Chapter 175: The Wilted British
The day after the coup.
"Mr. Rogge, it's up to you next, we have taken all the islands in the south, and you are the main spokesperson on Kauai."
Rogge pretended to be "high-spirited", after all, after the United States ruled Hawaii, his status as an "American" would naturally rise in a straight line, so everyone was not surprised to see Rogge's attitude.
"Gentlemen, when I take control of Kauai, I will definitely entertain you on the island, and I hope you will go to my manor and get drunk."
Rogge's words made the American soldiers present very happy, after all, they were also doing their life's work, and only one of the people accompanying Rogge was a representative of the American merchant group and the military commander this time.
In this "expedition" to Kauai, the Americans gathered a total of one hundred and eight people, and with the cooperation of the Americans on Kauai, how could they easily make the governor of Kauai surrender.
So under the gaze of everyone, a "warship" flying the flag of the Republic of Hawaii rushed towards Kauai.
At this time, the Americans did not know that Kauai had coup d'Γ©tat on the same day as them, after all, Kauai's location was somewhat remote from the southern islands.
Moreover, East Africa blocked the entire Kauai yesterday, prohibiting ships and private people from going to sea, and signaling the Americans, and now the American businessmen of Kauai have been controlled by East Africa.
This is also thanks to the fact that of course, Kauai's status in the Hawaiian Islands is not very high, mainly because the economic level is not very developed, so there are few ships and people on the island, and it is easy to control, if it is a port like Pearl Harbor where ships come in and out every day, it is really hard to say.
Of course, the predominance of East Africa's population on the island is also the main reason, and the various East African organizations lurking on the island responded positively during the coup d'Γ©tat, and immediately controlled the government offices, police stations, military and other important departments on Kauai.
In fact, the Hawaiian police and military on Kauai had only a few dozen people in total, and they were concentrated in Lihue, so they surrendered as soon as they encountered the coup.
In this era, it is very common to go to sea with weapons, even some merchant ships will be equipped with artillery to prevent pirates, so the East African government is on guard against trouble after the coup.
However, East Africa's worries are unwarranted, and although there are not many East African troops on Kauai, the dark gray uniforms and the murderous faces of East African IDF soldiers make these business groups dare not pick on them.
Of course, there are still bold people who question the so-called government of the Kingdom of Northern Hawaii, which is supported by East Africa, and they are generally British and French businessmen who hold their own citizenship of the great powers, so they are not afraid that the East Africans will be unreasonable.
"Your Excellency John Crane, it is illegal for you to do this, you must know that the Kingdom of Hawaii is an independent country, and even the United States cannot overthrow the Hawaiian government." A British businessman protested to John Crane.
"Mr. Robert, don't be impatient, we in East Africa have no idea of annexing Hawaii, just to help King Kumali restore their family's rule on Kauai, after all, the Kingdom of Hawaii was also composed of several countries before, so it is completely reasonable and legal for Kauai to regain independence, and East Africa accepted King Kumali's request, so naturally we can't sit idly by."
"Your Excellency John Crane, this kind of statement is a bit strong, Kauai was originally a country and a peaceful country under the rule of the Hawaiian Kingdom, and it is obvious that you East Africa is a hindrance, and Kumali is just your puppet." Robert said.
As a British, Robert doesn't look down on the country of East Africa, after all, Britain lost face in the last war, and as a citizen of the British Empire, he is not afraid of what the East African government will do to him, so he is full of confidence in John Crane.
John Crane was not angry, but said in a flat tone: "Hehe, you are just some speculation, our attitude towards weak and small countries in East Africa has always been consistent, the people of Kauai can't stand the tyranny of the Kingdom of Hawaii, so they naturally want to break away again, if Mr. Robert is not convinced, he can go to the street to encourage them to overthrow the legitimate government of the Kingdom of Northern Hawaii." β
John Crane's words made Robert's heart chill, and he said with a little disgust: "At this time, don't pretend, there are so many East Africans suddenly appearing on the island, it must be your premeditated plan, at this time, I am afraid that there are not many more natives on the island than East Africans." β
Previously, Robert thought that these yellow-faced East Africans were Japanese or Far Easterners, and of course they could also be native Hawaiians, and the Japanese were the most likely, after all, they did not have braids and their complexions were fairer than the natives.
Of course, because these people generally spoke Chinese before, everyone thought that there were more Chinese and Japanese people on the island, which was also a normal phenomenon, and this was the case in Hawaii.
As a result, I didn't expect that after this group of guys no longer covered up, their exports were fluent in German, and when I thought of so many people quietly immigrating to the island in East Africa, I am afraid that they had been preparing for many years, so East Africa had obviously planned for a long time.
However, Robert thought about it, this Hawaiian kingdom has always been regarded as a sphere of influence by the Americans, and there are the most Americans on the islands, so why should he be this bird, and then see how good it is to see the United States and East Africa dog-eat-dog!
At this time, Robert regretted a little, he shouldn't have been so eager to run to John Crane and shake his face, this job should be done by the Americans.
John Crane didn't know about Robert's psychological changes, but said: "Ming people don't say dark words, Mr. Robert has been in business for so many years, and he is also a smart person, I know that the establishment of the Kingdom of Northern Hawaii is not in the interests of individual people, but now the Kingdom of Northern Hawaii is already our protectorate of East Africa, this fact cannot be changed, even if there is a problem, the government of the Kingdom of Hawaii will come to talk to us, of course, the puppet government is definitely not qualified." β
For John Crane's last sentence, Robert only felt a little "weird", what is the puppet government is not qualified enough, isn't the Kingdom of Northern Hawaii a puppet supported by you?
But after thinking about it, Robert thinks that John Crane may be talking about the U.S. government behind the Kingdom of Hawaii, after all, the new king of the Kingdom of Hawaii, Kalakaua has been pro-American all these years.
Therefore, the East African government is dissatisfied with the US government, and when he thinks that East Africa may have a dispute with the United States because of the Hawaii issue, or even a war, Robert suddenly feels very good.
He suddenly changed his tone and said: "Mr. John Crane, I was a little heavy in my tone before, after all, I also have some industries on the island, so I am a little worried about the political changes on Kauai, but as long as East Africa can guarantee our British interests on the island, we have absolutely no intention of interfering in the affairs of the island." β
Why is he suddenly so good at talking? John Crane wondered in his heart, but it was good to be able to avoid this trouble.
"Mr. Robert, reassure, that we respect the vested interests of nations on the island, and that private property is sacrosanct! As long as we abide by the laws and regulations of the island, we will not target the normal business practices of the merchant groups of various countries, and ensure the safety of your property. β
Of course, excluding the Americans, John Crane silently added in his heart that the Americans are also masters of playing "Li Dai Taozhuang", and East Africa will definitely find a way to get the Americans on the island to withdraw from here in the future.
Robert said with a smile on his face: "That's great, I still have something at home, so I'll go first." β
Robert now wants to change the scene and communicate with the Americans on the island, or arch fire, this kind of thing still has to be worried about by the Americans, after all, Britain is too far away from Hawaii, or it is most appropriate for the Americans to deal with East Africa.
(End of chapter)