Mexico's Napoleon Agustín I is a bit like Napoleon. He is very good at arithmetic, and he has already done it in his mind. The original price of an anti-U.S. Navy set meal is 25.62 million silver dollars. After a 10% discount, the price is 23.058 million silver dollars. If you buy two copies at a time, you will have to pay 46.116 million silver dollars.
In fact, Simon Bolivar of the Gran Colombia next door also needs this package... Simon Bolivar's Bolivarianism advocates the establishment of an American federation to unite against the great powers, and the great powers undoubtedly Against Bolivarianism!
Therefore, if Bolivar wants to achieve his ideals to a certain extent, he must have tools to exclude the interference of foreign powers. And Ming's "anti-American package" is undoubtedly the tool Simon Bolivar needs. Even if Bolivar only has a "package" in his hands, the British Empire must carefully consider intervening in Bolivar's career!
After all, the monarchs of the British Empire were once beaten to a pulp by the Lushuns of the Ming Dynasty. Now, with a set meal, all the heroes and warriors and bodyguards are alive, how can the British still fight? Even if the majestic Royal Navy of the British Empire cannot defeat the Ming Dynasty Navy, if it is beaten by the Navy of Gran Colombia, will it still have the face to show off?
In addition, Greater Mexico and Gran Colombia can also form an alliance. In this way, the two countries can come up with a total of three...or even five anti-American packages! That is five hero-class battleships, five hero-class armored cruisers, ten martyr-class cruisers, and fifteen escort-class destroyers. With this strength, an elite army would be enough to burn down a house!
Thinking of this, Agustín I said to Guo Zhiqian: "Let's do this. Let's buy two sets of meals in Mexico, and I will convince President Bolivar to buy two sets of meals... There are four sets of sets in total, and you will also give them Can I give you a 15% discount?"
Of course it works!
The 15% discount on four Navy anti-American packages is 87.108 million silver dollars!
As expected of a wealthy man who owns a mine at home, he is a wealthy man when he makes a move!
However, Guo Zhiqian still looked embarrassed and said hesitantly: "This, this... Your Majesty, can you be Simon Bolivar's master?"
Gustin I smiled and said: "Ambassador Guo, you are Simon's old friend. Don't you understand his thoughts? He doesn't even want the throne that is at his fingertips. He only wants to build a unified and powerful South America. A federation? If you want to successfully establish such a South American federation, can you do it without a strong navy? The road transportation between those South American countries is bad, and the exchanges of people and goods between countries mainly rely on sea transportation. Without a strong navy, What can he do to maintain the unity of the South American Federation? And he cannot refuse the interference and infiltration of European powers!"
Not to mention, what this Napoleon fanboy said makes sense! Zhuge Weidaoxin said: "Historically, Simon Bolivar's prestige was so high and he had so many followers that he was the president of several countries. However, his Republic of Gran Colombia failed to survive in the end, and the Republic of Peru Although the Bolivarian Republic and the Bolivarian Republic all asked him to be president, they did not merge with Colombia in the end. There are of course many reasons for how things turned out, but Bolivar did not have a powerful navy that could protect the sea traffic of South American countries. , must be an important reason. If he can control the sea routes where big landowners and capitalists in various countries make money, then those who oppose him will have to think carefully. But if Bolivar wants to control the sea routes of South American countries, he can only rely on two The anti-American package shouldn’t be enough, right? After all, he has two oceans of sea routes to watch!”
Thinking of this, Zhuge Weidao interjected: "Your Majesty the Emperor, you and Mr. Bolivar also need a canal to connect the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. With this canal, your navy can come and go between the two oceans." Only then can the economies of Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Bolivar, Chile and other places be truly integrated. Economic integration is the most powerful guarantee for national unity."
"Yes, yes, Your Majesty," Guo Zhiqian immediately took over the words, "This Nicaragua Canal needs to be dug as soon as possible... Only with this canal will the provinces in Central America turn to Mexico City. .”
"But it costs a lot of money to dig a canal!" Agustín I spread his hands and said, "The money I have on hand is only enough to buy two of those anti-American packages. If we want to build the Nicaragua Canal, it will cost hundreds of millions. Where? Are you rich?"
"Lack of money?" Guo Zhiqian said with a smile, "The Ming Dynasty can provide loans... Not only the money for building the canal can be loaned, but also the money for you and Bolivar to buy warships."
"Hundreds of millions!" The Mexican emperor frowned, looking worried about a financial explosion.
It has to be said that when you are an emperor, you are more concerned about the country's financial problems than when you are a president. You worry about paying off debts of only a few hundred million.
"A few hundred million is not much," Guo Zhiqian said. "If you are really worried about not being able to make up the money, just hand over the toll collection rights of the canal to the contractor and let the contractor recover the cost... You won't get a penny out of it." , the Mexican Empire now has a canal connecting the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, how wonderful this is!”
"But it's the same as the Suinz Canal, right?" The Mexican emperor was very thoughtful, and he couldn't afford to lose his sovereignty just to build a canal.
"No, not so..." Guo Zhiqian waved his hand quickly, "It's just a canal charging right, and it doesn't involve sovereignty. The Ming Dynasty will not station troops in the canal zone, nor will it establish any leases. What are you worried about? ?
Your Majesty, you can absolutely rest assured about Daming. We, the Ming Dynasty, have absolutely no ill intentions towards the Mexican Empire... We really want to support the Mexican Empire to contain the United States! With all due respect, your Mexican Empire is incomparable to the United States! It is obvious to all how fast the United States has developed in recent years. When it first opened, it had only 800,000 square kilometers of land and 2.8 million people. How many are there now? More than 5 million square kilometers of land and a population of nearly 20 million!
Moreover, the United States not only has a vast land and a large population, but its industry is also developing very fast, including textiles, petroleum, steel, shipbuilding, electricity, coal mining... everything you need! Given time, how can the future be limited? If the United States is not contained now, it will be impossible for our Ming Dynasty to conquer the Pacific coast of Oregon in the future. I am afraid that even New Manchuria will be difficult to preserve. And I’m afraid you can’t defend the empty land in the north of your Mexican Empire. By then, the United States will become a country on the Pacific coast! It will be difficult for Ming Dynasty to have exclusive control of the Pacific Ocean!
Therefore, Your Majesty, as long as you agree to accept our help in building the Nicaragua Canal, our Ming Dynasty will not only help you develop your navy, but also your army. We have also prepared an army development package for Mexico! "
"But how will Mexico's army develop?" The Mexican Napoleon looked worried. "You can still spend money to buy the navy, but the foundation of the army is population!"
Guo Zhiqian couldn't answer this question, so he quickly gave Zhuge Weidao a wink.
"Your Majesty the Emperor," Zhuge Weidao took over the topic, "Our Army Staff of the Ming Empire has prepared a 'Texas Warrior Plan' for you. This is a plan that includes selling weapons and equipment, sending military advisory groups, helping to train troops, and helping A military aid package to recruit Japanese mercenaries and help recruit and house Japanese armed immigrant groups.”
"Japanese mercenaries? Japanese armed immigration group?" The Mexican emperor frowned, "Can those little Japanese beat the Americans?"
"Yes!" Zhuge Weidao nodded very definitely, "Your Majesty the Emperor, you don't have to believe me, but please believe in the professionalism of our Ming Army Staff Department. The elites of the Ming Army Staff Department are the best army staff officers in the world. personnel, and they also have the most research on the United States and the Japanese... so they know that only the Japanese samurai immigrants can withstand the American immigrant groups in Texas. Only they can withstand it, His Majesty the Emperor Only the army and navy will have room to play!"
