Chapter 480: Chinese Passport
In the following days, the Mexican ambassador and military attache went to the embassies of various countries in London City, and exchanged visas again and again in a warm and friendly manner.
"Our visa exchange went so smoothly, first of all, thanks to the country. β
Ji Aojian concluded, "Only when a country becomes strong can its nationality be valuable, and others will be willing to exchange it with you." β
Guta nodded yes and asked, "How strong is our country?"
"In any case, it is also the number one power in the Americas, and people will at least think that it is a good place to take refuge. Ji Aojian flipped through the recent travel records, "Now that we even have the passport of the Ottoman Empire, you can rest assured that you can get married when the country needs it." β
"This ......," Guta turned to him, not knowing what to say, "sir, I think there is another country where it is necessary for us to get our passports." β
"Hey, you actually have the passport you wanted?" Ji Aojian checked his notepad again, "What country could this be? The embassies of countries with a bit of fame in Europe, we are all almost done, only Lucia's ambassador has just died of asthma, and it is not easy for us to visit for the time being until the new ambassador is in place." β
"Sir, don't you think we should pay a visit to the Chinese Embassy?"
"So you said Chinaβ"
Ji Aojian coughed, "I, China, have been living in the Celestial Empire since ancient times, and I don't think I would set up any embassy in a barbarian land like England." β
"Yes, yes. "Yesterday I was walking down the street and I saw a house with a few big Chinese characters written on it......"
"Are you sure?" Ji Aojian said suspiciously, "You don't know Chinese characters." Maybe it's a Chinese restaurant, and you're mistaking it for an embassy. β
"Sir. How could I be mistaken?" said Sarah excitedly, "although I don't know Chinese. But the building is bilingual in Chinese and English, and it says the embassy!"
"I see. Ji Aojian slapped his thigh, "Since there is an embassy, it seems that I also need to get a Chinese passport." β
"Hey, sir, aren't you from China?" said Sarah, "I heard Guta say that you are still a nobleman in China, and you have a decent title." β
"I have a knighthood, but that's a decree from the court. Ji Aojian stretched out his hand. "But I don't have a passport as an ordinary citizen yet, so naturally I have to get one. β
"Why not?"
"When I left China, the Ming Dynasty had not yet implemented a modern nationality system. β
"Without further ado, let's visit the Chinese embassy tomorrow." β
"Why are you so interested in Chinese passports?" Ji Aojian asked, "Could it be that you are already planning to go to the Celestial Empire to collect intelligence?"
"With a Chinese passport, it is very convenient to travel to China. Guta said as a matter of course, "Didn't you say that we Indians came from the land of China, and I will also go back to my ancestral land in the future." β
"Not bad, not bad. Ji Aojian nodded again and again. "With a Chinese passport, it is not only convenient to travel to the Celestial Empire, but also to get married. β
"It's so convenient, you don't have to have that Ottoman passport. β
"Wait. What do you mean by that?" Ji Aojian couldn't help but be surprised, and Zhengse said, "My China has been monogamous since ancient times......
"It's monogamy!" Guta corrected. "There are rich and powerful people in your country, although there is only one main room in name. But there can be seventeen or eighteen for the aunt's wife, and there is no upper limit. β
"You even know this!" Ji Aojian rubbed his forehead. He was even more impressed, "It seems that you must have conducted quite in-depth research on my profound traditional Chinese culture." β
"These are all things that the sheriff told me before. β
"I'll go! No wonder you spit out a good hand, and suddenly you look so learned. β
"It's too dark, it's too dark. Sarah shook her head and sighed, "It turns out that China's level of civilization is not as good as that of Islamic countries." β
The next day, the ambassador and the military attache came to the door of the Chinese embassy according to the address Sarah had said.
Ji Aojian looked up, and saw that there were indeed the words "Ming Embassy in the UK" on the luxurious door plate, and the guards below were four sergeants in brocade robes and fancy uniforms, with golden sheaths and swords in their hands, and their expressions were extremely majestic.
Guta said, "Just looking at the style of the gatekeeper, it doesn't look like a restaurant, does it?"
"Not necessarily, it is very common for the doormen of those big hotels to wear military uniforms to welcome guests. β
The two were about to step forward, but the guard had already stepped forward to stop drinking, "The embassy is important, don't approach idlers!"
Ji Aojian stood on his feet and sighed, "Hearing such a yamen-flavored shout makes people feel so kind. β
The guard was inexplicable, "What did you say?"
Ji Aojian put on a smile, "Official, we came to visit your ambassador. β
The guard refused, "My family is full of things now, and I don't see any outsiders." β
"Ahem......" Ji Aojian smiled again, "I am the minister of Mexico, and I want to establish diplomatic relations with your country, this is a major matter between countries, please spread it through." β
"My family is full of things now, and I don't see any outsiders. β
Ji Ao Jian was surprised, "Isn't developing diplomatic relations the main task of your family, what can't you see?"
"Not seeing is not seeing. You can come back in a few days when my family is free. β
Ji Aojian took a few steps back, looked at the door of the embassy, and said to himself, "This thing is a little weird." β
"yes. Guta chimed in and said, "After running so many embassies, no ambassador of any country is so strange that he refuses to even meet his peers, so why do they still set up embassies here?"
"They won't see their peers, so we'll do it another way. Ji Aojian thought for a while, "Any embassy should protect the rights and interests of its own citizens in the local area, it is better for us to pretend to be Chinese smuggled to London, struggling to survive at the bottom of society, and have been unjustly discriminated against by the locals, and finally can no longer bear it and ask our embassy to shelter us." β
Guta asked, "We are all smuggling, can we still ask for asylum?"
"Whether it's smuggling or not, the embassy should help. β
"But we went out in suits today. Guta asked another question, "If this is a self-proclaimed smuggler living a miserable life of oppression, it really doesn't look like it." β
"It's too simple. Ji Aojian immediately came up with an idea, "You go to the street to find a newsboy, change your clothes with him, roll on the ground a few times, get dirty, and then go to the embassy to complain about yourself as a Chinese." β
Guta was stunned, "What?"
Ji Aojian said solemnly, "Guta, now the time has come for the country to need you." β
"Got it. Guta gritted his teeth, "I'll go." β
"Wait, wait. Ji Aojian looked left and right, and stopped him again, "I found that it may not be so troublesome, do you see a big drum at the door of this embassy?"
"You say that drum?" Guta looked at for a moment, "isn't it an ornament of Chinese culture?"
"It's not like a decoration, I think it might be a drum. β
"What's the drum of grievances?"
"Of course, it's used to complain. Ji Aojian said, "As long as anyone beats the drum at the entrance of the yamen, he means that he wants to sue, and the main hall in the official office hears the drum and must come out to the court for trial." β
"So good?" Guta excited, "Does that mean we can meet the Chinese ambassador as long as we beat the drum?"
"That's right, that's right. β
"Then I'll knock it out. β
Guta ran over with great joy, picked up the drumstick, and struck it vigorously.
The four guards were all taken aback when they heard the drums, and shouted, "Kid, that drum is not something you can just beat!"
"I have a grievance, I want to see the ambassador!"
"Do you understand it, it's a drum, you dare to knock it casually!"
When Ji Aojian heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned, "There is actually a Dengwen drum at the door of the embassy, this is really a high match." β
Seeing that the guard was talking very seriously, Guta looked back at Ji Aojian, "Sir, what is Dengwen Drum?"
"That's the highest level of grievance drums that go straight to the court. Ji Aojian sighed, "I remember that there seems to be a rule later, whoever beats the drum, regardless of whether there is a grievance or not, must first have a court rod of thirty, in order to prevent unprovoked people from maliciously petitioning." β
"How can there be such a rule?" Guta's face immediately turned pale, "Sir, you have made me miserable!"
At this moment, a crisp voice came from inside the gate, "Who is beating the drum?" (to be continued......