"The Yellow Peril, the defensive shield of our freedom, is under threat, Franco-Canadian: join the army! Rebuild the Salalbury Rifle Regiment! ”

On the streets of Quebec City, you can see such posters everywhere, which were put up in Quebec after the Chinese "invasion" of Canada, with the aim of mobilizing white French people to join the war against the Chinese. Fastest updates

The appeal of the Sallebury Rifles Regiment dates back to the Anglo-American War of 1812, when Major Charles Desalaberry, a member of a prominent Quebec family, was given command of a new regiment of French-Canadian soldiers reconstituted to defend against a possible American invasion.

But now, the British were going to form this force to defend against the Chinese attack. But the situation is completely different from more than 50 years ago, even during the Anglo-American War in 1812, Lower Canada did not stand on the side of the British. In French-majority lower Canada, the French are not worried about Americanization but about Angloriation, so the vast majority of people don't react much to this, and with the influx of Irish and British immigrants, French Canadians are really worried that they will slowly assimilate and lose their unique culture, beliefs, and language. It was even for this reason that led to the rebellion in Lower Canada thirty years ago, and it was that rebellion that caused the French Canadians to lose almost everything.

In the past, the French made up the majority of the population of Upper Canada, especially Lower Canada, so the parliament elected under the Governor was mainly composed of French people, and the body appointed by the Governor above was often filled with British businessmen, so at that time, they could also maintain their own interests through the Parliament, which made the British jealous of them.

But all this ended with the uprising against the "tyranny", and after the "rebellion" in the British population ended, the British soon merged Lower Canada and Upper Canada into a single Canadian province, thus giving British immigrants a majority in the Canadian province and regaining control of Parliament, and the French Canadians lost their political power.

This is a typical conspiracy!

Everyone in French Canada knows very well that the so-called Canadian province is simply a conspiracy of the British, but they can't stop all this, they can only watch it happen.

We won't forget!

Until now, for the French residents living in Canada, they will not forget how the British killed their neighbors, how they burned their houses, and many of them even served hard labor in British prisons.

These French-Canadians will not forget, and they have no reason to forget, and it is for this reason that the British's proposal to "rebuild the Sallebury Rifle Regiment" is only a slogan, a slogan that has never become a reality and cannot be realized.

And for the inhabitants here, they are by no means willing to shed blood for the British and defend their Canada for the British. Therefore, they chose neutrality, and the British, in order to avoid provoking these French Canadians, did not even dare to recruit them, for fear of provoking another rebellion, and only a very small number of French Canadians joined the British army because of military pay or other reasons.

Although for the French Canadians they could remain neutral, it did not mean that they did not pay attention to the war ahead, which went completely unexpectedly, the British were defeated again and again, and finally even when they woke up from their sleep, Canada had already fallen and the British surrendered!

Cities, including Quebec, were ordered to wait for the arrival of Chinese officials, and city officials and officers were ready to surrender!

For the French Canadians, this sudden news made them feel a little surprised, they couldn't even believe that the British would lose so quickly, but for them, there was nothing unpleasant about it, and even, they even saw an opportunity to establish a republic because of the defeat of the British!

“…… In 1834 we came up with a "92 solution". In this programme, we demand that the elected parliament have decision-making power over taxation, that the government be accountable to the electorate, and that the members of the upper council also be selected from the elected representatives......"

In the Quebec City Hall Hall, Morson, a well-known owner and brewer in Quebec, looked at Louis Joseph on the stage? Papineau, it was he who came up with the "92 Solution", and it was the one who instigated the rebellion of 1837, but what did this guy do when the British sent their troops?

When Walfred, a veteran of the Anglo-American War? After Nelson's resistance failed, his younger brother Robert? Nelson sought Papineau south and asked Papineau to lead them in the struggle, but Papineau refused to join. "Papineau has abandoned us!" Robert was even more angry: "He is a giant in words and a dwarf in action." ”

In the end, hundreds of French-Canadians died, thousands were arrested, a dozen were hanged, and dozens were exiled to Australia, but what happened to Papineau? The British arrested him, but sent him home the next day, Papineau was still Papineau, and the rebellion did not seem to have any effect on him.

And now, Papino's clever tongue is inciting people there, have these Gauls forgotten so quickly how they were beaten up by this guy Papino?

"This Papineau, does he want everyone to resist the Chinese together?"

McGill told Morson that the two of them, the largest landowners in the area and certainly the most well-known Anglo-Canadians in high society, were here because...... They were also members of the city council and were also invited...... Yes, the invitation of the council, and the topic of discussion in the Quebec City Council today is...... Quebec independence!

For several members of British descent in Parliament, it felt like they were witnessing a farce. Utter farce.

That's right!

It was a farce, a farce that seemed so formal that even they, the British parliamentarians, were invited, apparently to prove to the world that their vote was legitimate.

Legitimate?

Does that make sense?

Can the Chinese be stopped from occupying here?

As a businessman, Molson knows very well that it is impossible to stop China just by virtue of the so-called "legality", just like in the South, the southern states of the United States declared independence, how legitimate they are, not only the members of the parliament voted, all the people who had the right to vote voted, but what was the result? No, it still failed to stop the north.

The so-called legitimacy must be backed by force, and now, now that Toronto has surrendered, they still want independence? What a bunch of crazy people!

"They also thought that the Chinese would not shoot at them!"

Morson replied with a smile that there was no problem for him, whether it was Britain or China, he was a businessman, and he was more concerned about the safety of property, and in the telegram of the Governor General had clearly told everyone that according to the agreement reached between the two parties, private property was inviolable, and China promised to protect the sanctity of the private legal property of all Canadians. For Morson, it was enough to have this guarantee, he did not need to worry about the hundreds of thousands of acres of land he held being confiscated by the Chinese, so, in this case, he was willing to be a "obedient citizen" for the safety of his property!

For a businessman, nothing is more important than personal interests, and Molson certainly knows that under the rule of the Chinese, he may face many difficulties, after all, he is an English immigrant, but he is also well aware of what will happen to resistance, as a businessman, he has no choice. If given a choice, he would choose to work with the Chinese, as long as it could protect his wealth.

"No!"

Shaking his head, McGill said seriously.

"I think he thought that when Chinese came, he would just have to use his clever tongue to get Chinese out of here......"

After saying this, McGill looked at Molson and said/

"Would you like to read it any longer?"

"Of course, if this is a farce, then we shouldn't miss it, know ......"

Morson said in a low voice.

"In the future, who knows if the Chinese will become interested in this farce?"

The Chinese, while Papineau was talking, Molson was thinking about when the Chinese would arrive, and what way he should deal with them after their arrival, of course, if he could, he didn't mind publicizing to the Chinese how Papineau was trying to incite "mutiny".

"But what did the British say to us in the end? The British gave an answer to the "92 article": NO! The answer that the Lower Canadian Parliament had waited three years for was so disappointing, the doors of power slammed shut against us, and Great Britain rejected every major proposal made by the Franco-Canadians. "The British authorities put us in a separate book with the intention of enslaving us," was the answer of the British......

It was precisely because of the refusal of the British that it led to the "rebellion" of 1837, and when Papineau mentioned this old story, he did not even think about how he had maintained his "neutrality" and "sanity" in the first place, and as a politician, he did not mind revisiting the old story.

"Now, now the defeat of the British, is our opportunity, we have never been the obedient people of the British, we long for freedom, eager to breathe the air of freedom, now the defeat of the British, is our chance to be free, I hope everyone can vote reasonably, let us use actions to tell the Chinese, we, the French Canadians are free, we will neither accept the enslavement of the British, nor the rule of the Chinese!"

At the end of his speech, he looked agitated as the seemingly impassioned words came out of Papineau's mouth, and he waved his hand in an attempt to ignite the blood and passion of all with his impassioned speech, but unexpectedly, after his speech, there was no response from the whole council, no applause, no cheers, only a strange silence.

"Mr. Papineau, independence, independence is good, but what if the Chinese send his army over? Are you still ready to negotiate legal issues with them in their command? Or are you going to join them for afternoon tea and talk about Canada's future? ”

There, one of the councillors sneered that they weren't the ignorant farmers who would be fooled by Papineau, and that they knew very well what Papineau had done and why he was doing it now.

For Papineau, whether it is independence or riot, it is always someone else who dies, and as for him, whether it is an Englishman or a Chinese, they all need the help of local politicians with a local reputation, and for independent Papineau...... But it was just an advocacy, as for the rebellion that followed...... This was not at all expected by him.

In the end, he would even come up with British laws to protect himself, and then talk about legal issues with the British over afternoon tea. This is Papineau, a typical opportunistic politician.

The cynicism of the parliamentarians caused a burst of laughter in the parliament, and everyone was waiting to see Papino's joke, and in the face of everyone's ridicule, Papineau did not show the slightest annoyance, he still maintained his usual demeanor, calmly looked at everyone and said.

“…… Indeed, for many, it seems that independence is very dangerous, and we will not forget the blood we shed back then, but do not forget that now China is an ally of France, and we, the Franco-Canadians, will naturally have the support of France, gentlemen, in this case, will the Chinese send their troops here again, arrest our neighbors, burn our houses? No, His Majesty the Emperor would never accept Chinese doing this, and I believe that if Chinese did so, then, when the time comes, the French army in Mexico will appear here......"

Papineau's words made everyone stunned, all of them ignored, ignoring that the current situation is different from the past, China is an ally of France, they need France's help, in this case, they naturally need to take care of France's feelings!

If you can be independent...... Just when the crowd was moved by Papineau's words, suddenly, a man in the audience on the second floor of the city council stood up and spoke.

"Papineau, in 1837 you also said that France would intervene, but where was France when the British were slaughtering us?"

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