C483 Hundreds of years of humiliation

"Old sir, please get up, please get up. If you continue kneeling down like this, it will be giving me a lifespan loss. Wouldn't it be better if I lived for a few more years and won a few more battles for us Chinese?"

"Please get up, the ground is wet and your legs are frozen …" Hurry, hurry, that should be your son, right? "Help your father …"

"Aiya, carrying children shouldn't be so easy. The more people here, the easier it is to stomp on them. This elder brother, the child you brought is still so young, so you need to be careful …"

"Hehe …" Everyone, don't push anymore. I, Xiao Letian am also not a three-headed, six-armed, ordinary person … "It wasn't easy for the British soldiers to maintain order. They all squeezed into the sea. How embarrassing is that? Every single one of them is wearing brand-new clothes …"

The Chinese of Singapore had never seen a prime minister who was close to the citizens like him. His mouth split into two rows of white teeth as he laughed, looking no matter how you looked at it, it was filled with sincerity. Furthermore, when Xiao Letian said this, he was exceptionally courteous. It was not the kind of haughty attitude that an official of the Home Country would have.

Although Xiao Letian was only the Prime Minister of the Ryukyu Kingdom, he was also a Chinese who had done great things in the world. As long as they could stand by his side, there was an indescribable sense of security.

Along the way, Xiao Letian had simply been possessed by the prime minister, this kind of kinship seemed to have made countless of commoners foolish, as in that era, there was not a single high official who was able to have such a style, even the prime ministers of the European countries were nobles, they were similarly high up in the hearts of the people.

Xiao Letian's every word and action instantly conquered the hearts of everyone within the city. In a alley that was over fifty meters long, Xiao Letian walked for more than twenty minutes.

Countless hands came out from the crowd. They did not dare to touch Xiao Letian who was walking right in front of them, but they only wanted to touch that group of valiant soldiers, as if they could get some good luck.

The smile on his face became even more brilliant. He extended his hand and grabbed the pair of rough hands, without needing to say anything else, the roughness already told Xiao Letian everything, and how difficult life for these overseas Chinese was for them to live.

"Thank you …" Thank you everyone... Thank you for voting for me... Cough cough cough … "I said it wrong, I said it wrong. I was saying that I should thank everyone for welcoming me here. I am truly ashamed …" who was in a state of excitement, rejected the notion with a cramp in his head, but in such a chaotic situation, no one would care about his nonsense.

The Governor of England and the representatives of the Chinese had been waiting for a long time. Beside them were bottles of wine, a pig's head from the heaven and an entire sheep, etc. These things were not meant for Xiao Letian to eat, but were all offerings to the heavens for the welcoming ceremony.

To be able to host such a large-scale welcome ceremony, the Chinese delegates were the most prestigious representatives of various industries in the Singapore. This was the European colony, which was unsuitable for the Confucian Scholars.

Xiao Letian's eyes were extremely venomous, he looked at the few old men standing by the altar, some of them were even in their forties, and all of them were dressed in the Qing Dynasty's supplementary uniforms, although all of them were in the sixth or seventh grade, it was still very eye-catching under such a large crowd of people.

"That's right, this group of old geezers is definitely the God of Fortune in the Singapore, if he wasn't a big businessman, how would he have the money to go to the Manchu dynasty to buy officials? "Only they will pursue this kind of face …" Thinking about it, Xiao Letian quickly walked up, and the smile on his face became even more brilliant.

Xiao Letian's guess was not wrong. These elderly people were all famous merchants in Southeast Asia, and if all their wealth was added together, they would be able to account for around seventy percent of Singapore's GDP.

These words were not an exaggeration. The greatest wealth of Southeast Asia was naturally in the hands of the foreigners, but the Europeans did not take Asia as their home. Every bit of profit they made here was returned to Europe.

As for the natives of Southeast Asia, it was better not to mention them. For thousands of years, the wild monkeys of a tribe that didn't even have their own culture couldn't be influenced by Buddhism, Islam or the cultural circles of Central Plains.

Without the influence of foreign culture, they would not even be able to form the most basic of countries. Each and every one of them was a wild monkey of the tribe.

In this environment, immigrants from the cultural circles of the Central Plains would naturally fight for the highest ranks of their wealth. They are hardworking, thrifty and experienced, and have a very strong patriarchal sense.

A Chinese family like this, as long as there were no big accidents, would be able to create a big family in three or four generations. These old men who came today were the most senior among the Chinese community. They had even put on the official clothes that they donated all their money to.

"The remnants of Singapore pay their respects to Prime Minister …" The group of old men's beards were all trembling. Seeing Xiao Letian walking towards them with a smile on his face, they did not dare slight him and quickly kneeled down to pay their respects.

The prime minister was of the first rank, and this group of old men were only of the fifth rank. Their positions were completely up. In addition, the people in front of him were Prime Minister Wen Wu, Zhuge Liang, Xiao He, and Cao Cao, all of whom were famous. In front of this kind of powerful figure, they did not dare to put on an age front.

When Xiao Letian saw that the group of elders kneeling down, he rushed over with a swoosh like he had been shot in the butt. This time, he was not pretending, he really couldn't stand for the seventy or eighty year old elders to kowtow to him.

"Don't, don't, don't... Get up, I can't afford it, I really can't afford it... "What virtue or ability does this kid have!"

At this time, Governor of England walked over to interrupt with a smile, "Respected Prime Minister, General Governor's Mansion has already arranged a royal ball …"

Before he could finish, the Governor was glared at by Xiao Letian. "His Excellency the Governor, gentlemen shouldn't interrupt others, especially when we're in front of such an elder!"

Pfft, I'm not giving you face. A Singapore Governor who I'm too lazy to even remember her name, for me to be able to defeat three or four of them with a stick at the side of the Thames's river in London, do you really think you're some great figure? Stay by the side...

These old men were all shrewd people, seeing how Xiao Letian treated the Governor of England and the Governor's red face, but did not dare be angry, they completely understood that everything the newspaper said was true.

At this time, the old men straightened their backs as if welding steel. "Dang, the Prime Minister will definitely kowtow like this, the Prime Minister is bringing honor to all Chinese in the world!" Wu wu wu … "My lord, you don't know how hard it is for us to emigrate these days …"

Xiao Letian's eyes were red. The old man helped them up and listened to their chattering without a good taste in his heart.

"Prime Minister, we, these foreign travellers, have experienced what it means to be bitter, but we will not talk about the Red Brook Valley in the time of Emperor Gao. Just this old family alone has more than ten people who died in our hands, including pirates and native robbers. What else have the foreigners done other than collect taxes? "

"Yes, that's right! This group of foreigners are playing the game of "to avoid the enemy". If you see us Chinese getting stronger, you can make trouble for the natives. If the natives are dishonest, you can encourage us to compete with the natives … How did I burn fifty acres of gum forest three years ago? "Isn't it those natives …"

"We have to thank Prime Minister! Ever since the Lord swept across Europa's media, we Singapore, Da Ma, Xi Shui, Brunei … All the Chinese in South Asia are finally proud! "

"Master, do you know? This morning, when I was drinking tea, I actually saw the foreigners buy bananas and pay! "They actually gave us Chinese money …"

Bang! The crowd exploded, the atmosphere of the people immediately became lively, all of them talking about the injustices in their lives, at that moment, even Xiao Letian was almost turned into a clay spirit in the temple.

Governor of England this sweat, he had wiped them clean with his handkerchief and cursed in his heart, "These bastards, at least you guys have some points, why are you so stingy to not pay even after eating bananas?" Are you out of your mind? This was South Asia, and bananas were as cheap as free food. "The heck …"

Xiao Letian helped all the elders up as he smiled and listened to the innocent voices of the city's citizens. Xiao Letian knew that the citizens were not trying to seek justice from him, nor were they trying to use him as a bailiff to conduct a case. What they wanted was just to vent their feelings.

In the hundreds of years of colonial history, the Master Yang above them had been swapped country after country, and the humiliation they received was simply untold. Many of the grudges had already gone unavenged. It had been too long, and the people involved might not even be able to find them.

However, the anger in their hearts would not disappear, the grief and indignation that they had been humiliated for a hundred years had always lingered in their chests and was passed down through generations until today when Xiao Letian appeared out of nowhere and opened up a outlet for them to escape.

Xiao Hexin leaned on his walking stick, looked at the passionate citizens of Singapore, and suddenly said: "Who would doubt the Prime Minister's decision now? Who doubts the brilliance of the expedition to Europa? "This is what it means to be magnanimous. The entire world is the chessboard, all kingdoms are the pawns, and Europa just left us, the tiny child, with the trapping dragon of China showing signs of breaking free from its shackles …"

"That's right, the Prime Minister's plan is not something we can even think about!" Sima Yun also spoke up, "Master can always find the crux of the puzzle, and you think the prime minister is trying to save the country? "You're wrong, the prime minister's actions are the true cause of death with a single slash …"

Luo Huo was also unwilling to be outdone "Look at Governor of England's cowardly look! "I finally understand. Master's name is Universal Presence, and it's also called Dominating the World. The people are all afraid of foreign devils, so we'll fight until they're convinced that we're going to fight our way to their hometown …"

"Hahaha, even the most powerful foreign devil is convinced. Tell me, how much trouble will we have, and how many competitors will we face?"

"Aiyo?" Luo Huo, you're not bad! He had improved! He could even comprehend such a thing? "With your little bit of knowledge, even the Prime Minister's office would not be able to surpass yours …"

Amidst the laughter, Xiao Hexin suddenly said faintly, "Master has already been laughing for two hours, why do I feel like that? Master seems to want to do something bad! "