1850 American Gold Tycoon.

Chapter 265 The King of a Small Country (4K)

There are two main ports on Oahu, one is Honolulu, the capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii, which is the port of Honolulu.

The other was Pearl Harbor near Pearl City in the new urban area.

Liang Yao's main port is Pearl Harbor.

The harbor is named Pearl Harbor because of the rich pearls near the harbor.

Pearl Harbor is the new port and Honolulu is the old port.

Therefore, the cost of developing and operating a new port is higher than that of an old port with relatively complete facilities. However, Liang Yao finally chose to develop the new port in Pearl City.

One reason is that the current state of the Kingdom of Hawaii is the result of a compromise between Britain, France and the United States. Apart from the forces of the United States and Liang Yao on the island, the influence of Britain and France in the Kingdom of Hawaii is still very large.

This is why the United States has been unable to swallow the fat on the lips of the Kingdom of Hawaii for a long time, but chose a more moderate way to slowly infiltrate the Kingdom of Hawaii.

Britain and France are still arguing over the ownership of the Honolulu Port. Liang Yao didn't want to get involved in the troubled waters of Britain and France, so he chose to start anew, building and expanding Pearl Harbor as an important transit point for global shipping companies.

The second reason is that Pearl Harbor is pocket-shaped and the terrain is relatively closed. As long as coastal defense guns are erected on both sides of the strait to lock the narrow passage into the port, it will be difficult for foreign ships to enter Pearl Harbor. It is an ideal military port.

The terrain of the port of Honolulu is relatively open. Once attacked from the sea, the ships moored in the port will be exposed to the artillery range of the enemy ships.

The population composition of Hawaii is very complex. After experiencing the ravages of many wars and diseases, the population of the Kingdom of Hawaii has declined sharply.

In the 1770s, there were still 30 aborigines in the islands of the Kingdom of Hawaii, but in the 1850s, even including immigrants, the population of the Kingdom of Hawaii was only 8.

In addition to the aborigines, the Kingdom of Hawaii had missionaries and plantation owners from Britain, France and other countries.

There are also immigrants and slaves from all over the world, among which immigrants from China have been the most recently, followed by immigrants from Japan.

Pearl City is where Chinese immigrants live. Among Pearl City’s population of tens of thousands, 80% are Chinese immigrants who have just settled in Pearl City.

Although the French claim that they came to Hawaii in 1850, they brought a modern civilized democratic system to the Kingdom of Hawaii.

But it is only superficial. The power of the Kingdom of Hawaii is actually in the hands of the British and French.

The economic pillar of the Kingdom of Hawaii is the plantation economy based on sugar cane plantations.

For some well-known purpose, the United States exempted sugar from the Kingdom of Hawaii, so almost all of the sugar produced in the Kingdom of Hawaii was exported to the United States.

To put it bluntly, it is exported to California, that is, the economic lifeline of the Kingdom of Hawaii is in the hands of Californians.

"Hawaii's geographical location is too important. It would be great if Hawaii was a territory of the United States."

After the ship slowly sailed into Pearl Harbor, Perry said unabashedly.

As an admiral, Perry naturally hopes that the United States can become a powerful sea power like the British Empire. Perry's ambition can also be seen from his writings.

Perry was also one of the earliest practitioners of American sea power.

"There is no doubt that the United States has the ability to annex Hawaii, but it cannot afford the consequences of annexing Hawaii. At present, it is the best result to join hands with Britain and France.

Although the United States is not as powerful as Britain and France, it is closer to Hawaii and the cost of projecting influence to Hawaii is lower. This is our advantage. "

Liang Yao stood on the deck of the Roland and looked out from the railing. As far as his eyes could see was the thriving Pearl Harbor.

And just three years ago, Pearl Harbor was a barren land.

"King Kamehameha III of the Kingdom of Hawaii is relatively close to the United States, which is a good signal for us." Perry Yoyo said.

"It's just trying to use the United States to check and balance Britain and France. It's not a good signal."

How could Kamehameha III's little thought be hidden from Liang Yao.

The relationship between Kamehameha III and Liang Yao was also good, and he invited Liang Yao to Hawaii as a guest over and over again, and he became close with Liang Yao.

Of course, the purpose of Kamehameha III's invitation to Liang Yao was not so simple. After all, Liang Yao's current status is an important member of the American government.

Kamehameha III invited Liang Yao to the Kingdom of Hawaii, just to show off to England and France.

To be honest, Liang Yao had a good impression of the several kings of the Kingdom of Hawaii.

At least the successive kings of the Kingdom of Hawaii have worked hard to maintain the independence of the Kingdom of Hawaii and to integrate with the world. Even if the Kingdom of Hawaii finally perished, Queen Lirio Kalani, the last queen, did not give up on restoring the country.This is much stronger than the emperor of the Qing Dynasty.

It's just that the starting conditions of the Kingdom of Hawaii are really bad. A few decades ago, the Kingdom of Hawaii was still in a primitive tribal society, with a sparse population, no strategic depth, and a very critical location.

Based on the above reasons, the Kingdom of Hawaii wants to maintain an independent status, which is tantamount to nonsense.

Moreover, the unification of the Kingdom of Hawaii did not rely on its own internal power. The founding emperor of the Kingdom of Hawaii, Kamehameha I (also known as Kamehameha the Great), armed his troops by purchasing arms from the British. Finally, the islands of the Kingdom of Hawaii were unified.

A kingdom unified with the help of external forces will inevitably be unable to get rid of the influence of external forces.

After all, there is no free lunch in the world, and there is no British Empire that does business at a loss.

This is the sorrow of being a monarch of a weak country. All the kings of the Kingdom of Hawaii can do is to travel among the major countries and use the contradictions of various countries to maintain the independent status of the Kingdom of Hawaii.

Whether the Kingdom of Hawaii can exist as an independent kingdom does not depend on itself, but on any of the three parties, Britain, France and the United States.

Both Britain and France have directly invaded the Kingdom of Hawaii with armed forces, while the policy adopted by the United States so far towards the Kingdom of Hawaii is still based on economic infiltration, supplemented by religious infiltration, and has not invaded the Kingdom of Hawaii with armed force.

This is one of the reasons why the current King Kamehameha III of the Kingdom of Hawaii is pro-American.

Compared with the British and French countries that blatantly want to annex the Kingdom of Hawaii without acting, the attitude of the United States towards the Kingdom of Hawaii is indeed much kinder.

Liang Yao's sudden visit, still with a warship flying the American flag, surprised King Kamehameha III.

In addition to the accident, Kamehameha III was a little panicked and didn't know what to do.

Kamehameha III had correspondence with Liang Yao, but the communication between the two was limited to letters.Kamehameha III had no direct contact with Liang Yao, he didn't know Liang Yao's character, and he didn't know what Liang Yao's intention was for his visit.

"Uncle, the Americans are sailing into Pearl Harbor with their warships! Shall I organize a guard to defend our palace?"

Kamehameha III's eighteen-year-old nephew Alexander, the future fourth Hawaiian king Kamehameha IV, asked Kamehameha III nervously for instructions.

"Bullshit!"

Before Kamehameha III could speak, Alexander's mother, Elizabeth Keenau, reprimanded him.

"If we act rashly without knowing the other party's intention, the situation will only be more unfavorable to us!"

The Kingdom of Hawaii is not a country ruled by a single monarch. The co-governance model has existed in the Kingdom of Hawaii for a long time. Princess Kinao was one of the co-rulers during the period of Kamehameha III.

The inheritance method of the Kingdom of Hawaii is also relatively complicated. There have been two traditional inheritance methods: the father dies, the son succeeds, and the brother dies.

Kamehameha II Liholiho succeeded to the throne as the eldest son of Kamehameha I, and the current King Kamehameha III of Hawaii is the second son of Kamehameha I, Kamehameha The younger brother of Hamiha II succeeded to the throne in the way of brother and brother.

In addition to these two more conventional methods of succession, the nephew of the Kamehameha family can also succeed to the throne.

For example, Kamehameha IV and V are both sons of Princess Kinow and nephews of Kamehameha III.

The sixth king even became a cousin as a successor.

"But they didn't inform us in advance, so they drove the warship directly into our port!" The bloody Alexander said angrily.

Warships from other countries swaggered into the port near the capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii without permission. This is a great shame to the Kingdom of Hawaii and the royal family of Kamehameha!
"Is it necessary for others to inform you in advance?"

Kamehameha III rose from his throne.

"British, French, when did they ask for our permission to sail their warships into Hawaii? Boy, what you say is like saying to a gangster who is going to rob your house: Hey! When you come to rob my house, remember to talk to me." I say hello!"

"Uncle, I understand. I was being reckless. Is America the one who wants to rob us of Hawaii?"

Alexander raised his head and asked with clenched fists.

Alexander was all too familiar with robbing his son.

When he was seven or eight years old, the British sacked Hawaii, and when he was fourteen or fifteen, the French sacked Hawaii again.

Alexander was a witness to both of these atrocities.

"It's hard to say. If the United States wants to loot Hawaii, there is no need to spend a lot of time helping us rebuild the port and the palace. Their looting of Hawaii will also leave an excuse for Britain and France. This is very troublesome for the United States. I don't think American politicians are so stupid yet.

Besides, our Hawaii was just snatched by the French two or three years ago, and there is nothing good to snatch. "

Kamehameha III calmly analyzed that the royal family of Kamehameha is impoverished anyway, and he is not worried about the palace being ransacked.

Kamehameha III said to Alexander earnestly.

"My good nephew, the Kingdom of Hawaii, if our Kamehameha family wants to survive, we must understand England, France, America, their domestic political situation, and the conflicts among the three countries. Do you understand? ?”

"I understand a little bit."

Alexander nodded half-understanding.

"You will fully understand in the future."

Kamehameha III sighed helplessly, and then said to Alexander.

"Go and hide my new yacht! Don't let those Yankees see it, I'm going to meet the Americans in Pearl City!"

Although California is the closest land to the Hawaiian Islands, it is nearly [-] kilometers from San Francisco to Pearl Harbor.

After a voyage of [-] kilometers, although the navy and those professional sailors could stand it, it was simply torture for the landlubbers in the army.

After the ship docked, the army's landlubbers hurried ashore to rest, ready to take a good rest and continue the next voyage.

After settling in the soldiers of the California Infantry Regiment and Arizona Infantry Regiment, Liang Yao and Perry were going to the palace of Honolulu to meet King Kamehameha III of the Kingdom of Hawaii.

Unexpectedly, the two were about to set off, so Kamehameha III took the initiative to visit them at Pearl Harbor.

"Speaker Liang, General Perry, on behalf of the Kingdom of Hawaii, I would like to welcome you both."

Kamehameha III said to Liang Yao and Perry insincerely, with a smile on his face.

"We were going to visit you, but we didn't expect you to condescend to come to Pearl Harbor." Liang Yao said with a smile.

"There is condescension, no condescension, no condescension. The American Group helped us rebuild the port of Honolulu, and our palace, and the American government also exempted us from exporting sugar. I will take it to heart and appreciate it Exhausted." Kamehameha III laughed.

When Kamehameha III looked up and saw the Roland not far away, Kamehameha III couldn't help but tremble all over. This familiar warship reminded him of when the French invaded Hawaii.

"Is this a French warship?" Kamehameha III couldn't help asking, pointing at the Roland.

"It used to be, and now it is a frigate under the American Group, responsible for maintaining the safety of maritime trade routes." Liang Yao said lightly.

"This time I'm in Hawaii, I have prepared a gift for you."

"Gift?" Kamehameha III was dubious.

It would be good if the United States didn't ask him for property. How could he dare to ask for gifts from the United States? Besides, are the gifts from the United States so easy to receive?Is it for nothing?
Although Kamehameha III has a pro-American attitude, Kamehameha III's pro-American attitude is out of practical needs, and he still maintains a vigilant heart towards the United States.

The United States, like Britain and France, is nothing more than a raccoon dog, but it has not yet shown its fangs clearly.

Liang Yao pointed to a yacht not far away with a displacement of about [-] to [-] tons. This yacht was the latest steam ship delivered by the California shipyard.

Just as a gift to the king of Hawaii, the decoration of this steamship is much more luxurious.

"You are my friend and the king of a country. Hawaii is an island country. When you inspected your territory and the people, you actually took a dilapidated sailing boat. What's wrong with that? A king should have the majesty of a king.

So I asked California Shipyards to build this luxury yacht just for you.Whether you are cruising or playing, you can take this yacht. "

Liang Yao said to Kamehameha III.

(End of this chapter)