Chapter 1153 Establishment of Diplomatic Relations

Ibsen Hotel, the residence of the Dasong embassy.

The news that Chester returned to St. Petersburg and went to the Winter Palace to meet Nicholas also spread here.

In the past six months, Dong An has not been idle, but actively cooperated with the staff of the Supervisory Council in the embassy to build his own intelligence network in St. Petersburg.

They were able to get the news of Chester's return in time, thanks to this.

If Dasong can formally establish diplomatic relations with the Russian State, the people of the Supervisory Council will be stationed in the embassy as diplomats in the future.

"I wonder what choice the Russians will make?" Everyone gathered in the hotel room.

At this time, an official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs looked at Dong An.

"We will know soon. If they drive us away or detain us, war will break out. If Nicholas decides to meet us, then the Russian State will become our Dasong's ally in the West in the future." Dong An was relaxed, and he was not worried about his situation.

Dong An's calmness made everyone feel a lot better.

After all, they have been here for half a year, and they are all eager to achieve results.

However, they did not wait too long.

Just three days later, Chester, dressed in a well-dressed suit, led the Russian diplomats to their hotel. .

This time, Chester's attitude was completely different from when he first met them. Not only was his attitude gentle, but it was also very polite.

"Minister Dong An, His Majesty Nicholas invites you to the Winter Palace to discuss the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and Dasong." Chester said, "Although there have been some unpleasantness between our two countries, now we seem to have common interests."

Dong An and the officials of the delegation were relieved when they heard this.

Their diplomatic mission was finally realized.

Dong An was also very happy in his heart, but he still looked normal, with a polite smile, saying, "That's right, countries only care about practical interests, and children only distinguish between right and wrong."

"Oh, very correct, this is a mature diplomatic cognition." Chester smiled.

Then, the two of them walked towards the Winter Palace while chatting like old friends.

Led by the guards, the delegation entered the Winter Palace and arrived at a magnificent hall.

This hall is where the Russian State receives foreign envoys.

Soon, Nicholas, dressed in a splendid dress, came out surrounded by servants.

Chester introduced each other, Dong An and Nicholas looked at each other, and then briefly greeted each other, and then everyone was led to a conference room.

Here, the delegation led by Dong An sat opposite the Russian officials headed by Nicholas to formally discuss the contents of the contract.

This is also the ultimate goal of both parties.

The whole discussion lasted for an hour.

Dong An and Nicholas determined the basic framework of the treaty.

Among them, Nicholas agreed to cede all the snowfields east of the Ural Mountains to Dasong.

Gu pinch

And Dasong had two conditions for the exchange.

One is that a non-aggression treaty must be signed to guarantee that it will not invade the Russian State.

The other is to export a full set of steam industry technology to the Russian State.

During his stay in Yancheng, Chester was certainly shocked by the power industry.

But he also learned that the steam industry technology of the entire Western Land was at least 40 to 50 years behind that of Dasong.

For example, the second generation of Dasong's steam locomotive has appeared.

This second-generation steam locomotive uses a high-pressure steam engine, which is more powerful and faster.

There is also a triple expansion steam engine used by Dasong's steamship, which is also something that their Western technology cannot currently do.

In addition, there are industries such as steel smelting technology.

It can be said that their entire industrial system is backward.

As for the power industry, Chester and Nicholas are of course very greedy.

However, as soon as they proposed it, they were immediately rejected by Dong An.

Because this is the current core secret of Dasong.

And Dasong and Ross have just established exchanges, and the degree of trust between the two countries is not enough for Dasong to export such high-end technology.

Even Dasong would rather choose war than export power technology.

In this regard, Nicholas had to give up.

But even so, he thought it was a win.

Once they obtain Dasong's full set of steam industry technology, Ross's national strength will rise sharply, surpassing Britain and becoming the crown of the Western Land.

After the framework was decided, it took another two days for both parties to determine all the details.

For example, the time when the Russian army withdrew from the Far East, the time when the Dasong army entered, when to send Dasong technicians to Russia for guidance, and the number of years to achieve the transfer of steam industry technology.

Until the third day, the two sides formally signed the treaty.

On that day, Dong An led Dasong officials to the consulate provided by the Russian State, and the two sides established diplomatic exchanges.

The news of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Russian State and Dasong immediately caused an uproar among the consuls of other Western countries stationed in the Russian State.

Many Western consuls went to ask Nicholas to give an explanation.

But all they got was an official reply: As an independent country, the Russian State has its own foreign policy.

This reply obviously made the consuls of various countries very dissatisfied.

They sent personnel back to their respective countries to discuss this sudden change.