African Nationhood

Chapter 145: Knight of Medal (please subscribe!!!)
  "Outside the Numbers, Out of the Numbers: "The Qing People Tried to Conquer the Imperial Disease""

"Today's headlines: "The legendary life of a legendary Qing student studying abroad""

"Special report of this newspaper: "Strange disease actually comes from blood""

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British newspapers, large and small, went crazy. The weird and dangerous "imperial disease" was actually "cured" by a Qing man!

This is even more shocking than the fact that the French love taking baths but not wearing perfume, and that they are loyal to their partners and do not cheat on them.

The ignorant and backward Qing people were actually able to overcome and cure the "imperial disease"?
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On this day, British newspaper sales surged, and people on the streets were talking about a Qing national, or honorary white man.

This honorary white man is actually the General Manager of Her Majesty's Chartered Colonial Company.

These newspapers are so abominable, such false propaganda!

What a Qing man, he is already an Englishman.

An honorable white man actually founded a vast colony in a backward and dangerous area of ​​remote Africa. It must be said that this is a powerful and ambitious guy.

This honorary white man called on British civilians to plant on his land, and if they did, they would be given free land.

This is much better than immigrating to North America. Not only do you have to pay for the shipping fee, but you also have to invest in purchasing land and livestock when you get there.

The United States in North America is no longer a British colony, and the Canadian Federation is cold and desolate.

Southern Africa has a mild climate and lush grasslands, which is obviously more suitable for immigration.

Moreover, African colonies also have a series of support policies, and cruises used to be taken were free. These two aspects are much better than those in southern Africa.

The honorary white man also called on investors to invest in his territory and build industrial and mining enterprises.

In addition, the Nanhua Company, which honors white people, will soon hold an auction of gold and diamond mines in the newly occupied colonies.

It seems that this honorary white man has completely integrated into the UK.

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The advertising strategy adopted by Shi Jintang was soft-text promotion, using the anecdotal news that "Qing people cured imperial diseases" as a gimmick to secretly promote Nanhua Company's immigration policy and the holding of auctions.

This greatly stimulated the British and capitalists, and triggered heated discussions and attention in the UK about the Nanhua Company in Southern Africa.

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After Shijintangbei accompanied Prince Leopold in Cannes for a period of time, he arranged for Lawen Schneider and two female doctor assistants to stay with the prince, asking them to take care of His Royal Highness at all times.

He also told them not to be negligent at all, and that His Royal Highness must have someone accompanying him at any time and at any time.

Over time, Prince Leopold's health improved greatly, and his knee pain also showed signs of improvement, but regular blood transfusion therapy must be maintained.

Lawen Schneider suggested that the prince choose a regular blood donor to keep his condition stable, and Prince Leopold naturally adopted it.

At the same time, His Royal Highness the Prince also expressed his gratitude to Lucas for providing him with fresh and healthy blood.

Lucas said that it was nothing, and it was his honor to contribute to the health of His Royal Highness the Prince.

Then Lucas became "coma" during a blood draw. Prince Leopold was greatly moved when he learned about it and rewarded him with a large sum of money.

Lucas "woke up" and refused the prince's reward, just wishing to stay with him.

The prince naturally agreed and immediately made a request to Shi Jintang. Shi Jintang thought about it and agreed "reluctantly".

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In April, the weather in London got warmer, and the group of them followed His Royal Highness back to London from Cannes.

Shi Jintang and his party followed Prince Leopold to meet the pudgy Queen Victoria (the queen is 1 meters tall).

When Shi Jintang came to visit, he happily donated a large gold mine near Bulawayo City and a diamond mine in Gweru to Her Majesty the Queen.

Queen Victoria expressed her appreciation for Shi Jintang's loyalty.

Then Shi Jintang went to great lengths to explain the pathogenesis of hemophilia.

This lecture opened the eyes and increased the knowledge of many nobles in Buckingham Palace and Her Majesty the Queen.

Of course, when Shi Jintang explained the mechanism of the disease, he did not specify that the disease-causing gene of His Royal Highness came from his mother. Otherwise, Queen Victoria might get angry and kick Shi Jintang out of Buckingham Palace.

In view of Shi Jintang's loyalty, providing the smokeless gunpowder formula, opening up colonial territories for the empire, and his superb medical skills, Queen Victoria decided to confer Shi Jintang as a "Knight of the Royal Victoria Order of Commander Level".

The canonization ceremony needs to be held at a later date, but the matter of obtaining the title is already a certainty.

Shi Jintang was not too excited about this. After all, this title was a civilian title and did not have actual privileges or fiefdoms.

But from now on, Shi Jintang can also be called "Jazz Sir".

After receiving the title, Shi Jintang met with his old friend, Sir Henry Bannerman.

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London, Bannerman Estate.

Luxurious rooms, handmade carpets and mahogany furniture, a few years are like reincarnation.

Shi Jintang, who revisited his old place, felt more relaxed now.

Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman, Parliamentary Undersecretary of the Admiralty and Treasurer and Speaker of the House of Commons, held a cigar in one hand and a red wine glass in the other, saluting at Shi Jintang.

After the two of them took a sip of red wine, Shi Jintang breathed a sigh of relief.

"I heard that you are going to be promoted again soon?"

"Yes, Prime Minister Gladstone wants me to be Ireland's First Minister."

The Irish issue has always been a "hot potato" in British political circles.

Since 1798, the Irish people have never stopped calling for self-government and overthrow of British rule.

The Great Famine in Ireland from 1846 to 1849 caused the death of more than 250 million Irish people. There was a factor in this that the British stood by and watched.

The contradiction between the Irish and the British has long been deep-rooted.

If you want to conquer this kind of unruly area, there is only one way, which is to kill it physically. Once the killing is done, no one will object.

But today, the British who claim to be civilized people do not dare to do it so blatantly. They can only have fun during the famine.

“This seat is not easy to sit in!

I think that after you pass, you might as well use harsh methods to kill a group of people to establish authority.

In this way, even if you are attacked by public opinion or reprimanded by the cabinet, you can maintain peace for a long time. "

After listening to Shi Jintang's suggestion, Bannerman smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Your suggestion is very good, but you don't understand British politics. People who do this will not end well."

This "strike hard" strategy was adopted by Prime Minister Arthur Balfour after Bannerman, and the effect was remarkable.

Prime Minister Arthur was therefore nicknamed "Bloody Balfour".

Since Bannerman doesn't listen to good people, that's all Shi Jintang said.

"Can you help me bring a few more dignitaries to this auction?"

“That’s no problem, everyone is looking forward to the gold mines in your territory.

In addition, your advertising is so good, it is simply brilliant! "

This auction is actually a social gathering, and his real purpose is the senior government officials participating in the meeting.

His "Double C Plan" has been submitted for almost a month, and Whitehall has not made any substantive response.

Therefore, he hoped to meet some senior cabinet officials through this informal occasion and learn more about the inside story.

Bannerman was vague and secretive about Shi Jintang's questioning, and he never revealed the truth.

This made Shi Jintang a little worried.

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