Chapter 718 Ivan's Thoughts
"Yes, father Khan."
Ulanba bowed and saluted. He could have come back early.
But after arriving in Kiev, the capital of Russia, he was shocked.
And Nicholas the Great, the monarch of Russia, seemed to want to keep him in Kiev for a while.
During this time, Ivan made him travel all over Kiev and other cities in Russia.
The more he understood Russia, the more he could appreciate the strength of Russia.
He was more determined to lead Beidi to get closer to Russia.
After that, he was arranged to study at the Royal Academy of Russia for two months.
He also met a girl from Russia.
Before returning to Beidi, he promised the girl that he would go back after defeating King Yan.
Turning around and leaving, he went to the tent where Ivan lived and asked Ivan to prepare the contract.
This contract was ready when he was in Russia.
Nicholas the Great had signed it and stamped it.
Then, they went to the Khan's tent together.
Muller Hongzhen wrote his name under Nicholas' signature.
After the contract was signed, Ivan's mouth corners lifted up, revealing a faint smile.
With the signing of this contract, the Russian Empire will take the entire Siberian snowfield into its pocket, and all they have to pay is some old firearms.
And because the Northern Di are a barbaric nomadic people, they do not have the industrial base of the Russian Empire.
In the future, they can only exchange fur, cattle and sheep for their ammunition and more firearms.
In this way, their Russian Empire will make another fortune.
The most important thing is that the Northern Di will have to be tied to the Russian Empire in the future.
Nicholas the Great entertained Ulanba and deliberately let a Russian girl conquer his heart for this purpose.
Of course, the Russian Empire is not just for the purpose of acquiring land and trading with the Northern Di.
They intend to win over the Northern Di.
This is not for the Great Song Yan King mentioned by Ulanba, even if there is, it is only a little.
After all, in the eyes of Nicholas the Great, this Yan King is not worth mentioning in front of the Russian Empire, which is known as the Western Territory Gendarmerie.
He is more worried about the expansion of Britain in the East.
The spies of the Russian state have obtained their plan for the East from Britain.
From the West to the Middle Earth, Britain always encourages other countries to take war actions against the Russian state.
At present, the relationship between the Russian state and Britain is very bad.
While the East has not been touched by the British, they naturally have to support a force that they can control as an anchor for intervening in the affairs of the East.
There is no doubt that this Beidi is the most suitable.
First of all, the territory of Beidi borders the Russian state.
The cost of Beidi betraying them will be great.
Secondly, Beidi faces the threat of King Yan of Dasong and needs support from the Russian state.
And only their Russian state can provide the strongest guarantee for Beidi, and even let the Russian expeditionary force participate in the war at critical moments.
Beidi will naturally know this.
Therefore, sometimes they really have to thank this King Yan of Dasong for letting Beidi fall into the arms of their Russian state, so that they have a chess piece to play with Britain in the East.
As for the King of Yan, they hope to keep him in a state where he can threaten Beidi but cannot completely eliminate Beidi, so as to maintain a balance.
At the same time, he got bad news.
Through Ulanba, he learned that Dongying, which is across the sea from Beidi, has reached some kind of agreement with Mullerhongzhen.
Most importantly, a certain alliance mentioned by Dongying recently seems to involve the British and Sam people.
This aroused his vigilance. Obviously, the Beidi people are very smart. They don't want to be completely controlled by the Russian country and are also seeking a balance.
However, as a special envoy of the East, he has the right to take necessary actions in safeguarding the interests of the Russian country.
So, he decided to contact the King of Yan, put pressure on Beidi, and let the Beidi people wake up.
Let them understand that the Russian country can support Beidi and cooperate with the King of Yan, so that they can decide who to stand on.
At the same time, he also wants to provoke the King of Yan to fight against this alliance.
Beidi and the King of Yan are hostile, but this does not affect the Russian country's contact with the two of them.
After all, when there are common interests, enemies can also cooperate temporarily.
"Khan, the Russian state will guarantee your safety." After thinking for a while, Ivan put away the contract and said to Mule Hongzhen.
Mule Hongzhen keenly noticed Ivan's wording.
Obviously, the Russian state has no interest in destroying the King of Yan with them.
At present, they just want to make Beidi its vassal.
As Ashur said, the Russian state is very good at annexing large and small grasslands or mountain tribes.
He snorted in his heart, but still had a smile on his face, "Thank you, Consul Ivan, I hope you can have a good time in Beidi."
Ivan frowned slightly, and then relaxed.
When it comes to individuals, he is very depressed.
Originally, he thought he could escape from the sea of suffering.
Unexpectedly, he could not escape the fate of returning to the East.
Fortunately, he is now the consul of the Russian state.
Beidi has requests to the Russian state, and will not threaten his life.
Leave the Khan's tent.
Ivan said to Ulanba: "I think it is necessary to go to Yanzhou and pretend to contact the King of Yan to understand the situation in Yanzhou, so as to decide whether to provide better firearms to Beidi."
Ulanba nodded, thinking that what Ivan said made sense.
"I will send cavalry to escort you." Ulanba said.
Ivan's eyes flashed with a cunning.
The next day, he went to Ningjindusi under the escort of a team of cavalry.
In five days, he arrived in Jincheng.