The next night, Tang Jian came to Chen Dong's house to arrange a banquet venue, which was Chen Dong's sugarcane manor on the island. (eng.com)

The guests who came were all Chinese who had worked hard on the Hawaiian Islands for decades. Most of them had taken root in Hawaii. Most of them were growing sugar cane and good pineapples for overseas trade. Of course, some had many shops locally.

In short, the guests who came this time were all well-known figures in the Chinese circle of Hawaii. When Tang Jian arrived on time, Chen Dong had already waited at the door of the manor with his two sons and a group of people. Tang Jian knew Chen Dong's two sons, one named Chen Mingqi and the other named Chen Mingfa.

As soon as he saw Tang Jian coming to the appointment on time, Chen Dong hurriedly walked to Tang Jian with the help of his two sons. Chen Dong said with emotion: "The President came to the banquet in person, it is my life that Chen Dong is fortunate! All the Chinese in Hawaiians are very moved!"

Tang Jian patted Chen Dong's hand and said kindly: "Mr. Chen doesn't have to be restrained. This is a private banquet. Everyone doesn't have to treat me as the president, just treat me as a guest from China!"

"Okay, okay, guest!" Chen Dong walked into the venue with Tang Jian's hand. He saw that more than 20 people had already been waiting in the venue. Several old people were still dragging their yellow braids, but more young people were wearing suits. In addition to their skin color, their behavior and conversation were no different from those of Westerners.

After Tang Jian entered the venue, he shook hands with everyone and greeted them warmly, and asked about their recent trade situation. After a while, the dinner began immediately.

This dinner was different from what Dor prepared last night. It was not a Western cold dish, but all of them were authentic mainland dishes. Tang Jian, Tang Shaoyi and a group of naval generals had a great time. After all, after sailing on the sea for so long, it was a very happy thing to be able to eat the dishes from your hometown.

During the meal, everyone raised their glasses frequently and talked happily. After three rounds of wine, everyone began to move freely. Tang Shaoyi had visited Honolulu in his early years (Hawaii is called Honolulu in China), so he quickly got together with the overseas Chinese.

Chen Dong asked his eldest son Chen Mingqi to whisper in front of Tang Jian for a while. Tang Jian nodded with a smile, then followed Chen Dong to the back garden of his manor.

After Tang Jian and Chen Dong sat down, Chen Mingqi poured a cup of West Lake Longjing for each of them, and then stood respectfully behind Chen Dong with his younger brother Chen Mingfa.

Tang Jian tasted it and praised: "Good tea!"

"It seems that the president is also a person who understands tea. This was brought by me from the mainland." Chen Dong said with a look of enjoyment.

Tang Jian invited Chinese representatives from Hawaii this time to communicate with everyone, but to understand the situation in Hawaii through everyone. After the understanding just now, Tang Jian has almost understood the situation of Chinese in Hawaii.

The Chen family where Chen Dong is located is now the leader among the Chinese in Hawaii, and there are two other more powerful families, one is the He family and the other is the Zhang family. These three families can be said to be the three most influential among Chinese in Hawaii.

However, what Tang Jian got from the banquet just now was sporadic oral information, and he had to ask Chen Dong, who had the greatest influence among the Chinese in Hawaiians.

Tang Jian asked straight to the point: "Mr. Chen, don't know how Chinese people live in Hawaii now?"

Chen Dong sighed and said, "Oh, it's already worse than before. Thinking about the return of Chen Fang (a relative of Chen Dong, a famous overseas Chinese leader in Hawaii. He once married a princess of Hawaii and influenced the political arena of the Kingdom of Hawaii). His life in Hawaii was getting harder and harder than ever. Especially after the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, the life in Hawaii was not as good as that of Hawaii. Since the Americans overthrew the Kingdom of Hawaii and annexed Hawaii, the Japanese have colluded with the officials of the US government in Hawaii. Many of our Chinese have fertile manors and shops were stolen by the Japanese by despicable means. Now the Chinese are in Hawaii."

Chen Mingqi smiled bitterly and said, "My father has been preparing to return to China to retire due to the decline of his family business in recent years."

Chen Mingfa said angrily: "It was all these damn Japanese who bribed the governor of Hawaii. The space for our Chinese to survive has been compressed to a very small extent. If this continues, in the near future, Chinese people may not be able to survive in Hawaii. Sometimes I really want to take the Chinese to drive out these greedy Japanese, but..." Chen Mingfa shook his head, not having enough strength, he could only complain.

Chen Dong explained: "President, maybe you don't know that the Chinese are not as united as they imagined. Now the He family colluded with the Japanese at the expense of family interests in exchange for the right to survive in Hawaii. The Zhang family is too small and has always remained neutral. Now the Chen family and the Japanese have always been fighting against each other. However, since the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, the Japanese in Hawaii have become more rampant and have become even more rampant in Hawaii."

After listening to the narratives of the three Chen father and son, Tang Jian understood the dilemma of the survival of Chinese people in Hawaii. Tang Jian knew that this was just the tragic treatment of Chinese people in Hawaii. In the United States, those Chinese people lived even more difficult.

Tang Jian said: "Mr. Chen, don't worry, I have greeted Doer, the governor of Hawaii. He will not make things difficult for the Chinese in Hawaii in the future."

Chen Dong nodded gratefully and recalled: "How good would it be if it were the reign of the Queen of Hawaii? With Chen Fang's former influence, Chinese people would definitely live better than they are now."

Tang Jian said solemnly: "Mr. Chen, I, Tang Jian, swore that in the near future, I will definitely let the Chinese in Hawaii live a life that is several times better than now."

Chen Dong was moved and tears flowed: "I believe that China will become stronger and stronger under the leadership of the president. When the motherland is strong, we Chinese who are wandering overseas can truly stand up and behave."

Tang Jian nodded silently.

At this time, Chen Dong remembered something and said, "Oh, I almost forgot the big thing. Qi'er, hurry up and invite Her Majesty the Queen, President, the Queen of Hawaii has long wanted to see you."

"Yes!" Chen Mingqi bent down respectfully and retreated.

After a while, an old Polynesian woman led her to Tang Jian under Chen Mingfa. Although Tang Jian had never seen the Queen of Hawaii, when Tang Jian saw the Queen of Hawaii, he immediately felt familiar.

At this time, Tang Jian remembered that when he just came ashore and chatted with Governor Doer yesterday, he noticed a strange look on his body. However, when Tang Jian turned his head, he did not find anything. Instead, he saw the back of an old woman. Tang Jian finally knew the charm of the old woman's steps, which was the unique momentum exuded as a superior, and that old woman was the Queen of Hawaii in front of him.

From the conversation between Tang Jian and Chen Dong, the Queen of Hawaii was named Liliu Kalani. She inherited the throne in 1891. After Queen Liliu Kalani ascended the throne, she was determined to amend the constitution because the existing "Battler Constitution" planned and formulated by the Americans limited her power.

However, at that time, Hawaii was basically controlled by the Americans, and the reform became a piece of waste paper. The reform failed. In 1893, with the support of the Americans, the opponents of Queen Liliukalani launched a palace coup, and eventually the Kingdom of Hawaii was overthrown.

Although the later Queen Liliukalani wanted to lead her supporters to conspire to launch an uprising in 1895, she also failed in the end, and Queen Liliukalani was sentenced to five years of hard labor and fined $5,000.

It was not until 1898 that the US Congress officially passed the draft treaty for annexation of Hawaii in the form of a joint resolution of the two houses, and officially annexed Hawaii. Since then, Hawaii has officially become a territory of the United States.

Although Hawaii was annexed, the Hawaiians never gave up on their desire to rebuild the Kingdom of Hawaii. However, because of their lack of strength, they have never succeeded, and the Queen of Hawaii has been imprisoned in the Iolani Palace.

Queen Liliukarani walked to Tang Jian, stretched out her right hand gracefully, and said, "Hello, the young Chinese president!"

After Chen Mingfa translated the queen's words, Tang Jian held Queen Liliukalani's hand and said, "Hello, Her Majesty the noble Queen of Hawaii!"

After Queen Liliukalani sat down, she said straight to the point: "I believe President Tang Jian also knows that as the true ruler of Hawaii, she is now imprisoned in her palace. This time she came out to meet President Tang Jian, and she also secretly ran out."

Tang Jian said sympathetically with apologetic look: "I sympathize with Her Majesty the Queen's tragic experience."

Queen Liliukalani smiled miserably and said, "Many people say so, but no one can help me, even if it is better for Chinese people in Hawaii and royal family members."

Tang Jian smiled bitterly and said, "Now the Chinese in Hawaii are like Her Majesty the Queen, and they are also unable to protect themselves."

Queen Liliukalani sat upright excitedly and said, "But, I think there should be someone who can help me now, and at the same time help the Chinese living in Hawaii."

Tang Jian lit a cigarette and asked with a smile: "Oh? Who is this person?"

Queen Liliukarani stared at Tang Jian with deep meaning and said word by word: "That person is you, the young president of China, Tang Jian!"

Tang Jian let out a mouthful of smoke and said, "Why is it me? You know, the noble Queen, Hawaii is the territory of the Americans now. Is it necessary for me to go to war with the Americans? I am afraid you know the strength of the Americans even more clearly than me!"

Queen Liliukalani looked at Tang Jian sly and said slowly: "Because I know that President Tang Jian is an ambitious person. Although Hawaii has been annexed by the United States, everyone knows that getting the Hawaiian Islands means getting the vastest North Pacific in the world. How about making a deal between us?"
Chapter completed!