Witness the closing gates of a century of rise and fall
All along, Guangdong, Macao and other places are the largest number of black people in China, from the usual news can be seen that the existence of these black people has increased the working population of some areas and promoted regional economic growth, but at the same time, because of the uneven quality of these foreigners, there are often some incidents that make Chinese compatriots feel angry. So many people will wonder, why do most of these black friends live near Guangdong? There are a lot of politically historic reasons behind this.
During the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty, the Portuguese not only established colonies in Africa because of their leading navigation technology, but also brought many blacks to Guangdong to seek trouble and plot against them. Because the local people were bullied by them for no reason, the Ming rulers immediately sent soldiers and horses to drive these rude Portuguese out of China. But the Portuguese still did not dispel the idea of occupying our country' territory, and still had to make inches and forcibly enter the border of Macao under the pretext of all kinds of lies.
Because Macau and other regions were far away from the emperor, coupled with the general combat ability of the government at that time, they did not take them too seriously. Those Portuguese saw this situation as an even more wanton and arrogant invasion of Macau, bribing local officials in Various Unseemly Ways to obtain the right to live and rent land, and more and more Portuguese people built houses in Macau and expanded commercial trade in a big way, and simply regarded this as their own territory.
The Portuguese continued to expand the scope of the invasion, and the Guangdong government, which could not bear it, immediately sent people to affix seals to the gates in the north of Macau and sent troops to guard them to prevent the Portuguese from going north. At the same time, the Guangdong government cut off the contact between Macao and other regions, and the people's grain and daily necessities were uniformly transported in batches according to the agreed date.
But with the weakness and decay of the Qing government, the great powers set foot on Chinese soil to force the Qing government to make a series of unequal contracts. The Portuguese took advantage of the looting, tore down the previously established gates, continued to expand northward, and built a new gate, and forced the Qing government to sign a treaty of commerce and completely occupy Macau as a Portuguese colony.
Until the end of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Portugal took advantage of the chaos to move the inspection area of the gate to the north again. Because the Kuomintang reactionaries were ambitious and bent on eradicating the Communists, they naturally ignored the actions of the Portuguese.
When civil unrest subsided and New China was founded, our Party immediately announced the abolition of all unequal contracts on our territory. However, before our country could talk in detail with these foreign invading forces, the neighboring Korean Peninsula was invaded by hegemonism from the other side of the Pacific. In order to ensure peace and stability around our country and avoid the tragedy of cold lips and teeth, china immediately sent troops across the Yalu River to fight to the death with the US troops that invaded Korea.
A Sino-Portuguese war caused by "urinating"
The Portuguese's virtue of taking advantage of the danger did not change in the slightest, and they saw that the Chinese People's Liberation Army had gone to deal with the American army, so they took the opportunity to start making waves in Macau again, bringing a large number of black troops. These negroes were basically hired by the Portuguese with money, they did not have the solemnity of a soldier, they were of low quality, and they often behaved impolitely against our inspectors. However, the Chinese People's Liberation Army is a soldier who has been trained for thousands of years, allowing these black people to spill, and still standing upright on the post and sticking to their duties.
These black people often provoked us, throwing some garbage from time to time, deliberately provoking trouble, but we did not pay attention to these people at all. According to rumors, one day in July 1952, a black soldier, not knowing whether he was deliberately provocative or confused, unzipped his pants at the Pla.Commen, who was standing guard on our side, and urinated on the gate cordon.
When our soldiers saw each other's rude behavior, they immediately showed a surprised expression on their faces, and some soldiers couldn't help but laugh. The black soldier who took off his pants and urinated in public felt ridiculed and ridiculed, and immediately burst out into scolding. Seeing that our soldiers were still standing still, the black soldiers raised their guns and fired at us, and pushed the guard items forward, breaking the agreed warning position.
Our soldiers saw that the black soldiers on the opposite side were becoming more arrogant and deceiving people too much, so they applied to their superiors for instructions on the next step. After receiving instructions from their superiors, our soldiers made it clear to the black soldiers that they must move the line back to their previous positions. Unexpectedly, the black soldier not only did not listen, but also raised his gun and shot our soldier in the arm. This shot can completely arouse our anger, we never take the initiative to provoke trouble, but we will never stop when we encounter unfair things.
The Portuguese side thought our focus was on the Korean War, so we didn't expect us to react so resolutely. We immediately brought in several large-caliber artillery shells and equipment, and grenades, bullets and other military materials were also transported in place. In the end, portugal still underestimated their own military prowess, and although they had been the top seafaring nations on the Atlantic coast centuries ago, their actual combat capabilities were not worth mentioning, and most of the troops against our army were these untrained black soldiers.
China and Portugal attacked each other in the Macao area, and artillery fire flew everywhere, and the floodgates between Macao and the mainland were also closed by our side. The people were greatly affected by the war, and for a time the food supply was slow and prices soared. Due to people's panic, people have bought food on the street and hoarded it at home. People with the right conditions also booked their tickets to Hong Kong early, believing that there might be no peace in the area for a while and a half.
Apologies and reparations from the Portuguese head
Under the strong attack of our side, the Portuguese side was almost unable to resist, and the Portuguese head in Macao immediately reported the situation to his superiors and requested that the war be stopped. After receiving the war report, the Portuguese side quickly requested peace negotiations with us. Our swift attack and strong attack dispelled the illusion of taking advantage of the chaos and provoking trouble, and it seems that China did not tolerate bullying by the aggressive forces at that time, even in the face of the troubles of the Korean Peninsula.
The head of our side also immediately stated that in order to protect the local people from the ravages of war, if the Portuguese side can curb its excesses and move the line back to the designated position, then our army will no longer attack. In this regard, we have clearly written out the detailed requirements. First, the Portuguese side should take the initiative to apologize for this deliberate provocation. Second, the Portuguese side may henceforth not move the boundary signs without permission. Third, compensation shall be paid for the damage and losses inflicted on our country in this war.
The Portuguese side, which was strongly hit, agreed to the three demands made by our country and immediately paid 400 million yuan in compensation. However, for the sake of face, the Portuguese person in charge did not publish an apology in the newspaper, but handed out an apology letter to our side in handwriting, promising not to pick quarrels and provoke troubles in the future and strictly abide by the agreement between the two sides.
The war provoked by Portugal is also known in history as the famous Gate Event. Since this incident, portugal's aggressive forces in Macao have gradually weakened, and China's national strength has continued to rise until December 1999, after the continuous efforts of our leaders, Macao officially returned to the embrace of the motherland and was no longer occupied by other countries.