When the news that the opposition reached a withdrawal agreement with the Mapuche people and formed an interim government in Chilian reached Santiago, it immediately caused a wave of waves. People who were originally panicked finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Well, the Indians have withdrawn.
They no longer have to worry about the savage Mapuche people breaking in and snatching away their property, taking away their women and burning down their houses.
Even the clergy in the church finally no longer have to be as frightened as they used to be.
Oh, God!
Those barbarians finally went back, and they no longer had to worry about dividing the fields and beating up the priests.
Molesting boys and insulting girls are just slanders from barbarians and are not true at all.
Since barbarians no longer invade, everyone can live in peace.
God bless.
Those guys at Qilian did a great job!
Of course, the new President Perez who was in the presidential palace became furious after learning the news.
"Damn it, those traitors, they actually formed a provisional government? They are just a bunch of clowns and traitors. Do they think I don't know what they did?"
"They must have made a traitorous agreement with the Indians. Those guys should be sent to the gallows!"
Perez is rightfully angry, because he knows very well what he will face next - civil war!
A civil war that doesn't know when it will end.
With the efforts of Monte and him, they finally managed to reorganize an army and use the invasion to arouse people's patriotism, but now, everything is over!
The Mapuche retreated. When they left, they left Chile with a provisional government—a provisional government that was opposed to Santiago.
"Maybe we can negotiate with them!"
Before the staff member could finish speaking, Perez looked at him as if he were an idiot.
"Negotiation? How to negotiate? That guy Calvary is basically a businessman. He not only regards money as his life, but also regards power as his life. Last time, he was able to launch an uprising just for the seats of members. This time, as the so-called "president"
"Even if Chile is turned into a sea of fire, he will not give up the presidential throne!"
After sighing, Perez couldn't help but say.
"God, who made that guy from Calvary see the opportunity to cooperate with the Mapuche people? Damn it, doesn't he know that such a guy will destroy Chile?"
…
Perez was obviously complaining to the wrong person, because it was not "he" who recommended Calvary, but "she".
At this time, Maria Rickmeier, who was wearing a blue-gray military uniform, was following Zhu Xianhai on the way back to Araucanía. Along the way, she was following him like an ordinary officer.
A few days later, they finally arrived at the destination of their trip - Saavedra Bay. At this time, there were two more wooden trestles in Saavedra Bay. Near the simple port, there were rows of grass
The shack was filled with Chinese workers rescued from Guano Island.
In the past two months, these Chinese workers have been receiving military training in the port area. Although it was only simple military posture and formation training, the training in just two months has also made obvious changes in their temperament.
When Maria followed Zhu Xianhai to the port area, her beautiful eyes were filled with wonder when she saw the troops being trained.
"This, this is your army?"
"Army in training!"
"Yaerya..."
Although their pronunciation of the commands was a little stiff, Zhu Xianhai was still somewhat proud of himself when looking at these people.
"How about it? The military appearance is quite neat, isn't it?"
Maria nodded and said again.
“Are they all Mapuche?”
"Of course not, they are Chinese."
"Flower people? Are they all from the Orchid tribe? How big is your tribe, and you have so many young soldiers?"
When Maria looked at the soldiers of the "Orchid Tribe" who were training on the beach in astonishment and estimated their number, she saw Zhu Xianhai walking to the side of the training field and chatting with the soldiers who were resting under the shade of the trees.
"I've met, my lord..."
As soon as he passed by, those people stood up one after another. When they wanted to bow, they hurriedly changed to salute.
"Sir, sir, sir, sir..."
Zhu Xianhai laughed when he heard the harsh official language in their mouths.
"You are all Cantonese."
"Ah, sir, are you from Cantonese?"
Sun Erxi and others couldn't help but feel happy. Ever since they were rescued from the island and came to this place, they had never seen the officers speak Cantonese. However, the officer who rode over on horseback spoke Cantonese.
Mandarin.
But the next answer was destined to disappoint them.
"I'm not, I just speak some Cantonese."
"Ah, sir, your Cantonese is quite good. Sir, you must have stayed in Guangdong."
Although a little disappointed, Sun Erxi and others still felt that it was a good thing to have a commander who could speak Cantonese.
"Well, I have stayed here before. How is it? Are you still getting used to it here?"
Maybe it was because the Cantonese spoken by the other party made them feel closer, but after just chatting for a while, Sun Erxi and the others spoke their true feelings.
"Actually, sir, everything about this place is great. Compared with digging for bird droppings, it's nothing but heaven and earth. But the officers insist on us speaking in Mandarin, which is a bit overwhelming."
"That's right, that's right, not only must you speak Mandarin, but you must also be literate. Otherwise, you will not only be punished by standing still, but also have to hang a sign."
Speaking Mandarin is a rule set by Zhu Xianhai. In Nanhua, regardless of your hometown, you must speak Mandarin.
In modern times, Chinese people abroad are often accustomed to using their hometowns as boundaries. They stand on separate hills and form cliques. Not only do they not interact with each other, they are even incompatible with each other. They do not help each other in times of trouble. There is even a saying that "compatriots are not as good as being in the same hometown". In the end, the hometown party
The differences in interests among the Chinese people have also been exploited and instigated by foreigners, which has led to constant internal strife among the Chinese.
The core of the so-called "fellow countrymen" is language!
The distance between dialects in this era was far beyond the imagination of future generations. After Lin Juemin, one of the seventy-two martyrs of Huanghuagang in the late Qing Dynasty, was injured and captured, the two Guangdong officials who interrogated him did not understand Mandarin at all, and Lin Juemin was not proficient in Cantonese, so Lin Juemin
Make an impassioned speech in English.
How ridiculous is this?
Since the end of the Qing Dynasty, especially after 1911, in the face of the country's weakness, overseas Chinese were scattered like sand due to differences in dialects, and instigated by Western colonists, internal fighting continued, resulting in a situation where their interests were continuously damaged. People with insight proposed that
"Be a Chinese, speak the Chinese language", speak the Chinese language and promote education to unite people's hearts. This is how the overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia later marched together to fight for their rights and interests and to unite with the outside world.
It was precisely because of this historical experience that Zhu Xianhai determined the principle of Mandarin - only a unified language can twist the Chinese people in Nanhua into a rope.
"Hang up a sign? What kind of sign?"
"It's just a sign that I like to speak Mandarin and don't speak dialects."
Before Sun Erxi could finish speaking, someone over there scolded him loudly.
"Sun Erxi, you are all gathering in dialects again. Hang up the signboards for them. No one is left behind, all of them hang up signs..."
The originally aggressive instructor had not finished speaking. When he saw the person standing there, his eyes widened and he immediately stood up and saluted.
"Stand at attention! Li Linchuan, the 23rd detachment of the reserve regiment, has met His Majesty!"
This chapter has been completed!