Chapter 846 Trilateral Talks

No matter how much Chen Ming's energy was scattered, he would squeeze out some of his attention to the trilateral negotiations between China, Austria and Russia.

Anyway, he didn't have the habit of naming his grandson. He didn't name Chen Ding's son, so he wouldn't set a precedent for Chen Yu.

Although he did pay attention to this grandson before, Chen Ming knew very well what the significance of the birth of this baby boy was.

He had another son stepping into the bottomless quagmire of the battle for the throne.

Once Chen Yu stepped in, it would not be so easy to get out. But this was his own choice!

Born in the royal family, what other goals does life have besides getting a chair?

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The Chinese diplomatic negotiators led by Gao Yanming, the Russian diplomatic delegation led by Yegor Gaidar, and the Ottoman delegation led by Selim, launched a long and cautious negotiation in Nanjing. The Chinese side was very clear about the basic rhythm and guiding ideology of the talks, and had already prepared several response plans.

The Russian side was also well prepared. Even the Ottoman Empire, which knew the news the latest, prepared detailed information and plans for the negotiations.

Russia needs a lot of time to lick its wounds.

Before building a line of defense in the East that is enough to resist the Chinese attack, they will not provoke the third Sino-Russian war again. But Russia will not make the biggest concessions to the Ottomans.

Russia is now afraid of Chen Han, not the Ottomans. Yegor Gaidar can make certain concessions to China, but for the Ottomans, he always wants to bite the other side hard.

And China also needs time to consolidate its rule in the new land/sphere of influence and consolidate its position in the Kazakh steppe and Siberia. Both the Mongols and the Kazakhs also need time to consolidate their own foundations.

This is the basis of this negotiation.

The Ottomans knew very well that the reason why they were at the negotiating table this time was purely because the Chinese were honest and trustworthy. They said they would not negotiate peace with the Russians behind the back of the Ottomans, so they would not make small moves behind their backs, and they did things openly.

Therefore, the Ottomans are very confident - because they have an honest and reliable powerful ally.

Moreover, they asked the Chinese to send troops to the west coast of the Caspian Sea before, and they did send troops there. The first batch was less than 5,000 people, and the second batch was only about 3,000, but now that these 8,000 people are stationed on the west coast of the Caspian Sea, all the remaining Russian troops in the Caucasus have been attracted.

Therefore, the Ottomans will never give in in this negotiation. They must not only guarantee their interests in Georgia, but also fight back to the Crimean Peninsula.

Even the last Khan of the Crimean Khanate, Bahadur Glei II, was sent to Rhodes in the Aegean Sea by the Russians nine years ago and then beheaded. The Ottomans have always been working hard to return to the Crimean Peninsula.

The biggest goal of the Ottomans in this war is to restore their interests in Crimea and recognize Georgia as an Ottoman territory.

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This is a long and arduous negotiation.

The focus is not on China and Russia, but on Russia and Austria.

Chen Ming consciously established China's reputation of honesty and trustworthiness in the world, which may play a role in the future world situation.

Moreover, the four words "keep your word" are also consistent with China's humanistic culture, its own image and its status as the leader.

Now is the critical moment for Chen Han to determine his foreign policy in the next ten years. Chen Han's diplomatic strategy faces a major adjustment related to the route issue.

Whether the Ottomans and Russians have already noticed this is still uncertain.

But this is really crucial.

Ten years is very short and very long. It is possible that two countries that are still closely related today will meet with swords and guns in ten years; it is also possible that two countries that have just fought a war today will be as close as a family in ten years.

China needs time to let the Kazakhs and the Mongols form a buffer zone.

China also needs to divide the geographical boundaries with the Kazakhs and the Mongols. I don't know if it's a bad taste, or Chen Ming wants to experience the pleasure of making national boundaries on the map. The territorial boundaries between the three Kazakhs and the Mongolian Khanates are really straight and flat.

The general direction has been determined, and only minor adjustments are left, plus the erection of border markers.

However, the migration of Kazakhs and Mongols is a long-term issue. Their settlement and national construction require China's support and assistance.

And whether this isolation zone will expand or contract in the future depends on the specific situation.

At the same time, Chen Ming still needs a "time" to brew a war with the French. The French Revolution has already started, but the revolutionary storm in Paris is far from enough to sweep across Europe.

In today's European continent, the monarchy is the mainstream.

The two Central European powers in northern France, Prussia and Austria, both took an attitude of opposition and interference in the French Revolution.

In addition, Gustav III, who was confused, although Chen Ming really couldn't find any actions of Sweden during the French Revolution in his memory, does that mean that this "emotional" Swedish king will soon face his tragic end?

But anyway.

The situation on the European continent is just like the development in the previous life. The French revolutionary government has caused dissatisfaction among more and more European countries because of its increasingly radical policies. It can be said that a war of interference with the revolution has already started in Europe.

Can Napoleon stand out in this war?

Chen Ming, who had been in his own territory for a while in the past few years, didn't know that the son of the plane in Europe in the next 20 years, was still looking forward to Napoleon's success. Otherwise, he would never "expose" the Minié rifle.

Yegor Gaidar agreed to the Chinese's request for a detailed map of Siberia. Not to mention how much the Chinese have figured out about the geographical topography of Siberia during the war, just say that the maps they seized from the Russian army are not much less important than the entire map.

The rivers, mountains, permafrost, ice fields, and other complex terrains in Siberia, if only relying on the Chinese expedition team to explore bit by bit, it would be too slow. The Russians have been operating in Siberia for 200 years, and they can definitely be the Chinese's teacher in this regard. Many years ago, Russian fur traders had already traveled extensively in the north and south of Siberia, but Chen Han has not even figured out the geographical topography of Outer Northeast China.

Another major purpose of China's negotiations is to seek a port in North Africa, not Egypt.

Before the opening of the Suez Canal, Egypt did not have the interests that Chen Han must fight for. Even Djibouti, Chen Ming did not intend to get involved.

He knew that the next twenty years would be the era when Britain and France launched a war against Egypt.

If China intervenes in Djibouti now, it will inevitably have to deal with the British and French colonial forces. This is definitely not what Chen Ming wants to see.

He does not have much interest in Africa now. If he wants to say that the most attractive place in Africa is definitely not Egypt, but South Africa, it is South Africa's gold.

Therefore, Chen Han now only needs to open a few ports in the coastal areas of Africa.

Chen Ming really does not want the Ottoman Empire to misunderstand that Chen Han is interested in its territory. Chen Ming only plans to open a few gaps in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Just like what the Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, British, etc. did in the past two or three hundred years, they established port bases so that their merchant ships traveling between the East and the West could take a break and replenish food and water.

This is also a plan that Chen Ming wants to set up. Chen Ming wants the Russians and the British who are closely following the negotiations to believe that China is really not interested in the European mainland, and has little interest in Africa.

Chen Ming hopes that this will send a signal that the British can boldly win over European countries and form an anti-French revolutionary alliance to add fuel to the all-out war in Europe.

According to the established plan, it would be best for China to make Russia "have no worries" and let Russia think that the Chinese will be satisfied if they reach the Ural River ~ Ural Mountains - the evidence is the establishment of the "buffer zone".

Let the British hiding behind the Russians also believe that China is now full and will enter a "dormant period" and digest the food they have eaten.

In conjunction with China's series of actions in India, the entire Indian princes and the British will form a feeling that China's strategy towards India is completely different from that of the British.

China does not need the exact ruling power of the local areas of India. On the contrary, China will select obedient and capable ones from the large number of feudal princes in India and cultivate them.

China has no urgent land demands for India, but only pursues economic interests.

On the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, the traditional Chinese Qiqiao Festival. China and the Ottoman Empire first reached a purchase case of up to 50 million.

First, Selim applied to China for a "financial loan" with extremely low interest, and the amount is likely to reach 5000 yuan. And the Ottomans will use all the loan funds to purchase Chen Han's military supplies, which can be called the largest single European arms sale since Chen Han founded the country.

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While the diplomatic situation in China was intensifying, this did not prevent the first plenary session of the National Advisory Bureau-Zizhengyuan from being officially held.

Representatives from provinces, cities and municipalities across the country gathered together.

Everyone's identities include nobles, veterans, farmers, businessmen, teachers, doctors, journalists, entertainers, etc., involving many industries in society.

There are no officials, nor are there any civil servants in office.

Chen Ming gave this National Advisory Council an "old name" - the Council of State.

This is an institution launched by the Qing Dynasty when it was preparing for constitutionalism.

The composition of members is almost equivalent to the two houses of the British.

Hereditary nobles, officials and taxpayers are all in the hands of the Qing Dynasty royal family. The rest are elected members recommended by the provincial advisory councils.

The Council of State that Chen Ming created is completely different from it.

It has been said long ago that this advisory council is a weakened version of the National People's Congress. Except for the implementation in border areas such as Korea, it has just emerged in the inland areas.

Although once this thing is decided to be rolled out by the top, whether it is the county advisory council, the prefectural advisory council, or the provincial advisory council, it will be fought over.

In the domestic opinion newspapers, some reporters actually described it as China's "Congress".

In response to this gimmick, the two groups even quoted scriptures and had a fierce battle in the newspapers.

The most powerful evidence of the opposition is that the "Congress" is not a good thing. Whether in the UK or the US, the influence of members of Congress is amazing. Charles I, who lost his head, died in Jiuquan.

The rights and interests of the Council of State are similar to those of the Advisory Council.

But it is much better than the Federation of Industry and Commerce. The seats of the representatives of the Federation of Industry and Commerce are scrambled for, and the identity of the Advisory Council has become a hot commodity across the country.

But such a big thing happened in China, but it was like two straight lines that were always parallel and never intersected with the intensive trilateral negotiations.

As the Ottoman Empire led by the Sultan, the word "dish" has no overlap with it. And Russia is also one of the most powerful empires in Europe, and people on both sides are not interested in the Advisory Council at all.

The Swedes are a little self-aware, and they have not been sticking to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a while. Many times, several key people in the delegation stayed in the Swedish Embassy in Nanjing, quietly waiting for news of the talks.

"...From the content of the diplomatic memorandum sent by Mr. Gao, the Ottoman Empire accepts our position of opening up some economic and military assistance to the Kingdom of Persia while maintaining neutrality." The Kingdom of Persia really helped a lot in the matter of the West Sea.

Although China promised to never have any official contact with the Kingdom of Persia, the severe situation faced by the Ottoman Empire forced Istanbul to acquiesce in the emergence of Sino-Persian intersections.

In the war against Russia, Persia was still the musical ally of the Ottoman Empire.

In order to draw the Chinese army into the west coast of the Caspian Sea, Istanbul agreed to everything. It's just that their situation has improved now, so the Ottomans feel a little unwilling.

But now the Ottoman Empire has no ability to regret to China.

Now they can only watch China and the Kingdom of Persia approach, and the feelings between the two sides are rapidly heating up.

"After the signing of the armistice agreement, Russia hopes that we will release prisoners of war and civilians as soon as possible. In addition, they hope that we can immediately return the remains of a group of senior Russian generals headed by Rumyantsev."

"The Russians firmly disagree with the Ural River-Ural Mountains as the demarcation line. They believe that doing so will damage Russia's interests too much, and their steel production base located on the Ural Mountains will be completely lost. This is a condition that St. Petersburg absolutely cannot accept.

The Russians repeatedly emphasized the Ob River.

Mr. Gao believes that we must also show an appropriate tough attitude on this issue."

After listening to the report, Chen Ming was silent for a long time.

The Russians gritted their teeth and disagreed with the proposal of the Ural River-Ural Mountains demarcation line, which shows that this proposal really hurt their foundation. But does Gao Yanming think that Emperor Chen does not need to be tough?

If the front-line troops can have enough war material reserves, he can now give orders to the Northwest Military Region to let Chen Qi and Zheng Hongyu lead the troops to continue westward, cross the Ural Mountains, and attack Kazan.

But it is easier said than done.

The Ural Mountains stretch for more than 2,000 kilometers. Although the mountains are not high and the eastern part of the East European Plain is just across the mountains, it is still extremely difficult militarily. The Wehrmacht has not even completely cleared out the Russian cities west of the Ural Mountains.

Several large cities have been captured, but there are still many small towns and local rebels that have not been cleared out.