Chapter 139 I am also an expert in fanning the flames (third update, please subscribe)
After some twists and turns, with the help of its "cash power", the Argentine Ministry of Commerce finally signed and stamped the nationality registration documents of the eleven merchant ships.
Despite some twists and turns, America Company finally had a merchant fleet with a displacement of nearly 20,000 tons, which can be said to be an improvement.
Of course, more importantly, a few months later, Lincoln's ban on American merchant ships transporting Chinese workers would no longer have any impact on the South China Company.
For this, Zhu Xianhai only spent a few tens of thousands of dollars, which is not worth mentioning at all.
At the same time, the company also selected a group of sailors from the labor force. It took a full month before Captain Luke and the captains of the other ten merchant ships were able to set off.
On the day when they sailed away from Nanhua in their merchant ship, a guest came to Nanhua again. It was none other than Ursaki's special envoy, Arroyo Jose.
This time is the same as last time.
The changes in Nanhua made Arroyo simply unable to believe what he saw.
He murmured, staring at everything around him in astonishment.
"I, I've only been away for half a year..."
In just half a year, this city has changed dramatically!
The cities are bigger, the population is larger, and there seem to be many more factories.
This is simply a miracle from God.
His last visit had left him in extreme shock. He had once thought that America was just a relatively strong "company", but what finally appeared before his eyes was a city that was developing with each passing day. It not only had several factories, but also a shipyard under construction.
But what about now?
Now, in less than half a year, the city has changed again.
Is this really a city built by indigenous people?
The only thing that made him feel lucky?
Fortunately, the indigenous population is not large, and they cannot live without the Europeans!
All cooperation is temporary and these problems will be resolved quickly when the President returns to Buenos Aires.
"Mr. Jose, welcome to America Company!"
Arroyo smiled when she saw the still beautiful Elizabeth.
"Ma'am, we meet again. Every time I come to America Company, I can feel the changes here!"
Perhaps, this city is far inferior to Buenos Aires, but in this remote place, the America Company actually built such a huge city, which simply subverted his imagination. Although he felt a certain threat, he was full of expectations for this place. After all, for him, the stronger the ally, the more trouble Mitre would have!
"Yes, Mr. Jose, as a company, only continuous development can ensure the survival of the company."
Zhu Xianhai smiled.
"We are just a commercial company, and we only pursue profits!"
America Corporation is just a "pure" commercial company! When its strength is weak, "exposing" its ambitions too early will only make Nanhua the target of public criticism.
Therefore, Zhu Xianhai still chose that skin - American Company.
This is just a company.
Of course, the company just “happened” to be located in a “barbarian” area. It just happened to rescue Mitre’s army from a Mapuche “attack”.
In fact, half a year ago, when Arroyo, as Urquiza’s special envoy, first visited South China, she did not show any particular excitement after finding out the identities of the America Corporation and the city’s residents.
Of course, he had no reason to get excited.
Urquiza, who was defeated in the "Battle of Paz", needed to win as many allies as possible. Faced with such a "commercial company" with thousands of armed security guards, Arroyo naturally chose to cooperate.
And this time when he came to America Company, he had no reason to be excited - they suffered greater losses on the battlefield, and Urquiza was completely at a disadvantage in the confrontation with Buenos Aires, which was why Arroyo came to Nanhua.
"Of course, the interests are the most important, just like the Mapuche people who appeared in Araucaní with muskets. I heard that they came from the east of the Andes, right?"
Looking at Zhu Xianhai, Arroyo smiled mysteriously.
"I heard that the Mapuche people have elected a new king. Mr. Zhu, are you familiar with that king?"
"Yes, very well. If Mr. Jose has any news that you need me to pass on, I can pass it on for you. However, I don't think Mr. Jose came here for this matter!"
Zhu Xianhai changed the subject and said.
"I heard that Mitre is planning a new plan, a plan against Mr. President, right?"
"It seems that you already know. We all know that once the president is defeated, Mitre will definitely take away all the power of the Confederation. This is not good news for the American Company. After all, there has never been a chartered company with autonomy in Argentina. Besides, you don't have a charter yet!"
Arroyo Jose stated his purpose directly.
“So, Mr. President wants the company to side with the Confederacy.”
"So what does Mr. President need me to do?"
"Send your troops, at least a thousand men."
Arroyo Jose came to the rescue. In the many fierce battles last year and this year, the Confederacy lost thousands of troops. After suffering such heavy losses, Urquiza naturally thought of the America Company.
“Not in the name of the company, but in the name of the provincial army, Mr. Zhu!”
Arroyo Jose looked out the window.
"This is a beautiful place. Maybe Argentina doesn't have a charter company, but it can create a new province. What do you think?"
If it was a month and a half, Zhu Xianhai would definitely agree to the conditions offered by Urquiza without hesitation.
Becoming a province of the Confederacy is equivalent to having a real legal identity. It seems to be a step forward, but in reality - it is useless!
The simulation in the life simulator had already told Zhu Xianhai the answer. In this era of "white supremacy", they would never tolerate the existence of Nanhua here. Whether it was a company or a province, war was inevitable.
Since war is inevitable, why waste precious manpower on the Argentine civil war?
For Argentina, it is not worth sacrificing even one Chinese!
"Mr. Jose, you should know that we are just a company. Getting involved in a war..."
Shaking his head, Zhu Xianhai said.
"This is absolutely not in our interest, so I'm sorry I can't send anyone from the company to participate in this war."
Send people to help Urquiza fight?
Are you kidding?
Whether it is Urquiza or Mitre, whoever is in Buenos Aires will try to unify Argentina, but the methods and means are different.
"Mr. Zhu! You should know that our interests are common!"
Common interests?
It is only in the interests of Nanhua if you continue your civil war.
"Because our interests are common, I can help Mr. President in another way!"
Zhu Xianhai smiled.
"For example, on weapons!"
Two days later, when Arroyo Jose left Nanhua, he could be said to have returned with a lot of stuff - three thousand Enfield rifles and twenty cannons, and even a grant of 20,000 pesos.
"From today on, all we have to do is add fuel to the fire. If it doesn't work, just add fuel to the fire!"
Zhu Xianhai said with a cold look as he watched Arroyo leave.
"Steven, this is actually a good opportunity. We can take advantage of Urquiza's failure and truly enter the Argentine political arena. All we need to do is send out your troops."
Buffett's tone was full of confusion. He didn't understand why Zhu Xianhai would miss such an opportunity to become a member of the Argentine Confederation. From then on, Zhu Xianhai and his family would become political families in Argentina. Why would he miss such an opportunity?
"No, it is in our interest to let the war between them continue."
By constantly adding fuel to the flames, the Argentine Civil War will continue and they will bleed to death in the civil war!
This is the ultimate revenge!
Hatred!
The rage of hatred has never been extinguished in Zhu Xianhai's heart, and this fire has been burning fiercely.
And all this is just the beginning of the road to revenge!
"Becoming a member of the Confederacy means we need to shed blood for them, but what if we wait until they have shed all their blood?"
Looking at Buffett who still seemed a little puzzled, Zhu Xianhai smiled.
"By that time, there will be only one winner in this land?"
(End of this chapter)
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