Chapter 1010

Marcus, with a dry blade of grass in his mouth, followed the crowd towards the pasture south of Wales.

The owner of this pasture was Governor Kenneth, that notorious black-hearted British merchant. He was unsure how Kenneth had become the Governor of Australia.

However, in his opinion, this Kenneth must have already escaped here on his armed merchant ship, after all, this was not his first escape, and he was very skilled at such things.

“Oh, what should we do now? Will these Great Yu people kill us all like the natives?” Beside Marcus was a blond teenager, who was scared to death at this moment, his body trembling slightly.

Chewing the dry grass in his mouth, Marcus said, “Mike, if they wanted to kill us, they wouldn’t have waited until now. Besides, it wouldn’t be cost-effective for them to come all the way from the distant Great Yu Empire just to kill us.”

“Are you sure?” Mike asked.

Marcus nodded. He and Mike had been exiled to Australia two years ago. Mike was arrested in Britain for stealing a nobleman’s purse. His crime was much heavier than Mike’s; he was arrested and imprisoned for killing a soldier who tried to bully his wife.

While they were talking, the crowd gradually gathered in the pasture, and at this time, they saw a Great Yu Empire general standing on a high platform in the middle of the pasture.

This platform was formerly a place for executing condemned prisoners, which made the atmosphere of the crowd even more tense.

Lei Ming looked down at the dense crowd in front of him. In front of him, thousands of soldiers separated the crowd from him, to prevent any accidents. At the same time, the soldiers aimed their guns at these British people.

After all the people of Wales had arrived, an interpreter approached Lei Ming.

At this moment, Lei Ming said, “It is with great misfortune that I inform you: Britain and the Chinese Empire, which you previously referred to as the Great Yu Empire, are currently in a state of war. My presence here today signifies that you have lost this war. From this moment forward, the entirety of Australia shall belong to the Chinese Empire, and you shall become the private property of the Empire.”

His words ended, and the interpreter picked up the iron hollow megaphone and loudly translated Lei Ming’s words.

“Private property? What does that mean?” Mike asked in the crowd.

Marcus said calmly, “When we British first came to Australia, we also declared this to the natives.”

“So, are we all slaves now?” Mike said pessimistically.

“Probably,” Marcus shrugged. “For people like us, nothing seems to have changed. We’re all just slaves.”

“I won’t be a humble slave like you.” A red-nosed man suddenly snorted at this moment. “I am a free citizen of Britain. This so-called Chinese Empire has no right to declare me a slave.”

With that, the red-nosed man pushed Marcus aside and walked forward. At the same time, dozens of free citizens walked forward with him.

“You have no right to do this. We are free citizens from Britain, unlike these criminals,” Red-nose shouted.

Lei Ming stopped the soldiers who tried to block these people, and instead motioned for the interpreter to translate.

After understanding their intentions, Lei Ming said, “You still don’t seem to understand one thing: you have now lost the war, and as the victorious party, I have the right to dispose of everything in Wales, including making you submit to the Chinese Empire.”

“This is impossible. We are British, and we will not submit to you yellow-skinned pigs,” Red-nose glared, with a look of disdain.

Lei Ming’s face still held a faint smile. In a conquest war, one would always encounter some brainless hotheads. He said, “You’ve got one thing wrong. A pig’s skin is as white as yours, so ‘white-skinned pig’ is more accurate.”

Then he said, “And now I am not negotiating with you, but declaring this fact. Now you have only two paths: submission or death!”

The interpreter translated Lei Ming’s words, and immediately the British below fell silent.

With a sneer, Lei Ming continued, “Then it’s time to make a choice. Those who are willing to submit, kneel.”

Following his command, the British below the platform hesitated for a moment, then one by one they began to kneel on one knee, their right hands on their chests, their heads bowed.

In a short while, only some three thousand British people remained standing on the entire pasture.

“Machine guns, prepare.” Lei Ming issued the order coldly. Clearly, there were still many troublemakers. If he couldn’t intimidate these British people, how could he maintain his rule here?

The machine gunners, upon receiving the order, immediately aimed their guns at the red-nosed man and those who came out with him, who seemed to have some influence here.

With everything prepared, Lei Ming nodded slightly.

“Dah dah dah…”

As the machine gun crackled, bullets flew out, and the instigators, including the red-nosed man, immediately fell in a pool of blood.

Lying on the ground, Red-nose still had an incredulous expression. From beginning to end, he couldn’t believe that the Great Yu Empire would actually shoot and kill them. After all, Britain was a world hegemon now, and any country had to consider the consequences.

A cruel scene unfolded before their eyes. The Great Yu Empire’s continuously firing weapons now intimidated all the British. Red-nose was dead, and the remaining standing British immediately chose to kneel.

“They really won’t shed tears until they see the coffin,” Lei Ming pouted.

Then he said, “Now we still need some volunteers to help us manage Wales, so who is willing?”

“Officer, I am willing. I have always served the Governor’s Office for those nobles and know everything about this place,” Marcus raised his hand high.

“Very good!” Lei Ming nodded in satisfaction.

He had Marcus step forward, and then he had the interpreter issue a temporary decree, requiring every Welsh resident to provide lodging and food for one soldier. If the soldier was murdered in a resident’s home, the ten nearest households would also be implicated.

At the same time, all wealth in Wales would belong to the Chinese Empire.

After reading the decree, Lei Ming then dismissed the Welsh residents. This decree would solve the problem of supplies and personal safety for the imperial soldiers.

Stepping down from the high platform, he then had Shi Yanjun form a temporary patrol team, take over the wealth here, and establish preliminary governing order.

And Marcus was indeed as he said, very knowledgeable about the governor’s affairs. With his cooperation, they quickly took over the governor’s mansion and the residences of other nobles.

The soldiers were also assigned to every household in Wales before nightfall. They would have dinner with the defeated in the homes of the defeated