"On a day when people have enough to eat, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea, people can't feel what a nation or a country is. You don't let them see with their own eyes how sharp the alien's butcher's knife is. You don't let them experience the same culture." If you have the same kind of warmth, you will not understand what nation and country are..."
The South China Sea is as blue as a pure gem. Perhaps God is welcoming Xiao Letian's return. Since the Lion City entered the South China Sea, the good weather has been outrageous.
Needless to say, while Xiao Letian was talking to the officers, countless dolphins appeared on both sides of the merchant ship, including even very rare white dolphins.
"Good luck and good luck to you, the prime minister has returned home. Good luck to you." The sailors on the boat suddenly became excited. They all lay on the side of the boat and looked around. Some even dropped fresh fish to feed them.
When Xiao Letian left the Lion City this time, he stopped working on European ships. The Chinese businessmen in the Lion City carefully selected a latest clipper ship and made a special trip to see Xiao Letian off. The Chinese businessmen also expressed that the ship had arrived. Naha is considered to be the property of Lotte & Yang Co., and it can be regarded as a gift specially given to the old shopkeeper by the Nanyang Chinese businessmen.
Xiao Letian understood as soon as he heard this. This was an olive branch extended by Nanyang Chinese businessmen to Lotte Foreign Bank, and the signal was obvious, that is, they wanted to be led by Lotte Foreign Bank.
Since he was sincere, Xiao Letian would not pretend to be trivial, and he took his brother carelessly to board the merchant ship, and there was not only such a merchant ship passing by.
Under the guidance of the United States and Prussia, two small cargo ships, one on the left and one on the right, headed north parallel to Xiao Letian. One of the two ships was a Dutch merchant ship hired by Prussia, and the other was an American merchant ship. Two The humble cargo ship represents two new capitalist powers.
Xiao Letian did not brag to the governor. He said that the silver would be transported on Prussian and American ships. In the end, it was true. Although they were not battleships, these two cargo ships could represent two countries.
Two million taels of silver were divided into half of each ship and went north with Xiao Letian. Even now, the new officers and soldiers can't forget the eyes of the British on the dock when they left. In this era, colonies have always transported precious metals to Europe. This is the first time that the opposite has been done. Come and move back from the European territory.
Even Luo Huo was a little worried, "Prime Minister, do you think the British would feel sorry for us and send warships to intercept us halfway? They have to go crazy with so much money taken away from their land."
There was a crisp sound, and Xiao Letian smiled and gave him a headache. "Ignorant thing, you think the British Empire only has this kind of magnanimity. Damn it, even the control of the Qing Customs is now owned by the Englishman Hurd." In their hands, just from the tariff concessions, they will make tens of millions of taels a year..."
"What is an empire on which the sun never sets? The wealth they have accumulated over hundreds of years is beyond your imagination. Didn't I tell you before? Spain and Portugal, the two earliest star countries in the Age of Discovery, More than half of their gold and silver were stolen by the British..."
"The wealth we have taken away from South Asia, apart from affecting the governor's political performance, has only a small impact on the national strength of the British Empire. I know very well what London wants, and they also know that I am the only one in East Asia who can accomplish this. It’s an arduous task, so it’s only natural that you give me some money to spend in advance…”
Xiao Letian's analysis was correct. Not only did the British dare not secretly pursue Xiao Letian, they even sent two colonial frigates to escort him all the way.
Because just when Xiao Letian was about to leave for Naha, the British intelligence network in the Lion City suddenly received an urgent telegram from the Indian colony, and what was sent turned out to be a French document.
After much delay, Napoleon III's order to withdraw troops finally caught up with Xiao Letian, and the French finally succumbed.
Carnival, a grand carnival, the Lion City suddenly turned into a city that never sleeps. All the Chinese took to the streets and shouted wildly, venting the depression in their hearts that had been suppressed for hundreds of years.
"The French surrendered, and the French emperor issued an order to withdraw troops... There was no compensation, and no territory was ceded. The French gave up... Fuck, they gave up."
The world's second-largest military power finally bowed its noble head and withdrew its troops unconditionally. Napoleon III really had no choice. Prussia and the United States clearly supported Xiao Letian, and the British secretly increased their presence in the Indian subcontinent and North Africa. Power, if there is no conspiracy, there will be ghosts.
Italy was Austria's ally in the Prussian-Austrian War, and his position can be seen from the fact that they escorted Xiao Letian. The most terrible thing is that even Austria, which was beaten to pieces, actually gave it to Xiao Letian. Say something nice.
At that moment, Napoleon III suddenly felt very cold. Even though France was located in the heart of Europe, he felt extremely lonely.
Who else can you believe, the Russians? That is impossible. During the Crimean War, the Tsar committed suicide by taking poison. They hated themselves for not having enough time.
After much deliberation, Napoleon III had no choice but to bow his head. Now the countries that are good to him are not strong enough. The countries that are good to Xiao Letian are both new and old powers. If you don't admit defeat in this situation, you will definitely be out of your mind.
However, in 1866, the world's telegraph network was not yet connected, and the transmission of information was intermittent, and the disconnected nodes required manpower to transmit messages.
Maybe there was something wrong in the middle, maybe someone deliberately delayed the delivery of the order. Anyway, this imperial military order was delayed until Xiao Letian entered the Lion City before catching up.
However, it was a coincidence that the people of the Lion City had another grand celebration because of the slowness. It was also because of the coincidence of timing that Xiao Letian's reputation in Nanyang was at its peak.
How could the Chinese not be crazy? At this time, France, with its majesty of defeating Russia, was already known as the world's second military power. Six years ago, people had not forgotten the scene when the British and French allied forces broke through Beijing. But today, Xiao Letian actually The troops were withdrawn unconditionally.
Although it was not an unconditional surrender, at that time, if the European army could withdraw its troops from Asia unconditionally, it would be considered a complete defeat.
The entire Lion City was full of people drinking and reveling. The city's firecrackers were completely exhausted. The strong smell of gunpowder filled the city. From a distance, the entire city was shrouded in a faint smoke of fireworks.
The dragon and lion dance teams kept making noise from dusk to midnight, and worked tirelessly until dawn. The sound of gongs and drums was so loud that no one in the city could fall asleep.
Faced with the madness of the Chinese, all the foreigners and natives were silent. Even if the noise made them unable to sleep all night, no one dared to criticize. Even the governor's troops did their duty to maintain order, even though they had fake smiles on their faces. , but after all, it was a rare smile in the colony.
The governor was desperate. He understood that if Xiao Letian stayed any longer, the foundation of his rule would become increasingly loose. It would be a good idea to send this plague god away as soon as possible.
Because of this, the Governor overcame all objections and dispatched two colonial frigates to protect Xiao Letian as he headed north. He was also afraid that Molière, who had red eyes, would go crazy, so the withdrawal order had to be conveyed by the British Navy on his behalf.
In this way, a clipper ship belonging to a Chinese merchant from China Southern Airlines and two foreign cargo ships, under the protection of the British Royal Navy, headed north, heading straight to Ryukyu.
"Nanyang, Nanyang... Next time I, Xiao Letian, come back, I will definitely come back with our own ironclad... Folks, don't worry, your money will not be wasted. There will definitely be a main battleship named in our Chinese fleet. For the Lion City…this is my promise, Xiao Letian.”
The moment the ship left the pier, tens of thousands of people on the dock knelt down like waves. The crowd was filled with incense. People even worshiped Xiao Letian as a god.
A French withdrawal order allowed Lotte Bank to exchange an additional 500,000 taels of silver overnight. At this time, the bank had already stored more than 3 million taels in cash. Originally, everyone thought that the two cargo ships should be able to transport it back this time. , but Xiao Letian knew how powerful the storm in the South China Sea was in summer, and he did not dare to take risks.
"Nonsense, can you put all your eggs in one basket? What if there is a storm or pirates on the way? It must be transported in batches, and it must be transported by Prussian and American armed merchant ships. I don't dare to take this risk... …”
But then the beautiful scenery shown to Xiao Letian in the South China Sea made him regret it completely. He really wasted the good weather with such vast sea and sky. Seeing the auspicious white dolphins coming to see him off, Xiao Letian, who had been educated in materialism since childhood, There are newcomers, and they are somewhat suspicious.
"Damn, could it be that I am really a hidden dragon? Is what Marshal Zeng said all true..." Before Xiao Letian could finish thinking about it, a white dolphin suddenly jumped more than two meters high on the sea and then suddenly hit the ground. On the sea.
The surging water rushed straight towards Xiao Letian, catching him off guard and hitting him like a drowned rat.
"Hahaha..." There was laughter behind them. When I turned around, I saw that Huniu, Ping'er, and Achou were already bent over with laughter. Even the soldiers on the deck laughed, especially Luo Huo, who was laughing.
Xiao Letian scratched his nose and laughed. He leaned over and whispered to the dolphin, "Okay, why don't I accept the debt? I don't know what kind of hidden dragon I am, and how big a career I can have in the future. "
"Squeak..." The sharp cry of the white dolphin came from the sea, and it shook its head and ignored Xiao Letian, as if it was speechless to his idiotic question.
"Damn it..." Xiao Letian pointed his middle finger at it. The white dolphin really became a sperm, and it made another leap, with a splash of water, and half of Xiao Letian's body was soaked this time.
"Hahaha..." This time there was a roar of laughter on the ship, and even the sailors laughed like crazy. The sound was so loud that even the British sailors in the distance leaned over and looked at each other in confusion.
Xiao Letian was not annoyed either. He actually smiled and saluted the dolphin, "I'm kidding you, you are a mascot in the sea. In the future, you must protect our fleet from traveling across the sea. Please..."
The sailors on the ship were all shocked. They had never thought that there was such a prime minister in the world, who was so close to the people and would actually salute a beast in the sea.
If this kind of person is not a lunatic, then he is a big shot appointed by God. Only strange people can do such strange things. Back then, Prince Chong'er knelt down and worshiped Tu Kela. Isn't it a typical strange person and strange thing?
"Our Prime Minister Xiao is indeed no ordinary person."
