Opening game, American Tycoon

Chapter 163 This is the Threat (Third Update, Please Subscribe)
In an instant, the atmosphere in the gorgeous presidential office was extremely tense.

Politicians in South America still have a bit of backbone, so they don't kneel when they see the British. In fact, they just think that they are white, so why should they kneel to the British.

Besides, their ancestors were Spaniards, and they fought against the British for hundreds of years!
Afraid of Brits?

That doesn't exist!

Not to mention, in history.The British guy has been beaten away by them twice, we men are not afraid of him!

"What do you say?"

Regarding Mitre's stubbornness, Edward Thornton said lightly.

"The "Kanstedt incident" has clearly demonstrated the attitude of the United Kingdom towards immigrants. Mr. President, this is just a kind reminder!"

Kind reminder?

Of course it was very well-intentioned. The "Canstatt incident" he mentioned was the assassination of Antonio Lopez by the British James Canstatt in Paraguay in 1859. This is not the case. Canstatt was The agent who ran the yerba mate between Paraguay and Argentina, he stole a lot of money from Paraguay, and Lopez Sr. just used this opportunity to punish him.The British Consul C. A. Henderson came forward to negotiate for Canstatt, who claimed to be a British citizen, but the old Lopez refused to release him.
"Reparral" detained the Paraguayan warship "Takuari" sailing to Asunción.

Such a reminder is kind enough!
These days, the big guys don't have any passports or ID cards. If any guy says he is British, the British ambassador will come forward to "care".

Of course, there are indeed many British people on the Amelia company side. As far as Edward knows, the "Great Eastern" alone has brought thousands of British people.

"The American company employs hundreds of British nationals. As the ambassador to Argentina, I have an obligation to protect their safety. Believe me, Mr. President, this is just a friendly reminder!"

The words full of kindness, after Edward Thornton's mouth, made Midley's face ugly!

Damn Brit!

God damn Brit!

At this moment, Mitre wished to twist the opponent's head off, but reason made him take a deep breath and said.

"Thank you, Mr. Ambassador, for your reminder. Please rest assured that the Argentine warships are only going to sea for routine training."

After weighing the pros and cons, Mitre relented.

No way, who made the power gap between the two sides really too big?
With the lessons learned from the "Kanstedt Incident", he absolutely has no doubts about the determination and will of the British to protect the diaspora. If there is a conflict with the UK because of this, it will definitely be worth the loss.

Moreover, he really cannot do without the support of the United Kingdom!
Perhaps, the taxes of the American company are very important. Even the United Kingdom has questioned Argentina's sovereignty over the "unknown territory", but he can only admit it. Even in the end, he took the initiative to send Edward Thornton out of the presidential palace , and when the other party got into the carriage, they still kindly reminded him.

"Mr. President, you should understand that Britain's friendship is sincere, and it treats all friends like this!"

What is the subtext?
Even if you treat your enemies with sincerity, it depends on your choice whether you are a friend or an enemy. A "Kanstedt Incident" is enough to remind the countries in the La Plata region what choice they should make.

Finally, after sending Edward Thornton, just as Mitre was about to send a telegram to Viedma to let them contact the fleet, the Minister of War rushed to him and said nervously.

"Mr. President, our fleet was shelled in San Antonio Bay, and 113 officers and soldiers including the commander of the fleet were killed..."

"what!"

When he cried out in shock, Mitre's expression was extremely complicated.

"What did you say? What the hell is going on?"

After a while, after figuring out what was going on, Mitre's face became extremely ugly, and he sent the fleet, but what?But he was beaten back by others, even with only one round of shelling, more than a hundred sailors including Resas were killed.

This is simply... a disgrace!
"This……"

Pursing his lips, Miter said.

"I think there should be an accident with the gunpowder on the deck!"

"What, Mr. President, this is clearly..."

Before the Minister of War finished speaking, Mitre said.

"This must be an accident, my friend. Just now, that guy Edward Thornton came, and he has already expressed his attitude. No matter what, this must be an accident! A tragedy..."

Mitre, who seemed to be calm at this time, was in an awkward mood, as if he had eaten shit, and he had to eat it with a smile...

……

"The British are such a shit-stirring stick!"

After receiving Domingo's telegram, Zhu Xianhai sighed.

"However, thanks to this shit-stirring stick, this matter can be turned over so lightly!"

This is Zhu Xianhai's first attempt to use diplomatic means to solve some problems. After the long-term simulation last time, he was thinking about how to use the British shit-stirring stick instead of making Nanhua the shit-stirring stick's enemy.

So from then on, he began to plan for the UK, from lending to British banks to placing orders with British companies, everything is to reflect the "value" and reflect the economic value of the company.

But this is only the first step.

"My lord, why do you think that the British will definitely interfere for money?"

Fang Zhanbo, Qian Deshan, and Sun Muli all had doubts on their faces. Their education and experience made it hard for them to believe that Great Britain would intervene in other countries for commercial interests.

"The Opium War, in the final analysis, was also for the market and for commercial interests. For Britain, commercial interests are extremely important. As the "world factory", they promoted a free economic model around the world, and the core of this model What is it? It is to control and influence countries through economic colonization. Compared with Argentina, we are obviously easier to control. The openness given by the company is definitely something that Argentina cannot give! Facing the benefits of millions of pounds and the potential market in the future , for the British, of course they want to maintain the status quo.”

In fact, before that, Zhu Xianhai explained to them the British foreign policy and the importance of free trade to the UK. As a teacher, it was indeed a bit tiring.

"However, this is certainly not all!"

Looking at the people who were still puzzled, Zhu Xianhai said again.

"The reason why the British intervened is because Miter turned his attention to the south, and it is not in the interests of the United Kingdom to turn to us! Because they have their regional strategic goals in this area!"

(End of this chapter)