A few weeks later, on a sunny morning, two American-flagged "merchant ships" docked in the harbor of Honolulu.

The owner of the boat is Chen Jianqiu.

With the members of his "caravan", he set foot on Hawaiian soil.

"Sean, leave some people on board to carry out normal maintenance and replenishment of the ship." Chen Jianqiu straightened his clothes and walked to the side of the boat, "The others will get off the boat with me." ”

Sean agreed, and went to the back to deliver the order.

"Boss, what about those guys on our ship" Li Sifu leaned over and asked in a low voice, "Will there be trouble if someone checks it out?" ”

Chen Jianqiu pointed to the American flag flying on the ship: "I have customs documents, and the chief of customs in San Francisco told me that no one in this place dares to check the American ship." ”

As the ship approached the berth, Chen Jianqiu strode out and took the lead in boarding the dock.

He took a greedy breath of air.

Gentle and fresh.

When he arrived in Hawaii, Chen Jianqiu finally had a deeper understanding of the blue sea and blue sky and the mild climate.

He was greeted by a representative of a local Chinese association named He Kuan.

He Kuan looked at the mighty "caravan" members behind Chen Jianqiu and the boxes they carried, and he didn't react for a while.

"Excuse me, is it Mr. Chen?" He asked cautiously.

Chen Jianqiu nodded.

"Xiao Luo, you take Mr. Chen's people to the place where they live, and I will lead Mr. Chen around first."

He Kuan hurriedly greeted a young man wearing a newsboy hat behind him.

"I'm tired." Chen Jianqiu thanked him, and walked along the beach with He Kuan, walking on the periphery of the entire city.

This city is far more prosperous than Chen Jianqiu imagined before.

The whole city is surrounded by mountains and seas, dense houses, and a wide variety of architectural styles.

In particular, along the coastline, there are a variety of commercial establishments.

Restaurants, coffee shops, bars, you name it.

There are also a lot of people coming and going on the streets, all of them of different colors, yellow and white, and some who are clearly from Latin America.

"This is the capital of Hawaii and is located on Oahu, one of the four large islands. There is the Kulau Volcano. He walked with Chen Jianqiu on the fine white sand, pointing to a rising volcano in the distance.

Except for the bare peaks of the mountains, the part below the halfway point of the mountain is verdant.

Like Chen Jianqiu, he has a flat back of his head, a mustache, and his clothes and manners have been completely Westernized.

"Why is this city called 'Honolulu'?" Chen Jianqiu asked curiously.

"A few decades ago, sandalwood was abundant here, and the Americans and the British traded it for locals and sold it to China at a high price to make huge profits." He Kuan pointed to the forest in the distance, "But the current production is very small, because the resources have almost been exhausted. ”

"The main industry here is the sugar industry, and many of us Chinese run sugar cane plantations here, or work as laborers in sugar cane plantations." He Kuan said.

The two men continued to walk on the beach, leaving a trail of footprints behind them.

He Kuan continued to brief Chen Jianqiu on the situation in Hawaii.

"The Kingdom of Hawaii was originally populated by many indigenous people, but due to various infectious diseases, the population has dropped by more than half in the past 100 years, and now the main inhabitants here are Chinese, Japanese and whites."

"We are the most Chinese, and there are many Japanese who have come over in recent years, and the total number of whites is not large, but we control the basic politics of the kingdom."

"Oh? Whites already have complete control of the royal family? Chen Jianqiu became somewhat interested.

"Now the Kingdom of Hawaii has a constitutional monarchy, and the ruler is Queen Liliuo Canilla, but most of the cabinet and government officials are infiltrated by whites, and the aborigines can't speak at all, and it is said that the queen is trying to find a way to take power back, hey, who knows."

"How many are Chinese?" Chen Jianqiu asked.

"Twenty percent." He Kuan thought for a moment and reported an approximate proportion.

Chen Jianqiu touched his chin.

With his unremitting efforts in the past few years, the proportion of Chinese in New Mexico will reach about 20 percent.

The PAI Chinese Act largely existed in name only.

Whether it is the Democratic Party or the Republican Party, they have to take into account the votes in the hands of the Chinese.

Hawaii is not the United States, and the Chinese have deep roots here, and many Qiao people have lived here for decades, intermarried with the locals, married and had children.

"With so many people, it stands to reason that the environment should be much better." Chen Jianqiu was a little puzzled, "Why did Lao Huang tell me that the situation was so urgent?" ”

He Kuan let out a long sigh.

"Herein lies the problem."

"The whites took control of the legislature and began to move the West Coast to Hawaii. The adoption of the 'Razor Constitution' in previous years deprived us of the right to vote. ”

"Those are inciting the people to pai hua?" Chen Jianqiu raised his eyebrows.

He remembers the events that happened on the American continent a few years ago.

Although with the coming to power of Hawley and the People's Party in California, the living conditions of the Chinese on the West Coast are much better.

But with the economic downturn and the unemployment rate rising, God knows when this card will be turned over again.

However, through the summary of information from various channels, Chen Jianqiu judged that now whether it is the Republican Party or the Democratic Party, if they want to play this card, they have to weigh it.

The power of the Chinese in the continental United States is no longer what it used to be.

"Yes, they incited local whites and Aborigines to carry out attacks against the Chinese." "At the same time, we are trying to push forward the PAI Chinese Act in the same way as the Kingdom of Hawaii." ”

"Why don't they move those Japanese? Aren't there a lot of them? Chen Jianqiu suddenly remembered.

He Kuan's face was full of sorrow.

"The Japanese government will take care of them!" The Kongo' ironclad ship haunted off the coast of Hawaii from time to time, and we summarized that some naïve people had also sent requests to the imperial court, but."

"The most important thing is that those Japanese are also easy to bully us, occupy their jobs, and are ready to attack us first and kick us out like those white people!"

"We've received word that they are planning to attack our plantations."

He stood on the sand, facing the sea, letting the sea breeze blow across his face, and his voice was full of sorrow:

"They have the government behind them, but what do we have? What's there!? ”

Chen Jianqiu was also silent.

After a long time, he walked up to He Kuan's side and patted him on the shoulder:

"We still have ourselves."

"By the way, did you inform the Hawaiian government of the news that the Japanese are going to make trouble?" Chen Jianqiu asked.

"The armed forces of the Hawaiian government are some police, and some are the Honolulu Lancers, but these armed forces are not enough to maintain order in Hawaii, and the queen herself may be too busy to take care of herself." He Kuan said.

"Hmm." Chen Jianqiu said that he knew.

The two men continued to walk forward until they entered the downtown Chinatown.

"Mr. Chen, it's almost noon, or let's eat something first." He Kuan suddenly remembered that Chen Jianqiu hadn't eaten yet, "I'll take you to meet a few people after eating, and let's discuss countermeasures together." ”

The two men turned into a Chinese restaurant.

(End of chapter)