Laredo is an important river port between Texas and Mexico, where Sheffield is waiting for Rodriguez's arrival. As for the city opposite Mexico, it is called Nuevo Laredo, although such a name is not uncommon in the Americas.

, but the slave owner is still very uncomfortable, so he should take advantage of the other party's fight to muddy the waters.

Laredo has developed irrigated agriculture and is a producer of grapes, grapefruits and onions. There are coal, natural gas, and oil mining areas nearby. The industry includes oil refining and railway factories. Although the number of people is small, it has everything it needs. Even though it is a small sparrow, it has all the internal organs.

Except for some problems with steel, everything else is not a problem. The newly established arms production line is here.

Sheffield has just completed its guidance and set it up as an important transit point for the supply of armed forces in Mexico.

After about ten minutes, Rodriguez's motorcade finally arrived at Sheffield's temporary residence. After giving each other a good hug, Sheffield led Rodriguez into the newly built factory building and said as he walked,

"I feel very sorry for the situation your country is facing now. Dear Mr. Rodriguez, I wonder how it is now?"

"The forces opposing President Díaz have been defeated and their bases have been occupied. However, many people have fled to your country. If we are friends, you should provide some help." Although Rodriguez said that the world is peaceful,

But apparently things were not as smooth as he said.

Sheffield has heard it, but has not exposed it. In fact, he not only knows that many people who oppose Diaz have fled to the United States, but also knows that they are there, in San Antonio, Texas. However, these opposition forces

, the federal government of the United States has never been involved.

This violates the tradition of the United States and the low-key style of life. The reason why it is tradition is that the United States has long had a tradition of hosting opposition parties from other countries. If nothing else, aren't the opposition parties of the Qing Dynasty also included?

If you protect the people in power in other countries, you may not be able to open up the situation if something happens. The opposition must be kept, and it may come in handy one day. To put it most directly, even if these opponents are dead,

The United States has nothing to lose, so why not take it in? If the bet is correct, it will make a lot of money.

Although the people in Madero represented workers and farmers, in Rodriguez's eyes they were outright opponents. In Sheffield's eyes, Rodriguez was the real reactionary.

"I, a businessman, have no right to interfere in national affairs. This matter must be resolved by yourselves in the end." Sheffield said with a hint of apology, "But to be honest, according to the news received so far, it seems that the opposition forces are very

It’s so big, even though the old nest was captured by government troops, the power was spread out and became even more difficult to deal with.”

The situation is actually out of control. According to a famous saying, there has been a trend of rural areas surrounding cities. If it cannot be extinguished for a long time, President Díaz is likely to be the forerunner of Chang Gong, which is indeed the case.

He explained his difficulties to Rodriguez and named the ultimate root cause. The solution still depends on whether the troops supporting President Díaz can extinguish this wave of opposition.

He took out a rifle and fired at the target in the distance. The shot hit the target with a bang. The marksmanship he had practiced for a long time was still fresh. Sheffield nodded to the workers on the production line with satisfaction.

Satisfied with the work of the new production line.

Looking at Rodriguez, who was still silent, Sheffield shrugged and said, "Although you may not want to admit it, President Díaz may fail. Of course, you may still try your best to maintain the current order, so I have something to say.

I have to tell you honestly, from the civil war in the United States, I have understood a truth, you must not show mercy to internal enemies. People who seem to be close to you have no scruples when doing things, but when they are external, they think too much. Catch those who oppose

Pai, I would rather kill three thousand by mistake than let one go. Stone needs to be cut, grass needs to be overheated, and people need to be rekindled. Failure to do so cannot solve the problem. If you fail, you will have to bear this treatment.

, I’m definitely not being alarmist.”

"Your ideas are too contradictory. Your country is hosting the opposition in our country, but you advise me to act quickly. Why is this?" Rodriguez asked in confusion, "You and the United States have different positions.

.”

"That's not necessarily true. Taking in Madero and others does not necessarily mean supporting them, but it provides an extra layer of insurance for the future situation in Mexico. If President Díaz cannot persist, we can make peace with the new government.

Relationship. Of course, if the reverse is true, if President Díaz takes refuge in the United States after he steps down, the federal government will still take him in."

"That's Washington's idea, but I'm not a Washingtonian, I'm a Texan, and we are only separated from you by a river!" Sheffield pointed in the direction of the Rio Grande and said, "Others are not far away.

Far away, Texas is right in front of us. Of course, the perspective is different. I don’t want the conflict to be endless, which will put pressure on my hometown. If Canada wants to attack the United States for the third time, I have nothing to do with it.

I think we won’t be able to hit Texas for a while.”

Rodriguez raised his eyebrows. The words of the person in front of him were too real. They were so real that ordinary people could not accept them. He shook his head and smiled bitterly, "In a strong environment, no matter what you say, it makes sense."

Otherwise? Sheffield looked at the other party with a smile. What conditions does Mexico have? With its status as the world's TV drama export giant in a few decades? Soft power? Besides earning a little foreign exchange, what else can it do?

At least Rodriguez understood a little bit why Sheffield was looking for him. The federal government in Washington saw the internal conflict in Mexico, and followed the idea of ​​​​taking care of the Madero faction hiding in the United States.

But the owner of the United Company in front of him is a Texan. The neighboring countries are fighting fiercely, but Texas citizens do not want to be affected. That is to say, at the national level, the federal government can accept a certain amount of chaos in neighboring countries, but

Texas, which is right next to Mexico, doesn't want to accept it.

This explanation is very logical, and Rodriguez has already accepted it. In fact, there is a more logical explanation. Sheffield likes to watch the citizens of neighboring countries die, but it is difficult to say it out.

For Sheffield, it doesn’t matter who in Mexico wins, and it’s no problem for the Diaz faction, which represents the conservative forces, to win. It’s also okay for the Madero faction, the predecessor of Mexico’s Institutional Revolutionary Party, to win.

The Mexican Institutional Revolutionary Party can actually be understood as the artillery party before the Northern Expedition. If Chang Gong had not come on April 12, the left wing of the artillery party would have taken power, and Mexico would have been governed by the Mexican Institutional Revolutionary Party, which would have been like the Republic of China.

The best result is that it will be stronger than the original Republic of China, but it will not be much stronger in essence.

Historically, the United States also accepted such an unpalatable Mexican regime and did not do anything to this neighboring country. In fact, the United States can accept a weak left-wing country as a neighboring country. At least such a country will not cause chaos and have a negative impact on the country.

Basic management strength. A hundred years later, Mexico once again entered the Republic of China. The drug dealers in Mexico were not drug dealers at all, but just a group of warlords selling drugs to raise military expenses.

Now that he had accepted the goodwill, Sheffield listed the help he could provide and officially joined the camp of the Mexican Catholic Church and the big landowners. In exchange, the reactionary camp had to protect the Union Company and Standard Oil, and the oil and gas in Mexico.

interests, and the exploitation of resources within the control area.

This is a very fair deal. There seems to be no problem with the confluence of the two reactionary forces. But it only seems that Sheffield can escape at any time because he is a citizen of the United States. If something goes wrong one day,

We can completely sell these reactionaries and continue to have good relations with the new government.

As for the virtues of bourgeois left-wing parties like the Mexican Institutional Revolutionary Party, they will not really have the consciousness of revolutionaries to oppose the monopoly bourgeoisie. They can do evil on the territory of other countries without any scruples and do not have to pay the price.

.This account is a sure win for Sheffield.

Now he slightly understands why Germany and Italy were so concerned during the Spanish Civil War. It was indeed a very satisfying experience. According to the verbal agreement between the two, once the situation in Mexico develops uncontrollably, the production line in Laredo

Will immediately go to full capacity to supply government troops supporting President Dias.

In terms of transportation, it is connected to the railway controlled by Rockefeller Jr., and in terms of shipping, the Black Gold Transportation Company is responsible for it. The Sheffield United Firearms Company will supply all the weapons needed by the Mexican government forces at market prices.

Officers of the Mexican government army can also temporarily hide in Texas at unfavorable times. In short, there are more than a dozen of them. They have thought of all possible situations. Once Rodriguez, who returns home, feels that the situation is out of control, he can immediately

Contact Arlington via telegraph and this contract will automatically come into effect.

The contract does not specify how many guns or cannons will be provided, because once a war breaks out, the weapons required are never numerous. Sheffield will not stipulate the number of contracts. It depends on the territory of President Díaz and his family in Mexico.

How many resources can be pledged? If not, there are still many silver mines in Mexico.

Rodriguez returned to Mexico the next day. Everyone was uncertain about the current situation. He did not dare to stay here for too long. The huge industry of the Tagore family needed his protection.

"The production line can be started now. There is no need to worry about the backlog of weapons. I believe in your boss's judgment. It will definitely be a best-selling product." Sheffield looked at the person in charge of the factory and said with confidence, "This is the golden age of our arms dealers.
Chapter completed!