C1086 Nationality! (1/2)
At the end of 1868, at this New Year's party, the proposal by Xiao Letian on the political platform finally turned into the Chinese Statute Book that the Ryukyu Kingdom followed, and the Ryukyu Kingdom became the first member of the Chinese United Kingdom.
Today was destined to be a day recorded in history. Being able to take the oath was definitely an unparalleled honor. What the hell was ten days later? People would always remember the glory of the first tier, but who would remember the glory of the second tier?
The merchants had a very sensitive intuition, the Keeper Niu swore to never give up on this rare opportunity!
He suddenly kneeled on the ground and cried out loudly, ”Wuwuwu …” Prime Minister, on what basis? What right do you have to exclude us? It would be fine if I didn't get the invitation, but you clearly invited me here! ”Why did you make me wait ten days …”
”I am not convinced, I absolutely am not convinced! I have no contribution to the Prime Minister's cause, but I still have to work hard! ”All these years, I've been trying to allocate food for the Prime Minister. I don't dare to slack off at all. This is not a performance, I just want the Prime Minister to give us this chance …”
Xiao Letian had not even finished speaking, when another person from the VIP seats suddenly kneeled beside Keeper Niu and shouted, ”And me, Prime Minister, don't forget about me! I'm Old Mi... When the French called, I broke the house to provide food without asking for anything in return! ”Today, I only hope for this honor. Prime Minister, please accept me. I will apply to join the Hua Clan today …”
When these two people started to stir up trouble, the entire VIP viewing hall was thrown into chaos. Many wealthy merchants from Tanggu, Jiangnan and Nanyang also rushed out to obtain this glory, and the scene immediately became chaotic.
Xiao Letian frowned and said: ”You guys must know, I, Xiao Letian am not the only one in charge of who can become a member of the Hua Clan. You guys must submit an application, pass the examination of the Citizens' Assembly, and meet the requirements to become a member of the Hua Clan!”
”Since the rules have been set, what's the use of not complying with them?”
Just then, Shang Tai, the first person to take the oath, suddenly spoke out. ”Shang Fu! I have an idea! If you want to build the Parliament of the nobility and Parliament of the nobility, ten days is definitely not enough. Furthermore, you have to carefully consider the candidates for the representative positions in the two councils.
”Since that's the case, I suggest that the Prime Minister set up a temporary preparatory body. We will have the final decision regarding these temporary prime ministers! ”After the preparations are done, you will gradually transfer power. That is the safest way!”
's suggestion garnered the support of all the people present. Xiao Letian nodded his head, ”Alright, since you all want to apply to join the Chinese clan, then I will agree to this request. Please take your oath!”
The Keeper Niu of the Four Seas Trading Company cried until his mucus was coming out, then wiped his right hand on his chest until there was not a speck of dust on it before he placed it on the Chinese Statute Book.
How was this an oath? The entire process was filled with tears and wails, he cried out the thoughts of all the merchants in the world. Over a thousand years of unfair treatment of the merchants had all turned into tears.
All of the mega-merchant s who were able to watch the ceremony today were the Giants of the business world that were closely related to the Letian Firm and the bank, and had great contributions to Xiao Letian's career. They were originally on the first batch of the Chinese list, and many of them had already contributed enough to become nobles.
Xiao Letian also went with the flow, and it was not considered a special favor, but in order to rush all the way to the end, he had to make two or three people, or even four or five people swear an oath at the same time, because there were already some elderly guests in the crowd who needed to use soup to maintain their stamina. Even a young person wouldn't be able to endure this entire day.
However, something unexpected still happened. When the last group of people walked back to the crowd, brimming with joy, an extremely weak voice sounded from the corner of the wall.
”The Prime Minister... Can I apply to join the Chinese clan? ”