Governor Cook never thought that the Chinese would dock warships directly in Hong Kong, which is simply a naked threat of force, although Australia has no defense force, but this is the overseas territory of the British Empire, a place of freedom sheltered by Her Majesty.

In the afternoon, I thought he was a fish on the chopping board, but now the situation has taken a turn for the worse, and the whole of Brisbane is shrouded in the shadow of the gunfire of the Chinese warship.

Sipping the fragrant tea, Boss Su looked solemn and said: "Mr. Cook, in the land of freedom in Queensland, such a bad and barbaric incident has to make people doubt the ability of the political axe led by you, and it is difficult for me to believe that the political axe of Queensland can give citizens and overseas workers a safe living environment." ”

Governor Cook was ready to be reprimanded, and sighed: "I fully understand the anger of Consul Su, and I will completely stand in the position of Consul Su and fight against the despicable thugs." He glanced at Li Chengmou, who was leisurely sipping coffee in a military uniform, and said, "General Li, I hope this will not become a problem between your country and Queensland." ”

Li Chengmou said with a smile: "Of course, the Royal Navy's duty this time is only to protect overseas nationals, and we will not interfere in local affairs." ”

Captain Cook felt a little relieved, and then turned to Su Lao Dao: "I think Consul Su's request is completely reasonable, please give me appropriate time to deal with it."

Just now, Boss Su put forward three demands for his own losses, the first is to compensate him and all the Chinese workers for the losses suffered in the riot; second, to thoroughly investigate the infringement of his and the Chinese workers' freedom of correspondence with overseas; Third, punish the rioters who committed violence in Brisbane.

Boss Su nodded slightly.

Governor Cook added: "So, after the necessary replenishment, can your fleet leave the port of Brisbane?" After all, it's easy to misunderstand. ”

It is not against Queensland law that ships such as the Penglai are anchored in the Pier 2 area and dockyard owned by Su Boss for replenishment and proper "maintenance", unless the Queensland government issues a clear directive to refuse the fleet to dock in Brisbane, and the current Governor Cook does not have the courage to do so, he does not know what the consequences will be, but he has already telegraphed Hong Kong, hoping to get the support of the British Empire's China Sea Fleet.

The British Empire's China Naval Fleet in the Far East has been renamed the Asia Fleet, with its headquarters in Singapore and its activities in the vicinity of Hong Kong gradually decreasing.

Today, the two major political parties in Britain are the British Conservative Unionist Party and the British Liberal Party, the Liberal Party was formerly the Whig Party, and the Conservative Party was formerly the Tory Party.

Generally speaking, the Tories and their Conservatives, which grew up, defended the interests of the aristocracy and were closer to the Queen, while the Liberals represented the interests of the liberal bourgeoisie.

On foreign policy, the leader of the Liberal Party and former British Prime Minister William? Yurt? Gladstone opposed the invasion of China in his early years, but now advocates a policy of "glorious isolation" and does not want the British Empire to be involved in regional disputes.

The current British Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader, Earl Beaconsfield, is an active advocate and defender of British colonial imperialism, vigorously pursuing a policy of foreign aggression and colonial expansion, advocating a tough line on China, and his famous saying that "there are no eternal friends, no eternal enemies, only eternal interests." It became the motto of many politicians in later generations.

After Earl Beaconsfield became Prime Minister, the British Empire's Asian Fleet reached an unprecedented size, ranking third among its global fleets after the Channel Fleet and the Mediterranean Fleet.

Therefore, for the unexpected arrival of the Chinese Navy, Governor Cook believes that this is just a gesture by the Chinese.

However, Boss Su's next remarks obviously disappointed him. Su Lao Avenue: "Mr. Cook, the Imperial Navy will not leave the harbor area until the turmoil in Brisbane has completely subsided, and we hope to get the assistance of Mr. Cook and the Queensland Governor to lease or buy land in Brisbane and Kinbark to establish a safe zone for Chinese, and we hope that Mr. Cook can effectively cooperate with us to ensure the safety of Chinese merchants and laborers." "'Governor Cook sensed a change in Su's attitude, and now he is speaking more as a Chinese consul than a Chinese businessman who used to live in Brisbane.

"Consul Su, General Li, I hope you know that the warships of your navy are moored in the ports of Queensland without the consent of the Queensland government, which can be said to be an illegal invasion." Cook suppressed the anger in his heart, and his tone gradually hardened.

Li Chengmou put down his coffee cup, and his tone was the same as his own, giving people a hard feeling: "Your Excellency, your cruelty to the Chinese is a serious provocation, and it has already alarmed His Majesty the Great Emperor. ”

Hearing the Imperial Admiral mention the "Emperor of China", Governor Cook immediately let out a sigh of relief, and it seemed that the actions of the Chinese Navy were not isolated incidents, but those approved by the Chinese Emperor. The emperor of Yanjing, mysterious and prestigious, was a figure that any Western politician would like to meet, and although many Western politicians did not have a good opinion of him, and found him dangerous and aggressive, it must be said that in the faint fear, many politicians who hated him were also proud to be received by him. The monarch's comments on current events have always touched the nerves of the whole of Europe, and every sentence may represent a bellwether for the future of the world.

Now, what does it mean for the Chinese fleet to arrive in Brisbane?

When Governor Cook said goodbye, he was still racking his brains about this question.

…… On the new London Avenue near the wharf, the appearance of the blue and white military uniform of the Chinese Navy to the locals brought a sense of novelty, from the second day of the [***] ship docking, every noon, is the time for the Chinese Navy soldiers to go ashore, leisurely travel, three hours each time, return to the team on time, each time a dozen people go ashore as a team, all led by the school officer, it is strictly forbidden for any soldier to act individually, so as not to cause unnecessary disputes, and in the local newspaper in Brisbane, the Chinese [***] ship has also become a normal visit invited by the Queensland political axe, This is the information released by the Queensland political axe, so as not to cause panic among the citizens.

Walking with the Imperial Navy, Laixi's heart was filled with an indescribable emotion, and now he and the high shopkeeper as a guide, became the tour guide of one of the teams of soldiers ashore, this team of soldiers was led by Zheng Wenheng, the leader of the third group of sailors, deputy military academy, Zheng Wenheng is a young man in his twenties, thick eyebrows and big eyes, alive and vigorous, he is a native of Changle, Fujian, and the shopkeeper Gao is a fellow villager, in a foreign land, naturally quickly became acquainted.

The shopkeeper Gao also felt quite a little at this time, some time ago it was also this time, I thought that I would inevitably die in the siege of the mob, but now, but with the armor soldiers from the local area in this Brisbane, far away white people or curious or vigilant watch, but people have to sigh, the empire is mighty, only they, the original overseas outcasts, have a personal experience.

At this time, in a shop, Boris, whose top hat covered his face, was looking at this group of Chinese soldiers with jealousy, and the development of things to this step was completely beyond his expectations, and now he has become a wanted criminal, the degree of hiding in the eastern province, and the Chinese army even swaggered on the streets of Brisbane, he wanted to rush out and kill all these Chinese, but from the rendering of the newspaper, he knew that the combat effectiveness of the Chinese Navy had been ranked among the top three in the world, The Chinese Penglai, which visited Brisbane, is known as China's Royal Pearl, and even has a more terrifying attack power than the super battleship "Royal Pearl", which was launched in London this year and is a source of pride for all citizens of the British Empire.

Now he can only hide in the province, but his friends inside the state government axe told him that everything will be over, and the secret telegram from Singapore, the Asian Fleet of the British Empire has reacted, and will definitely expel the Chinese warship from Brisbane.

So now he can only wait.

Not only Boris is waiting, but Miss Ross is also waiting to return to China.

Miss Ross knew that when this was over, she would go back to China with her husband, and that the property would be bought by a firm from Yenching, and that the Imperial Governor would appoint official diplomats to Brisbane.

Standing on the deck of this huge ship accompanied by the maid, looking at the sea and sky in the distance, and looking at the huge cannon muzzle that could swallow her whole person at hand, Miss Ross knew better than anyone where her husband's patriotic heart came from, and she only wanted to live in peace with her husband, and she only hoped that this dispute would end soon.

Having lived with her husband in the South Seas, it is difficult for her to understand the thinking of some arrogant white supremacists in Australia, in the East, the Chinese are the masters of this sea, and the Dutch and Spaniards in the South Seas, including many British merchants, are under the protection of the Chinese to trade freely in this area and avoid pirates. Merchant ships flying the Chinese flag have almost unimpeded passage in the South Seas. Even the British Empire, because it was really under its control, only Malacca, Brunei to Hong Kong sea passage, in the south of Java and other places, the influence is inferior to the Chinese, to that area, British merchant ships also like to register ships in the jurisdiction of the Chinese Governor-General, to hang the Chinese flag to maintain security.

The adherents of Aussianism have been blinded by Australia's gold mines, and it is difficult to imagine what kind of world is outside.

As Miss Ross feared, the situation on the east coast of Australia suddenly became tense when the forces of the British Empire's Asia Fleet were projected into Brisbane.

The British Navy's Asia Fleet was almost exhausted, with two 10,000-ton capital battleships and several frigates coming together, and the black-pressed fleet was showing off the glory of the Empire in the afterglow.

One of the two capital ships was the ravage-class "Roar", with a displacement of 9,330 tons, a total length of 96 meters, a width of 19 meters, artillery equipment with a 305 mm twin gun emplacement, full iron-hulled armor, 310 mm waterline armor, and 760 mm deck.

If the armor of the Roar is somewhat outdated, then the Indomitable Indomitable can really be said to be a heavy armor cannon, with a displacement of more than 13,000 tons, it is the latest British ship, known as the "Iron Fort", four 406 mm main guns are installed in two huge rotating turrets in the middle of the ship, and it is also the largest caliber gun in the navies of various countries today. The 35-meter-long vital part in the middle of the ship is protected by heavy armor with a thickness of more than 600 mm, which can almost be said to be indestructible.

This steel fortress of the Empire did not enter the Channel Fleet sequence, but was sent to serve in the East, which may also herald a change in the weather vane of the British Conservative Party.

Although the fleet of the Imperium arrived suddenly, the Chinese seemed to have been prepared, and the three warships had already left the harbor and were quietly floating on the sea dozens of nautical miles away from the harbor to wait, and it was obvious that the abnormal movement of the British fleet still aroused the vigilance and attention of the Chinese observation station in the South Seas.

On the Indomitable, flags were raised demanding that the Chinese warships leave the territory of the British Empire.

In Brisbane, with the ticking of telegrams, Yenching and London received the news from Brisbane almost immediately, and at the same time, the British minister in Yenching had already lodged the strongest protest with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In a secluded mansion in London, the Earl of Beaconsfield was discussing the true intentions of the Chinese with his staff.

The Earl of Beaconsfield, gray-haired and sharply-eyed, was an energetic and somewhat paranoid old man, banging his long pipe and saying in an almost sarcastic tone to an aide who had just thought that China could not have the guts and courage to go to war with the British Empire: "Never underestimate the ambition of your enemy, for your enemy may not be as cowardly as you." ”

At the beginning of this summer, Egyptian Governor Ismail Pasha was in financial crisis and wanted to sell his Suez Canal shares, and the British, who had long wanted to control the canal, naturally moved to hear about it, and now Beaconsfield is seeking bank loan support to buy more than 45% of the canal shares.

At this time, the Chinese suddenly stirred up trouble in Australia, and the Earl of Beaconsfield had to set his sights on the Far East.

For the Chinese emperor, who ruled the vast empire of the Far East without being constrained by power, it was really worrying that if he was a war maniac, he feared that the whole world would be destroyed by him.

(To be continued)