Chapter 793: An Unexpected Riot
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Lin Zixiang found that the faces of Liu Hanwen, Zhang Minghui and Chen Mingxuan did not have the excitement and joy of Wu Jingping. Suddenly, he secretly screamed in his heart. It seems that the quiet life of the past few years has made them a little content with the status quo!
"What's wrong? Grandpa Liu, Grandpa Zhang, Uncle Chen, don't you want Indonesia to be incorporated into the empire? Colonel Lin Zixiang asked.
"Uncle Liu, Uncle Zhang, Lao Chen, what did you do. It's a great thing that the empire wants to drive out the Dutch and annex Indonesia to the empire! Don't forget, we are able to live now thanks to the blessing of the Empire! Wu Jingping also said very dissatisfied!
"Jingping, who said that we don't want Indonesia to be incorporated into the empire. It's just that we don't want our lives to be disturbed right now. Now, the Indonesian natives don't dare to mess with us, and the Dutch don't dare to oppress us, which is already a good life. If the sword soldiers rise again, there will inevitably be unnecessary casualties! Liu Hanwen said. In their opinion, it would be the best if they could continue to live like this. Although the empire is getting stronger, there will definitely be a war to drive out the Dutch. I don't know if those Indonesian natives will also participate, and it will not be them Chinese who will suffer at that time. And these of them must be the first to bear the brunt!
"Yes! Oh, yes! Harmony is precious! Zhang Minghui also agreed.
Although Chen Mingxuan didn't say much, he couldn't stop nodding, obviously echoing Liu Hanwen's words!
"You guys! How can you do that! Have you all forgotten what we suffered? Wu Jingping said angrily. His father was killed in the anti-Chinese incident. Therefore. He is very interested in these Indonesian natives and the Dutch. Very hateful. has been trying to push the empire to annex Indonesia.
"Jingping, the current life is not easy to come by, how can we bear to destroy such a life?" Zhang Minghui also said!
"Elder Zhang, you seem to have forgotten about it, the Chinese in Indonesia can live the life they have now, and the empire has made great efforts! Is this how you repay the Empire? Consul Wang Jingchuan couldn't help but say! It is no wonder that the Chinese used to live very badly in Nanyang, this kind of psychology of being rich and peaceful. I'm afraid it's the culprit!
"Consul Wang, the empire has helped us, but we have not helped the empire less. When the empire was just founded, we overseas Chinese in Nanyang donated a lot of money to the empire! Chen Mingxuan said.
"You guys! Hmph, rat eyes! Wang Jingchuan was furious. He didn't expect that at a critical moment, it would become like this!
"Alright, everyone, stop arguing!" Colonel Lin Zixiang said loudly, and everyone's argument immediately stopped!
"Grandpa Liu. Grandpa Zhang, Uncle Chen! Do you think. Can life go on forever? Do you think that the tragedy like the one in the past will never happen? Lin Zixiang asked.
Liu Hanwen, Zhang Minghui and Chen Mingxuan did not speak, but deep down, they obviously all thought so. With the empire behind them, whether it is the Dutch or the indigenous Indonesians, they no longer dare to bully them, the Chinese, they can live a good life in Indonesia comfortably, no longer have to worry about their lives and property being threatened, and they don't have to worry about losing their lives in the war!
"Grandpa Liu, you seem to be too optimistic! I don't know if you have noticed it, but now the life of the indigenous people in Indonesia has become more and more impoverished, I only went to Surabaya today, but I have already discovered this. It used to be that most of us Chinese people who were begging for a living on the dock, but now all of them have become Indonesian natives. In addition, nine out of ten shops on the street are Chinese. Other cases, I don't really know. But it's safe to say that Indonesia's natives are getting poorer! Lin Zixiang said.
"That's right, that's right! Those Indonesian natives are lazy and lazy, and the more they get poorer, this is a matter of course! Wu Jingping said!
"Uncle Wu, but don't forget, what is the nature of these Indonesian natives! Once they can't get by, that's when we Chinese suffer. Have there been few such things for hundreds of years? Lin Zixiang asked.
"No, it won't! Now that the empire is so strong, the Indonesian natives will definitely not dare to mess with us! Liu Hanwen said. There was some horror on his face, he was nearly seventy years old, and he had not experienced such a thing as the Chinese exclusion incident. When he thought of those Indonesian natives who were ferocious and slaughtered Chinese everywhere, he was a little scared!
"When those Indonesian natives are cornered, anything can happen! We have to guard against! Only when Indonesia is incorporated into the empire and we Chinese become the masters of the country can we completely change this situation! Colonel Lin Zixiang said.
"That's right, we can't give those Indonesian natives any chance, or we're in trouble! If that happens, it's too late to regret it! Wu Jingping hurriedly said.
Liu Hanwen, Zhang Minghui and Chen Mingxuan looked at each other, and they were all a little undecided. The so-called not afraid of 10,000, just in case. If these Indonesian natives really break out into riots again, then the Chinese in Surabaya will suffer. They are also very clear about what Lin Zixiang said about the growing gap between the rich and the poor between the Chinese and the indigenous Indonesians. The industry they run has always exploited the indigenous Indonesians, and they don't treat them as human beings at all. Now it seems that it is very possible for Indonesians to break out into riots against the Chinese!
"Well, Zixiang, we can support the actions of the Empire. However, we need to protect the safety of the Chinese as much as possible! Liu Hanwen said!
Zhang Minghui and Chen Mingxuan also nodded. They don't dare to joke with their lives!
"Zixiang, what to do, you just give orders, we will definitely go all out!" Wu Jingping was most excited.
"Tonight, there will be a shipload of munitions delivered. There were not many of them, only five hundred rifles and some light machine guns. But it's enough for us to protect ourselves. Each family will prepare some men first, and we will arm ourselves first. Then act on a case-by-case basis! Lin Zixiang said.
"Good! Our Wu family has two hundred people! Wu Jingping said. The Wu family is engaged in transportation, and there are many sailors, so there is no problem at all in pumping out 200 people. After that, the Liu family, the Zhang family and the Chen family also said that they would each send a hundred people to wait for Lin Zixiang's dispatch.
At this time, Lin Zixiang breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, these people were convinced, if they were unwilling to support it at such a critical moment, it would be a big trouble!
At this moment, Shui Sheng had already led more than a dozen people and quietly came to an inaccessible beach. They drove two wagons to transport the arms from China to the consulate.
"Brother Shuisheng, there is not a single boat on the sea?" A young man asked.
"Wait patiently, Brother Zixiang will still lie to us?" The sailor pursed his lips and said disdainfully!
After waiting patiently for half an hour, a thick pillar of light appeared on the sea, and the pillar of light shone twice, which was the signal agreed by the line of sight!
"It's our ship coming, quick, hurry up and light the fire!" Shui Sheng hurriedly commanded.
Soon, a bonfire was lit on the beach. The ship on the surface of the sea slowly approached the shore, and finally came to a stop at a distance of five hundred meters from the shore. There is no pier here, and it is not possible to dock. Moreover, the ship on the sea was not a merchant ship, but a warship, one of the 'Fuqing-class' destroyers.
"Brother Shuisheng, a warship, it's a warship!" Even though it was night, under the moonlight, everyone could see the destroyer clearly.
Shui Sheng was also stunned for a moment, but then he became happy. Since the empire has sent warships to transport munitions, it is enough to see that the empire attaches great importance to this operation!
"Don't worry about so much, put the car in place, and when we receive the weapon, we'll rush back immediately!" Aquatic reproached.
The small boat that was lowered from the warship, brought the military fire ashore, handed it over to the aquatic them, and then the warship disappeared into the sea. Aquatic they also transported the arms back to the consulate overnight!
In Surabaya, on an ordinary street, Sunobi was walking dejectedly. Not only did he not receive a single business today, but he also received a stick, and until now, he still has a headache. What's more, he has no money anymore, and his stomach is hungry for a straight exchange!
It's already 11 o'clock in the evening, and most of the shops on both sides of the street are closed, and only a few are closing soon!
As Sunobi walked past a restaurant, the rich aroma coming from it made him unable to move. The devil sent the gods, and he walked towards the restaurant.
"What? Do? If you have money, get out if you don't have money! A fat proprietress took Sunobi outside the door, her eyes full of disdain.
Sunabi suddenly stopped, reached out and touched it, but there was not a dime in his pocket. However, he looked at a roast duck in the restaurant and swallowed his saliva.
"Lao Tzu has no money, but Lao Tzu also wants to eat! It's all you Chinese who make it impossible for us to survive! Sunobi shouted, picked up an axe on the ground, and slashed at the proprietress at once.
"Ahh The proprietress screamed, blood gushing out of her chest, and she fell to the ground.
The pedestrians on the street were shocked! Many Indonesians have an inexplicable light in their eyes!
"These Chinese, robbed us Indonesians of their wealth, killed them, robbed them of their wealth!" Sunobi screamed, rushed into the restaurant, picked up the roast duck and nibbled violently!
Some Indonesians outside immediately rushed in, they are all people who can't get by, and now that someone is taking the lead, they suddenly burst out with the kind of beastliness in their bones! (To be continued......)