【365】San Francisco in the morning(1/2)
You should know that the Far East Fleet is the worst department of the Royal Navy. The navy who were "selected" here had a bit of anger. Ferrymant would not anger Benson for a "morning shelling" order.
It's not necessary to make a mistake!
"Then wait after 10 o'clock. It's too early to bombard the citizens of San Francisco. The effect is not obvious!" It is precisely based on the above considerations that Ferrymant acquiesced to the passive strike of these sailors, and this is how he treats Benson.
Said.
I'm going, what does it mean to have not got up yet? I'm just waiting for most citizens to bombard before they get up!
After hearing this, Benson almost couldn't stand it and wanted to criticize Feilimant with a dog-like look: Do you think I was going to bomb San Francisco? I didn't make it clear last night? I just wanted to scare the merchant ships anchored in the harbor.
Such shameful things should not be done earlier, as the better. They have something to do with whether the damn citizens get up!!
Benson is not a reckless man. Although he was clamoring for bombardment, his heart was as bright as a mirror: This bombardment was just a threat, it could be loud, but it would never rain too much! Even if there were too many raining too many, it would never be
Fall onto a foreign merchant ship moored around San Francisco Harbour!
Otherwise, afterwards, I would never be able to take the opportunity to take the opportunity and be chased by the military chief with a kitchen knife and beaten to the end!
Therefore, the earlier you do this, the better. It is best to wait until the day is dawn and you can see the surrounding environment of the harbor clearly. That is the most ideal thing.
However, now Ferrymant is clearly uncooperating. Even though Benson is so angry, he can only put on his face with a smile that is even worse than crying: "Then, okay, after 10 o'clock, we will arrive
At that time, please tell your country's sailors that this shell must be shot more accurately..."
"Oh hehe, little Benson, don't worry, our British Empire's navy has always been very accurate. Whether it's gunfire or punctual, we are like the most accurate clock..." Feirimant raised his head and laughed.
Benson's shoulders signaled him to put one hundred and twenty hearts on his shoulders.
Me, I will let your sister go! No, Ferrymante, I will put it in your daughter's fickleness!
However, when time went by ten o'clock in the morning, six battleships including the Gogol had already burned the boiler under the busyness of the American sailors, pulled up the sea anchor, and drove into the ideal shelling position.
Once, he cursed in his heart and almost grabbed General Ferrimante's neck beside him and shook it to death!
This, is this the accuracy of your British Empire Navy?
It's also as accurate as a clock. Hello, where did you buy antique watches?
I bought a watch last year...
If you want to talk about why Colonel Benson was so excited, hey, it wasn’t because of the British sailors like the masters.
It was clearly agreed to bombard the shelling on time at 10 o'clock, but they got up lazily at 9:55 o'clock, brushing their teeth and washing their faces, stretching their bodies, swallowing breakfast... When they yawned, they walked onto the shelling post. The hour hand was already
It's 10:29!!
The six battleships lined up in a row also stood still in the observable position of the harbor for more than half an hour!
It's more than half an hour. If it's a naval battle between the two armies, you can keep the queue for half an hour and try it? It's been a long time since the enemy's shells were bombarded like a horse!
The British Navy, what about the promised gunfire at 10 o'clock?
What about your military qualities and moral integrity?
It's no wonder that Benson is so angry, thinking about it. He is obviously the supreme commander of this fleet, he is obviously paying overtime and paying for the loss of fuel shells, and he holds these British sailors like an old man, but
These six battleships still cannot control them like arms!
The military order cannot be issued, so I am really depressed as the commander-in-chief.
Benson thought: Fortunately, the Count of Beihai is weak and has no large gunboats, otherwise I would not have suffered a big defeat!
Not to mention Benson was depressed and his face was dark, we still turned our attention to San Francisco on May 24, San Francisco in the early morning.
The residents of San Francisco are by no means getting up late as Ferrymant said. In fact, most of them got up early, put on their clothes, picked up wooden sticks, and rushed to the trade port.
The reason is very simple. Everything that happened last night was made into a newspaper with pictures and texts by the San Jose Messenger. Before dawn, hundreds of newspaper boys were sent to the streets and alleys, from house to door to deliver.
Yes, you heard it right. It’s not selling, but delivering, you don’t need a penny for free!
This is Long Hao's "expenses". He has made up the "San Jose Messenger" this day. He wants everyone in San Francisco to know his Long Hao's grievances and understand what San Francisco is suffering from the West Coast of the United States
The shame!
Long Hao's strategy of promoting the publicity was quite successful. De Jong Wade, editor-in-chief of the Courier News, received too many high-quality photos and extremely precious interview records last night. Therefore, this morning
The messenger newspaper is full of content, and the whole article is filled with terrifyingly clear black and white photos, as well as simple but not simple and sharp short comments... This expression like a comic-like way of expressing Long Hao's grievances and Benson's
Domineering it out.
Of course, because they were acting, Mayor Stevenson's "cowardice" was not mentioned in the newspaper, but instead spent half a page to highly praise the mayor's strong oppression on the other side.
How could he refuse to compromise? While begging Long Hao to cooperate with the investigation, he begged the Benson fleet not to bombard the fearless spirit, highlighting the image of a mayor who is neither humble nor arrogant for the interests of the citizens.
I believe that in the next election, Old Stevenson will still have a lot of votes.
The purpose of the messenger newspaper was achieved. After reading this newspaper, 80% of the citizens in San Francisco were angered: What!? The navy blocked our trade port and had to capture the Earl of North Sea for interrogation indiscriminately!? This is too scammers
That's too much!
Unlike the eastern United States, most of the residents of the western region are bankrupt and immigrants from backward countries. They have devoted their lives to transform the barren western United States. Even many old citizens have spent three generations of their grandparents and grandchildren.
Only by doing so can you settle down your life and truly take root in the west.
In the bones, westerners are inferior, envious and jealous of the Easterners. Most of the rich residents in the Eastern countries are high-class immigrants from Europe, and through the Atlantic Ocean, eastern residents can also be more conveniently engaged with developed European countries.
Communication, and when it comes to politics, the political status of the eastern people is far higher than that of the western people.
Therefore, when the Navy blocked the harbor that the Westerners fought for themselves, these sensitive citizens were out of anger!
mb, we worked hard to develop the economy through shipping and trade. It would be fine if you White House bosses ignore it. Now, there is finally a Beihai Earl who invests in real industries and establishes a stock exchange here to guide us.
Become rich, you are the White House. The navy that we used our taxpayers’ money to form was blocked at our doorstep in a panic!
This kind of anger is exactly the same as the feeling of the owner being scared back by the hunting dogs he raised at the door before leaving the door.
Almost no need to incite, a group of passionate citizens rushed to the port spontaneously. They wanted to see with their own eyes whether their navy was really as stated in the newspaper, for some ulterior motives and to kidnap the Count of Beihai.
He blocked his own harbor with his gunboat!
If so, these citizens would definitely denounce each other and turn to pick up wooden sticks and stand firmly behind the Earl of Beihai.
The citizens of San Francisco who woke up early were not disappointed. At least tens of thousands of people gathered at the commercial port at less than 7:30. They stood on a high place and took advantage of the already shiny weather to look out of the harbor. Sure enough, six
A hazy black shadow stood on the sea like a monster. Judging from its shape and size, it was almost the same as the battleship photographed in the newspaper!
Yes. That's right, it's really my own navy driving a cannon boat and blocking its own door. How can I bear such a thing?
So, the more than 10,000 citizens were suddenly excited. They shouted, holding wooden sticks and horse forks, paraded back and forth on the pier. After a while, some people said that they had found the building where Krim was staying for rest.
Listen, I rushed over and surrounded the small building next to the dock, shouted slogans, smashed people's glass, and asked the municipal government to hand over the navy's scum, let the masses tear him up and throw him into the sea
Feed the fish!
The more and more citizens of the parade gathered, many of them were the local dock coolies. While surrounding the small building where Krim lived, they also distributed personnel to the city government and asked Old Stevenson to come out to explain all this.
, requiring the San Francisco city government to protect the Earl of North Sea and reject the navy's barbaric demands.
For a time, the commercial dock was crowded, and many bad embryos were fishing for troubled waters, taking the opportunity to do some unethical and smoking...
Seeing that the crowds in the parade were in danger of losing control, Stevenson Jr. was shocked and quickly dispatched the police force. With the help of Long Hao's subordinates and Hongmen disciples, it took a lot of effort to finally get these things done.
The people who marched remained steady.
Dispelled the people who had been upgraded to a 'mob', and in the small building, poor Captain Krim almost pissed his pants. I heard that if the policeman brought by Stevenson little came one step late, the one who lived in Krim
The room was about to be knocked open by the angry "mob"!
In the end, Captain Krem, who had to get out of trouble, saw Stevenson Jr., just like seeing his long-lost relatives, with a snot and tears on his face, and he almost rushed up and hugged Stevenson Jr.'s thigh and cried.
I burst into tears.
In fact, most of the people who are parade are good citizens who really love San Francisco. The parade is out of control and blamed on some random "mouse shit"... Speaking of which, Gao Tianyang, who is responsible for implementing this "marching plan", was also a little unexpected.
Moreover, the newspapers that Wade distributed for free were so powerful that it attracted so many people in the parade, which made Gao Tianyang short of staff prepared for a while, and almost made the situation out of control.
Hoho, if Krim is killed by the "mob", it will be considered a disruption of the young master's plan!
Because he noticed something was wrong, Gao Tianyang, who was sweating in a cold sweat, quickly transferred the elite of the SS. Their mission was very heavy. Not only should they keep a close eye on the sea merchants who stayed at the dock, but they also had to find out the marching rioters who took advantage of the situation.
!
After all, the mob is the people. In the violent competition, they can't defeat the regular armed forces. However, the incident of the US Navy blocking the San Francisco harbor is too big. Many merchants and nobles who have merchant ships moored or stored goods in commercial ports.
At this moment, they rushed over anxiously. Under the guidance of Gao Tianyang and Stevenson Jr., they supported the marching people and strongly asked Mayor Stevenson Old to come forward and explain the matter in person.
When high-ranking people with status and money join, in the eyes of the parade people, the San Francisco police officers dare not act rashly.
Before the opening of the San Francisco Exchange, everyone worked hard to clear a clearing of open space at the dock and set up a simple podium. Then, Mayor Stevenson and the client Long Hao appeared at the dock one after another.
I got on the podium and told me what happened last night.
The facts told are roughly the same, but compared with the performance of the warehouse last night, Long Hao is a little less weak, while old Mayor Stevenson is a little more tough.
Long Hao first said that he was wronged. He was completely capable of leaving and ignored the unreasonable requests of the Navy. However, for the sake of the San Francisco Harbour and these people who have interests in the Harbour, he still resolutely stayed.
Therefore, Long Hao called on the US Navy led by Benson to provide evidence as soon as possible, and also evacuate the waters around the harbor as soon as possible, and release the blockade so as not to affect the normal trade activities of other innocent merchants.
After Long Hao finished speaking, it was Stevenson, the mayor looked sad and angry. The first thing he said after he came to power was: "This is a shame in San Francisco and the largest since the Independence Day in 1776.
The shameful day!"
Stevenson, the Sr., strongly protested against the navy's barbaric behavior on behalf of the San Francisco city government. He also called on the people below to leave the trade port as soon as possible so as not to be injured by shells that would come from the fire at any time. It would cause unnecessary
To be continued...