The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven

Chapter 623 Arriving in Hawaii for the First Time

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

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

In addition, many local officials are also foreigners. The reason for this situation is entirely the fault of consular jurisdiction.

A large number of foreigners' misbehavior on the island of Hawaii has aroused great dissatisfaction among the people, but due to the existence of consular jurisdiction, those native officials are helpless against the foreigners who 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, and Kamehameha III decided to use foreigners to manage the country, so that those businessmen would not dare to mess around.

Under the guidance of this weird idea, the brand-new Hawaiian government came into being, which to a certain extent has indeed reduced the weird lawsuits filed by foreign businessmen.

But what followed was a frantic influx of businessmen into the government, which eventually nearly emptied Kamehameha III.

At this time, Thomas Faneuil was one of them, but due to the changes in history, the Americans had no power, let alone the energy to manage the aborigines on a small island.

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

However, for how much help Austria, which is thousands of miles away, can provide, Thomas Faneuil actually does not have much expectation.

But when the Austrian fleet entered the harbour, he was completely shocked.

The Faneuils and their eldest daughter waved their homemade flags at a loss, while the surrounding aborigines were already running away in fright.

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 "Calisterford" was only 1200 tons, it was still the largest warship the locals had ever seen.

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

Only the youngest son of the Faneuils was jumping and waving the little flag in his hand as if he had discovered some treasure.

At the same time, the Nanming merchants who had been dormant on the island of Hawaii for a long time also started to act. They came here a long time ago and established their own power, but they have not been recognized by white people because of their skin color.

Sandalwood is very common in Hawaii and even used by local indigenous people 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 merchants is not just for the sandalwood, but to cooperate with the actions of Austria.

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

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

Of course, facing this situation, Kamehameha III has nothing to do. Since he can't resist, he can only accept it, but it is still necessary to find a comfortable posture for himself.

It's just that when Kamehameha III came to the king's balcony, he was still taken aback. In his own words, he described it as the shining demons pouring out of the huge black monster.

The flash is mainly due to the reflection of light from the helmet. 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. .

King Kamehameha III's distressed appearance was worse than that of the previous messenger, and he did not fall down under the support of Queen Karama Hakalepony Kapakuhaili.

"My God! My God! What a monster is that!"

The queen also said with emotion: "It seems that we can't hide this time. There are so many people, even if the men from all the tribes on the island are added together, we can't beat them."

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

The family plus a few helpers, apprentices, bodyguards, and servants made up a total of thirty or so people, but Friedrich still patiently listened to Mr. Faneuil's trembling finish.

It is roughly the story of the Faneuil family, who had no backing, being maliciously run over by British and French businessmen using the Hawaiians.

Thomas Faneuil is a high-end coffee merchant, and the new varieties bred with great difficulty are sub-leased to others by the indigenous people.

Although British and French businessmen were behind this matter, there are not many Westerners who can be bullied by natives in this era.

In fact, the source of these things has to be blamed on Kamehameha III. When the British occupied Hawaii for the first time, the king wanted to prevent the entire country from becoming an appendage of the British.

After studying Western laws, he came to a conclusion that the only way to prevent Hawaii from being annexed by the great powers is 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 it costs a lot of money to buy a small piece of land, which is obviously not in the interests of the great powers.

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

First, Fanal contracted a large area of ​​land for coffee plantation at a very low price, and then several foreign businessmen offered a relatively high price to let the natives sublease the land to themselves.

But in fact, the price of the latter is still unimaginably low. The natives want to get back their land and sell it at a higher price, but the British and French businessmen have consular jurisdiction, so they can only admit it.

Now Fanal can't get his land back, and he can't get compensation from those who broke the agreement.

The British and French consuls knew when the fleet of the Austrian Empire first entered the port, and they were standing beside Friedrich with respectful smiles on their faces.

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

"Please rest assured, His Royal Highness. We will definitely deal with it fairly, and will never protect those moths that endanger the relationship between the two countries!"

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

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

(End of this chapter)