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The southern gate of the Qing Dynasty, Guangzhou. This was the outbreak of the Opium Wars, as well as the Qing Dynasty's oldest foreign trade port since the founding of the country.

However, at this time, the thirteenth row of the Second Opium War had long since disappeared into the river of history. A huge fire had completely burnt down the thirteenth row of the encampment, and even though it had partially recovered, it was no longer as glorious as it was in the past.

After the Second Opium War's opening of the Great Qing coastal cities, the sudden emergence of Shanghai had already replaced his position as the boss and became the first port of call in East Asia.

At this time in Guangzhou, compared to a few decades ago, the trade volume was less than a third. Looking at the number of sails on the dock and the sea, and recalling the scene when they were young, they could only sigh.

"What a sin. There's no way to live this life anymore …" "If I get even hungrier, I'll go down to the Southern Ocean …"

The whining on the dock had been going on for a long time. Business was light, business was slow, even the common people who worked hard could not eat their fill, plus a year ago, the Manchuria generals had to make a circle in some special area and brought out tens of thousands of refugees. These poor people who did not have any food to eat rushed into the city, making the already difficult life even worse.

At first, people were scolding Xiao Letian, but this b * stard was still living a good life.

However, as time passed, news from the north spread and everyone was dumbfounded. The territory of the Shanghai Special Zone was being replaced. An acre for two acres was good water being poured over it. The red-crowned merchant, Hu Xueyan, was really bold.

Then looking at Tanggu's special area, it was even more shocking. The God of Fortune, Xiao Letian, bought it with cash and gave it to the commoners as a temple. From the material to the spiritual, it was enough to satisfy the commoners.

It was only now that everyone understood that it was not the Industrial Zones that was bad, but the people from the special administrative region that were bad. Sigh … People all said that the Chinese were taking care of the Chinese, which was similar to Guangzhou. When they met this group of Manchu lords, they would immediately fight over them.

They should have complained, but they also couldn't understand how hungry they were. Their fierce long hair was suppressed by the imperial government, and these civilians who had lost their lands didn't dare to cause any trouble. The entire city's generals were waiting for them to make trouble, and if they don't come back by then, their brains would be borrowed.

What? What's the use of borrowing your head? Isn't that obvious? A powder of lime is a good spoils of war. A pile of heads can be sent to the imperial government for a reward and silver.

"Ai …" "These years, you are really killing the poor …"

Just when the dock was in a state of gloom, a low cry suddenly came from the distance. Many of the laborers who were hungry and basking in the sunlight actually jumped up and looked towards the sea.

"Look!" Is that the Chen family's ship? Why did he hang a flag with the word 'Xiao' on it? Could it be that the main house had changed? Everyone, stop sleeping, I'm here to buy and sell the Singapore's Chen Family's cargo ship, maybe I can get a jug of wine to drink tonight … "

The crowd rushed forward with a boom, waiting for the job given by the Chen family's cargo ship. With this big ship's cargo, the hard laborers present would probably all have jobs to do.

Countless ships at the mouth of the Pearl River watched as that freighter with the strange 'Xiao' insignia on its head drove into the river. Many ship bosses who were familiar with the ship shouted from afar.

"Chen Family..." What's up with hanging the word 'Xiao'? " Before the bronze faced captain could reply, the people on the dock were surprised to find that there was more than one ship with the word 'Xiao' on it.

"Look! All the boats behind us have a 'Xiao' character!" "What's going on …" In everyone's eyes, there were more than ten ocean-going cargo ships behind the Chen Family's merchant ships. At the top of the mast, there were all kinds of large and small banners.

"Hahaha …" Let me tell you, this Xiao Tainqi is the flag of the Ryukyu Prime Minister Xiao Letian who shook Europa, and the one on my ship is personally bestowed by the Prime Minister … Master has already led troops into the Singapore, we have to return and defend against the Ryukyu … "

"Prime Minister Xiao is still alive and well. He's back with his troops …"

Since ancient times, Guangzhou had been the place where Chinese merchants gathered. This was one of the most well-informed cities in China, and the rumors about Xiao Letian had already spread like wildfire through people's ears.

"Good heavens! The Prime Minister Xiao is still alive? Weren't they all saying that he was dead …? "Some said that he had been stabbed by a bayonet and died. Others said that he had been killed by pirates on his way back …"

"Yes, is there anyone who says that the French ships that are hunting him all over the world have blown him up on the sea? At that time, I even cried for a while, and was able to run to Europa to vent my anger for us! "

The bronze skinned captain arrogantly stood on the deck with his hands on his hips and shouted, "It's all bullshit, it's all nonsense!" The Prime Minister returned to the Singapore unscathed, and even the British dressed up as a team to welcome them … The reason we hung up our Xiao character recognition flag s was to inform everyone that the Prime Minister has returned to his country, and the end of the life of the French is near … "

"Men! You've really made us lose face … "Also, do you have any flags? My boat is also hanging on one side …" The mouth of the Pearl River was immediately shocked by the news. When the Manchu general and the Chinese governor ran over, the entire ocean was filled with Xiao character recognition flag.

"Quick, quick, quick..." Enter the capital on a horse and deliver a letter to the emperor! How did this troublemaker come back alive? " The generals of the city slapped their thighs in anger.

The Chinese governor stared at him as if he were a fool. Are you really confused? No matter how fast a horse's leg is, can it outrun a sailboat? When your letter arrived in the capital, the cucumber vegetables were already cold … "It looks like the letter will continue to travel at this speed. The capital will definitely know about it within ten days …"

It was an exaggerated yet conservative estimate. Fifteen days was no problem for Xiao Letian as the fastest method to send a message in this era, and it was even more reliable than a carrier pigeon.

The Prime Minister of the Ryukyu did not die. He brought the victory of her expedition to Europa back with him, and the explosive news immediately exploded into a mushroom cloud in the east sky.

Countless of merchant ships carried Xiao character recognition flag on their backs as they sailed on the seas of East Asia. As long as they saw Chinese merchant ships on the seas, including those that were friendly with the Ryukyu, they would immediately split them up and go over the flags.

One becomes two, two becomes four, four becomes eight... In just a few short days, there were no ships in the entire South Sea that did not have Xiao character recognition flag s hanging on them.

What was even more surprising was that a strange occurrence happened in the Southern Sea. A Singapore Huang Family cargo ship and a Sishui Merchant ship met in the middle of the ocean to exchange flags, in the end, they met Jin Yandiao the Pirates that ran amok in the Southern Sea.

Jin Yandiao was a powerful being in the Southern Ocean, he was extremely daring and merciless. She even dared to make a move on foreign merchant ships, the three cargo ships in his hands transformed into pirate ship s with the highest speed, his thousand plus subordinates were all vicious gods who had reincarnated, and she did not even have ten or eight lives on his hands, making him feel embarrassed to greet anyone.

Seeing that Fatty Yang was in contact with him, Jin Yandiao was wondering if they were talking about some shameful business deal, how could he fall behind on the matter of robbing, three pirate ship s immediately went forward to flank him.

"Speak …" What do you trade? Was it big tobacco? "How much did you sell it for? Give me everything, even the goods …" How could a small merchant ship be a match for a pirate? Very quickly, the two captains were stabbed in the neck.

"Grandpa Jin, please spare us, we are only selling timber, we don't have much oil …" We met to exchange flags, we sent a message to Prime Minister Xiao! "

"Nonsense!" Why don't we exchange the flags for something to eat? What kind of bullsh * t Prime Minister Xiao is this … Wait! What did you say? "That Prime Minister …"

When Jin Yandiao heard that it was the Ryukyu's Prime Minister, Xiao Letian, she immediately slapped his own face, "Damn, why didn't you say so earlier …"

There was a reason for it? Of course there were. Bandits also had an idol in their hearts. They were raised by their parents and grew up eating human beings. In their hearts, they also had the most basic of values.

Do you have balls? No seed? Of course, Xiao Letian had the guts. The whole East Asia was dark, and everyone was bullied by the foreigners, they didn't even dare to fart. Although these pirates didn't know why, they still felt aggrieved in their hearts.

This is the power of culture, the bloodline gene that was given to us by our race. Even though Jin Yandiao is a bandit, she had heard of the Three Heroes and Five Meaning when she was young.

"The Prime Minister is Chinese. He's giving face to all of us Chinese. Even if this old man robs them, I still feel that my waist is tough. We have to help him just because he has the guts …" Young ones, bring more Xiao character recognition flag s with us and head north as well … "

The sailors on the two cargo ships could not even see the scene in front of them in their lifetime. Jin Yandiao who was moving unhindered in the Southern Sea did not rob them of their money, but she actually took away a large pile of flags and left happily?

From that moment onwards, the pirates of the Southern Ocean became obligatory messengers. The pirate ship continued to travel northwards like a virus and spread the news of Xiao Letian's return.

Guangzhou, Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Keilong, Tainan, Ningbo... In the end, even the Huangpu River in Shanghai started to release Xiao character recognition flag.

The 1866 Shanghai already had the beginnings of the first batch of leases. When the English and French colonists circled the land, they followed the simplest principle, which was that the naval gun s were safe areas for colonization within range.

Along the wide Huangpu River, rows and rows of western-styled houses were now connected into a single piece. Although it didn't have the scale of the later generations, it was already a bustling place in East Asia at that time.

But today, when Huangpu River's first Chinese boat with Xiao character recognition flag s charged into Huangpu River, the entire city suddenly became deathly silent. In just a few seconds, the entire Huangpu River was filled with cheers.

"That person is back …" Prime Minister Xiao is back … " People rushed to tell each other, and all the incredible things that had been said in the newspapers had now become true.