New Ming Empire mixed in America

All this happened so suddenly that Lu Weiming was a little confused for a while, but he reacted quickly.

He quickly stepped forward to help the old man who was taking the lead and said:

"Old man, please wake up quickly. This is the Xinming Empire, not the Qing Dynasty. Don't worry, our teacher Sun will not punish me."

"If I hadn't taken action today, I would have been punished. Protecting the people of the empire is my duty as the Imperial Defense Force of the New Ming Dynasty."

After much talk, all the old men were finally persuaded.

At this time, Sun Laifu stood up from the ground and kicked Lu Weiming on the butt. After kicking him, he asked: "Where are the soldiers?"

Lu Weiming rubbed his buttocks and pointed at the merchant ship and explained: "Go up and take over the merchant ship. Those bastards are bullying the people of our empire..."

After explaining what had just happened, Lu Weiming led the way, and Sun Laifu led the guards and rushed onto the merchant ship.

When they stepped onto the deck, they understood why the Wehrmacht soldiers had not shown up for so long.

At this time, the deck of the merchant ship was littered with the corpses of sailors and Wehrmacht soldiers, and the Wehrmacht soldiers were confronting the remaining sailors.

Looking at the iron cage whose cover had just been lifted, Sun Laifu's eyes began to become bloodshot. He understood why these National Defense Forces fought desperately against the sailors.

Because the hell-like scene made Sun Laifu, a man who came from the battlefield, tremble all over.

Dozens of emaciated corpses of Chinese people on the deck, as thin as ribs, were placed in iron cages and displayed casually on the side of the ship.

"Seal the port and not leave any merchant ships that abuse our people of the Xinming Empire alive!"

Sun Laifu almost gritted his teeth and issued the order.

Those iron cages are just what remains. Look at the cables tied to the iron cages on the side of the ship that extend into the sea. These are definitely not all of them on the deck.

Looking up at the sailors, Sun Laifu pulled out his pistol and shouted: "I will shoot them all. If you let one of them go, let's see how I punish you!"

The dock that had been under martial law became even more lively at this time. A large number of national defense troops swarmed every merchant ship to inspect. Any merchant ship found to have abused the people of the empire would be killed without mercy without reporting.

Soon, the leader of the fleet and the envoy responsible for the transaction were brought to Li Mingqi.

"Is this how you treat my compatriots?"

Li Mingqi almost roared out these words.

The photo Jin Yiwei sent over just now made Li Mingqi tremble with anger.

"You just got rid of the Spanish colonization, and you just abolished slavery in 1853, and now this is how you treat my compatriots?"

Li Mingqi grabbed the leader of the Peruvian fleet, stared into his eyes and said:

"You are dead, no one can save you!"

The leader of the fleet, who was kneeling on the ground by two royal guards, raised his head and said: "They are contract workers sold to us by the Qing Dynasty. We have the right to deal with them at will."

"If you kill me, none of your compatriots who are still in Peru will be transported to San Francisco in the future!"

Li Mingqi waved his hand and signaled the Jin Yiwei to drag him out.

When the other party was about to be dragged out of the room, Li Mingqi said:

"Whether my compatriots can come to San Francisco is not up to you. Even if you Peru wants to go back on your word, I will have a way to make you pay the price!"

After the leader of the fleet was towed away, Li Mingqi looked at the envoy again and said, "Don't worry, I will let you go back."

"You go back and tell Ramon Castile that if my compatriots are in the same situation as today during transportation, I will make him regret it."

"Remember what I said, if you send my compatriots here properly, you should pay him a lot of money, but if you dare to do anything, I will let him not even sell the bird droppings!"

The guano Li Mingqi mentioned refers to Peru’s largest source of income.

And almost all of these guano are collected from the Chincha Islands. It would be fine if the other party doesn't do anything, but if he is ignorant, don't blame him for cutting off their financial path.

Nowadays, the modification of iron-clad ships in shipyards has become very mature. The stamped metal hulls can be directly welded to steam merchant ships, and the speed has been greatly improved.

Although there are no supply locations along the coast, Li Mingqi doesn't mind a military expedition in person.

You must know that Peru, which has just gained independence from Spain, is not in a stable time now.

There is a huge dispute between the three countries of Chile, Peru, and Bolivia over the division of territory, especially the Atacama Desert in the center.

This is because the Spanish colonists at that time did not have a clear concept of this place, so the three countries continued to have frictions over this desert with huge economic value.

If the other party is really ignorant, then Li Mingqi will definitely let what happened in the "South American Pacific War" in 1879, in which the entire Peruvian navy was destroyed, take place in advance.

The Peruvian Navy at this time was not like the one in 1879 when it had many ironclad ships. Now Li Mingqi said it was really not difficult to beat him.

Except that the journey is a bit longer and there are no supply points along the way, everything else is not a problem.

And because of the Civil War, the United States would not stand up for the American estate owners in Peru.

You must know that most Chinese people work for the plantation owners in the United States and the British.

Hearing the threat from Li Mingqi, the envoy did not dare to neglect it.

Although I have not had in-depth contact with this New Ming Empire composed of Eastern people, it can be seen from their ability to occupy San Francisco that their strength is not weak.

Coupled with the armored ship patrolling the port area, the envoy knew that the other party was not joking.

Although one ironclad ship doesn't mean much, who knows how many other ironclad ships the other side has?

"I...I will explain it to the President of Castile. Please don't be angry. I think this is all because of those damn fleets."

"After I go back, I will suggest to the President that he find another shipping company to cooperate with. The merchant ships that come here next time will definitely not have this incident."

The messenger tremblingly assured Li Mingqi, which was like swearing.

"That would be best. If I find you lying, I will put a bounty on your head all over the world. You should have heard about how wealthy I am."

After Li Mingqi said this, he asked the Jin Yiwei to take the envoy out and let him go.

As for those merchant ships... they will be detained by the Xinming Empire on charges of harming the empire's people.

As for the sailors and captains above?

Our Xinming Empire didn't see those people when we seized the merchant ships.

Of course, it was not all smooth sailing when the National Defense Force seized merchant ships. Several merchant ships that had given up docking at sea because they were the first to unload the Chinese wanted to force their way out of San Francisco Bay.

But their escape plan was quickly stopped by Song He's ironclad ship.

The trial production of steel artillery began, making the navy of the New Ming Empire the first to be equipped with this new type of artillery.

Although it is not a barrel-type artillery, with its much smaller barrel than the old artillery and its new metal shell shells, the artillery of the New Ming Empire has already stood at the forefront of the world.

Although the ironclad ship was modified from a steam merchant ship, there is no doubt about its combat effectiveness.

Under the continuous bombardment of six cannons in the bow turret, none of these merchant ships was able to leave San Francisco Bay, and all were sent to the bottom of the sea.