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Standing on the pier of Victoria Harbour and looking at the well-dressed Sir McDonald, Lin Haijiang didn't understand why the British in this era liked to grow beards? For a thin European with a beard, from the perspective of health in later generations, Lin Haijiang could not accept such a British beard. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

However, for Sir McDonald, Lin Haijiang still made up some information about Sir McDonald these days, in Lin Haijiang's memory, McDonald is not a person with outstanding talent, because he made a lot of sympathetic remarks about the Irish Reading Movement after leaving the Hong Kong capital, and was finally refrigerated by the British authorities.

Lin Haijiang walked forward, he knew that McDonald was an Irishman, born in 1814, and had served as governor of Zambia, West India, South Australia and Canada, and had rich experience in colonial administration. In March 1866, he was appointed as the sixth Governor of Hong Kong, and he spent six years in Hong Kong, which coincided with a period of great economic recession.

However, due to the great changes in history, Sir McDonnell did not go to Canada to serve as the governor, but unexpectedly came directly from Australia to Hong Kong, a place of right and wrong, perhaps Sir McDonald himself was not willing, after all, Hong Kong was already a headache for the British Empire, and the previous governor and plenipotentiary Bao Ling fled back to the mainland.

Lin Haijiang remembers that in the 10 years from 1856 to 1866, Shanghai's trade increased more than three times compared with Hong Kong and Whampoa, and the center of trade with China shifted from Hong Kong to Shanghai. During this period, the Hong Kong Mint was closed, and the run caused the collapse of six banks. As soon as he took office, he faced a large fiscal deficit. At first, he took the measures of stopping various municipal construction and borrowing money from HSBC to deal with the emergency.

Shanghai has just been taken over by the Imperial Army, and it is inevitable that Shanghai will surpass Hong Kong in terms of Cluna's business methods! After all, Shanghai's integrated surname is much broader than Hong Kong's, and unless political conditions do not allow it, Shanghai is bound to become a metropolis with international surnames.

Sir McDonald looked at Lin Haijiang who slowly walked up to the dock, the British troops on the dock were only 100 people, and most of them were carrying the wounded Sir McDonald, but there were as many as 500 or 600 marines in the Chinese Empire, looking at the marines of the Chinese Empire, Sir McDonnell didn't even feel that Hong Kong was still an overseas colony of the British Empire.

Handshake is an ordinary etiquette, in Europe more McDonald Sir popular is hugging and kissing the lady's hand, to distinguish the degree of etiquette by the relationship between the two sides, is the standard used by Europeans, but in the process of shaking hands, who reaches out first, the strength of the handshake and so on have great differences and sayings.

Lin Haijiang looked at Sir McDonald's hand stretched out first, smiled slightly and stretched out his reluctant hand, Sir McDonald felt that he was insulted, but his face was expressionless, it can be said that people who have been up and down for many years in the sea rarely reflect their happy words and deeds on their faces, but today Sir McDonald is a little difficult to control his emotions.

A man who started out as a pirate raider actually graduated from the Royal Naval Academy in Dartmouth, the empire actually cultivated a bloody wolf? Sir McDonald felt that this was a very incredible thing, because in his memory and understanding, including the cadets of the Qing Kingdom who are now studying at the Royal Naval Academy in Dartmouth, they all have a kind of recognition for the Empire.

This recognition comes from their envy of the powerful Imperial Royal Navy, but Sir McDonald's eyes Lin Haijiang is a Chinese who understands the empire, an extreme nationalist, an executioner who almost wiped out the Indonesian natives, the Dutch have been trying to suppress the Chinese for decades to reduce the indigenous population, but the Dutch have not succeeded, Lin Haijiang took over Indonesia in just a few years, the local indigenous population of Indonesia has dropped by more than 70 percent, what kind of mentality leads to the formation of behavior?

Sir McDonald's stiff expression was finally slightly relieved, because Sir McDonald knew very well that people can't make themselves uncomfortable! Regarding Lin Haijiang's matter, Sir McDonald can only relax without limits!

In the eyes of Lin Haijiang, Sir McDonald's every move represents the so-called interests of the British Empire, while he represents the interests of the Chinese Empire The image and whole of Sir McDonald and the country, so Sir McDonald can make mistakes, but he can't make mistakes! The Chinese Empire is the hope of New China, and since history has undergone great changes, Lin Haijiang can only seek his own position in the changes of history to find a reliable place for himself.

Lin Haijiang looked at Sir McDonald and finally smiled and said: "Sir McDonald, I am just a passer-by in Hong Kong this time, I very much want to know when the British Empire will return Hong Kong to us?" ”

Sir McDonald looked at Lin Haijiang's eyes, he was not sure that the very strong head of the Chinese Empire was joking with himself, but for Sir McDonald, if the Chinese Empire really took back Hong Kong this time, then the empire would definitely not stand idly by, but in the short term, the empire could no longer gather naval and army forces in the Far East that could compete with the Chinese Empire, and Hong Kong could become a flashpoint of events, so to some extent, Sir McDonnell was not afraid that the Chinese Empire would really take back Hong Kong, On the contrary, he slightly hoped that Lin Haijiang would take back Hong Kong Island, which would be tantamount to a disguised relief for him.

Lin Haijiang saw Sir McDonald's reaction very strangely, and immediately realized that it seemed that this British did not care about the island of Hong Kong, maybe Hong Kong was very important to the British Empire, but it did not have any practical significance to Sir McDonald himself, and Hong Kong Island was naturally not as comfortable as the West Indies and the Australian Governor.

Sir McDonald smiled and said, "Your Excellency, do you think it is appropriate to take back Hong Kong with the current situation of the Chinese Empire?" Or will the British Empire be willing to return Hong Kong, the diamond in the crown of the empress, to the Qing Dynasty? I solemnly remind you that Hong Kong was not acquired from the hands of the Chinese Empire, but was leased from the Qing Dynasty by the Empire in accordance with the Sino-British Treaty, and even if we return it at the end of the lease period, we will return it to the Qing Empire, which has nothing to do with the Chinese Empire, and please note that the Chinese Empire is not yet a country recognized by the Empire, so your visit to Hong Kong can only be regarded as a private visit. ”

When Lin Haijiang heard the British protest, he smiled slightly: "Sir McDonald, Hong Kong is the Hong Kong of all Chinese, not the Hong Kong of the Qing Dynasty, every Chinese has their own power, when to take back Hong Kong is entirely up to our arrangement, our Chinese Empire does not recognize the so-called treaty, and in addition, naval artillery diplomacy is not exactly what the British Empire advocates the most?" As for the incident in which the officers and men of the British Royal Navy were injured by an accident, no one can imagine that the Royal Navy of the British Empire, which is crisscrossing the ocean, is so fragile. Isn't it? ”

Lin Haijiang's answer was in the impression of Sir McDonald, Lin Haijiang waved his hand to Sir McDonald, made a gesture of please: "Sir McDonald, let's talk about something more meaningful!" Hong Kong is the Hong Kong of China, and there is no point in us Sir McDonald discussing it. ”

Sir McDonald was slightly stunned, Lin Haijiang gave him the so-called hint that shocked him a little, as the head of the Chinese Empire, Lin Haijiang did not want to discuss Hong Kong's problems with himself in Hong Kong, but wanted to talk about something meaningful? What makes sense? Sir McDonald is a little mushy at the moment? However, one thing he knows very well is that Lin Haijiang has expressed his intention to shake back Hong Kong, which is also the most worrying thing for the Imperial Congress, because once the Chinese Empire recovers Hong Kong, it will also mean a declaration of war on the British Empire, and with the strength of the Royal Navy of the British Empire in the Far East, it is definitely not the opponent of the Chinese Empire, then Singapore, the last colony of the British Empire in Southeast Asia, will inevitably fall into the hands of the Chinese Empire, and the whole of India is basically under the threat of the Chinese Imperial Navy.

In the conference room of the Hainan, Lin Haijiang looked at Sir McDonnell with a smile, but Lin Haijiang's smile made Sir McDonnell feel a creepy feeling, Lin Haijiang fiddled with the globe and suddenly said: "Sir McDonald, you should know that my Chinese Empire is now the country that buys and exports the most arms in the world, right?" ”

Sir McDonald was slightly stunned, he didn't know the meaning of Lin Haijiang's words, he just nodded helplessly, the huge naval ironclad fleet of the Chinese Empire was all purchased by the whole ship, which was unprecedented in the world, if Prussia had not received a large amount of financial support in successive shipbuilding contracts, I am afraid that the current Franco-Prussian War would not have been Prussia to gain an overwhelming advantage.

At the beginning of the war, almost all European observers believed that although Prussia could gain a temporary advantage, but if the war continued for a long time, France would definitely be able to win the final victory by virtue of its profound national strength, but the whole situation of the war did not develop in the direction predicted and expected by the observers, and in less than five days, the Prussian army had successfully defeated the strategic offensive of the French army and entered the stage of counteroffensive in an all-round way. At the same time, the French army suffered successive defeats in the rest of the battlefields and was forced to retreat to the border and turn to the defensive.

By mid-October, the French army had been divided into two by the Prussian army, one with 170,000 men under the Rhine Army under Marshal Bazin surrounded by the Prussian army at the Fortress of Matz, and the other with more than 120,000 men led by Napoleon III and Marshal McMahon was forced to retreat to Sedang after a fierce battle with the Prussian army.

It can be said that France lost to Prussia in the whole strategy, and now this war can only be delayed and continue to pay a high price, victory is too far away and slim for the French, how to lose less embarrassingly, may be the most real idea of the French!

Sir McDonnell began to understand Lin Haijiang's intentions, the Chinese Empire and Prussia were very close, France's fiasco in Europe can be said to have greatly changed the situation in the whole of Europe, Britain from the beginning of the inaction to already feel threatened, but now the aid to the French army has lost its meaning, Britain is the most powerful navy, not the army, and France has been weakened to a certain extent can only be a good thing for Britain, After all, Britain's main power in Europe is maintained by its powerful Royal Navy, and if France, the largest army power in Europe, falls, including France's colonies in Africa, there will be turmoil.

Lin Haijiang said thoughtfully to Sir McDonald: "Sir McDonald! If you think about it from another angle, you are Irish, and I am Chinese, there should be no so-called conflict between us, as the head of the Chinese Empire, I also recognize and support the cause of Sir Madonald of the Irish people, you know, now more than 70% of the weapons used in the American Civil War are exported by the Chinese Empire, we can also provide weapons and equipment to the Irish Reading Movement, and even help it train armed personnel in Southeast Asia, I very much hope you can be clear, And take advantage of it! ”

Sir McDonald looked at Lin Haijiang dumbfounded, not knowing what to do, was it surprised? Is it shocking? Or any other feeling? Sir McDonald couldn't figure out if Lin Haijiang was completely crazy? What to say about an Irish governor of the British Empire, and even to provide him with weapons for the use of the rebels? However, Sir McDonald, as an Irishman, was naturally excluded from the British high society, such as the transfer of him to the post of Governor of Hong Kong, which no one wanted to take over.

The Irish Reading Movement is now only advocated by a small group of anxious nobles and knights among the Irish people, and it does not enjoy widespread support in Ireland, which is one of the main reasons for Sir McDonald's hesitation.

Lin Haijiang looked at Sir McDonald with a tangled expression and smiled slightly: "History is the easiest to forget, but there are two kinds of people who can leave their names in the history of the Qing Dynasty, one is the heinous butcher, and the other is the person who dedicates himself to the cause of national liberation, Sir McDonald, who dedicates himself to the cause of reading in Ireland, is far more powerful than being a precarious so-called port in the Far East, I have two friends in Europe, Miller and Miles, you can contact them when you need to, They will give you the help you need. ”

Sir McDonald looked at Lin Haijiang in amazement, Myers is now the hottest arms broker in Europe, from warships to guns!

As for Miller, he is even more of a big business scoundrel, his notoriety is well known in Britain, and the sale of a large number of longevity ointment and heroin has almost brought down the entire United Kingdom, and now although Queen Victoria has repeatedly ordered that no opium products be smoked and sold, and violators are directly hanged, but still cannot stop the great temptation and charm of heroin, but the sales channel has gone underground from the open.

Sir McDonnell did not leave the dock immediately after leaving the battleship Hainan, but stood on the dock and looked at the giant ship that had been shrouded in the Western Ocean. However, Lin Haijiang's last words to leave a name in history made him a little tempted and memorable, and it was naturally good to be able to win the so-called reading power for Ireland, but if it failed, then? The reading power of Ireland made Sir McDonald's heart like grass.

Or more appropriately, Lin Haijiang planted a seed in his heart, and Lin Haijiang remembered the British-Irishman Roger in history? Captured in 1912 while trying to bring ashore 20,000 German-supplied weapons, Sir Roger, the leader of the Irish Separatists, tried to obtain military support from Germany, but Germany was too busy with the war to provide him with only one shipload of arms.

The revolt was an attempt by armed Irish Republicans to gain reading power from the British. It was the most significant uprising in Ireland since the Irish Uprising of 1798, mostly organized by the Irish Brotherhood, which was bloodily suppressed by the British, but the British also provoked more Irish revolts, and Ireland was successful.

The British are pulling allies all over the world and are ready to attack their own Chinese empire, of course they can't sit idly by, Ireland is a good opportunity to make trouble for the British, whether it is Maitreya or Myers, they are now sending people to operate in Europe, looking for and supporting the separatists in Ireland, but these people lack a strong leader, in Lin Haijiang's view, can be compared with Roger? Sir Kesment is only compared to Sir McDonald, so today Lam Haijiang has made a very surprising decision to speak to the Governor of Hong Kong of the British Empire about the benefits of reading in Ireland as a head of state!

Lin Haijiang believes that no matter what Sir McDonald's opinion on Irish Reading Power has, but his current identity is first and foremost the Hong Kong Governor of the British Empire, and he has given Sir McDonald, the Hong Kong Governor, enough threats to the whole of Hong Kong, and I believe that it will not be long before the British side will learn of his behavior in Hong Kong.

The effect of the Chinese Empire's display of force is to make the British have some scruples, so that they can free up more time for development and construction, and if they can complete the reunification of the country first, then they will not be as passive as they are now in the external aspect.

However, Lin Haijiang also knew that the British and Russians would probably not allow themselves to unify China smoothly, and more might be subject to the joint armed intervention of the European powers.

(To be continued)