C499 Rubius korshinskii (2/2)
It was precisely because of this that there was another grand celebration for the citizens of the Singapore. It was also because of this that Xiao Letian's reputation in the Southern Ocean was at the peak of the day.
How could the Chinese not be crazy? At this time, the France had the power to defeat the Russia and they were already reputed as the world's second strongest military power. People had not forgotten the times when the British and French combined forces attacked the Beijing six years ago.
Even though it was not an unconditional surrender, the fact that European troops had unconditionally withdrawn from Asia at that time was already a total defeat.
The entire Singapore was filled with people drinking and reveling, the firecrackers in the entire city had been completely exhausted, and the thick smell of gunpowder permeated the entire city. From afar, the entire city looked like it was enveloped in a faint smoky atmosphere.
The dragon and lion dancing team went from dusk all the way to midnight, yet they were still tirelessly trying to make a ruckus until dawn. The sound of the gongs and drums shook the world and no one in the city was able to sleep.
Facing the madness of the Chinese, all the foreigners and natives became silent. Even if they were unable to sleep after a night of quarrelling, no one dared to criticize them. Even the governor's army was doing their best to maintain order.
The Governor was already in despair. He understood that if Xiao Letian continued to stay, his foundation of rule would become more and more loose, and he would have to send this god of pests away as soon as possible.
Because of that, the Governor sent two of the colony's frigate s to protect Xiao Letian to the north. He was afraid that Molière would go crazy from being hit with red eyes, so this order to retreat must be sent by the British Navy.
Just like that, a scissor boat belonging to the Southern and two foreign cargo ships, under the protection of the Royal Navy, headed north straight for the Ryukyu.
”Nan Yang! Nanyang... The next time I, Xiao Letian, return, I will definitely bring back our own Iron-armored Ship … Rest assured my fellow villagers, your money will not go to waste. There must be a main battleship named Singapore in our Chinese fleet. This is my, Xiao Letian's, promise! ”
The moment the boat left the pier, tens of thousands of people knelt down like waves, the crowd of people were filled with incense, and people even started to worship Xiao Letian as if he was a god.
A French withdrawal order made Letian Firm exchange for another five hundred thousand taels of silver in one night. At this time, the Occidental Bank had already stored more than three million silver taels in their storage. Initially, everyone thought that the two cargo ships would be able to be transported back, but since Xiao Letian knew how strong the Southern Ocean Storm was in summer, he didn't dare to take the risk.
”Nonsense, can you put all the eggs in one basket? What if there was a storm or a pirate on the way? must be transported in batches, and must be transported in both Prussian and American armed merchant ship, I dare not take this risk... ”
However, the beautiful scenery he saw in the Southern Sea made him completely regret his decision. He had truly wasted all of his efforts on such a beautiful day, and seeing the lucky white dolphins who had come to send him off, Xiao Letian, a newcomer who had been educated by materialism since he was young, felt a little suspicious.
”Damn it! Am I really a hidden dragon?” Could it be that what Great Marshal Zeng said is true … ” Before Xiao Letian could finish her thought, the white dolphin on the sea suddenly jumped more than two meters high and smashed into the sea.
The surging splashes charged towards Xiao Letian, hitting him like a drowned chicken without warning.
”Hahaha …” He turned his head and saw that Hu Niu, Ping Er, A Chou and the rest were all bent over laughing. Even the soldiers on the deck were laughing, especially Luo Huo who was laughing so hard that he had to move his body up and down.
Xiao Letian scratched his nose and laughed himself, he bowed and said to the dolphin in a low voice, ”Alright, I will admit my debt, alright? I wonder what kind of creature this Hidden Dragon is? How big of a career can it become in the future? ”
”Squeak, squeak …” A sharp cry came from the white dolphin on the sea surface. It shook its head and ignored Xiao Letian, as if it was speechless towards's idiotic question.
”You bastard …” Xiao Letian immediately pointed his middle finger at it. That white dolphin was really smart, and with another jump, water splashed everywhere, half of Xiao Letian's body was completely drenched this time.
”Hahaha …” This time, the ship burst into laughter. Even the sailors were laughing like crazy. The sound was so loud that even the English sailors in the distance could not understand what was going on.
Xiao Letian was not annoyed, he actually cupped his hands and saluted the dolphin with a smile: ”I'm kidding, you're an auspicious thing in the ocean, in the future, you have to protect our fleet!” ”Please …”
The sailors on the boat were shocked. They had never thought that there would be such a prime minister in the world. They never expected to bow to an animal in the sea.
If this kind of person was not crazy, then he must be a big figure established by the heavens. Only extraordinary people would do such a strange thing. Wasn't the young master prostrating himself on the ground a typical strange thing?
”Our Prime Minister Xiao is not an ordinary person!”