After everything was ready, Zhang Yunfei and Chen Fang sat in the carriage. The convoy set off and saw 400 soldiers protecting the carriage, allowing passers-by along the way to guess who was so grand. Zhang Yunfei, sitting in the carriage, looked at the uniform and majestic guards on both sides and sighed in his heart: "The pomp of this era is much more majestic than in later generations! Although his soldiers are only trained to have a look, with a look but not a solid thing, wrapped in a head cloth like the Indian San, wearing incongruent and ugly Qing soldiers' costumes, everything will gradually grow! Zhang Yunfei is absolutely confident!'

Of course, all this fell into Chen Fang's eyes. Chen Fang did not show any fluctuations on the surface, but was extremely surprised. Although he was far away from the Qing Dynasty, it did not mean that he did not know about the Qing Dynasty. Especially Zhang Yunfei was the target of newspapers and hype in various countries around the world, and he knew it more clearly. This Zhang Yunfei relied on being the nephew of Empress Dowager Cixi and did everything he wanted. It is no exaggeration to be called the number one playboy of the Qing Dynasty. However, since he took over as the admiral of the Nanyang Navy, he was completely different from each other.

Not only did he spend a lot of money to buy the Chilean Navy warships, but he also hired thousands of Chilean naval officers and soldiers. What was even more shocking was that he had the courage to go alone to attack Japan and achieved brilliant results. Can this be something a playboy could do? Li Hongzhang worked hard for several months, but ended up in a desperate situation where both sea and land were defeated. It was impossible to catch up with Zhang Yunfei's few days and forced Japan to request a truce. In comparison, it was clear at a glance.

"I see that the soldiers under my command have advanced equipment, clean military appearance, and are different from other Qing armies. They have a lot of qualities in the army of Western powers! Especially the name of the Marine Corps is the first time I heard about it!" Chen Fang asked.

"Haha! Mr. Chen has been awarded the prize. The gap between my army and the Western powers is not a little bit. I used to know some officers from some European countries and learned some of them from them. After taking office, I trained them when I had nothing to do. The Marine Corps was easily made easy and easy for me to make Mr. Chen laugh!" Zhang Yunfei replied with a smile.

After listening, Chen Fang admired Zhang Yunfei's performance even more and thought: "A few days after taking office, he made the officers and soldiers of the Nanyang Navy who were even more scattered than the Beiyang Navy, and he was like a complete transformation. If the outside world called Zhang Yunfei a playboy who was evil, it would be fine if it was deliberately slandered. If Zhang Yunfei deliberately pretended to be like that, then how terrifying would Zhang Yunfei's scheming be! Thinking of this, Chen Fang suddenly had a bold idea in his heart that he didn't dare to think of.

"Sir, I'm too modest! I wonder if you've seen several foreign warships east of Pearl Harbor when you came?" Chen Fang asked suddenly.

"Yes, I'm just about to find a chance to ask? It seems that Mr. Chen can solve my doubts!" ​​Zhang Yunfei said.

"This old man knows that these countries are here to attend the celebration of the founding of the Republic of Hawaii held at the Iorani Palace in Honolulu on October 10! Then the Republic will be officially announced in front of the ministers of various countries." Chen Fang said sadly.

"Why is Mr. Chen so sad? I believe that Mr. Chen has been outside for so many years, so he should know that this republic should be much better than the monarchy! At least it is also the progress of the times!" Zhang Yunfei asked when he saw him sad.

Seeing that Zhang Yunfei could say such words, Chen Fang's eyes lit up immediately, and then he became darker and said:

"Sir, I don't know anything! I have been here for most of my life and have some friendship with the king of the Hawaii Kingdom. Now that the royal family is in trouble, the kingdom regime has been subverted by a group of American businessmen. I am powerless, so ashamed!" Chen Fang said sadly.

"Haha, Mr. Chen should be happy for your friends! Hawaii is located in the Pacific Ocean and is the center of the game between the great powers of various countries. With the ability of the Queen of Hawaii, it is not enough to compete with it. In this way, taking the initiative to abdicate to his own citizens is better than being occupied by other powers!" Zhang Yunfei analyzed to Mr. Chen.

"What the sir is saying! But that's for foreigners, but what should I do with the overseas Chinese in the Qing Dynasty?" Mr. Chen asked back.

"This is nothing! As long as these American immigrants have money and benefits, they will not make things difficult for overseas Chinese!" Zhang Yunfei waved his hand and said.

"The adults are right. Under normal circumstances, we overseas Chinese can solve the problem by spending some money!" said Mr. Chen.

"Oh!" Zhang Yunfei found something in Chen Fang's words!

"To be honest, I have already received news that these American immigrant politicians and businessmen in the coup plan to incorporate Hawaii into the United States after the political situation is stable. If they succeed, then Hawaii will inevitably implement American laws, and the US's Chinese Exclusion Act will be used on all the overseas Chinese here!"

Mr. Chen sighed and continued:

"The adults may not know very well about the overseas Chinese. Chinese workers have gone through hardships and suffered a lot of hardships overseas!"

"Oh!" Zhang Yunfei stared at Chen Fang.

Seeing that Zhang Yunfei became interested, Chen Fang told Zhang Yunfei aside his experience and the situation of overseas Chinese workers as stories, which made Zhang Yunfei feel the blood, tears and bitterness of overseas Chinese in this era for the first time.

Chen Fang's name was Guofen. In 1849, 24-year-old Chen Fang helped his uncle transport goods to Honolulu for sale, and then stayed to open a small shop. Chen Fang was agile and pioneered the modern supermarket model "opening racks to sell goods, free shopping". The business was booming. Later, when the store caught fire and the store's staff took away $30,000 to escape, Chen Fang did not give up and resolutely borrowed usury to reopen. After digging his first pot of gold, he turned to the plantation and sugar production industry, using the most advanced sugar-pressing machines at that time. When the Civil War broke out in the United States, the north was scarce, and he was keen to the north and dumped a lot to the north. With his diligence, wisdom and spirit of hard work, he quickly became rich and became the first millionaire among local Chinese. He was known as the prince of business and became famous in Hawaii.

His success and talent made him an outstanding figure in Honolulu society. Based on his financial resources and reputation, he made great contributions to powerful people from all over the country in Honolulu, and even the nobles of the Honolulu royal family, and became the leader of the overseas Chinese community.

Before this, the Chinese people's life was very miserable, even the local natives. What Zhang Yunfei felt most deeply was the piglet money, because he had seen this thing in museums in later generations. "Piglet money" is the alternative to planters, and the miners paid the wages of contracted Chinese workers. It can only be circulated in the employer's plantation or mining enterprises. Forcing Chinese workers to consume in company stores is a tool for employers to control and restrain Chinese workers. According to historical records, in order to lure Chinese workers to consume, the customer opened daily necessities in the plantation to supply daily necessities and wine and meat, and allowed Chinese workers to pay on credit. Some even opened gambling games and brothels to lure Chinese workers to consume. Some Chinese workers were heavily in debt and could not extricate themselves and were forced to renew their contracts.

What best shows his social influence in Honolulu was that in 1856, under his leadership, the Overseas Chinese Society held a grand dance for the fourth king of Kamiya and her bride in Honolulu. This event won the favor of the kingdom. In order to win the hearts of the royal princess Julia, Chen Fang spent more than a year building the Nuanu Villa in the most beautiful place on the north side of Honolulu. The architectural style was combined with Chinese and Western styles, and it was the most luxurious villa in Hawaii at that time.

After marrying the princess, Chen Fang entered the upper class of Hawaii and became a native of the country in the same year. With his strong financial resources, he helped the princess's righteous brother Kawakanu ascend the throne of the king. He also became a member of the Privy Council (Legislative Yuan) as a royal relative.

Not only that, he also sponsored the king to visit China and visit Li Hongzhang. He himself became the first Chinese businessman in Hawaii, the Consul General of the Qing Consulate in Hawaii. Chinese Hawaii can enjoy consular protection from then on. With this kind of political power, Chen Fang prompted the Kingdom of Hawaii to pass a number of bills to protect the rights and interests of Chinese people and become a famous overseas Chinese leader. The magnificent building he built for his wife became a place for gatherings of high-ranking officials and nobles at that time and even discussing important social and political issues. Because his wife had a relationship with King Karajiu who ascended the throne in 1874, he also became a well-known figure in the political circle.

In 1879, he was the first nobleman in the history of overseas Chinese to be appointed as the Hawaii Kingdom. At the initiative of Chen Fang, the Chinese merchants in Xiangshan wrote a letter to Chen Lanbin, the minister of the Three Kingdoms, in the United States, Japan and the Secretariat, requesting the dispatch of a consul. Based on Chen Fang's reputation and appeal, in the fifth year of Guangxu (1879), Minister Chen Lanbin submitted an approval to appoint him as a merchant director. In 1880, he served as a consul, responsible for managing overseas Chinese affairs in Hawaii. His official residence was raised for the first time. His success had a huge attraction to the people of Xiangshan County, his hometown. Chen Fang returned to China with other overseas Chinese merchants to recruit Chinese workers. He advocated treating these Chinese workers equally and oppose slavery and abuse.

The Chinese in Hawaii can be said to be good. With the help of Chen Fang and others, they will be bullied by foreigners at most, and other places are not so lucky. For example, the United States' anti-Chinese bill, the United States had requested to sign an immigration treaty with the Qing government as early as 1880, stipulating that Chinese workers will be restricted or temporarily stopped entering the country. In 1882, the United States Congress passed an anti-Chinese bill that prohibits Chinese workers from entering the country. It stipulates that within 10 years, Chinese people will not be allowed to enter the United States except for students, teachers, officials, merchants and travelers. In 1892, the United States Congress passed a bill to continue to prohibit Chinese workers from traveling to the United States. In 1894, the United States Treaty was signed, which stipulated that

Chinese workers were prohibited from entering the country within 10 years. By the end of the treaty in 1904, although the Chinese government declared the treaty invalid, the United States banned Chinese workers from entering the country was more serious than before. Based on a series of laws and regulations of the US government that prohibited Chinese workers from entering the country and the restrictions of the treaty, after Hawaii was incorporated into the United States in 1898, it was restricted by the US Exclusion Act. Newcomers could not enter the country. Although those who returned to the country held a return paper, when they came back, they were also subject to various difficulties and harsh treatments from the Immigration Bureau. They were denied logging in or sentenced to leave the country if they were disagreeing with each other. These Chinese workers had to leave their hometown again, but where were they their paradise that they were obedient?

The most hateful one is the Dutch East Indies (Today's Indonesia). Here, due to the continuous arousing of hatred between local indigenous people and Chinese, Chinese people in this area have been robbed, extorted, raped, killed, and even massacres of Chinese people every once in a while. There were more than 10 massacres recorded in historical documents. The worst time is that in 1961, more than 350,000 Chinese people were killed, and the most recent time was that in 1998, 1,500 Chinese people were killed. Although China is a big country, it is a weak country. The mainland and Taiwan have only cut off diplomatic relations with Indonesia. In the world, Singapore, a regional powerhouse in the world, has taken rescue operations against Chinese people.

Today, these things have long become history, and only Chinese people still need to remember them. Zhang Yunfei will not forget them, nor can they forget them. Thinking of these things, Zhang Yunfei's eyes have turned red. In this dark late Qing Dynasty, where the strong prey on the weak, there are still 'slogans that Chinese and dogs are not allowed to enter' in China'. The situation of the Chinese workers overseas who are closely related to the strength of the country can be imagined, but how can they be!
Chapter completed!