There are two difficulties in grabbing the Panama Canal. The first difficulty is the attitude of the Colombian government. This government is not strong, but it is extremely patriotic and has a high eye. They don’t like to lose temporary benefits and gain long-term benefits. Of course, it does not mean that the Colombian government is not willing to suffer any losses. The key is that they cannot see any long-term benefits they can get from the United States or the United Kingdom. In fact, what they are worried about is also

It did happen... In the original history, the Panama Canal was finally built and controlled by the American government. However, in the decades when the Americans controlled the canal, the Panama Canal had no chance to gain control of the canal, and they could not even get any of them, and they did not get much benefit from it. The Americans were like giving them some money every year, and the huge benefits gained through the canal were all captured by the United States.

Apart from Colombia, the second difficulty is now France.

France is not strong. Since Napoleon, this country has been a Gallic Xiongji who can pretend to be... But this Ji is not something that anyone can mess with. Guo Jinzhang believes that although he is qualified to mess with, if it really starts, without the support of the Americans, he may not be able to play with the other party now. Of course, if it is really urgent, the French will not think of getting any advantage from him. However, he can be tough in his mouth, but he does not want to really fight with the French. What Tangzhou needs most now is rest, make money, and develop.

"I need a map of the distribution of powers of various countries in South America and Africa."

"What do you want that?"

Santos has left. The envoy of the Colombian president came and was full of anger and was also worried when he left... But this was not what Jian Wang wanted to care about. In fact, since Guo Jinzhang decided to go south secretly, Jian Wang and Li Asheng were extremely opposed... In their opinion, what Guo Jinzhang needed to do most was to return to Seattle and take everyone to Alaska to dig gold. With gold, what can't be done? Why did you have to run to the south to make trouble? But Guo Jinzhang said that there was not so much trouble, and things should be easy... Jian Wang didn't believe it at the time. Now it seems that he felt that his premonition had become a reality, because every time Guo Jinzhang looked at the map, it seemed to be related to war.

"If you want you to go, go, it's worth negotiating with the French." Guo Jinzhang said.

"Be careful." Jian Wang gave him a blank look, "I don't want to continue fighting..."

"Isn't I doing this just to relieve the threat from Americans to us? With this canal in hand, we will be safe in Seattle." Guo Jinzhang said.

"Without this canal, I don't believe that those Americans dare to provoke us." Jian Wang snorted coldly.

"How do you know they dare not?" Guo Jinzhang glared at him: "Hurry up, don't delay your kung fu"

"Where can I find this thing?" Jian Wang said again.

"You... go to the French and ask them for it."

"Um?"

"Mr. Guo, I want to know what you are going to do."

Pierre Terry found Guo Jinzhang with a map. He also knew about Santos' arrival. In fact, Santos had visited him before finding Guo Jinzhang and consulted him with some questions, especially Guo Jinzhang's attitude... In his expectation, the presidential envoy of Colombia would definitely strongly oppose Guo Jinzhang and oppose the rude involvement of the Panama Canal incident by the Red Corps. After all, Colombia has been waiting for this canal for too long, and the French have the conditions that are most beneficial to Colombia in decades. Santos should understand the matter.

The severity of the matter should also show Guo Jinzhang the attitude of Colombia. But he did not expect that Santos left Cologne in less than a few hours, and he left so in a hurry that he didn't even say hello to him... This made him feel a little guilty. Because in his heart, even if Guo Jinzhang could handle the Colombian politics, it would take several months, but he didn't expect that the time would shrink so short... So, when Jian Wang sent someone to find him and asked for the distribution map of the power of European and American countries in the Americas and Africa, he simply came together and found Guo Jinzhang directly.

"Mr. Pierre..."

"It's Terry."

"Yes, yes, it's Mr. Terry." Guo Jinzhang turned a blind eye to Pierre's depression. "Don't you know my purpose yet? It's that simple to grab the Panama Canal from your France."

"This is impossible. We will never give up the canal." Pierre was no longer as moved as he first heard this news, but he was still determined.

"This is good for you." Guo Jinzhang smiled.

"Let us build the Panama Canal quietly, that's the best thing." Pierre sneered.

"But the fact is that it is impossible for you to repair the Panama Canal at all." Guo Jinzhang smiled. "Whether it is Americans or British, they have put a lot of effort into this canal, and they have paid attention to the canal for decades. And you French have obtained its construction and lease rights so easily, and they will definitely be extremely dissatisfied... They will make trouble for you."

"So what? Will they still start a war?" Pierre smiled disdainfully. "As long as it is not a war, it will not affect the construction of the canal. In fact, even if it is a war, we will still retain our power over the canal."

"No one will declare war on you, but even if it does not declare war, Americans have some ways to make you unable to build the Panama Canal." Guo Jinzhang smiled, "It's better to do this, Mr. Pierre..."

"It's Terry" Pierre emphasized again.

"Oh, it's Mr. Terry." Guo Jinzhang shrugged indifferently, "How about we make a bet?"

"Betting?" Can international disputes be resolved by betting? Pierre did not understand what Guo Jinzhang wanted to do, but he instinctively raised his vigilance.

"I heard that the Oceanic Canal Company has begun to prepare for the formal construction, right?" Guo Jinzhang asked with a smile.

"Thank you, then." Pierre couldn't help but sarcastically. If Guo Jinzhang hadn't arrived suddenly and said that he would definitely seize the Panama Canal, the Intermediate Canal Company wouldn't have to be nervous to start construction immediately... They were not ready to improve it yet.

"Haha, helping others is the basis of happiness, you don't have to be polite."

"you……"

"Okay, let's get back to the point." Guo Jinzhang smiled and continued to ignore Pierre's dissatisfaction and indignation. "Let's make a bet that the Oceanic Canal Company will not be able to successfully construct the construction. If you can successfully construct the construction, I will immediately give up the Panama Canal. But if you cannot smoothly construct the construction and lease rights of the canal to me, how about it?"

"Of course you hope this is the case. Because you only need to send some people at that time, and it will definitely prevent us from working on it smoothly," Pierre said angrily.

"I don't know how to do it, and I promise that the methods used by those who can prevent you from working on it smoothly are definitely not illegal... How about it?" Guo Jinzhang smiled again.

"Not illegal?" Pierre calmed down, "What does it mean to not illegal? What are the scope of this definition?"

"What does it mean?" This time it was Guo Jinzhang's turn to be stunned. What does it mean to not violate the law? Not violating the law means not violating the law. How come there is a defined scope? However, soon, he came back to God... What Pierre said about not violating the law is obviously not as simple as violating the law, because the place they are acting is not in France or the United States at all. For the representatives of such two powerful countries, the so-called laws obviously do not apply. Therefore, Pierre needs a scope... This made Guo Jinzhang laugh at the same time, and was a little amused:

"It is defined according to the laws of our respective countries. How about it?"

"It seems you are very sure." Pierre stared at Guo Jinzhang. He was not in a hurry to agree, because his family was a little unsteady in his firm attitude towards Guo Jinzhang... This guy is so sure, is there any missing laws in the two countries?

"If I weren't sure, I wouldn't have come." Guo Jinzhang smiled.

"It's true. But unfortunately, although I am the plenipotent representative of France in Panama, I have no right to bet with you." Pierre suddenly spread his hands and said.

"I know. So I need you to send this bet back to Paris." Guo Jinzhang said.

"Paris is definitely not going to agree. They don't even care about you because this approach is too frivolous." Pierre shook his head.

"I have already given up." Guo Jinzhang said, "Believe in Pierre..."

"It's Terry."

"Well, Terry," Guo Jinzhang smiled bitterly, "I believe Pie... Mr. Terry, you can feel my determination to the Panama Canal. I have decided to give in now, and I have shown sincerity in cooperation... and in the face of my sincerity, if the French government is not willing to even talk, then I have to act. You can tell Paris that if they ignore my proposal, or simply ignore me and the Red Corps I represent, then you will not even have a chance to bet... because I will send troops directly to Panama, and by then, the canal project will be delayed indefinitely until your contract with the Colombian government expires."

"France is never afraid of any threat of war." Pierre sneered.

"War? Sorry, I think you are too arrogant to yourself." Guo Jinzhang smiled disdainfully, "Just delay your project, why should I launch a war? Just sending a few people to cause trouble for you. I don't even need to send people at all. I just need some money and hire a few outlaws to complete the task...Mr. Pierre, I think you should already know one thing very well, that is: Colombian politics are actually more willing to cooperate with me."

"..." Pierre was silent. He knew that Guo Jinzhang was not alarmist... In this world, destruction is always smaller than construction, and it will be much smaller. If Guo Jinzhang really just wanted to destroy the construction of the canal, then he really didn't need to waste too much effort. Hiring a few outlaws would not cost much, it might only cost a few hundred or thousands of dollars, which would cost tens of thousands of dollars a day. Correspondingly, France's efforts would be hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of times. Santos's performance without saying goodbye was even more so.

He was worried... They are powerful countries, and Colombia is a weak country, but this is in other people's territory after all, and Colombia is an independent and sovereign country. Now they have a contract to restrict each other. Once the contract expires and the Panama Canal is not completed, Colombia can immediately transfer it again. At that time, everything they do will be useless, and they cannot be punished for Colombia's changes, because it will only be cheaper for Britain and the United States, well, and the Red Sè Corps.

"How is it? Have you considered it clearly?" Guo Jinzhang asked again.

"I need to send a telegram." Pierre had a calm face. Guo Jinzhang's behavior was extremely incompatible with international rules, and could even be called a rogue and a gangster, but France had no choice but to do it... They could not send troops here because it was useless to send troops. A corps that could kill the commander-in-chief of the US Federal Army in the battle and eliminate several American fronts would not be afraid of the French soldiers who came from across the ocean. Of course, if they devoted their national strength, they might make Guo Jinzhang suffer the consequences, but the problem is that it would not be worth the effort. On the other hand, if they did not directly beat the Red Sè Corps, they would not have

Any means can in turn restrict this so-called "Tangzhou Zhengfu"... The Americans are extremely cunning. They have long separated themselves and Tangzhou Zhengfu through an agreement with the Red Corps. Now, Tangzhou, or the Red Corps, is an independent force except for having an American mark on their heads. And this new force has no external interests to lose... They are just a group of paupers and outlaws. Just like the British in the past, they were so poor that they were only life left, so they could let go of all their concerns and rob the benefits everywhere without restraint. But these guys still have an advantage in force.

"I'll wait for your reply."

"Don't wait too long, I'll be back in an hour."

"One hour?"

...

One hour.

Pierre returned to Guo Jinzhang's temporary residence on time. This was a villa allocated by the Cologne Municipal Government... Originally belonged to a certain manor, the mayor of Cologne threatened him, and the guy immediately gave up.

"How is it?" Guo Jinzhang was leisurely admiring an unknown plant in the yard. When he saw Pierre coming, he immediately asked with a smile.

"Paris did not give any answer, but they sent an invitation." Pierre's face was strange.

"Invitation?" Guo Jinzhang was stunned, "What are you inviting?"

"The invitation was sent in the name of the military," Piertton said, "they invited you to go to France for military flows."

"Um?"

"I don't understand why we would invite such a scoundrel to Paris, which would make the whole world laugh at us."

Just as Pierre inexplicably sent an invitation to Guo Jinzhang, the French president was also facing several aggressive members of parliament in the Elysee Palace in Paris... These are big figures with great influence in the French parliament. The power they hold is above everything in France during this period. And the one who is questioning President Grevi is the left-wing leader of the parliament, Ibolit Kano.

"Gentlemen, France is a nobleman, a traditional nobleman with a long history, and the Red Corps, and the Jinzhang. What is Guo? They are civilians, and they can even be called rogues... But what we must admit is that it is a rogue with powerful power. The Red Corps has powerful force, which can easily wipe out the French forces in Panama and even the entire Latin America. Apart from force, this rogue has nothing... Do you know what this means?" Faced with the questioning of Ibolit Kano, Grevi asked back.

"It means we should teach him the rules with the sword in our hands." Another MP called.

"I said that man has the ability to compete with us, and in that place in Latin America, he has a geographical advantage that surpasses us...especially at the most critical moment they may still gain support from Americans." Grevey said.

"So what about the Americans? The idiots in Washington wish that the Red Sès Corps were all eliminated, and I don't think they still have the ability to threaten others now... They have just been eliminated by 100,000 people." Ibolit Kano said disdainfully.

"Mr. Kano, you said it is indeed right, but it also reflects the strength of the Red Corps..." Grevi glanced at Kano, "They can defeat the American army, and then they can defeat the troops we sent to Panama. We can defeat them... But that requires all our efforts. The question is, is it worth it?... Gentlemen, is a nobleman risking his injury and fighting with his noble life when facing a desperate person who is so poor that he is only left with his life and is thinking of grabbing some money to buy food? Is it more appropriate to have a nobleman risked his injury and fight with his noble life, or is it easier to send him a little money?"

"For the nobles, honor and responsibility are more important than life." said the MP who just said he wanted to teach the rules of the Red Sè Corps with his sword.

"But the most irresponsible in this world and the fastest escape on the battlefield are often nobles." Ibolit Kano said sarcastically.

"But you must admit that most of the glory of France was created by the nobles." The MP retorted again.

"So what? You still lead the country to the abyss of destruction."

"The mobs who brought the country to destruction..."

"Enough, gentlemen" Grevi was worried. The parliament held great power, but the parliament itself was also full of struggle... because under this republic and structure, there were still a large number of royalists active in the parliament. Just like his previous president McMahon, he was a royalist and a duke granted by Napoleon III. But the question is, is it time for him to fight in the internal struggle?
Chapter completed!