Opening game, American Tycoon

What is imperialism?

Imperialism may be the behavior of a country, but most of the time, ordinary people use it as a criterion. What is this criterion?
Of course, the interests of the empire are paramount.These are the so-called imperialists, but in fact, the reason why imperialism can run rampant is not only the power of the country, but also countless imperialists who have the great cause of empire in their hearts.

Just like the problem Sun Chenglin is facing now, if he is just the president of the railway company, Li Haoze's suggestion is undoubtedly the simplest, the most trouble-free, and the least expensive.

But he is a typical imperialist, and he is also the kind who puts the interests of the empire first.In the case of conflicts with the interests of the empire, it is of course impossible for him to choose this seemingly simplest and least expensive method.

"Indeed, as you said, we support a few rebels, provide them with funds, provide them with weapons, set up training camps in the southern rainforest to train them, and we can even send black warriors to directly help them overthrow Bario Then we can get everything we need - the railway and the free transfer of railway land and other privileges, but for the empire, this is not a good thing."

How could this be?
Li Haoze looked at the president in confusion, he really didn't see any conflict between this matter and the interests of the empire.

"There's nothing wrong with your thinking."

Sun Chenglin said,
"Many people think this way, and the starting point is right, but we have to consider another point, which is the future and long-term goals. After all, we are not just a railway company, but the whole empire. a link."

When he said the words "the overall interests of the empire", in the luxurious office, he waved his hands to emphasize his tone.

"What is the overall interest of the empire? For us, it is the "Pan-American Railway" of the future."

Sun Chenglin went on to say,
"We all know that the "Pan-American Railway" is the most important means for the empire to extend its reach to the entire Americas, at least from the empire itself to Mexico. During the construction of the railway, we can not only obtain the land along the two sides of the railway, but also Obtaining the mining rights along the line, with the construction of the railway, not only the goods of the empire can penetrate to all countries, but the empire will also influence and control all aspects of it step by step through the railway. It has to be said that the concept of the "Pan-American Railway" proposed by His Majesty , once realized, the entire American continent from the mainland to Mexico will be in our hands!"

The idea of ​​the "Pan-American Railway" was first proposed by Emperor Zhu ten years ago.In fact, from the very beginning when he proposed this idea, he had ulterior motives.

railway!

It is the most important means of land transportation in this era. In order to encourage the construction of railways, various countries will donate large tracts of state-owned land to railway companies to support them to buy land at a low price. This is the so-called "affiliated land" in this era. Everything in the country belongs to the railway company, and the railway company built the streets, houses, and even the police station there.

For the empire, the "Pan-American Railway" is a giant leech sucking the economic resources of the Americas.At the same time, the Pan-American Railway was not a simple railway management company, but the general hub of the empire's economic aggression against the Americas, similar in nature to the East India Company established by Britain in India.

But in the end?

It will serve as a bridgehead for the Imperial invasion, Vanguard!

"If you use your method to do it, the success rate is very high, but in the future we will have to face El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica in addition to Guatemala. The subversion of our country by country will take time and effort, not to mention, and, It is also easy to cause opposition from the United States or other powers. The current relationship between the empire and the powers seems to be normal, but in fact it is very tense. Therefore, I think we can support Barrios to rebuild the "Central American Federation" by force. Extending to Central America will not even attract the attention of the outside world, so we have laid the railway to the five countries and controlled the lifeline of transportation in the five countries.”

This is the idea of ​​a typical imperialist. Many things don't necessarily need to be done by yourself, just need to support the agent. Listening to the CEO's idea, Li Haoze thought for a while and said.

"President, rebuilding the "Five-Nation Federation" with the hands of Barrios will indeed not cause outside interference, but Barrios is an ambitious person, how could he be willing to act as our agent? Five-Nation Federation After the rebuilding, will it have an uncertain impact on the interests of the empire? Especially as the national power grows, will Barrios betray us? These are all unknowns."

"Unknown..."

Sun Chenglin leaned his head back on the leather chair, which made him feel quite comfortable.

"You are right, there are indeed such unknowns, but don't forget that decades ago, when they first became independent, they first merged into Mexico, and then separated from Mexico to form the United Provinces of Central America. Later, the country was named the Federation of Central American Republics. However, due to the contradictions between different regions in the country, it only lasted for 17 and a half years, and it split into five countries.”

With the corners of his lips slightly raised, Sun Chenglin said in a somewhat sarcastic tone.

"In the final analysis, their division is still too much in terms of interests. After independence, each of these countries has its own power group, the so-called "Caudillo", warlords, senior military officers and local armed leaders They dominate one side and form a powerful force. They control the government at all levels from the central government to the local government, control the national economy, occupy resources, control finances, attack dissidents internally, conquer and kill Indians. Judging from their behavior of exercising power, it is simply It proves that they are not qualified to manage a piece of rubbish in the country. Barrios is a typical example. He seems to be promoting reforms, suppressing the local Caudillo, and expelling the church, but in fact, it is just to consolidate his power. The old Caudillos were approved, and a new batch of Caudillos were supported. In any case, the common people suffered.”

"Even if Barrios conquered the other four countries by force, he will definitely distribute the land to his generals. Those generals will become the new Caudiro leaders. They will continue to squeeze the common people and lose power and land people will definitely continue to resist. Under such circumstances, how can their rule be stable? How can a country rise without a stable domestic situation? Moreover, the ensuing civil strife will not only intensify the violence of the common people. pain, and it will increase their dependence on us."

After saying this, he stood up with a smile, walked to the window, and looked down at the crowded street downstairs. Mexico is also a country controlled by the Caudillo leaders.

"And it's good for us that one day, when we come, they'll welcome us."

Then he said calmly.

"I remember many years ago, His Majesty once said that our purpose is not to occupy the entire America, but to destroy this corrupt system that makes all the people suffer!"