There is a TV series called "Scarlo" on the other side of the shore. This TV series was praised by Green Frog Politician as a "big historical masterpiece" and was praised to the sky. But in fact, this TV series is seriously deviating from historical facts, trying its best to beautify the United States, incorporate TD private goods, and vilify the rule of the Qing government. It is a so-called "historical drama" based on the green thinking structure of the ruling people. Faced with the doubts of people on the island, the main creator of this TV series and the green media are even more escorting the distortion of history, saying that "artistic creation does not need to be responsible for the authenticity of history." This statement can be said to be extremely shameless.
This green and poisonous TV series called "Scarlo" revolves around the Luo Mei incident. Today, "Love History" will tell you in detail about the Luo Mei incident and restore the true historical appearance. After
Opium War , under the pressure of Western powers, the Qing government was forced to open up the five trading ports in Guangzhou, Xiamen , Fuzhou, Ningbo , and Shanghai, which is known in history as " Five-port Trade ". Since then, more and more Western merchant ships have traveled to China via Taiwan Strait , and Taiwan’s strategic position is becoming increasingly prominent.
1853, American businessman Keaton Rye suggested to the US government that Taiwan, which is a must-pass place for merchant ships, should be placed under the protection of the United States after occupying it. The US Minister to China, Ba Jia and the commander of the Eastern Fleet, also strongly advocated occupying Taiwan, turning it into a colony of the United States, and serving as a US naval base in the East. Beili even said without any concealment that "Taiwan is actually independent even though it belongs to China in name." After the United States occupied Taiwan, it directly faced China's main commercial ports. It not only could control these ports, but also control China's northeastern port.
However, at that time, the United States was overwhelmed by the problem of black slaves, and China was a fat meat in the eyes of Western powers that no one was willing to let go, so the United States did not accept this suggestion.
However, as the US ambassador to China at that time, Ba Jia did not give up. In 1857, in a secret report to US State Department , it was once again proposed that "there is a possibility that Taiwan will not be under Chinese rule for a long time. As long as Taiwan cuts off its relations with the Qing government, it can be achieved." Some people in the United States even arrogantly believe that Taiwan's defense facilities have been in disrepair and that only 250 military armed personnel are needed to easily seize and occupy Taiwan. Turn Taiwan into a colony under the rule of the United States or become a nominally independent weak puppet regime under the protection of the United States. However, this plan was not implemented again because the United States weighed it.
1867 On March 12, 2018, the American merchant ship Luo Mei sailed from Shantou to Niuzhuang, and suddenly encountered hurricane on the sea surface of Taiwan, and sank near Hongtou Island. Captain Hurt and his wife and crew, a total of 14 people, took sampan to land on Langqiaowei Guizaijiaobi Hill, and were shot and killed by the indigenous people from nearby forests. Only one Chinese sailor escaped by chance. He took a boat to Kaohsiung to report the case to the British Consul.
British consul sent a letter to Taiwan Wu Dating to request investigation, but Wu Dating shirked his responsibilities and said, "The life span is not under the jurisdiction of local officials. Please warn foreign businessmen to obey the ban of local cattle and not to enter the life span without causing trouble."
html On April 1, the news of the Luo Mei incident reached the ears of the French American who served as the US Consul in Xiamen Li Xiande . He immediately went to Fuzhou to negotiate with the Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang Wu Tang and the Governor of Fujian Li Futai, requesting that local officials in Taiwan be strictly ordered to rescue survivors and severely punish the live broadcast according to the Sino-US "Tianjin Treaty".
In the face of the request from the United States, Fujian ordered Yin Ximing, General Officer of the Communications Administration, to send a letter to Taiwan Prefecture to punish the murderer.
htmlOn April 15, Li Xiande took a boat to Tainan and asked Taiwan General to send troops to encircle and suppress the indigenous people. However, Taiwanese officials still shirked their responsibilities, "There are nostalgic places in the Taiwan area, and they are not affiliated with the territory, which is beyond the reach of the king." In the end, Li Xian's trip to Taiwan was defeated.
At the same time, on April 6, after the US Consul in Hong Kong Aaron learned of the Luo Mei incident, he immediately reported to the US State Department and proposed to occupy Taiwan again. In addition to the previous reasons, this time, it is also believed that less than half of the Taiwan territory actually controlled by the Qing government at that time was in name only, especially the east and south are still the residences of the indigenous people.
At the same time, the US Consulate in Beijing also put pressure on the Qing government's Zongli Yamen on April 23, demanding the punishment of the murderers and threatening to send US fleet to Taiwan.
While the Qing government's Zongli Yamen asked Fujian to put pressure on Taiwanese officials to investigate and deal with it, they also emphasized that "although the birth of a family is not a law, its place is related to the Chinese ground. Debating with the country's consuls and other countries, it should not reveal the idea that it is not a Chinese territory, so that the foreign people's hearts will be born." The wrong statement that the birth of a family is not affiliated with the Chinese territory mentioned by local officials in Taiwan has been corrected. After receiving reports from Luo Meihao, the US State Department asked the ambassador to China to quickly find out the truth, and also showed to the Qing government that the United States would never occupy Taiwan or part of its areas.
Although the US government publicly stated that it was a set, the commander of the US Asian fleet, Ber, believes that the Qing government's area of rule over Taiwan is limited to the West Coast, Langkawi, and Suao in the northeast, and all the eastern and southeastern parts of Taiwan are borderless.
So on June 7, without receiving orders from the US government, Ber led 181 soldiers from Shanghai to Taiwan on two warships and landed in Guizaijiao on June 13.
However, after logging in, the US military was ambushed by the natives. British businessman Biqilin, who acted as a translator, was trapped, deputy captain McKenzie was shot dead, and several soldiers were injured. After the fierce US military lost its first battle, it suddenly lost its arrogant attitude when it set out, and fled back to Shanghai in shame the next day. Before leaving, he did not forget to say harsh words: "When I return to China and increase my troops, I will encircle and suppress it in autumn and winter!"
After the failure of the US military's landing, the US Consul in Xiamen, Li Xian, saw that the strong attack failed, found a local official in Taiwan again, saying that the Taiwanese officials were not Chinese, and that the location of Luo Mei's incident and the inclusion of the territory were all fallacies. The Qing Dynasty has ruled Taiwan for more than 200 years, the Chinese have spread across the east and west sides of the Taiwan Strait. They have never recognized that the sovereignty of their territory. Moreover, the camphor and other items in the ancestral area are official specialties, so the ancestral territory belongs to the territory under China from any angle.
At this time, Fujian also realized the importance of this matter, so he sent the former general of Taiwan Town Zeng Yuanfu to Taiwan for cooperation, and Li Xiande also went to Taiwan again in the name of collecting the corpse.
htmlOn September 10, more than 500 officers and soldiers headed south and arrived in Lamura on the 27th to prepare to arrest the young man. However, because Lang Shengfan could not defend himself, the Qing government's officers and soldiers did not enter Guibi Mountain until October 12.
The Peace Pu people living nearby Fujian and Guangdong are worried that the war will be in trouble, so they requested a ceasefire between the two sides to seek a peaceful solution.
Li Xiande proposed to return the items of Luo Meinu, return the ransom paid to Mrs. Hend, and in the future, in case of accidents, the ship should try its best to save each other. If a foreigner is killed, five people will be paid for their lives.
On October 10, Li Xiande brought translator Bi Qilin and others into the mountain to negotiate directly with Zhuo Qidu, the leader of Langshiba Society.
During the negotiation, Li Xian had to ask why the Americans were killed? Zhuo Qidu's answer was straightforward, saying that the indigenous people in Guizijiao were killed by white people in the past, and only three of them were spared, and since then they formed an irreconcilable hatred. So this time when the Americans came again, they would be revenged, so they all killed them.
Li Xian asked Zhuo Qidu what he planned to deal with in the future? Zhuo Qidu said without any weakness: "If you want to use force, we will accompany you to the end. If you want to resolve the situation peacefully, you can get permanent peace in the future."
Finally, Li Xiande decided to resolve the issue peacefully after the talks with Zhuo Qidu. He also signed 10 constitutions after the Fujian-Guangzhou Zhuangzhuo Zhang Qing and Sichongxi Li Kuaisheng and others issued a guarantee, and the Luo Meicao incident ended. After this incident, Li Xiande boasted in a report to the US State Department: "This trip opened the door to the exchanges between the United States and southern China, and also spread the reputation of the United States to Taiwan. ”
11868, Li Xiande also entered the deep mountains again to hold talks with Zhuo Qidu, and gave a lot of gifts, which was warmly treated by Zhuo Qidu.
Li Xiande had two direct negotiations with Lang Shiba Society, which created the illusion that the Qing government's local institutions and the Taiwanese indigenous people were two independent groups. From this, it began to emphasize the independent status of the Taiwanese indigenous people, and repeatedly incited the United States to occupy the areas where the Taiwanese indigenous people lived.
Later, because of Li Xiande's suggestion, it was not adopted by the United States, and in 1872 Li Xiande, who resigned as the Xiamen Consul, returned to the United States, introduced this theory and relevant information from Taiwan to the Japanese Foreign Minister Deputy Shimaoshima.
Japan was as if he had gained a treasure after hearing this and strongly asked Li Xiande to stay in Japan. Not only did he give him a high salary of 12,000 silver dollars a year, but he even promised that if Japan could colonize Taiwan, Li Xiande could also serve as the governor to exercise power.
From then on, Li Xiande became a pawn of Japan's invasion of Taiwan and played an important role in the subsequent Mudan Society incident in 1871.
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