On April 12, 1914, Emperor Peder III's globe-trotting fleet left the American continent and arrived at the Hawaiian Islands in the center of the North Pacific.
From arriving in Los Angeles on March 1st to leaving Vancouver on April 5th, I left the American continent.
During this month, Tangning Pedro visited important cities on the west coast of North America with great intensity.
Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle in the United States, and Vancouver in British Canada.
This series of visits was quite successful. The cities along the way were full of crowds. In order to see the sacred glory of Emperor Pedro, nearly ten million people came from all directions.
The Commonwealth of Hawaii, the island of Oahu, and the city of Honolulu, today's port, are crowded with people and noisy with gongs and drums.
The Hawaiians were full of enthusiasm for Emperor Pedro who came to visit.
The Hawaiian Islands are naturally not part of the Latin cultural circle. They are a relatively open cultural zone. Indigenous culture, Japanese culture, and Eastern culture are intertwined and mixed together. Western cultures are not the mainstream.
Hawaii is the middle zone of the North Pacific and an important cross hub. Unfortunately, it is not very well-known in the world. It is just a transit station and there are no big names here.
Today's Hawaii is not a holiday destination for future generations, but a relatively prosperous port hub.
"Mary, Charlotte, we can relax in Hawaii. There is nothing for us to do here. Use this as a rest stop."
Looking through the string of the boat at the warmly welcoming crowd below, Tangning felt nothing.
"Yeah!" Mary nodded.
"Wow! What is that below? It seems to be a dragon and lion dance!"
Charlotte saw the crowd below and two huge animals flipping up and down in a clearing, and screamed in surprise.
"Wow! It's so big! I've never seen such a big one."
“So-so, but it’s a warm welcome.”
Just welcome!
It's not like I haven't encountered anything grander than this before, and I have experienced it many times.
As for the dragon and lion dance, Tang Ning had seen a bigger dragon and lion dance than this one in her previous life. The one she saw today could only be considered childish, and it was just to shock the curious baby Charlotte.
In Hawaii, there was nothing of value that Tang Ning could bend over to win over. This place was just a passing stop.
During the process of getting off the boat, Tang Ning made some superficial gestures and waved her hands to the crowd in response.
Mary and Charlotte made similar moves.
Although it is only a superficial formal response, it is enough to satisfy Hawaiians. If nothing unexpected happens, it should soon make the front page headlines.
Entering the pier, Pedro III waved a few more times, then took Mary and Charlotte into the Jaguar car and sped towards the Pedro Royal Hotel.
"Your Majesty, from the Kingdom of Hawaii, I hope you can stay on Kauai Island for one day."
Not long after the Portuguese royal family checked into the hotel, his secretary brought a letter of invitation from the government of the Kingdom of Hawaii to the Portuguese Emperor Pedro III.
In addition to the invitation letter, there is also intelligence information sent by the Golden Gun Bureau.
"It's an interesting competition. Please reply to the Kingdom of Hawaii and agree!"
The Hawaiian Islands now have two entities, the Kingdom of Hawaii and the Commonwealth of Hawaii.
Needless to say, the Kingdom of Hawaii is a puppet government supported by Japan, but the indigenous people do have relatively high power, and it is recognized by many countries, so its legitimacy is quite high.
The Commonwealth of Hawaii is a country formed by the United States, consisting of the remaining Hawaiian Islands. Economically and culturally, Oahu has a strong position, but in terms of political status, Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, and the Big Island
They are equal, divide and conquer, and each becomes one.
The Commonwealth of Hawaii is also an independent subject, but it receives economic support from the United States and is very dependent on the United States in terms of military and diplomacy. The United States also provides preferential economic benefits and has troops stationed there.
However, compared to the colonial period, the Commonwealth of Hawaii is still considered a sovereign government, and is recognized by many countries in the world.
The reason why the United States is generous is that on the one hand, the process of invading Hawaii was very dishonorable, and in comparison with the Kingdom of Hawaii, which was supported by the Japanese, they had no choice but to be friendly to the Commonwealth of Hawaii and grant them a lot of rights.
The current Kingdom of Hawaii and the Federation of Hawaii are actually half the same, they are independent regimes, but in fact they are still puppets of Japan and the United States. As a party to be won over, they live a very comfortable life.
Since the Hawaiian Islands are originally a whole, of course the two separate countries cannot be seen by anyone.
The royal family of the Hawaiian Kingdom has always wanted to unify the Hawaiian Islands and has been working hard to do so. This does not require little Japan's instigation.
However, the Hawaiian Federation is not so enthusiastic about unification. The Hawaiian Kingdom is a thing of the past. Isn't it good for everyone to live their own lives? Everyone is happy, so why bother adding a big mountain above your head?
In addition to their attitudes towards reunification, the two countries also have a head-to-head competition in terms of who can better represent the Hawaiian Islands.
For example, this time, Tangning just planned to stop in the Commonwealth of Hawaii for a rest, and then directly cross the Pacific Ocean to Little Japan.
But the Kingdom of Hawaii just hopes that Tangning can come to their country and stay one night.
Oh, what a damn vanity!
The reason why the Kingdom of Hawaii did this was because it did not want to be overwhelmed by the Federation of Hawaii.
The Commonwealth of Hawaii, after receiving the news of the visit of Portuguese Emperor Pedro III, has been promoting it there wildly, which made the Kingdom of Hawaii hate it.
So this time, they would rather spend 1 million United Dollars to invite His Majesty Pedro III, Emperor of Portugal, the world's economic powerhouse, to stay with them for a day, or even just get off the boat and respond to the crowd, and then turn around and go through the process.
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A big country has the politics and diplomacy of a big country.
Small countries have the politics and diplomacy of small countries.
The Kingdom of Hawaii and the Commonwealth of Hawaii can only be said to be small players on the world stage, just a piece on a specific chessboard, but this does not prevent them from doing their best to add glory to their role-playing.
In this way, Tang Ning earned 1 million just by traveling along the way.
One million is actually nothing to Tang Ning. As the emperor of the United Portuguese Empire, he has plenty of money.
Agreeing to the request of the Kingdom of Hawaii is nothing more than picking up a sum of money.
Don’t pick up bastards if you have money!
At the same time, this also expresses some friendship to Japan. The Kingdom of Hawaii is still very important to Japan.
Tang Ning's move will enhance Japan's friendship with Portugal, make them believe more in their so-called firm alliance with Portugal, and make them think that Portugal values them.
This chapter has been completed!