The Qing Dynasty is about to end

Chapter 405 Everything is ready, just waiting for the meeting to fight! (Please subscribe, please vote)
The temperature in Tianjing City was still very hot, so Luo Yaoguo did not have a formal chat with the visiting Feng Yunshan, Luo Dagang and Luo Zhonghua in the Yin'an Hall of the palace. Instead, he set the meeting place in an octagonal pavilion in the back garden of the palace.

The pavilion is right next to a pool of water, and is leaning against two towering ancient trees. The huge tree canopies block the sunlight completely, providing shade to the pavilion and the pool below.

Luo Yaoguo, Feng Yunshan, Luo Dagang and Luo Zhonghua all changed into thin light clothes, fanned themselves with palm-leaf fans, drank herbal tea, and sat down in the pavilion, talking about the customs and practices of Southeast Asia.

Under the shade of the trees outside the pavilion, there were four or five square tables. The Chinese representatives from all over Southeast Asia who had come with Luo Zhonghua were all dressed neatly in robes and hats. They sat upright around the square tables with smiles on their faces, listening to the big guys talking.

Luo Yaoguo was obviously very interested in Luo Zhonghua, who was supported by Luo Dagang. He kept asking him about the history and current situation of the Lan Fang Republic and other small Chinese countries in Southeast Asia. Well, the history of the founding of the Chinese nation in Southeast Asia! If it were published more than a hundred years later, it would be a major topic!

And at this moment, it means even more!
Because now is the time “since ancient times”, we should do a good job and strive to transform the “History of the Chinese in Southeast Asia” from foreign history into local history.

This young man named Luo Zhonghua is also very talkative. He knows a lot about the small Chinese companies in Borneo and the South Pacific islands.

The Lan Fang Republic, where he served as the general governor, was not the only Chinese country in Southeast Asia, but only the largest and strongest one. But even Lan Fang was a bit of a stretch to call it a "country". It was more like the Chinese version of the East India Company, or an alliance of Chinese gangs that explored Southeast Asia.

The Chinese gangs in Borneo may have been influenced by the Dutch East India Company, and they all named their own gangs "Company X". The Lan Fang Company was established by a group of Jiayingzhou compatriots headed by Luo Fangbo. Luo Dagang and Luo Yaoguo were indeed from the same clan as Luo Fangbo!
It’s just that Luo Yaoguo couldn’t recognize them now because he was from Meizhou City, Guangdong Province in heaven, not Jiaying Prefecture in the mortal world.

Luo Fangbo and his fellow Hakkas from Jiaying Prefecture were the most united and capable of fighting among all the Chinese companies in Borneo! Therefore, they defeated more than a dozen of the surrounding gangs, and then brought them under their command one by one, forming the Lan Fang General System, which governed Dagang, San Tiao Gou, Xinwu, Kengwei, Shiwufen, Shiliufen, Manhe, Jiufentou, Xinbafen, Laobafen, Xinshifen, Laoshifen, etc. The territory started from Sarawak in the north, looked at Java Island in the south, and faced the Strait of Malacca across the sea in the west. The Chinese population protected by it was more than 200,000 or 300,000, which was a very good situation!

The Lan Fang Kingdom is not the only Chinese country in Southeast Asia today. In addition to Lan Fang, there is also a Dai Yan Kingdom on the island of Borneo, which is a small kingdom dependent on Lan Fang. The ruler's surname is Wu, and he was originally a "general" of the Lan Fang Kingdom. This country still exists today.

There is also a "Wu Kingdom" in the central part of the Malay Peninsula. It has no official name and was established by a group of Minnan people. The king's surname is Wu, so it is called "Wu Family" or Wu Kingdom by outsiders. This Wu Kingdom was established at about the same time as Lan Fang and has not yet perished.

In addition to these three countries, there have been more than a dozen other "countries" or gang regimes on the South Pacific islands, but most of them have now been destroyed by the Dutch and the British.

"There are still three countries, that's not a small number," Luo Yaoguo asked Luo Dagang with a smile, "Have Bishop Luo and the Wu family from Rome come to the peninsula? Can we bring together Lan Fang, Dai Yan, and the Wu family to form a big country or a joint company to compete with the Dutch?"

Luo Zhonghua was surprised when he heard what Luo Yaoguo said: "Your Highness King Wu, do you mean that we should continue to fight against the Dutch? Although the Netherlands is no longer as prosperous as it used to be, it is still a powerful country. And the British often support the Dutch!"

Luo Yaoguo smiled and said, "General Manager Luo, you may not know that the British and French envoys to China will come to Tianjing to observe our National People's Congress tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.

After the National People's Congress is over, we will discuss with Britain and France about forming an alliance and joining the war against Russia. Although Britain and France may not always abide by the agreement, at least they will not attack their allies before the war with Russia is over.

For Lan Fang, Dai Yan, and the Wu family, this is a rare opportunity! "

Luo Dagang quickly took over the conversation and nodded, saying, "General, don't worry about not being able to defeat the Dutch. Didn't we fight the Dutch before? You should have seen what our Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's new army is like in Shanghai. It's all Western-style new troops, all trained by French generals! The foreign guns in their hands are all purchased from England, France, and America! When the time comes, King Wu will send you one or two thousand people, and together with our new army in Southeast Asia, it will be no problem to take over the entire Borneo!"

"Can we really take over the whole of Borneo?"

Luo Zhonghua looked at Luo Yaoguo in disbelief.

"Of course!" Luo Yaoguo nodded heavily, "Why not? The Netherlands, a small European country with only a few million people, dares to occupy so many islands in the South Seas. How dare our great China, with 400 million compatriots, occupy a small island of Borneo?" "General Luo" Luo Yaoguo looked at the representatives of the South Seas outside the pavilion and said with a smile: "If you really have the ambition to develop the entire island of Borneo, prepare a proposal for the Lan Fang Republic to request to join the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and put it forward at the National People's Congress! Once the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has a name, this king can discuss the division of spheres of influence in the South Seas with the British Minister Bonham and the French Minister Bourboulon."

Divide the Nanyang sphere of influence?

Is it really possible?

Most of the Nanyang representatives outside the pavilion were white paper fans from various gangs under the Lan Fang Republic. They often dealt with foreigners and had a deep understanding of how powerful foreigners were!

They also knew that the Netherlands was actually weak, while Britain and France were at their peak!

More than a decade ago, the great Qing Dynasty was forced to cede territory and pay compensation by an expeditionary force of more than 10,000 people sent by England.
The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom had just opened. Even if it could build a united country, it would still be far behind the United States. Even if it was the United States, wouldn't it be a "big follower" of Britain and France? Moreover, the United States was always the country of the white people. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom didn't seem to be in their circle, right?

As the Nanyang representatives were thinking about it, they heard a sweet voice coming from the path behind them: "Your Highness, the British Minister Bonham, the French Minister Bourboulon, and my uncle Bishop Paul will arrive at the Xiaguan Pier at noon today on the ship 'Taiping'. Do you want to go and greet them?"

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a tall and graceful Western beauty with picturesque features, fair skin, and wearing a Chinese jacket and skirt. She walked towards Luo Yaoguo with light steps and in a blink of an eye, then bowed with a smile.

Feng Yunshan recognized the person as his "junior sister" Maria at a glance. He saw Maria looking at Luo Yaoguo lovingly, and then turned her head to look at Luo Yaoguo, who also looked at Maria with affectionate eyes.

It is obvious that Luo Yaoguo is in a difficult situation this time!

"Ninth brother, who is this..." Feng Yunshan pretended not to know Maria and asked Luo Yaoguo with a smile.

"She said that Maria de Clementina Doria is the niece of Archbishop Paolo Doria, and was sent to me by the Pope!" Luo Yaoguo said proudly.

Maria added: "Pope Pius IX sent me to serve His Highness the Angel!"

Your Highness the Angel?

Oh, by the way, this Luo Yaoguo Luo Wu Wang is also a master of shaman dance. What's going on? Even the Pope of Rome believes it?

The group of Nanyang representatives outside the pavilion were all shocked and began to re-evaluate the influence of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom on the foreigners.
This great god dances well, and he has fighting power!
Luo Yaoguo waved to Maria and said, "Maria, come here. I'll introduce you to my third brother Feng, His Royal Highness the Southern King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom!"

Maria smiled and took a few steps forward, ready to kneel down and kowtow to Feng Yunshan.

Feng Yunshan quickly reached out and gave Maria a helping hand, and the latter took the opportunity to give Feng Yunshan a wink.

As soon as their eyes met, Feng Yunshan knew what was going on: everything is ready, all we have to do is wait for the meeting to begin!

(End of this chapter)