New Ming Empire mixed in America

"As long as you agree to sell, we can give you a satisfactory price..."

Envoy Daiying had a smile on his face. He came to the Xinming Empire this time simply to join in the fun.

Unexpectedly, this time he not only exchanged some raw materials that he thought were inexhaustible, but also obtained some design drawings about the airship.

Even a long-lost famous painting by Michelangelo was discovered here.

You asked him how he knew the information about that painting?

Michelangelo's autograph is so big on the oil painting that anyone who is not blind can see it.

"Since you like collecting, would you be interested in treasures from the Qing Dynasty?"

After finishing speaking, the envoy saw the smile on the face of the Eastern Emperor, and he knew that the matter was settled.

Any attempt to purchase the oil painting on behalf of the Queen was all a lie. His purpose was to buy the oil painting and bring it back to London to make a fortune.

Li Mingqi was also very happy because he found that he could use these oil paintings, which were bought two for one on a certain treasure, to exchange for Chinese antiques.

After reaching an agreement with the envoy, Li Mingqi handed the matter over to Barton.

Now Barton was already a big shot in the eyes of the white merchants. He not only contracted a section of the railway from the New Ming Empire to Texas, but was even a luxury goods agent for the Orientals.

Therefore, it is very safe to leave this matter to Barton, and since his family all live in San Francisco, Li Mingqi is not afraid that he will never come back.

After everything was taken care of, it was time to go on an expedition to Hawaii.

This time Li Mingqi decided to take charge of the expedition himself. If he didn't express his anger in person, he would probably be able to choke to death.

Not only the bad atmosphere now, but also the suffering that Chinese workers will suffer here in the future.

In 1897, more than 600 Chinese workers sold themselves to the Hawaiian island of Kauai. There they cleared forests to open up farms and grew sugar cane and rice for plantation owners.

They worked hard for 14 hours a day and were whipped by the foreman. Some were either bitten to death by poisonous snakes or died under the whip of the foreman.

Of the more than 600 Chinese workers, except for a dozen who fled and whose whereabouts are unknown, only 9 survived, and the rest were tortured to death.

By 1950, only three of the nine survivors survived, and these three were unable to do heavy work because of their age.

When the owner saw that they were "old but not dead" and could only eat but could no longer "press oil", he notified the Honolulu Chinese Business Association to send them back to China. After working for 53 years, they only had 48 US dollars when they returned home, which was raised by the Chinese Business Association.

In 1950, the People’s Republic of China was founded!

And this is just a small microcosm of the tens of thousands of Chinese workers in Hawaii.

(There are a lot of information on similar things, and I was really angry after reading them. The Chinese wealthy people in Honolulu didn’t know if they saw the miserable situation of the Chinese workers at that time. However, there is one thing that everyone should know. The Chinese workers who were sold there

, a large part of it is caused by these... haha, I can’t write anymore)

At first, the Chinese workers who went to Hawaii were just going to work, but later they gradually became slaves. Now Li Mingqi didn't know who to seek revenge for, but the Kingdom of Hawaii couldn't escape.

"Long live the Lord..."

As soon as Liu Youcai opened his mouth, Li Mingqi interrupted his cry.

"This trip to Hawaii is not only to make those guys pay for their debt with blood, but also to ensure the stability of future immigration routes. I plan to build an immigration transfer station somewhere. I won't feel relieved if I don't go there to see it in person."

Li Mingqi explained patiently and looked very patient when facing Liu Youcai.

"In that case, I will also go with Long Live Lord!"

Liu Youcai wiped his tears and found that he couldn't persuade Li Mingqi, so he was ready to go with him.

The Xinming Empire is called the Xinming Empire if it has Long Live Lord. Without Long Live Lord, it will not care what happens to other people here.

"You should stay here to guard our family. After the immigration problem is solved, the Xinming Empire will develop rapidly."

"You have to arrange the infrastructure and plan in advance the land that will be allocated to the immigrants in the future."

After talking for a long time, he finally persuaded Liu Youcai to leave, and Li Mingqi breathed a sigh of relief.

"Come aboard!"

Li Mingqi picked up the walkie-talkie and gave an order. The next second, the 303rd Regiment of the National Defense Force, with more than 3,000 people, began to board the ship, followed closely by a regiment of the Imperial Guard, also with more than 3,000 people.

Heavy equipment such as artillery had already been loaded onto the ship, and the soldiers gathered in the port area to reboard the ship for Li Mingqi's inspection.

After all the soldiers boarded the ship, Li Mingqi boarded the new ironclad ship along the wooden boarding ladder that had been installed long ago, surrounded by a large group of royal guards.

After Li Mingqi stood on the deck, the imperial subjects who came to see him off in the port area began to shout in confusion.

These chaotic voices finally converged into two shouts in unison: "Long live your Majesty! Long live the New Ming Empire!"

There was no salute for this troop dispatch. Li Mingqi had to wait until he had avenged his revenge and let the salute roar in front of the capital.

The Pacific Fleet slowly left the port as the people of the empire shouted long live.

After arriving at the open sea, the escorting local fleet stopped advancing.

After the warships of the Pacific Fleet and the Home Fleet blew their horns to signal each other, they headed towards Hawaii.

Among all the battleships and transport ships, the two transport ships with bare decks and only one transport ship with a rudder serving as a pilothouse are the most eye-catching.

Because on the deck of these two weird transport ships, there is a huge airship firmly fixed with iron chains on each one.

The airship is much larger than the transport ship, but this is not a problem for the engineers of the battleship design bureau.

They demolished all the buildings on the transport ship and made the deck into a flat shape to avoid damaging the airship's airbag.

In addition to the transport ships carrying airships, there are also several transport ships in the fleet that are obviously far away from the fleet in front.

They followed the fleet one kilometer away, and were responsible for protecting them with more than a dozen gunboats. Because these transport ships were filled with mines, they needed to keep a distance to prevent accidents.

The Hawaiian Islands are composed of many islands, so once these torpedoes are placed between the main islands, there will be no need to worry about these guys playing hide-and-seek with the National Defense Forces between the islands.

At this time, the population of the Kingdom of Hawaii was only less than 70,000. Li Mingqi didn't know who gave them the courage to provoke the New Ming Empire.

Not only that, in later generations the Kingdom of Hawaii introduced a series of laws to treat Chinese differently, and this was even more true after it was annexed by the United States.

Since they exclude the Chinese so much, like European culture and admire the church, then they might as well serve God themselves.

Standing on the deck, Li Mingqi looked at the endless sea and his heart was filled with pride.

Now the Xinming Empire has finally reached out to the ocean. In the future...

Li Mingqi looked towards the Far East, which was his common hometown in both previous and present lives.

Although the Xinming Empire's Pacific Fleet cannot be said to be powerful, its fleet of more than a hundred ships of various types still attracts the attention of merchant ships plying this route.

Especially those merchant ships that had just docked in Hawaii knew that a war was about to break out after seeing this scene.

"These Easterners really sent out a fleet. I think Kamehameha hit the wall this time."

The owner of a merchant ship transporting coffee to the Northern Commonwealth gloated.

"Father, don't forget that the natives of the Sandwich Islands targeted the Orientals, and our envoys also contributed..."

The young man who was the boatswain next to him said something, which immediately made the captain's expression become serious.

"Remember, we are just businessmen. Whether the Orientals occupy the Sandwich Islands or the British occupy them now, it will not stop us from making money."

"As for the ambassador you mentioned, after reading the newspaper brought over by the merchant ship half a month ago, he may have regretted it. The Orientals have set fire to Washington, and they will not let those politicians go this time."

After finishing speaking, the captain touched his son's head and said solemnly:

"Child, if you want to make a difference on the sea, remember, you must stay away from politics. Because our entire wealth is this boat, and those politicians have countless boats to drive..."