Chapter 1238 When the oppression of the great powers is in progress
Chapter 1238: The oppression by the foreign powers is in progress (first update, please subscribe)
Author: Xiaoyu’s Destiny
Chapter 1238: The oppression by the foreign powers is in progress (first update, please subscribe)
"No, we will bring them freedom!"
Faced with repeated calls from the outside world that "the empire will enslave the American people with the help of banks and railroads," the imperial officials immediately launched their propaganda machine and made their voices heard through newspapers, magazines, and radio.
Of course there are sounds...
In fact, I just heard it and didn’t take it seriously.
1886 passed very quickly. This year, the Pan-American Railway was finally built in Quito. To the world, this year seemed to be peaceful. However, contrary to expectations, this year was the "Federal Unification War" that took place in Central America.
, has become increasingly cruel.
El Salvador is in ruins and Honduras is in danger.
"Our goal is to build a modern, prosperous Central American Federation, where everyone in the Central American Federation will live in happiness and peace!"
The speech delivered by Justo Rufino Barrios in Congress naturally aroused a burst of applause and cheers.
After all, they have successfully annexed El Salvador, and even approached the capital of Honduras with their army. Now for them, victory is just around the corner.
With the arrival of victory, generals and officers can get their rewards, they get land and wealth, and the same goes for politicians.
"The Central American Federation will once again stand on the American continent!"
Faced with victory after victory, Justo Rufino Barrios, the president of Guatemala, declared so confidently!
At the same time, Barrios announced a final attack on the Honduran capital.
The demise of Honduras seems inevitable.
Victory was just around the corner, and just when Barrios was cheering for the resurrection of the "Central American Federation", Hernandez, the president of the Central American Railway Company, met with Barrios again.
On the surface, Central American Railways is an independent company, but in fact it is well known that the major shareholder of this railway company is Mexican Railways, and Mexican Railways is a publicly owned enterprise.
But on the surface, this company seems to have nothing to do with the Ming Empire. Even the manager is Mexican. This is a proper Mexican company.
This time he brought a gift to Barrios - the Central American Railway Treaty drawn up by him and his company.
Barrios looked through the draft of the treaty. There was not much difference between the treaty and the past. It was nothing more than the railway construction contract and the relevant contents of the railway land grant. These contents did not seem to be a big deal.
What's the only difference?
"Mr. Hernandez, do you mean to obtain railway construction rights from the Central American Federation? All! And building new railways does not require official approval."
After reading the contract, Barrios' expression changed sharply. He knew clearly that agreeing to this treaty meant agreeing to the Central American Railway Company to control the entire country's railways. As a sovereign country, they could not decide what they wanted to build.
To build a railway or not to build that railway is tantamount to giving up sovereignty.
Hernandez could see the embarrassment in Barrios's face and said with a smile:
"Mr. President, we are just a commercial company. What we are pursuing are commercial interests. We will optimize the planning of the railway route as much as possible. This is of course in the interest of your country. Moreover, Mr. President, since we reached an agreement
Since then, our company has provided your country with a loan of more than 5 million pesos, and even introduced mercenaries to assist your army in fighting. It is with our support that your offensive has gone so smoothly, and this treaty is just a corresponding reward.
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Hernandez's words could not be more explicit. If they do not agree to this treaty, they will certainly not be able to continue to receive the support of the company. What will happen if there is no support from the railroad company?
It has to be said that sometimes help from the outside world is like a drug, it is addictive. For Barrios, who is now in high spirits and is preparing to occupy Nicaragua, and then Costa Rica, to restore the entire "Central American Federation"
, he simply couldn’t stop getting help from the railway company.
The railway company not only brought them loans, but also mercenaries from the "Black Warrior Company". Although there were only more than a thousand people, they had always played an extremely important role on the battlefield. It can be said that it was precisely
Relying on those black warriors, he was able to sweep across all countries.
What's more, behind the railway company is not only the Mexican Empire, but more importantly, the Ming Empire. The Ming Empire's military strength is so powerful that even the United Kingdom is very afraid of it. What's more, the Ming Empire also annexed Peru and Bolivia before!
The Peru-Bolivia detour was still fresh in Barrios' memory. Moreover, he also knew very well that without the support of the railway company and the mercenaries from Mexico, how would he be able to unify Central America and rebuild the country?
What about the Federation?
Don't offend them!
After weighing the pros and cons, Barrios quickly made his decision.
"Mr. President, we hope you can provide us with a new loan!"
Staring at each other, Barrios said.
"In addition to the 2 million pesos used to purchase weapons from Ming Dynasty, 500,000 pesos will be at our discretion."
"Of course there is no problem in borrowing money. We are old friends after all."
Restaurant owners are not afraid of big-bellied men. For the financial circles of the Ming Dynasty, which have always advocated using "gold dollars" to sweep away countries, they have never been afraid of providing loans to foreign countries. After all, the returns on loans are extremely generous.
Hernandez said directly.
"Then the collateral is..."
"The conditions are the same as before, it is public land in the country, well, it is public land in the province of Honduras."
What is Barrios’ wishful thinking?
This is completely generosity to others. Even if it is not paid in the future, there will be no problem. After all, it is the land of the Province of Honduras.
In fact, this is not important at all. After all, for the empire, the "Jinyuan Offensive" is just a commercial method, and what is behind the commercial method? Of course it is the empire's strong military strength.
If one day the Central American Federation fails to repay the money, and if they want to tear up the contract, then the empire's fleet will appear to force the Central American Federation to fulfill the contract.
"2 million..."
When he got into the car and left the presidential palace, Hernandez, the president of the "Central American Railway Company", slightly raised the corners of his lips and his face was full of pride.
"It's another loan. Unfortunately, the loan amount is a bit small, but it doesn't matter. They will continue to lend money in the future!"