This night, Guangzhou was in chaos, and noise could be faintly heard in the city. Every household was lit with oil lamps, and the people hurried out of their houses and rested in their yards, not daring to stay in the house for fear of being affected.

At the governor's official residence, Li Zhenkun sat in the courtyard.

From the current situation, it can be inferred that Guangzhou has been affected, not the epicenter.

Where exactly?

How's it going?

Li Zhen was very anxious in his heart, if something like this happened, it would mean that the family would be ruined and countless people would be affected. He sat in the courtyard until the second half of the night, and did not go to rest. Zhilan walked over, put a piece of clothing on Li Zhen's back, and said, "Husband, it's late at night, go and rest." My brother-in-law sent someone to inquire about the situation, and news will come back soon. ”

Li Zhen waved his hand and said with a heavy heart: "You go to rest first, and I'll wait." ”

Zhilan's persuasion was fruitless, so she went back to rest.

Time passed, the rooster crowed, the sky was already clouded, and a touch of fish belly white rose in the east. Li Zhen leaned back on a chair and slept in the courtyard. Wang Xiaoyang ran back from outside, his face had a hint of happiness, but also a hint of worry.

Li Zhen was awakened by the sound of footsteps and immediately asked, "Brother-in-law, how is the situation?" ”

Wang Xiaoyang replied: "According to the news, Guangzhou is only an aftershock, and it has not been affected. The earthquake took place on Hong Kong Island, and there was not only an earthquake but also a tsunami on Hong Kong Island. At present, there is no news, only that the location of the incident is Hong Kong Island, and the specific situation is not known. I'm afraid, it's serious. ”

Li Zhen pondered and flew to Hong Kong Island with his thoughts.

In these years, he led his army to conquer the east and west, and the north took Vladivostok and reclaimed the ceded land; Even the Hawaiian Islands were taken to the east, giving China greater control over the Pacific; The southwest also took control of Vietnam and expanded its territory. However, Li Zhen seems to have forgotten about Hong Kong Island in the south, and it has always been in the hands of the British.

It has been 20 years since the treaty was signed in 1842 and 1862.

For such a long time, Hong Kong Island was still in the hands of the British.

Li Zhen can imagine the situation over there, and the people living on Hong Kong Island will definitely not be satisfied.

In a short period of time, countless thoughts flashed through Li Zhen's heart.

Finally, Li Zhen said solemnly: "Brother-in-law, the affected Hong Kong Island is currently governed by the British, but almost all the people on Hong Kong Island are our citizens and must be rescued." When a disaster strikes, countless people will definitely be affected, so it is necessary to raise money and urgently needed goods for the people. You mobilized food and other goods through the government, and I met with businessmen in Guangzhou, and one official and one businessman went hand in hand to collect relief supplies for the people of Hong Kong. ”

"Well, I'll deal with this right away!"

"Write out the charter as soon as possible, and then give the order. I'll see Mu Zhongyuan first, and ask him to take the lead! "Okay, I'll arrange it immediately!"

Wang Xiaoyang got up to make arrangements, and also sent someone to invite Mu Zhongyuan. In less than half an hour, Mu Zhongyuan hurried to the governor's residence. After he came to the house, he thought that Wang Xiaoyang, the governor of Guangdong, wanted to see him, but he didn't expect to see the president Li Zhen, he was very surprised, but he was also surprised, and said with his fists: "The president has been gone through many years, and his demeanor is still the same!" ”

Li Zhen waved his hand and said, "Mr. Mu, please take a seat, Mr. Mu is full of red light, and the mall is proud!" ”

Mu Zhongyuan smiled and said: "The award, the president has won the award!" ”

Li Zhen asked, "Mr. Mu, how is Xiao Mu doing?" And what about the little wolf? ”

Mu Zhongyuan stroked the beard under his chin, his face showed a touch of triumph, and said with a smile: "Xiao Mu and Little Wolf got married last year, they respect each other like guests, and their relationship is very good. Thanks to the president's matchmaking, otherwise the two would definitely not have such a good marriage. ”

Li Zhen laughed, but said regretfully: "It's a pity that I didn't drink the wine." ”

Mu Zhongyuan said: "Xiao Mu is also very involved in the president's brother, but it's a pity that the president is abroad." ”

The two chatted about some homely issues and had a good conversation.

During the conversation, Li Zhen intentionally or unintentionally leaned towards the issue of the earthquake, but did not explain it thoroughly.

Mu Zhongyuan was so smart that he understood the matter, and took the initiative to say: "President, what's going on with the earthquake?" ”

Li Zhenyan said that Mu Zhongyuan was on the road, and immediately replied: "Governor Wang sent back the news, saying that Hong Kong Island was hit by a tsunami and earthquake. Alas, after this wave of tsunamis and earthquakes, countless families and wives on Hong Kong Island will be destroyed. The thought of crying children waiting to be fed, and lonely old people living in desolation, makes me feel uncomfortable. Natural disasters are merciless! ”

Mu Zhongyuan nodded, and also sighed: "The president is reasonable, and natural disasters are ruthless. If there is a natural disaster in Guangdong, we can try our best to support, but if it happens on Hong Kong Island, it is very difficult to interfere. After all, Hong Kong Island is now controlled by the British. Even if we send the money over, it will end up in the pockets of the British, and it will not be possible to distribute it to the people. ”

After a pause, Mu Zhongyuan said: "The life of the people on Hong Kong Island is very difficult, where there are British, the Chinese people are inferior, and the British don't care about the life and death of the Chinese people, they just want to use the location of Hong Kong to make money." President, let me say, you should take back Hong Kong Island. If you give the order and the army kills you, you can solve the problem. ”

Li Zhen said with certainty: "Hong Kong Island must be recovered, but it does not have to be used. If you can surrender without a fight, why not? However, the resumption of Hong Kong should be put in the next step, and at this stage it is a matter of relieving the people affected by the disaster in Hong Kong. ”

Mu Zhongyuan said: "President, I already said just now, it's useless to donate money. ”

Li Zhen waved his hand and said: "It's useless to donate money, we can donate money without donating money!" As long as you use the money to buy food, clothing, and essential supplies, you can do it. My idea was that Mr. Mu would take the lead and call on the merchants in Guangzhou to donate money and materials, and all the money received would be used to buy food and clothing, which would be raised in two days and then shipped directly to Hong Kong. ”

Mu Zhongyuan nodded and said, "Okay, I'm willing to do it!" ”

For such a thing, although it is very tiring, Mu Zhongyuan is also happy.

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Hong Kong Island, Governor's Residence.

News of the tsunami and earthquake in Hong Kong continued to reach the Governor's residence.

In his office, the Governor kept the stack of messages piled up beside him, looked at the officials beside him, and asked, "What is the impact of this earthquake and tsunami on the merchants of the British Empire?" ”

The official thought for a moment and said, "There are some impacts, but they are not big. More often than not, there are coastal residents, many whose homes have collapsed, or have been submerged, or even destroyed. Now, countless people are in danger. ”

The governor waved his hand and said, "Our merchants have no influence, it is enough, and the rest is left alone." ”

The official asked, "What about the people?" ”

The governor grimaced, his triangular eyes flashed with a cold light, and said in a deep voice: "Do the people have anything to do with us?" I only care about whether the citizens of the British Empire are affected, only how much the merchants are affected, and as for the untouchables, let them die. ”

Officials turned around and said goodbye, no longer reporting about the tsunami and earthquake.

ps: The third shift, call it a day;