C483 Hundreds of years of humiliation (1/2)

”Old sir, please get up, please get up. If you continue kneeling down like this, it will be giving me a lifespan loss. Wouldn't it be better if I lived for a few more years and won a few more battles for us Chinese?”

”Please get up, the ground is wet and your legs are frozen …” Hurry, hurry, that should be your son, right? ”Help your father …”

”Aiya, carrying children shouldn't be so easy. The more people here, the easier it is to stomp on them. This elder brother, the child you brought is still so young, so you need to be careful …”

”Hehe …” Everyone, don't push anymore. I, Xiao Letian am also not a three-headed, six-armed, ordinary person … ”It wasn't easy for the British soldiers to maintain order. They all squeezed into the sea. How embarrassing is that? Every single one of them is wearing brand-new clothes …”

The Chinese of Singapore had never seen a prime minister who was close to the citizens like him. His mouth split into two rows of white teeth as he laughed, looking no matter how you looked at it, it was filled with sincerity. Furthermore, when Xiao Letian said this, he was exceptionally courteous. It was not the kind of haughty attitude that an official of the Home Country would have.

Although Xiao Letian was only the Prime Minister of the Ryukyu Kingdom, he was also a Chinese who had done great things in the world. As long as they could stand by his side, there was an indescribable sense of security.

Along the way, Xiao Letian had simply been possessed by the prime minister, this kind of kinship seemed to have made countless of commoners foolish, as in that era, there was not a single high official who was able to have such a style, even the prime ministers of the European countries were nobles, they were similarly high up in the hearts of the people.

Xiao Letian's every word and action instantly conquered the hearts of everyone within the city. In a alley that was over fifty meters long, Xiao Letian walked for more than twenty minutes.

Countless hands came out from the crowd. They did not dare to touch Xiao Letian who was walking right in front of them, but they only wanted to touch that group of valiant soldiers, as if they could get some good luck.

The smile on his face became even more brilliant. He extended his hand and grabbed the pair of rough hands, without needing to say anything else, the roughness already told Xiao Letian everything, and how difficult life for these overseas Chinese was for them to live.

”Thank you …” Thank you everyone... Thank you for voting for me... Cough cough cough … ”I said it wrong, I said it wrong. I was saying that I should thank everyone for welcoming me here. I am truly ashamed …” who was in a state of excitement, rejected the notion with a cramp in his head, but in such a chaotic situation, no one would care about his nonsense.

The Governor of England and the representatives of the Chinese had been waiting for a long time. Beside them were bottles of wine, a pig's head from the heaven and an entire sheep, etc. These things were not meant for Xiao Letian to eat, but were all offerings to the heavens for the welcoming ceremony.

To be able to host such a large-scale welcome ceremony, the Chinese delegates were the most prestigious representatives of various industries in the Singapore. This was the European colony, which was unsuitable for the Confucian Scholars.

Xiao Letian's eyes were extremely venomous, he looked at the few old men standing by the altar, some of them were even in their forties, and all of them were dressed in the Qing Dynasty's supplementary uniforms, although all of them were in the sixth or seventh grade, it was still very eye-catching under such a large crowd of people.

”That's right, this group of old geezers is definitely the God of Fortune in the Singapore, if he wasn't a big businessman, how would he have the money to go to the Manchu dynasty to buy officials? ”Only they will pursue this kind of face …” Thinking about it, Xiao Letian quickly walked up, and the smile on his face became even more brilliant.

Xiao Letian's guess was not wrong. These elderly people were all famous merchants in Southeast Asia, and if all their wealth was added together, they would be able to account for around seventy percent of Singapore's GDP.

These words were not an exaggeration. The greatest wealth of Southeast Asia was naturally in the hands of the foreigners, but the Europeans did not take Asia as their home. Every bit of profit they made here was returned to Europe.

As for the natives of Southeast Asia, it was better not to mention them. For thousands of years, the wild monkeys of a tribe that didn't even have their own culture couldn't be influenced by Buddhism, Islam or the cultural circles of Central Plains.

Without the influence of foreign culture, they would not even be able to form the most basic of countries. Each and every one of them was a wild monkey of the tribe.

In this environment, immigrants from the cultural circles of the Central Plains would naturally fight for the highest ranks of their wealth. They are hardworking, thrifty and experienced, and have a very strong patriarchal sense.

A Chinese family like this, as long as there were no big accidents, would be able to create a big family in three or four generations. These old men who came today were the most senior among the Chinese community. They had even put on the official clothes that they donated all their money to.

”The remnants of Singapore pay their respects to Prime Minister …” The group of old men's beards were all trembling. Seeing Xiao Letian walking towards them with a smile on his face, they did not dare slight him and quickly kneeled down to pay their respects.

The prime minister was of the first rank, and this group of old men were only of the fifth rank. Their positions were completely up. In addition, the people in front of him were Prime Minister Wen Wu, Zhuge Liang, Xiao He, and Cao Cao, all of whom were famous. In front of this kind of powerful figure, they did not dare to put on an age front.