Twin Islands Christchurch

The city was originally called "Mulberry Elm" because of the mulberry trees and elm trees, and because the first batch of Han people who arrived here at that time gave such an idyllic and gorgeous name because of the mentality of "losing the east corner and harvesting the mulberry elm" in the "Book of the Later Han Dynasty: The Biography of Feng Yi". This is the most convenient place in the Twin Islands, and it is also an excellent port city that connects all directions.

The most beautiful thing here is nothing more than the sunset, the afterglow of the sun is sprinkled on the Yu Mountain, the quiet mulberry lake is set against the background, like a pool of golden leaves falling, a gust of breeze is blowing, the rustling sound of the leaves falling in the forest makes people relax and take a deep breath, feel the beauty and comfort between heaven and earth. This is the first scene of Sangyu "Sunset Lake Wind".

Cities prosper because of the port, but also because of the disaster of the port. After the Portuguese landed on the island, because of the policy of "courtesy to foreigners" of the king of Chu, the spire of a stone towering church covered all the building heights, and this was called the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Hundred Flowers, which imitated the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Hundred Flowers in Rome, but on the tiles on the periphery, the pattern of flowers was more and more exquisite. Unlike the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Fiores, which is crowded into a group of churches, the main square of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Ill-Fiore occupies an entire area of Christchurch.

Rumor and legend: In Akika City, the core of the Twin Islands, looking northeast, you can still see this spire when the weather is good.

Because of this building, the relationship between the Han and the foreigners in this place was tense, but what is even more interesting is that the Portuguese gave the king of Chu two obsolete warships, and the king of Chu was happy and renamed Sangyu Christchurch.

At this time, this city has been regarded by foreigners as their own city, and there will be no fear of the government and the police, and even blatantly disobey law enforcement, and the managers of this city will not punish foreigners, but will severely punish those who propose foreigners' illegal acts! There are even more schools to "preach and teach and solve doubts", and use "Yan Bed" to retain foreigners.

People with conscience are now gritting their teeth, foreigners are heavily guarded, and managers are flattering to welcome and send, even demanding a little cheap power trading.

"All we want is a little bit of our own rights as Empire, why are you so perfunctory?" An old scholar in a blue coat and a melon-skin hat loudly questioned the staff who had come to explain at the entrance of the Christchurch government.

This staff member is also a small official, and he has no background in his family, and now he has been pushed out, saying things that he feels condescending to, and withstanding the pressure of the people.

The thing is very simple, Christchurch is a good port, there are 6 large ports and 9 small ports, of which 3 are large ports and 5 small ports controlled by foreigners, most of which are Portuguese ports.

There are four county towns and one urban district under Christchurch, among which three counties of Liushan, Chen'an and Saizhong were shipwrecked, and the sea area opposite these three counties happened to be a semi-arc-shaped harbor, although this harbor is more suitable for ships to enter the port, because the arc mouth is to the northeast, due to the influence of air currents, it is very easy to rise high waves, the Portuguese first came, too lazy to operate the environment, only set up a few sheltered places in the three places, and set up a few small unloading ports. Therefore, the big ports in the three counties here are all run by the Han people, and the ports are operated by two villages or several villages, with men doing coolies, women sewing canvas, and really relying on coolies to make money.

This policy, which was originally intended to be in the name of relief, was actually an experiment with the New Deal, and in any case, it also gave hope to the people.

But who would have thought that the three pilot projects of the imperial court, the Governor's Palace of the Twin Islands, would give this pilot to the port of unloading of the Portuguese on the grounds of "shipwrecked damage to the port".

And that's not all, and I've heard that Christchurch is going to plan to raise customs taxes and fees to promote the blossoming of the "ship tax refund" policy. The Portuguese, with new taxes and fees that had not yet been issued, took the opportunity to threaten the annexation of the port.

So, in a fit of rage, the villagers went to the gates of the city hall of Christchurch and begged for a sigh of relief.

In the middle of the ring, the gate of the city hall was pushed open, and a fat man with a round body, wearing a Western-style official dress, walked out with a pace.

When the old man in the green coat saw someone coming out, he wanted to step forward to salute, but he was stopped by the guard at the door, and he still shouted: "Lord Song, Song Shicheng, please help us get justice." ”

This Song Shicheng disliked the sunlight under the steps, so he stood in the shade of the eaves at the door and said to the guard: "Let him in." ”

The old man trembled and climbed the steps, just arrived in the shade, and was just about to speak, Song Shicheng slapped him, and the old man fell directly to the ground.

"The Governor's Palace, it has always been friendly to foreigners, and so is our city government, you should disperse quickly, otherwise you will be judged for your sins by destroying the relationship between foreigners!"

After saying this, the young man at the foot of the stairs no longer restrained, but pushed the guard, and insulted in his mouth: "Bastard son, your city government doesn't give us the master, people and foreigners violate laws and regulations, and they don't even dare to let out a fart, they are bullying us honest people!" ”

Song Shicheng smiled slightly and said loudly: "I can't cure foreigners, and I can't cure you?" Someone will send these leaders to prison for me! ”

Fu Wei originally pitied these people, and after a half-loud confrontation, Fu Wei was also on fire in his heart, and two waves of people "started to stand". The leader Song Shicheng retreated to the mansion, and the poor old man in the green coat just struggled to stand up, and was accidentally hit by the palace guards who were being arrested, and this time, he hit the pillar in front of the mansion, and immediately fainted.

No one saw it at the moment, they were all red-eyed, they all forgot the purpose of this trip, the government guard saw the "chaotic people" in front of them, and the people's hearts were the outbreak of grievances.

After a scuffle, the well-equipped, young and strong guards, who were of course on the main field, won, and with the joy of victory, sent the captured rebels to prison, counting them in number, a total of 11 people. It was at this time that the guards found the old man in a green coat who was pretending to be stunned, and at this time, among the onlookers, a reckless doctor dared to come out, identify himself, and go to check.

The head of the guard, glanced at the doctor, it was Dr. Qi from Yuhengtang on the next street, and nodded, after Dr. Qi stepped forward and touched his forehead, he touched his neck, and instantly withdrew his hand, first bowed to the old man, and then said in the ear of the head of the guard: "The old man is gone." ”

The head of the palace guard changed his eyes, strode back to the mansion, and asked for instructions. Not long after, two palace guards entered the door, pretending to be mixed with the old man, half-pulling and half-dragging into the mansion.

Originally, there was something going on at the gate of the city hall, and the tabloids and magazines were "enthusiastic", a photo of the old man in Song City, a photo of the house guard and the villagers fighting, and a photo of the old man being dragged into the house. In an instant, these tabloids and magazines felt that tomorrow's newspaper would have a selling point. At the same time, they were also afraid of being pursued by the city government, so the editors inquired about each other, until an editor of the "Political Review Daily" Liang decided to publish it on the grounds that they had some British shareholders. Under the psychology of not being held accountable by the law, some people took the lead, and a tacit understanding was reached between them. In this matter, Editor Liang set a title "Foreign Occupation of Mingang".