Chapter 163 This is the Threat (3rd update, please subscribe)
In an instant, the atmosphere in the magnificent presidential office became extremely tense.
South American politicians still have some backbone and will not kneel when they see the British. In fact, they just think that they are white people, so why should they kneel to the British.
Besides, their ancestors were Spanish, and they had fought with the British for hundreds of years!
Afraid of the British?
That doesn't exist!
What's more, in history, the British were driven away by them twice, so we are not afraid of them!
"What do you think?"
Edward Thornton said lightly about Mitre's stubbornness.
"The Canstedt incident has clearly shown the attitude of the UK towards its expatriates. Mr. President, this is just a friendly reminder!"
A friendly reminder?
Of course, he was well-intentioned. The "Canstedt Incident" he mentioned was the assassination of Antonio Lopez by James Canstedt, a British citizen in Paraguay in 1859. The actual situation was not like that. Canstedt was an agent for mate tea between Paraguay and Argentina. He embezzled a large amount of money from Paraguay. Lopez wanted to punish him. British Consul C.A. Henderson came forward to negotiate for Canstedt, who claimed to be a British citizen, but Lopez refused to release him. Britain sent warships "Badza" and "Gren" to attack.
The Reparral detained the Paraguayan warship Tacuari, which was heading towards Asuncion.
This is a kind reminder, isn’t it?
These days, most people don’t have passports or ID cards. If anyone says they are British, the British ambassador will come out to “show concern”.
Of course, there were indeed quite a few British people on the Amelia Company side. As far as Edward knew, the "Great Eastern" alone brought thousands of British people.
"America employs hundreds of British people. As ambassador to Argentina, I have an obligation to protect their safety. Believe me, Mr. President, this is just a friendly reminder!"
These kind words from Edward Thornton made Midley look very unhappy!
Damn you Brits!
Damn you Brits!
At this moment, Mitre wanted to twist the other person's head off, but reason made him take a deep breath and speak.
"Thank you for your reminder, Mr. Ambassador. Please rest assured that the Argentine warships are only conducting routine sea training."
After weighing the pros and cons, Mitre gave in.
There is no way, because the power gap between the two sides is too big.
With the "Canstedt Incident" as a precedent, he absolutely did not doubt the British's determination and will to protect overseas Chinese. If a conflict with Britain came about because of this, it would definitely be more trouble than gain.
Besides, he really cannot do without Britain's support!
Perhaps, the taxes of the American Company were very important, and even Britain questioned Argentina's sovereignty over the "unknown territory", but he had no choice but to accept it. In the end, he even took the initiative to send Edward Thornton out of the presidential palace, and the other party still kindly reminded him when he got on the carriage.
"Mr. President, you should understand that Britain's friendship is sincere and it is the same for all friends!"
What is the subtext?
Be absolutely sincere when treating your enemies. Whether they are friends or enemies depends on your choice. The "Canstatte Incident" is enough to remind the countries in the La Plata region what choice they should make.
Finally, after sending Edward Thornton away, just as Mitre was about to send a telegram to Viedma to ask them to contact the fleet, the Secretary of War hurried up to him and said nervously.
"Mr. President, our fleet was bombarded in San Antonio Bay, and 113 officers and soldiers including the fleet commander were killed..."
"What!"
When he screamed, Mitre's expression was extremely complicated.
"What did you say? What's going on?"
After a while, after figuring out what was going on, Mitre's face turned extremely ugly. He sent out the fleet, but what happened? They were beaten back, and even killed more than a hundred sailors including Resas with just one round of bombardment.
This is simply... a shame!
"this……"
Pursing his lips, Mitre said.
"I think there must have been an accident with the gunpowder on the deck!"
"What, Mr. President, this is clearly..."
Mitre said before the Minister of War finished speaking.
"This must be an accident, my friend. Just now, Edward Thornton came and made his position clear. No matter what, this must be an accident! A tragedy..."
Mitre, who seemed calm at the moment, was in a very awkward mood. He felt like he had eaten shit, and he had to eat it with a smile...
…
"The British are such a trouble maker!"
After receiving Domingo's telegram, Zhu Xianhai sighed.
"However, thanks to this stick, this matter can be easily turned over!"
This was Zhu Xianhai's first attempt to use diplomatic means to solve some problems. After the last long simulation, he was thinking about how to make use of Britain's trouble-making stick instead of making Nanhua the enemy of the trouble-making stick.
So from then on, he began to plan for the UK, from borrowing money from British banks to placing orders with British companies. Everything was done to reflect "value" and the company's economic value.
But this is just the first step.
"My Lord, why do you think the British will definitely intervene for money?"
Fang Zhanbo, Qian Deshan and Sun Muli all had expressions of confusion on their faces. Their education and experience made it hard for them to believe that Great Britain would interfere in other countries for commercial interests.
"The Opium War was ultimately fought for the market and commercial interests. Commercial interests are extremely important to Britain. As the "world's factory", they promote a free economic model worldwide. What is the core of this model? It is to control and influence various countries through economic colonization. Compared with Argentina, we are obviously easier to control. The openness given by the company is definitely something that Argentina cannot give! Faced with millions of pounds of interests and potential markets in the future, the British certainly hope to maintain the status quo."
In fact, before this, Zhu Xianhai explained to them Britain's foreign policy and the importance of free trade to Britain. As a teacher, it was indeed a bit tiring.
"But that's certainly not all!"
Looking at the crowd who were still somewhat confused, Zhu Xianhai spoke again.
"The reason why the British intervened is because Mitre turned his attention to the south. It is not in the interests of the British to turn to us! Because they have their own regional strategic objectives in this area!"
(End of this chapter)
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