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Page 64
Now you violate the previous agreement by invading our frontier , raiding the
Daurs and the Solons , burning and plundering the Fei - ya - k ' o and the Ch ' i -
le - er tribes . Therefore , from now on we will maintain a garrison at E - su - li .
Now you violate the previous agreement by invading our frontier , raiding the
Daurs and the Solons , burning and plundering the Fei - ya - k ' o and the Ch ' i -
le - er tribes . Therefore , from now on we will maintain a garrison at E - su - li .
Page 321
Hereafter , your chiefs on the frontier should settle matters without delay .
Whenever a frontier case occurs , it should be settled jointly . Otherwise , you will
regret it later , probably too late . Thereupon he ( the Russian governor ) declared
: The ...
Hereafter , your chiefs on the frontier should settle matters without delay .
Whenever a frontier case occurs , it should be settled jointly . Otherwise , you will
regret it later , probably too late . Thereupon he ( the Russian governor ) declared
: The ...
Page 373
This is a grave problem of frontier defense and the control of barbarians . " The
viceroy and the governor are not concerned about these problems . They
consider only the several hundred liang of custom duties , and neglect defense .
Both Wu ...
This is a grave problem of frontier defense and the control of barbarians . " The
viceroy and the governor are not concerned about these problems . They
consider only the several hundred liang of custom duties , and neglect defense .
Both Wu ...
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