Chapter 499 This is the gift from the angel to the new Tsar Alexander II (please order, please vote)
The night rain in Vienna hit the spire of St. Stephen's Cathedral, and the colorful windows of the chapel on the third floor of the Holy See's Embassy in Austria showed a faint light. Wu Chongyao took off a black tweed hat, revealing a naked and hairless one.
With his big head, his left hand was unconsciously playing with three semicircular bullets with a special shape.
"It's really amazing. Russian Tsar Nikola died at midnight on March 2,
Is the Prime Minister really an angel? "Bissar Michele Viale Prera, Ambassador of the Holy See to Vienna, stood in the shadows holding the gilded Bible, and the amethyst cross on his chest rose and fell with his breath, "I
I can't imagine how frightened the Russian palace should be now...
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Before he finished speaking, the oak door was pushed open and brought into a gust of through-the-scenes. Alexander Gorchakov, the Russian Empire ambassador to Austria, was wrapped in a black cloak, wearing a low-pressed topper, and a cigar in his mouth.
Stepping into the chapel quickly, "His Excellency Bishop, I'm here, where are you talking about Chinese guests? Did he come?" He splashed the ashes in the silver plate in front of the statue of the Virgin, and the German in Russian accent was like floating on the Volga River
Ice impact, "I don't have much time. His Majesty Lisander II of the New Tsarist Abdul-English has called me back to Petersburg. I hope I can get an answer before leaving Vienna...
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Gorchakov, who was gentle and not very much like a Russian, took off his top hat and showed his neatly combed blonde hair. At the same time, he also saw Wu Chongyao's big bald head.
"Play...
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The bullet in Wu Chongyao's left hand knocked a crisp sound on the scripture platform. He noticed that there was no follower behind the Russian ambassador, and he was indeed coming alone. "Mr. Ambassador, can you understand English, right?" He put three
"Hundred-step bullets" are placed side by side on the ritual stand, and then a box wrapped in yellow silk was taken out from the sleeve. "This is the meeting gift given to the new Tsar Alexander II by our Prime Minister, and he
A handwritten letter to the new Tsar.”
The candlelight suddenly swayed. Gorchakov quickly walked to Wu Chongyao, his sharp eyes shone through the golden-rimmed glasses, staring at Wu Chongyao in English, asking in English: "How did Tsar Nikola die?"
Suddenly he lowered his voice, "Did your Prime Minister use the black magic?"
The midnight bell came outside the window, and Wu Chongyao's pupils shrank slightly. He remembered Luo Yaoguo's secret advice before leaving Macau. "If they say you are a devil, then you'd better be really."
"Russia needs a wise and wise new Tsar, this is what Ji Du meant." Wu Chongyao pointed to the three bullets on the lecture stage, "Let's see the gift given to the new Tsar by our Prime Minister, although it's only the best
An inconspicuous bullet can change the unfavorable situation faced by the Russian army on the battlefield in Crimea."
Gorchakov's self-light finally moved away from Wu Chongyao's face and turned to the three small lead bullets. He picked up one of them and then discovered that this one had a skirt and a short cone.
Cylindrical appearance bullet,
There was also a conical hole at the bottom. "Is there anything special about this kind of bullet?" He looked at it carefully for a while.
It was found that the casting process was not complicated at all and could be manufactured in large quantities in Russian factories.
"There is a cone-shaped hole at the bottom." Wu Chongyao began to introduce the benefits of this kind of bullet. "When firing, the gas generated by gunpowder ignition pushes the soft skirt of the bullet to deform it to form a better sealing effect, thus achieving a good result.
The speed, longer range and higher accuracy. For Russia, the most useful thing is that this kind of bullet is for smoothbore guns!”
"Is that true?" Gorchakov asked, "How effective is this kind of bullet to shoot in a smoothbore gun?"
Wu Chongyao said: "Shooting a 2-meter x 1-meter target at a distance of 200 meters is 60%. With it, coupled with a key prediction, Russia has a high probability of defending Sevastopo.
Fortress. By the way, the Sevastopol Fortress could not be defended! It would be captured by the British and French coalition forces on September 8, 1855...:::. This means that Russia lost the war! But the Prime Minister
The minister said that the future is not irreversible. ::::. The question is just how much it costs!”
There was silence in the chapel again, and the sound of rain outside became increasingly rapid. Wu Chongyao touched a book called "The Book of the Prophet (Special Volume)" hidden in the inner pocket of his robe. This was handed to him by Luo Yaoguo before leaving, and above
Record many priceless prophecies, if they are sold to the right people at the right time, they will be exchanged for great benefits for the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. And the Gorchakov in front of him is undoubtedly the right person!
"What is the price?" Gorchakov finally asked the question Wu Chongyao wanted the most.
"Ten million gold rubles!" Wu Chongyao said, "I want to get this money before May 1 of the Geli period. If it exceeds this time, it will be too late!"
The 10 million gold rubles to pounds is about 10 million! The 10 million pounds in 1855 is definitely a huge sum.
But in terms of victory on the battlefield of Crimea, this million pounds is nothing.
"May 1st of Gregor's calendar?" Gorchakov's pupils shrank, "In other words, there will be a critical battle on the battlefield of Crimea in May?"
"Hmm," Wu Chongyao nodded, "But where did it happen? This information is worth ten million gold rubles...:::.The bargaining is not accepted! If Alexander II wants to know, just put it before May 1st
The golden ruble hit my account at the Vienna bank!”
The decisive battle took place on the Kerch Peninsula. On May 24, 15,000 British, French and Turkish coalition forces landed on the Kerch Peninsula without any defense, and then occupied the Jenical Fort that guarded the strait.
The supply line of Sevastopol fortress was completely cut off.
Therefore, the British and French coalition forces captured Sevastopol on September 8, 1855, thus seizing the final victory of the Crimean War.
If they suffered a crushing defeat in the landing war on May 24, then in 1855, the offensive and defensive battle of Sevastopol Fortress would have been delayed until 1856, or even 1857...:::. By 1857, the Indian nation
The great uprising is about to begin! Shouldn’t the Russians persist?
The longer the Russians persist, the more time the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom will take, and the greater its value!
"Okay, I'll contact the new Tsar Alexander II right away." Gorchakov picked up the bullets and yellow silk box wrapped in his ritual stage and stuffed it into his coat pocket, turned around and quickly left the small chapel.
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Looking at the gate of the chapel that was closed again, Wu Chongyao turned his head and smiled at the ambassador of the Holy See in Vienna, saying, "Let me go to Paris...::..\nI will come back in a month and arrive
By then, Gorchakov should have prepared the golden ruble I want!”
Bishop Michele Viale Prerah smiled and replied, "No problem, but please don't forget to give the Pope five percent, Archbishop Paul three percent, and mine
Two percent.”
"Of course," Wu Chongyao smiled, "I know the rules of doing business."
"That's good," said the Holy See's ambassador, "You can leave Vienna and go to Paris tomorrow afternoon."
When Alexander stepped into the malachite hall with fear, the double-headed eagle badges on the chests of the guards on both sides of the corridor were covered in black. This was mourning the newly buried Tsar Nicholas.
Russia's burden is now all on the shoulders of the Tsar in his thirties. The European military police, which was extremely glorious just two years ago, made Austria and Prussia feel at a disadvantage. It seems that they can suppress France forever and divide the world equally with the British Empire.
Russia has now become a laughing stock in Europe. Even Austria dares to betray Russia. Without Russia's help, the Austrian Empire collapsed in 1848!
No, it was not in 1848, but had long been shattered by Emperor Napoleon's iron hooves.
All Europe, except France, once relied on the favor of Russia, but now they all betrayed... Even Prussia, although the old fox Bismarck was not as stupid as the young Austrian emperor, Prussia has not given it to this day.
Russia any substantial help.
They just watched coldly, watching their former life-savior fall slowly...:::.I really don't know what Bismarck thought? Could it be that he thought that the Prussia he had worked hard to manage could defeat the resurrected France in the future?
The German diplomatic and strategic structure are like that...
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty...
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The Russian Empire's Foreign Minister, an old nobleman, Carl Robert Nesselrodie, ran over from Germany, with a respectful voice sounded in Alexander's ears. He shouted a few times, but Alexander's talent, who was not used to being called "his majesty", was still aware of Alexander's talent.
He is already his Majesty of Russia.
"Carl, come with me." He looked back at the old and incompetent Foreign Minister and summoned him into his office.
"Your Majesty, this is a quick letter sent by our ambassador to Austria Gorchakov." The Foreign Minister placed a lead-sealed document bag in front of the Tsar.
"Quick letter?" The Tsar was stunned. "He doesn't send a telegram? Are he afraid of leaking the secret?"
"It's not just that I'm afraid of leaking secrets," said the Russian Foreign Minister. "But there are some things that need to be brought together, which are said to be enough to change the situation of the war!"
"What changes the situation of war?" Alexander II's pupils shrank, "Have you seen it? What is it?"
"It's three bullets, a uniquely shaped bullet, which is said to greatly improve the shooting accuracy of the smoothbore gun!" The Russian Foreign Minister opened the lead-sealed document bag and took out three bullets and a box wrapped in yellow silk.
"What is this?" the Tsar asked, pointing to the box.
Chapter completed!