Chapter 1059 A Stormy Night in Hawaii (Second update, please subscribe)

"There must be a conspiracy here!"

Cheng Shigong's brows were furrowed as he left the palace in a BMW driven by a driver and headed back to the embassy.

The reason why he made such a judgment is very simple, because they are all imperialist powers and their ideas must be similar.

If this is the case, how could the Americans make such a huge concession for no reason?

"Yes, Ambassador. The Americans were very stubborn before. Are they suddenly making concessions now?"

The counselor sitting in the co-pilot seat, Saburo Tanaka, was of Japanese descent. More than 50% of the immigrants in Hawaii were of Japanese descent. They mainly worked as laborers in plantations. After all, whether it was ranches or sugarcane or pineapple plantations, they needed a large number of cheap laborers, and Japan was the most important source of cheap laborers for the Empire. In the Empire's colonies, there lived millions of Japanese laborers, whose diligence and loyalty had always been highly appreciated by the Empire.

Because of this, there are also several Japanese officials in the Hawaiian Embassy. Of course, this is also closely related to the fact that Japan is integrating into the Ming Dynasty at an unprecedented speed.

"Just because of the arrival of the Imperial Fleet? When they proposed to lease Pearl Harbor, when they sent the fleet to Honolulu, didn't they know that the Empire would not sit idly by?"

In response to Tian Saburo's question, Cheng Shigong just nodded silently.

"Conspiracy, it is certain that there must be a conspiracy in this matter. The only question is... what do they want to do!"

Sitting in the car, Cheng Shigong leaned back and lit a cigar.

"Ambassador, what should we do now?"

Cheng Shigong did not answer, but just smoked his cigar silently. When the car drove into the embassy and was about to stop, Cheng Shigong said.

"Ask Feng Can to come to my office later."

Feng Wenzhen is not only the third-class counselor of the embassy, ​​but also an intelligence officer. They must have invited him to discuss important matters now. After Feng Wenzhen entered the ambassador's office and got a brief understanding of the situation, he asked back.

"Where's the fleet?"

"What?"

"The American fleet, when will they leave?"

"Two days later."

After thinking about it, Feng Wenzheng said.

"Let our fleet leave as well! Since there is a conspiracy, no matter what conspiracy the Americans have, one thing is certain: as long as our fleet is there, they will not implement it. Instead of waiting, it is better to take the initiative to lure the snake out of its hole, and then..."

"And then catch them all in one swoop!"

After thinking about it, Cheng Shigong said.

"Then... let's do as you say!"

After the ambassador agreed, Feng Wenzheng added.

"However, there are some things we need to prepare for, just in case! After all, according to the current intelligence, they are about to take action."

…

On the morning of July 19, 1882, with the warm farewell of immigrants from the United States and the United States, the fleets of the two countries left Honolulu one after another. All this seemed to have been expected by the British ambassador, Mr. Douglas said bluntly.

"In any country targeted by two powerful countries, they will either agree to divide it together or maintain the status quo. How could they start a war between the two great powers just for Hawaii?"

Such is the game of international politics.

Just like in Persia, Russia in the north and Britain in the south, Siam in the east and France in the west, the great powers may covet a place, but they will also remain cautious.

After all, no country is willing to go to war with another big country for a region. At this time, international coordination has its value. In the end, these imperialist powers will define their respective spheres of influence through negotiations. In this era, many weak countries maintain their existence through such means.

But that is at the national level. When it comes to the private sector, sometimes the public's patience is limited, especially when facing threats, such as the American immigrants at the Alamo.

On July 21, late at night, in the pineapple orchard of Dole Company, bright lights shone on the open space in front of the main house. Under the lights, hundreds of American immigrants wearing straw hats looked at Sanford Dole standing in front of the corridor. What was different from the past was that Mr. Dole had a pistol on his waist.

Those American immigrants also carried a variety of weapons.

Standing on the stage, holding a few pieces of paper in his hands, Sanford Dole looked at them and then said.

"I have a few letters here. They were written to me by my compatriots in Hawaii in the past few years. Among them are plantation owners, plantation workers, shop owners, and shop employees. They always say one thing in their letters."

Sanford said, looking up at the immigrants around him.

"Ming people, in the past few years, we have seen how the Ming people have occupied the land here. They have pushed up the land prices, causing new American immigrants to be unable to buy land and have to work as laborers on plantations!"

“That’s right!”

The immigrants agreed excitedly.

"But even so, workers from Ming still took away their job opportunities because the cost of hiring Ming people is lower..."

"Yes, that's right!"

"In the market, grocery store owners in Ming country are grabbing the market with inferior and cheap goods, causing American grocery store owners to go bankrupt and employees to lose their jobs. Ming people, they are trying to take away everything from us! Americans in Hawaii have fallen into an unprecedented crisis..."

Sanford's speech immediately aroused people's approval, and amid the people's approval, he spoke loudly again.

"Now, those Hawaiians, under the instigation of the Ming people, are trying to drive us away. If we let them achieve their wish, we will soon lose everything and leave here with nothing, leaving this land that belongs to us!"

Although most of the laborers present were hired workers on the plantations, they were still inspired by Sanford's speech and were indignant about it.

"We must change all the injustices. We... tonight, we will take back everything that belongs to us, gentlemen!"

Raising the letters in his hand high, Sanford Dole shouted excitedly.

"Today, we will assemble a militia, just like Houston and Texas, we will ignite the flame of freedom here, we will overthrow the tyranny of the King of Hawaii, here... in the Pacific, we will establish a republic, just like Texas! Its light will surely shine throughout the Pacific..."

Under the instigation of Sanford Dole, the immigrants took up arms one after another. They jumped onto the fruit company's trucks in an excited manner. One of the trucks was even equipped with a Gatling machine gun.

"James,"

As they were about to set off, Sanford Doll looked at his cousin and said.

"Please confirm whether the others have taken action."

"Well, they're off, we're going to make history today, my cousin!"

Tonight, history will indeed be made. Thousands of American immigrants, organized by the "Annexation Club", will begin a unified action and launch a coup!

Nodding, Sanford Dole said in a calm tone.

"Soon the flag of the Republic will be raised in Hawaii..."

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(End of this chapter)