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Chapter 876 Arriving at Xiamen Bay (Fifth Watch)

Li Jinde's merchant ship brought the sailing battleship Crown Prince and three armed merchant ships to Xiamen Bay after a long voyage, which caused a commotion at Xiamen Bay Customs.

Since the Nanyang Fleet cleared the southeast coast of pirates and expelled warships from Western countries, no warships other than the Nanyang Fleet have been seen.As the hinterland of the Kyushu Army, Xiamen Bay has already dismantled the dilapidated forts, and has not set up new forts. It uses the navy to keep the enemy out of the country.

But now a battleship with the flag of the British flag appeared, making the officials and people in Xiamen Bay think that there was an enemy attack. Hundreds of officers and soldiers stationed in Xiamen Bay hurriedly evacuated the workers on the dock, pulled out two artillery pieces, and prepared Preparations for the defense of the island.

"Let our ships go to declare at the customs first, and your warships stay outside." Li Jinde asked the sailors to raise the flag to notify the Crown Prince and the three armed merchant ships, fearing that their appearance in Xiamen Bay would cause unnecessary misunderstandings.

Li Jinde's merchant ship with the dragon flag approached the pier, and several officers and soldiers from Xiamen Bay Customs gathered hesitantly.

"Don't get me wrong, I'm Li Jinde, a businessman!" Li Jinde shouted from the bow of the boat.

"Treasurer Li!?" One of the officers and soldiers knew Li Jinde who was active in Xiamen Bay Customs, but he saw a blond woman standing next to Li Jinde, so he shouted, "Treasurer Li, have you been hijacked by Westerners? Westerners The warships were driven away from Nanyang by the Nanyang Fleet not long ago, have they made a comeback?!"

"Don't misunderstand, this is an envoy ship from the British Kingdom in the West. They are equipped with artillery to prevent pirates from attacking us. We have already obtained the navigation permit of the Nanyang Fleet at Hoi An Port!" Li Jinde held the ship in his hand. A scroll.

However, all foreign warships or armed merchant ships sailing in the Nanyang waters need the consent of the Nanyang Fleet to ensure that these ships with firepower will not pose a threat to the southeast coast.If there is an illegal intrusion, the Nanyang Fleet will not only do its best to sink these ships, but will also deny ships from these countries from entering Nanyang.

Li Jinde got off the merchant ship alone, explained the ins and outs to the officers and soldiers of the Xiamen Bay Customs, and then gave them the navigation permit of the Nanyang Fleet, and the Xiamen Bay Customs calmed down.

"Your experience is really incredible. If you hadn't brought the Western fleet here, we wouldn't have believed it..." The officials and soldiers in Xiamen Bay almost thought that Li Jinde was just talking nonsense after hearing Li Jinde talk about his experience in Western Ocean.

"Let's not talk about you, even I am a little dizzy now." Li Jinde also said with emotion.

"You have goods brought back from the West on your ship. You still need to fill out the customs declaration form and pay the customs duties in time. We will conduct spot checks on the contents of your customs declaration." Xiamen Bay Customs official said to Li Jinde.

"This is natural. Since the establishment of Xiamen Bay Customs, I, Li, have not evaded taxes." Li Jinde said confidently.

"We will report the arrival of the royal envoy to the capital by telegram. You can temporarily stay in Xiamen Bay. After the capital has a reply, you can go to the capital. And you and others, before the reply from the capital, you must not disclose it to the public. news, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble.” Customs officials heard that Xiyang had sent a princess to serve as the head of the mission, and knew that this had risen to the level of state-level diplomacy, so they had to handle it carefully.

"Thank you, my lords." Li Jinde said.

After communicating with officials and officers and soldiers in Xiamen Bay, the battleship Crown Prince and three armed merchant ships sailed into Xiamen Bay.

"Is this one of the several customs in China?" Princess Sophia got off the battleship Crown Prince with her skirt in her hand, and set foot on this strange land for the first time.

"It doesn't look much different from our port, but their architectural style is very different from ours, and the houses are very flat. But their port is more peaceful, and the government is carefully managing the pass. It seems that there are no worries of pirates and thieves. "Sir Greenville leaned on a cane and was also full of curiosity about the land in the east.

"There is no difference between your port and our port." Selina saw Xiamen Bay and compared Xiamen City with London City.

"Because Xiamen City is still developing, the really prosperous place is Jiangnan, and if you want to see the most unique places, you may have to go to the capital city." Li Jinde said.

There was a Spanish merchant ship staying in Xiamen Bay, and they couldn't help being surprised when they saw the British ship sailing into Xiamen Bay.

"Have the Britons also come to the East to find business opportunities?"

"That ship seems to be a battleship of the Royal Navy. Maybe Britain sent some big shots."

The Spaniards on the merchant ship started talking.

Because their monopoly on Eastern trade with the Netherlands was broken, Britain could now come to trade in a fair manner without their permission from the Netherlands.

Merchants and common people in Xiamen Bay are not uncommon for Nanyang and Westerners, because there are merchant ships from Nanyang and Westerners on the southeast coast every month.However, it is extremely rare for Westerners to come four times at a time, and the nobles of the Royal Mission with their servants, big boxes and small boxes, are really eye-catching, making people in Xiamen Bay speculate on the purpose of these people.

Xiamen Bay officials prepared accommodation for the royal envoys, especially since the other party was the princess of the British Kingdom, they dared not neglect.

In the past, these officials couldn't tell the difference between Western countries, but Chu Yun has begun to gradually popularize the Western pattern in order to conquer Europe.Officials also gradually realized that the national power of Western countries is obviously stronger than that of Southeast Asian countries.

"You are living here. Our officials will contact the capital by telegram. If our military leader is willing to meet you, he will reply you immediately, as soon as one day or as slow as three days." Li Jinde said to Princess Sophia, Sarina, Sir Greenville and others said.

"How far is the capital from Xiamen Bay?" Princess Sophia asked.

"According to your distance unit, it is about 1000 miles." Li Jinde said.

"If it's more than 1000 miles, it only takes one day?!" Princess Sophia, Selina, and Sir Greenville shouted in unison.

"If you use telegrams, no matter how far the distance is, it will only take an instant. The reason why we say it will take one to three days is to consider when the military leader will be able to see the telegram." Li Jinde said as a matter of course.

Submarine cables have connected the main cities along the southeast coast. Xiamen Bay is the main customs office, and of course there is also a telegraph station.

"What is a telegram..." Princess Sophia and others found that Xiamen Bay seemed to be no different from the port of London City, but it was actually a little different, but it was a very important thing.

(End of this chapter)