Chapter 257 Threat! Agree, or disagree?

"Are you doing this for the gold mine?"

Henry Moore Teller was very surprised. After he arrived in Seattle, although he had asked someone to inform him of his arrival, it was just a rule. In his opinion, Guo Jinzhang must have been arranged for him to meet him, and even deliberately delayed the time. But he never expected that in just ten minutes, he was taken to Guo Jinzhang's office... and because no one helped or arranged by him, he had to greet Guo Jinzhang with a bow with his followers. But this was not the most surprising thing for him. What surprised him the most was that Guo Jinzhang went straight to the point as soon as he met.

"What's wrong? I was so excited when I saw me again, so stupid?"

Looking at Henry Teller, who stood there stupidly after hearing his words, and the old follower of the same age, Guo Jinzhang rolled his eyes and asked again. However, Henry Moore Teller was once one of the prisoners of the Red Sè Corps advance team. He was locked up on Capitol Hill for a long time, and he was really not unfamiliar with him.

"Mr. Guo, I must say... your work efficiency is very high." Henry Teller didn't know what to say, but he still expressed his "admiration" for Guo Jinzhang. How good would it be if Washington had been able to react at this speed after hearing the news of Chinese violence? They wouldn't have to have such a headache for these Chinese people. Unfortunately, it's a pity... the Secretary of the Interior kept sighing in his heart.

"You might as well say that we haven't even had time to formulate any system." Guo Jinzhang ignored Henry Teller's feelings. He rolled his eyes in front of the other party, "Tell me, are you here for the gold mine this time?"

"What do you think?" Henry Teller answered casually, then looked around and said, "We just got off the boat, can you drink a glass of water?"

"There are pots and tea cups next to you, pour them down by yourself." Guo Jinzhang sat behind the desk and said.

“…”

"What's wrong?" Seeing that Henry Teller and the entourage beside him stood there and did not move, Guo Jinzhang looked up and asked again.

"No, nothing." Henry Teller poured water himself... The treatment was really high. Henry Teller didn't know what he should say, but he and his entourage went to the corner and found a teacup to pour himself... The water was already cold, but he was no longer interested in making any requests in this regard. Who knows whether Guo Jinzhang would let them burn it themselves again?

"Let's get to the point." Seeing that they had finished drinking water, Guo Jinzhang said again: "What are you here for?"

"You think..."

"When I'm free to ask me to guess the riddle?" Guo Jinzhang interrupted Henry Teller again, "Do you know how precious my time is?"

"Okay, okay," I knew this guy was not easy to deal with, but I didn't expect it to be so difficult to deal with, and I was not even polite at all. No wonder when I came, no one who had negotiated with this guy was willing to come. Henry Teller secretly cursed several colleagues who stayed in Washington in his heart, coughed twice, and cleared his throat, "The purpose of our visit is very simple, not for gold mines, but..."

“Panama Canal?”

“…That’s right.”

"I guessed it long ago." Guo Jinzhang rolled his eyes again, then picked up the phone, "Hey, I, Guo Jinzhang... help me notify Mr. Santos. Yes, it is the one who came back with me. I asked him to come to my office and told him that the US political envoy was in my office and planned to discuss the canal matter and invite him to attend the meeting... Hey, yes, yes, that's it, hurry up."

"You are..."

Guo Jinzhang called in Cantonese. Henry Teller didn't understand Chinese, but he understood Chinese. Even after passing the eighth level of Chinese, he couldn't understand it, so he could only ask.

"We have reached an agreement with the Republic of Colombia for the Canal matter. If you suddenly want to join, of course we have to discuss it together. Otherwise, how can we treat others? Do you think so?" Guo Jinzhang smiled.

"Mr. Guo, don't you think this is inappropriate?" Henry Teller had not spoken yet, and the Piaotian Wenxue Network, who had been staying behind him.

"Your surname?" Guo Jinzhang leaned on the back of the chair and raised his chin.

"William e. Chandler" said the man.

"This name is a little familiar." Guo Jinzhang recalled and said.

"General Chandler will soon be our Navy Secretary." Henry Teller smiled bitterly.

"Secretary of the Navy?" Guo Jinzhang was stunned, and then carefully caught Chandler and looked carefully for a while, "You were not in Washington at that time, were you?"

"Of course not." Chandler had a dark face. He knew what Guo Jinzhang meant, saying that he was lucky to escape the disaster that Washington was captured by the Red Sè Corps advance team. This behavior of uncovering the scars was immoral, but what could he say? Who told them to encounter such a group of madmen? When they were blocked by a 100,000 army, they actually thought of sending small troops to raid the capital. Who had done this before?

"No wonder I haven't seen it before." Guo Jinzhang laughed again, "Come on, come on, sit on. Look, it's all the way, I don't know if I'm here... aren't you tired?"

"I thought you were going to let us move the sofa by ourselves." Chandler couldn't help but sarcastic.

"There is no way, I have no manpower, I can only do it myself. I still boil the water you drink." Guo Jinzhang blinked and said.

"... Then do we want to thank you?" Henry Teller was about to sit down, but when he heard this, his hand holding the teacup shook unconsciously and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"You don't have to be polite to me." Guo Duozhang waved his hand, looking very generous.

"Mr. Guo, let's talk about the topic." Chandler sighed, "You know what we are going to do, but in fact our meaning is very simple. The Panama Canal must be in the hands of the United States."

"We represent the United States." Guo Jinzhang opened his hands and said.

"This... I admit that you can indeed represent the United States to a certain extent. However, we hope that the canal matter can be dominated by Washington," said Henry Teller.

"Then you have to talk to Colombia politics, what I have to say is not the limit." Guo Jinzhang smiled.

"As long as you can nod, you can decide." Chandler said.

"Sorry, I have always been very loyal. I can't do anything to destroy bridges and turn against others." Guo Jinzhang shook his head, "I'll talk about all this when Mr. Santos comes."

"Mr. Guo" Chandler suddenly stood up, "As an American citizen, you should put the interests of the United States of America first. This is like the oath you read when you joined the nationality of the United States of America, sincerely loyal to the country."

"Have I betrayed the United States?" Guo Jinzhang asked back.

"Of course you don't, but you are endangering the interests of the United States of America." Chandler shouted.

"I completely give up my citizenship and loyalty to any foreign prince, monarch, state or sovereign, I will support and protect the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies at home and abroad. I will sincerely be loyal to the United States. When required by law, I will take weapons to defend the United States, when required by law, I will do non-combat military service for the United States, and when required by law, I will do important work for the country under the command of political officials. I will take a free oath here, without any mental retardation, excuse or reservation, please bless me..." Guo Jinzhang stood up, "This is the oath I read when I became a member of the United States of America. General Chandler, please tell me, what is the thing I do now that endangers the interests of the United States of America? Or do you just think I am endangering the interests of the United States of America?"

"The Panama Canal should be in the hands of the country, and the federal army should be stationed, and our army should be protected, and should be controlled by the federal government of the United States of America." Chandler said.

"It's someone else's territory." Guo Jinzhang sneered, "We swear to join the United States, but we didn't swear to invade others for the sake of the United States... General Chandler, if you just say these things, then I think you can go back and report to the White House on your failure."

"Mr. Guo, you should know that the government will not gain certain benefits in vain. As long as you can reach a cooperation agreement with the White House, you will definitely get more benefits." Henry Teller pulled Chandler back to his seat. Chandler is a soldier and a navy. In the Americas, they often bully others with the national interests of the United States, and often seek more benefits for the navy on the excuse of national interests. He does not always succeed. However, Chandler has never been captured by Guo Jinzhang, and he does not know how powerful the guy in front of him is... because he was a man.

After cursing, this guy locked the old congressman from Michigan in the toilet for almost a month, almost turning a very experienced senator into a toilet cleaner... Wei Bi Bi? Unless the federal government starts war again, the problem is, even if the war starts, you have to be prepared? The Red Corps is still stationed at the pass of the Pacific Railway. Can they fight? If they can't fight, the entire west of the Rocky Mountain will become a "raft" where these Chinese people can gallop. What's the Panama Canal?

"Then what is your bottom line? It's the benefits you mentioned." Guo Jinzhang shrugged and asked.

"You..." Just now, he was righteous, and then asked for good without any hindrance... Chandler suddenly felt that he seemed to understand why the guys in the White House retreated hard when he heard about negotiating with Guo Jinzhang.

"Mr. Guo, you have asked Zhengfu for many factories to build, but in the end we only agreed to give you a few limited construction. Don't you want to ask for more?" Henry Teller smiled.

"No need." Guo Jinzhang shrugged, "I have no interest in those factories, because even if you built enough factories for me, I can't find enough workers... So, it's better to give money or privileges, or land."

"There is no privileged existence in the territory of the United States of America." Chandler said.

"What are we?" Guo Jinzhang asked back.

"You..." Chandler was speechless. Yes, if there is no privilege in the United States, what are the people of Guo Jinzhang? Tangzhou has independent foreign autonomy and the power to declare war. This is simply a country among the country... Can other states in the United States compare? Although these "privileges" in Tangzhou were defeated by Guo Jinzhang and others with their army, no one can deny that there is.

"Mr. Guo, do you just want these things?" Henry Teller asked helplessly again. Chandler's performance disappointed him... In fact, he didn't plan to bring this guy here at all, but the problem is that the Navy is determined to win the Panama Canal. Because this river plays a crucial role in connecting the defenses between the two oceans of the United States and the east and west of the United States. He is very worried about the Navy as the Minister of the Interior, so Chandler simply followed. This guy is already an internal secretary of the Navy, has certain decision-making power and can also help with some ideas. But the problem is that this general from the Navy has a bad temper, and a person with a bad temper will definitely not be able to get good in front of the sensitive Chinese.

"That's right, except for money, land, and corresponding power, I'm not interested in anything else." Guo Jinzhang said.

"We need the right to garrison along the Panama Canal, as well as the right to manage and dispatch the canal," Chandler said suddenly.

"Then what are you planning to pay, or what can you pay?" Guo Jinzhang asked back.

"Alaska." Henry Teller mocked his beard, "We will not handle all the resources of Alaska anymore, and that will belong to the Alaska state government, which is what you call the 'han' state government."

"That's nothing to talk about?" Guo Jinzhang said with a smile.

"Alaska is the largest state in the United States, it is bigger than Texas..." Chandler said dissatisfied.

"Then I can exchange Alaska for you for Texas, can I do it?" Guo Jinzhang asked.

"That's definitely impossible." Henry Teller smiled bitterly and shook his head. Chandler still didn't learn the lesson. He always thought that Guo Jinzhang was the yellow people who didn't know anything.

"That's it. You don't want to give anything, you just want to take what already belongs to me and exchange for something that belongs to me..." Guo Jinzhang curled his lips, and suddenly turned cold: "Do you know, can I define you as the thugs and then directly bombard the state of Washington?"

"Land is impossible, and privilege is impossible. How much do you plan to cost?" Henry Teller asked.

"How much is the Panama Canal worth?" Guo Jinzhang asked back.

"us……"

"Tu tuk"

The sound of knocking on mén is heard.

"Please come in" Guo Jinzhang sat on the chair and didn't get up, but just shouted outside.

"Squeaky" Santos pushed Mén in, "Mr. Guo, I heard you have something to come to me?"

"That's right." Guo Jinzhang greeted him, pointed at Henry Teller and Chandler, and said: "Let me introduce the Minister of the Interior of the United States and the Future Minister of the Navy, who are here to gain the interests of the Panama Canal..."

"According to expectations." Santos' face was not a little surprised, but smiled at the two of them: "We all know the White House's idea of ​​the Panama Canal. In fact, as early as when Mr. Guo signed an agreement with us, we had already expected that you would not be able to sit down... Our Colombian government did not want to cooperate with you. But Mr. Guo told us that a table requires at least three feet to be stable. If it were just two of us, this table would probably not be able to withstand the push of those who were interested. So our president sent me to Seattle... But I didn't expect the White House to send people so soon. You can't wait, right?"

"We are afraid that some people will harm the interests of America." Chandler opened his mouth, but in the end he held back this sentence... to damage the interests of the United States? How did the canal in Colombia damage the interests of you Americans? Although he knew that the fact was that, the problem was that it was his own canal after all. He said this to be like admitting that the United States was a robber and was unreasonable. Of course, if Santos was only present, he would not be afraid of these. I am a robber, what could you do? But Guo Jinzhang is also here. This guy has American nationality. If he said that, he would definitely be severely damaged.

"They demanded the right to garrison the canal, the right to operate the canal, and the right to dispatch the canal," Guo Jinzhang said again.

"It's still expected." Santos shrugged, "For decades, the American politics have done so many things and worked so hard to gain absolute control of the canals in Central and American states... The demand for these rights has long been as expected."

"Then will you give up these rights?" Chandler asked in a deep voice.

"What do you think?" Santos asked back.

"My request is land, power, and money. The specifics have not been agreed upon," Guo Jinzhang came in again. "Santos, take out your things. We don't have much time, so it's better to hurry up."

"Okay." Santos nodded and found a file bag from his briefcase. "There is an agreement drafted by Mr. Guo during this period. The content is not very detailed, but I think this should have a certain guiding role in the cooperation between us three parties... You can take a look."

"You have already agreed?" Henry Teller took the document bag handed over by Santos with suspicion, but he was not in a hurry to open it: "You are so confident that this agreement will be accepted by us?"

"Cough, of course." Santos coughed dryly, "because, if you do not agree to the tripartite cooperation according to the framework stipulated in the agreement, there will be no cooperation between us... and once the cooperation cannot be reached, the Colombian government will conduct a deep military flow with the Red Corps. The two sides will form a joint force with a population of 3,000 in the Panama area, and set up shore defense artillery positions in the two exit areas of the canal..."

"You are threatening" Chandler stood up in anger.

"Threat it is threatening. I just want to ask now, are you... agree or disagree?" Guo Jinzhang asked lightly.
Chapter completed!