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"Oh, what a stupid fellow!"

In the British embassy, ​​Edward Thornton couldn't help but said after hearing the news of his old friend's death.

"Urquiza may not be on the side of Buenos Aires, but killing him like this will only push the provinces into Nanhua's arms. Sarento... is not a mature politician after all."

Regarding the ambassador's exclamation, Ned said.

"Sir, maybe, it's not necessarily Sarento's doing. After all, it doesn't do him much good."

"It does not matter!"

Edward Thornton shook his head and said.

"In this kind of assassination, it doesn't matter who the real murderer is. What matters is who benefits more from it. As for the murderer, everyone thinks it was Sarnto who did it, because Urquisa refused to send troops to resist Nanhua After that, he was assassinated immediately, you see, what a suitable time, the perfect motive for killing, this is enough, the whole world will think that Sar Ento did it, as for the real murderer..."

Smiling at Ned, Edward Thornton lit a cigar, took a puff slowly, then shook his head and said.

"It doesn't matter at all!"

"Sir, how can it be unimportant?"

Facing the ambassador's answer, Ned said a little excitedly.

"We can investigate the real culprit, and then tell everyone the truth, so that they can take the initiative to resist Nanhua!"

Looking at the young man in front of him, Edward Thornton shrugged his shoulders and taught in a persuasive tone.

"Ned, my boy, you have only just come here, and you don't know these people, to these South Americans with Spaniards and Indians in their veins, they are always walking between barbarism and civilization, They use things like this to deal with opponents a lot."

Edward Thornton's tone was full of Anglo-Saxon arrogance. In his bones, he didn't like these Spaniards whose skin was not fair enough. Besides, these Spaniards in the New World were mixed with too much blood of natives.

"Even if the real culprit is found, it may be a moral condemnation for them, but that's it, and they will even worship such a ruthless character."

"Yes, but..."

Frowning, Ned said.

"If the other provinces are on the side of Nanhua, it will definitely be detrimental to Argentina. Wouldn't it be in our interest?"

"Haha, Ned, you are thinking too simply. Can you tell me why the provinces maintain their current semi-independence?"

"Power and Wealth!"

Think about it, Ned said.

"In the past few decades, there have been endless internal disputes in Argentina. On the surface, the centralists and the federalists have different opinions. The centralists believe that a strong central government should be established, while the federalists believe that the powers of the provinces should be guaranteed. In fact, the big landlords who hold the real power in the provinces hope to protect their status and economic interests through a loose federation, which is the root cause of the differences between the two parties."

"That's right!"

Edward Santo looked at Ned and smiled.

"Do you think that those big landowners who hold power in the provinces will give up their power and wealth?"

Smoking a cigar, Edward Santo said.

"So, even if Urquisa is dead, those landlords who control the land and power in the provinces will remain neutral, but their neutrality is in exchange for better returns. Neutrality is their bargaining chip. As for standing there On the one hand, it depends on who gives more!"

"From this perspective, Urquiza may have been assassinated by those landlords, because his categorical refusal destroyed the neutral position. He should offer a price and use neutrality as a bargaining chip..."

Ned frowned as if he had figured something out.

"It is also possible that Sarnto, Urquiza's death, allowed him to negotiate with the landowners in the provinces."

Standing up and patting Ned on the shoulder, Edward Thornton said.

"Now, do you think it matters who the real culprit is?"

Of course it doesn't matter, anyone can be the real culprit, everyone can benefit from it, who is the only one who suffers?

It's Urquiza.

But he... is just a dead man.

In an instant, Ned seemed to understand something, he said helplessly.

"Sir, this is politics, isn't it?"

"Yes, in politics, there is never right or wrong, only interests, my child, and this is especially true between countries!"

Smiling encouragingly at Ned, Edward Thornton said.

"As long as you learn this, I think one day, you will be able to become an excellent diplomat!"

"Sir, who do you think will win the support of the provinces in the end?"

Ned asked curiously.

"It... depends on them, who is more eager to win the war!"

……

"I don't think I have time to meet them!"

At Nanhua Railway Station, facing Charlotte who came to see him off, Zhu Xianhai smiled.

"If they come, when you meet them, remember, don't give them anything with the answer, after all..."

"What they can give is not what we need, but do they have what we need? Their land! We need to use their land to win over the local people and win their support. As for those people... simply Not what we need."

Charlotte, who was smiling, spoke very calmly, without any discomfort at all.She has long been used to all this, and used land to win over local ordinary people in Chile.

"That's true, but there is one more goal,"

Zhu Xianhai looked at Charlotte and whispered in her ear.

"We are going to create a new empire, and in this empire, a large number of upstarts will emerge. As for the former dignitaries in this land, they are nothing but the dust of history!"

Leaning her head on Zhu Xianhai's shoulder, Charlotte responded softly.

"Honey, I know, this is the inevitable birth of the empire..."

The rise of any dynasty means the destruction of an old dynasty, and with the destruction of the old dynasty are the dignitaries of that dynasty, their status and wealth will be transferred to the dignitaries of the new dynasty. inevitable.For this truth, the people of the Bonaparte family certainly understand very well, after all, they rose because of the new dynasty.

Standing on the platform, lying on her husband's shoulders, Charlotte urged again.

"After you arrive at the front line, you must pay attention to safety. Remember, my lord, I will wait for you here..."

The woman's words made Zhu Xianhai's heart skip a beat, and he said while stroking her back.

"Don't worry, everything has started now!"

(End of this chapter)