Pontianak, the Qing naval assembly place. Since the arrival of the last detachment of the Qing State in Nanyang, the entire dock has been requisitioned militarily, and the supply of water and food has already begun the moment the fleet docks.

There are three days of supply time, so Wu Deren waved his hand to take shifts for the holiday. There are regulations on holidays: those who go out of the barracks must be neatly dressed in military uniforms before they can go out. Therefore, in the streets and alleys of Pontianak City, there are officers and soldiers wearing the uniforms of the Qing Navy everywhere. They are cleanly dressed, they are smiling, they are generous, and they have won the sincerity of the entire Nanyang Chinese......

"You see, even when these soldiers of the court are on vacation, they still walk in rows or rows. This kind of unintentional behavior of maintaining military discipline proves how hard and effective their training is on weekdays, and this is definitely an elite unit. Li Guanshan let out his own sigh when he stood upstairs and looked at the lively street downstairs.

This building was originally the office building of the Pontianak City Government, but it was formerly a Dutch place. The Dutch can come and go freely, and the local natives can also have limited access, but it is a forbidden place for the Chinese. Even though the Chinese controlled the entire economy of Nanyang, and even though the Chinese were responsible for the largest source of tax revenue in Nanyang, the building was still never open to the Chinese. But so what? Today, it is not the turn of the Chinese to be the masters of this building.

The fate of the Nanyang Chinese is bleak, and they leave their homeland and go to Nanyang to seek a living. Just because the Chinese can endure hardships, and because the Chinese are good at business, the Chinese have become fat pigs raised by the Dutch. As long as the wealth of the Chinese accumulates to a certain extent. The natives, who were also jealous of the wealth of the Chinese, became the butcher's knife of the Dutch, taking away all the wealth that the Chinese had spent frugally.

Li Guanshan once discussed this issue with representatives of Chinese from all walks of life in Nanyang. The Chinese are not an ambitious nation, and the thousand-year-old Confucianism has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The statement that the wife and children are hot kang is just to prove that the Chinese only want to guard their own one-acre and three-point fields and live a good life. They used to think that as long as they did it, they wouldn't offend me. I wouldn't be guilty of the idea of running a business in Nanyang. When they were retaliated by the Dutch, they thought they hadn't backed down enough. But each time you retreat, you get a bigger blow. It wasn't until after the Qing and Dutch declared war, when the imperial fleet completely swept the Dutch into the bottom of the sea with artillery fire, that they understood that this was a world where people were good at being bullied, and only fists could make the Chinese live the life they wanted.

Now the imperial fleet defeated the Dutch and got the Dutch government to agree to Chinese autonomy. Therefore, as the patriarch of the local clan, Li Guanshan naturally became the temporary mayor of the Pontianak Provisional Government.

Li Guanshan pointed to the street. He said to the Chinese representatives from all walks of life in the building: "Have you all seen it? See the Dutchman saluting the Chinese? Have you ever wondered why the Dutch, who were once invincible to the Chinese, have become so respectful today? You are all familiar with my Chinese history, don't you know that whenever the Central Plains court is strong and defeats those surrounding barbarians, which time these barbarians do not respect the court as the Celestial Empire. And when the imperial court weakened. Those barbarians will fight into the Central Plains again. Why, just because the barbarians only respect the strong. Don't look at the white race always think of themselves as civilized people, but they are still barbarians in their bones. Therefore, the current Dutch people have great respect for the Chinese, because the fleet of the imperial court defeated the fleet of the Dutch. No, there will be no other reason. Now I finally understand. The sins suffered by the Nanyang Chinese over the past few hundred years have been completely lost, because they are self-inflicted. We Chinese are not short of manpower and money, so why can't we build up our own armed forces? Why do you want to be an honest Dutch fat pig? ”

"Actually, we understand what Mayor Li said, but ...... Hey—" A Chinese representative from Sanfa City sighed and said complainingly: "The imperial fleet will leave in two days, and the Dutch will return at that time, shall we refuse?" ”

"Mayor Li said it well, is it so easy to build your own army? Lan Fang also had tens of thousands of troops back then, but in the end? Didn't you destroy the Dutch? Unless the imperial fleet is left behind. Otherwise, as soon as the imperial fleet is gone, the Dutch will have even greater revenge on us. The more the old man spoke, the more excited he became: "Originally, it was nothing more than to give the Dutch some more money." But you have done this to the point of not dying. This time it seemed to scare the Dutch, but it was just a moment. When the Dutch came to their senses, the fate of the Nanyang Chinese ......" When he was excited, the old man almost didn't catch his breath.

"Nonsense." Li Guanshan understands that if these cannot convince and unite the Nanyang Chinese, then it will really play. Li Guanshan Yan Li accused the old man: "The imperial court has declared war on the foreigners for the sake of the Nanyang Chinese, doesn't this show that the imperial court protects the heart of my Nanyang Chinese?" What is your intention in slandering the court in this way? ”

"Mayor Li, do you think the imperial court is really here for my Nanyang Chinese? Do you think the old man really doesn't know, the imperial court is just robbing the wealth of Nanyang under the guise of protecting the Nanyang people. Do you think that the old man doesn't know what happened in Guangzhou, and the imperial fleet has grabbed the money and the foreigners are red-eyed. The old man was obviously too excited, and his cheeks were already flushed.

Li Guanshan's face turned pale with anger, others may not know but Li Guanshan understands. From the boss of his family, he has long known that the measures of the imperial court are for the Nanyang Chinese in order to restore the country Lanfang, although the imperial court is not enough to compete with the foreigners, at least the imperial court is already doing it, but he can't say this. Unexpectedly, in order to deceive the foreigners, the imperial court deceived its own Chinese to death. What to do? How should it be explained? In a hurry, Li Guanshan said without careful thought: "Has the imperial court robbed a Chinese?" It seems that the imperial court doesn't give the robbed and can't take away to the Chinese! ”

"It's just that they can't take it away, if they can take it away, will the court give it to us?" The old man refused: "The old man has instructed his subordinates not to accept a thing from the court." I only hope that by taking advantage of this, the revenge of the Dutch will be lighter, and leave a root for the Chinese in Nanyang. ”

What is unthinkable is that these words of the old man also made other Chinese people think that they were true, some nodded in approval, and some regretted it......

"You...... You...... Where did he come from? Li Guanshan was angry. I don't want to explain more: "Since everyone can't trust the imperial court, then I'll go to Beijing and ask the emperor for an explanation." The imperial court also cares about the Chinese in Nanyang, and if there are those who are willing to go together, they will go together. If you don't want to, run for your life. ”

After Li Guanshan finished speaking, he walked out as soon as he threw his hand. When he walked to the door, he suddenly turned back and pointed at the old man and said, "Anyway, you can't trust the imperial court." You don't have to go. ”

"It's ridiculous, if the imperial court doesn't want to protect the Nanyang Chinese, why should they risk offending the foreigners and start a war with the foreigners. Seventy percent of the wealth of Nanyang is in the hands of the Chinese, and these poor people have a fart to rob. Li Nanxing walked beside Li Guanshan, gently stroked his father's back and said angrily for his father: "To be honest, the income from these Nanyang battles is not as good as half of the previous income in Japan. If you can't Nanyang Chinese, why do you want the imperial court to do so much. Father is angry, and he can't be angry with these people. ”

"I don't know where the Father is. But I can't get angry. The emperor said that he wanted to unite and unite, but the Nanyang Chinese were like scattered sand, what happened in the future? Li Guanshan was worried: "Fang just said that his father wanted to go to Beijing to see His Majesty." I wonder if I can travel with the ship? Why don't you call Nan Ke back and ask? ”

"What's the use of asking the second brother, just ask Commander Wu directly?"

Pontianak Wharf, outside the Qing army camp. Ever since the Nanyang Fleet was found and returned to Pontianak, it has always been crowded with people. If the army wants to be reinforced, in fact, all it needs to do is come out and say hello. The local Chinese drove the wagons and donkey carts. After loading the fruits, vegetables, chickens and ducks, they sent them to the camp. Later, several detachments came back and didn't even need to say hello, the local Chinese had already equipped all kinds of fresh ingredients and just waited for the fleet to move away. The logistics personnel of the fleet were naturally happy to receive the enthusiastic Nanyang Chinese, but when the fleet had to pay according to military regulations, the Nanyang Chinese were not happy.

"Isn't the imperial court's fleet expedition to Nanyang just here to save us Nanyang Chinese? Now the imperial court fleet is fighting for the Nanyang Chinese, and now that there is no food and drink, our Chinese will make up for it as a donation to the imperial court. If you're still collecting money, that's just unreasonable. "The Chinese are angry, they think that this is the fleet looking down on them, and the consequences will be serious.

Since the Chinese have said so. The officers and soldiers in charge of the supply naturally had no opinion, so they were ready to move. But the fleet gendarmes were not pleased. Military discipline is written very clearly, and it is not allowed to accept anything from the people. As he spoke, the guns of the gendarmes were pointed at the officers and soldiers in charge of supplies. Anyway, in a word, if you don't give money, you are not allowed to take it, and military discipline is written out to be observed.

Seeing this, the Chinese in Nanyang praised the strict military discipline of the imperial fleet on the one hand, and said good things to the military police on the other. It is all the will of the people, and it is all voluntary, which does not violate military discipline. But the gendarmes don't care, their duty is to picket military discipline, but not to violate military discipline. The Chinese deputies were furious and pointed at the gendarmes and scolded, but the gendarmes did not accept this. The Chinese representatives are going to throw everything into the sea in a fit of anger, but you don't want it, and we don't have the face to take it back. Liu Guanxiong didn't dare to call the shots, and finally waited until Feng Qi came back to make a decision. It's all the hearts of the sons and daughters of China, and this will chill the hearts of the Chinese people in Nanyang. Therefore, they are all accepted, but military discipline must not be violated, and the accounts should be made for the Chinese to sign well, and the receipts must also be made to the Chinese. Even if you take it for nothing, you have to understand it, otherwise the emperor will track it down, and no one can afford this responsibility.

The freshest local fruits and vegetables, the fattest chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep, the Nanyang Chinese also sent the best cooks to cook for the fleet, and everything that could be thought of in terms of food and clothing. With the funding of the Nanyang Chinese, the fleet can be regarded as living a good life. The entire barracks was guarded by the guards, but it still revealed peace.

Looking at the well-guarded barracks and the lively crowd outside the barracks, Li Guanshan smiled faintly. The benign interaction between the soldiers and the people, what a harmonious atmosphere this is. But there is also disharmony, a few young people eat a little noisy to join the fleet, the kind that will not be allowed. And these people can't beat or scold, but the officer with a serious face is at a loss.

Li Guanshan presented his name tag to the meticulous guards, and he asked to see the commander of the fleet, Wu Deren.

"Even though I'm the Chief of Staff, I have to warn you. Don't get the idea of these two chests of gold. Feng Qi spoke very politely, he was really afraid. Whenever his commander looked at these two boxes of gold, his eyes were full of fanatical hugging of the family's **.

"It took a lot of hard work to get it, and then traveled thousands of miles to transport it back to Beijing. Then Lao Tzu traveled thousands of miles from Beijing to Australia and then back to Pontianak. Just his n in order to return it to the British? Wu Deren couldn't figure it out, why did the emperor send it back to the British. It's all in your pocket, why do you take it out?

"My Commander Wu, the situation in Nanyang has finally calmed down. At this time, there is no need to make extraneous branches. "Feng Qi is about to kneel, his commander is a restless lord. As soon as the emperor said that he would test Britain in Nanyang, he immediately came up with the idea of storming Malacca.

"Then I'll take two and play with them." After Wu Deren finished speaking, he stretched out and took two and put them in his arms.

"Are you my master?" Feng Qi took back the gold bar and put it back in the box, locked it and sealed it himself, and said as he did it: "If you want it, you go to the household department to ask for it." Now let's go and see how the fleet replenishment progresses, and we'll be returning the day after tomorrow. ”

", do you need Lao Tzu, the commander, to get a supply, and why do you want those rabbit cubs below." Wu Deren laughed: "But what you said is a good idea to find the household department." You said that if I took a Marine Corps as a guard to the household department, would it be too arrogant? ”

Feng Qi's hand trembled violently for a while, and after a while, he stood up and raised his hand to give himself a mouthful: "Call you cheap." Commander Wu, you have a lot of adults, can you forget the small words? ”

Wu Deren originally wanted to say a few words, but at this moment someone knocked on the hatch: "Report, Li Guanshan, mayor of the Chinese Autonomous Provisional Government of Pontianak City, asks to see him." ”

Under the guidance of the guards, Li Guanshan stepped onto the gangway that led to the flagship Longyin. Wu Deren, commander-in-chief of the Qing Navy and commander of the Pacific Fleet, and Feng Qi, chief of staff of the Pacific Fleet, personally greeted them on the deck, which provoked Li Guanshan with tears in his eyes.

Gently stroking the cold hull and thick barrel, Li Guanshan couldn't hold back any longer. Tears poured down and he was crying, but a man in his fifties was crying like a doll in a month, and he just wanted to pour out the pain in his heart. Giant ships and cannons, this is the basic guarantee for the survival of a country......

"The grass people and other Nanyang Chinese want to enter Beijing to face the saint, in order to thank the emperor for his kindness, and also ask General Wu to approve the grass people and others to enter Beijing with the fleet."

"I don't care if I can see the emperor in Beijing, but I can enter Beijing with the ship. How about we just take this warship? Wu Deren slapped the turret with a bang. (To be continued......) u