Alchemy Greater China

You must know that the Far East Fleet is considered to be the department with the worst welfare in the British Royal Navy. The navies 'assigned' here are somewhat irritable, and Fremantle will not offend them just because of Benson's order of 'early morning bombardment'.

Can't do it!

"Then wait until after 10 o'clock, the bombardment is too early, and the citizens of San Francisco have not woken up, so the effect is not obvious!" It is based on the above considerations that Fremantle acquiesced to the passive strike of these sailors, and said to Benson like this .

I'll go, what do you mean you haven't woken up yet?I just waited for the bombardment before most of the citizens woke up!

Hearing this, Benson almost lost his patience, and wanted to spray Fremantle with a dog's face: Do you think I'm going to bomb San Francisco?I didn't make it clear last night?I just want to scare the merchant ships moored in the harbor. Shouldn't the sooner the better for such a shameful thing, it has a lot to do with whether the citizens of Nima get up or not! !

Benson is not a reckless man. Although he clamored for bombardment in his mouth, his heart was as clear as a mirror: this bombardment is just a threat, it can be loud, but it must not rain too much!Even if there is a lot of rain, it must not fall on the foreign merchant ships moored around the San Francisco harbor!

Otherwise, afterward, I will definitely not be able to eat and walk around, and will be chased and killed by the head of the military department with a kitchen knife, and I will fight to the end!

Therefore, the sooner this kind of thing can be done, the better. It is best to wait until the sky is bright and the surrounding environment of the harbor can be seen clearly. That is the most ideal.

However, now that Fremantle has made it clear that he is not cooperating, Benson can only put on a smile that is uglier than crying: "Well, well, after 10 o'clock, when the time comes Please also explain to the sailors of your country, this shell. It must be more accurate..."

"Oh hehehe, little Benson, don't worry, the navy of our British Empire has always been very accurate. Whether it's shooting artillery or keeping time, we are like the most accurate clocks..." Freeman raised his head and laughed.He patted Benson on the shoulder, signaling him to put his mind at ease.

Me, I let your sister's heart go!No no, Freemante, I want to put your daughter's love in my heart!

However, when the time passed to ten o'clock in the morning, the six battleships including the Gogol had already fired their boilers under the busyness of the American sailors, pulled up the sea anchor, and moved into the ideal bombardment position.But Benson once again cursed in his heart, and almost grabbed General Fremantle by the neck beside him and shook him to death!

This, this is the precision of your British Empire Navy?

It's as accurate as a clock. Hey, where did you buy the antique watch?

I bought a watch last year...

As for why Colonel Benson was so excited, hey, it wasn't caused by those British sailors who were like big lords.

It was clearly agreed that the shelling would be on time at 10 o'clock, but they lazily got up at 9:55, brushing their teeth and washing their faces procrastinatingly.Stretching, swallowing breakfast...waiting until they yawned and walked up to the shelling posts.The hour hand is already pointing to 10:29! !

And the six battleships lined up in a row also stood still for more than half an hour in a position where they could be observed in the harbor!

More than half an hour, if it is a naval battle between the two armies, try keeping the queue for half an hour?It's not too long ago to be bombarded by the enemy's shells!

The British Navy, what about firing at 10 o'clock?

What about your military qualities and moral integrity?

No wonder Benson was so angry, come to think of it.I am obviously the supreme commander of this fleet, and I am obviously paying overtime pay, and paying for the loss of fuel and shells, and I support these British sailors like uncles, but these six battleships still can't do what they want. Take control!

The military order could not be issued, and I was really aggrieved as the commander-in-chief.

Benson thought: Fortunately, the Earl of Beihai is weak.There is no large gunboat, otherwise, I would have suffered a big defeat!

Regardless of Benson's depressed mood and dark face, we still set our sights on San Francisco on May 5, San Francisco in the early morning.

The residents of San Francisco never got up late as Fremantle said. In fact, most of them got up very early, put on their clothes, picked up sticks, and rushed to the commercial port.

The reason is very simple. Everything that happened last night was produced by the "San Jose Courier-Journal" into a newspaper with rich pictures and texts. Before dawn, hundreds of newsboys walked around the streets and went door-to-door to deliver.

Yes, you heard it right, it's not a sale, but a delivery, free delivery at no cost!

This can be regarded as Long Hao's "spend a lot of money". He paid off the "San Jose Mercury News" for this day. He wanted everyone in San Francisco to know his grievances and understand what San Francisco, a metropolis on the west coast of the United States, is suffering. Shame!

Long Hao's strategy of publicity and momentum was quite successful. The editor-in-chief of the Courier, De Jong Wade, as Master Long's loyal dog, obtained too many high-quality photos and incomparable interview records last night. Therefore, this morning's The Messenger newspaper has ample weight, and the entire article is filled with frighteningly clear black-and-white photos, as well as short comments that are simple but not simple, with sharp words... This expression, like a cartoon, fully expresses Long Hao's grievances and Benson's. Overbearing rendered out.

Of course, because of the same acting, old Mayor Stevenson's "cowardice" was not mentioned in the newspaper, but spent half a page, highly praising the mayor's strong oppression by the other party. How could he refuse to compromise? While begging Long Hao to cooperate with the investigation, he begged Benson's fleet not to bombard him with a fearless spirit, which highlighted the image of a sincere and sincere mayor who considers the interests of the citizens.

I believe that in the next election, the old Stevenson will still have a lot of votes.

The purpose of the Courier newspaper was achieved. After reading this newspaper, [-]% of the citizens of San Francisco were irritated: What! ?The navy has blocked our commercial seaport, and will indiscriminately arrest the Earl of Beihai for interrogation! ?This is too deceiving!

Unlike the eastern part of the United States, most of the residents in the west are bankrupts from the east and immigrants from backward countries. They have devoted their lives to transforming the barren western part of the United States, and even many senior citizens have spent three generations of grandparents and grandchildren. and energy to settle down my life and truly take root in the West.

In their bones, the feelings of westerners towards easterners are inferiority, envy and jealousy, those rich residents in the east.Most of them are high-class immigrants from Europe, and through the Atlantic waterway, eastern residents can communicate with developed countries in Europe more conveniently. When it comes to politics, the political status of easterners is also much higher than that of westerners.

Therefore, when the navy blocked the seaport that the westerners worked hard for.These sensitive townspeople are outraged!

Mb, we have worked hard to develop the economy by shipping business, and it’s okay for your big bosses in the White House to ignore it. Now it’s hard to find an Earl of Beihai here who invests in real industries and establishes a stock exchange to guide us. To make a fortune and get rich, your White House is fine. The navy that was built with our taxpayers' money actually blocked our door in a grandiose manner!

This anger.It's exactly the same feeling as the owner was scared back by his own hunting dog at the door before going out.

With almost no need for incitement, a group of passionate citizens rushed to the port spontaneously. They wanted to see with their own eyes whether their own navy was really what the newspapers said. , so he blocked his own harbor with a gunboat domineeringly!

in the case of.These townspeople will definitely berate each other and turn to sticks.Stand firmly behind the Earl of Beihai.

The citizens of San Francisco who got up early were not disappointed. Before 07:30, at least tens of thousands of people gathered at the commercial port. They stood on a high place, taking advantage of the already bright weather, to look out of the harbor.Sure enough, six hazy black shadows stood on the sea like monsters. Judging from their shape and size, they looked almost the same as the battleships photographed in newspapers!

Yes.That's right, it's really my own navy driving a cannon boat to block the door of my house. How can such a thing be tolerated! ?

As a result, the tens of thousands of citizens suddenly erupted. They roared loudly, held wooden sticks and horse forks, and marched back and forth on the pier. After a while, some people said that they had found the building where Kerim stayed and rested. Listen, rushed over, surrounded this small building next to the pier, shouted slogans, smashed glass, demanded that the city government hand over this navy scum, let the masses tear him up and throw him into the sea feed the fish!

The citizens in the parade gathered more and more, and many of the newcomers were local coolies on the docks. While surrounding the small building where Kerim lived, they also sent people to the city hall to ask old Stevenson to come out and explain everything. , requiring the San Francisco city government to protect the Earl of the North Sea and reject the navy's barbaric request.

All of a sudden, the commercial pier was overcrowded, and many bad embryos fished in troubled waters, taking the opportunity to do some immoral and smoky things...

Seeing that the crowd in the parade was in danger of getting out of control, little Stevenson was shocked, and hastily dispatched the police force, together with the assistance of Long Hao's subordinates and Hongmen disciples, it took a lot of effort to finally get these people out. The marching crowd steadied themselves.

The people who had been upgraded to 'mobs' were dispersed. In the small building, poor Captain Kerim almost peed his pants in fright. I heard that if the police brought by Stevenson came a step later, the one where Kerim lived The room is about to be knocked open by an enraged 'mob'!

In the end, Captain Kerim, who had to get out of the catastrophe, saw little Stevenson, like a long-lost relative, with snot and tears all over his face, so he almost rushed up and hugged little Stevenson's thigh and cried bitterly. I have runny nose.

In fact, most of the people who participated in the parade were good citizens who really loved San Francisco. The out-of-control parade was due to some random 'rat shit'... In other words, Gao Tianyang, who was in charge of implementing this 'parade plan', was also a little unexpected And, the newspapers that Wade distributed for free would have such a great power, attracting so many parade people, so that Gao Tianyang's prepared manpower was temporarily insufficient, and the situation almost got out of control.

Hoho, if Kerim is killed by the mob, it will be regarded as ruining the young master's plan!

Just because Gao Tianyang realized that something was wrong, Gao Tianyang, who was in a cold sweat, hurriedly called in the elite of the SS regiment. Their task was very heavy. They not only had to keep an eye on and protect the maritime merchants who stayed at the dock, but also found out those parade mobs who took advantage of the fire. !

After all, mobs are people, and in a violent competition, they are still no match for regular armed forces. However, the incident of the U.S. Navy’s blockade of the San Francisco harbor is too much trouble. Many merchants and nobles have merchant ships berthing or storing goods in the commercial port. At this moment, they also rushed over anxiously. Under the guidance of Gao Tianyang and Jr. Stevenson, they supported the demonstrators and strongly urged the old mayor Stevenson to come forward and explain this matter himself.

When there are high-class people with status and money to join, in the eyes of the parade people.Those San Francisco police officers did not dare to act rashly.

It was not yet time for the San Francisco Stock Exchange to open. Everyone worked hard to clear an open space at the pier and set up a simple podium. Then, the old Mayor Stevenson and the person involved, Long Hao, appeared at the pier one after another.Stepping onto the podium, he recounted what happened last night.

The facts told were roughly the same, but compared with the performance of the big warehouse last night, Long Hao was a little less weak, while the old Mayor Stevenson was a little more tough.

Long Hao first stated that he was wronged. Originally, he was fully capable of leaving without paying attention to the navy's unreasonable demands. However, for the sake of San Francisco Harbor and those who have interests in the harbor, he resolutely stayed.Here, Long Hao appeals to the U.S. Navy headed by Benson to produce evidence as soon as possible, and to withdraw from the waters around the harbor as soon as possible, to release the blockade, and not to affect the normal trading activities of other innocent businessmen.

After Long Hao finished speaking, it was Old Stevenson's turn. The mayor had a look of grief and indignation. The first thing he said after he took the stage was: "This is a disgrace to San Francisco, and it is also the largest event for the Commonwealth of America since Independence Day in 1776. day of shame!"

On behalf of the city of San Francisco, Stevenson Sr. protested strongly against the barbaric actions of the Navy.At the same time, he also appealed to the people below to leave the commercial seaport as soon as possible, so as not to be injured by the shells that would hit at an unknown time.Cause unnecessary losses and tragedies.

While old Stevenson told the crowd to evacuate, he said that he would stay at the commercial wharf with the core leadership team of the city government, and stand firm with the Earl of Beihai!

Old Stevenson said that facing the outrageous threat of Benson's fleet, under such domineering power.As a Democrat, he will never back down. Even if he dies, he will die on the front line of defending San Francisco!

Compared with Long Hao and old Stevenson's awe-inspiring righteousness and loud voice, Kerim who almost peed on his pants just now.His appearance was very bad. He was taken out by the little Stevenson who was regarded as a "life-saving relative" and thrown on the stage mercilessly. This appearance alone immediately deducted 10 points from the image of the U.S. Navy. point! !

This is the representative sent by the US Navy?

The clothes are disheveled, and the description is wretched...there are still wet spots on the pants?

Everyone frowned, and their first impression of Kerim was extremely bad.

Later, when Long Hao revealed intentionally or unintentionally about Kerim's shooting at the pier last night, everyone's favor towards the U.S. Navy dropped to freezing point!

Such a scum and scum can come to negotiate on behalf of the navy. One can imagine how unbearable the morality of the commander-in-chief of the fleet is!

Ever since, after such a simple open-air speech, the San Francisco people's resistance to the U.S. Navy reached its peak. When Long Hao stepped off the podium, he even thought that if they were equipped with kerosene self-exploding airships that dared to die, they would definitely be desperate Those who went to ram those six battleships...

The effect of the speech was good, and the subsequent opening of the San Francisco stock market further confirmed everyone's expectations, and also reflected Long Hao's "dilemma" from the side. Hula, a wave of sharp drops that seemed to have no bottom, opened the May 5th The drama of the U.S. stock market came to an end, and the plummeting stock price, and the Earl board full of green blackboards also gave Long Hao a lot of sympathy points.

Just when Long Hao put down the phone and praised tk Morgan for releasing the purchase order and repurchasing [-]% of Earl's shares, the crowd on the pier suddenly shouted. Long Hao in the cabin didn't know why, so he ran out to see what happened.

"It's started, it's started, the six cannon ships are started!"

"Yeah, they've moved, hey, they're not evacuating, but coming this way!"

"Idiot, you just found out! What are they sailing towards the harbor for? Woohoo, could it be that, as Captain Kerim said just now, if we don't hand over the Earl of the North Sea, this fleet will bombard San Francisco ?"

"Who says it's not? It's terrible, everyone, run, you won't survive if you get hit by the artillery!"

"Hey, you coward, if you want to escape, you will escape yourself. As a westerner, I want to be with the Earl of Beihai and the city of San Francisco. For the sake of justice and legal principles, even if I die, I will die with honor!"

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That's right, amidst the yelling of the crowd at the pier, Long Hao stood on the side of the ship, holding the railing in his hand, his eyes widened in surprise, watching the six battleships not far away slowly approaching.

Hey, did I make a mistake in my calculations?

Benson still chose to bombard San Francisco? !

Long Hao was greatly surprised: According to his judgment, Benson used the six borrowed battleships to blockade San Francisco Harbor as the limit of what he dared to do, and if he sailed closer to bombard, then... unless that Benson was really crazy!

What Long Hao thought was the same as most people who paid attention to this matter, but they all missed one point, that is, there was a Freeman on the Gogol who owed a large amount of gambling debts and was eager to make money. General Special, he is British, he doesn't care what the American cities will be like, as long as the artillery fires, he can receive the high cost of damage that belongs to him! (To be continued..)