America 1881: They Call Me Legend

Chapter 485 Honolulu
A few weeks later, on a sunny morning, two "merchant ships" flying the American flag docked in the port of Honolulu.

The owner of the boat is Chen Jianqiu.

He took the members of his "caravan" and set foot on the land of Hawaii.

"Xiao En, leave some people on board to carry out normal maintenance and replenishment of the ship." Chen Jianqiu straightened his clothes and walked to the side of the ship, "The others will get off the ship with me."

Sean agreed and went to the back to convey the order.

"Boss, what about those guys on our ship?" Li Sifu approached and asked in a low voice, "Will there be any trouble if they are checked?"

Chen Jianqiu pointed to the American flag flying on the boat: "I have the customs documents, and the head of customs in San Francisco told me that no one in this place dares to check American ships."

As the ship approached the berth, Chen Jianqiu strode out and boarded the pier first.

He took a greedy breath of air.

Mild and refreshing.

After arriving in Hawaii, Chen Jianqiu finally had a deeper understanding of the blue sea, blue sky and mild climate.

He was greeted by a representative of a local Chinese association named He Kuan.

He Kuan looked at the mighty members of the "caravan" behind Chen Jianqiu and the boxes they were carrying, but didn't react for a while.

"Excuse me, is this Mr. Chen?" He asked cautiously.

Chen Jianqiu nodded.

"Xiao Luo, you take Mr. Chen's people to the place where you live, and I will lead Mr. Chen around first."

He Kuan hurriedly greeted a young man wearing a newsboy hat behind him.

"Thank you." Chen Jianqiu thanked, and followed He Kuan along the beach, and walked around the entire city.

This city is far more prosperous than Chen Jianqiu imagined before.

The whole city sits on the mountain and looks at the sea, with dense houses and a wide variety of architectural styles.

Especially along the coastline, various commercial places gather.

Restaurants, coffee shops, bars, everything.

There are also a lot of people coming and going on the street. They have different skin colors, including yellow people, white people, and some people who are obviously from Latin America.

"This is the capital of Hawaii, located on Oahu Island, one of the four big islands. There is the Kulau Volcano." He Broadband led Chen Jianqiu to walk on the fine white sandy beach, pointing to a raised volcano in the distance.

Except for the bare mountain top, the part below the mountainside is green.

Like Chen Jianqiu, he has a flat back of his head, a mustache, and his clothes and manners are completely westernized.

"Why is this city called 'Honolulu'?" Chen Jianqiu asked curiously.

"Decades ago, sandalwood was abundant here. The Americans and British exchanged these woods from the locals, and then sold them to China at a high price to make huge profits." He Kuan pointed to the forest in the distance, "But There is very little production now because the resource is almost exhausted."

"The current pillar industry here is the sugar industry. Many of us Chinese run sugarcane gardens here, or work as laborers in the sugarcane gardens." He Kuan said.

The two continued to walk on the beach, leaving a string of footprints behind them.

He Kuan continued to introduce the situation in Hawaii to Chen Jianqiu.

"There used to be many aborigines in the Kingdom of Hawaii, but due to various infectious diseases, the population has dropped by more than half in the past 100 years. Now, except for them, the main residents here are Chinese, Japanese and whites."

"We have the largest number of Chinese, and there are also many Japanese who have come here in recent years. The total number of whites is not large, but they control the basic politics of the kingdom."

"Oh? The white people have completely controlled the royal family?" Chen Jianqiu became interested.

"Now the Kingdom of Hawaii is a constitutional monarchy, and the ruler is Queen Liliu Canila, but most of the cabinet and government officials have been infiltrated by white people, and the aborigines can't speak at all. It is said that the Queen is trying to find a way to seize power Come back, hey, who knows about this."

"How many are Chinese?" Chen Jianqiu asked.

"20.00%." ​​He Kuan thought for a while and reported a rough ratio.

Chen Jianqiu touched his chin.

Thanks to his unremitting efforts in New Mexico over the past few years, the proportion of Chinese population will reach about 20.00%.

The Huapai Act basically exists in name only there.

Whether it is the Democratic Party or the Republican Party, they have to take into account the votes in the hands of the Chinese.

Hawaii is not yet the United States. The Chinese people have a deep root here. Many Qiao people have lived here for decades, intermarried with the locals, married wives and had children.

"With so many people, logically speaking, the environment should be much better." Chen Jianqiu was a little puzzled, "Why did Lao Huang tell me the situation is so urgent?"

He Kuan let out a long sigh.

"That's the problem."

"Those white people took control of the legislative power and started to move the West Coast to Hawaii. The 'razor constitution' was passed a few years ago and took away our right to vote."

"Those people are inciting the populace to paihua?" Chen Jianqiu raised his eyebrows.

He still remembers what happened on the American continent a few years ago.

Although with the rise of Hawley and the People's Party in California, the living environment of the Chinese on the West Coast is much better.

However, with the economic downturn and the rising unemployment rate, God knows when this card will be revealed again.

However, after summarizing the information from various channels, Chen Jianqiu judged that whether it is the Republican Party or the Democratic Party, they have to weigh up if they want to play this card.

The power of the Chinese in the continental United States is no longer what it used to be.

"Yes, they incite local whites and aborigines to attack the Chinese." He Kuan said, "At the same time, they are trying to promote the Pai Hua Act in the Kingdom of Hawaii."

"Why didn't they move those Japanese? Aren't there a lot of them?" Chen Jianqiu suddenly remembered.

He Kuan's face was full of sadness.

"The Japanese government will take care of them! The iron-clad ship 'King Kong' wanders off the coast of Hawaii from time to time. We gathered that some naive people have also sent requests to the imperial court, but..."

"The most important thing is that those Japanese also think that we are easy to bully and occupy their jobs. They are going to attack us first like those white people and drive us out!"

"We have received information that they have planned to attack our plantation."

He stood on the beach, facing the sea, letting the sea breeze blow over his face, with grief in his voice:

"There is a government behind them, but what do we have? What do we have!?"

Chen Jianqiu also remained silent.

After a long time, he walked up to He Kuan and patted him on the shoulder:

"We still have ourselves."

"By the way, have you notified the Hawaiian government of the news that the Japanese are going to make trouble?" Chen Jianqiu asked.

"The armed forces of the Hawaiian government consist of some policemen and the Honolulu Lancer Club, but these armed forces are not enough to maintain order in Hawaii, and the queen herself may not be able to take care of herself," He Kuan said.

"Yes." Chen Jianqiu said that he knew it.

The two continued to walk forward until they entered the downtown Chinatown.

"Mr. Chen, it's almost noon, or let's have something to eat first." He Kuan suddenly remembered that Chen Jianqiu hadn't eaten yet, "I'll take you to meet some people after eating, let's discuss countermeasures together."

The two turned into a Chinese restaurant.

(End of this chapter)