The priest prayed to the three Italians, and after they kissed the cross, the priest walked away with a sad look on his face, and several Chinese soldiers stepped forward and tied the three Italians to the stake with ropes. After the pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info tied, they retreated, and a group of Chinese soldiers stepped forward, removed the rifles from their shoulders, and began to load the bullets under the command of an officer.

Seeing the Chinese soldier skillfully loading the bullets and holding up the gun at the officer's command, the American Minister William couldn't help but glance at Wittoma, who deliberately pretended not to see it, and kept his eyes fixed on the execution ground.

Seeing the Chinese firing squad raise their guns, the three Italians suddenly chanted in Italian.

"Long live Mazzini!"

"Long live young Italy!"

"God bless Italy!"

As soon as the Italians finished shouting their slogans, the rifles of the Chinese firing squad rang out, and the rifles of the Chinese soldiers spewed out long white smoke, and the bodies of the three Italians suddenly burst out with a cloud of blood mist, and their bodies froze suddenly, and then they convulsed a few times in pain, and then they did not move.

"Not a single one of their bullets was wasted." Williams looked at the three Italian prisoners who had been beaten into a honeycomb, and said to himself, as if to Wittoma.

Williams was not wrong at all, the Chinese royal firing squad really did not miss the bullet this time, and every bullet fired from the rifle was firmly greeted by the Italian prisoner.

The reason why this is the case is because this execution at noon gate has a great propaganda nature, and Prince Gong issued a strict order that he must not miss a single blow, and the prisoner must not die happily, so that the foreigners will see the joke. The Shenji Battalion did not dare to slack off, and specially selected elite soldiers for training. Judging by their performance today, this effort is not in vain.

Wittoma listened to Williams's words, his face was still expressionless, but in his heart, he was secretly angry.

At this time, the Chinese officials who were intencing the sentence had already come forward to examine the body, and at this time, a specially invited foreign doctor also came forward to examine the body and confirmed that the prisoner had died. At this time, the Chinese firing squad also collected their guns and lined up, turned around and ran away.

Seeing the end of the execution, ministers and journalists from various countries also left their seats. Soon, reports of the noon shooting appeared in major newspapers.

For ordinary Chinese people in this era, they only feel raised eyebrows now, believing that this time the punishment of foreigners has greatly increased the prestige of the Chinese and hurt the face of the foreigners. They do not realize that it is from this day that it means the return of the sovereignty of their own country.

In the aftermath of the news release, foreigners in China generally believed that the incident had indirectly undermined the extraterritoriality enjoyed by Westerners in China and would lead to the return of China's own jurisdiction. While denouncing the Italian government for being weak and incompetent, they were also dissatisfied with the compromise between their own government and the Chinese government. Wittoma later wrote to the British Prime Minister and Parliament that, as a prominent expansionist, he insisted that "this particular event will affect the status of foreigners in China." In order to prevent the opposition in the parliament from taking the opportunity to attack the government, the British Prime Minister replied cautiously, stressing that "this is only a special case in Europe and does not have any impact on the activities of foreigners in China." "Resolve this possible storm invisibly.

The incident reflected the disagreements between European governments and their envoys in China, as well as foreign policy disputes. The expansionist envoys to China did not want to let go of any incident and seize greater space for their own interests in East Asia, but the attitude of the various governments on this incident was contrary to that of the ministers, and there were not only differences in political views, but also reflected the need for political struggle at home. This event was the focus of attention during the period, and it was once a sensation. For China, however, there is a huge upside to the fact that in the flood of coverage, China's international image of barbarism, backwardness, and treachery has been shattered, and replaced by an image of moderation, openness, and steadiness. Prime Minister Yamen's performance in this incident has also greatly changed the image of foreigners towards this much-criticized institution in China. Of course, what the outside world cannot know is that Prime Minister Yamen was able to make such careful arrangements in this incident, which is entirely due to the constant reminders of the young Chinese envoy who was far away in Europe, who was also a party to this case.

Fuzhou, Mawei Port.

It is already late autumn, on Luoxing Mountain, flowers and trees are luxuriant, and the scenery is pleasant. Towering ancient banyan trees, close to each other, lush, like a green city wall, surrounded by towering ancient towers. Shen Baozhen climbed the stairs from the tower and turned to the top of the tower, his vision suddenly widened, and he suddenly felt relaxed and happy. He looked around, looking at the scenery on both sides of the Minjiang River from afar, and the new look of the construction of the port area up close.

Luoxing Pagoda was built in the Song Dynasty. Because the mountain under the tower stands abruptly in the water, the pillar of the recurs, the water potential vortex, if the "grinding heart", so it is also called the "grinding heart tower". During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Luo Xing Pagoda was toppled by the sea breeze. During the Apocalypse, the famous scholar Xu Bo and others proposed restoration. The reconstructed stone tower has seven layers of octagonal, nine zhang high, the diameter of the tower base is nearly three zhang, and each layer is built with an arch, which can be climbed up the steps; Outside, there are stone railings and lagoons. There are eight Buddhas in the town on the eaves corner; The bell hangs under the horn, and the sea breeze blows, jingling, very pleasant. Luo Xing Pagoda is an internationally recognized navigation beacon, is the gateway symbol of the Min River, foreign ships to China, whenever to Fuzhou Mawei off the sea, see Luo Xing Pagoda from afar, will cheer "China Tower!" ”。 The internationally recognized transliteration (Amoy) is also the Fuzhou dialect.

Luo Xing Pagoda faces the horse reef at the foot of the Ma Limit Mountain. The tide of this section of the river is changing, especially in August, when the tide is high, "the lonely boat goes out to sea, and suddenly the sky is white." The waves are 3,000 feet, and the stone horse is not visible", which is a poem by Lin Shibi in the Ming Dynasty "Hengjiang crosses the head of the cloud and water to the east, and the waves return to the white horse to capture the autumn wind." How can the mountains spray snow like this, just like Qiantang in August", the tide of Luoxing Tower, and Hangzhou Qiantang "in August" tide watching on a par, full of wonders.

The situation of Luoxing Pagoda is dangerous, "surrounded by heavy mountains, layers of locks and keys, and the most victorious area in the situation of the seven provinces". At that time, Yin Feng, a general under Qi Jiguang, once guarded Mawei and beat the Japanese invaders, and later Zheng Chenggong also built a fort in the North Luoxing Pagoda to train sailors, and then to the current shipbuilding coastal defense, Luoxing Pagoda can be said to be the historical witness of China's coastal defense.

And now, a project that is very important for China's coastal defense, the Qingzhou Dockyard, has finally started construction!

Shen Baozhen, who was standing on the top of the Luoxing Tower, looked at the Qingzhou Dockyard construction site with thousands of heads, and could not hide the excitement in his heart.

Luo Xing Pagoda and Ilha Verde are two places that are adjacent to each other. Luo Xing was originally an island isolated in the water, and the east side of the island was silted into a grassland, Luo Xing is famous for Luo Xing Tower, while Qingzhou is mostly unknown. Formed by siltation and grass, it was first called "Caozhou" and later renamed "Qingzhou", and there were only a dozen residents here, but now it has become a dockyard and has become extremely lively. Since the dock is located close to the side of Luoxing Island, it can be seen from the top of Luoxing Tower.

"Now we finally have our own dock in Daqing!" Wu Zhongxiang looked at the lively dock construction site and was also excited.

"The shipyard was able to start construction thanks to Kunyu." Shen Baozhen sighed, "I just hope he can return safely." ”

When the news of Lin Yizhe's assassination in Paris came out, Shen Baozhen was so frightened that he fell ill, fortunately, Lin Yizhe borrowed the telegram line and messenger of the Rothchild family to report Chen Wan's safety in time, Shen Baozhen was relieved to learn that he was safe and sound, and from that day on, he **** prayed to the portrait of his father-in-law Lin Zexu, hoping that he would protect Lin Yizhe and return safely as soon as possible.

"It's not easy to think about it, no, it's been bombed in Paris. Now it seems that this bomb was not in vain. Wu Zhongxiang smiled bitterly, "Kunyu's envoy this time is difficult and dangerous, I'm afraid that we will know when he comes back." ”

As the brother-in-law of the Harbour Master and Shen Baozhen, Wu Zhongxiang and Lin Yizhe are also relatives, and the two are usually close, this time Lin Yizhe went to Europe, Shilin insulted endlessly, Wu Zhongxiang was worried about his impeachment and framed on the one hand, and he was worried about his health and safety on the other hand, and Lin Yizhe's assassination in Paris exacerbated his worries. Wu Zhongxiang only hoped that he would be able to return safely from this errand, and he didn't care about whether Lin Yizhe's envoy could achieve diplomatic results. But what he never expected was that the stone dock, which had been unable to start due to financial problems, was solved by Lin Yizhe by winning "legal aid".

As the French Emperor Napoleon IV adhered to his father's will and ordered "the completion of this dockyard construction project with high quality, speed and efficiency", the funds, machinery and technicians of the French side were in place in a short time, and the shipyard was overjoyed and immediately broke ground.

"As long as I can come back safely." Shen Baozhen's gaze turned to the sea in the distance, and a look of anticipation appeared in his eyes.

On the inky blue sea, a merchant ship flying the French tricolor flag is entering the port, and since the cooperation between the shipping master and the French side has become increasingly close, such merchant ships have always appeared in Mawei Port from time to time.

"What's this ship transporting?" Shen Baozhen looked at the French freighter and asked casually.

"I think the thick steel plate from the Schneider factory in France has arrived." Wu Zhongxiang thought for a moment and replied.