The latest information on South America was completely beyond Xiao Letian's expectations, because this period of history was rarely mentioned in previous lives. Although it was not a top secret, too few people knew about it, and too few people spread it. In addition, ten The ninth century was an era of great change. There were countless historical events more explosive than the Eight Thousand Solitary Army, so they were naturally covered up.
But Xiao Letian is not just a bystander who only wants to watch the excitement. He is interested in every great change in the world. Otherwise, how could the corrupt scholars give him a shit-trouble nicknamed the Qing Dynasty?
Now Xiao Letian had a huge Pacific map in front of him, and South America was on the right side of the map.
"What's the situation in Tahiti now?" Xiao Letian whispered without raising his head. At this time, Wang Huaiyuan and Xiao Hexin, who had just arrived from Shanghai, appeared next to Xiao Letian.
"We have now settled over a thousand people in Tahiti. In compliance with the Prime Minister's order, we have begun to contact the local indigenous peoples. Since we do business on an equal footing and have the same skin color, we have very little resistance...We are better than those Europeans. To be more popular..."
"Now Lotte & Co. has started infrastructure construction in Tahiti. A large military dock is under preparation. Moreover, we have also spent money to purchase goods such as corals and pearls and tortoiseshells from local indigenous people. The purpose is to integrate them into our economic circle. From inside, as long as the economy is integrated, the cultural education can follow naturally..."
Xiao Letian clicked on the Tahiti Island on the map, which is the Chinese transliteration of Tahiti Island. "Always remember what I said. If a large-scale national war breaks out on this isolated overseas island, don't resist. Their The strength is too weak, I allow them to surrender to the enemy..."
"Why, Wang Huaiyuan asked in confusion..." But Xiao Hexin understood the Prime Minister very well.
"Tahiti is too far away from us. It is an isolated enclave overseas. Look at the map... It is more than 4,000 kilometers to the north to Honolulu, and more than 5,000 kilometers to the west to reach Australia. As for Ryukyu, we The straight-line distance is already over 10,000 kilometers, how can we defend it?"
"There is only one way to deal with enclaves, and that is to seize legal ownership rights, then maintain permanent neutrality, and use the soft knife of culture to conquer the local indigenous people first..."
Xiao Letian nodded, "Yes, such a distant island cannot be defended by military occupation. All we can rely on is the public law of all nations. The French have already signed an agreement. This island and the surrounding subsidiary islands are all If you sell it to us, international law will protect us..."
"If Stand Upright happens in the future, I'm afraid we will be beyond our reach, so don't make unnecessary sacrifices. Let us conquer the indigenous people with tolerance and love, and let them always remember that we are the most benevolent rulers. The military role of this island The only one is to provide material supplies for the fleet, so the wharf must be built into a permanent wharf at one time, and it must be able to berth ships of tens of thousands of tons..."
"Ten thousand tons, there are such big battleships in the world, even the British battleships are only three to four thousand tons." This time it was Xiao Hexin's turn to be surprised.
Wang Huaiyuan smiled and saw that the Prime Minister had no intention of keeping it secret, and said secretly, "Don't worry, our secret weapon will be available this year. By then you will know the benefits of a large-tonnage terminal."
Xiao Letian's eyes were still scanning the map, driving all the way east from Tahiti, passing the Gambier Islands, Henderson Island, Easter Island...yes, it was the famous Easter Island, which was full of mysteries. When you reach the island of giant stone statues, you will reach the territory of the Republic of Chile.
After arriving at Easter Island, you can go straight west until you reach the place where the war has accumulated the most, which is the Iquique area where Ong Derong and Chen Yonglu fought.
Xiao Letian dropped the red and blue pencil in his hand with a click, "Add a line to Chile's draft. Our Ryukyus will secretly fund their military expenditure. You can discuss it within five million US dollars. At the same time, we will provide them with 10,000 Taiping troops to help them." They fought..."
"But when the war is over, if Chile wins, we will lease the Iquique area for 100 years...Sovereignty will always belong to Chile, but we in Ryukyu want the right to govern and to station troops."
"Yes, Prime Minister." Xiao Hexin and Wang Huaiyuan stood at attention and saluted with excitement.
Iquique, this location is right at the waist of South America, and it will definitely be the junction of the three countries in the future. The resources of Bolivia, Peru and Chile can be easily obtained.
South America is so rich in resources, especially the reserves of non-ferrous metals, which are simply astonishing, and many of the veins are shallow sources, which is very suitable for today's era of low mechanization.
China does not lack coal and iron, but China has been a country short of non-ferrous metals and oil since ancient times. For the sake of the future, even if we tighten our belts today, Iquique must be taken down.
"Transfer, Tang Lei is the head of the CIA's South America Division, Chile's first Ryukyu ambassador... He wants Ban Dingyuan's achievements, and I will give him this condition. When he completes all strategic goals and returns home successfully, I will Lotte gives him..."
"Nobleship." A vicious word made the two important ministers excited. The prime minister had been hesitant about the Ryukyu title system, but he had already made up his mind at this moment.
Out of respect for Zai Chun, Xiao Letian carried out some affairs regarding the Taiping Army behind his back. The little emperor was very smart and knew that this master must be dealing with secrets that were inconvenient for him to have access to.
Although he is sensible, he is still a little reluctant and has no intention of playing these days.
Sure enough, three days later, Xiao Letian served wine to invite the Zeng Dashuai brothers. They ended their trip from Jiangnan and sailed along the Yangtze River to Shanghai. As soon as they arrived in Shanghai, they received exciting news.
A vicious fight occurred in the British Concession. Six people, including several British businessmen and the captain and first mate, were drinking and playing poker in a bar. They quarreled over more than 200 pounds of gambling money, and finally got into a fight.
It was common for the bar owner to throw six drunks into the alley behind the bar. When the boss was doing business in London, he often threw drunks out.
But what they didn't expect was that early the next morning, the patrol found that all six British people were dead, and there were several bloody daggers on the ground. According to the on-site investigation, it was probably caused by a drunken brawl.
This is a headless case. Only Xiao Letian and Zai Chun looked at each other and smiled, "Shanghai is indeed a paradise for adventurers. Since you have chosen to be an adventurer, don't be afraid of death... Hahaha." First release of this book From, watch genuine content for the first time!
