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Chapter 520 The Ming Fleet, Our Pride (First update, please subscribe)
March 1871, 3, Port of Singapore.

The bows of the two armored ships "Tianlong" and "Qinglong" cut white waves on the sea and slowly sailed into the harbor.

Both sides of the warship were full of sailors. These sailors in white sailor caps and caps stood on the side of the ship, looking curiously at the port.

This is their first visit to Singapore.

Both Zhao Yongfu and Meng Qingen stood inside the bridge, watching everything in front of them.

Singapore was presented in front of them, looking at the dots of white sails in the harbor, many of which were small fishing boats with Chinese-style hard sails.Even the fishermen on the boat seemed to be Chinese.

"This city used to be a wasteland. It was the Chinese who created this city. 90% of the residents here are Chinese!"

Zhao Yongfu said.

"But... the British flag is flying here!"

The city may have been founded by the Chinese, but the land and the city belonged to the British.The Chinese are just a group of immigrants under the rule of the British, they don't even have any political power!
In the middle of the port, two British ironclad ships are moored.The Royal Navy sailors in sailor uniforms just took a look at the two ironclad ships they visited, and that's all. As the most important port in the Strait of Malacca, warships pass by this port almost every day.

This is just a normal passing by!

Yes, just passing by!

Amidst the whining whistle, the iron anchor dragged the iron chain and sank to the bottom of the sea. Around the two warships, more than a dozen small boats had surrounded the two warships. The boatmen on board held baskets of fruits and vegetables, The blunt English words yelled.

"Don't take that, don't take that..."

Holding the basket, Chen Asheng kept yelling at the ship in foreign language. Even though those people looked similar to him in appearance, he still yelled in foreign language. After all, there were only foreign warships in Singapore.

It should not be said that there are only foreign warships on the sea.

"My fellow, can you speak official Chinese?"

The sudden words from the side made Chen Asheng stunned, he held up the basket dumbfounded because of the light behind his back.It took Chen Asheng a long time to see clearly the sailors on the side of the ship, they looked like Chinese.

Mandarin?

If it's an ordinary person, I'm afraid I really can't say it.But Chen Asheng used to do business as a banner man in the Mancheng of Guangzhou.Although he didn't speak well, he could still say a few words, so he said it in official Chinese that was so blunt that it was difficult to pronounce.

"Lei Mian came from the Qing Dynasty?"'

"Yes, my hometown is Jiangsu, where is your hometown?"

"Guangdong, no, no, yes, yes, Huizhou."

"It's the same thing, it's also China. They're all Chinese!"

"My fellow, how do you sell your bananas?"

When he heard that he wanted to buy his bananas, Chen Asheng waved his hands repeatedly.

"Not for sale, not for sale, this, this..."

"What's wrong? Why don't you sell it?"

"Well, this banana is for cheating foreign devils. There are a lot of rotten ones down there. We all came from the Qing Dynasty. No, we can't lie to our own people."

Doing business on the wharf is sure to deceive people, but you can't lie to your own people!

When Chen Asheng said that, he looked curiously at the people on the warship and asked.

"Why don't you have braids?"

"Braid? We are Ming's fleet!"

"What? Big, Daming?"

Chen Asheng was dumbfounded, not to mention he was dumbfounded, soon everyone in the port was dumbfounded, everyone stared at the warship and the officers and soldiers on the warship in astonishment.Only now did he see clearly that there were white square characters written on the brims of those sailors' hats. What did they say?He knew the word "big".

Ming dynasty?

Didn't Daming die a long time ago?
Why are you alive again!

Those shirtless Chinese coolies on the wharf looked at the "Sun and Moon Equally Bright Flag" flying on the warship, and they said "The sun and the moon hang in the blue sky". Is this the flag of Ming Dynasty?
Ming dynasty……

Daming really came back to life?

Although the "Letter to All Nations" announced the resurrection of Ming Dynasty in restrained words, and it has been spread from Europe to East Asia, all this seems to be unfamiliar to the overseas Chinese in Singapore. Live in two very different worlds.

Now, facing the resurrection of the Ming Dynasty, people’s emotions are complicated. Although after the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, all official and unofficial histories of the Ming Dynasty were strictly prohibited. But it doesn't prevent people from spreading Daming word of mouth.

Daming... It may not be said that it is a dream, but it is certain that everyone has that bottom in their hearts.

This, this is Daming's warship!
For some reason, when they saw these two warships, everyone felt an inexplicable pride in their hearts.

"Brother Xu, hurry up, go and get a bunch of firecrackers, it's our Daming's warship coming!"

Before the boat docked at the pier, Chen Asheng yelled at the leading man on the pier.

"Yes, yes, firecrackers, firecrackers, hurry up, Ah Dong, hurry up, and tell Hall Master Fang, tell him that Daming, Daming has returned to the country!"

When the people on the pier fell into some kind of excited chaos, the sailors began to walk down the gangway. More than a hundred sailors, wearing beautiful white sailor uniforms and holding Type 70 rifles, were full of pride. , These strong and burly sailors immediately aroused cheers as soon as they set foot on the port.

"You really deserve to be a soldier of our Ming Dynasty, you look energetic!"

"Look, those foreign devils can't compare to..."

The coolies on the wharf, whether they are Cantonese or Fujianese, couldn't help but cheer for the officers and soldiers. In the past, they were used to foreign devils like English, French, Italian, and Prussian on the port. Sailors, they seem to be full of energy, and when they think of the appearance of the officers and soldiers in the mainland, they are naturally discouraged.But now when he saw the sailors from Ming Dynasty and their tall and tall figures, he couldn't help applauding these handsome sailors.

While applauding, their tone was also full of pride. It seemed that at this moment they also became members of Daming. There was no problem with that, after all, Daming was also China.

Besides, these people, like them, are descendants of the Yellow Emperor!It is a matter of course to be proud of these sailors.

When the military band played the "Navy March", there was only passionate military music on the pier. Amidst the passionate military music, Colonel Orwell, the deputy commander of the Chinese Fleet of the Royal Navy who came to welcome the fleet's visit, said in surprise.

"This is...your march?"

The unfamiliar and passionate melody made people feel very fresh, because he had never heard it before, so he asked this question.

Squadron Commander Meng Qingen replied.

"Yes, this is our "Navy March"!"

"Navy March" was copied by Zhu Xianhai from Soviet Russia's "March of the Guards Navy to Welcome the Flag". In the past few years, he did not copy military music from Soviet Russia and other countries. Of course, these are all original in this era.Because of this, Meng Qingen said quite proudly.

"It's a song specially composed by His Majesty for the navy!"

what!
The emperor himself composed the music for their navy.This is a unique honor in the whole world.

When Colonel Orwell was so surprised that he couldn't open his mouth, a naval officer walked up to them proudly, kicking and shouting.

"Your Excellency, Commander! The sailors are lined up! Please review!"

"Colonel, please!"

The parade on the pier was just in accordance with international practice, but Colonel Orwell, who had been observing these sailors, through the collection, formation and spirit of the sailors.I came up with an answer in my heart.

"No wonder their army was able to defeat the Prussians in France. If the quality of their army is close to that of the sailors, they must be able to defeat the Prussians!"

"Even without the airship, they can do it!"

Perhaps Colonel Orwell was only a colonel, but he was still keenly aware that this was a well-trained army.

When he came to this conclusion, his eyes fell on the two warships on the berth, and he couldn't help showing a proud smile on his face.

Tianlong and Qinglong were both built by British shipyards. Perhaps the Ming Empire could build airships and armored vehicles, but Britain could build powerful warships. In this world, warships are the most important.

And what about them?

There are only a few small cruisers!

"Navy, we not only have powerful warships, but also the most powerful navy in the world!"

At this moment, the imbalance in Colonel Orwell's heart due to the airship seemed to be balanced...

(End of this chapter)