As it turns out that Peter was concerned about the long-term, Mazepa did refuse to go to the Russian military camp, but did not refuse Myshinkov, who came as an envoy.

However, even though Peter stated in his handwritten letter that the past was over and both sides should give up their past grudges, Mazepa did not express his intention to return to Russia. However, he did not directly refuse, and still dealt with this matter with his usual attitude, showing enough humility to Tsar Peter, but nothing was put into practice.

The reason is very simple. This time Peter forced Mazepa and Zelenko together. After Mazepa contacted Zelenko, he found that this back was not as unbearable as he thought. Zelenko had ambitions and ambition, which made Mazepa a little moved.

Mazepa met with the olive branch that Zelenko extended. After the two met, they had a common pursuit of establishing a Ukrainian nation-state. However, in all aspects, such as the national sports, the two sides agreed with each other. However, after Mazepa seriously contacted Zelenko, he came up with an idea that he would either kill him or work closely with him.

This is the result of careful consideration, because Mazepa felt not only his mind, but also his ability and abundant energy from Zelenko. On the contrary, Mazepa himself was in his sixties and his life was on the decline. There was no one among his children and grandchildren. But in the end, Mazepa chose the latter. First, he did not dare to offend the empire, and second, the respect and even flattery he showed to him made him extremely useful.

In any case, the peaceful situation formed between Ukraine and Russia, and the southern Russian grasslands returned to quiet again. After retreating that night, Karl XII quickly withdrew his troops and retreated to the Warsaw area before stopping. He did not stay in Southern Russia. The Russian army also quickly headed north, leaving only a small number of troops on the border area as a warning.

The quietness of Eastern Europe lasted for about a month, and during this period the Dnieper River was very busy. In addition to merchants and goods, there were endless radio waves coming and going.

This river was used by the three kingdoms, so the empire was able to lay telegraphs and telegraph bureaus, and the telegraph bureaus set up in major cities were crowded with people. Many of them were Polish nobles, who sent telegraphs to the Xijin area, intending to figure out the empire's true attitude in this war.

I thought I had organized an expeditionary force and entered in the name of maintaining the demilitarization of the Dnieper River to really participate in the war. Unexpectedly, I retreated brigades after the Battle of Poltava. Should the Chinese join the war? Should they become an ally of Sweden or an ally of Russia?

Now no one can understand China's attitude. China has always been friendly with Sweden and Russia. But the problem is that in all European wars, China eventually formed an alliance with the strong and divided its interests. After the telegram exchanges, a large number of nobles went directly to Xijin, but the problem is that no one could see the two decision makers, King Yu and King Rong.

However, the Polish nobles were on the battlefield and had no time to delay and had to make a choice as soon as possible. After not getting news from Xijin for a long time, all parties made their choices based on their own interests. In Krakow, fewer and fewer nobles supported the Swedes to support the king. A large number of nobles went east and surrendered to Russia. Soon, Peter sent an army of 20,000 people from Moscow and went deep into Poland from the east. The Swedish army only made one resistance and ended up failing.

When the Russian army penetrated further into Poland, a large number of Polish nobles chose to surrender, and the Russian army advanced wildly, and the banner was to help Poland liberate from Swedish oppression and achieve peace and independence between Poland and the Lithuanian Commonwealth.

However, those were just slogans. In Vilnius, the Polish nobles, with the support of Peter, convened the Sem Conference and re-elected a new king. Poland became a puppet of the winners again, first King Saxony, then Swedish, and then Russian Tsar.

The betrayal of a large number of nobles made the Swedish army difficult in Poland. More importantly, the Russian army entering Vilnius was only a small-scale, which forced the Swedes to suspect that Peter was going to attack Livornia or Finland, and Karl recalled a large number of troops stranded in Poland, which further exacerbated the collapse of the Stanislaw I regime.

Berlin.

When William was the Grand Duke of Prussia, the political center was in Cornisburg, but when he became king, he moved the capital to Berlin, injecting new development momentum into the city located in the inland.

Old William returned to Berlin City in a carriage. He had just returned from Cologne. There, he sang a red face and asked his son to sing a white face. He successfully convinced the local city council and joined the Kingdom of Prussia. In the carriage, Old William still couldn't hide his excitement.

"His Royal Highness Yu is really a very wise person. I didn't expect that in the Cologne area, there are so many coal reserves, and there are iron ore nearby. I was shocked to see the report of the prospecting engineer. It was such a treasure land. In this era, it was more exciting to obtain such a piece of land than to obtain a plain."

William Little was also very happy and said: "But in the Cologne region, the Austrians are still in great influence, and the Catholic Church also has considerable influence. We must think of a better way to control it."

"You already have ideas, right?" Old William asked, looking at his son, although this son was still not yet fully mature, he had shown enough intelligence. Old William was sure that his heir was not only an excellent general, but would become a king in the future.

Little William nodded slightly: "Build roads, I mean building railways. With railways, our army can quickly rush to Cologne, and this railway can also allow Cologne to participate. More importantly, Cologne is located in the Rhine River and has a closer economic ties with the Netherlands. If you want to establish a close economic ties and to give full play to the advantages of the mineral resources there, there is no other way except the railway, father."

Old William nodded. He was very convinced of the new thing like railways. In Cornisburg, a railway was built. Although it was not long, it played a great role. Old William thought for a moment and said, "But the problem is that the railway to Cologne has to pass through many states, and they may not agree."

"Father, this is a problem, but it is a problem that must be solved. The development of Prussia requires a market, especially our booming textile industry and steel industry. The countries around us are the best markets. We are all Germans. Father, I hope you do not satisfy the status quo. You are so great. The King of Prussia is not your end, and your throne is not the King of Prussia, but the King of Prussia. With your wisdom and ability, and with the glory of our Hohenzollern family, what else can satisfy us besides the position of the German emperor?" William said emotionally.

Old William focused on the key points, he was a little fluttering, but the position of German Emperor sounded so exciting.

"Okay, I can definitely do the diplomatic relations with the state," said Old William.

William Little reminded: "Father, I have a small suggestion, maybe I can do this sooner."

"Good boy, tell me."

"Maybe we can get the railway around and not go directly to Cologne, but through Hannover," said William Jr.

"Hannover...Hannover..." Old William said a few words to himself, his eyes lit up instantly, and he praised: "A genius-like concept."

Hannover is a major country in the northwest of the German region, and the king is also the electorate of Hannover. He has a wide influence around him. If Hannover can be settled, it will be much easier to convince the states between Cologne and Berlin.

Moreover, the way to convince Hannover is very simple, as long as it is involved in railway construction, especially in terms of technology, it is enough.

The reason is actually very simple. The current Hanover ruling family is not only the Electoral Electoral Family, but the current Hanover Electoral George is also the heir to the British king.

Britain experienced two glorious revolutions, and the history of history finally returned to the regularity. After Queen Anne ascended the throne, the British Parliament quickly promoted the "Salvation Act" because Queen Anne had no children and the heirs had to believe in Protestantism. Then the Elector of Hannover was the first heir. Of course, if there were no restrictions on religious beliefs, there were more than fifty guys ahead of him.

After establishing George as the king's heir, Hanover's relations with Britain heated up rapidly, especially with support from Vienna.

It can be said that Hannover is half of Britain now, and after Britain hastily withdrawn from the Spanish throne and inherits the war, it is committed to developing its economy and has laid off its troops on a large scale. Like Prussia, Britain also regards the steel industry as the foundation of the founding country. Railways are the extension technology of the steel industry. When Britain is subject to technological restrictions from the empire, any opportunity to let it touch new technologies will attract the interest of the British.

As long as the railway turns to Hannover, it is beneficial to the UK, then the UK will help convince Hannover, and Hannover can also help convince other countries.

The father and son talked, and the convoy had entered the city, but soon the carriage stopped outside the city, followed by the sound of the bell ringing. Old William thought the road was blocked, so he smiled and picked up the newspaper to read. The original king did not have such a good temper, but now it is different. He likes to block roads, because blocking roads means Berlin is developing and vehicles are increasing.

But soon, Old William realized something was wrong. He opened the car window and saw hundreds of young men and women in work clothes rushing over, each holding a bouquet of flowers in his hands, all kinds of. These people ran to the throne's car parked in the middle of the road, placed bunches of flowers around, forming a circle, which looked beautiful in an instant.

"Father, these are workers from six textile mills in Berlin that are welcoming you." Little William said with a smile, obviously he said hello in advance.

"The taste of victory is sweet." Old William said happily, opened the car door, stood at the coachman's position, and gave a speech to the thousands of textile workers around him.

Although this was a deliberate arrangement by William Little, the welcome of Berlin's textile industry to the king was real. The victory of the war reduced the prices of raw materials such as cotton and wool from overseas. The victory of the war and the rise of Prussia made the market even more popular, and the entire textile industry was excited.

The king's car stopped, but there were imperial diplomatic vehicles in the convoy. Duan Yi was in a car behind. He appeared in Cologne next to the King of Prussia, showing to the group of hesitant Cologne bankers that Cologne's incorporation into Prussia was supported by the empire and the effect was also significant.

Duan Yi was awakened by the applause and cheers. He poked his head out and saw it immediately. He immediately understood and cursed, "What are you doing? I'm in Berlin, have a wreath to give a speech?"

"Do you want us to enter the city first?" the adjutant asked.

Duan Yi thought about it and shook his head. His arrival this time was not only annexing Cologne for Old William. There was also a more important task, which was related to the situation in Eastern Europe.

"Forget it, wait a minute before talking."

Soon, William of Little William came to Duan Yi and offered to the diplomatic convoy to return to the embassy first. Duan Yi made a few polite words at the beginning, but William of Little William said that the king's itinerary was not just a speech, he also had to visit a nearby textile factory, and also met with a group of managers and shareholders of textile companies. These are economic and internal affairs, and foreign envoys like Duan Yi are not suitable for following.

The welcome ceremony arranged by William Little was extremely helpful to the King of Prussia, which was more satisfying than a triumphal ceremony.

In the evening, Old William and a group of economic people held a party, and many new capitalists such as bankers and factory owners attended. In fact, these people had already arranged a fundraising ceremony. At the party, these people held a donation ceremony and donated 400,000 Taylors to the Hohenzollern family's new palace in Berlin. Everyone unanimously demanded that the Prussian king, as the most noble and powerful king of the German nation, should have a palace that matches his identity, at least not worse than the loser.

The so-called loser, of course, refers to Augustus who lost the Polish throne.

Old William was originally a person who likes luxury. Over the years, he has restrained a lot of people to enrich the country and strengthen the army. Victory and moving the capital made him have a new idea. It was precisely because William Xiao saw through this that he arranged these things. Instead of asking the king to increase taxes and hurt these companies, it is better to let them take the initiative in exchange for the king's favor.
Chapter completed!