The coalition's infiltration tactics did play an important role.
The most obvious thing is that Gorchakov, who had been dormant for some time, became active again.
The balance of negotiations once again tilted towards the coalition. Tsarist Russian diplomats, who had always been tough-talking before, expressed their desire to restart peace talks on different occasions.
In a clinic on the outskirts of Vienna, Mr. Shi was leisurely reading a book and drinking tea. He is now a well-known private doctor in Vienna. There are more doctors in the clinic, and his net worth has also increased a lot. He is generally ordinary.
He will not see patients in person.
When there are no patients, he usually maintains this leisurely state.
At this time, a middle-aged man wearing a suit, with neatly combed hair, and a wretched appearance walked in.
The man sat directly opposite Shi Yang and poured himself a cup of tea.
"I'm going to Paris soon to establish a sub-station there." It was Ji Mingshan who spoke. Now the intelligence station in Vienna can operate on its own, and there is no need for Ji Mingshan to continue to keep an eye on it.
There are recent rumors that Napoleon III intends to change the location of the peace talks to Paris. So in order to continue to follow up on the peace talks, Ji Mingshan decided to go to Paris to establish a European branch there, but Vienna will continue to operate as the European main station.
"The second princess is coming to Paris soon. This aunt is the most restless. I need to arrange her protection." The second princess is the name Dong Shumei is called within the Fuxing Army.
After teasing Dong Shuheng last time, Dong Shumei finally achieved her wish and set off with Liu Qingbei's mission.
She visited the Kingdom of Persia with Liu Qingbei and established a good relationship with the princess of the Kingdom of Persia. She successfully introduced the Yunmei brand into Persia.
This girl usually looks unattractive, but she is still very business-savvy.
She saw that Persian carpets were relatively famous products all over the world, so she cooperated with the Persian princess to establish a factory in Persia that specialized in producing high-end carpets.
According to Yunmei's luxury concept, we will produce products for high-end customers.
Next, she followed Liu Qingbei to Turkey. Liu Qingbei's wife was responsible for taking care of Shumei along the way.
But in fact, Shumei plays a much stronger role in diplomacy than Mrs. Liu. She can always hang out with the local princesses wherever she goes.
In Turkey, Shumei opened her own factory again, and she didn't need to pay any money herself. In the end, Yunmei only needed to provide some designers, and then put the Yunmei brand on the products. The workers and the venue were all partners.
supply.
None of the princesses in those kingdoms were short of money. Everyone just thought it would be more fun to set up a factory with this princess from the East.
In this way, Shumei drove Yunmei's factory abroad along the way. The news reached Dong Shuheng's ears and almost shocked Dong Shuheng's jaw.
This fucking multinational company was born!
Now this girl is about to arrive in Europe. This place is much more complicated than West Asia. When Ji Mingshan got the news, he broke out in a cold sweat.
"The work at the main station is completely left to you. Sometimes you have to keep an eye on the Nightingale line yourself. Our Nightingale's work is a bit too radical, and I'm worried that she will show her flaws." Ji Mingshan continued.
"Nightingale" is Gao Ru's code name. After arriving in Europe, Gao Ru devoted himself wholeheartedly to intelligence work.
She wanted to make meritorious deeds, so she was inevitably a little anxious at work. Ji Mingshan knew that he had to have a good attitude when doing intelligence work. He was worried that Gao Ru would be prone to problems if he continued to act like this. So he told Shi Yang, who had always been steady, to keep an eye on her.
"On your side, I am going to assign you a female assistant. You are going to stay here for a long time. I hope you can get out of the shadow of the past. This assistant will take good care of you in your life. Don't refuse yet.
You try to get along first, if it doesn't work, I can help you change later."
Shi Yang raised his head and glared at Ji Mingshan, but said nothing.
"It's not like you have to marry someone else. There's no need for you to be so resistant."
"Recently, peace talks are still our main task. The contact with Minister Wang here is left to you. We still have to do our best to fulfill Minister Wang's request."
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Ji Mingshan seemed a bit chatty today, as if he would never come back.
In the Chinese Embassy in Vienna, Wang Tao was also drinking tea and chatting with Bismarck.
Recently Bismarck was sent to Vienna to prepare to represent Prussia in the next negotiations.
Prussia participated in the negotiations as a signatory to the Straits Convention.
In fact, Prussia was only in a soy sauce position during the peace talks.
Their role is not as good as that of Austria, which is at least a mediator.
However, Prussia has always had a close relationship with Tsarist Russia. Their participation in the peace talks was also the intention of Tsarist Russia. Tsarist Russia may have wanted to expand the negotiations so that it would not be so isolated.
However, Prussian negotiator Bismarck was Wang Tao's guest at this time.
"Your Excellency Bismarck, thank you very much for bringing the thoughts of Tsarist Russia. We actually don't have much opinion on Tsarist Russia's rights and interests in the Black Sea. If they can agree to our ceasefire plan in the east, then we don't mind giving it to them.
Tsarist Russia retains certain rights and interests in the Black Sea." Wang Tao said.
The current focus of the disagreement between the coalition forces and Tsarist Russia lies in the coalition's proposal to neutralize the Black Sea and not allow any warships to pass through the Black Sea Straits. Tsarist Russia is prohibited from establishing or maintaining arsenals along the Black Sea coast. The most important thing is to prohibit Tsarist Russia from having a fleet and navy in the Black Sea.
base.
This provision obviously blocked the development of Tsarist Russia's navy.
This is almost unacceptable to Tsarist Russia, which has always had a maritime dream.
"Mr. Wang, I will convey your opinions to Tsarist Russia." Because of Prussia's special position, Bismarck unknowingly became the diplomatic broker between Tsarist Russia and the Renaissance Army after arriving in Vienna.
"But Mr. Wang, to be honest, I think your ceasefire agreement on the eastern battlefield may not be acceptable to the Tsarist Russians. Although it is not their core interest, Tsarist Russia has been operating there for so long after all." Bismarck
He said that this was purely his personal opinion, and he only said these words because of his relationship with Wang Tao.
"Yes, Mr. Bismarck, I can understand it, but our president has also explained that the territorial issue is not an issue that can be discussed."
"Our request is just a ceasefire. After all, continuing to fight will not be beneficial to both sides, and our Renaissance Army still has the initiative. At this time, our willingness to cease fire is a concession. Isn't it?" Wang Tao said.
"Yes, what you said makes sense. I will convey your meaning to Mr. Gorchakov." Bismarck nodded.
"Mr. Bismarck, can you tell me about Mr. Gorchakov?" Wang Tao asked.
"Mr. Wang, if you want to ask me about this person, then I can only say that he is the same type of person as us, but he has deeper plans than both of us because he has already mixed up in the European diplomatic circle.
After more than ten years, this experience is something neither of us have."
"Well, thank you, Mr. Bismarck. That said, I really want to meet Mr. Gorchakov."
"It's a pity that our identities are very sensitive and we can't meet alone yet."
"Mr. Wang, the Tsarist Russians have revealed a wish to me. I wonder if you are interested."
"Oh, Mr. Bismarck, please speak."
"They want to sell Alaska."
"Hahaha, Mr. Bismarck, are they kidding? Alaska is already under the control of our Renaissance Army. Are they ready to sell what we have?"
"Oh, no, Mr. Wang, maybe I didn't make it clear. They are planning to sell the Alexander Islands and Juneau area that are still in their hands to you. Without the Far East, that place will be a complete burden for Tsarist Russia.
."
"Mr. Bismarck, as a diplomat, you should be able to see this trick of Tsarist Russia at a glance."
"Yes, this is a fishing bait released by Tsarist Russia, but I think Mr. Wang, you can eat it with confidence." Bismarck said with a smile on his face, pretending to be mysterious.
"How do you say this?" Wang Tao deliberately took over the conversation. He wanted to hear Bismarck's own opinion.
"Mr. Wang, if I guess correctly, your Renaissance Army wants to compete for control of the Pacific Ocean, because the entire east side of your country faces the Pacific Ocean. But this is inconsistent with the British Empire's global maritime hegemony. Although the British Empire's focus
In the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. But they will not allow any party on the ocean to challenge the British maritime authority."
"Just like us in Prussia, it is now a problem for us to get out of the Baltic Sea."
"For another example, the conditions proposed by the British against Tsarist Russia in the current negotiations are nothing more than restricting Tsarist Russia's navy to prevent their navy from growing bigger and threatening British interests in the Mediterranean from the Black Sea."
"That is to say, the conflict between your country and the British will not become more serious because of the Juneau area. So why can't you eat the bait delivered by the Russians? In that case, you can at least have one more target.
The British weight."
"You just need to spend the military expenditures that you originally planned to send out troops. Then you will be able to establish a foothold in the western part of Canada. In your words, why not do it!"
"Well, Mr. Bismarck, I have to say that your analysis is very accurate. I am somewhat impressed by you. I will report this matter to the people at home. You can tell the Russians that we are interested in this." Wang Tao said.
Wang Tao is familiar with Sun Tzu's Art of War, and he naturally knows the principle of "attacking with troops first, attacking friends next, attacking troops next, and attacking the city next."
If you can spend a little money to obtain the Juneau region through diplomacy, it is also a good choice.
Now in the Juno area, although the Tsarist Russians have lost their fleet, they still have more than 10,000 people gathered there. It will be expensive to capture the Tsarist Russian fortress there.
On the other side, Guo Songtao finally arrived at St. Petersburg after a long journey, and the weather here seemed to be even colder.
The Tsarist Russians did not seem to welcome the arrival of the delegation.
The accommodation they arranged for the mission didn't even have a fireplace. The mission had to go out and buy charcoal and light a brazier in the room.
Guo Songtao held a teapot and kept rubbing it with his hands, hoping to absorb a little bit of heat.
He had been in St. Petersburg for a few days, but he had always received a cold reception from the Russian officials.
This diplomatic tactic is just a common tactic.
Guo Songtao, who is familiar with history books, has many such cases in his mind.
So he was not in a hurry, but the weather was a bit torturous for him.
But everything is still within the expected range.
Along the way, Guo Songtao has also been observing the situation in Tsarist Russia.
Although their routes are strictly restricted by Tsarist Russia, you can still feel the depression within Tsarist Russia.
This depression is all-encompassing and cannot be concealed even if Tsarist Russia wants to.
From the products in the shops, from the spirit of the people on the street, from the surrounding construction conditions, and from the expressions of the workers at the factory, it can be seen that this country is now in a comprehensive depression.
In fact, Guo Songtao's observation was just for confirmation.
The Renaissance Army has long analyzed Tsarist Russia's domestic economic situation. After such a big war, Tsarist Russia's depression is inevitable.
I just didn't expect it to be so serious.
Of course, this is good news for the Renaissance Army.
Although he now received a cold reception, he knew that the ministers of Tsarist Russia were more anxious now.
They must be busy putting out the fire.
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In the summer palace, Dong Shuheng was reading reports from the Western Regions and Siberia.
As the telegraph line extended forward, Dong Shuheng received news faster and faster.
Now the officials below are gradually becoming familiar with the use of telegraphs. At the same time, everyone has also felt the benefits of telegraphs.
Communication between Xinjing and most places can already be solved by telegraph.
However, one result of this is that there are more and more requests for instructions from the local government.
The work pressure of the cabinet is greater than before. The number of problems reported to Dong Shuheng has also increased accordingly. Both the attendant's office and the cabinet have increased their manpower, but they still cannot deal with so many problems.
This time Dong Shuheng specially mobilized a group of officials with local work experience to Xinjing in order to have someone knowledgeable when dealing with these local issues.
However, this cannot solve the fundamental problem, and Xinjing’s institutions cannot expand indefinitely.
Dong Shuheng has asked the cabinet to start formulating a system to clarify the division of power between the new capital and the local provinces.
There must be clear rules and regulations as to how big things need to be reported and how big things should be decided by the local government.
Otherwise, there will be a situation of mutual blame in the end.
"Yuxiang, go and write two telegrams, one to Zuo Jigao and one to Lin Wei. Tell them to carry out infiltration attacks against the Tsarist Russians within their capabilities."
"Now we do not aim at occupying Tsarist Russia's territory. All our goals are to reduce Tsarist Russia's military presence in the east. However, large-scale battles must be avoided as much as possible."
The reason why Dong Shuheng made this arrangement was also to support the negotiations in the west.
Since the two sides have not declared a ceasefire, there is no problem for Dong Shuheng's men to continue the attack.
Moreover, Tsarist Russia's combat power in the east is now empty, so it is the best time to attack.
If he stopped at this time, Dong Shuheng was worried that he might be scolded.
As a result, throughout the west and northwest, the war continued.
The war in the Western Region is mainly in the north, and the Renaissance Army and the Tsarist Russian army compete for those fortresses close to the Western Region.
The Governor of Orenburg, Petrovsky, had already learned about the offensive situation of the Renaissance Army. After Kosygin arrived in the east, he came into contact with the First Division of the Renaissance Army and suffered heavy losses. In his heart, he still asked the Renaissance Army for instructions.
As a result, he was bitten by the cavalry of the First Division. The Kazakh horses rode by the cavalry of the First Division were no slower than the cavalry of Tsarist Russia.
It was precisely because of this that Kosygin's people were bitten by the opponent.
The most important thing is that the Renaissance Army also has the newly reorganized Kyrgyz cavalry. The riding skills of these people are better than those of the Tsarist Russians.
Now they have become the Rangers of the Renaissance Army in the Western Regions. Zuo Jigao also equipped these people with flintlock rifles, so their firepower is not as weak as that of the Russians.
On the other side, after Gao Yunwai captured Tomsk, he continued to look for targets in the upper reaches of the Ob River.
However, not every city is so easy to attack. But no matter which city the Tsarist Russian army has the ability to attack Gao Yun's cavalry brigade.
This means that Gao Yun now seems to have entered a no-man's land.
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