New Ming Empire mixed in America

Looking towards the direction of downtown San Francisco, Li Mingqi sorted out his "Wu Zetian and Li Zhi's same ancient costume dragon robe".

Because this custom-made bright yellow dragon robe will be worn by Li Mingqi as his regular clothes in the future, some aspects have been simplified.

For example, the wide sleeves were changed to narrow sleeves and turned back a section.

Because it’s already a bit cold on the west coast at this time of year, I added a bright yellow dragon-patterned velvet cape.

Behind him are two hundred Jinyi guards wearing the same Feiyu uniform as Zhang Zhen with embroidered spring swords.

In addition to the straight knives worn on their waists, these Jinyi guards also had two loaded Xinming Python revolvers.

Feiyu suit and revolver holster are actually not inconsistent at all, and even have a different kind of domineering look.

Liu Erhe, who was wearing Feiyu uniform, knelt on one knee in front of Li Mingqi, clasped his fists and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, please get on board!"

The other Jin Yiwei could only look at Liu Erhe who was kneeling on one knee in front of Li Mingqi with envy, because they did not have this honor yet.

These royal guards could only clasp their fists and bow, and shouted: "Your Majesty, please get on board!"

Li Mingqi took a deep breath, and then, with the support of two white eunuchs beside him, he stepped onto a luxurious carriage pulled by sixteen pure white horses.

The carriage is four-wheeled and looks like a huge pavilion carved with dragons from a distance. It is decorated with bright yellow silk cloth and has a dragon chair inside and a screen behind the dragon chair.

This is the carriage-style semi-enclosed Dragon Boat Festival!

Although Li Mingqi also wanted to go into the city by car, the current Xinming Empire had no technical personnel who could drive, so he had to give up.

There were more than twenty white young eunuchs in total, and I don’t know where Liu Youcai found them. They had just recovered from their injuries some time ago, and this time they were specially sent to Li Mingqi to use them.

Originally there were more than a dozen black young eunuchs, but because of Li Mingqi's ban on black people, Liu Youcai could only send them away with regret.

The person who started the carriage for Li Ming was Liu Erhe.

He shook the reins, and the luxurious carriage began to move slowly.

In addition to Li Mingqi sitting on the dragon chair in the large carriage, there were also Liu Youcai, the chief assistant of the empire, and Cui Jianguo, the alternate diplomat, sitting on both sides.

On the steps outside the carriage, eight tall and round-chested guards in flying fish uniforms were standing. These guards were ready to take bullets for His Majesty at any time, scanning the surroundings with sharp eyes.

In addition, the outer wall of the carriage is also covered with a layer of iron plate, which may be difficult to penetrate with a muzzleloader gun of this era.

This is why the carriage needs sixteen horses to pull it.

The National Defense Forces on horseback opened the way in front, and the carriage was guarded by the cavalry in front and behind the carriage, and the cavalry on foot followed behind.

If Sun Laifu hadn't fought hard for it, Liu Erhe would have even changed his forward position to Jin Yiwei.

Today is the day Li Mingqi made an appointment to negotiate with the San Francisco City Hall. The location was chosen in a square in downtown San Francisco.

The square is close to the outside of the city, and the street where Li Mingqi is advancing has been taken over by Sun Laifu's men. Barricades made of sandbags and rotating machine guns are all over the street.

The houses on both sides were cleared, there were Jinyiwei handles on the commanding heights, and more than a dozen mortars were placed near the square.

Originally, as Li Mingqi, he did not need to personally appear in this negotiation.

But Li Mingqi was really bored, and in addition, the entire negotiation was recorded by a historian with a camera.

That's why Li Mingqi decided to go and see the excitement in person. Of course, he was just in the background, commonly known as joining in the fun.

The specific negotiation matters were left to Cui Jianguo, who was hanging by his arm.

Based on his character, Li Mingqi believed that he would not negotiate any treaty that would harm the country's prestige.

What's more, his translator also wears a headset. If there is an inappropriate treaty, Li Mingqi will tell the translator what to say through the headset.

So, now everything is ready and all we need is the east wind!

A large number of Oriental troops entered the city of San Francisco, which surprised the residents of San Francisco. They walked out of their homes and surrounded the half of the square where the Ninth Infantry Regiment was stationed.

If anyone dares to cross the red line on the ground and walk to the half where the National Defense Force soldiers are stationed, then I'm sorry. The butt of the Xinming Type 60 rifle specially inlaid with iron bars will let those people know what power is.

Seeing the National Defense Force soldiers wearing camouflage uniforms, San Francisco residents subconsciously wanted to compare their own 9th Infantry Regiment with them.

But in the end they had no choice but to give up. One side's troops were neatly dressed and equipped uniformly, and even their hands were wearing white gloves.

The other side didn't even have uniform military uniforms, let alone a variety of rifles.

Don't even think about gloves. Even the boots on your feet are not as beautiful as other people's high-top protective shoes.

After Li Mingqi's carriage arrived at the street connecting the square, these San Francisco residents couldn't help but lower their voices.

The neat footsteps of the royal guards can be heard clearly from far away in the square.

In addition, Liu Erhe also deliberately asked the Jin Yiwei to put a thin iron plate on the forefoot of the high-cut labor protection shoes, so the soldiers would make a crackling sound every time they stepped on the brick streets.

When they approached the square, all the guards in uniform changed from walking in unison to walking in straight steps.

The scene of the horizontal and vertical teams marching together in goose-step would make Wai Guoren dumbfounded in future generations, not to mention the current group of idiots. They were shocked and speechless.

The three California representatives who had been waiting impatiently in the square now had increasingly serious expressions.

It was precisely because of the arrival of the California representatives from Sacramento that San Francisco had the confidence to negotiate with Li Mingqi.

Otherwise, San Francisco's upper class would have probably disappeared long ago.

After Li Mingqi's carriage approached the square, the representatives who were still sitting immediately stood up and began to arrange their clothes.

These ‘rural aristocrats’ in the eyes of European aristocrats still do what Li Mingqi does.

The bigger the battle Li Mingqi put up, the more they respected him.

If Li Mingqi just rode over casually, these guys would definitely treat him with contempt.

"Stop!" Liu Erhe's voice came through the loudspeaker on the carriage.

Suddenly, the Jin Yiwei who had been marching forward stopped at the same time. The entire team did not make any unnecessary movements.

"Change defense!" Liu Erhe spoke again.

The cavalry, which had always had little presence, began to form a semi-encirclement posture around the square.

The Jin Yiwei trotted to take over the original positions of the National Defense Force soldiers.

The replaced Wehrmacht soldiers re-deployed a line of defense on the outside.

After seeing everyone in place, Liu Erhe got off the carriage and led his guards to protect the carriage.

The first person to step out was Liu Youcai, the chief assistant of the empire, wearing the same clothes as Di Renjie.

Then came Cui Jianguo, who was wearing the same clothes as diplomat Chen Daoming.

Although he was hanging his arm and had always wanted to retire and live in a hotel as a widow, Cui Jianguo couldn't help but straighten his back under this situation, and he had the idea of ​​"I seem to be able to continue working for a few more years"

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Next, the four little white eunuchs walking in the car started running back and forth and started to get busy.

They first laid a red carpet in front of the carriage and spread it all the way to the negotiating table in the square.

Then he carried a smaller dragon chair to the negotiating table and placed it.

The historians who had been recording the whole process with cameras just now found a good angle and aimed at the carriage.

In fact, Li Mingqi put up such a big battle this time. To say that it was to shock the California representatives, it was better to say that it was a performance for future generations of imperial subjects.

He wants the people of the empire to have a sense of national pride from now on, so that in the future there will be a lot of shepherd dogs in the province to disgust people.

After all the cameras were in place, Li Mingqi was helped out of the carriage by a white eunuch.