Chapter 359 The Name of the Shortest Life: George III Bay!
"Hong Kong Island, here we are again." Si Dangdong looked at the land that gradually emerged from the sea level with a deep and infinite face. He took off his hat on his head, as if he had returned to the harbor of his hometown.
"Yes, we're coming." Major General Ford took a deep breath of cool air. Winter in the south is indeed much more comfortable than in the north.
Hong Kong, although pirates are rampant here, the British are not worried. The important thing is that the British have long envied those Portuguese for being able to get such a good land in front of the Qing Dynasty, which made the Portuguese have a great advantage in trade.
Britain also had the idea that it also wanted to learn from the Portuguese to fish for a piece of land nearby, and Hong Kong Island became their best choice, because a long time ago, the colonists of Western countries began to carefully survey the coast of the Qing Dynasty, looking for a place that could become like Macao. They are the place where they stay around the empire in the East.
Soon, Hong Kong Island and Kowloon Bay at the mouth of the Pearl River fell into their sight. This is the best natural port in the south of the empire, and except for pirates, only a small number of Qing fishermen live here, which is not valued by the empire, and has not even begun to be developed at all.
Although I have fallen in touch with this place for a long time, the psychological fear of this huge empire for a long time, as well as the many pirates there, if they don't use enough power, they can't occupy it at all. However, if they use a huge military force, it will inevitably arouse the vigilance and attention of the empire, and even It led to a series of consequences, so they could only stare at the fat meat and swallow water.
But now, they led a powerful fleet and a large number of soldiers to the east. After easily smashing the fragile shell of the empire, they obtained the right of residence on the island by "legitimate" means.
Without taking advantage of this time, the huge fleet and the same number of troops cleaned up the pirates near Hong Kong Island by the way, leaving a group of garrison to wait for a large number of craftsmen from India to come here to build ports and various facilities. It's really not true that British citizens will come here. In the past.
"I don't know if those pirates will be scared to death when they see the warships of our British Empire and disappear." Major General Ford's face was lustful. Yes, he was able to defeat the empire's fleet, and he also forced the empire to cede the islands and make compensation. Major General Ford knew that with this merit alone, he was enough to rise to another level and become a lieutenant general of the British Empire. You know, he was excellent in the British Empire's navy. There are so many talented people, and it took me 28 years to climb to the position of major general. However, who made me so lucky?
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"That's Donglongzhou. After Donglongzhou, we can see Hong Kong Island. We can directly bypass Donglongzhou from the east into the harbor between Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. Dabans Dangdong, who had surveyed here for a lot of time, volunteered to be a tour guide. He stood upstairs and introduced the place names named by the locals to the members of the envoys.
"Look there, that's the carp gate. When you enter here, it's the harbor, but now, there is no name. Those pirates call it the bay." The introduction of Stenton made the British present frown.
"Zhangjiawan?" After Macartney stammered the name of the harbor in Chinese, he looked uncomfortable. This name really doesn't match the identity of our British Empire.
"Yes, I think this harbor should be dedicated to our King." Major General Ford replied after thinking about it, and his proposal was immediately approved by the vast majority of people.
"Yes, in the name of His Majesty the King, how about the Bay of George III?" Aston, he hurriedly threw out a place name that he hurriedly thought of.
Just as the British were fiercely discussing the name of the place, their fleet was slowly sailing into the carp gate, and on a small dock near the carp gate, which was the dock of the black flag gang. However, their boats were really not in the eyes of these British.
Especially after more than a dozen small sampas rushing forward saw that the Lion opened the gun window of the ship, it drew a beautiful arc on the sea at a faster speed than the charge, and fled directly to the dock. Moreover, the fishermen and pirates on the dock fled in panic one after another, which made them happy. The rising Macartney and others laughed.
"It seems that our battle at the mouth of the Pearl River has made these pirates understand that they have no way to compete with our British Empire's navy on the sea." A naval officer gave a very reasonable answer and won the approval of almost everyone present.
"General, do you want my soldiers to land first and warn the pirates of the Qing Dynasty not to do any unnecessary resistance?" The Colonel Henry said with a serious face.
However, his proposal was immediately rejected by Major General Ford. No, dear Henry, you don't need to worry so much. Their warships and artillery can't pose a threat to us. Remember, here will become the territory of our British Empire. Those Qing people or pirates living here will become our laborers in the near future. We are now What is needed is to appease the already timid souls of those people, and you don't need to scare them again.
Macartney nodded with a smile and agreed with Major General Ford's opinion. Yes, dear Colonel Henry, don't forget that the reason why Macao can have today is not the poor Portuguese, but the hard-working and cheap Qing workers. I don't want you to retaliate against these innocent civilians for the sacrifice of the army soldiers after landing. You know, we are civilized people from the West, not barbarians who only know how to use artillery and firearms.
"Well, let them live longer. To be honest, I hate pirates, whether in the East or the West, and those Qing people on the shore make it impossible for you to distinguish between civilians and pirates." Colonel Henry curled his lips with some dissatisfaction. In my eyes, these poor and barbaric guys all look the same. It's no different from those African and Indian niggers.
"Coloe Henry, please pay attention to your words." Macartney frowned unhappily. Racists like Colonel Henry still have a market in the UK, but now it is an extraordinary period. Macartney doesn't want to affect the soldiers below because of Colonel Henry's words and deeds. If something out of line, this empire is very It may turn against each other again.
Although their navy is not good, their army is more than one million. Thinking about this number, it is almost five times that of the British army. This is not the direct troops of the empire. In short, Macartney does not want any accidents at the end of success. Besides, there is another one next to it. Liang Sanhuai, an oriental man valued by him.
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"I'm sorry, Ambassador, please forgive my blunder." Henry sensed Macartney's displeasure and quickly lowered his posture. After all, Macartney is an excellent diplomat trusted by the Imperial Parliament and His Majesty the King. More importantly, after this trip to the East, Macartney's reputation in the British Empire will certainly rise, offending such a person. There is no gain or loss.
What's more, he is already tired of staying in the East, but if he wants to return to England, he must have someone above, and the ambassador, Mr. Macartney, is, if he can say a few words at home through him, maybe his colonial colonel is likely to become a garrison on the British Isles. The colonel of the team.
"Tell the captains that there is no need to pay attention to them, as long as they don't provoke or attack our fleet, but I believe they don't have the courage." Major General Ford gave the order loudly.
The tall and towering warships of the British Empire passed through the one-and-a-half-mile-wide carp gate and slowly drove into the natural harbor that had just been named George III Bay by them.
"The environment here is really quiet. Such a wide and calm sea is really a natural port, and the area is so wide that I believe that not only several times more warships of our fleet, but also can be completely moored in this harbor..."
At this moment, Liang Sanhuai, who had always been silent on the flagship deck, seemed to see something along the coast. There was a faint and unpredictable smile on his originally serious face.
"There are still two three-masted warships. We will leave immediately after they pass the carp gate for five minutes. Everyone should pay attention to whether the torpedo insurance on their respective ships has been lifted. When you are mined for a while, you must pay attention to the distance. Don't blow yourself up. In that case, let alone say that you are not pitiful. I'm afraid that none of the brothers will drop a drop of cat urine for you. On a concave beach outside the carp gate, dozens of boats are ready to enter the water, and on both sides of those boats are fixed with round black balls about the size of watermelon.
(to be continued)