"You want to surrender to the Ming Dynasty?" Li Xiu looked at the old man with a white beard in front of him in disbelief.

This old guy looks like the land father-in-law in Journey to the West.

"Your Majesty Commander!

On behalf of the Russian Empress Catherine, I surrender to the Ming Empire. I hope you can report to the Ming Dynasty Marshal that we want to stop the war and let peace return to Russia."

Brauchitsch spoke authentic Ming Dynasty Mandarin, and Li Xiu felt that this guy's Ming Dynasty Mandarin was even better than his own.

"Why did you surrender to the Ming Dynasty? In the coalition forces, almost the whole of Europe is participating. The Ming Dynasty is just a member of the coalition forces. It is not the Ming family that has the final say if they want the war to stop."

The incident happened so suddenly that Li Xiu didn't even think about how to deal with it.

"The whole of Europe knows that although the main forces in the war were France and Prussia, the instigator behind it was your Ming Empire.

Russia is a weak country and cannot compete with so many enemies. So we decided to surrender to the Ming Dynasty. As long as peace comes again and the people no longer suffer any massacres, we are willing to accept any conditions.

This is the credential of Empress Catherine. I ask Your Excellency, Commander, to forward it to the Grand Marshal." Brauchitsch knew very well the behavioral habits of the Ming Dynasty people.

It is absolutely impossible for Li Xiu to decide such a big matter. He must report the matter to the Ming court, and then the Ming court will make a decision and then feedback the confirmed news.

It's useless to talk about it now, it will only waste time.

The subordinates took the credentials and checked them carefully before presenting them to Li Xiu.

Li Xiu only glanced at it briefly, but he was shocked at this glance. He originally thought that the certificate of credence should be written in Russian, but he did not expect that it was actually written in Chinese.

Except for the very last one, Fang Dayin, which I couldn't understand, everything else was clearly visible.

It seems that there are experts in Russia.

Due to communication reasons, there are not many people in Western countries who can speak Chinese. Those who know Chinese characters are even rarer. I didn't expect that Russia has such talents, who can actually write a national book with rich emotions and fluently.

"Did you write it?" Li Xiu looked up at this guy who spoke fluent Ming Mandarin.

"I am the one who drafted it!"

"You...what did you say your name was?"

Brauchitsch felt humiliated. After talking for a long time, the person didn't remember his name at all.

"Prime Minister of Russia, Brauchitsch Grinovich. Commander, you can call me Brauchitsch!" Enduring the humiliation, Brauchitsch once again stated his name.

"You are good, stay on the ship for a few days, and I will contact the country immediately. You also know that such an important decision is definitely not something I can make.

Even if I promise you now, I'm afraid you won't believe it."

"I understand, I will be waiting for news from you in the fleet." Although my heart was stinging like a burning fire, I still endured it.

He only hoped that the Ming Dynasty could deliver the news faster. Every minute of delay, several Russian lives would be lost.

Li Xiu glanced at the letter of surrender and threw it directly to the confidential staff: "Send a telegram and forward it to the country. Damn it, we didn't fight.

If I had known they would surrender so easily, I wouldn't have bombed the naval shipyard. I would have taken all the damn equipment back and built another one in Egypt exactly as it was."

After saying angrily, Li Xiu stood up and walked onto the deck.

With the help of the telegraph machine, after several transfers, a lengthy letter of credence appeared on Li Xiao's desk in just a few hours.

"Don't kill people...! What kind of clause is this? Do you mean that the coalition forces are all butchers? This is an unconditional surrender document!" Li Xiao threw the surrender document heavily on the table.

"In any case, the war is over. Our Ming Dynasty did not pay much, but gained a lot. What we need to consider now is how to divide the interests after the war.

I am a little worried about the plan to divide Russia. After all, they are a nation and have common beliefs. Just like our Ming Dynasty, although some provinces will temporarily separate from the imperial court, it will not take long before they will be bonded back into a whole.

After all, every nation has national cohesion. Of course, except for Indians." Zhang Huangyan read the credentials earlier than Li Xiao, and he was still a little worried about Li Xiao's idea. But he didn't do any better.

way!

"This is easy to do, let European countries occupy Russian land. The three Baltic countries can be divided into Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.

Poland, Austria-Hungary, Romania, and the Ottoman Empire carved up Ukraine.

Belarus and Kiev were divided between Prussia and France.

Although the Russians will not be as stupid as the Indians, let these countries rule them. If they are not given some benefits, they will not be able to redeem the war bonds in the future, and we will not be able to make a lot of money from this war.

"

Ai Husheng's mind is all about money. There is no way, domestic investment is too large, and funds are often stretched thin.

Moreover, Li Xiao has a death order. He must not increase taxes on the people!

Today, only about half of the money in the Ming Dynasty's treasury comes from taxes. The remaining half is all profits from the exports of various factories in the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, the huge assets snatched from overseas also gave a boost to the Ming Dynasty's economy.

With the support of massive funds, the Yangtze River and Yellow River began dredging the entire basin.

After conducting demonstrations, some places began to build hydropower stations to allow more cities to use electricity.

Some people have proposed to build a super-large dam on the Yangtze River. Although the amount of the project is very huge, it will be very difficult to complete it with the current national strength of the Ming Dynasty.

However, once completed, it will be sufficient to ensure the supply of electricity to the five provinces south of the Yangtze River.

The report has been sent to Zhang Huangyan for half a year, but Zhang Huangyan and Li Xiao discussed it several times and still did not approve it.

There is no other way, and the court cannot come up with such a large amount of funds. Ai Husheng even said that if this project is approved now, he will resign!

It's not okay for Ai Husheng to resign. After all, he is an old man who has been with Li Xiao for so many years. There is no such talent in Li Xiao's talent bag.

This European War is different from the last one. In the last European War, Ming Dynasty only made some arms money. This time, Ming Dynasty used the financial field to ruthlessly scoop up the wool of European countries.

After the war, European countries will find that although they have gained large new territories, they do not seem to have gained much. Even in the occupied areas, ten years of taxes are not enough to repay war debts.

Of course, these debts will accrue huge amounts of interest within ten years.

However, Europeans probably won't care. This is equivalent to buying a house with a mortgage. After all, after the debt is paid off, the land will belong to them permanently.

Of course, this also includes the benefits generated on the land.

Politicians are all people with a long-term vision. Compared with them, Li Xiao basically belongs to the group of short-sighted people.

"It's just a pity! The plan to weaken the power of European countries through war has failed. If this war lasts for three or four years, European countries will have nothing to lose, and they will no longer be able to become Ming's opponents in the future.

I thought the Russians would fight to the end, but I didn’t expect them to surrender like this. They’re a fucking fighting race, they don’t deserve it!” Li Xiao took out a cigar, lit it, and took a long puff.

Then he exhaled the tightness in his chest along with a cloud of smoke.

"Sun Zhijie was not smart enough to give the coalition forces an idea to land in St. Petersburg.

Although they failed to capture St. Petersburg, the coalition forces found another way. From St. Petersburg to Moscow!

The Russians not only face the risk of their capital being captured, but also the risk of their frontline troops' logistical supplies being cut off. How dare they continue to fight? Peace talks are their only way out.

But I have to admire them. A woman actually has such a strong determination to cut off her wrist. It’s rare! It’s rare!”

"Since that woman is so powerful, let's bring her to live in the Ming Dynasty. If we get a little tsar in Russia, maybe the young lord will be suspicious of her, and Russia can be in chaos for a few more years."

"It's better to be more chaotic! Then let's finalize this matter. Let Li Xiu preside over the ceasefire, and the coalition forces will begin to accept the surrender of the Russian army.

Those who are unwilling to surrender will be regarded as non-compliance by the coalition forces and will be eliminated."

"Just do it!"

The Russians are a little sad because their fate was decided by two people thousands of miles away in a few words.

The telegram returned to Li Xiu's hands the next day. As expected, nothing happened to Li Xiu. Li Xiu now needs to immediately announce a ceasefire to European countries.

Moreover, troops must be sent to occupy Moscow immediately.

As a condition for the peace talks, Catherine promised that all the jewelry of the Tsarist royal family would be given to the Ming Marshal first.

This is the tsarist family, which has been passed down for hundreds of years.

Moreover, Li Xiao's target was not only the wealth of the Tsar, but also the financial inventory of the Russian Empire. Li Xiao did not believe that the gold in the Russian treasury had been exhausted after only a few months of the war.

Since he is the victor, Li Xiao will not let go of the benefits of every copper plate.

Looting the world to supplement the domestic construction of the Ming Dynasty was the national policy set by Li Xiao. It is estimated that there will be no change if it is implemented for another thirty years.

Because of Zheng Mang's incident, Zheng Sen, who returned to China specifically to ease the relationship with the Li family, came out again this time. This time he will once again serve as the Ming representative at the Paris Peace Conference, presiding over the division of the vast and wealthy Russia.

The Ming Dynasty had telegrams, but the Allied forces did not.

Li Xiu had no choice but to send telegrams to the Ming Dynasty missions in Paris and Magdegeburg. They would then issue orders for a ceasefire on the front lines.

Of course, Schlieffen and Grouchy needed Chen Laohu to call them back in person.

In any case, they must not enter Moscow. For this reason, Li Xiu took control of the port and withheld all supplies that should be sent to Schlieffen and Grouchy.

Soldiers on the front line, if they want to get a bullet or a grain of rice, they have to agree with Li Xiu.

"Damn it! The Ming Dynasty wants us to cease fire." After receiving the letter from the rear, Schlieffen slapped the table with his palm, wishing to smash the hard oak table into pieces.

"Ceasefire? We have been fighting the Russians for two days. Even a fool can see that they are at the end of their tether. They actually asked us to cease fire?"

Grouchi couldn't wait and immediately went to find Li Xiu with a gun to fight for his life.

"Are you willing to cease fire?" Schlieffen bitterly tore Chen Laohu's letter into pieces.

"Of course not. The fat pig of Moscow is right in front. We can even see the top of the Kremlin! If we retreat now, we won't even get a hair." Grouchy wanted to strangle Li Xiu to death.

"That's good! It will take at least ten days for domestic orders to be transmitted. Let's use this time to rush through Russia's defense lines.
To be continued...