▁permanent ▁trade ▁relations ▁with ▁China , ▁and ▁the ▁survey ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁incorpor ated ▁Russian ▁lands ▁along ▁the ▁Am ur ▁River . ▁The ▁previous ▁Mus cov ite ▁emb ass y ▁to ▁China , ▁led ▁by ▁F y odor ▁Bay kov ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 6 - 5 6 , ▁had ▁failed ▁to ▁achieve ▁these ▁object ives . ▁ ▁Un like ▁previous ▁Rus si ans ▁who ▁had ▁gone ▁through ▁Mong olia , ▁Mil es cu ▁chose ▁to ▁travel ▁through ▁Si ber ia ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁N er chin sk , ▁directly ▁north ▁of ▁P ek ing . ▁Upon ▁reaching ▁Y en ise y sk , ▁Mil es cu ▁sent ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁men , ▁Ign ati y ▁Mil ovan ov , ▁to ▁the ▁Chinese ▁court ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁inform ▁the ▁K ang xi ▁Emperor ▁about ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁their ▁emb ass y . ▁Mil ovan ov ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁European ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁crossed ▁the ▁Am ur ▁( He il ong ) ▁River , ▁reaching ▁Be ij ing ▁by ▁the ▁short est ▁route ▁possible . ▁Mil es cu ▁followed ▁the ▁same ▁route ▁to ▁the ▁Chinese ▁border , ▁and ▁established ▁his ▁camp ▁on ▁the ▁N en ▁River ▁in ▁Heil ong ji ang , ▁waiting ▁for ▁news ▁from ▁Mil ovan ov . ▁The ▁latter ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁camp ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁February ▁and , ▁taking ▁Mil es cu ' s ▁report ▁to ▁the ▁Ts ar ▁with ▁him , ▁proceeded ▁to ▁Moscow . ▁Mil es cu , ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁crossed ▁into ▁Be