Chapter 385: Sharpening the Knife to Attack Britain (Second Update, Please Subscribe)
After tens of thousands of Argentine soldiers and dignitaries fled to Uruguay, although Uruguay accepted these refugees and did not even disarm the Argentine soldiers, for President Sarnto, the test had just begun.
How will the thousands of fugitive officials and their families make ends meet?
How to maintain the military expenditure of 14,000 army and navy?
All these problems were placed before Sarnto. If the warship loaded with gold and silver coins had not hit the mine and sunk into the La Plata River, none of this would have been a problem.
But now, all these problems were put before Sarnto, making him breathless.
Politicians can commit crimes, but they cannot make mistakes!
In the Argentine Embassy in Monteville, this question emerged in Sarnto's mind. He didn't even remember who said this, but he was sure that this sentence made a lot of sense.
If a politician commits a crime, no one will pursue it, but what if he makes a mistake?
I'm afraid the entire country will be destroyed!
Just like now, a series of mistakes have ruined his entire Argentina!
"God, have you just abandoned your people?"
Sarnto murmured in his heart, but God obviously couldn't hear his prayers. For him, all the nightmares were just beginning.
Almost every day the generals asked him for military pay, and the officials also asked for their salaries.
How can a government in exile survive without money?
"The British have refused to lend us money!"
Sitting in front of Sarnto, Mitre's tone seemed extremely calm.
“What about the bonds we entrusted them to issue before?”
Sarnto asked a little anxiously.
"They think that handing over the money to us during this special period would be irresponsible to the creditors, so..."
"Damn those British, they betrayed us!"
When Sarnto roared in despair, Mitre ignored him and just listened quietly as he cursed the British.
"We still have a way. The Uruguayans still owe us millions of pesos. We can definitely make them return the money!"
Sarnto was referring to the loan of nearly two million pesos that Uruguay received from Argentina during the civil war. Now it was time to ask for that money!
"gentlemen,"
Mitre said, taking a deep breath.
"Now I have to remind you that there are many senior officers in the army who think you are incompetent!"
"What?"
"It's the same in the exile government. Many people think you are responsible for this defeat!"
"What!"
Sarnto was surprised again.
"Mitre, what are you talking about?"
"For your sake and for Argentina's sake, they hope you will resign immediately!"
Sarnto stared at Mitre and asked loudly.
"Mitre, you, are you launching a coup? Damn it, you actually want to launch a coup at this time!" Faced with questioning, Mitre seemed very calm.
"Everyone needs to be responsible for his mistakes, Sarnto. If you hadn't started this war in the first place, then this wouldn't have happened. But what about now? You must be responsible for this mistake!"
As he stood up, Mitre pulled out his pistol.
"You, what are you going to do?"
Sarnto looked at Mitre in astonishment.
"Are you going to kill me?"
"No,"
Mitre shook his head.
"Sarnto, for Argentina! I hope you can solve the problem yourself! Maybe it will be more meaningful this way!"
After saying this, Mitre walked out.
When Mitre left the room, Sarnto's eyes were fixed on the pistol on the table, and his lips trembled slightly. After a moment, he spoke.
"For Argentina, yes, this, this is for Argentina..."
Ten minutes later, after writing a patriotic suicide note, Sarnto read it again and then resolutely put the gun barrel into his mouth.
"God is my witness, everything I do is for Argentina..."
The moment the trigger was pulled, a gunshot rang out.
…
Sarnto has been abandoned!
Although he had not yet received any information from Uruguay, Edward Thornton's words made Zhu Xianhai feel a little surprised, and he said again.
"Well, I guess that's the rule of the political game!"
It no longer matters whether Sarnto was abandoned or not, what are the rules of the political game?
Look forward!
What are the rules of the game of international diplomacy?
There are no eternal friends, only eternal interests. Well, these are exactly what the outgoing British Prime Minister said.
A person who is no longer of any use is nothing more than a discarded pawn for Britain.
“Maybe, that’s the truth.”
Edward Thornton shrugged his shoulders. He didn't care about Sarnto's life or death. What did he care about?
British interests.
"Your Majesty, we know from your newspapers that you have agreed to sell airships to France, right?"
As expected, the British couldn't hold back!
In fact, after selling the airship to the French, Zhu Xianhai had been waiting for the British to come to him as a sucker, and now they have finally come to him.
British Empire!
That’s a wealthy old man!
If you meet such a rich man, would you be justified if you don’t offer a high price?
"You know, my wife is French, and she is also the niece of the French emperor. Strictly speaking, our children even have the right to inherit the French throne. Of course, it is only the right of inheritance, after all, the emperor has a son."
Zhu Xianhai smiled and talked about the friendship between Nanhua and France, and even talked about some inheritance rights.
As for the airship, he didn't mention it at all. Why didn't he mention it?
Just to raise prices!
Damn it!
As expected, he was born a dishonest businessman!
Edward Thornton complained in his heart. He certainly knew why the other party talked so much, about relatives, inheritance rights, all that nonsense. He was just raising the price.
"Your Majesty, the relationship between you and France is well known. I think you are also very aware that what Britain can give is not necessarily what France can give."
“What can Britain give?”
Zhu Xianhai asked and answered himself with a smile.
"money?"
Zhu Xianhai shook his head.
"Compared to money, we value safety more. As everyone knows, our airships are extremely powerful weapons that are unique to us. This weapon is enough to change the course of the war."
If you want to sell something at a high price, you must clearly tell the other party that this weapon is not for sale. Only in this way can the other party be willing to be stabbed.
"If we sell the airship to you, with the UK's technological level, you will be able to use our airship as a prototype to manufacture corresponding products, and soon you will sell the airship to the whole world. Among these customers, there will definitely be some countries in South America. For Nanhua, this is unacceptable."
Zhu Xianhai expressed his concerns directly.
"As for warships, perhaps we need British warships. After all, your shipbuilding technology is the best in the world. But it does not mean that Britain is the only choice for Nanhua. After all, Nanhua can also build large battleships..."
(End of this chapter)
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