In an instant, the atmosphere in the gorgeous presidential office was extremely tense.
South American politicians still have some backbone and would not kneel to the British when they see them. In fact, they just feel that they are white people, so why should they kneel to the British.
Besides, their ancestors were Spanish, and they had been fighting with the British for hundreds of years!
Afraid of the British?
That doesn't exist!
What's more, in history, the British were beaten away twice by them, so we men are not afraid of him!
"What do you think?"
Regarding Miter's stubbornness, Edward Thornton said lightly.
"The "Canstedt Incident" has clearly demonstrated the UK's attitude towards expatriates. Mr. President, this is just a friendly reminder!"
A friendly reminder?
Of course he was very kind. The "Canstedt incident" he mentioned was the assassination of Antonio Lopez by the British James Canstedt in Paraguay in 1859. The actual situation was not the case. Canstedt was
An agent who runs yerba mate between Paraguay and Argentina. He embezzled a large amount of money from Paraguay. Old Lopez just used this opportunity to punish him. British Consul C.A. Henderson came forward to defend this man who claimed to be a British citizen.
Canstedt negotiated, but the old Lopez refused to release him, and the British sent the warship "Badza" and "Georgia"
"Reparal" detained the Paraguayan battleship "Tacuari" heading to Asunción.
Such a reminder is kind enough!
In this day and age, most people don't have passports or ID cards. If anyone says that he is British, the British ambassador will come out to "care" about him.
Of course, there were indeed many British people on the Amelia Company side. As far as Edward knew, the "Great Eastern" alone brought thousands of British people with it.
"The American Company employs hundreds of British people, and as the ambassador to Argentina I have an obligation to protect their safety. Believe me, Mr. President, this is just a kind reminder!"
Those words full of kindness made Midley's face look ugly after they came out of Edward Thornton's mouth!
Damn Brits!
Damn the British guy!
At this moment, Mitre wanted to twist the other person's head off, but his reason made him take a deep breath and say.
"Thank you, Mr. Ambassador, for the reminder. Please rest assured that Argentina's warships are only out for routine training."
After weighing the pros and cons, Mitre gave in.
There is no way, who makes the power gap between the two sides so big?
With the "Canstedt Incident" as a warning, he definitely does not doubt the determination and will of the British to protect their expatriates. If there is a conflict with the British because of this, it will definitely be more gain than loss.
Moreover, he really cannot do without the support of the United Kingdom!
Perhaps, the taxes of the American Company were so important that even Britain questioned Argentina's sovereignty over the "unknown territory", but he could only admit it. In the end, he even took the initiative to send Edward Thornton out of the presidential palace.
, and when the other party got on the carriage, he still reminded him kindly.
"Mr. President, you should understand that Britain's friendship is sincere and it treats all friends like this!"
What is the subtext?
Even when you treat your enemies, you are absolutely sincere. Whether you are a friend or an enemy depends on your choice. A "Canstedt Incident" is enough to remind the countries in the La Plata region what choices they should make.
Finally, after sending Edward Thornton away, just as Mitre was about to send someone to send a telegram to Viedma to let them contact the fleet, the Minister of War hurried to him and said nervously.
"Mr. President, our fleet was bombarded in San Antonio Bay, and 113 officers and soldiers, including the fleet commander, were killed..."
"What!"
When he screamed, Mitre's expression was extremely complicated.
"What did you say? What happened?"
A moment later, after figuring out what was going on, Mitre's face became extremely ugly. He sent out the fleet, but what? He was beaten back, and even only one round of shelling was used to kill everyone including Ressa.
More than a hundred sailors, including Sri Lanka.
This is simply...a shame!
"this……"
Pursing his lips, Mitre said.
"I think there must have been an accident with the gunpowder on the deck!"
"What, Mr. President, this is obviously..."
Mitre said before the Minister of War finished speaking.
"This must be an accident, my friend. Just now, that guy Edward Thornton came. He has made his attitude clear. No matter what, this must be an accident! A tragedy..."
Mitre, who seemed calm at this time, was in an awkward mood. He felt as if he had eaten shit, and he had to eat it with a smile...
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"The British are such a mess!"
After receiving Domingo's telegram, Zhu Xianhai sighed.
"However, thanks to this shit stick, this matter can be turned over so easily!"
This was the first time Zhu Xianhai tried to use diplomatic means to solve some problems. After the last long-term simulation, he was thinking about how to use the British as a troublemaker instead of making Nanhua the enemy of the troublemaker.
So from then on, he began to plan for the UK. From loans to British banks to placing orders with British companies, everything was done to reflect "value" and the economic value of the company.
But this is only the first step.
"My lord, why do you think 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 difficult for them to believe that Great Britain would interfere in other countries for commercial interests.
"In the final analysis, the Opium War was for the market and commercial interests. For Britain, commercial interests are extremely important. As the "world factory", they promote a free economic model around the world, and the core of this model
What is it? It is to control and influence various countries through economic colonization. Compared with Argentina, it is obviously easier for us to control. The openness given by the company is definitely something that Argentina cannot give! In the face of millions of pounds of benefits and potential future markets
, for the British, of course they hope to maintain the status quo."
In fact, before that, Zhu Xianhai explained to them Britain's foreign policy and the importance of free trade to Britain. Being a teacher is indeed a bit tiring.
"But that's certainly not all!"
Looking at the people who were still a little confused, Zhu Xianhai said again.
"The reason why the British intervened is because Miter turned his attention to the south. Turning to us is not in the interest of the British! Because they have their own regional strategic goals in this region!"