New Ming Empire mixed in America

"I think your conditions are a bit harsh. Of course, I'm only talking about a small part of them."

In the Victoria Fort built in 1843, the mayor of Freeport looked at Chen Hong's face carefully, and then said carefully:

"We at Victoria Freeport have no intention of participating in the war, and I am still a pacifist..."

Although the mayor's attitude was very sincere, Chen Hong did not hear even a trace of sincerity in the other party's words.

"I'm not here to discuss anything with you this time. I'm here to inform you that this place will be taken over by the Xinming Empire from now on."

Walking to the middle of the conference room, Chen Hong glanced at all the participants and said:

"You already know the outcome of the previous battle on the sea, so you can only accept this fact."

Having said this, he once again unfolded the map he bought when he entered the city, traced it with his hand for a while, and then said:

"Your city must retreat to a location ten kilometers away. Our New Ming Empire is going to build a military port where it is now, and no non-military buildings are allowed to exist!"

"You are wishful thinking!" At this time, a businessman with a mustache and a young man stood up and said loudly:

"We built this place bit by bit with our own hands, and we will never give up here even if we shed our last drop of blood!"

After finishing speaking, the businessman looked in a certain direction in the conference room and asked: "I hope you will think clearly that some people's temporary victory does not mean that they will continue to win..."

After threatening the attendees, headed by the mayor, the businessman sat back down.

For a moment, there was silence in the conference room. Everyone looked at Chen Hong first, then at the businessman just now, but no one continued to express their opinions.

When Chen Hong saw this, he just smiled and asked the businessman: "I don't know who you are..."

Although Chen Hong speaks English a little slowly and his pronunciation is inaccurate, no one here dared to laugh at his weird language.

"My name is Wilbur Douglas!"

The businessman said his name very proudly, and added at the end: "I am the head of the Hudson's Bay Company's Pacific Bay stronghold!"

Hudson's Bay Company?

Hearing this name, Chen Hong couldn't help but frowned and felt a headache at the same time.

Let me mention here, when it comes to the Hudson's Bay Company in later generations, people may think that it was just a department store, but it was not a small player in this period.

The Hudson's Bay Company is now the world's largest landowner, with nearly 7.7 million square kilometers of land.

If you still don’t understand, you can refer to China’s land area of ​​9.6 million square kilometers.

Now in Canada, this company has the final say.

Although it is just a company, its shareholders are the British royal family.

It has its own armed forces, its own armed merchant ships, and its own corporate government.

There are two companies in history that can be compared with this company, one of which is called the East India Company.

The company would not sell its land to the Dominion of Canada, which is now Canada, until 1870.

(Between 1670 and 1870, friends who want to come to North America to establish a country, please note that if you establish a country close to Canada, those who are weak in the early stage may be quickly killed on the spot!)

Although he frowned, Chen Hong had nothing to fear from the Hudson Bay Company.

The Xinming Empire is not a small player now, and it doesn't even give Dai Ying face, let alone Dai Ying's godson.

So he asked directly: "Can I understand what you said as your company's position?"

"In other words, are you now making those threatening remarks against the Xinming Empire on behalf of your Hudson's Bay Company?" Gu

After finishing speaking, Chen Hong walked up to the other party, stared into his eyes and said, "Are you sure you can represent your company?"

His words made Wilbur open his mouth, but in the end no sound came out.

I helped him sort out the documents on the table that had been messed up by his slap on the table.

Chen Hong smiled and said: "As far as I know, your company is now in a loss, and your headquarters has begun discussing the sale of land."

This news was just after Wilbur said the name of his company, Chen Hong saw it from the information given by Jin Yiwei who was traveling with him.

Although the above information is not very detailed, it can already give him a general understanding of the company's situation.

Due to poor management, this company has now begun to decline. However, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and it is necessary to guard against the political power of the other party in the UK.

But again, the Xinming Empire has declared war with Dai Ying, so why are they still afraid of this company?

"What I mean is very clear. Because you provide supplies to the expeditionary force, we have the right to declare war on Victoria Freeport. I don't know if you can bear the consequences."

Chen Hong left the map on the table, and then wanted to leave under the protection of the National Defense Force soldiers.

When he was at the door, Chen Hong added another sentence:

"Although a temporary victory doesn't mean much, it can destroy a small port city. Some of your fantasies may take some time to arrive, so think about it carefully."

After saying that, he pushed open the door of the conference room, but soon stopped.

Because there are two groups of soldiers confronting each other outside, one is the National Defense Force soldiers, and the other is the local defenders and some armed personnel with strange marks on their chests.

"I think you'd better stay here for a while, otherwise my men might do something bad!"

The garrison officer in charge of the coastal defense battery made a sinister invitation gesture.

After hearing this, Chen Hong did not answer. He just looked back at everyone in the conference room and asked, "Is this your choice?"

The mayor of Victoria Freeport also noticed the commotion at the door and ran over quickly.

He scolded the garrison officer: "What are you doing, Bonnard?"

"What to do? Of course you are inviting this yellow-skinned Easterner to be a guest at my coastal defense fort. I don't believe those Eastern fleets dare to bombard the coastal defense fort!"

Even after being reprimanded by the mayor, Bonnard remained unmoved. He still had that sinister look on his face, which made people know that this guy was a villain at a glance.

"Sir, please believe that this is not the position of our free port. This is all that guy's own decision..."

The mayor was still explaining nervously, but Chen Hong suddenly laughed and said: "I believe this is not your Freeport's choice, because you can't afford the consequences!"

Then he stretched out his arm and looked at his watch and said: "There are still thirty minutes. If I haven't gone back, the commander of our fleet will order the bombardment of your city. I think such a scene will be

Very spectacular.”

In fact, Chen Hong made up this sentence on the spot. There was no agreement between him and Song He.

Because the two of them never thought that these people in Victoria Freeport would be so ungrateful.

As for the mayor and the garrison officer, in Chen Hong's eyes they were a pair of red-faced and white-faced partners.

All their performances have only one purpose, which is to delay time.

Everyone knows that Dai Ying has announced that he will dispatch battleships. As long as they wait until the battleships arrive, their crisis will be resolved.

There is nothing wrong with their thinking. If a British warship is discovered in the Pacific, Song He's fleet will definitely return to the Xinming Empire to prepare for war.

But at the same time, they don't know what Chen Hong did before he became this temporary diplomat. He was a naval soldier.

So after seeing that the garrison officer was still preparing to put himself under house arrest, Chen Hong took out a grenade from his arms and threw it into the conference room...