322 Weapons of Democracy
This is not a deliberate attempt to disparage Japanese women in their careers, as in 1958, Japan passed the Law on the Prevention of Prostitution, which openly banned prostitution. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Well, in order to prevent Japanese women from selling prostitution, it has actually reached the point of prohibiting it by special legislation, it seems that this is an addiction, and the United States passed the "Prohibition" a virtue.
Ironically, the laws of the Law on the Prevention of Sex Sales, which were designed to protect and emancipate women, were resolutely resisted by the women who were victimized.
It's a law prohibiting the sale of prostitution, trying to bring respect to the poor women standing on the street, but it can't change the predicament of their lives, and the reason why they stand there is not respect, but money.
Of course, this is looking at the Japanese from Li Mu's point of view, which is not the case for Chen Guofang.
It is true that Japan has not been very honest in history, but in the face of the Eastern Empire, Japan has no status.
At present, there has not been a Sino-Japanese War between the Qing Empire and Japan, Japan has not launched the "September 18" war, and there is no eight-year war of resistance, so the ordinary people of the Qing Empire treat the Japanese a little kindly.
Of course, the Japanese are also cunning and cunning, the Qing Empire is ruled by the Manchu government, not the Han people, so when the "First Sino-Qing War" broke out in the future, Japan played the banner of "anti-Qing and Ming restoration", uh, no, it was "expelling the Tartars", and used this to win the support of the Han people.
Not to mention, this method is quite effective, so that when the Eight-Nation Alliance invaded China in the future, this slogan was taken out and used again, and the result was equally effective, so the First Sino-Japanese War was a one-man enemy and one country, and it was really not a war between countries.
Although the First Sino-Japanese War or the invasion of China by the Eight-Nation Alliance actually hurt the interests of everyone in the Qing Empire, the people at that time did not have much antipathy towards Japan, which can be seen from the direction of foreign students before and after the founding of the Republic of China.
Some data show that the vast majority of students who went abroad before and after the Republic of China chose Japan, which fully shows that the feelings of the Chinese towards the Japanese are complicated.
It is also understandable that the Qing Empire and Japan are too close to each other, the two countries are almost at the same time "open their eyes to the world", the Qing Empire began the "Westernization Movement", Japan began the "Meiji Restoration", so that the Qing people can not figure out in any case why the Qing Empire has been engaged in the "Westernization Movement" for decades is still poor and weak, and the national strength has not grown by half a point, but has deteriorated, and Japan's small projectile land, after the "Meiji Restoration", the national strength has soared, and it has actually become one of the "great powers", which makes people embarrassed.
In fact, there is nothing that cannot be figured out, the Japanese engaged in the "Meiji Restoration" with one mind, but the Qing Empire engaged in the "Westernization Movement" with their own ghosts, and the Manchu government and the local Han governors were wary of each other.
Coupled with the several blood transfusions of the "First Sino-Japanese War" and the "Russo-Japanese War", it is difficult for Japan not to rise.
Li Mu didn't want to explain to Chen Guofang why he hated the Japanese, this matter could not be explained clearly in one sentence or two.
"In this way, we can be said to be enemies on all sides-" When Li Mu ruled out the option of "Japanese", Chen Guofang couldn't help but sigh.
"If you're not afraid of god-like opponents, you're afraid of pig-like teammates, and you can't do things like tigers." Li Mu was determined, but he still had to cheer up: "Don't worry about no allies, the Americans are our allies, and the American missionaries, merchants, and even the army of the Kingdom of Hawaii in Honolulu can use it." ”
As for the "missionaries", these are not the harmless priests of the 21st century, although the "priests" of this year also carry the Bible, but the other hand is a musket, and they are using these two things to open up the territory of Western colonialism.
The Kingdom of Hawaii still has an army, but this army is not very controlled by the Kingdom of Hawaii, or in other words, the army of the Kingdom of Hawaii was influenced by American missionaries in all aspects at the beginning of its existence, because the army of the Kingdom of Hawaii was formed with the help of American missionaries.
That's why Li Mucai only brought more than 30 people to dare to say that he wanted to overthrow the regime of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
"If you can plot a rebellion against the army, then this matter is at least eighty percent certain." Chen Guofang's heart is settled.
"We are not responsible for plotting a rebellion army, our purpose is to ensure the rights of the Chinese after the establishment of Hawaii State, so we must be prepared for the army to be unable to rebel, the reason why I want to transport arms here is to deal with the needs of the untimed, during this time, you send some trustworthy henchmen to me for training, we must have an army of our own, so as to ensure the interests of the Chinese." Li Mu thought very thoughtfully, power comes out of the barrel of a gun, this is an eternal truth.
The Kingdom of Hawaii has an army, but it is in the hands of the Kingdom of Hawaii and the white Americans, and it has nothing to do with the Chinese.
"Here--that's a bit of fanfare." Chen Guofang looked around and felt that something was wrong.
It's really too ostentatious, Li Mu's place of residence is chosen to be in Honolulu's Waikiki Beach, which is not far from the wharf, if he trains soldiers here with great fanfare, it will definitely attract attention, which is tantamount to telling the world that Li Mu's motives for coming to Hawaii are not pure.
At least there is no need to train soldiers on vacation.
"It's okay, the training is not here, it's on Molokai." Li Mu had been prepared for a long time and was not worried about the leakage of news.
"Molokai Island—" Chen Guofang hesitated.
One of the least visible islands in the Hawaiian archipelago, Molokai is a 260-square-mile island with unique black sand beaches and cliffs lining its shores, including the world's tallest sea cliffs.
In 1859, the Kingdom of Hawaii designated Molokai as a penal colony for lepers, which made Molokai even more unpopular.
"Don't worry, the lepers are all exiled beyond the cliffs, and the rest of the island is still unpolluted." Li Mu did his homework well before, and he knew the details of Molokai Island.
Molokai Island has the highest cliff in the world, 1,800 feet high, which translates to about 550 meters, so even in Molokai Island, lepers are still isolated from the rest of the world.
Ordinary people don't know this information, so ordinary Hawaiians have already changed color when they hear about Molokai.
But because of the existence of American missionaries, Li Mu knew the news.
"That's very good—" Chen Guofang's expression was still a little apprehensive.
In fact, leprosy has not completely disappeared until the 21st century, just because the control is effective, the incidence rate has been so low that it can be ignored, the most effective treatment for leprosy is isolation, in fact, it is to find an isolated place, let the patient fend for himself, which sounds a bit cruel, but in order to ensure the health of most people, this method is the most effective.
"Rest assured, there will definitely be sacrifices in the revolution, and if something happens to someone on our side, I will pay a generous pension." Li Mu's biggest advantage is that he has a lot of money.
"This doesn't need Mr. Li to worry, Chen is not talented, the family is still a little floating, this matter is for my Hawaii Chinese, there is no reason for Mr. Li to break the bank, please rest assured Mr. Li, stay until tomorrow, Chen will invite friends to discuss this matter, and will definitely give Mr. Li an explanation." Chen Guofang no longer hesitated, for the sake of the distribution of interests after the war, Chen Guofang must not be able to pull out a dime.
What is certain is that the more investment at this stage, the greater the benefit when the spoils are distributed after the war, and Chen Guofang understands this truth.
Chen Guofang is not the only Chinese businessman in Hawaii, Chen Guofang has a business name called "Fang Zhi Ji", which was founded by Chen Guofang and fellow villager Cheng Zhi, and this business name is one of the eight major enterprises in Hawaii.
Although Li Mu actually wants to turn Honolulu into the Hawaiian state of the United States, he is also nominally campaigning for the Chinese in Hawaii, Chen Guofang knows that his financial resources cannot compete with Li Mu, so if he wants to achieve greater benefits, Chen Guofang must also find more allies.
"Yes, but be careful not to leak the rumors, if it is a Chinese who is closer to the Americans, it is okay to notify them, but if it is a Chinese who is closer to the French and the British, then you must be cautious." To be honest, Li Mu doesn't believe all the Chinese.
In order to ensure Hawaii's independence, the US government has publicly declared that it will not annex Hawaii and will not allow other countries to annex Hawaii, so it is still necessary to keep it secret.
Of course, promise this kind of thing, just listen to it, don't take it seriously, especially the promises of politicians, which are worthless in the face of national interests.
In the original history, the process of the United States annexing Hawaii provided a good example for Li Mu.
In 1893, the Queen of Hawaii proposed to amend the Constitution in an attempt to gain more power, but the "Council of Security" at the time overthrew the monarchy of the Kingdom of Hawaii and established the democratic Republic of Hawaii.
In order to prevent Japan's interference at that time, the United States vigorously encouraged Japan to launch the First Sino-Japanese War with the Qing Empire.
Then, in 1898, the United States decided to annex Hawaii.
At that time, the opponents of the United States were the British, and the British were in the middle of the Boer War, and they also had no time to care about Hawaii, so the United States won again.
By 1959, the United States finally annexed Hawaii, this time the Americans sacrificed a big move "referendum".
Well, the "referendum" is indeed a weapon of democracy.