110 Suramitsu Incident

In the early morning, the spring breeze was blowing, and Jiangcheng, which had been noisy all day, finally calmed down. The bustling and restless streets during the day are cool and lonely at this moment, and there is no sound. Under the dim yellow street lights, leaflets and flags discarded during parades and gatherings during the day can be seen everywhere.

Jiangcheng in spring, under the continuous brilliant achievements of the Ezhou Revolutionary Army, seems to be particularly enthusiastic, excited and restless.

In an exquisite and elegant Chinese-style villa in Luojia Mountain, Marshal Li, who has created all this brilliance, is holding a pile of official documents and leaning on a comfortable leather sofa to dream for thousands of miles.

Sometimes it is the thousands of miles of gunpowder smoke and iron armor galloping in the western Xinjiang, the other is the gunfire and fighting in the Central Plains, the other is the long wind and waves of the deep blue waves, the air swallowing the mulberry, and the other is Yuan Shikai wearing a dragon robe ready to be the emperor, the pale face and frightened eyes...

Suddenly, Andy Lau and the beautiful and beautiful Fan Bingbing among the handsome men rushed over in the clothes of the future police. Fan Bingbing grabbed him and shouted, "I'm arresting you for disturbing historical time and space. From now on, you can keep silent, but everything you say is It will be evidenced in court."

Li Xiang was so anxious that he couldn't get out... A rapid bell suddenly rang in his ear, echoing for a long time.

Li Xiang opened his teeth and opened his loose eyes. He was sweating and sitting there staringly, holding the unfinished official documents in his hand. His mind was in a mess, and the dream just now was still churning.

I'm really afraid that when I wake up, the spring and autumn hegemony is a dream. He is still a passer-by in the 21st century...

The phone rang suddenly again, and Li wanted to grab the phone.

"Marshal, something big has happened in Surabaya. The property and lives of Chinese people are in danger. Chinese halls all over Nanyang urgently appeal to the motherland to send troops to protect overseas Chinese..." Tang Yuewan said hurriedly, "Please come to the military headquarters as soon as possible."

Li Xiang was excited and woke up completely.

In the 20th century, the nationalism of overseas Chinese has flourished, and a large number of overseas Chinese associations have appeared. In 1900, the upper class of overseas Chinese in Dutch Indonesia formed a new type of overseas Chinese association - the Batavia Chinese Association. Under its promotion, Chinese halls have been established in various places. These halls called on overseas Chinese to eliminate bad habits, advocate the study of Chinese culture, create newspapers and periodicals, establish education, etc., strengthen the unity among overseas Chinese, promote the development of national consciousness, and strengthen the identity of overseas Chinese with the motherland.

The truck is galloping on the silent road, and Li Xiang's brain is also constantly churning.

The social status of overseas Chinese in Nanyang has always been on the edge of a society, and the life of overseas Chinese can only be described as sad and miserable. Is there another "Serra water tragedy" in front of the infamous "Hongxi tragedy" today?

Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, due to domestic political and economic reasons, the feudal rulers at that time strictly prohibited their own people from "going abroad". Taking a "no question" attitude towards the Chinese people being slaughtered by colonial authorities abroad is not at all about protecting their nationals abroad.

Li Xiang hated the sentence of the full chieftain Qianlong very much: "The abandoned people of the dynasty, did not hesitate to rent the tomb of Zonglu, and went abroad for profit, and the court did not care about it."

That's the "Red Creek Tragedy" in which Dutch colonialists massacred nearly 10,000 overseas Chinese in Java and Sidavia!

But the incompetent Qing Dynasty simply ignored the bloody massacre of overseas Chinese by the great powers. It was a set of rotten diplomatic rhetoric of feudal literati and politicians. When it encountered international problems, it always had obvious charm, and it was always weak on the issues involving foreign adults. The weak Qing Dynasty always tried its best to suppress the voice of domestic resistance, but the unreasonable demands on foreign lords were obedient, which could not help but disappoint the people of insight in China.

At this time, Li Xiang also knew that he had a few catties and a few taels. At present, it was not the time to compete with the colonists of the Nanyang powers. Therefore, the occurrence of the Suraya tragedy was more about multi-party negotiations at the negotiating table and solving it through political means.

However, in the face of such a declining small European country as the Netherlands, there is still an opportunity to take advantage of it. Therefore, when he learned the news of the incident in Surang, the militarists cultivated by his men disturbed his sleep. Objectively speaking, he is also more happy than worried.

The car bumped slightly on the concrete road and walked out of the gentle slope of Luojia Mountain. The green belt on the roadside is blue-gray under the dim headlights.

Walking along the foot of the Snake Mountain, it stopped in front of an elegant building with a ga.

This is the heart of the Ezhou government, the red building at the foot of Snake Mountain. Its predecessor is the Hubei Advisory Council, an important stronghold of the Constitutional Council.

At seven o'clock in the morning, the senior generals of the Ezhou Military Department gathered at the staff headquarters and hurriedly held an emergency meeting.

At the horizontal end of the big table, Li wanted to sit in danger, and a huge five-star red flag hung above the wall behind his head, coaxing the atmosphere of the venue. He was Li Xiping in his left hand and Zeng Gao in his right hand. He sat in two long rows under them in turn.

Before the meeting, only Li Xiping and Zeng Gao had read the urgent telegrams sent by the Chinese Association Halls in various parts of the South China, and more people did not know what had happened. At this time, they asked in a whisper.

Li Xiping took a look at Li Xiang. Seeing that he nodded, he turned to Zeng Gao and said, "Let's start!"

Zeng Gaoxian, who presided over the meeting, made a brief explanation of the telegram received, and then instructed Lv Zhongqiu, the boss of the Military Unification University, to first read the call from the Nanyang Chinese Hall.

The atmosphere in the venue was solemn and quiet for a while. Only Lv Zhongqiu's rapid and powerful voice passed through the soldiers and echoed in the room:

"I. After the establishment of the Provisional Government of the Republic of China, all Chinese people in the world were delighted. On the fifteenth day of the first month of the first year of the Republic of China, at the Lantern Festival, overseas Chinese in Surawah, the Dutch Java Island, took to the streets, held rallies, raised five-color flags, and set off firecrackers to celebrate the founding of the Republic of China. The Dutch colonial authorities in Surat sent police horses to intervene, forced the flag to be raised, and countless national flags were torn up. Three people were killed on the spot, more than 10 people were injured, more than 100 people were arrested, books and newspapers were sealed up, and calls from foreign ports were intercepted.

2. Angry overseas Chinese took a closed-door action to protest. The Dutch colonial authorities then dispatched a large number of military police to force overseas Chinese to open the market and arrested more than 400 people. More than 200 overseas Chinese have been arrested. It has led to the "Ser water incident" this time.

"III. After the incident, the Batavia Chinese Association, in an urgent telegram to the Chinese Consulate General in Xingma, requested to quickly and solemnly negotiate with the Dutch government to "repone the national body to comfort overseas Chinese".

At the same time, overseas Chinese in Surabaya, Netherlands, sent an urgent call to the Nanjing Provisional Government to request "send warships to Si for protection and send land soldiers." Once something happens, it's easier to dispatch.

In an urgent telegram to President Yuan Shikai of Beijing, he called for "If we don't advance the army to protect them quickly and don't think about the suffering of overseas Chinese, that is, China's rights will also be lost. What's the place for Nanyang?"

In addition to telegrams to Beijing and Nanjing, the two most populous provinces in Xiananyang, Guangdong and Fujian, have also received a large number of urgent calls for help. "Business people call for help, the number of days must come." The Guangdong Association even sent representatives to Guangzhou, and they can't send troops."

After reading the message, everyone was stunned. The venue was still silent, and only Li Xiang's eyes were on everyone's faces.

Li Xiang fully understood the conster of the soldiers at this time. If they go to Central Asia to protect overseas Chinese, they will send troops from Xinjiang, but the inland E state government wants to go to Nanyang to protect overseas Chinese. They don't know how to do it.

This also made these soldiers confused for a moment what attitude their commander-in-chief was towards the Surai incident.

Seeing that no one spoke, their Li Marshal touched the sighing Hu Zha on his chin and said, "The Qing Emperor abdicates and the republic is completed. Our overseas compatriots held celebration meetings one after another, which was unprecedented. However, when overseas Chinese in Kobe, Japan paraded with lanterns, they were interfered by the Japanese police, and the Dutch police in Java were particularly paradoxical. Many people were killed and injured because of the celebration. The national flag was also torn. It happened suddenly, so please discuss the countermeasures, mainly the judgment of the current situation and the next steps. With that, he raised his voice and put away a slight smile. "In Nanyang, except for Siam, which is an independent country, Annan, Cambodia, Laos, Malaya, Singapore, Indonesia, Myanmar, etc. are under the colonial rule of Britain, France, Holland and other countries. Mr. Sun Yat-sen went there to carry out revolutionary activities and was restricted, obstructed and framed by various reactionary forces. However, due to the enthusiastic support and protection of the local overseas Chinese, he was able to avoid danger and carry out the anti-Qing patriotic movement. Under the propaganda and encouragement of Mr. Zhongshan, Nanyang overseas Chinese raised their patriotic awareness, actively participated in the revolutionary movement to overthrow the Qing Dynasty, and enthusiastically donated for the armed uprising. The revolution suffered setbacks. The patriots who participated in the uprising fled to Nanyang, and the local overseas Chinese tried their best to help. There are also many overseas Chinese youth who returned to China to participate in the armed uprising with full blood. They sacrificed their lives to go to trouble, sacrificed their lives for the country, and wrote a lot of magnificent epics with their blood.

Remember that in this surging revolutionary torrent, overseas Chinese have always given great material and spiritual support to domestic revolutionary activities. Overseas Chinese have actively participated in the Xinhai Revolution and made great contributions to the revolutionary cause. Since the founding of the Xingzhong Association, almost all the funds for revolutionary activities have come from overseas Chinese.

We can't ignore the affairs of overseas Chinese in Surya. The great powers also thought that the Qing Dynasty would not agree to bully the Chinese people, even the undead who sacrificed their lofty ideals for the 1911 Revolution would not agree. Therefore, the serious situation in Surya must be resolved. Although this Surat incident is a little sudden, please talk about your views on the next step.

The first one to stand up and break the deadlock was the tall and majestic Li Xiping. At this time, he swept away the leisurely and detached impression given by him in the past. His expression was grim, his eyes were calm, and he was quite popular with the army. He said in the unique accent of Hubei people: "I think the action of sending the naval fleet to Surya to protect overseas Chinese is completely reasonable. The Ezhou Revolutionary Army should give full support to the Nanjing Provisional Government and take this incident as an opportunity. Thoroughly solve the problem of overseas Chinese in Nanyang.

Li Xiping's words are concise and his attitude is clear.

Before the meeting, Li Xiping discussed the content of the telegram with Zeng Gao, and had completely glimpsed the attitude of his immediate superior, General Li, towards this incident, so he did not hesitate and show his point of view.

These Ezhou military officers and soldiers who participated in the meeting have already accepted the idea that Suraya will negotiate with soldiers and ships to solve this problem. The difference is just the sooner or later of this day.

It should be noted that it is these soldiers who advocate iron-blooded politics who directly or indirectly control public opinion and agre up the national sentiment of the Chinese people. At this time, at the beginning of the founding of the Republic of China, the rising will of public opinion and the people also made them believe that this is a favorable time to completely solve the problem of the living conditions of overseas Chinese, so Li Xiping's words immediately attracted a group of responses.

The hurried meeting quickly reached a consensus. Finally, the naval policy of "using this conflict as the reason to solve the problem of the Chinese people in Nanyang should not only ensure China's rights and interests, but also to carry out military occupation of the whole Nanyang" was determined. And Li wants to go to Nanjing in person. In any case, he wants to instigate Tang Xiangming to send a "Sea" cruiser from the naval fleet to Surat to protect overseas Chinese.

After the meeting, the E government called the Nanjing Provisional Government for serious negotiations.

The article said: The Dutch have treated overseas Chinese for a long time. My overseas Chinese are very hot and can't be missed. With the establishment of the Republic, who is a member of the Republic of China is not eager to attend the seat. What's more, the overseas Chinese are dormant in a foreign country, especially the indifference of the Qing Dynasty, the success of the republic, running around and sacrificing their property and lives. For this reason, it is only to get the complete protection of the government, and to stand on an equal footing with other people and enjoy equal rights. Unexpectedly, the Dutch overseas Chinese celebrated the republic of the motherland, that is, they were brutalized by the Dutch officials, took advantage of the opportunity to find a gap, weave a prison, tore up my national flag, and kill and injure our people. It was inhumane to my women and children. Show the public law, hear the anger, and speak coldly. And a celebration was held. He Guo contemptuated, raised the national flag, and He and the public security. Unexpectedly, he dispatched the horse infantry team and surrounded thousands of male women and children. This kind of violence is to treat our overseas Chinese with the dead people and despise the Republic of China. He learned that the Qing Dynasty government regarded overseas Chinese as foreigners and was willing to give up their rights. Today, it seems to be an attempt to listen to the foreign policy of the new government of the Republic of China. ... According to the general rule of the public law, outsiders are protected by their own country and are no different from their own people. If there are illegals, they can be arrested and detained, and outsiders can protest against them. As for the damage caused by internal changes, the country is responsible for compensation and is not the same as the domestic people. Today, the overseas Chinese raised the flag to celebrate, which did not violate the laws of the country, and the Dutch killed and injured our expatriates, which was no longer related to the chaos in the country, and was arrested and detained again. Does the world have such a public law? Overseas Chinese love the motherland, the people's army advocates righteousness, and enthusiastically loses the generals. It can be said that they want the strength of the motherland. The establishment of the Republic of China today still makes my enthusiastic overseas Chinese, innocent **, think about myself in the night, and deeply use compassion. At this time of danger, people are excited. If there is no perfect protection, I will not only lose the introverted heart of overseas Chinese, but also afraid of bullying by outsiders. Sending troops and ships to earnestly negotiate with the Dutch envoy to protect the overseas Chinese. They don't want to lose the present. Seeing the abuse of overseas Chinese in the future, it is no better than today. Seeing the treatment of overseas Chinese in other countries, I don't take it as an example. As for how to negotiate, please call me at any time. I'm looking forward to it.