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Chapter 657 Eastern Pacific
On August 1878, 8, the sixth day of the upheaval in Chile, the overthrown former government President Mascaiano was rescued from Santiago prison by his henchmen and fled to Puerto Montt in the south.

This naturally made Chilean Arturo Lauzon very angry, so he sent the new Chilean government troops to Puerto Montt in the south to pursue him. However, at this time, because Puerto Montt was Mascaiano's hometown, many people there were worried about it. Mascaiano was so supportive that he made it difficult for the pursuing troops from Santiago to enter Puerto Montt.

The two sides formed a confrontation there.

On August 1878, 8, the British Navy suddenly appeared in Puerto Montt, southern Chile, and stationed at the Puerto Montt naval port.

By this time, it was obvious that Arturo Lauzon had thought about the outcome of the incident, that is, the British finally counterattacked and directly mobilized the army.

The sudden intervention of the British Empire panicked Arturo Lauzon in Santiago, so he urgently asked for help from the Netherlands.

Two days later, on August 1878, 8, the Dutch government received the news from Chile, which immediately made the Netherlands realize that this was a crisis as well as an opportunity. After that, Dutch Prime Minister Gerrit de Vries held an emergency meeting. Reported hastily to William IV.

"The British Navy crossed the Atlantic Ocean from the South African Fleet westward through the Strait of Magellan and arrived in Puerto Montt, Chile. In other words, if the coup broke out from Chile, the voyage would take about 10 days, but the timing of the British Navy's appearance now proves it. The British rushed to Chile at full speed from the start.”

William IV said seriously: "This proves the reason why the British government did not make concessions in Chile. Did Chile explain how many British warships were dispatched?"

Gerrit de Vries replied: "A total of 1 British naval battleships were dispatched, including the ironclad Thor and other sailing battleships."

William IV flashed his eyes and said fiercely: "Since Britain wants to play, let's play bigger."

Gerrit De Vries asked: "What does your Majesty mean?"

William IV ordered: "The United Kingdom is testing us to see if we dare to send warships to Chile when they unexpectedly dispatch warships. Since others have issued provocations like this, why should we allow them to do so?" They are disappointed”

Gerrit De Vries was shocked physically and mentally and looked at William IV.

William IV said: "It's time for the Netherlands to have a game with Britain, where the brave will win, and the location should be South America."

The navy of the British Empire actually appeared in Chile, which had just undergone a coup, on August 1878, 8. This made everyone's eyes suddenly change when they were mocking Britain for being driven away.

Some time ago, the new Chilean government introduced policies to support Dutch companies to settle in Chile and replace the UK. It has been very obvious. Many people believe that Chile will successively release this predicted information in the coming time.

However, as the British warship docked in Puerto Montt in south-central Chile on August 8, everyone discovered that Arturo Lauzon, the new controller of Chile, unexpectedly chose to retreat.

Yes, from August 1878 to August 8, 13, almost half a month had passed, and there was still no news about the new government, which immediately disappointed those who liked to watch the excitement.This includes people from many European countries such as the German Empire and France, as well as nationals from North and South America.

Obviously, in the face of the powerful Britain, Chilean Arturo Lauzon did not dare to immediately issue a policy to drive away British businessmen.

German Empire, Berlin.

Bismarck said to his subordinates: "This is reasonable. Britain is unwilling to suffer. If London does not stop a Chilean rebellion, more Chiles will follow. Currently, Britain has influence The Confederate States of America, Belgium, the Ottoman Empire, Portugal, Mexico, etc. in southern North America, and even Brazil also rely on the support of the United Kingdom. If the United Kingdom retreats, these countries will definitely have illusions, and the consequences will be very serious for the United Kingdom. This is what Creston and Queen Victoria had to do."

"Then Prime Minister, faced with the birth of a pro-Dutch regime, but now it seems to be suppressed, how will the Netherlands respond?"

Bismarck took a deep breath and said: "The Netherlands is also a difficult owner to deal with. Based on my understanding of William IV, he is not far away from suffering a disadvantage."

"But in that case, the Netherlands will have to face the powerful navy of the British Empire. The British Empire's navy is the best in the world. Does the Netherlands really dare to do this?"

Bismarck shook his head and said: "Well, the Netherlands has grown up now, and it is no longer the Netherlands that had to act submissively when facing Britain. The Netherlands has passed the incubation period, and now it is the time when it needs a chance to show its strength. Waiting Well, we will be able to see this scene soon."

In North America, President Stephen Douglas and Secretary of State Thomas A. Hendricks of the American Confederation were also holding talks on this matter, but the two had different opinions.

"Your Excellency, I think we should take the opportunity to show our friendship to the United Kingdom. To do this, we can condemn what happened in Chile. We should not support the coup in Chile, because this is the constitution we uphold."

"My Excellency Secretary of State, you seem to have forgotten one thing. Ever since President Monroe, we have not liked the development of European powers in the Americas. Now the United Kingdom is openly sending warships to South America. This is definitely a blow to President Monroe's Monroe Doctrine. "This kind of challenge" President Stephen Douglas said dissatisfied: "Don't forget that Canada in the north and the Confederate States of America in the south supported by the United States after splitting it are threatening our security. Mexico seems to be willing to develop cooperation with the United Kingdom. "Under the circumstances, the sovereignty of the Commonwealth of America has been threatened by the United Kingdom. If the Secretary of State's diplomacy is carried out in this way, then it seems that the precautions against the United Kingdom are too light."

Thomas A. Hendrix listened to Stephen Douglas's angry words and suddenly felt that he seemed to be pushed to the front of the storm again.

Although he was equally dissatisfied with Stephen Douglas's actions, he could not attack the other party as casually as he did.

Because Stephen Douglas is the President of the Militant Federation, and he is just the Secretary of State appointed by the President.

The two of them had their own thoughts, but they didn't really engage in a fierce confrontation.

There are currently seven most powerful consortiums in the United States. The largest consortium is the Randy Consortium. The helm of this family is Randy Bleish, a staunch Republican supporter and the Secretary of State of the former government. He is of Dutch descent.

The Boston Financial Group of Dutch origin supports the Democratic Party, and Citigroup is also of Dutch origin, but it bets on both sides and does not choose between the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. It just supports both Dutch Americans.

In addition to these three major consortiums, there are four major consortiums in the Commonwealth of America.

The Morgan and Mellon Groups are controlled by British Americans, the Rockefeller Group is controlled by Germans, and the DuPont Group is controlled by French Americans.

The Millennium Consortium is the largest source of influence on government decision-making.

Although the Dutch-born Randy Consortium, Citigroup and Boston Consortium are strong and firmly occupy the top three in the Commonwealth of America, the following consortiums cannot be underestimated.

In particular, the British Morgan and Mellon consortiums have risen rapidly. Because of this, in order to gain the support of the British, Stephen Douglas chose to agree to support Thomas A. Hendry during the general election after he was elected. Cox became the Secretary of State leading the foreign affairs of the American Commonwealth.

This is the helplessness brought about by political compromise.

The Dutch consortium is powerful, but it also makes multiple bets.

Therefore, the support of the British consortium is also very important.

Not only did he initially agree to the Morgan and Mellon consortiums, but the DuPont consortium and the Rockefeller consortium also supported him and proposed the positions they would like to see when forming the government in the future.

Among them, the ambassador to Germany fell into the hands of the Rockefeller family, and the ambassador to France also successfully fell into the hands of the French DuPont consortium.

Therefore, facing Thomas A. Hendrix, who was supported by the Mellon Group and the Morgan Group, Stephen Douglas did not make any further condemnation. In the end, the two were still in a state of cooperation, but There are some disagreements over the direction of diplomacy.

Besides, the other party is quite cooperative.

With the support of the Rothschild family behind them, the Rockefeller family, the Morgan family and the Mellon family are currently growing rapidly, and have threatened the status of the second consortium Citibank Consortium and the third consortium Boston Consortium. At this time, Stephen Douglas knew that he could not Offend these parties, otherwise, his government may become a weak government or even face collapse.

When Stephen Douglas thought this way, Thomas A. Hendrix couldn't help but regret that his tone just now was too strong.

The Stephen Douglas in front of him was a well-known 'tyrant' in the Confederate States of America. When he had a disagreement, he directly verbally attacked the current President Lincoln. Stephen Douglas even attacked former President Andrew Johnson. He initiated impeachment many times, and although he failed to remove Andrew Johnson from office, he became famous for it.

Facing such a king, what he just did seemed to easily offend the "Holy Face". In that case, there would be no good fruits to be gained. Thinking of this, he immediately regretted it.

However, when he thought about the meaning of the forces behind it, Thomas A. Hendricks still said bravely: "However, the British have already stationed their navy in southern Chile. Chile seems to have been controlled by the British. At this time, the overall situation It has been determined that if we do not make some diplomatic gestures, many of our investments in Chile may face uncertainty. You know, our investments in Chile are not as large as those in Argentina ($8500 million, £1700 million) and Brazil ($4500 million). , 900 million pounds), but the current investment stock is also more than 1500 million US dollars (300 million pounds).”

Stephen Douglas waved his hand to stop Thomas A. Hendrix. He pulled out a secret report from his desk and reached out to Thomas A. Hendrix.

Thomas A. Hendricks took it in confusion. When he looked at it, his expression changed drastically. He saw it read: On August 1878, 8, the large Dutch Far East Fleet sailed eastward from New Zealand. OK!

(End of this chapter)