C1878 Island of the Gem

"The guard company will split into half to protect His Majesty and Shang Tai as they head towards Jia Le Castle …" Xiao Letian shouted loudly, "The rest of the non-combatants, move towards the castle of Galle as well …"

"The rest of the soldiers, follow me. Don't hurt the local people, there must be a misunderstanding here! Dammit, why aren't the British on the docks interfering? "

Xiao Letian analyzed all kinds of possibilities in that instant. The possibility of a people mutiny was very small, what enmity did the citizens of the Sri Lanka have with the Chinese people? He hadn't had much contact with them before.

The British are falling out? This was also unlikely. If he wanted to fall out, he would have to directly make a move on the sea.

French spies? Was there such a huge civil disturbance in the British territory, especially with a military force like Gale? It sounds absurd.

Thinking about it, the biggest possibility was that there was a misunderstanding between the Chinese soldier and the locals.

"That's right, it's very likely that it's because of this. The Sri Lanka's religious beliefs are very chaotic, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and various other strange tribes' beliefs can be seen from the strange clothing and weird tattoos worn by the locals!"

"It must have been soldiers on leave who touched the taboos of the locals, which led to a serious misunderstanding... We cannot let the situation get any worse. Even if we have to suffer, we have to give in! "

Xiao Letian brought more than twenty guard company Warriors with him and sprinted towards the pier. The more they ran, the more he verified his guess, because he realized that a lot of the British military police were just watching from outside the chaotic crowd, and did not have any intention of intervening at all. This meant that this chaos was probably not a conflict between countries, but rather a controllable quarrel.

This is the first time Chinese Army has shown up in the Indian Ocean, how can I leave a bad impression? I will lock these idiots up after turning around.

Jia Lie Castle is not far from the pier, after running along the coastal pathway for around 10 minutes, they could clearly see the chaotic crowd. Xiao Letian shouted, "Everyone has one... Emergency Collection... Move closer to me! "

Following that, he shouted to the British military police who were watching the commotion in English, "I am Xiao Letian, the leader of the Chinese army. I plead for you to intervene to stop this chaos!"

The British people who were watching the commotion were shocked. They never thought that the man wearing a white shirt was their Chief of State, Xiao Letian, a British Sheriff who brought a group of Sikhs with him immediately saluted.

"Hello, honorable Prime Minister!" Sheriff rubbed his hands together in embarrassment: "What did you say? Dear Prime Minister, what is this chaos? Where was the chaos? "No …"

guard company who was rushing in front of the group had her nose crooked. He pointed at the crowd and bellowed, "What is this? The eight or nine hundred citizens are besieging the hundred odd Chinese soldier s of our city, are you not moved by our actions? "

Sheriff stared innocently into his eyes. After staring blankly for a minute, he finally understood the strange accent of Company Commander, and laughed innocently, "Oh my god, you guys really misunderstood me. They aren't soldiers who are attacking your side, they are doing business here!"

"Doing business?" Xiao Letian and all the soldiers present were dumbfounded, following that, the voices of King Shang Tai and the Tongzhi Emperor sounded out from behind them, "Doing business? Do the people of the Lion Country always do business as if they were fighting? "

Xiao Letian turned his head and glared at the two disciples who were disobedient. But in front of outsiders, he couldn't lose his temper and could only allow the two people to follow him.

The Lion Country that Zai Chun spoke of was the ancient name that the ancient Chinese had for the Sri Lanka. The Chinese people on this huge island truly knew too little about it, and knew nothing about the local customs and practices, so no one believed what the British Sheriff said.

Just then, more than 30 soldiers rushed out from the crowd. All of their clothes were unbuttoned and their caps were crooked. They were staggering as if they were drunk.

guard company roared loudly, "Everyone has it! Stand at attention! Hm? Wang Chen, Ye Qiu … Are you two trapped in there too? Tell me what's going on? Are you angry? "

The ones whose faces were covered in dirt were Wang Chen and Ye Qiu. They were considered the first soldiers on leave, so when they saw the leader and his wife go into the mouse hole in embarrassment, it was true to say that they tidied up their appearance first.

With the British Military Police around, the natives who were chasing after them did not dare to get too close, and could only change their target to attack the other Chinese soldier s. Of course, there were a few bold ones who saw that Xiao Letian actually wanted to get close to them.

As a result, a group of Sikhs with large headscarves swung their sticks and beat them to a pulp.

Xiao Letian suddenly waved his hand: "Wait a moment …" Bring me that skinny black guy at the front, do you know English? "

From the looks of it, this native had seen a bit of the world, although timid, he was not to the point of being scared witless. When he saw Xiao Letian immediately take out a dirty handkerchief, he spoke in English.

"Gem …" Esteemed customer, I have the most beautiful gem in the entire Sri Lanka. It can be considered your most preferential price, okay … "

Xiao Letian was taken aback at that time, "You are not mob? You sell gems? Could it be that all seven hundred people on this pier sell precious stones? "

Beside him, the British Sheriff smiled apologetically, "Yes, esteemed Prime Minister, they are all gem hawkers. The island of the Sri Lanka is known as the Jewel Arrival, it is the world's largest production area for sapphire, other gems are also very productive …"

After stamping his feet, the Sheriff smiled and said, "You're welcome to say that there are gems beneath our feet. There are gems under every single piece of land on this island.

Wang Chen and Ye Qiu also cried and said, "Reporting to the leader, they really aren't attacking us. They just want us to do business. All of them sell gems and handfuls of colored stones, we don't know if it's true or not! "

Ye Qiu pointed at Wang Chen with his finger, "It's all his fault. If he wasn't so poor, we wouldn't have been surrounded by so many jewelry dealers …."

Wang Chen scratched his head in grievance and took out a shining blue gemstone from his pocket. Looking at its size, it looked like a peanut, the color was extremely pure and blue was extremely transparent, just that it did not go through much cutting and polishing.

Xiao Letian took the sapphire and gently turned it with his thumb and forefinger: "Not bad, not bad, making a small ring with it should be good, but I don't know if it's real or fake …"

The British military police beside him stretched out his hand and said, "I've been in contact with the jewelry dealers here all year round. I have some experience. Can you let me have a look?"

Receiving the transparent sapphire, the military police looked at it carefully under the sunlight. "Not bad, it's a very beautiful medium sapphire. As the Prime Minister said, it must be very beautiful to make a ring. Can you tell me how much you bought it?"

Wang Chen scratched his head and extended two fingers out in embarrassment.

The Sheriff laughed. "Did you spend two pounds? "It's a bit expensive, this is the origin of the gem, and this one hasn't been cut and polished. Actually, one pound and half is enough for you. Two pounds is indeed a bit expensive, but it's not a loss …"

Ye Qiu directly jumped up, "Pull him down. This idiot made us lose twenty Dragon Mark Silver Dollars!"