"Do you understand the meaning of the words "Far East Volunteer Army?" Xiao Letian put down the pen in his hand, hesitated and drank the cup of chicken soup, with an expression of drinking medicine.

"The Far East is a vast land. Look at our map. To the east of the Ussuri River, including Sakhalin Island, there are 400,000 square kilometers of land, and the land of Heilongjiang and the north bank of the Amur River to the outer Xing'anling is more than 600,000 square kilometers..."

"These places are called "Guanwai", while the Russians are called "Far East", but I would rather call this place the Oroqen hunting place. The real owner of this land is actually the Oroqen people, but their social structure is too primitive and belongs to a very ancient tribal civilization..."

"Any backward civilization naturally has a sense of closeness to higher civilizations. This is inevitable for the development of human society. Because higher civilizations have higher cultural levels and more developed material levels, who does not yearn for a better life?"

"You can cut meat with a knife instead of chewing it directly. The broth can be sprinkled with exquisite salt, and the iron pot can be used to cook... These little things in life create the great attraction of higher civilizations to lower civilizations."

"There is not only one Manchu in the Baishan Hei River. Why do other ethnic groups surrender to the Manchus is because the Manchus have communicated with the Ming Dynasty and their uninterrupted learning of the Central Plains civilization, which finally made them a higher civilization in the eyes of many ethnic groups in the Baishan Hei River..."

"It sounds like a bit of a playful rebellion from the thirteen pairs of armor, but you have to understand what an armor meant outside the pass that year, that is, the thirteen heavy cavalry that could not be defeated. In that era, iron armor was not a divine object that nomadic peoples outside the pass could imagine. Even the leather armor made of nitrogens were secret crafts that could not be imitated by backward nations..."

Xiao Letian smiled, "Manchus used the civilization stolen from the Central Plains to crush other tribes and exert their grace and power, and finally gathered into the Manchu people, and gained allegiance from more distant tribes, and finally entered the Central Plains to establish a country..."

"Now, the Manchus abandoned their former allies, the Oroqen people and cut their territory to the Russians. This is actually bullying those Oroqen people's civilized level... At this time, we come to give them help, use higher civilization to compete for the hearts of the Oroqen people, and through long and complex military struggles, these primitive tribes who hunted gradually became accustomed to an organized life..."

“It is my purpose to finally establish an independent country on this land.”

"Ah." Master Long was stunned at the time, "Prime Minister, you... don't you want to take back this land and give it to our China. You want to help those Ningguta military slaves and Oroqen people establish the country."

Xiao Letian shook his head, "You don't understand. Governing the country is not about passion. You can't always think about enjoyment. If you don't plan the overall situation, you will definitely hit the wall in the end."

"I have said so many times that although the various treaties signed by the Qing Dynasty and Western powers were deprived of power and humiliating the country, the binding nature of the law was mutual. For example, while the Sino-Russian Treaty of Beijing was ceded, it actually recognized in disguise that the Qing Dynasty had legal ruling rights in this land."

"Do you think it's so confusing? It's actually very simple. If the Russians want to show the world his orthodox nature of the rule of this land, they must recognize the orthodox nature of the Beijing Treaty. To put it simply, they must first prove the legitimacy of the Qing Dynasty's rule and recognize that the Qing Dynasty is the legal ruler of China..."

"When the Qing Dynasty rule was legal, it could prove that the Sino-Russia Beijing Treaty was legal. Since the treaty was legal, then it would be legal for them to rule this land... It was like a chain, and if you negate any of them, the chain would be broken."

"Why do we have to use the banner of the Far East Volunteers, not China or Ryukyu? Because we cannot bypass this legal chain, because we are also a link on the chain..."

"If we regain this land under the banner of Ryukyu or China, who should we give it to? Ryukyu has recognized that it is a vassal state of China, and the Western powers still recognize that the Qing Dynasty is the legal ruler of China..."

"You use these two banners, so that's fine. If you win, please return it to the Qing Dynasty. Are you willing?"

"If you don't want to, why should we give them the land we have lost after bleed and sacrificed? What they have to lose is still the face to be." Master Long's face turned red with anger.

"Of course I have the shame to ask for it. When did officials care about face? They ask you for sovereignty of the land. If you don't give it to you, you will be rebellious. Even the entire Western powers will accuse us of being rebellious and betrayers of international law, so they have the excuse to interfere..."

"Oh... Master Long, don't forget that the uneasy treaties of Western powers in China were signed by the Qing Dynasty. If you want to rely on these treaties to gain advantage in China, you have to recognize the legitimacy of the treaty. Just like the iron chain principle mentioned just now. If you want to recognize the treaty, you have to recognize that the Qing Dynasty is the legal ruler of China."

Master Long clenched his fists, and his bones clattered, and he was already angry to the critical point.

"Don't be angry, really don't be angry. At this time, it depends on whether my volunteer army is easy to use... Think about it, if you don't want to destroy the power chain in the past, then what is the only way? Hahaha, of course, it's about creating a new chain."

"We use the title of Far East, and the purpose is very clear that what we want is the land in the Far East. The Volunteers and any national forces have no upper and lower ownership. This is an army spontaneously organized by people born and raised in the Far East. What they want to fight for is autonomy."

"The nature of war changed suddenly, and the Russians' enemies were no longer a tangible country. In law, their enemies were the people born and raised in this land."

"They simply cannot accept the Russian tyranny and attempt to be independent. This is not without precedent. How did the colonies of Central and South America become independent countries, and how did Bolivia, Peru, Chile and other countries establish nations."

"It is up to the people of the country that spontaneously organize troops to fight with the colonists. As long as you can defeat the brutal enemies, whether they are Russians, French or British, and defeat all enemies, your country will be recognized by the world."

"Master Long, when you go to the Far East, you can really be considered a lonely army in the ultimate realm. The situation is complex and changeable. Many times, wars are completed by a series of small conflicts. Small-scale battles of dozens or even hundreds of people will be available to you and those martial arts masters in the Central Plains."
Chapter completed!