Chapter 1239 The Elegant Thief of the Country (Second Update, Please Subscribe)
"Boss, aren't we worried that they won't be able to pay back the money?"
In the office of the president of Mexican Railways in Mexico City, Li Zehao looked at the president with some confusion, not understanding why the president was happy about the increase of 2 million in loans.
"Not yet? That's a good thing!"
Sun Chenglin said with a smile as he lit a cigar.
"Our loans are all secured by land. If they can't pay it back, the land will become the company's property. There is still a lot of potential in the tropical plantation industry. There are many people in the country who are willing to invest in tropical plantations, such as coffee and fruit. They all have very lucrative profits. With the land, why should they repay the loan? Besides, I think that an annual interest rate of 8% is a loan that is difficult for them to repay. After all, a loan..."
After exhaling a puff of smoke, Master Sun Chenglin smiled.
"It's just a financial trap. Do you know what bankers are best at?"
Seeing that Li Zehao seemed to be thinking about something, Sun Chenglin explained.
"They are best at plundering the wealth of backward countries through finance, and what about us? We just cooperate with them and use finance to control this country!"
Li Zehao didn't know much about all this, but he still saw the ironclad fact from the president's cold words - weak countries are used by strong countries to plunder in various ways.
As he spoke, Sun Chenglin stood up and slowly walked to the window.
"Okay, now that our loan is in place, the demise of Honduras is only a matter of time, so their next targets should be Nicaragua and Costa Rica!"
Sun Chenglin stood by the window, listening to the bee-like buzzing of vehicles and pedestrians on the road, which made the room even quieter.
Staring at his boss's eyes, Li Zehao nodded slowly.
"Yes, according to the intelligence we have, Tegucigal's defenses are already in a state of semi-collapse, and the country's demise is inevitable."
He said softly.
Sun Chenglin did not answer. He knew that he had come to Mexico, joined the railway company, and devoted himself to studying the encyclopedic company's business for today. This was a good opportunity, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! He nodded in agreement.
“So, when will they attack Nicaragua?”
Sun Chenglin asked.
"It should be the end of this year."
"Well, tell our people to help them take Nicaragua as soon as possible!"
As Sun Chenglin spoke, he paced to the safe on the wall, took out two reports, and then sat back at the table where Shannon's report was placed.
"Nicaragua. When Wang Wenzhong visited Nicaragua, he investigated the local environment. He believed that the conditions for building a canal in Nicaragua would be better than those in Panama. I think we can definitely consider it, and use it to further control this Central American Federation..."
Sun Chenglin talked non-stop for an hour. As a typical imperialist, what was the meaning of every word he said?
It is nothing but conquest - conquest is what the imperialists desire, just like what he said in his speech at the "American Club" - a high-end non-public club, "The real goal and direction of the Ming Empire is to expand the empire's rule throughout the world."
Who is Wang Wen Zhonggong?
It was Wang Youling, the former assistant minister of the empire who was assassinated in Cuba. The Nicaragua Canal was his last plan before his death. It seemed to be a construction project, but in fact it was naked "expansionism".
Expansionism and imperialism have long since penetrated into the consciousness of many people without them realizing it, and in their view, this is even the "manifest mission" of the empire.
Of course, the expansion of the empire is for the expansion of civilization, to spread civilization and educate barbarians!
Then, Sun Chenglin talked about the construction of railways and support for Guatemala.
"Every time Barrios occupies a country, we will build a railway to that country. At least we have obtained the right to build the railway. No matter what the future of the Central American Federation is, this railway is extremely important to the Empire's "Pan-American Railway". All we need is to help Barrios realize his wish!"
What is Barrios's wish?
Of course, it is to establish the "Central American Federation".
"But, President, Barrios is an extremely conceited guy. Once he rebuilds the Central American Federation, will he use it as an excuse to take back the road construction rights? We must take this into consideration."
Li Haoze's reminder made Sun Chenglin smile.
"If he really wants to do this, then there is no need for us to keep him!"
Sun Chenglin smiled and said,
"On the one hand, there are people in their army who are willing to cooperate with us. We can support them in launching a coup, taking over the presidential palace, accepting power and becoming the new president. In this way, the country will continue to be controlled by us."
The president's answer made Li Haoze frown.
"And by then, we will gain even more privileges! Every time we support a new regime, we will gain more privileges from them. Eventually, we will erode their national power bit by bit."
Sun Chenglin said coldly,
"Of course, we will not occupy them, we are just businessmen, but this does not prevent us from obtaining privileges here. Everyone who wants to seize power will cooperate with us, or when they refuse to cooperate with us, we will choose another person to replace them."
The president's words made Li Haoze extremely shocked. He looked at the president in astonishment and could not believe it at all - the company decided the existence or abolition of a country's president. In fact, he did not know that this was the biggest feature of the imperialist era. It was not only the big countries that decided the fate of small countries. Even large companies could decide whether a country survived or not. On this stage, small and weak countries had no power to choose at all.
Sun Chenglin stood with his back to the window again, the setting sun shining obliquely on the carpet beside him. He spread his legs, put his hands on his waist, and then he said:
"Robbing a bank or a fully loaded truck is just a crude act of bandits, but robbing a country, I think it is quite elegant! As the saying goes, 'Those who steal a hook will be executed, and those who steal a country will become princes.' That's about what it means. We..."
Looking at Li Haoze, Sun Chenglin smiled.
"We are the thieves of this era, but we steal from other countries, those weak and small countries. We steal their wealth and even their countries..."
(End of this chapter)
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