On November 5, 1659, the river surface in the middle reaches of the Amur River was completely frozen, and the originally noisy river suddenly fell into silence.

"In the past, although many travelers described the strange China, none of them had ever mentioned the relationship between the Russian Empire and this neighboring country, and even had nothing to say. Now, the vast southern part of China has been occupied by the Bogdes, Kittyzi (the Russian name for the southern Han people at this time comes from the Mongolian Kitat, and some people think it comes from the word Khitan) has been conquered, and the people of the East Coast even attacked the inland hinterland along the Amur River..." Fedor Baykov wrote with a dim candle

, He sometimes focused his thoughts and sometimes wrote. After working hard for a while, he wrote the last paragraph in a long tone: "I am fortunate to be appointed by His Majesty as the plenipotentiary envoy to discuss with the East Coast people. I am deeply pleased that I will perform my duties and strive to demarcate the borders with the East Coast people as soon as possible and quell the disputes. The most merciful monarch, I would like to present this letter to His Majesty the emperor and beg for the holy text. The most loyal slave of God and His Majesty, Feodor Isakov, was late at the Albazin Fortress on November 5, 1659."

It is worth mentioning that in this letter, Baykov called Manchus the Bogdes (meaning holy people), which was due to the strong demands of Sharhuda in the Ningguta chapter of the Qing Dynasty. The reason why the Russians were willing to do this is naturally intriguing, which may mean that the two have some tacit understanding and connection. After all, in the Amur River Basin, both Russians and Manchus seem to be relatively weak. If they don’t join forces to help each other, they are waiting to be defeated by the East Coast people? Therefore, you see that the Russians openly set up Alexei Fort but the Qing court did not respond. This is already very telling.

However, the Russians in the Far East had the biggest weakness, that they still had to accept Moscow's instruction in principle. Considering the good relationship between Moscow and the East Coast people and the speculation that the Tsar might ask them to give in, the operational space of these people was greatly reduced. After all, they could not completely break up with the East Coast people, because this affected the overall situation of Moscow and the overall situation of His Majesty the Tsar. This was a crime that no one could bear - especially at the moment when the Polish war had not yet completely subsided - so they were destined to be able to walk the tightrope carefully, not to mention how tired and depressed they were.

Baikov sighed and picked up two letters written by the Qing Dynasty Bogde Khan, with a regretful expression on his face. The Qing Dynasty emperor's letters were gentle and equal, completely comparing the Tsar with Bogde Khan (this is a huge "progress"), and promised all the conditions such as trade. When he sent an envoy to Beijing, he sent people far away. As a result, due to Moscow's teachings, they could not join forces with Bogde Khan. You must know that the conditions offered by Bogde Khan are very attractive, but a pity!

Bayikov opened the first letter, which was a letter from Shunzhi, and he saw it said-

"Emperor Shunzhi of China. There are two people who came from Ross. I have learned deeply. Now I say to them. Since you come for business, you can trade and you can still come again after you return. In this world, you are the monarch of a great country, and I am also the monarch of a great country. I hope that the road between the two countries will be smooth and you can always communicate with each other. If you pay tribute to treasures, I will also reward you with high-quality silk. Now you are about to return. If you come again, or if the monarch sends someone in front of you, you will send someone to you.

I should bring the Great Emperor's letter to the country, and I will also answer the answer with the letter to the country. If you come with the letter to the country, I will order the guests to treat you. Because the journey is long and the language is not clear, I cannot send an envoy to visit the Great Emperor. Now I am delighted to pay my respects to the Great Emperor. Once my envoy has a way to go to the Great Emperor's place, I will send an envoy. Based on our etiquette, I cannot visit other countries in person, and at present, I cannot send envoys and merchants abroad..."

Then there is the second letter of the country. The first sentence is drawn with a big fork. Maybe it is a half-baked translation. I don’t know the inside story of China. The Emperor of Qing was translated into “Emperor Zhu, the son of Wanli Khan of China”. However, other content is just a sloppy.

"Last year, the great monarch's merchant Nikolai (Nicolah) and Yakobu (Yakov) came to serve as an envoy, and saw the face of heaven; tonight, no subjects of the great monarch came to me. Once they came, I would be happy and give them gifts. Last year, I offered a pair of deer antlers, and I gave them 700 silk and satin pieces. I would like to pay more gifts. I will order Ningguta to send 32 jade cups to the great monarch. Once the envoys of the great monarch came to me, I would order people to send them one day to the great river (Songhua River). If you see your faith, don't doubt it. You can send envoys to come quickly. The yellow-clad thief is the common enemy of the great monarch and me, and may attack them together..."

It can be seen that Emperor Shunzhi's attitude towards the Russians was "unexpectedly" good, which can be seen from the narrative of Nikolai and Yakov's two Cossacks. When Baykov asked the two to not salute to Khan's palace or any gate when entering Bogd Khan's palace, they could not salute to Khan's palace or any gate. But they refused to say that they could salute to the stone, but Khan did not force them to do so; they were also worried that Khan asked the two to kiss his feet (Bykov told the two that kissing Bogd Khan's hands was OK, but they must not kiss his feet). As a result, this diplomatic etiquette incident did not occur.

In addition, when Cossack officer Nikolai introduced to Bogde Khan that the Tsar family originated from Roman emperor Caesar Augustus and Grand Duke Liurik, and described the reputation his ancestors enjoyed in various countries in Europe, Bogde Khan also affirmed. At the same time, Bogde Khan said that he would reply to the Tsar to establish a strong friendship between the two countries. Nikolai and the two also kindly stated that they would bring the letter of the country back. Once His Majesty the Tsar replied, the letter of the country would greet Bogde Khan's health and give him a name and title that fully conformed to Bogde Khan's dignity. For a while, the guest and the host were happy, as if they had let go of the past grudges.

"What a pity. If we can reach an agreement with Bogd Khan to attack the East Coast people together, then they can retaliate against the previous East Coast people's attack on Alexei Fort. But what am I doing now? The Duke of Vasily Shirkov, the chief military and political officer of Tobolsk, passed on the instructions of Tsar Alexei, requiring me to maintain relations with the East Coast as much as possible while building the Qing Dynasty and demarcate the border as soon as possible to avoid conflicts." Speaking of this, Baykov was also a little angry, and only heard him say: "But the conflict has already happened. Two hundred officers and soldiers were buried in the hands of the East Coast people, and the Alexei Fort in the Golden Land was also taken away by them. Do you think this has not happened?"

Baykov took a sip of tea, temporarily suppressed his anger and grievance, and turned to pondered his mission. In fact, as the special envoy sent by His Majesty to the Far East, he accepted the dual leadership of Moscow and Tobolsk. Now the purpose of building a Qing Dynasty seems to have been achieved, and there is no problem in communicating with trade. Moreover, Bogd Khan also gave a large amount of silk, porcelain, tea and cash worth 92,500 rubles (100,000 taels of kuping silver), with extremely generous conditions. It is conceivable that once they cooperated with Bogd Khan's generals and dispatched 5,000 or 6,000 well-equipped soldiers, they would definitely be able to completely defeat the East Coast people and occupy the rich land under their rule.

But now this plan seems to be dead. The damn Duke of Shirkov sent the Tsar's latest instructions from Tobolsk, requiring us to try our best to avoid conflicts with the East Coast people and completely demarcate the border. This is particularly ironic today after the outbreak of the Battle of Alexey Fort. However, the Tsar's Majesty's will must be implemented and no one can disobey, so no matter how unwilling the Bailkov diplomatic envoy was, he had to negotiate with the East Coast people at this time.

In fact, the negotiations in this debate have been going on for several days. At this time, the representatives of the East Coast people lived in Albazin Fort. They had a very tough attitude and clearly stated that they would punish Khabarov, who ordered the East Coast control area to collect grain, and compensate for the losses of 15,000 rubles in succession. At the same time, with Albazin Fort as the boundary, the Russian-controlled area on the west side and the East Coast control area on the east side, both sides must not cross the boundary unless the other party invites them. They particularly emphasized that only after the Russians agree to all the above conditions and sign an agreement will they consider returning the property left by the Russians in Alcazei Fort and release a total of 71 prisoners.

After understanding the battle process of Albazin Fortress, Stepanov and priest Konstantin, the commander of Albazin Fort, implicitly suggested that the Baykov diplomatic envoy agree to the conditions of the East Coast people - of course the specific terms can be bargained - because they have no choice. Once the military conflict with the East Coast people expands and affects the diplomatic relations between the East Coast and Russia, they cannot bear the consequences, and the Yakutsk governor Franzbekov cannot bear the consequences, and the Tobolsk military and political chief Duke Shirkov cannot bear the anger of the Tsar's descending down!

Baikov could not resist the pressure from all parties, so although he was extremely reluctant, he had already made up his mind: to reopen the negotiations with the East Coast people tomorrow morning, determine the border between the two sides as soon as possible and form a written word (the previous debates were mostly oral agreements, which were more casual), and end the matter here early. Next, it is time to do business and collect taxes. None of the two sides can interfere with each other. Let's go to their own affairs. It's a pity that Bogd Khan. Once it is determined that it cannot join forces with them to attack the East Coast people, the disappointed emperor may order the severance of trade. This is a lot of money, a pity, a pity!

On November 8, 1659, in the midst of heavy snow, Baykov, on behalf of the Tsar and Tobolsk military and political chief Duke Vasily Shirkov, and the negotiators of the East Coast, re-determined the border between the two sides (by Albazin as the boundary), and stated that they would constrain their subordinates and would not start the war within ten years. The above agreement (Russians called the Treaty of Albazin and the Treaty of Yaksa in the East) was in duplicate, without witnesses, and both sides kept it properly after the agreement was replaced.

After the treaty was signed, the East Coast people said they would release prisoners of war as soon as possible and return the seized Russian property (including combs, fur, horses, sand gold, food and other items), while Baykov said they would send 10,000 rubles of compensation to Huma Fort as soon as possible. As for the punishment of Khabarov and others, the two sides tacitly did not mention it again, and the matter came to an end. The East Coast people let the greedy Cossacks understand their determination and combat effectiveness, while the Russians understood where they could go and where they could not go through the painful price. Only they themselves knew the taste.
Chapter completed!