Opening game, American Tycoon

Chapter 157 The Threat from Argentina ([-]rd update, please subscribe)
A ship can bring a new country!
In South America in 1860, no one would doubt this. After all, all South American countries were established by European immigrants.

What can the huge "Great Eastern" bring to the America Company?
Of course there is a steady stream of immigrants.

Only a few hundred thousand immigrants are needed, and a country will be born in the south of Argentina!

For Miter, this is undoubtedly unacceptable.

"The "Great Orient" can transport thousands of immigrants at a time, and can transport tens of thousands of people from Europe there every year. Ten years later, its population will not be inferior to that of Paraguay or Uruguay. By then, even if we don't want to, we will Having to face a strange country..."

Frowning, Miter said.

"Is this the conspiracy of Elizabeth and the others?"

Almost subconsciously, Miter still believes that this is a conspiracy by the former nobles before independence.

"They're trying to recreate a colony, recreate a country, by bringing in immigrants in the South's no man's land, and God behold, those lands belong to Argentina! So..."

Looking up at Davis Douglas, Miter said.

"The Amelia company must pay taxes to Argentina. At the same time, we must also send customs there, and..."

Why did Mitre make such a decision after just a few months, in one sentence - no money!
Although his troops have repeatedly defeated Urquiza's after a military coup last year, a surge in fiscal spending is draining the wealth of the Buenos Aires province, which is why he will seek foreign loans.

Compared with loans, the big fat sheep close by is more attractive!

In the past, I only knew that the fat sheep was rich, but I didn't know that it would be so rich that it could spend hundreds of thousands of pounds to buy a boat. Since it is so rich, it should pay some taxes.

After thinking about it, Miter said.

"You go to San Antonio Bay on my behalf and tell the Board of Directors of the American Corporation that they have two options. The regime, thirdly, pays the tax arrears..."

After a series of conditions came out of Mitre's mouth, he thought about it and said again.

"Davis, if you go there on a navy ship, we can put a certain amount of pressure on them through the sea. After all, it takes time to build a navy, but be careful, they have coastal defense forts and fortress guns. Keep a certain distance! Our purpose is to show strength and make them submit through deterrence!"

In fact, Mitley did not ignore the attention of the American company. He is also collecting information through some channels. A battery was built at the entrance to San Antonio Bay.The fort is even equipped with the most advanced Armstrong cannon!

However, what he didn't know was that the two cannons were placed at the mouth of Nanhua Bay. On the surface, they were used to defend against the invasion of "pirates", but in fact, they were used to guard against the threat of the Argentine Navy.

With the "exposure" of Nanhua, contact with the outside world is inevitable. It is uncertain when in the future, the Argentine Navy will visit Nanhua "in due course". Of course, they will notice the two 110-pound Armstrong cannons—— It is the most advanced breech-loading rifled gun in the world, and it is a new type of naval gun that was finalized by Armstrong two years ago.

For Nanhua, which is located by the sea, a fort or fortress is an essential facility to protect Nanhua.

In fact, at the entrance of the bay in Nanhua Bay, there is a simple fort with several old-fashioned front-loading smoothbore guns on the fort.

But their power is definitely not comparable to the two rear-loaded rifled guns. Rifled guns have a long range and great power. For wooden warships, they are absolutely destructive.

These days, only force is the most reliable, without force, Nanhua is nothing but fat in others' mouths!

But sometimes, even with force, it will also cause others to spy.

"Is Miter crazy?"

After receiving the information from Domingo, Zhu Xianhai's first thought was - Miter is crazy!

"He actually wants to send the navy over!"

"what?"

Elizabeth widened her eyes in confusion.

"Is his war with Urquiza over?"

"The conflict between him and Urquiza didn't use the navy at all, so he sent the navy to show off to us!"

Zhu Xianhai frowned.

"It's not just about showing off, it's also about asserting our sovereignty and letting us recognize that this is the land of Argentina."

"Then what are you going to do? Accept or reject?"

Elizabeth asked.

"If you accept it, from now on, this place will be part of Argentina, and all problems will be problems within Argentina. Even if there is a war in the future, it will be a conflict within Argentina."

"Internal conflict?"

The corners of his lips raised slightly, Zhu Xianhai sneered.

"Elizabeth, what is a premise of this interior? Is..."

Pointing to his skin color, he continued.

"This is the internal premise. Otherwise, for them, it is definitely not an internal problem. Skin color... divides us into two types of people. Even if we become part of Argentina, when conflicts arise in the future, other Which side will the country be on? It must be the side of Argentina, or the side of the European-Argentines, we..."

Shaking his head, Zhu Xianhai smiled coldly.

"They will definitely not accept the yellow race to control the regime in Argentina, and in terms of future development, there is no possibility of any peace between us and Argentina. After all, although the Pampas grassland is large, it cannot accommodate two people." country!"

It is not that two countries cannot be accommodated.But both sides are bound to win it. Who would give up such a fertile grassland?

Anyway, Nanhua will never give up.Nanhua who gave up the prairie has no future. The prairie is related to the future of Nanhua, and it is related to the survival of millions, even tens of millions of Chinese immigrants. No matter what, they must fight for it.

"Hey, it seems that this is the only way to go!"

With a long sigh, Elizabeth looked a little helpless. It's not that she didn't expect the conflict with Argentina in the future, but she didn't expect the conflict to come so soon.

"That's all!"

(End of this chapter)