the CIA, the CBI do not have the right to investigate him unless his Majesty personally ordered it"

After saying this, he looked at Ahai, "Ahai, have you found anything?"

Ah Hai wanted to speak but stopped. After a while, she sighed, "Who said it was not? We naturally dare not monitor His Highness the Prince, but Dundukov still shows some signs"

"Since this guy came here, he has been having a lot of fighting with His Highness. You know that the two of them participated in various salons in the city. You know that His Majesty has not prohibited salons opened under the name of discussing mathematics, physics, drama, music, etc."

"Not long ago, Goethe, a German writer who wrote "The Troubles of the Young Witt", came here to promote his drama, and was sought after by his prince and Dundukov. The prince also allowed Goethe to live in his palace for several days"

"They are all teenagers, and it is understandable that they pursue Goethe, but it is a bit miserable to let an outsider live in the palace. We did not report this to His Majesty"

Deng Ce keenly realized something, he still knew Goethe.

"Goethe?", he couldn't help but frown.

Others don't know, he obviously knows it.

"This man is a member of the Weimar Branch of the Mystery Society. He is known as a writer. There are not many dramas. Why did he go to Salai to promote his drama?"

Ah Hai continued: "There is another musician named Mozart who travels with Goethe, who is also very young. I heard that it is also very famous in Europe now. Their drama salon, the music salon lasts for a month in the city and is deeply loved by young people."

Deng Ce thoughtfully: "Did Victor and Dundukov both be deeply influenced by European Enlightenment thought and feel the troubles of Witt? No, although our country is imperial, its level of enlightenment is far above that of European countries. How could there be these strange ideas?"

"Is it because our country's emphasis on science and technology is far higher than art that arouses dissatisfaction among young people? This needs to be taken seriously"

Then he said: "Don't worry about them for now. I believe that Your Majesty has his own opinions. Let's talk about the surrounding situation first."

Ah Hai nodded, "Now the American War of Independence is still in full swing. Needless to say, Britain and France. In fact, Spain and the Netherlands are also on the side of the Americans, secretly giving them a lot of support."

"But in Northern Europe, at the beginning, Russia, Denmark, and Sweden formed what 'armed neutral alliance'. The Danes and Swedes could understand that they did not have the energy to participate in the distant American war, but it was somewhat unexpected that Russia participated in the alliance."

"We also thought at first that the Russians were afraid of being beaten by us and knew how to protect themselves? But obviously this is not the case. Just a month ago, the famous Russian general Suvorov personally directed an army to invade Finland controlled by the Swedes"

"It was the severe winter season, and there was heavy snow everywhere in Finland. In addition, it was an alliance not long ago, so they were completely unprepared. In less than a month, the Russians captured the entire territory of Finland"

Deng Ce asked: "Is it because they couldn't move in the southern border and had to keep their eyes on the west?"

Ah Hai said: "It's probably true. Although Finland is not a good place, it has a population of millions. Moreover, the Finns do not have an independent national consciousness at present, and they are divided into three large ethnic groups. This has created opportunities for the Swedes and Russians invasions one after another."

Wobasi interrupted: "It is said that the Russians have reported this to His Majesty before. His Majesty did not think too much at that time. He probably wanted the Russians and the Swedes to rebel again, so he agreed immediately. Without the worries of the southern line, Suvorov's lightning attack was successful."

Asha smiled and said, "The Russians obviously will not do useless achievements. Think about it, after three major wars with our country and their crushing defeat, what are they most lacking?"

Deng Ce's eyes lit up, "Population?"

Ah Hai nodded, "Yes, they just like the Finnish population and are now persuading about 50,000 households in the northern tribe to move to Siberia"

"The northern part of Finland is extremely cold. Although Siberia is roughly like this, the upper reaches of the Ertise River and the middle reaches of the Yenise River are still better. I heard that the Finns there seem to agree"

"The Russians also made a promise that as long as they participated in the construction of Siberian castles, they would only impose a small tax on the population, and allowed them to continue to believe in Lutheran Christianity"

"Also, according to the report of our spy in St. Petersburg, the Tsar was preparing to take advantage of the Qing people's exploitation of the Khalkha Mongols to arouse their dissatisfaction with the Qing court, so as to make the Tangu Ulianghai separate from the Qing state"

"In order to prevent the Khalkhas from becoming the next Junggar, the Qing court implemented strict policies with Lamaism as the core. The Russians promised that as long as they arrived at them, they would have free religious beliefs and would not have to force them to practice in the Lama temple."

"Well", Deng Ce interrupted her, "These things are understandable. Although they have a large population, they are still a little thin in such a vast place, and they are all high and cold places."

"I guess it was the Tsar who realized that when his borders were constantly compressed by us, it was urgently necessary to expand his strategic depth"
Chapter completed!