Although the Republic of Hawaii is an independent country in theory, it is an independent country in theory. Last year, the riots of American expatriates directly killed the royal family of this country. Without a king, the only option is to establish a republic.
Thus, the Republic of Hawaii was born.
Hawaii, located in the center of the Pacific Ocean, is the most important maritime transit port of this era. It is crowded with people of all skin colors and sailors from various countries, including white people, black people, and Indians. Although India is a colony, the Indians, as "imperial consumables", are definitely the main players in the British Empire's overseas expansion.
If the empire had not occupied central Africa, the scene of millions of Indians coming to Africa would probably have reappeared. Even after the collapse of the British colonial empire, Indians still firmly controlled the trade with African countries. This is why Indians were keen on peacekeeping in Africa in later generations, and it was not due to any other interests.
But times have changed now. The richest place in Africa has become a colony of the Ming Dynasty. The Indians, who have nowhere to go, can only work as coolies on merchant ships of the British Empire as they did in the past. Almost two-thirds of the sailors on British merchant ships are Indians.
With the presence of Asan here, simplicity is the most normal thing.
However, the largest number of people are still Chinese. There is no other way because the Ming Dynasty has been running this place for many years. Even the president and senior officials of the Republic are almost all of Chinese descent. The few indigenous people are just there to add to the appearance.
Chinese policemen in tropical police uniforms, with batons tied around their waists, lazily wandered the streets under the tropical sun. They were not here to decorate the streets, for if they ran into drunken sailors from that country making trouble, they would surely be beaten on the head with batons without regard for their lives. Just last year, the police here were just here to decorate the streets, but now they can show off, for no other reason... they have a backer. What is the backer?
It was the Imperial battleship at Pearl Harbor.
Last year, in order to prevent the great powers from interfering in Hawaii’s internal affairs, the Empire, as Hawaii’s friendly neighbor, signed a "Mutual Assistance Treaty" with it. According to the requirements of the treaty, the Empire sent garrisons to Hawaii to protect Hawaii’s security and, of course, to protect the safety of Chinese expatriates.
In Hawaii today, Chinese have replaced Bohemians as the largest ethnic group there. The streets of Honolulu are filled with all kinds of shops. Looking at the signs, Chinese and English used to coexist, but now almost all of them are in Chinese. Although American expatriates have been doing business here for a longer time, last year's riots resulted in the death or imprisonment of the upper class of American expatriates. Many American expatriates involved in the riots not only lost their lives, but also had their plantations confiscated. Their power plummeted, and many American expatriates had to flee Hawaii in a hurry to survive.
After their plantations were confiscated, they were sold cheaply to Chinese immigrants by the government. In less than a year, the Chinese completely replaced the political and economic status of American expatriates.
At the same time as Chinese immigrants took over the land, another group of people also flocked to Hawaii - the Japanese.
To the Ming Empire, the Japanese were just like the Indians and the British, all of whom were consumables of the empire. However, the Ming Empire was generous to the Japanese - they could be naturalized as Chinese.
This shows the empire's broad mind that embraces all. In fact, the British are not broad-minded. If they had really done this, the British Empire would probably have become the Indian Empire.
But the empire is not afraid, for one reason... there are so many people!
People are fighting power!
If the British were as open-minded as the Ming Dynasty, it would be a curry country in a few years. Maybe they could even introduce the advanced caste system from India.
"Damn, this sun is so hot!"
When he walked out of the royal palace, no, from the presidential palace, Wu Tengshan, who squinted his eyes due to the scorching sun, couldn't help but spit out a curse.
Wu Tengshan, who was wearing a guard uniform, looked a little proud when he cursed. It seemed that he was proud of the national curse he had brought out.
He was originally a former retainer of the Tokugawa family and participated in the rebellion of the Tokugawa family. If it were not for this, how could he have fled to Hawaii with his family and cut sugarcane on the Chinese plantation?
Although working on the plantation was a hard job, Wu Tengshan felt that life here was even better than in Japan. When he was in Japan, although he was a samurai, his salary was barely enough for his family to eat half full. Because he was not able to eat enough, he sent his son to the temple to become a monk and he went to the bathhouse to rub other people's backs.
That's right, a dignified samurai master, but he was just a back scrubber. When the Meiji bastard abolished his salary, he almost sold his wife to a brothel, which is why he later supported the Tokugawa family.
Later, he was defeated and had to flee to Hawaii to survive. He thought that life would be hard as a dependent, but he could not only eat enough by working on the plantation, but also earn a few silver dollars every month. Even his son could go to the overseas Chinese school.
However, what made him most proud was the special attack on the palace last year. After that battle, he made great contributions and got an opportunity that everyone envied - to be naturalized as a citizen of the empire.
"I am a Ming Dynasty person!"
Until now, Wu Tengshan feels so proud whenever he thinks that he is a noble Ming citizen!
Ming people!
The dream of countless Japanese people is to become Ming citizens, and relying on his merits, he not only became a Ming citizen, but also became a captain in the security force. This is definitely the blessing of Guandi!
“Lord Guan, please bless my Wu Teng family… No, please bless my Wu family to prosper forever…”
While thinking this in his mind, Wu Tengshan took the reins from the messenger waiting outside the palace and mounted the horse. While mounting the horse, he asked again.
"Moriya, what time does Ranko get out of school today?"
Lan Zi is his younger sister, Wu Teng Lan. Although she is only sixteen years old this year, she is also a well-known beauty in Honolulu.
"Sir, the young lady is going to visit the naval base with her classmates today, and she said she will be back later..."
"This girl is always away from home..."
Although he said this, Wu Tengshan knew that if his younger sister could find an ideal husband in the navy, it would really be the blessing of Guandi.
The greatest happiness for a Japanese woman is to marry a Ming Dynasty man.
"Sir, where are we going? Back to the barracks, or?"
The messenger asked.
"Go to the dock. The immigrant ship will be here in the next two days. We have to keep an eye on it. We can't let them lose our people!"
The reason why Wu Tengshan cares so much is that, even though he is a Ming Dynasty citizen, he is still a Japanese in the final analysis.
If those newcomers are not taught the rules, they will not know their identities. Then all the Japanese will be embarrassed.
So whenever a boat came by, he would go over and teach his fellow countrymen how to abide by the rules.
In fact, there is no need to do so. He has given them too many instructions. After all, the Japanese are very clear about their identity. They are very proud and satisfied to be the second-class citizens of the empire.
After all, they were second-class citizens, but they also belonged to the Ming Empire.
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