"The emperor has an edict to arrest the traitor Chen Dingtian and his relatives of the nine clans, and immediately escort them to the capital after being arrested, and Ling Chi will be executed!" "My lord, I heard that this Chen Dingtian is a person who has returned from overseas, how do we know who his nine clans are? What's more, people are in foreign countries, so it's impossible for us to go to foreign countries to arrest the nine tribes, right? "Since it's a foreign country and you can't catch the Nine Clans, you have to catch him himself, don't let him escape." The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info "My lord, it's not good, this Chen Dingtian is in the concession of foreigners, what should we do?" "Waste, waste, aren't you going to go in?" "My lord, isn't the foreigner's concession not allowed to enter casually?"

"What a bastard, it was agreed back then that we could not enforce the law in the concession, so we had to deal with it through the concession. Tell Shanghai Dao immediately, and let someone go and inform the British consul in the concession, Aliguo, and ask him to hand over the people to me! ”……

At the British Concession Consulate, Chen Dingtian and Fu Shanxiang took temporary refuge in the British Consulate in Shanghai in the British Concession at this time. And Chen Dingtian's old friend and employer, Truman, was also here to discuss with the consul of the British Concession, Ali Guo, and then discuss how to deal with Chen Dingtian's affairs.

"Mr. Chen, your Chinese government has asked our concession authorities to hand you over......," Ali Guo said.

But Chen Dingtian didn't speak, but Chen Dingtian's old friend and employer, Truman, couldn't sit still at first, and said directly: "Consul Aliguo, don't you think this is too ridiculous? This Chen Dingtian is actually because he doesn't have braids on the back of his head, so he has to be regarded as a rebel, which is really unreasonable. So how can we just hand people over because of that? Individuals dress up, that's personal freedom, so what else can we say? ”

Ali Guo said: "This time it doesn't seem to be just about the braids, but about writing some books, and then making those Chinese government officials very angry, and that's why it's like this." They said that they would drag this Chen Dingtian to Ling Chi to be executed, and even kill his relatives. ”

"This is even more ridiculous! Didn't they just write some novels that exposed some ugly phenomena in the Chinese government? As a result, they also killed on a large scale, which is really unreasonable. Also, they killed a lot of people for this reason this time, and even all kinds of people who collected the book had to be killed. What kind of government is this, so unique. Tailoring. system, this is simply a hopeless government. What's more, we still have to pay attention to public opinion supervision, so we are really in some trouble. ”

Chen Dingtian listened to their discussion, and then waited silently, because he knew that his problem would not be too big. Even if you really can't stay in China, you can leave China. Of course, leaving China is the last resort, whether you can stay in China or stay in China as much as possible. Although it is in the concession, it is barely considered Chinese territory. After all, Chen Dingtian doesn't want to live in another country for the rest of his life, and finally die in a foreign country!

Ali Guo thought for a while, then looked at Truman and said, "Okay, I'll give your Truman family a face, I'll contact our navy and ask him to send this Mr. Chen out of China, what do you think?" ”

When Chen Dingtian heard this, he immediately knew that Truman still had a "family" in Britain, and it seemed that there were still some forces. However, Chen Dingtian remembered the situation in China's concessions back then, and the foreigners in China's foreign concessions were often polarized. Foreigners who are willing to come to China are either very poor or very wealthy. Those who are particularly poor are foreigners who want to try their luck in China and then hope to get rich and make money, and those who are particularly rich also want to come to find business opportunities. On the contrary, it is the middle class, on the one hand, who cannot make it to the Far East to fight hard, and is reluctant to establish a foundation in Britain. Therefore, except for those who are very poor and want to work hard, or those who are particularly rich and want to come to find business opportunities, other middle classes will not come. As a result, the foreigners in the concession are often polarized, either very rich or very poor.

And Truman was clearly the kind of rich man who came to find business opportunities, and he was obviously rich, not poor. Even in the United Kingdom, there is a family with a certain status, but the exact status is unknown. The British consul was also willing to take the initiative to give Truman a face, and let the British Navy assist Chen Dingtian to leave China.

"Mr. Aliko, Mr. Truman, I'd better not leave China first." Chen Dingtian said.

Truman immediately exclaimed, "Are you crazy? You Chinese government officials are going to kill you! If you don't leave China, you'll probably be killed. ”

"Mr. Truman, Mr. Aliguo, I think the officials of the Manchu Qing Dynasty still don't dare to enter the concession to enforce the law easily, right?" Chen Dingtian asked.

"Well, for now. However, I have received an official letter from your Chinese government asking us to hand you over. Of course, I can ignore it, but I'm only delaying for a while, not for long! Especially your identity, which is not a citizen of my British Empire after all. According to the treaty of that year, although we had the so-called consular jurisdiction, this consular jurisdiction was only for the citizens of our British Empire, and it was of no use to the citizens of China and other countries. Although you are not a Chinese citizen, you are considered an overseas Chinese who have returned from overseas. But you are not a citizen of our British Empire, so I have no way to use consular jurisdiction directly to help you. So I may be able to procrastinate for a while, but I can't procrastinate for long. If you take advantage of this time, it may be too late, and many problems can be avoided by then. Ali Guo said.

However, Chen Dingtian still shook his head and said: "I think, it is not yet the time when the mountains and rivers are exhausted, and I don't want to leave China yet!" ”

"Then it's really hard for me to help you!" Ali Guo said helplessly.

But Truman said, "By the way, Consul Ali, didn't you say it before?" As long as I am a citizen of the British Empire, it is also carried out according to consular jurisdiction! So can we just let Chan join us as a citizen of the British Empire, and then we can also enjoy the protection of consular jurisdiction? ”

"Well, this, it seems like this!" Ali Guo said.

But Chen Dingtian immediately said: "I don't want to, I don't want to become a British citizen!" ”

Joke, Chen Dingtian has no idea of becoming a British citizen, especially in this era. If you become a British citizen, I am afraid that you will inevitably have to work for the British government in the future, will you directly or indirectly help the British invade China? If this is the case, then I am afraid that many readers will also scold the author to death, so of course Chen Dingtian will not become a British citizen.

"However, if you do not become a naturalist, then I am afraid we will not be able to use consular jurisdiction to protect you! In fact, I would welcome you to join us as a citizen of the British Empire. Because you have been a real talent these days, we in the British Empire are willing to accept people like you. And you have the nationality of our British Empire, the world's most powerful country, which is also very good, so why bother in China? This kind of change of nationality is not surprising in our Europe! Ali Guo said.

However, Chen Dingtian said: "There are many in Europe, but in China, I am afraid that many Chinese will not accept it!" ”

"Then there is nothing I can do, you are neither willing to leave China, nor willing to join us as a citizen of the British Empire. Then it's really hard for me to protect you, because what reason do I have to protect you? You must know that consular jurisdiction is only for citizens of our British Empire, and it is not protected for people of other countries. So we can only delay for a while, but we can't delay forever! Ali Guo said.

Chen Dingtian also fell into deep thought, at present, he has no relatives and no reason in this era, so there is really no one who can cover himself. At present, what can really be relied on is the protection of these British concessions, without which they will not be able to survive. However, at present, he has no British nationality, and the consular jurisdiction in the so-called Treaty of Nanking cannot protect him. This British consul can only delay for a while, and he will not be able to delay for a lifetime, and sooner or later he will not be able to solve it.

At that time, what should I do? Do you really want to leave China? But Chen Dingtian was not very reconciled, so he began to think about what to do.

"By the way, green card! Why can't you set up a green card? Chen Dingtian asked.

"Green card? What is a Green Card? Ali Guo asked.

And Chen Dingtian hurriedly said: "The so-called green card is a permanent residence permit for foreigners. This green card allows foreign nationals to live permanently in their own country, and even most of the rights and interests are basically the same as those of their citizens, except that they do not have the right to vote and to be elected, and some rights and obligations stipulated by law, other rights and obligations are similar to those of domestic citizens. Of course, this green card is not a nationality, but just a prospective citizen who enjoys the corresponding status treatment! ”

Chen Dingtian put forward the idea of this green card, which actually originated in the United States during World War II in later generations. Many people can't tell the difference between this green card and foreign nationality, and many people think that the green card is also nationality. Of course, in fact, the official name of this green card is the permanent residence permit for foreigners, that is, foreigners can live permanently in their own country, and even most of the rights and obligations are similar to those of their own citizens, except for the right to vote and the right to be elected, and other political rights and some rights related to the security of the country cannot be enjoyed, and others are almost the same as their own citizens.

Of course, a green card is not a nationality, a green card is just a residence permit, which is essentially not much different from a residence permit in mainland China from one city to another. It's just that this green card allows the alien to live in his or her home country for life. Therefore, a green card is not a nationality, although many people have to go through the stage of getting a green card before becoming a citizen. However, getting a green card does not mean that you are officially naturalized, and a green card is only a "quasi-citizen", not a real citizen of nationality.

It's just that the vast majority of people who join foreign countries must go through the stage of "green card", which will make many people mistakenly think that holding a green card is also equivalent to joining the nationality. Of course, getting a green card at sea is not absolutely a naturalization, and even later generations of the Chinese government did not stipulate that if you get a foreign green card, you must give up your Chinese nationality. Of course, if you officially join the foreigner, it is indeed an automatic renunciation of your own nationality. A green card and nationality are not the same thing.

"Permanent Residence Permit for Foreign Citizens? It seems that our British Empire does not have this certificate! Moreover, the power position of the so-called 'green card' you mentioned, our consulate does not have the right to agree to it without authorization. So, this makes me very embarrassed! Ali Guo said helplessly.

However, Truman was not ambiguous at this time, and took the initiative to say on behalf of Chen Dingtian: "Consul Aliguo, you first sign a so-called green card, and then fool the Chinese government officials first. As for this green card, we'll talk about that later. When the time comes, you can ask the country for advice, and then ask the country to recognize it. I think this green card is also good, in fact, it can at least give us a good chance! I think the rest of the country will agree to this plan. This green card can be said to be a record-breaking invention, and we can use this green card to attract foreign talents in the future! So you sign this green card first, and then we can fool these Chinese bureaucrats first, and as for Chen, we'll talk about it later. ”

Ali Guo thought about it, and casually took a picture of a green hard paper, and began to handwrite some so-called "green card" contents. As for this green card, it is a miracle that it appeared almost a hundred years ahead of schedule.

However, Chen Dingtian is the first green card holder in the history of the world, of course, this green card does not mean nationality, and this green card can be given up at any time.

"I first took the British green card for three years, and then three years later, I am afraid that the world in China will be in chaos, and the Manchu Britain will not have the idea of arresting me. At that time, the world was in turmoil, would the Manchus still have trouble with me as a literati? Chen Dingtian thought.

Chen Dingtian wants to hold the British green card for three years, and then after three years, he can give up the green card again. Anyway, a green card is not a nationality, and nationality is not easy to give up, but a green card can be given up at any time. A green card does not represent nationality, a green card only represents the status of a prospective citizen, it is just a process. However, as long as you don't choose to become a citizen at that time, there is no need to worry about anything. Chen Dingtian only asked for this green card as asylum, not really wanted to become a British citizen. With a green card, it would be impossible for the Manchu bureaucrats in China to do anything to him in the future, and he could write a book without fear of being arrested by the Manchus. Anyway, there are foreigners to take care of themselves, what are you afraid of?