Before Botila could interrogate the 'criminals' in the customs prison, a protest telegram from Ryukyu had already arrived.
Xiao Hoxin said in the message with murderous intent that he demanded the Spanish side to immediately release the members of the mission and provide an explanation, while the Chinese reserved all rights to retaliate.
Xiao Hexin is the left-behind official designated by the head of state. He has the highest military and political authority in the absence of the head of state. Except that he cannot initiate active wars, he has other rights.
The inability to initiate war does not mean that we cannot defend against enemy provocations. According to the authorization of the Chinese Congress, once the Chinese are subject to military provocation by the enemy, even if the head of state is absent, the remaining officials have the right to command the army to defend themselves.
Xiao Hexin had obviously planned it for a long time. These people were holding back to make things worse. The whole thing was actually a conspiracy they made. What kind of bullshit smuggling information was all arranged by the CIA.
The diplomatic corps risked their lives to come to Manila just to be used as bait. These people are all dead soldiers!
Using their lives to give the Chinese a reason to go to war, these are typical Chinese desperadoes!
If protests are effective, why do we need the army? Xiao Hexin had already arranged his backup plan. When the protest telegram was just released, the internal and external war propaganda and agitation work began.
In Ryukyu, Shanghai, North Industrial Zone, Jiangnan, Kalimantan...including the entire Southeast Asia, all Chinese-controlled newspapers started printing presses and began to spread this shocking attack.
"Extra, extra, extra! The Spaniards opened fire on our Chinese diplomatic mission. The life and death of the 24-member mission is unknown..."
"Spain is declaring war on us, and the Philippines has begun to exclude China!"
The whole of East Asia was completely blown away. The people on the streets of Naha were shocked speechless by the news. They have never been so humiliated since the birth of the Chinese people. Even the French and Chinese people were beaten all over the floor. Even the British are polite when it comes to getting teeth, but now a declining Spain dares to jump out and stab it?
The Chinese are not like the Manchus who are fools. They see that all foreigners look the same. In the Chinese education system, understanding the world is a very important lesson.
The history of the development of Western powers is a compulsory course for elementary school students above the third grade. After the Arowana incident broke out, when the public started to demonstrate angrily, many experts who studied European history also began to popularize the history of Spain for the public.
This pioneer country in the Age of Discovery was so awesome back then, how it annexed Portugal, and how it built an invincible fleet!
But how did this country miss the industrial age and be defeated by the British. Now Spain has become a vassal of France. Napoleon, the god of war, once conquered here and made his brother the king of Spain.
In Spain right now, technology is not the best, industrial level is not the best, wealth is not the best, and the level of education of the people is not the best either!
Then there are always palace coups in this country. The previous queen was overthrown by two generals, and she couldn't even choose a king!
Who can be the King of Spain? France, Prussia, Britain, Austria and other powerful countries have to agree before they can be selected. How dare such a so-called European power that is completely outdated dare to confront the rising Chinese?
No more words, just one word!
Within one day, all the territory controlled by the Chinese people shouted with one voice, "Hit!" kill! '
Young students went on strike collectively and took to the streets to protest. The children screamed at the top of their lungs to avenge the mission. Young people are always the vanguard of the times. Many student groups have already begun to raise funds for the war.
The streets and alleys were full of college students giving speeches. Donation boxes were placed aside. Citizens who walked by donated their money. After a while, the wooden boxes were filled with silver coins and banknotes!
Thousands of people gathered in the Ryukyu War Temple. Students from the Military Academy gathered students from various universities and citizens to light incense and pay homage. The Chinese war song "Chinese Dragon" was sung by thousands of people, and everyone present was speechless. Cry.
"I ascend the mountain as a tiger, I descend into the sea as a dragon, and I am a great hero in the world..."
"Why fear the wind, why fear the rain, why fear the shaking of the mountains and the ground? If I soar into the sky, the force can swallow a rainbow..."
"Send troops to Luzon! Blood debt must be paid with blood!"
"Luzon! Luzon! Luzon!"
"When Sanbao eunuch went to Nanyang, it was already our vassal state in China. The Western thieves took away my vassal state for three hundred years! Today we avenge our previous shame!"
"Go to Nanyang again! Warships are going to Nanyang!"
What is needed is this momentum. The war propaganda machine has been activated, and the people's morale is enough to be used!
These European businessmen in the Chinese territory were all dumbfounded. They were all profiteers who had seen the wind and rain. They had smelled the smell of war. They even thought that the Dragon Fish incident was a conspiracy.
Out of a natural alert to risks, many Western businessmen began to exchange banknotes. The banknotes discovered by the Chinese central bank were sent to major banks by foreign businessmen, requiring them to be exchanged for equivalent silver.
Old shopkeeper Fan Jian was stationed in Ryukyu, and Liu Henzhen was stationed in Shanghai. They had long expected that the foreign devils would run on them at this moment.
We can use patriotism as a trap for Chinese businessmen, but the foreign devils don’t recognize this trick. What they want is real money!
Since the Chinese banknotes were silver-based currency, the foreign devils demanded to be exchanged for silver, and the Chinese central bank faced huge pressure and opened up the exchange.
"Exchange it for them! If you don't have enough silver coins, just bring out the silver bricks from the warehouse. If you don't accept the silver bricks, then exchange them for European currency!"
"I don't believe it. Under the leadership of the head of state, our Chinese people have strong soldiers and horses. Are we afraid of being squeezed by these little foreign devils?"
Fan Qian is extremely confident in his son-in-law. In his heart, his son-in-law is the true Dragon Emperor, and his grandson is also the future emperor... How could this God's son, who came from the East China Sea Dragon Palace, fail!
Liu Hengzhen from Shanghai also issued a strict order: "Exchange! Tell them clearly that our Chinese central bank is not afraid of runs! I will exchange as much as I have today, but...hehehe, you have to queue up for me!"
Naha, Shanghai, Hong Kong...the three most important financial centers in East Asia, all Chinese banks have made announcements, and announcements are posted on the gates.
Open the exchange for silver, eat as many banknotes as you have, and give you as much silver as you want!
The bank guys who usually have excellent service attitude were not in a good mood today. They spoke in foreign languages and began to ridicule these big noses.
"Ouch! Isn't this Mr. Smith? You just exchanged pounds for Chinese dollars. Do you want to exchange them back today? If you don't mind the trouble, just queue up behind..."
"I don't have good tea for you today. Didn't you see that we were busy? Just a small Spain, and you think our head of state will lose? Are these eyeballs? Corns!"
"Don't be anxious, just wait in line with peace of mind. We've said we'll redeem it for you, so you will definitely be a silver scumbag..."
"Spain? It's just...a small third-rate country..."
Seeing that the Chinese were so determined that they even began to curse when they uttered arrogant words, these foreign devils were not annoyed at all.
If you don't say that people are cheap, if you are very polite and very hands-on in this kind of situation, these foreign devils will be afraid, and they will be anxious to squeeze in.
But the Chinese were not so kind to them, but these foreign devils were thinking, "Perhaps our analysis was wrong?" Maybe these Chinese people have no problem with their money, right? Will such a run make them angry and stop doing business with us in the future? '
The more scolded these scoundrels become, the more they smile. Some even offered drinks to Chinese businessmen to get information!
