Chapter 620 First Arrival in Hawaii

Chapter 620 First Arrival in Hawaii

At this time, the government of the Kingdom of Hawaii was a gathering of stars. The Minister of Justice, John Ricord, was a New Jersey native from the United States, and the Secretary of Finance, Gerrit Judd, was a French missionary.

William Charlize, the ambassador to France, Britain, and the United States, was a British captain, and Robert Wylie, the foreign secretary, was a Scottish doctor.

In addition, many local officials are held by foreigners. The reason for this situation is entirely due to the consular jurisdiction.

A large number of foreigners acting recklessly on Hawaii Island have aroused great dissatisfaction among the people. However, due to the existence of consular jurisdiction, the indigenous officials are helpless to deal with the foreigners who have committed crimes.

However, this did not satisfy those businessmen. They kept filing lawsuits against the Hawaiian government, demanding more and more excessive conditions.

Kamehameha III once tried to refuse, but this soon attracted the patronage of the armies of the great powers, and neither the British nor the French could be dealt with by the Hawaiians.

So the Hawaiian version of using barbarians to control barbarians was launched. Kamehameha III decided to use foreigners to manage the country, so that those businessmen would not dare to act recklessly.

Under the guidance of this strange thinking, the new Hawaiian government came into being, which to a certain extent has indeed reduced the number of strange lawsuits filed by foreign businessmen.

But what followed was a frantic influx of businessmen into the government, and Kamehameha III was almost eliminated.

Thomas Faneuil was one of them at this time, but due to changes in history, Americans did not have the power, let alone the energy, to take care of the indigenous people on a small island.

So he wrote a letter to the Austrian Imperial Government with the attitude of giving it a try. To Thomas Faneuil's surprise, he actually got a reply from the other party.

However, Thomas Faneuil did not actually have much expectations for how much help Austria, thousands of miles away, could provide.

But when the Austrian fleet came into the harbor, he was completely shocked.

The Faneuil couple and their eldest daughter were bewildered and waved their homemade flags, while the surrounding aborigines had already fled in fear.

Although this is not the first time Westerners have visited Hawaii Island, it is the first time they have seen a real naval fleet.

Although the previous British battleship "Callisterford" was only 1,200 tons, it was still the largest battleship the locals had ever seen.

The tonnage of this ship is only one-sixth that of Friedrich's flagship "Prince Eugen" steam ironclad, not to mention the black smoke-belching chimneys and the iron-clad hull.

Only the youngest son of the Faneuil couple was jumping up and down and waving the small flag in his hand as if he had discovered some treasure.

At the same time, the Nanming merchants who had been dormant on Hawaii Island also started taking action. They had arrived here long ago and established their own power. However, they were never recognized by the white people because of their skin color.

Sandalwood is very common in Hawaii, where the local indigenous people even use it as firewood, but it is a very valuable commodity in the Far East.

Of course, the Nanming area is no exception, but the purpose of these Nanming businessmen is not just for sandalwood, but to cooperate with Austria's actions.

This was part of the agreement between Franz and Zhu Qiongying many years ago. Nanming could gain huge profits from the sandalwood trade, while the Austrian side needed Nanming's labor to build a dock city for it. This was a win-win deal.

It's just that Kamehameha III's head hurt even more in the Hawaiian Palace. From the panic of his men, he knew that this time there was a big trouble.

Of course, Kamehameha III had no good way to deal with this situation. Since he couldn't resist, he could only accept it, but it was still necessary to find a comfortable position for himself.

However, Kamehameha III was still startled when he came to the King's Balcony. In his own words, he described it as a huge black beast with demons that were constantly flashing light pouring out.

Flash is mainly a problem of helmets reflecting light. In this era, matte treatment is still a waste of money, so Franz did not do that. If necessary, the military also issued matching hemp rope for camouflage and concealment. .

Kamehameha III looked even worse than the previous messenger, but he did not fall down with the help of Queen Kalama Hakaleleboni Kapakuhaili.

"Oh my God! Oh my God! What a monster that is!"

The queen also sighed with emotion: "It seems that we can't escape this time. With so many people, even the men from all the tribes on the island can't defeat them."

On the other hand, Friedrich was a little worried, that is, Thomas Faneuil's power was much weaker than Franz expected.

There were only about thirty people in the family plus a few helpers, apprentices, bodyguards, and servants, but Friedrich still listened patiently to Mr. Faneuil's trembling explanation of the matter.

Basically, it is the story of the Faneuil family who had no backers but were maliciously squeezed out by British and French businessmen taking advantage of the Hawaiians.

Thomas Fanell was a high-end coffee merchant. The new varieties he finally cultivated were subleased to others by the indigenous people.

Although there are British and French businessmen behind this matter, there are really not many Westerners who can be bullied by the indigenous people in this era.

In fact, the origin of these things must be blamed on Kamehameha III. When the British first occupied Hawaii, the king wanted to prevent the entire country from becoming a subsidiary of the British.

After studying Western law, he came to the conclusion that the only way to prevent Hawaii from being annexed by foreign powers was to distribute the land to the people.

Because as long as the land does not belong to the king, the great powers can no longer force him to cede the land, and buying small pieces of land costs a lot of money, which is obviously not in the interests of the great powers.

So Kamehameha III distributed the land to his people, but the indigenous people at that time did not have a deep concept of land.

First, Faneuil contracted a large area of ​​land for coffee cultivation at a very low price, and then several foreign businessmen offered a relatively high price for the indigenous people to sublease the land to them.

But in fact, the price of the latter was still unimaginably low. The indigenous people wanted to get their land back and sell it at a higher price, but the British and French businessmen had consular jurisdiction, so they had no choice but to admit defeat.

Now Fanar has no choice but to get his land back, and he is unable to get compensation from those who broke the agreement.

The British and French consuls knew about the Austrian Empire's fleet when it first entered the port, and they were standing next to Friedrich with respectful smiles on their faces.

The latter glanced back, and the two consuls said immediately.

"Please rest assured, His Highness the Grand Duke. We will definitely deal with it impartially and will never protect those who harm the relationship between the two countries!"

Friedrich waved his hand to indicate that there were too many people in the room and asked the soldiers to go out first.

After the soldiers left the house, the remaining three people let out a sigh of relief at the same time.