339 Conflict
To be king, Kalakaua I is certainly not stupid.
Don't think that Kalakaua I is desperate to find Li Mu, His Majesty the King is also uneasy and kind, looking for Li Mu is to use Li Mu as a gunman, if Li Mu really killed all the Americans and British in the Kingdom of Hawaii according to what Kalakaua I said, then when the U.S. government and the British government find a place, Li Mu will definitely be thrown out by Kalakaua I.
However, the matter of "throwing off the pot" also depends on whether it can be shaken off.
Kalakaua I is not fully informed, it is not clear how close Li Mu and Washington are, and I don't know that Li Mu has been hooked up through Fern Jerome and Prince Edward, if things really go according to the normal rhythm, when the US government and the British government hold them accountable, Kalakaua I is more likely to be thrown out as a "scapegoat".
Westerners are also pragmatic in doing things, even if some Americans and British are accidentally injured in the process, when the time comes to settle accounts after the autumn, it will be in the past after all, and justice is not the main purpose at that time, how to get the most benefits is the most important.
After thinking about this joint, Li Mu also pushed the boat along the water.
Want to take out those American ministers in the cabinet?
OK!
Want to rid the Anglican Church of power?
You can too!
Want Chinese Americans to keep a low profile and be good citizens?
Well, this issue Li Mu and Kalakaua I did not discuss.
Kalakaua I thought that there was no need to talk about this issue, and Li Mu was an American and could no longer represent Chinese Americans, so there was no need to talk about this issue.
After communicating with Kalakaua I, Li Mu returned to the beach camp and immediately began to get busy, Ford Benjamin must be recalled, no matter how many suitable people Ford Benjamin has trained, pull people back first. The delegation also wanted to inform those Hawaiian Americans that it was best to leave Hawaii if they were okay during this time, lest the flood wash the Dragon King Temple; Chen Guofang also has to communicate here, Kalakaua I himself does not have much strength, if Li Mu needs to lead the party, he can only find Chinese in Hawaii, these Chinese are also the head snakes in Hawaii, and their energy is still not small.
On March 10, Chu Wushuang introduced a person named Xu Huai to see Li Mu.
"Xu Huai has seen Li Ye." Xu Huaili was thoughtful for a few years, and his posture was lowered.
"Sit, they're all my own brothers, you're welcome." Li Mu didn't get up, but he still had the posture he should have.
Xu Huai is the person in charge of Hongmen in Hawaii, and his status within Hongmen is definitely not as good as Chu Wushuang, but this is also a big man, in Hawaii, Xu Huai is a standard head snake.
Although he said "brother" in his mouth, Li Mu did not join Hongmen, Li Mu did not want to have anything to do with the gangster organization, which would disrupt Li Mu's plan, and Li Mu would not get too close to Hongmen before Hongmen was whitewashed.
"This is the information that Li Ye wants, and it is all ready." Xu Huai stepped forward and put a document bag in front of Li Mu, and then retreated to the same place.
Even if Li Mu has an armed force that can push Hawaii, he will not go too far, as long as he gnaws off the most difficult bones, the rest is not to worry about.
In 1778, when Captain James Cook discovered the Hawaiian Islands, there were about 300,000 people in the Hawaiian Islands, and now less than a hundred years later, there are less than 30,000 Hawaiians with pure Hawaiian blood, and most of the rest are mixed-race, these mixed-race people are working on plantations because they lost their land, and the pure Hawaiians still maintain the most primitive living conditions in the tribe, and they basically have no right to speak.
The local chiefs in Hawaii did not realize the danger of economic infiltration, and they leased land to Chinese and Americans to open plantations, and finally lived a "civilized" life by collecting land rent, but renting land destroyed the land dependence of Hawaiians, and when these Hawaiians chose to work on the plantations, the influence of the chiefs on the people at the bottom was gradually declining.
In the information prepared by Xu Huai for Li Mu, there are three chiefs who still have a certain amount of influence in Hawaii, and the tribes to which these three chiefs belong are the three largest tribes in Hawaii, the tribe where Kalakaua I is located is one, and the other two chiefs are called Duke and Charles.
Doesn't that sound a bit incongruous?
In fact, it is normal, after more than 100 years of training by Americans, although the surname of Hawaiians still retains Hawaiian tradition, but the name has been fully integrated with Western society, such as Kalakaua I, in fact, Kalakaua is just his surname, his name is David.
There is no doubt that both Duke and Charles have the ability to run for the king, so they advocate that Hawaii should abolish the hereditary monarchy and change it to a monarchical electoral system, so that they also have a chance to live a king's addiction.
For Li Mu and Kalakaua I, these two people had to be eliminated.
As long as Duke and Charles are eliminated, the other chiefs are not worried, and in Hawaii, although the social status of those chiefs is high, in terms of strength and influence, they may not be comparable to Chen Guofang, a businessman.
In addition to the cabinet ministers, according to the requirements of Kalakaua I, these people must also be eliminated, but it is not easy to do this, although these Americans and British have joined the Hawaiian nationality like Chen Guofang and them, but the strength behind them is still not to be underestimated, if they really want to get rid of them all, it must be a big trouble.
Xu Huai's information is still relatively detailed, according to the requirements given by Li Mu, a total of eleven target objects, Xu Huai listed their home addresses, social relations, economic strength, and even the protection forces around them, with this information, Li Mu can be targeted.
"Very well, the people who ordered you to keep an eye on these people, and from now on, I want to know their every move." Li Mu knows the details of Xu Huai, Xu Huai has a lot of people in his hands, but there are few of them, and they must be unable to carry out the clearing task, but it is no problem to keep an eye on the tip and put a sentry or something.
"Master Li, don't worry." Xu Huai did not make a request, and cooperated unconditionally with Li Mu, and when it was time to share the cake, Li Mu naturally would not forget Xu Huai.
Sending Xu Huai away, Li Mu instructed Chu Wushuang: "From now on, let your people prepare." ”
Li Mu's plan is very simple, it can even be called old-fashioned, before coming, Li Mu hired more than a dozen white hooligans from New York, Li Mu is ready to let these hooligans come to a show in Hawaii, once the Hawaiian military and police do something to these hooligans, then Li Mu can take over Hawaii in the name of "protecting overseas Chinese", and then control Congress and promote a referendum.
Although the old-fashioned is a bit old-fashioned, the effect is quite good, and until the 21st century, some countries want to cause trouble.
Well, in fact, when the balance of strength opens to a certain extent, there is no excuse for wanting to play prestige, "unnecessary", foreigners play this set more smoothly than Chinese.
The annexation of Hawaii is very simple, the trouble is the reaction of those old imperialist countries in Europe, the Japanese side is not under much pressure, now Japan's Meiji Restoration has not achieved anything, the Japanese have not yet swelled their ambitions, for Hawaii, the Japanese may have ideas, but as long as Li Mu makes a move, the Japanese will not dare to make trouble.
In mid-March, the turn of the situation had been under Li Mu's control.
At the regular session of the 16th, serious clashes broke out in the Legislative Assembly, two members were hospitalized, and the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Fern Jerome, ordered the rifles to enter the field to control the situation, and at the same time asked all parties to remain sane.
Fern Jerome did the right thing, but it was too late, the contradictions had intensified, and now it was impossible to control it.
On the night of the 16th, Ford Benjamin led the first batch of more than 200 soldiers from Molokai Island to Hawaii Island.
"So far, more than half of the training program has been conducted, and a small number of those who have made faster progress have received full military training, and they are now no worse than the regular army, and they are more than enough to deal with the Hawaiian rifle team." Ford Benjamin was confident and boasted to Li Mu in Li Mu's study.
"Withdraw them all, don't worry about the rifles, they are not our enemies." Li Mu is measured and knows very well who his enemies are.
The Hawaiian rifle team is still quite numerous, the total number of this force is more than 1,000 people, and because of the help of the U.S. government, the weapons are not too backward, at least they are equipped with breech repeaters, which is much stronger than those native Hawaiians who can only use bows and arrows.
Of course, in terms of weapons, compared with Li Mu's people, these people trained by Ford Benjamin are equipped with a water Spencer seven bursts, this kind of weapon has been eliminated in the United States, and it happens to be used in places like Hawaii or Cuba.
The Hawaiian rifle team was controlled by the Americans, so Li Mu was very sure that the rifle team would not only not interfere with Li Mu's actions, but would provide Li Mu with corresponding help.
In fact, Hawaii also has an armed force, which is the naval fleet stationed in the port of Honolulu.
The Port of Honolulu is Hawaii's finest deep-water port, and was hired by the U.S. government to become the U.S. Navy's largest naval base in the Pacific Ocean before Pearl Harbor was developed.
Li Mu is also an American, so the fleet commander stationed in the port has been ordered by Washington that they will also not interfere with Li Mu's actions, and if necessary, the fleet will also provide Li Mu with corresponding assistance.
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