Several days later, the detailed contract was finalized, satisfying the interests of all parties and achieving the goal of collaborative win-win.
Zhu Wencong signed the contract on behalf of Jiuding and America, while Gorchakov represented Tsarist Russia.
This 50-year market monopoly contract drew the attention of countless people, as the higher-ups were actually selling off the next 50 years of Tsarist Russia's future.
Zhu Wencong and Gorchakov stood on the stage, with a table holding the contract in front of them and journalists from various news agencies below.
The journalists had thought that America's purchase of Alaska was already major news but didn't expect Tsarist Russia to sell off its own future in return.
The high-level maneuvers became increasingly bizarre, as the journalists, representing the public, asked questions to understand the true purpose behind these deals.
