Chapter 560: Dispatching troops, targeting the United States (fourth update, please subscribe)
When they walked into His Majesty's office, Zuo Zongtang and Wang Youling saw His Majesty standing by the window, with his arms folded and a cigar in his hands!
Qian Zizhuang from the Imperial Investigation Department and Zhu Guozhong, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, have both been here.
No, they both knew the answer—His Majesty already knew it.
The Imperial Investigation Department... they are His Majesty's eyes and ears. Since Qian Zizhuang is here, they must have received this information!
"Your Majesty, I, Zuo Zongtang, and Wang Youling, pay my respects to you!"
Gazing at the Xin'an River in the distance, Zhu Xianhai heard the voice behind him and said without turning his head.
"You know it!"
"Yes, I just received an urgent secret message from the Beihai Governor's Office. The garrison has been mobilized and is scheduled to go to the border to put pressure on the US."
"Liang Baitao still knows what to do."
Zhu Xianhai nodded and said.
"Tell me, why do they dare to do this?"
Looking back, Zhu Xianhai's tone, seemingly calm, suppressed the anger that was about to explode!
"Why do they dare to kill our people?"
Why do they dare?
Because they look down on the Chinese in their bones, when Zhu Xianhai closed his eyes, all he could think of was the sentence in Qian Zizhuang's intelligence: "Hang the Chinese!"
"Your Majesty, I believe that the Ming Dynasty must make its position clear, otherwise the whole world will only look down on the Ming Dynasty and regard us as nothing!"
Zuo Zongtang took a deep breath and then spoke.
"I think we can send a fleet to Los Angeles, and we must respond with a strong attitude!"
Send a fleet to America!
Zhu Xianhai pursed his lips, stared at Zuo Zongtang and asked.
"Left Prime Minister, if we bombard it, it may lead to a war. Can we win then?"
"I believe that the Ming Dynasty will never lose!"
Zuo Zongtang said this quite conceitedly.
"I believe that the Royal Army and the Royal Navy will never let down His Majesty's trust!"
Where does this arrogance come from?
It comes from the trust in the Ming army. The Ming army may not have a large number of soldiers and generals, but it is definitely well-equipped. Even if the navy cannot be compared with the old European powers, it is definitely an overwhelming advantage compared with the United States. The US Navy may have had hundreds of warships during the Civil War, but how many warships do they have left now?
However, there were only 48 warships, most of which were wooden-hulled ships. As for the ironclad ships built during the war that had no navigation capabilities, they had long been eliminated.
Fighting the US Navy is so easy!
"Indeed, I think my army will never disappoint me and the people of the Ming Dynasty, um..."
Zhu Xianhai pursed his lips, took a puff of his cigar, thought for a moment, and said to Zhu Guozhong.
"Tell Ambassador Howard our decision and tell him that if the United States cannot give us an explanation, then we will take all necessary measures to defend the interests of overseas Chinese!"
Zhu Xianhai was not afraid of war, nor did he feel terrified. In fact, in his opinion, it was completely necessary to fight a few wars occasionally, as it was a reminder to everyone how harsh the living environment in the Ming Dynasty was.
"I understand!"
Zhu Guozhong nodded. After learning the news, he was very clear that if the United States could not give the Ming Dynasty a satisfactory answer to this matter, then war would definitely be waiting for them.
"etc!"
Just as Zhu Guozhong stood up to leave, Zhu Xianhai said.
"Send a movie projector and a film to the President of the United States - 'Objective, Versailles'."
What is intimidation?
This is of course a threat, meant to tell the Americans that we can destroy the White House with an airship just as we destroyed the Palace of Versailles.
What is conquering the enemy without fighting?
To put it bluntly, it means absolute crushing of strength. Only in this way can others be made to surrender.
Then, Zhu Xianhai looked at Zuo Zongtang and said.
"The fleet had already set out before you arrived!"
What!
Zuo Zongtang opened his eyes slightly and looked at His Majesty in astonishment.
"The Americans don't have much time left now!"
After taking a puff of his cigar, Zhu Xianhai sneered.
"It all depends on how the Americans choose!"
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“Is this a war?”
In response to the protest from Dong Kun, the Ming Dynasty's ambassador to the United States, Secretary of State Clayton asked directly.
"No!"
Dong Kun shook his head and said.
"War or peace? It depends on your choice. 18 innocent souls are crying in the sky above Los Angeles. The cries of the survivors are roaring on the land. We, all of us, have only one thought: justice!"
Dong Kun took a deep breath.
"Justice! If your country cannot give us justice, then we will seek justice in our own way!"
"Mr. Ambassador, you should know that every one of us, all Americans, are extremely indignant about the violence in Los Angeles. Mr. President and several members of Congress have called the Governor of California and asked them to punish the thugs according to the law. Please rest assured that the United States is a country ruled by law!"
When Clayston finished speaking, Dong Kun said directly.
"As we all know, American law is a joke! Until now, California authorities have not arrested a single thug, no thug has been tried, and no Chinese has received compensation. Is this your law? Mr. Secretary of State, please believe that it is the responsibility and obligation of the Ming Dynasty to safeguard the interests of overseas Chinese! This is beyond doubt!"
If there had not been the artillery bombardment from the Sultanate of Kedah, there would probably still be people saying something like "Qing people are not Ming people", but now no one will ask this question anymore. After all, the artillery bombardment from the Sultanate of Kedah has already said it all.
"Mr. Ambassador, whether the laws of the United States are a joke or not will be proven by facts!"
When Claxton said this, he, a lawyer, was full of doubts. Not to mention him, even President McClellan was full of doubts.
"A telegram must be sent to Newton Booth to tell him the seriousness of the situation!"
In the Oval Office of the White House, McClellan put it bluntly. Newton Booth is the governor of California.
"In the past, no one cared about what happened to the Chinese, but it's different now. The Ming Dynasty cares about them very much. They can directly say that those people are their expatriates, even though we all know that they are not, but we don't have any evidence to prove that they are not! Therefore, he must take this matter seriously!"
In response to the president's concerns, Claxton said.
"Mr. President, I think we should send a federal judge to handle this incident. Governor Booth and many California legislators are hostile to the Chinese. Mr. President, I think that relying solely on a California local judge may not be able to give the Ming Empire a satisfactory answer!"
“Satisfactory answer!”
McClellan said directly
"What is a satisfactory answer? The law, our law will decide everything. Whether the Ming people will accept it or not, will we compromise just because they are shouting threats of war? No, before our laws, everyone is equal, including those Chinese!"
After saying this, McClellan said again.
"Immediately send a telegram to Governor Booth in the name of the White House, reiterating to him the seriousness of this matter, and let this case be heard by a federal judge!"
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