African Nationhood

Chapter 30 Tangled
  The beautiful girl stretched out her hand to him, "Hello, I am Kelly Smith, Henry Shi's sister, friend."

Ouyang Geng felt sad when he heard this, "It's you, Miss Smith. I'm also very sad that he has been missing for so long..."

"No, you misunderstood. He asked me to come here to make trouble this time."

Ouyang Geng's face was full of disbelief, "Really, really? He is still alive. When I said he couldn't carry it like that, where was he?"

Kelly Smith felt indignant when he heard that his friend cared so much about him.

She was sad for his disappearance for a long time, but she didn't expect that this guy secretly ran away to Africa.

Dad said that somewhere was wild and backward, and the savages there were stupider than niggers. I really couldn’t figure out why he wanted to go there.

"Miss Smith?"

Kelly Smith was reminded by Ouyang Geng and smiled sheepishly, "He is in Africa now. Specifically, it should be a place called Walvis Bay in the north of the British Cape Colony."

"Africa, where is he going? I heard it's very backward and barren."

"Yes, the place is indeed wild, but he likes it and asked me to deliver a letter to you."

After speaking, Kelly took out a letter from her handbag and handed it to Ouyang Geng.

"I received it a few days ago. I just had time to come find you today."

Ouyang Geng took the letter and thanked Kelly, and then said to Kelly: "Let's go sit in the cafe behind the big classroom. The weather is getting hotter."

Kelly nodded in agreement, and the two of them arrived at the cafe without much time. Ouyang Geng wanted to order two glasses of orange juice, but Kelly called the waiter first.

"What do you two need?"

"Can you drink coffee? I want Indian black tea."

Ouyang Geng nodded, then opened the letter and read it.

Brother Ouyang Xian:

See literally!

When I wrote this letter, I had been living in the distant African continent for a long time, and my days were very fulfilling.

The reason why we left without saying goodbye was for no other reason than to get rid of unnecessary troubles. Needless to say, everyone has personal experience of the domestic situation.

Since I woke up from the pain in my host family, my horizons have broadened and my mentality has become more sensitive.

It can be seen that the rise of European powers in modern times all relied on sea trade. After making huge profits from intercontinental ocean trade, they then stimulated the domestic people with overseas products, forcing the people to open their eyes to the world faster and earlier.

On the other hand, in China under the rule of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the upper-class rulers closed themselves off to the country, and could not extricate themselves from the dream of self-hypnosis in the heavenly kingdom all day long. The people at the bottom were so poor and ignorant that even having enough to eat became a luxury.

How can such a country have a future?
  The artillery fire of the Opium War shattered Aixinjueluo's arrogance.

But they are still unwilling to open their eyes to see the world, and they are still addicted to their own small circle and unwilling to wake up.

The philosopher said, "You cannot wake up a person who is pretending to sleep." Aixinjue Luo is this "person who is pretending to sleep." He not only does not want to wake up, but also will not wake up.

My brothers and I were sent abroad to see the people and the state of foreign countries. Our horizons were opened and it was impossible to close them again.

The longer I stayed outside, the more I felt that the domestic environment was cramped and depressing, so I wanted to get rid of the Qing Dynasty and get rid of the Qing Dynasty's control.

So I went to England alone, and luckily got the Queen's approval to establish a colonial company.

Now it has occupied a large area of ​​land in Southwest Africa and gained a foundation for self-reliance.

The reason why I do this is because I have already made up my mind: to rebuild Xinhua!
  What is most needed to achieve such great things is talents and citizens. Now I lack both. I plan to immigrate from the Qing Dynasty to the citizens, but talents are lacking.

Dear brother, you have great talents and vision, and you are really a good help to me. Dear brother, would you like to be my wife?

This matter involves secrets. You only need to know it yourself, please do not let others know.

Remember!

In addition, I have one more thing to ask my dear brother, hoping that my dear brother can give me a helping hand.

A gold mine has been discovered on the land I currently own. Dear brother, can you please ask your brother, Ambassador Ouyang, to help recruit some compatriots in the United States to go gold mining or farming on my land? Here I will introduce to you the situation of the territory under my command:

Southwest Africa is a piece of land located in the Atlantic Ocean. The land here is mostly desolate along the coast, but the inland is rich in shrubs, water, grass, and animals. It is a good place for pastoral pastoral.

……

Although they were attacked and killed by the natives, my guards still brought back gold sand and raw ore, and have now contacted many wealthy British businessmen to establish mining companies.

Okay, let’s write this much for now. When you make up your mind, you can come to Southwest Africa for inspection.

I will be waiting in Walvis Bay Port, hoping that you will come and vote!
  Brother Jintang

Written in Cape Town, South Africa
  January 1879, 7 AD

After Ouyang Geng read it, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief. This Shi Wenyuan was serious and should not be regarded by ordinary people.

His actions are unexpected and leave no trace, and I can't compare with him!
  But should we go to Africa to seek refuge?

Ouyang Geng was very entangled. His qualifications were extremely high, otherwise he would not have completed the academic journey that took others 9 years in 16 years.

Naturally, he could also see the decadence and backwardness of the Qing Dynasty, but his three views limited his vision.

Now that someone suddenly lifts the veil over his head, he can break out of the rut.

But he still couldn't make up his mind whether he was willing to free himself from the prison.

After all, his parents and relatives are still in the country, how can he abandon them so brazenly?

But there is another kind of ambition in my heart that I want to do something in my career.

While he was struggling, he thought that he could also do something within his power, such as writing letters to his cousin.

"The coffee is here. You were reading the letter just now, so I didn't bother you."

"Well, thank you."

"You're welcome. By the way, what did he say to you in the letter?"

Hearing Kelly's question, Ouyang Geng's heart went off, and he chuckled: "It's about his situation in Africa. By the way, you are so beautiful, are you his girlfriend?"

Kelly didn't expect this guy to ask such a question.

She also likes Henry in her heart, but he has never confessed to her, so she cannot consider herself his girlfriend.

"No, he is my brother. He came to my house when he was 14 years old. My mother liked him very much and asked me to call him brother."

"Oh, that's it. Do you know why he went to Africa?"

Kelly shook her head, "He didn't say anything, he just told me that he went to Africa and asked me to keep it a secret."

Ouyang Geng nodded, "Well, he also asked me to keep it secret. Thank you again for coming to deliver the letter."

Kelly responded with a smile, then took out another document from her handbag and handed it to Ouyang Geng.

"This is what he asked me to deliver to you. Inside is a deed to a house located in Springfield, Illinois.

He said that you might need it in the future. If you don't want to accept it, you can return it to him when you go to Africa one day. "

Ouyang Geng took the document, looked it over, and sighed again, "This Shi Wenyuan is really generous. He gave away a house as soon as he said it was a gift."

Kelly pursed her lips, "That's how he is, very generous to his friends.

Okay, I've finished what he asked me to do, and it's time for me to go back. "

Ouyang Geng quickly stood up and paid the bill. After watching Kelly leave, he walked back under the bright sun. The slower he walked, the slower his shadow became heavier and longer.

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