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"Ah?" Zhu Wencong was indeed unaware of these historical events; he only knew that the island had been occupied by Japan and that America seemed to have been unsuccessful.
Shen Baozhen glanced at Zhu Wencong, having thought he knew everything, and couldn't help but explain in detail the events that happened last year.
Since 1847, America had sent ships to Taiwan several times to survey coal mines and measure ports, among other activities.
On the ninth day of the third month of Tongzhi year six (1867), an American merchant ship, the Luomei, wrecked on the reefs off the eastern coast of Taiwan near Red Head Island, and its survivors were killed by the natives of Langjiao. This incident is known as the Rover incident.
America was negotiating with the Qing court while simultaneously dispatching its military to address the issue, determined to restore America's dignity.
