Chapter 704: Ultimatum (Asking for a Monthly Pass)
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The Kingdom of Hawaii was formed in 1810 by a small independent tribe of the islands of Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, and Hawaii after a direct and bloody war. The chieftain who led the war and unified the Hawaiian Islands, he was later revered as Kamehameha the Great. Kamehameha was hampered by a storm and failed to grasp the victory of staying on Kauai. However, the chieftains of Khao Yai later submitted to Kamehameha's rule as well. The unification of the Hawaiian Kingdom put an end to the feudal society of the tribes of the Hawaiian Islands and transformed it into a modern prototype, independent, and constitutional monarchy similar to that of European empires.
The inhabitants of the Kingdom of Hawaii are the Kanaka people, a mixed type of southern and Australian race, a branch of the Polynesians. At the time of the establishment of the Kingdom of Hawaii, there were more than 400,000 people in the entire Kingdom of Hawaii. But now, by the time King Kamehameha III ruled, the indigenous population of the Kingdom of Hawaii had dropped to more than 100,000, only one-third of what it was when it was founded. This is mainly due to the fact that immigrants from the West have brought many diseases from the outside world, and the indigenous people of the Kingdom of Hawaii have little resistance to these diseases, which has greatly reduced the population of the Kingdom.
Today, while the island's largest population is still Native Hawaiian, immigrants from the United States, Japan and China have become the largest ethnic group on the island outside of Aboriginal people. In addition, there are many immigrants from France and the United Kingdom.
Hawaii has a hot climate. Cane sugar is produced, which accounts for almost 60% of the world's sugar production, which is for Westerners with a sweet tooth. There is undoubtedly a great attraction, and in fact, Western countries have always wanted to annex Hawaii. It's just that everyone is equal in strength, and no one can achieve a decisive advantage, so the Hawaiian Kingdom can still maintain its independence.
However, judging from the current situation in the Kingdom of Hawaii. Because of the geographical advantage of the United States, the mainland is closest to the Kingdom of Hawaii. Even the advisers to King Kamehameha III of Hawaii were Americans. This gave the Americans a big boost in power on the Hawaiian Islands.
Originally, the Japanese also frantically immigrated to the Kingdom of Hawaii. Want to take this place. However, as the entire territory of Japan was occupied by the Empire, the Japanese lost their leadership in the expansion of the Hawaiian Kingdom, which greatly reduced the Japanese power in Hawaii. It is no longer possible to compete with the Americans. Among these Japanese. Some of them submitted to the Chinese in Hawaii, while others regarded themselves as loyal servants of the emperor and opposed the Chinese at every turn, which made the situation of the Chinese in the Hawaiian Islands even more difficult. However, this qiē, with the arrival of the Imperial Expeditionary Fleet, will change.
A cargo ship from Guangzhou docked at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, on this cargo ship. There are intelligence officers from the Reich * Military Intelligence Agency. Intelligence officers reported the imminent arrival of the Imperial Expeditionary Fleet to Hawaii to Yang Wenhua, the Imperial Minister in Hawaii, with the latest instructions from the Empire. Demanding that the Chinese in Hawaii create an incident and create an excuse for the empire to intervene in the situation in Hawaii by force.
This is too easy for Minister Yang Wenhua. There is no need for him to create trouble, during this period of time, the Chinese have been oppressed a lot in Hawaii, and any one can be used as an excuse for the empire to use force against the Hawaiian Kingdom.
On March 2, 1847, after learning that the Imperial Expeditionary Fleet was only three days away from Hawaii, Yang Wenhua, the Imperial Minister in Hawaii, rushed to the Iolani Palace to solemnly express the anger of the Chinese Empire to King Kamehameha III of Hawaii.
King Kamehameha III of Hawaii received Minister Yang Wenhua in the reception room of the royal palace, accompanied by the Rev. Richards, an advisor to the Kingdom of Hawaii. King Kamehameha III, who is only 34 years old this year, looks very young. Since he came to power, he has tried to reform Hawaii and establish it as a civilized, European-like constitutional monarchy.
"Hello, Your Excellency. Look at your angry look, what happened again? King Kamehameha III asked. During this period of time, there have been continuous oppression of Chinese, and Minister Yang Wenhua has protested to him more than once. This has numbed King Kamethameha III. You must know that the people who oppress the Chinese are all Americans, and they have nothing to do with the indigenous people of the Hawaiian Kingdom. Some of the Japanese who had defected to the United States, as well as those who had taken refuge in the United Kingdom, joined the group. In this regard, Kamehameha III can only express sympathy. Of course, King Kamehameha III's original position was pro-Western, and in his opinion, only Western countries are truly civilized countries. The Chinese Empire was nothing more than a backward and ignorant country.
"Your Majesty, on behalf of the Empire, I solemnly protest to you. In the past few months, twelve Chinese sugar plantations have been looted by American and British traders. The Chinese were treated unjustly in the Kingdom of Hawaii, and their lives and property were threatened. The empire hoped that the Kingdom of Hawaii would uphold justice and help the Chinese who had been treated unjustly. Minister Yang Wenhua said solemnly.
"Your Excellency, you can't talk nonsense, we Americans are all law-abiding people, how could we do such a thing?" King Kamehameha III had not yet spoken, but his adviser, the Rev. Richards, had spoken first. There is no doubt that Pastor Richards, as an American, is naturally on the side of the Americans.
Because Hawaii is isolated in the center of the Pacific Ocean, there is currently no cable connecting the North American continent or Eurasia. The exchange of information on the island was not smooth, and the Kingdom of Hawaii simply did not know that the Chinese Empire and the United States were now in tension.
"Your Excellency! As a pastor, as God's spokesman in time, are your words worthy of your conscience? Yang Wenhua said angrily, Pastor Richards' ugly face completely detrimental to his profession.
"Your Excellency, you naturally don't need you to teach me how to speak. How can you uneducated yellow-skinned monkeys compare with noble white people. You guys are just filthy and ugly pigs! Pastor Richards yelled.
This made Minister Yang Wenhua very angry, and he really wanted to rush up and slap this guy a few times. However, there were several soldiers of the Hawaiian Kingdom Guard in the reception room, and even if he wanted to do so, he was probably intercepted before he could take action. However, this time he knew that the Imperial Expeditionary Fleet was coming. When the time comes, it's good to have these guys. He swore that when the Imperial Expeditionary Fleet conquered the Kingdom of Hawaii, he would kill this spitting creature with his own hands.
"Your Excellency, go back first! I'll send someone to investigate those Chinese, so go back and wait for my news!" Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, King Kamehameha III hurriedly said. Of course, this was the first time he didn't know how many times he had said this. But every time there was no follow-up. Obviously, he was simply perfunctory Minister Yang Wenhua.
"His Majesty the King, His Majesty the Emperor, is very concerned about what happened to the Chinese in the Kingdom of Hawaii. For the sake of relations between our two countries, we did not resort to other means. But this time, we've reached the limit of our patience. I hope that His Majesty will be able to give me a satisfactory answer within three days. Otherwise, the consequences will be borne by the Kingdom of Hawaii! After Minister Yang Wenhua finished saying this, he turned around and left the Iolani Palace. At this moment, he had a feeling of raising his eyebrows, and he had never seemed to be so relieved in this period of time.
King Kameihameha III and Pastor Richards were dumbfounded, and Minister Yang Wenhua's words were like an ultimatum! Could it be that what those Americans have been doing during this time has really gone too far, angering the emperor of that vast empire? The wrath of the emperor of a huge empire is not something that a small island nation like the Kingdom of Hawaii can bear!
"Your Excellency, what's going on? Could it be that this is an ultimatum to us from the Chinese Empire? Will they use force to protect the interests of those Chinese? King Kameihameha III said with some trepidation. There are only more than 100,000 indigenous people in the Kingdom of Hawaii, and there is no official army, only palace guards and police, a total of only more than 1,000 people. This kind of force could not even be defeated by the guards of those American merchants in the Kingdom of Hawaii, let alone facing the threat of a powerful empire.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. It's just a bluff by those yellow-skinned monkeys! Pastor Richards affirmed, as if he did not take Minister Yang Wenhua's warning seriously.
"But, Your Excellency, what if this time the Chinese Empire is real? So what should we do? King Kamehameha III is still a little uneasy.
"Your Majesty, the Kingdom of Hawaii is an independent country, and although the Chinese Empire is a powerful country, there is no reason to attack the Kingdom of Hawaii casually, and this will be an invasion of the Kingdom of Hawaii. We, the United States of America, and other civilized nations, will never sit idly by. "Pastor Richards cheers on King Kamehameha III.
"Or, Your Excellency, let those American merchants rein in and return those plantations to the Chinese! It can also be regarded as giving the Chinese Empire a face, so as not to further deteriorate the situation. "King Kameihameha III built yì road.
"No, Your Majesty, American businessmen are legitimate businessmen, they are not breaking the law, their interests are legitimate and should be protected, we have no obligation to give face to those yellow-skinned monkeys!" Pastor Richards said angrily. You know, he didn't get any less benefits from those American businessmen. (To be continued......)