Qing laborers were tricked into going to Peru to build railways. Why did the neighboring governments save them?

On July 3rd, 1872, a Peruvian cargo ship "Maria Lu Si" was affected by the storm and docked at Yokohama Port. That night, the crew of another ship moored in Yokohama, the British warship "Ai Ankuo", rescued an China from the sea and escaped from the cargo ship "Luya Maria".

After many inquiries, I learned that this China native is from Guangdong, China, and his name is Mu Qing. According to the territorial management rules of Kanagawa Prefecture, the British handed over China to Japan. Peru is a South American country. It was a Spanish colony that lasted for hundreds of years, but on July 28th, Peru declared its independence. Moreover, Peruvians have a wide range and need a lot of labor. Starting from 187 1, Peru built a railway with the support of foreign troops.

During the voyage of the cargo ship, they either starved to death or died like black people, engaged in dangerous work in Peru, and still could not escape the shadow of death.

Fortunately, workers in China don't want to do nothing. They decided to start the party, and took advantage of the opportunity of the "Maria Marius" docked in Yokohama, and decided to escape.

July 13, several Chinese workers with good water quality. Watch the night and jump into the sea. More than ten people danced with Mu Qing, only Mu Qing survived.

Japanese Foreign Minister Fukushima personally went to the cargo ship "Maria Lu Si". Looking at the China workers locked in the engine room, Fukushima farmers saw that the workers were dying and decided to save them.

At that time, Fukushima ordered the illegal detention of Maria Lu Si. In a specially designed court in Kanagawa Prefecture, the incident was handled in accordance with the illegal embargo, ignoring the obstruction of other countries, and she was accused of suing the captain "Maria Lu Si".

Subsequently, the special court found Captain Marianos guilty of illegal imprisonment, but he was exempted from criminal punishment considering various power issues.

Japan quickly released and repatriated more than 230 Chinese workers, and the Peruvian government was very dissatisfied with Japan's handling. Therefore, the case was transferred to the International Court of Appeal presided over by Tsar Alexander II on 9 May, 1875. The court ruled that Japan had no obligation to pay compensation.

In fact, fundamentally speaking, Japan is willing to save more than 230 Chinese workers. Besides humanitarianism, there are two other factors.

On the one hand, Japan maintained a relatively harmonious relationship with the Qing Dynasty without conflict. Therefore, in order to maintain a temporary peaceful relationship with the Qing Dynasty, Japan was unwilling to offend China.

On the other hand, Japan has changed before, is trying to restore Japan's autonomy, and is revising the unequal treaties signed with major powers. First of all, it actively pursues a positive foreign policy in Asia. Japan's response to Maria Ruth is for Japan's own diplomatic interests.