1860 Dragon Patrol South Seas
The equatorial sun is scorching, especially in the middle of the day, when the sea is starting to get hot, and the sea breeze is hot and salty and wet to the British Governor's Palace in Singapore. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
In such weather, both indoors and outdoors were extremely uncomfortable, and the British governor Fili and the Dutch governor Veolicha had already stepped out of their sweltering rooms and sat down in the thick shade of the coconut groves.
Smoothies with a large amount of tropical fruit flesh are consumed bowl after bowl, clean towels soaked in ice water wipe the sweat from their foreheads and necks from time to time, and several indigenous waiters stand not far away, shaking the plantain leaves whenever the sea breeze weakens to create a natural cool breeze.
This was truly a pleasure for kings, who had ruled the South Seas for more than 200 years in this era, and who had established the absolute authority of the ruler in the hearts of the natives, and a governor in his realm lived in no less luxury than the lord of a medium state.
It's a pity that no matter how delicious the smoothie is, it can't suppress the evil fire in the hearts of the two governors, especially the Dutch governor Veilicha, who ate two large bowls of fruit smoothies in a row, and three ice towels to wipe his sweat, but the fire in his heart is still rising.
"This is the Queen's decision? You Britain have given up on us like this? How can this be! The Royal Navy actually wants to escort this group of Chinese?
Veolicha roared angrily, and the spitting stars flew in the air.
The story just now was really thrilling, and it took more than an hour for Governor Filip to explain the legendary media war that took place in Europe.
And the end of the story is not that the sinister Xiao Lotian was punished by the British Empire, and the culprit who provoked the propaganda war on the contrary was not punished at all, but was regarded as a VIP by the British royal family.
Prime Minister Benjamin sent a telegram to the Governor of Singapore, Fili, asking him to assemble all the large warships in Southeast Asia in advance, join the Chinese fleet in the Singapore Strait, and provide military protection all the way through the Suez Canal.
The British know too well that the French Emperor Napoleon III and Xiao Lotian have a mortal enmity, Xiao Lotian and Emperor Tongzhi are two big fish on the Zhiyuan, a little French went crazy to encircle and suppress with the strength of the country, even if the Zhiyuan is powerful, it can only be the end of running out of ammunition and food.
Britain would never allow such a thing to happen, so they had to carry out military protection throughout the process, not only to provide military protection, but also to provide all the services they could in British colonies along the way.
"Veoliyaka! My friend, I dare not disobey the orders of the country, what is the service within our ability? This means that all the expenses of the Chinese on this trip must be reimbursed by us."
"The coal burned by the Zhiyuan, the wine drunk by the soldiers, the vegetables, fruits, and meat on the road, including medicinal materials, all the expenses must be reimbursed by our British Empire!"
"Oh God! How could I have encountered such a strange thing! When did the British Empire fall to the point of being a servant to the Chinese?" Governor Fili said indignantly, but at this moment there was a chaotic sound of horses' hooves outside the governor's palace, and then a naval captain rushed in.
Standing up and saluting, the sweaty captain said in a hoarse voice, "There is a temporary change, the Chinese are coming! They arrived at the open sea six hours ahead of schedule! Please prepare the Governor to meet cough cough!" After saying that, the captain's thirsty throat began to cough violently, and he came on his horse against the noon sun, which was really enough to suffer.
Governor Filip poured a large glass of chilled lemonade and said, "Drink it, my brave boy!" Tell the captains of the ships to prepare for a naval parade and prepare to welcome the Emperor of China and the Chinese Führer!"
Captain Goo Dong dried up the lemon juice in one gulp, and even took the ice cubes in his mouth and chewed them with a click, and after not speaking, he just gave a military salute, and immediately turned his head to the port to give the order.
Governor Filip nodded to the attendants, and soon there were indigenous maids who came to change the governor's clothes, and Veoliyaka looked at him coldly, "Is it just to let Xiao Lotian show off his might? How many years have we been operating in the north of Kalimantan in the Netherlands? It is almost a little effort to actually annex it, and in the end, will it be cheaper Xiao Letian?"
Governor Fili shook his head regretfully, "So what? With the current situation, can you still use force against Xiao Letian? The cards in the hands of this sinister Chinese are too good, they are really too good"
Suddenly, the governor looked up at the sea in the distance and said faintly, "Terrible man, he seems to be able to squeeze out the potential value of everyone, even the emperor of the Qing Empire, is just a card in his hand, a trump card!"
"I have a hunch that Xiao Lotian will definitely throw out this trump card in Europe, and he will squeeze out all the value of Emperor Tongzhi, and I also have a hunch that Emperor Tongzhi will not have any good results in the future! Isn't the final outcome of the trump card to be used? Who will always be in his hands?"
"Let's go, my friend, you can watch from the sidelines! Let's go and meet two of the most powerful men in China!"
The governor's carriage slowly headed south under the protection of the guard of honor, heading straight for the port, and as soon as they left the governor's palace, the two of them felt a very solemn atmosphere.
The streets were full of Chinese, and on a hot day, all the Chinese were actually dressed in robes and formal clothes, and people were carrying wine and incense burners and gathering to the dock with a reverent face.
Over the years, with the support of Xiao Letian's forces, Nanyang Chinese
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The power began to grow gradually, and the colonists did not dare to oppress too much, especially today that these big men who are really supported by the Chinese are coming, and the Westerners on the streets are subconsciously making way for these Chinese.
More indigenous monkeys dominate the alleys, watching the costumed Chinese in horror.
"Fortunately, I didn't arrange for Emperor Tongzhi and Xiao Letian to go ashore, the entire welcome ceremony was carried out on the sea, this atmosphere is too terrible, Emperor Tongzhi and the Chinese Yuan are first to land in Singapore at the same time"
"I'm afraid that the Chinese in the whole city will riot, maybe the two people will give an order, and these pious Chinese like believers will rebel as soon as possible!"
Veoliyaka swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said in horror: "Then why don't you stop these people? They are obviously going to the harbor to welcome their emperor and head of state, it's terrible, these Chinese can't hold together, they are united, how can we rule?"
"Then what do you say? Do you want me to send troops to suppress it? Suppress the Chinese in front of Emperor Tongzhi and Xiao Letian? Do you want to stir up a riot?"
Governor Fili's apprehension was justified, for the further he marched to the docks, the greater the number of Chinese, and many of the shopfronts along the street were now seen hanging from the windows of the second and third floors.
The procession of dragon and lion dances is resting on the side of the road, and the performers have already begun to put on their suits.
More old people knelt on their knees closest to the sea, set up incense tables and began to burn incense and pray, and cups of liquor were poured on the long street, and the smell of wine was fragrant.
How many people are in tears, they know that there is a legendary head of state on the sea, and there is a son of heaven who is feared in people's hearts!
Although the Qing Empire never took care of these Chinese left overseas, the reverence for the Son of Heaven that has been passed down for thousands of years Chinese will not disappear.
"Son of Heaven Patrol Luck!Kneel!" The old voice rose and fell in the street, and people bowed down and got up again like the waves of the sea, up and down, endlessly!
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