Chapter 855: Birds of a Feather
Of course, Enders is somewhat modest. As a sandalwood businessman who can do business in Europe, the energy and background behind him are not small.
"Brother Rogge, I asked you to come this time because I actually have something big to trouble you."
The highlight finally came. At this time, the coffee that Moore ground was also brewed. Okay, Roger picked up the coffee and asked: "What's the matter?" ? As long as I am within my ability, I will definitely help you."
Enders smiled and waved her hand: "A good thing, a great thing, otherwise I wouldn't have found you, after all, our relationship. That’s brotherhood.”
Rogge asked calmly: "Brother, please make it clear."
Enders did not answer Rogge's question directly, but asked: "Brother, what do you think of the Kingdom of Hawaii?"< br>
"Hawaii?"
"Yes, just talk about this place."
Rogge took a sip of coffee and said: "That is of course a good place. After all, we This is where the business grows.”
"Yes, we came to Hawaii just to make a fortune, and the existence of a feudal kingdom like the Kingdom of Hawaii, brother Rogge, do you think it is good for us?"
Hearing this, Rogge sat upright and said: " Brother Enders, what do you mean?”
Seeing Rogge's slightly nervous expression, Enders smiled and patted him on the shoulder and said, "Brother Rogge, you are still too nervous. Isn't it obvious what I said? The existence of the Kingdom of Hawaii has been severely restricted. After all, the interests of us businessmen are not a small amount just to pay taxes every year. It’s very detrimental to our development in Hawaii. I feel sad when I think that this money is being spent by the indigenous royal families of Hawaii instead of building the local area.”
Roger took out a cigarette from his pocket! , lit a cigarette and said: "Brother, do you want to overthrow the government of the Kingdom of Hawaii?" "
Enders shook her head and said: "Of course I don't have this ability, but the existence of the Hawaiian Kingdom does seriously limit the interests of our United States, so this is the common idea of everyone, but I don't know Rogge Do you think so too?”
Rogge, who knew what he was doing, naturally supported the actions of these Americans. If they didn't do this, East Africa would have no chance!
"That's natural. Although the annual tax rate is not high, the bigger the business, the more we pay. Naturally, I and all my colleagues have the same idea."
Hear After Rogge's words, Enders said with a smile: "Now there is an opportunity for us to jointly promote the progress of the Kingdom of Hawaii. I don't know if Rogge is interested."
"That's natural."
Enders said: "A while ago, Mr. Wilson, the president of our chamber of commerce, and several other powerful chambers of commerce discussed this issue. They all believed that the Kingdom of Hawaii, a backward and feudal country, was not suitable for In the existing world, we intend to establish a democratic republic in Hawaii and realize the prosperity of Hawaii.”
Naturally, Rogge didn't believe a word of Enders's lies, but he naturally expressed his strong support.
Seeing that Rogge also supported everyone's decision, Enders was very happy. After all, Rogge's strength in Kauai is not weak. If Rogge can be persuaded to join this operation, everyone's chances of winning will naturally be greatly improved. .
This is a coup after all. Although the Kingdom of Hawaii is lagging behind, it is at the intersection of civilizations and is constantly learning and progressing. Therefore, the more people who participate in the coup, the more we can ensure that everything is done in one step. Otherwise, if an accident occurs and the Kingdom of Hawaii counterattacks, it may directly benefit the British and French people on the island. It will be much more difficult for the United States to control Hawaii.
Subsequently, at the invitation of Enders, Rogge, the East African spy, attended the dinner of American businessmen in Honolulu.
This dinner was naturally to discuss how to subvert the rule of the Kingdom of Hawaii and establish the "puppet" Republic of Hawaii. In order to prevent the wall from having ears, the attendees were all Americans.
"Everyone, the specific time for this operation is March next year. With the support of the National Guard, we will overthrow the brutal rule of the Kingdom of Hawaii in one fell swoop..."
In fact, in In January 1875, the Kingdom of Hawaii signed the "American-Summer Reciprocity Treaty" under the coercion and inducement of the United States. The United States gave Hawaii the most preferential treatment in tariffs. To facilitate Hawaii's export of cane sugar to the United States. According to the same regulations, Hawaii is not allowed to grant most-favored-nation treatment to other countries, nor is Hawaii allowed to lease land to other countries, nor is it allowed to provide other countries with the privilege of using ports and territories. This marked Hawaii as the exclusive sphere of influence of the United States, but Hawaii also gained temporary economic benefits from exporting low-tariff sugar to the United States.
This is also an important reason why Rogge operates in Hawaii as an American. Otherwise, East Africa would never have thought of annexing a large amount of land on Kauai.
After learning about the US government's conspiracy, Rogge immediately returned to Kauai Island after attending the dinner to discuss countermeasures with John Crane, the Governor of Hawaii in East Africa.
"There are still three months left. Our military training must be accelerated. At the same time, we must promptly notify the Jiaozhou Bay Consulate and the Southern Ryukyu Islands Navy so that they can arrive in Hawaii before March 15th. Of course, the time cannot be too early or too early. Late, so that we can better intervene in this coup "
After listening to this, John Crane said seriously: "The specific time is unknown, and there will be errors in the time of the navy's arrival, so you have to pay close attention to the actions of the Americans, and I will give you the news in time. Passed back to the mainland."
"As for the army. On the other hand, you don’t have to worry. We have increased the armed forces on Kauai to 2,000 people. Even the entire military force of the Americans in Hawaii cannot do anything to us.”
Rogg nodded and said: "After the coup begins, we must control Hawaii in time The governor of the Hawaiian Islands on Kauai forced him to declare Kauai to be independent from the Kingdom of Hawaii, and then established a puppet government. "
Kauai is the only island in the Hawaiian Islands that was not conquered by force by King Kamehameha. It was an island that later automatically submitted to the dynasty.
The Hawaiian Islands were not actually a unified country before. Later, Kamehameha the Great, the Kingdom of Hawaii, unified the entire island.
Because Kauai voluntarily surrendered, the current governor of Kauai is actually a descendant of Kauai's indigenous king Gomu Ali'i.
This provides opportunities for East Africa. Since Kauai can join the Kingdom of Hawaii, it can naturally break away from the control of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
Of course, there was no so-called Kingdom of Hawaii at that time, but a puppet government formed by the Americans, the Republic of Hawaii.
As soon as the United States takes action, East Africa will push the current governor of Kauai to break away from the Kingdom of Hawaii and restore the indigenous kingdom on Kauai.
Of course, this indigenous kingdom must also be a puppet government, but as long as there is great justice, East Africa can break away from the US government. By then, as long as the Americans do not dispatch local troops, there will be nothing they can do to East Africa.
After all, it was the United States that was unkind in the first place, and don’t blame East Africa for being unjust. We are all in the same boat. If we want to judge by other countries, they are all wolf-hearted and dog-eat-dog people. The final result is that we are all criticized by the international community. condemn.
Of course, the international community mainly refers to Britain and France, and Japan may also be added. After all, these countries have interests in Hawaii.
(End of this chapter)