Volume VIII 1086 Knighted!

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No one would have thought that the first person to be knighted by the Chinese was actually a black man, and Jim, a black mechanic who had only been out of slavery since the American Civil War, was knighted by Xiao Lotian in the far east.

"I have the power to be the head of the Chinese Provisional Preparatory Committee to issue an application for knighthood to all the Chinese members present, and Jim, a citizen of the United States, voluntarily applies for Chinese citizenship, and I, Xiao Lotian, guarantee that Jim has met the criteria for a member of the Chinese community, and make appropriate rewards according to his merits......"

"Mr. Jim has made great contributions to the Chinese financial industry, and even almost paid for his own life...... It is precisely because of the hard work and dedication of Jim and others that a solid foundation has been laid for the Ryukyu financial industry......

"A high salary may reward him for his labor, but a high salary cannot reward him for his sincere dedication and dedication!" I hereby send an application for knighthood to all the Chinese people, conferring upon Mr. Jim the title of Baron of the First Class, and the other four black craftsmen for the rank of Baron of the Third Class...... Now please raise your hands and vote, sixty percent of the tongguò!"

The more than 100 people in the main hall are the first group of Chinese members, and their votes can already represent the entire Chinese people, and it seems that the number of people is a little less authoritative enough, but after careful analysis and analysis of the deep background and influence of these people, you can know that these more than 100 people are already a political force that can shake the tide in East Asia, and their joint decision may be difficult for even the Qing Emperor to stop.

The officials of the Japanese sword drawing team who had just taken the oath to join the Chinese nationality were the first to raise their hands, Ryoma Sakamoto, Hyotaro, and Nodaira Tai...... These Japanese samurai, who had become one with Xiao Lotian, were the first to raise their hands in agreement.

Of course, they have to raise their hands first, because they know that they are also outsiders to those Han people, and today the prime minister is going to play a big drama of buying horse bones, how can they not cheer.

Even blacks can get knighthoods, and these Fuso samurai are all reassured!

Immediately afterwards, the merchants and Xiao Letian's own officials raised their hands to vote, and in the end, King Shangtai and his officials also raised their hands to vote.

The first knighthood accepted his fate, and he actually got a 100% unanimous vote.

This result is not surprising at all, Xiao Letian has long known that this is the result, he knows very well that although he has established a relatively democratic and free structure, the strongman worship in the hearts of Asians, and the plot of great men will not die out in a short time.

His own prestige is the ballast stone that deters all different opinions, and as long as he is in the eyes of the big ship of the Chinese for the time being, he will not be able to capsize.

Jim, a craftsman and craftsman, was rewarded with a sixteenth-class title, and although the baron was already the lowest first-class title, for a black man who had just escaped his slavery, such an unexpected joy was enough to make him faint.

Jim and the first few blacks who had come to Asia wept with joy, hugging each other and putting their hands on the shoulders of the people next to them to form a circle, singing tribal songs handed down from their ancestors, and walking with cheerful steps, completely in a state of ecstasy.

Tears rolled down in the midst of singing and dancing, and they retreated to the corner of the hall to celebrate alone, and at that moment they didn't care about anyone's eyes.

The knighthood completely ignited the enthusiasm of the people present, even if the hour hand had pointed to eleven o'clock, people's spirits rose instead, and the large kitchen boiled cup after cup of ginseng soup was dried up, and everyone stared at the prime minister with eager eyes.

The blacks are knighted, so what about us?

Xiao Lotian will not let everyone down, he took out a crumpled piece of paper from his pocket and said with a smile: "I have been thinking about this paper for a year, and I see that it is already raw...... Now that the Chinese Code has been established, he doesn't have to hide in my arms anymore!"

"In no particular order, I read it at will! What you read early does not mean that your status is high, and what you read later does not mean that you are low next to you, cheer me up!"

"The head of the CIA's Northern Bureau...... In view of your merits, you are specially named a second-class earl! All members of the Chinese clan are invited to vote by raising their hands......"

I didn't expect the second one to be a woman, Chun Shisanniang has been in charge of the intelligence work in the Zhili area, and the light assassinations that come and go in the wind and rain have been encountered more than a dozen times, so she lost her life, and she deserved a reward from the earl.

Although the woman's knighthood was a bit of a taste for the men present, but thinking about the credit of Thirteen Niang, no one dared to say half a word, and everyone raised their hands in agreement.

"Very good, Thirteen Niang, you are also an earl now, countess! It's not easy! Looking back, there is a knighthood edict and a knighthood medal, and the noble ribbon will be awarded with a more formal ceremony alone, don't worry! You have to give me time to make it...... Hahaha!"

Xiao Letian smiled and waved his hand to signal Thirteen Niang to go down and rest, but she didn't expect this crazy woman's eyes to shine and tears burst out of her eyes, she actually pounced and kissed Xiao Letian's cheek.

The people present were stunned, where is this kiss, this is a raw gnaw! It was like gnawing on a pig's trotter and biting Xiao Letian's cheek, and Xiao Lotian was in pain.

The hall suddenly laughed, and some people even whistled! Of course, Chun Shisanniang and Xiao Letian don't have a leg, today this crazy woman is so excited that she has such a move, and she also blushed after seeing the imprint on Xiao Letian's face.

"I'm sorry, I ...... I'll go back and explain to the two ladies that I won't let you kneel on the washboard anyway!"

This is just a small episode, and the later knighthood rankings are even more exciting.

The cattle shopkeeper of the Four Seas Merchant and the rice boss of the Ryukyu grain merchant were all given the status of third-class viscount in reward for their contribution to the purchase of grain, disaster relief and the army.

Ryoma Sakamoto was made a second-class count, and Nohei Tai and Hyotaro were tied for being a third-class count in reward for leading the sword drawing team to fight bravely.

The important ministers of King Shangtai were successively awarded the rank of third rank of earl according to Conglong.

Then there is Xiao Letian's own descendants, the Four Heavenly Kings have been awarded the title of third-class duke for their outstanding merits, which is already a prominent aristocratic status second only to the prince, and the veterans of the new army present were excited and tearful.

Long Ye's merits are not small, but compared to the military merits of the Four Heavenly Kings, he was named a second-class marquis, but everyone knows that the marquis is only temporary, once the Far Eastern Volunteers become a force, Long Ye's title will definitely be promoted again, and there is no problem with the Duke of Feng.

Xiao Letian's reward order was very detailed, and even Ye Qiu, Pang Chaoyun and others were canonized by the baron. The long list basically covers everyone who is on the basilica.

Until the end, Xiao Lotian set his eyes on his father-in-law, the old shopkeeper Fan Yao, who had been resting in the corner of the main hall.

"There are two nobles who started my career, without them, I wouldn't be where I am today! It's a pity that I don't have the right to reward one of the nobles, and the other one is right in front of me......

"The chief executive officer of Lotte Bank, the president of Lotte Bank, and the head of the Ryukyu Household Department...... It is also my father-in-law, Fan Gong! I hereby apply to all members of the Chinese community to canonize Fan Gong as a first-class duke wènhttp://mnet!"

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