Chapter 1139 Petersburg
Petersburg.
While Zhao Xu was experiencing the silver plate camera with his ministers, the Dasong delegation led by Dong An arrived here after nearly four months of trekking.
"Welcome!" The group got off the carriage.
A Russian official came to greet them.
Two rows of soldiers stood on both sides of the road.
These soldiers all leaned their rifles on their shoulders, wearing dark blue military uniforms, and each of them held their heads high.
And this Russian official was none other than Chester, the Russian Foreign Minister.
Since the defeat of Beidi in Yongzhou, he left the Far East and returned to Petersburg.
In the past few months, because of the defeat of the coalition forces in Tianzhu, he traveled between the Western countries to find ways to deal with Dasong.
When he returned to Petersburg exhausted, Nicholas the Great suddenly told him that the Dasong delegation had arrived.
So he came to the suburbs east of Petersburg to welcome the Dasong delegation.
Although at the moment both Nicholas the Great and he would be full of fear, fear and disgust for Dasong.
But they couldn't ignore the visit of the Dasong delegation.
They couldn't ignore a powerful empire that had already penetrated deep into the Middle Earth and was lying in the Far East.
Moreover, the Eastern emperor had just annihilated the Western Alliance.
And this, the Russians themselves believed that they couldn't do it.
However, they were proud.
They wouldn't bow their heads like Dasong because of this.
This was why he asked the privates to hold their heads high.
"Thank you, we are also honored to come to St. Petersburg." Dong An was neither humble nor arrogant.
The translators of both sides translated their words in time.
Chester nodded and looked at the Dasong soldiers behind Dong An.
These Dasong soldiers wore neat dark green uniforms and shiny black leather shoes. Both uniforms and leather boots were made with very fine workmanship.
The rifles carried by these soldiers also attracted his attention.
The entire Western Earth is now imitating this type of rear-loading rifle.
But according to his observations during his travels around the world, although their imitations have made progress, their craftsmanship is still a bit rough, their appearance is still rough, and their performance is a bit worse.
"Ah." After just a few glances, Chester sighed in his heart.
These Russian soldiers who welcomed the Dasong delegation were already the guards of Emperor Nicholas.
But obviously, no matter how high their heads were, they still lost in image.
And this can simply compare the gap between the national strength of the two countries.
As for the plan that Nicholas the Great deliberately asked him to guide the Dasong delegation to visit St. Petersburg, he thought it was a waste of effort.
Because St. Petersburg could not deter the Dasong delegation like it did to Ulanba.
It might also expose their weaknesses.
But this was the order of Nicholas the Great after all.
So in the next hour, Dong An, led by Chester, appeared at every important landmark in St. Petersburg.
Their appearance attracted the attention of many Russians.
These Russians pointed at Dong An and his party, kept saying something, and their expressions were not very friendly.
Dong An knew that they would not say anything good.
After all, Dasong was now the enemy of the entire Western Land, and the Russian Empire had also suffered at the hands of Dasong.
At the same time, he did not care.
Because the exchanges between the two countries did not depend on public opinion, but on the strategic considerations of the upper echelons.
"Petersburg is a beautiful city, and I hope it will always be beautiful in the future." When the last group of people came to the outside of the Winter Palace in Petersburg, Dong An said with a smile.
Unlike the mountainous architectural style of Dasong, Petersburg is full of spire-style buildings.
Of course, he knew that the other party invited him to visit Petersburg not to appreciate these buildings, but the focus was on the factories and steam locomotive stations in Petersburg that were emitting thick smoke.
If it were a few years ago, he would have been shocked by these things.
But now, facing these things that were already one generation behind Dasong, he could only smile.
"Of course it will always be beautiful." Chester said, his heart trembling slightly.
He could not tell whether Dong An's words were praise or threat.
Dong An smiled lightly, and then said, "When is Emperor Nicholas going to meet us, or are you directly responsible for this negotiation mission?"
After seeing what he should see, Dong An got straight to the point.
"You can explain your intention to me first, and I will report it to the Emperor. This is also the rule of diplomatic equality." Chester said seriously.
The emperor directly negotiates with the other delegation, which will make the Russian country appear inferior to Dasong in diplomatic relations.
They don't think that the Russian country has become a weak country in front of Dasong.
Dong An had expected this. From the beginning, he felt the strange feelings of the Russian country towards Dasong.
A mentality of fear, hatred, but unwilling to admit defeat.
Taking the document from a Dasong diplomatic official next to him, he handed it to Chester, "This is the purpose of our trip. I hope that this time, Dasong and the Russian country can reach an agreement and let both countries benefit."