Chapter 318: Did I meet a die-hard, brain-dead Qing fan?

Chapter 318: Did I meet a die-hard, brain-dead Qing fan?

Chapter 318: Did I meet a die-hard, brain-dead Qing fan?

Prince Alfred walked towards Shao Quanzhong politely and the two shook hands warmly.

"My Lord, when you visited London, I had already started my journey around the world and did not meet you. It is a great honor for the royal family of the British Empire to meet here today."

"It's really fate."

Of course, spoken language will be automatically ignored by translator Maria.

Alfred raised his head and suddenly his eyes were dull. After a while, he came to his senses and immediately became polite again. "I'm sorry, Count, your fiancée and secretary is too dazzling and beautiful. I'm sorry."

Shao Quanzhong didn't see it, but Maria behind him was also stunned when she saw Alfred. This prince was exactly the type I liked, but she was relieved immediately. Shao Ke was more handsome and more successful than him.

Due to Shao Quanzhong's interception, the princess did not follow her mother to Eugenheim for the winter, and the two princes and princesses did not have their fateful meeting.

There would be no love at first sight, and the prince would not marry Princess Lucia despite his mother's opposition.

This was not a bad thing for Maria. Historically, when Maria married to England, she had a bad relationship with her mother-in-law, her husband died young, and her family was broken up in her old age. It was a complete tragedy.

Marrying Shao Quanzhong, who has a longevity gene verified by a prodigal son, obviously Shao Quanzhong can accompany her longer, Shao's father and mother are also kind and easy to talk to, and the tragedy of her mother's family will be avoided...

Of course, fate coincidentally allowed the two people to meet again, but that was all.

The Kingdom of Hawaii was already building a formal state guesthouse, but it had not yet been completed, so Shao Quanzhong was welcomed into the guest room of the royal palace.

After entering the guest room, Shao Quanzhong began to have a headache. The modernization of Hawaii was beyond his expectations. What should he do?

Well, no matter how modernized it is, it is just a tiny country with a population of less than 100,000. Annexation is certainly possible, but the problem is that Britain, France and the United States are watching it.

Seeing Prince Alfred visit Hawaii, he looked like he was inspecting the territory of the British Empire. I am afraid it will be very difficult for me to conquer Hawaii.

"Someone, call Fan He over to me."

The Chief of Staff of the Guards Brigade, Fan He, walked in quickly and tapped his heels, "Greetings, Marshal!"

The original chief of staff Zhang Zihuai was sent to Madrid by Shao Quanzhong, and the reconnaissance staff officer Fan He took over as chief of staff of the Guards Brigade.

"Go and find out the situation and the influence of Britain, France and the United States here."

This is not a secret, it's just that I didn't have the energy to pay attention to it before. Shao Quanzhong just took a short break at noon, and Fan He came back.

“The reason why the Kingdom of Hawaii is so advanced is that the Kamehameha Dynasty was established with the help of Britain, but it is still an independent country.”

This is strange. Would Britain be so kind as to help others build a country instead of annexing it itself?

"Hawaii was 'discovered' by the great British navigator and explorer Captain Cook. Britain originally intended to incorporate Hawaii into the British Empire, but encountered fierce resistance from the indigenous people. Captain Cook himself was beaten to death by the indigenous chief at the time and turned into a mummy."

"Of course Britain can suppress the natives, but the question is how many people should be left to rule. If too few people are left, the natives will rebel, but if too many are left, it will not be economically viable."

"Britain has the strength to directly seize Hong Kong as a base. It has concessions in Shanghai and does not need Hawaii as a bridgehead for its strategy in the Far East. It is impossible to keep a large fleet stationed there."

"Finally, Britain supported the ambitious Kamehameha I to establish the Kingdom of Hawaii. Kamehameha I was a hero who led the native Hawaiians into modern civilization. The Kingdom of Hawaii was established by Britain, and of course its relations with Britain have always been good. It is now considered a semi-colony of Britain." No wonder the flag of Hawaii is so similar to the British flag. There is both a Privy Council and a Legislative Council in the country. It turns out that it was established according to the British constitutional monarchy system.

"Hawaii's current King Kamehameha V is a wise ruler. He studied at the Royal Hawaiian Academy, where the British were the teachers. When he was young, he traveled to Britain, France, the United States, Jamaica, Panama and other countries with his brother Alexander. He has great knowledge and is dedicated to governing the country. He is the second king of the Kingdom of Hawaii, besides the founding monarch, to be honored as 'the Great' by the people."

"Hawaii is thriving under his administration. In addition, the mercenaries we sent to the United States facilitated the construction of the trans-Pacific telegraph, so Hawaii can communicate with the world in real time, so it is not isolated at all. With the convenience of ships from various countries crossing the Pacific to resupply and trade here, the national strength is booming."

Finally, Hawaii has a wise king in power, the national strength is on the rise, and there is the support of Britain behind it. I am afraid that my idea of ​​quickly controlling Hawaii will fail.

Huh? Since Britain protected Hawaii, how did Hawaii end up being taken away by the Americans? Shao Quanzhong has never studied this.

Well, there are so many cargo ships and whaling ships in the port flying the American flag. I guess with so many American immigrants, the natives no longer have the final say.

Humph, when it comes to numbers, can the Americans still be compared to the Chinese? It seems that there is little hope of rapid control, so we have no choice but to immigrate quietly and take it slowly.

Shao Quanzhong was thinking about it when Maria walked in. "His Majesty Kamehameha V invites you to have a private meeting."

A private meeting? I haven't contacted you yet. What do you want from me?

It's not possible that I just shake my body and exude the aura of a king, and you bow down to me, crying and shouting at me to take over Hawaii?

Thinking it was just wishful thinking, Shao Quanzhong laughed at himself and took Maria to meet Kamehameha V.

Contrary to Shao Quanzhong's expectations, the meeting was not held in the large reception room, but in the king's study.

After learning that Shao Quanzhong's personal secretary could serve as an interpreter, His Majesty the King did not bring his own interpreter, let alone a prime minister or a member of parliament. Instead, he made an appointment with Shao Quanzhong alone, only with his brother.

Shao Quanzhong sat down on the fashionable European-style sofa and was sent away by the king after the servant served him tea.

Kamehameha V looked around at the door. Except for the guards of both sides, no one dared to approach. He closed the door himself, but without sitting down, he suddenly bowed to Shao Quanzhong.

"Your Highness, I want to bring the Kingdom of Hawaii to the Qing Dynasty and make it a vassal state of the Qing Dynasty. I wonder if the Qing Dynasty is willing to accept us?"

After listening to Maria's translation, Shao Quanzhong was stunned.

What the hell? We just met for the first time and we are not familiar with each other, but he is really bowing down to me?

Shao Quanzhong couldn't help but look around. He didn't have wings behind him or a halo behind his head. Why should he make others bow down to him and join him?

Was the Qing Dynasty a top power?
No matter how powerful the top powers are, can they be as powerful as Britain? Prince Alfred also lives in the palace, right next door to me.

You want to be a vassal state, not a vassal of Britain, but a vassal of my Qing Dynasty. This is totally unreasonable, okay?

There are quite a few French merchant ships in the port. France is now the second largest country in the world. If the Qing Dynasty did not surrender to Britain but to France, it would not be its turn.

The United States has more ships. No matter how powerful the Qing Dynasty is, don't you have telegraphs? Don't you know that Prussia and the United States are helping the Qing Dynasty at the same time? Wouldn't it be more economically beneficial to invest in the United States?

What is so good about the Qing Dynasty that you have to join it? Are you a die-hard Qing fan born by nature and I have bumped into you? Or have you suddenly developed a mental disorder?
Kamehameha V smiled and said, "Is my request a bit abrupt? I promise Your Highness that as long as the Qing Dynasty accepts our surrender, we will allow the Qing Dynasty to station troops and immediately transfer the diplomatic and customs powers to the Qing Dynasty. We will pay tribute every year and come to the court every year. We will definitely become a loyal vassal state of the Qing Dynasty."

(End of this chapter)