Chapter 1136: Russian Girls

Yevnov threw out a remark: "You will pay the price for your arrogance and foolishness."
He left with the Russian delegation.
Soon entering the twelfth month, Samara experiences the coldest moment of the year, with nighttime temperatures dropping below minus thirty degrees.
The wind and snow have blocked the logistical transportation of food, isolating the Western Expeditionary Army in Samara.
However, this area is indeed the core area of the Volga River Basin, so it is not difficult to stockpile food for the winter.
Before the arrival of the twelfth lunar month, Li Dingguo arranged for people to prepare all the military food.
并且，为了解决士兵们的私人问题，李定国还专门组织了与当地居民的联谊会。
在这一块，宣传部的作用立刻彰显出来。
They started by going door to door to spread warmth in the local community, and even organized some soldiers to help the residents chop firewood and move things.
By quickly integrating through labor, they gained the trust of the local residents.
Soon afterwards, he boldly slept with other girls... oh, that's not right. I meant to say that he organized a networking party to foster friendship, which eventually led to love.
In this regard, Prince Zhu Cilang was quite skilled, as he often interacted with palace maids in the palace and had learned a great deal about royal etiquette.
He specifically set up a temporary small classroom to teach those boys who have never even held hands with a girl in twenty years how to naturally strike up a conversation with girls.
It is said that there are thousands of people listening to his lectures in the original church every day.
基督要是知道自己的教堂被朱慈烺用来训练把妹，会不会气得从十字架上复活和他打一架？
人最难能可贵的就是能够自娱自乐。
Life, most of the time, is actually quite boring. In the midst of boredom, one has to find ways to cheer oneself up.
Clearly, the members of the Western Expedition Army have quite strong abilities to amuse themselves.
It is said that after Li Dingguo's troops passed through here, the birth rate of babies reached a historical peak.
Countless people even went from being single to suddenly having wives and children after returning home from the west expedition.
很多时候，朱慈烺都在思考一个问题，战争什么时候是个头？
这些人，什么时候可以带着他们在这里找到的爱人回家？
Of course, he also personally experienced another thing: the joy of life lies in exploring the unknown.
Time slips away unnoticed.
In the blink of an eye, it is already March of the twenty-third year of Chongzhen. The ice on the Volga River melts, little grass shoots up, and the earth begins to revive.
On the deserted road, there were finally signs of human presence.
Some merchant ships were also sailing from the lower reaches of the Volga River, transporting goods northward, preparing to engage in trade there.
Sun Kewang knocked on the door and whispered, "Your Highness."
"Please come in."
Sun Kewang pushed open the door and smiled, saying, "Your Highness."
"Mr. Sun, what's the matter?"
"A letter came from Beijing. The third prince set sail with a navy fleet a few months ago."
"Oh, where did he go?"
"I heard he went to that new continent in the Far East, on the other side of the sea."
Normally, there wouldn't be anyone specifically reporting this to Zhu Cilang.
However, Sun Kewang still came to report.
This shows that Sun Kewang actually has his own people installed in Beijing, constantly gathering information about the court.
The fact that Prince Zhu Cizhao is heading east is obviously a good opportunity for him.
Because Zhu Cilang has left the position of the Crown Prince, there is one less competitor.
The remaining princes, in terms of political affairs, do not have many outstanding abilities. They prefer to focus on their own domains.
The next few princes are all young and temporarily pose no threat.
Zhu Cilang was somewhat surprised: "Why?"
"I don't know."
孙可望当然是知道的，朝廷其实一直在计划去开拓大海另一端的那块新大陆。
但这种事，他一个军政官员不好说出来，野心是要藏起来的。
“二公主呢，她有消息吗？”
“听说二公主在南大陆立了大功，现在朝堂上下对她都很赞赏。”
“她倒是能干。”朱慈烺笑了笑，“北京都没有传来她的婚事的事吗？”
“No.”
Sun Kewang continued, "By the way, Your Highness, I found a beautiful girl for you in the south of the village, the most beautiful one. You'll definitely like her."
Without waiting for Zhu Cilang to say anything, he let the person in.
A Russian woman walked in, standing tall at about 1.8 meters. She had fair and delicate skin, long golden hair, and bright blue eyes. Her features were delicate and clean.
她看起来有些紧张。
“孙大人，你还是带她走吧，我这里住不下其他人。”
“殿下，您的生活起居，总要有人照顾吧，还有，殿下正是血气方刚的年龄。”孙可望露出了那种男人都懂的笑容。
"Your Highness, you can keep her for a few days for now. If you really don't want her, I will send her away."
Zhu Cilang hesitated for a moment and said, "Alright."
Sun Kewang turned and left.
Up to this point, his relationship with Sun Kemeng has actually entered a very subtle stage.
He knows that Sun Kemeng is trying to win favor with him and pave the way for the future.
Sun Kemeng also knows that Zhu Cilang has tacitly accepted his flattery.
As the supreme commander, Li Dingguo unconsciously maintains a distance from Zhu Cilang.
They can be considered good friends, but there is a certain distance between them.
For example, Li Dingguo would never send a beautiful woman to Zhu Cilang.
However, when Zhu Cilang is confused, Li Dingguo can certainly be there to talk to him, something that Sun Kewang cannot do.
This is the difference between relationships between people.
"What is your name?"
"My name is Natasha."
She said in somewhat obscure Chinese.
Only then did Zhu Cilang realize and said, "Your Chinese is pretty good."
"I started learning a few months ago."
Why are you studying Chinese? Many people in the city and surrounding villages don't seem to want to learn Chinese, why is that?
"I want to leave the village."
"Why do you want to leave the village?"
"Life in the village is too difficult. Listen to others and leave with you to have a better life."
Zhu Cilang sighed: "We are at war. There are no better days to live for now. But once the war is over, good times will come. When the railway reaches here in the future, people here can buy many goods from the Ming Dynasty."
Natasha didn't quite understand what Zhu Cilang said. She said, "Do you want hot water? I will go boil some for you."
Zhu Cilang hesitated for a moment and nodded, saying, "Sure, thank you."
In fact, Zhu Cilang still harbors a strong aversion towards this woman because she was arranged to come here by Sun Kewang. At the end of the day, it is unknown whether Sun Kewang has privately disclosed his identity to her.
He has also learned to question now, this is to protect himself.
"Do you want to eat barbecue? I will grill it for you."
"Yes, please."
In the evening.
"Do you want to drink alcohol? I will go get it for you."
"No, you don't need to, you won't be able to get the wine, only I can personally go and get it."