Chapter 669 Huaminggui (please vote, order)

In Krabi, the "Queen of the East" with the British flag slowly approached the dock under the escort of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's light cruiser "Suzhou". On the deck, Shi Dakai was wearing the new blue-gray tweed uniform of the Taiping Army, and was draped in a red ribbon. The ribbon also had the French Legion of Honor and the Victoria Cross - this was used to commend him for leading the Taiping Army to capture the Fortress of Sevastopol.

In addition to these two medals, Shi Dakai also has the titles of Prince Sevastopol awarded by France and Duke of Sevastopol awarded by Britain. Although neither of these two titles have fiefs, they are not fake. They are real titles with annuity and manor.

Now the Stone Wing King is already a transnational noble who has to be awarded the title for half a day!

It is precisely because he was blessed with the top titles of Britain and France, and there was also a British envoy to North Korea and accompanied by Japan, that Luo Yaoguo rushed to Java and asked Shi Dakai to take the way to Luzon, and use the halo of Britain and France to suppress the Spaniards on Luzon Island.

There were already crowds of people on the pier.

Thousands of Chinese were crowded on the shore, wrapped in red scarves, holding brown bass flintlock rifles that had been smuggled in at some point, some of them were bayonets, and the cold light shone!

Among the crowd, Chen Afu, the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, stood in front, behind dozens of armed members of the Chamber of Commerce, with a revolver in the fourth year of Tianli on their waists. Beside them, Shi Dakai's cousin, really asked Shi Zhen, the archbishop of Luzon Island, to raise the cross flag of wheat ears, and the red robe sounded in the wind.

"Welcome to the Wing King five thousand years old!"

The sound of shouting was like thunder, and the wooden boards on the pier were shaking a little.

Spanish Governor Fernando Noriga Escaera stood in the distance with a pale face. Behind him was a team of Spanish soldiers holding guns, but their eyes were extremely panicked - the glory of the Spanish Empire was no longer there! The Spanish Navy was even worse than the Dutch Navy, which had many steam ships, while the Spanish Navy relied heavily on sail warships and still had no money to replace the picy shells. Even if the entire Spanish Navy was pulled to Luzon and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom naval weapons, the "Shanghai" class that could fight picy shells could all be dried up!

It has to be said that once a large country with a population of hundreds of millions of people strives to make little progress, it will make expired powers like Spain scared.

"His Governor," the adjutant whispered, "Would you like to prepare the fort?"

Escayela gritted her teeth: "Idiot! Do you think it's the 15th and 16th centuries now? Spain has the strength to provoke the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the British Empire at the same time?"

He paused and sighed, "Welcome His Highness to Luzon Island with flags!"

Shi Dakai, who came off the "Queen of the East", strode towards a newly built wooden platform outside the pier.

In the audience, Chinese workers, vendors, farmers, and even some ragged coolies all knelt on the ground, bursting with tears in their eyes - they have encountered a good era!

"Spanish Red Hair Fan listened!" Shi Dakai suddenly pulled out his sword and pointed the tip of the sword directly at the Spanish Governor in the distance, which scared Escayela, "You are waiting to slaughter my Chinese in Luzon, seize my land, and force my compatriots to convert to cults! Today, I want to ask you."

He paused, and his voice suddenly rose:

"The life of the Spaniards is life, is it not the life of my Chinese?!"

Thousands of Chinese on the pier were instantly boiling.

"The life of Chinese people is also precious! The life of the country is precious!"

The shouts are like waves, and the slogan "Hua Minggui" is higher and higher.

The Spanish soldiers' fingers were pulled on the trigger, but no one dared to shoot because there were no bullets in their chambers.

Escaille's mind was still clear--only the gang of Madrid believed that Spain was better than the Netherlands. Anyway, Escaille, who squatted behemoths of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom every day, didn't believe it. So when he pinched his nose to welcome Shi Dakai, he simply asked the guards to leave the bullets in the Santiago Fortress, and let the empty guns go away.

At this time, he saw the gun window of the "Shanghai"-class light cruiser on the Krabi Pier had been opened, and 10 24-pound rifled guns were aimed at the Krabi Navy Fortress - the ones that must be filled with picy cannonballs!

Shi Dakai raised his hand to signal An Jing, then took out a roll of yellow silk edict from his arms and shook it open-

"Now, according to the will of Heavenly Father, the Heavenly King, I will issue the "Hua Ming Decree"!"

"One, all Chinese are the people of God, the Father, God, and are equally noble as the Spanish!"

"Two, the Spanish are not allowed to persecute, massacre, or force conversion!"

"Three, anyone who bullies the Chinese will return blood to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom!"

Every time I read it, a trembling cheer burst out from the dock.

The Spanish Governor Escayela looked as if she was blue, and her fingers held the hilt of the sword tightly, ready to hand it over at any time.

Shi Dakai put away the edict, looked at the Spanish Governor with a smile, and waved to him: "Governor, come here quickly, I have a fair and just treaty here for you to sign!"

His words were immediately translated into Spanish by a Mistizo (Chinese mixed-race elite): "Governor General, Prince Shi Dakai said there is an unequal treaty that you want to sign."

The Treaty of Inequality? Escayela said in his heart: "How inequality is not a cede to Luzon, is it?"

A parchment treaty that had been prepared was placed on a small table and was carried to Escayela.

"Sign it!" Shi Dakai smiled, "This time our Taiping Heavenly Kingdom doesn't want your Luzon."

The Mistizo immediately said to Escayela in a tone full of surprise: "The prince said that he doesn't want Luzon this time!"

Escayela hurriedly picked up the treaty and opened it to see a relaxed expression on her face.

The treaty was written in Chinese and French, and Escayela could certainly understand French - their current Spanish emperors are people from the Bourbon dynasty!

The content of the treaty is as follows:

"Treaty between the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Kingdom of Spain on Luzon Affairs" (Ninth year of Tianli, 1859 of the Western calendar)

Article 1 Power of identity confirmation of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Kings has the right to set up consulates in various ports of Luzon, to inspect the origins and occupations of the Chinese people, and to issue passports with the seal of the Celestial Empire as evidence of their identity. Spanish officials must make the convenience and shall not obstruct them.

Article 2 Guarantee of equal rights. All Chinese people who hold the passport of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom will enjoy the same rights as the Spanish people in Luzon. Their property, belief, marriage and funerals are not discriminated against. The Spanish government must issue a notice and inform the natives to comply.

Article 3 The system of judicial joint trial. In cases involving Chinese people, whether civil and criminal, Spanish officials must jointly hear the case with members appointed by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Consulate. They shall not make arbitrarily without obtaining the consular seal. The consulate has the right to review the wrongfulness.

Article 4: The Spanish Kingdom rents the Subic Bay (including ten miles along the coast) forever renting it with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom for mooring warships and building forts. The rent is 10,000 yuan per year and will be redeemed at Manila Customs.

Article 5: The boundary of the commercial port, the boundary of the Krabi Port, is divided into three thousand acres along the coast, which is the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom’s boundary. The authority of administration, taxation, and patrol within the boundary is subject to the control of the officials of the Celestial Empire. Spanish warships are not allowed to enter without permission.

Article 6 Territory Restrictions Spain recognizes that its rule in the South Ocean is only on the Luzon Island and shall not occupy unowned places such as Sulu and Borneo. The existing barracks stationed in Mindanao will be withdrawn within three years.

Appendix This treaty is combined with Chinese and French. In case of disputes, the Chinese text shall prevail. It shall come into effect on the date when the imperial envoys of the two countries exchange the agreement in Krabi.

Shi Dakai, the Imperial Envoy of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

Shi Dakai's signature and seal were already on the treaty, and he was waiting for Escayela to sign.

"Okay, I'll sign, I'll sign it right away!" Escayela took the signing pen from the Mistizo beside her without saying a word - she's a bastard if she doesn't sign it!

With this treaty, he can always finish his term as governor safely and make a lot of money before leaving. If he doesn't sign it, he will go to see God of Heavenly Father!

On the same day that Shi Dakai forced the Spanish Governor to sign the Pacific-Philippine Treaty at Krabidi Pier, a vote to decide the fate of the West Coast is underway in the US House of Representatives far across the ocean.

"The votes on the Washington Territory Constitution are as follows." The silver-haired Speaker William Pennington rings the gavel, "79 votes in favor and 152 votes against. This Constitution rejects!"

A burst of cheers broke out in the seat of Republican lawmakers. Thaddeus Stevens, a radical abolitionist from Ohio, was the first to stand up and applaud. His iron-headed sandalwood cane knocked the floor pounding. Then, the entire Republican lawmakers stood up and applauded thunderously.

"Gentlemen!" William Gwen, a Democratic Congressman from California, jumped onto the table and waved a yellowed newspaper. "Look at this San Francisco Chronicle! Photos of Chinese workers carrying goods at the docks are printed on the front page - they bent over and looked like black slaves! But they are even more dangerous than black slaves because they will arm themselves against white people!"

The Speaker beat the hammer again: "Now consider the "Chinese Exclusion Act"!"

Proponent, Pennsylvania Republican Congressman Justin Morrier unfolded a parchment scroll: "This bill stipulates that - first, prohibiting Chinese workers from entering the United States within the next ten years; second, existing Chinese immigrants are not allowed to be naturalized as American citizens; third, states have the right to restrict Chinese people from purchasing land."

"It should have been done like this long ago!" New York Democratic Congressman Fernando Wood interrupted, "They killed more than 1,000 white people in the San Francisco riot three years ago! These yellow-skinned monkeys are more dangerous than black people in southern plantations!"

Republican leader Stevens suddenly sneered: "Mr. Wood, please don't slander those gentle and kind black people. They will never snatch money from a white man like Chinese!"

Democrats from New York glared at the abolitionist Republicans: "When those so-called free blacks arrive in New York, you will know that they are amazing!"

The venue was suddenly in chaos. Speaker Pennington had to knock on the hammer for more than twenty times in a row before order was restored.

In the corner, Abraham Lincoln rubbed the stubble on his chin and glanced over the map of America on the wall. The blank space on the west coast seemed to be seeping blood - there were 300,000 Chinese, a thousand armed farms, and the cruiser of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom anchored in the Heavenly King City

"Start vote now!" The Speaker's voice penetrated the noise.

The voice of the voter echoed mechanically:

"The final votes of the Chinese Exclusion Act - 179 votes in favor and 49 votes against. The bill passed!"

Republican lawmakers stood up and applauded again. Stevens raised his arms: "This is a victory for free labor!"

Lincoln walked slowly to the window. The half-part Washington Monument in dusk seemed like a broken sword piercing into the night sky, although incomplete, she was still full of fighting spirit! Lincoln whispered to himself: "Now, let's see how the Chinese on the West Coast prove that they are worthy of this country."
Chapter completed!