"Yes, Lord Zeng, we are willing to uphold justice for your country, but your country can't just let the Tsarist Russian Empire return empty-handed, even if we send a large army, it is impossible for Tsarist Russia to return empty-handed, the necessary compensation is still needed, I also know that your country can't come up with so much compensation at once, Mr. Chris and I are willing to provide your country with a corresponding loan to ensure the money needed for this compensation, how about it?"

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"This ......"

Ten million taels of silver...... Zeng Guofan's heart was dripping blood, and the indemnity of 10 million taels of silver was promised, and the Qing Kingdom didn't think about turning over for more than ten years, it was too difficult!

"Hmph, just 10 million taels of silver to let us withdraw our troops? That's impossible! We also need land, land on the Mongolian Plateau and on the east bank of the Heilongjiang River! If you are responsible, you don't have to talk about it! ”

Crowski said hatefully, now Crowski has also seen that it is impossible to occupy the entire territory of the Qing Dynasty, Britain and France will never agree, it is not that the interests of Britain and France have been seriously damaged, but they do not want to see the Tsarist Russian Empire dominate in the Far East, and now under the strong interference of the two countries, they can only retreat and take as many interests as possible!

"Crowski, don't go too far! 10 million taels of silver is enough to compensate you for the cost of this expedition, so far, I'm afraid you haven't even spent 6 million taels of silver, right? ”

Along the way, just the food consumed during the march, of course, did not cost much silver.

"Hehe, then we don't care, anyway, we have to get the land that our tsar asked us to take!"

Crowski sneered.

"Dreaming!"

Chris sneered: "Crowski, we can persuade Lord Zeng to accept the Mobei Mongolia or part of the territory of Jiangbei that you are going to, and it is impossible to take all the land!" ”

Zeng Guofan said resolutely: "Everyone, have you asked me Zeng Guofan's opinion? 10 million taels of silver, our Qingguo may be able to reluctantly accept it, but if you don't give an inch of land, it's a big deal to break the net! ”

Zeng Guofan was about to suffocate to death, he was so wronged, the three of them actually bargained here, even if they could force Tsarist Russia to retreat, now it seems that Jiangdong and Jiangbei or Mobei Mongolia are difficult to preserve......

Padopan replied lightly: "Lord Zeng, you have to be clear, Jiangbei may still be your territory, but Mobei Mongolia is now out of your control, and now the army of the Chinese Empire and the army of the Tsarist Russian Empire are fighting there, do you think it can still be your territory now?" Tsarist occupation of Russia, maybe you can still put your morality on the table, but the occupation of the Chinese Empire, there is no reason for all countries in the world, after all, the Chinese Empire is now the orthodoxy of China! What about letting Mobei go? The area under your actual control has not been affected, and at the same time, you can still meet the land claims of Tsarist Russia, killing two birds with one stone......"

"This ......"

Zeng Guofan hesitated a little, if he could really hand over Mobei Mongolia, he could avoid this catastrophe, and now it can be said to be a cost-effective deal, and it can also lead Tsarist Russia and the Chinese Empire to fight to the end, after all, now nominally, the Mongolian Plateau tribes are still the territory of the Manchu Qing government, and Jebudanzun has not officially announced that the Mongolian tribes are part of the Chinese Empire.

"If it is Mobei Mongolia, it can be considered, but Tsarist Russia must reduce the military compensation to less than five million taels of silver!"

Zeng Guofan gritted his teeth and replied.

"Wu Bai Wan taels of silver? That's not enough for us to sacrifice our teeth! No, at least 10 million taels of silver! ”

Crowski exclaimed.

"No! We don't say yes! ”

Zeng Guofan roared, "We can't come up with so much money!" ”

"Okay, that's it, Crowski, this matter is up to me and Chris, your country has taken a step back and reduced 10 million taels of silver to 8.5 million taels of silver, which happens to be the financial revenue of the Qing State for a year, plus the entire Mobei Mongolia into the territory of the Tsarist Russian Empire, how about it?"

Padopan persuaded.

A desert Mongolia is more than 2 million square kilometers of land, the area is vast, has reached the top of the British, French, Prussia and other Western European countries combined, although the land is barren, but the resources are a lot.

Crowski fell into deep thought, and only after a long time did he say: "Well, on behalf of His Majesty the Tsar, I agreed to this condition, and at the same time, we still need to get the ownership of Sakhalin!" Don't refuse, or else you won't talk about it! ”

In the end, the three parties reached an agreement, and Zeng Guofan returned to the court with the documents.

"Digong, you! You! You actually promised to cede the entire Mobei to Tsarist Russia? And to pay so much silver? How can this be justified, how can this be justified! What the hell are Chris and Pardopan up doing? ”

Yixin roared angrily.

Zeng Guofan hurriedly knelt down and replied: "Your Majesty, the emperor is angry, you listen to the minister's explanation!" ”

"You say!"

Zeng Guofan replied: "Your Majesty, these 8.5 million taels of silver have already been reduced from 10 million taels of silver, which is the cost of the war launched by Tsarist Russia, and we have no way to withdraw our troops without paying compensation to others?" We have to pay for it, otherwise, Tsarist Russia will never withdraw its troops! ”

"What about the whole of Mobei Mongolia? That's a land of thousands of miles! Thousands of miles! ”

Yi Xin roared.

Zeng Guofan wiped the sweat from his forehead and replied: "Your Majesty, this is just a minister's plan to drive away the tiger and devour the wolf, even if we don't talk about Mobei Mongolia handed over to Tsarist Russia, is Mobei Mongolia and Monan Mongolia ours?" Isn't it in the hands of the Chinese Empire? We only have one name now, and even this name we can't keep it for long, Lord Cao has already made a report to you after returning from Mobei, we can't control Mobei Mongolia, it's better to use this as bait, let Tsarist Russia and the Chinese Empire fight to the death! ”

Well......

Hearing this, Yixin's face softened slightly, if any Mobei Mongolia will attract the forces of Tsarist Russia and the Chinese Empire to the past, and fight a defeat for both sides, then it is the best result, it is best to really lose the vitality, then maybe the imperial court can also break into the Guannei, take advantage of the unstable foundation of the Chinese Empire, and recover the Guannei in one fell swoop!

"Yes, Duke Di, what you did made some sense, what about the British and French ministers?"

Zeng Guofan smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, what can I do?" We can only assign Jiangdong to others......"

(To be continued.) )