Chapter 1057: Ming Dynasty snatched the American script (third update, please subscribe)
Speak of the devil and he will appear.
Accompanied by a long whistle, a fleet consisting of a battleship and two cruisers slowly sailed into the outer harbor of Honolulu.
Imperial Fleet.
This is the fundamental reason why the Ming Dynasty was able to demonstrate its presence in Hawaii, and it has nothing to do with the number of immigrants.
However, when the news of the fleet's arrival came, the Ming immigrants in Honolulu, without the need for any organization from overseas Chinese associations or chambers of commerce, rushed to the port with national flags in hand. Many women even picked some flowers from pots to give to the sailors on the voyage.
"Look, the one leading the way is the Imperial Navy's Youzhou-class battleship! The most powerful battleship in the world!"
Looking at the huge battleship at the berth from afar, Sun Mei, the recipient of the third-class Qingyun Medal, the empire's "Qingshi", who was negotiating business in Honolulu, hurried to the dock to greet the visit of the Imperial Navy.
"Haha, Master Sun, you don't know. If my guess is correct, this battleship should be the flagship of the Imperial Japanese Fleet, the 'Japanese'!"
Zhao Fubang, who was standing next to Sun Mei, spoke with a look of great pride on his face, and looked at the "Toyos" battleship with anticipation in his eyes.
Everyone in Honolulu knew that among the five sons of Zhao Fubang, one was admitted to Edo Imperial University, one was admitted to the Imperial Army Officer School, and the second son graduated from the Imperial Naval Academy two years ago and is now serving in the Japanese fleet.
Three heroes in one family!
We are talking about the Zhao family. Even in front of the main entrance of the Zhao family mansion in Honolulu, there is a "service flag" hung - this is a feature of the Ming Dynasty. Ten years ago, when the emperor was paying tribute to the fallen soldiers at the Martyrs' Shrine, he was moved and designed and formulated the "service flag" himself.
"The most precious thing to parents is their children. Therefore, the world should know that the children of these family parents are fighting for the empire."
The service flag uses the proportions and main colors of the Imperial flag: a wide red border, a gold background, and red stars to indicate the number of service members in the family. The immediate family members (parents, children, brothers and sisters) of active service members hang it on their windows. The stars have two colors, red stars for active service members, and gold stars for service members killed in action. Multiple stars can be used on a flag to indicate that there are multiple service members in the family.
In addition to the "service flag", Zhao Fubang also wears a service brooch on his chest, indicating that he is an active military family member. In the Ming Dynasty, the military always encourages the reserved compatriots to show these honors in a high-profile manner through various methods.
Why is this so?
The military hopes to use this method to enhance the sense of honor of soldiers, and also hopes to improve the status of soldiers through this high-profile display. The noble and respectable status of soldiers in the Ming Dynasty is definitely not written on paper, nor is it expressed in a few words, but is all-round respect.
"Yeah, I remember the second young master is in the Imperial Navy! Among the three heroes of the Zhao family, the second young master is the pride of the youth of Honolulu. Could the second young master be on the "Toyo"?"
The envy in the eyes and tones of Sun Mei and others made Zhao Fubang speak proudly.
"Exactly!"
These two simple words brought envy from everyone around.
"Oh, this is truly a glorious return home!"
"That's perfect. When the Second Young Master returns home, please ask Mr. Zhao to tell him to come to the school and give a speech to the children, so that the children can feel the spirit of the loyal and brave soldiers of the empire!"
"Okay, okay..."
Zhao Fubang, who puffed out his chest with pride, wishing he could hang the "service star" on his chest on top of his head, had forgotten that six years ago, when his second son applied to the Naval Academy, he wanted to beat that boy to death with a stick.
But what about now?
The pride of being a family member of an imperial soldier makes him...very proud!
"Well! I haven't seen the second brother for more than a year! I wonder what he looks like now!"
The dock was packed with people coming to welcome them. In just a dozen or twenty minutes, thousands of expatriates living in Honolulu arrived to greet the imperial soldiers.
Facing such a lively scene, on the second-floor balcony of a white European building not far away, Walter Gibson, the prime minister of the kingdom, listened to the cheers like waves from the expatriates of the Ming Empire and looked at the huge crowds on the dock.
Said with some regret.
"Gentlemen, our biggest mistake is probably allowing so many Ming immigrants to come to Xiaweiyi!"
What does it mean to give in?
Hawaii had no choice but to introduce immigrants. The inequality brought by the arrival of Europeans was the iron that allowed Hawaiians to unify the archipelago. They also brought rats and infectious diseases. When the islands were first unified in 1810, there were 200,000 people here. Now there are only more than 40,000 people. Even now, many Hawaiians die from various diseases every year.
Without the introduction of immigrants, Hawaii will become a dead island. This is also the reason for the influx of immigrants from the United States. In the past few decades, more than 30,000 Americans have immigrated to Hawaii.
However, more than a decade ago, the Ming Empire extended its hand here, and earth-shaking changes took place. With official support, more than 50,000 Ming immigrants poured into Hawaii in just over a decade, with 30,000 Ming immigrants on Oahu alone. The huge number of Ming immigrants not only surpassed Americans to become the largest foreign population, but also became the largest local population.
Feels like home!
You’re already at your doorstep, how can you not feel at home!
"Sir, if this continues, we... Americans will be driven out by them sooner or later!"
Sanford Dole was not only a member of the Hawaiian Legislature, but also the chairman of the so-called "Security Committee", which was actually the "Annexation Committee". He had always advocated the annexation of Hawaii. Standing next to the Prime Minister, holding a champagne glass in his hand, he looked at the Ming warships in the bay.
"Yes, Prime Minister, according to official statistics, as of last year, the number of eligible registered voters of Chinese descent increased by 45 to 3,785, but the number of Ming voters increased by 287 to 3,156. At this rate, in three years at most, Ming voters will surpass us. In the next parliamentary election, they will replace us and dominate the parliament!"
James Dole was Sanford's cousin, the owner of Dole Fruit Company, the pineapple king of Hawaii, and he was also a member of the "Annexation Committee."
"Once the Ming immigrants take control of the parliament through their votes, everything we Americans have worked hard to build here for more than half a century will be wiped out. Your Excellency, Hawaii is now at its most dangerous moment! In order to keep everything we have, we must act immediately."
When he said this, his tone was full of helplessness. You know, when they were formulating the plans to annex Hawaii step by step, they never thought that the script they had painstakingly written would be snatched away by other countries.
Now, the script that the Americans spent half a century writing was snatched away by the Ming Dynasty, which suddenly emerged. The Ming Dynasty even copied the steps implemented by the Americans without making any changes.
Americans are very familiar with those steps. After all, they wrote the script, and they know what will happen next better than anyone else.
So they must be stopped...
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(End of this chapter)
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