With the whistle of the ship, when Wang Youling boarded the cruise ship to Cuba, he didn't know that the turmoil caused by the "Hawaii Incident" in Huashengdun was far beyond his imagination.
"WAR!"
On the front page of the Huashengdun Post, the newspaper industry, fearless of any trouble, printed this headline in the newspaper.
Huashengdun in August was bathed in the bright summer sunshine. Pedestrians on the street often wore only shirts. In the garden outside the French windows of the Oval Office, roses were blooming beautifully. Although the windows were open, the fragrance of flowers and plants drifted into the private reception room of the most powerful ruler in the world today. Four people in the room were concentrating on discussing the small island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
Prime Minister Chester Alan Arthur sat where all previous Prime Ministers used to sit, with his back to the south wall. What was Prime Minister Arthur's political achievement? He signed the "Politicalization Act" and the "Civil Reform Act", the former of which made him controversial, while the latter made him highly praised.
However, that was in another world, in which he never had the chance to sign the Exclusion Act.
The "Los Angeles Incident" of that year may have intensified the anti-Ming sentiment among Americans, but they no longer dare to discriminate against the Ming people as blatantly as they did in the past. It has to be said that Americans are all despicable and they have to be ridden on and slapped in the face before they know why the flowers are so red.
President Arthur gathered a pile of documents on his desk and handed them to Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen. The Secretary of State did not look at the documents, but instead cast his eyes on William Eaton Chandler, the Secretary of the Navy of the United States, who was sitting there with a frown on his face.
"Well, gentlemen,"
Arthur broke the silence slowly and said,
"Now everyone knows that the operation launched by our people in Hawaii failed. Not only did it fail, but it was completely turned upside down. Now Hawaii has been controlled by the Ming Dynasty."
Secretary Frelinghuysen glanced at the Secretary of the Navy and nodded.
"According to the news from Hawaii, on the second day, Hawaii passed the bill to establish a republic with 17 votes in favor and 2 votes against. Then the local government held an election for a temporary government. Mr. Zongtong, you know that there were American immigrants who were arrested for rebellion. Many of them were killed. Now, the Ming people control the place..."
"Frederick, I need to remind you that they are only suspected of rebellion. They are under pressure from the Hawaiian monarchy, not unwilling to resist!"
Attorney General Isaac Wayne McVeigh directly refuted the Secretary of State's "rebellion" view. The reason he attended the meeting was that he needed to explain the behavior of American immigrants from a legal perspective.
"Isaac, it's not important at all."
William Eaton Chandler, who had been silent, finally broke his silence.
“No matter how we explain legally that their actions were not rebellion, it cannot change one fact—Hawaii is now controlled by the Ming Empire. As for the so-called government set up by the locals after the king was killed, it is just a well-known puppet regime. This is just the first step in their annexation of Hawaii.”
The Americans are very familiar with this. They have done this in Texas and California. Originally, Hua Shengdun's plan included the "Hawaii Republic", but what makes them extremely disappointed now is that... this so-called "Hawaii Republic" was actually created by the Ming Empire.
How could the Ming Empire come up with this script? Shouldn't the Americans have gotten this script?
Yes, that's right, it was the Americans who took the "Hawaii Republic", but they accidentally failed to keep the script, and the script was directly snatched away by the powerful Ming Dynasty.
Then William Eaton Chandler, the Secretary of the Navy, cleared his throat and said:
"Mr. Zongtong, I would like to ask, how does the Hezong Kingdom intend to deal with the Hawaii crisis?"
Faced with the Secretary of the Navy's question, General Arthur was stunned. He looked at William Eaton Chandler, stared at him, and spoke after a moment.
"What do you think, William?"
"Mr. Zongtong, handling the "Hawaii incident" is very simple!"
William Eaton Chandler took a deep breath and then spoke.
"Either accept Hawaii being controlled by the Ming Empire, or refuse to accept it."
"If Hawaii is controlled by the Ming Empire, it will be extremely disadvantageous to the United States."
Secretary of State Frelinghuysen prompted.
"Yes, Mr. Zongtong,"
Attorney General McVeigh interjected,
"Currently, the public opinion is reacting extremely strongly to the Ming Dynasty's occupation of Hawaii. If we allow them to occupy Hawaii without any response, then the public opinion will inevitably criticize us, and at that time, it is very likely to lead to public dissatisfaction with the Zongtong."
"So, does that mean we need to send out a fleet?"
asked William Eaton Chandler.
"In this case, we need to consider two possibilities. After we send out our fleet, the outcome of the confrontation with the Ming Empire in Hawaii is either a standoff or a military conflict, or even a war between the two countries."
"No, no, Your Excellency,"
McVeigh shook his head and said,
"War is definitely not our first option. If we go to war with the Ming Empire for Hawaii, it will also not be accepted by the public and the media. Mr. Minister, what we need is some actions, I mean tough actions and attitudes, to give an explanation to the media and the public. Of course, we also need to let the Ming Empire know that we will never accept Hawaii being ruled by them. In other words, they have to let them feel our attitude."
President Arthur nodded in agreement with the Attorney General's suggestion, then he thought for a while and spoke again.
"So William, what do you think?"
Arthur asked, looking at the Secretary of the Navy.
"Mr. Zongtong, this means that we need to send our fleet, possibly even the entire Pacific Fleet, to the area, just like the Ming Empire did in the last Hawaiian Crisis. This means that we need to spend a large amount of money. Mr. Zongtong, if we want the Ming Empire to see our determination, we need to do this."
After thinking for a while, William Eaton Chandler continued.
"And we also need to win the support of the UK. After all, the UK is our ally, and they need to take action at this time. With the support of the UK, this matter will go more smoothly."
After thinking for a while, Arthur looked at his watch. In another 10 minutes, he would have to meet with several members of Congress to show them his attitude towards this incident. Then, he would have to meet with the Ming ambassador to Huashengdun before lunch to discuss the "Hawaii Incident". Of course, he would also have to meet with the British ambassador to reach some consensus on this issue.
He stood up.
"Very well, gentlemen, you may do this. With my authorization... Anyway, we must let them know that they must stop their expansion!"
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