Washington, Annapolis Harbor.
Before dawn, some white people drove away the black slaves and began to clean the entire port.
John Adams, the second president of the United States of America, received news that the Ming Dynasty’s mission fleet would arrive in Washington this afternoon.
In order to leave a good impression on the Ming Dynasty, the Port of Annapolis implemented a closed policy.
All civilians were moved out, and John re-arranged people to enter, commonly known as "shills".
"Snapped!"
"Hurry up and work. If you do a good job, you'll get watermelon to eat tonight."
Several white men swung their whips and slapped them on the ground.
In the past, this whip was used directly on black slaves.
But not today. What if the blood is drawn out and the Ming envoy sees it?
Doesn’t this make us, the United States of America, barbarians?
The white people drove the black slaves away and cleared away the garbage and debris on the dock.
A bucket of water was thrown on it, and feces and urine mixed with soil flowed into the sewer.
The sewers at this time were not the sewer systems of later generations, but small open ditches.
Very affecting the appearance.
So, after clearing the road, the slaves brought in cinders and small flower beds to fill the gutters.
It was noon, and the entire pier was lively, with birds chirping and flowers fragrant.
If you don't mind that there are some exhausted natives buried under the small ditch.
At this time, the white men arranged by John entered the port.
They were dressed in colorful clothes. The men wore white shirts, black dresses, tall hats, and leather shoes.
They chatted in twos and threes on the tables and chairs prepared by the roadside, ordering black tea, coffee and pastries non-stop.
Today's expenses are all paid by the United States.
Most of the people were civilians who had never eaten these before. They ate them non-stop as soon as they were served, forgetting even the etiquette taught them a few days ago.
The whole street looked like a group of starving ghosts with no manners at all.
When John arrived at the port in a carriage, he looked at the chaotic streets and his face turned red.
"Where did they find these people? Why do they look like they haven't eaten before?"
"Forehead……"
The officials on the side were speechless. Don’t you know who the ancestors of these colonists are?
Far from the aristocracy of Victoria.
The Victorian aristocrats even arranged servants under their wide skirts to poop anywhere.
Not to mention us American barbarians.
While they were talking, there was a burst of black smoke billowing from the sea in the distance.
The Ming Dynasty mission fleet sailed into the harbor with the sun on its back.
The fleet consists of 20 ironclad ships, 4 Harfaze-class destroyers and 50 sail supply ships.
If the development of later warships is clarified in a simple context, from front to back they are:
Wooden-hulled sailing battleships, wooden-ribbed ironclad steamships, ironclads, dreadnoughts, post-dreadnoughts, super battleships...
At this time, the pre-dreadnoughts built by various countries were wooden-ribbed iron-clad steamships, and those built by the Xinxiang Shipyard of the Ming Dynasty also fell into this category.
The main body of the battleship is still made of wood, but it is covered with iron armor on the outside, equipped with a large steam engine, and uses new rear-mounted artillery.
Formally speaking, these battleships, known as "pre-dreadnoughts", were influenced by sailing battleships and still had three or four layers of gallery guns on both sides of the battleship.
A large number of artillery pieces are installed on the retreat track, looking like a hedgehog.
Although the naval gun is rear-loaded, it mainly fires solid iron balls. The assembly rate of explosive bullets is very low, and they are generally used as a weapon.
The caliber of the artillery is within 94 mm, which is 32 pounds when converted into the British mass unit. It is already a super-heavy artillery.
Although those artillery pieces look very thick, the inner diameter is actually not large, only about the size of a fist.
The same is true for the Ming Dynasty's fortress-class cruiser, which is steam-powered, has wooden ribs and iron armor, solid cannonballs, and cannons beside the ship.
However, the Fortress-class cruiser's trump card is not traditional explosive ammunition, but metal fixed-loading ammunition.
The industrial zone in Xinxiang can already produce small amounts of smokeless gunpowder and mercury fulminate.
On the battleship.
Qin Yuan, Sa Zhenbing, York... and a large number of senior officials stood on the side of the ship, holding telescopes and wearing navy uniforms.
As the fleet docks.
The white people on the dock finally saw these majestic warships clearly.
The huge body with a displacement of 4,000 tons covers the sky, the dark armor flashes with cold light, and the huge whistle makes people know that these navy babies have a healthy heart.
When the gun doors on both sides of the ship were opened, the artillery was fixed on the gun carriage. As the sailors pushed it along the track and approached the ship's side, the gun barrels protruded from the gun gallery.
If these battleships hadn't hoisted American flags and colorful flags on these cannons, the white people on the dock would have been scared away.
On the battleship, Ming navy soldiers lined up on the deck, holding up their military caps and waving to the crowd.
John stood on the dock, looking at these battleships in a daze.
His eyes were full of envy and fear, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
John didn't come back to his senses until the ceremonial team rolled the red carpet all the way to the pier.
The pier was already crowded with white people. They held various small flags and flowers and made a roaring sound like a roaring tsunami at the Ming Dynasty envoy.
As Qin Yuan and others walked along the gangway and stepped onto the red carpet through the springboard.
The salute of 21 cannons on the shore represents the most solemn ceremony of the United States of America.
In response, the Ming Dynasty mission fleet fired cannons into the sky one after another, and a large number of colorful ribbons were thrown to the shore and fell into the crowd.
The white people cheered even louder.
Some people were so excited that they couldn't help themselves. People pushed and pushed many white people off the pier, and the scene was chaotic.
The navy soldiers of the Ming Dynasty perfectly displayed the spirit of the Ming Dynasty. Under the command of some officers, they jumped into the water and fished out the white people who fell into the water one by one.
This scene was recorded by the accompanying officials of the Ministry of Rites with cameras and cameras.
A handsome Ming navy soldier, Yang Cheng, swam ashore from the water holding a white lady.
He smiled and carried the blushing lady to the shore like a princess, which attracted cheers from the white people watching.
"The Ming Dynasty is truly a land of etiquette!"
"That's wrong, it's a human beacon!"
"No need to argue, it's both!"
The lady was all wet, and Yang Cheng could even see the haze inside through the corset and white dress.
"My name is Kelebella Rothschild. My family lives in the large estate at No. 233 in the western suburbs of Washington. If you are free... just... just..."
Speaking of this, Kelebela's face turned red, and her head was steaming.
She kissed Yang Cheng on the cheek with a "chirp" sound and ran away like flying.
This scene caused a burst of whistles.
All the white people around looked at him with envy and blessing.
On the other side, Qin Yuan also officially met with John.
The two stood on the red carpet and saluted each other.
Ordinary people have no idea what impact this meeting across the ocean will have on the world.
But John knew very well.
The arrival of the Ming Dynasty envoy in Washington shows that the road for cooperation between the two parties has been paved.
What an honor for the new United States of America.
Different from the world police of later generations.
At this time, the United States of America was violently beaten by the British army and bullied by Canada.
Among the great powers in North America, Calami can only be considered a small one.
Now it's better, Ming Dynasty is coming, and the blue sky of America will be there.
When the Ming Dynasty comes, North America will be at peace!
The Ming Dynasty is coming, and the United States of America can be saved!
A few days later, this "black ship incident" instantly spread throughout North America.
