Chapter 258 The British Consul General in Seattle

What is awesome?

It is awesome to ask the representatives of the most valuable powers in the world to make multiple choices on a single choice question.

At this time, Santos felt like he had eaten the legendary ginseng fruit. There were 36,000 holes in each place and there were no place to stick. Although he didn't know what ginseng fruit was.

Just because the territory contains the Panama isthmus, and because this isthmus is suitable for building a canal that can connect two oceans, Colombia has been oppressed by the Americans for decades. Almost since more than 60 years ago, Americans have been holding them tightly, not only forcing them to promise that Americans can enter and exit Panama freely, but also used treaties to restrict them from seeking help from others to build the canal... The purpose is to take this canal completely into their own hands.

Of course, it would be fine if it was just like this. People in Colombia knew that with their strength, they were not qualified to bargain with the Americans. But even if you wanted to control this canal and you wanted to eat, should you leave some soup for us? Anyway, this canal is still in the territory of Colombia. However, the Americans had no intention of this. Not only did they want to completely control the canal, they also did not intend to leave any benefits for Colombia.

Once upon a time, the Colombians thought of teaching these Americans a lesson. However, the gap was too big... Faced with the powerful United States of America, neither the previous New Granada nor the Colombian Republic today, neither had the ability nor the right to fight with it. Even if the Americans killed people on the territory of Colombia, they could only be angry because the Americans sent the navy to invade Panama directly... More than 100 people, just more than 100 Marine soldiers, made the New Granada at that time honestly accept the result of the people being killed, but they were powerless.

But now times have changed. As the presidential envoy of the Republic of Colombia, I can tell the Americans directly, and one of them is even the Secretary of the Navy of the United States: You either agree or disagree, don't talk nonsense, I have no time to pay attention to you.

Santos glanced at Guo Jinzhang with a look, feeling that he was extremely comfortable... It was exciting to work with such a partner. He believed that as long as he went back and talked about what happened today, those guys who originally thought it was unsafe to cooperate with the Chinese and even dangerous would definitely support this cooperation. We are not for anything else, but for a pleasure. When has Colombia been able to have such pleasure since its founding?

“We need time to think about it”

Santos was secretly happy there, but Chandler and Henry Teller had no time to pay attention to him. In the eyes of these two US ministers, Colombia is really not a big deal. They only need to care about one: Guo Jinzhang.

"No problem." Guo Jinzhang smiled, "The Telegraph Bureau will definitely give you the best service."

"Thank you." Henry Teller smiled bitterly and raised the file bag in his hand: "We will consider your proposal, but I also hope that Mr. Guo, you can consider Washington's opinions carefully... After all, you are also Americans now."

"Is that so? Thank you for your reminder." Guo Jinzhang smiled.

"Don't forget, you are still standing on the territory of the United States..." Chandler snorted coldly again.

"It's best for the Minister of Army to tell me this sentence." Guo Jinzhang said to him.

"You..." Chandler was angry again. This guy clearly couldn't drive his fleet ashore.

"Okay, OK, let's go." Seeing Chandler's appearance again, Henry Teller quickly stepped forward to stop him... The Minister of the Interior has no words to the future Minister of Navy. You can be angry, but you have to see the partner clearly. This man named Guo even dares not to sell the president's face. What are you a naval general? Besides, you say you are a minister of the navy and a group of army cows? I really think they will be stupid, so you go into the water to find you? I'll mess with máo. When the canal is opened, and they will set up cannons on both sides of the canal, and your navy will only be able to stare at you.

"Mr. Teller," the two Americans were helpless and were about to leave, but Guo Jinzhang suddenly called them. Looking at the questioning eyes of their two people, the guy smiled, "Tell Washington, if you want to make a decision, hurry up. Because the British are about to arrive."

“…”

"British?"

"Yes, British."

White House.

Chesert Arthur looked at his new secretary of state Frederick Theodore Frylin Hayson without any confidence, feeling a wave of discouragement... He may now be the most depressing president in the world. Because he was defeated by the Chinese, he prepared his resignation letter not long after the Red Sè Corps evacuated Washington. But the question is, who will take over his shift?

He was originally the vice president of James Garfield, but he was promoted according to the procedure because the president was assassinated. However, American laws do not stipulate that the vice president would appoint another vice president after he took over the president... that is to say, he did not replace him. This is a big problem. Because every cabinet was appointed by the president at that time. Once he resigned, the current cabinet would end even if his term was over, but he did not replace him... This means that if he continued, the US politics would lose its senior leadership and a decision-making level.

Then he appointed a vice president temporarily?

What a joke? The United States is about democracy. You are about to step down. But at this time, another vice president will be appointed to take over your position. What is the difference between this and you still continue to serve?

Then hold another general election?

This is not OK. The election requires money, and before that, the two major parties have to conduct internal elections first, then launch presidential candidates, and then, presidential candidates have to give speeches and canvass votes... After a while, it takes almost another year, who has the time to wait?

In addition to these troubles, what the big men in Washington need to face most is the new Tangzhou political corps, that is, the Red Siege Corps that have actually dominated the other side... No one will be stupid enough to cause trouble at this time. For Chinese people nowadays, it is obviously impossible to ignore them; if they do not ignore them, what kind of strategy should they use? Appeasement policy? The American people will be unhappy. Hostile? There is no certainty to win. Even if there is, what kind of losses will the United States suffer once the Chinese rise up? Once the Chinese break into the east again, and do not try to restrain as much as they did last time, they start killing. Who can bear this loss?

Therefore, for various reasons, Chessert Arthur had to continue to stay in his seat... until his term expired.

An ironic ending.

He was forced to resign voluntarily by the Chinese, and was able to preserve the throne of the president because of the existence of the Chinese... Chessert Arthur probably didn't know what "raising enemies and self-respect" means. If he knew, he would definitely sigh at the wisdom of the Chinese who invented this word.

"Can the British get a lot of things in the hands of the Chinese?" Chessert Arthur quickly replied from the grudge. It would be useless to think about the past. What he needs to do most now is to earn the greatest benefit for the United States of America... The more he earns, the sooner people will forget his previous deeds. And his current concerns are much less than usual, because he has no more to lose.

"According to our analysis, the British will definitely be very concerned about the Panama Canal, but they will never be evil with us for this canal... Because for the British, there is no big problem with whether there is this canal or not." Frederick Frylin Haisen said seriously.

"Yes, Britain is an empire that never sets. They have bases all over the world, so they don't need to pay too much attention to the opening of a canal." Chessert Arthur nodded, "What do you think about the conditions of the Chinese? Can Congress pass it?"

"It's not a question of whether we can pass, but whether we have a choice." Fry Lin Haisen's face was a little stiff. "Unless we decide to fight with the Chinese, if we want to gain rights on the canal, we must agree to their conditions. The problem is that even if we fight with the Chinese, then win and completely eliminate them, Colombia will look for a new next home again... so we basically have no choice."

"What did Chandler say in his telegram?" Chessert Arthur asked again.

"The Chinese Seattle 'fortress' is just from the outside, it may be difficult to cause too much damage if it is bombarded with naval guns for several months... If the army attacks, it will be a nightmare." Fry Lin Haisen's face became even more ugly.

"Then we can't start a war?" Chessert Arthur sighed again. What he wanted to do most now was to fight the Red Sè Corps again, because he believed that he would definitely win this time. But he also knew that Congress would not agree to the death. The loss could not be afforded... Moreover, not everyone was as confident as him. Especially the Chinese still had military stations at the Pacific Railway pass, and the members of the parliament were very worried about this, worried that once the war started, they would lose the land west of the Rocky Mountain. After all, the last time the Chinese swept the west was still there. But this

Some people never thought that if the Chinese were allowed to stay in Washington State for one more day, their strength would increase for one day. The longer they wait, the more stable the Chinese would stand there... Look at what Guo Jinzhang did these days? As soon as the negotiations were over, he put the Panama Canal in hand and found a large gold mine in Alaska... Is this a person who can make people wait? No wonder Grant lost all confidence after being captured in Washington... A guy who still wants to fight back and win when facing an enemy force several times more than a few times will only become stronger as time continues.

"We can't start a war." Fry Lin Haisen nodded.

"Then give the Chinese conditions to Congress and let them consider them... as long as they pass, I will sign it." Chesert Arthur said.

"All right."

"Mr. Aslan, long time no see"

"Hello, Mr. Guo."

...

Shortly after Fry Lin Haisen brought the canal cooperation drafted by Guo Jinzhang and Santos to Congress, Sean Aslan, the British Consul General in San Francisco who once sold several Armstrong guns to Guo Jinzhang at a sky-high price, also arrived in Seattle. It is obvious that the British people's attention to the Red Corps is not as important as the Americans, because, in addition to Sean Aslan, there are only Mrs. Aslan and two children in the "delegation" of the British people, and there are two black servants... Faced with such a "scale", Guo Jinzhang had to give up the hope of earning back the artillery money from their accommodation fees.

"I'm just the forefront,"

Just like Henry Teller and Chandler, when they come to Seattle, they have to visit the actual leader here. Aslan is also very wise. As soon as he settled down, he came to visit his "old friend". As soon as he met, he immediately explained his "original origin". "My task is to set up a consulate in Seattle... Of course, if you agree, I will be the new consul general of the consulate."

"Consulate General?" Guo Jinzhang obviously didn't expect this, "Aren't you afraid that Americans will be unhappy?"

"That's their business." Aslan shrugged, "and I believe that it won't take long before more consulates will appear in Seattle... As far as I know, the Germans are the most active in this, but they are not as quick as we do."

"German? I have nothing to do with Germans." Guo Jinzhang smiled.

"I have nothing to do with them, either." Aslan blinked.

"Haha... You're not really just trying to build a consulate this time, right?" Guo Jinzhang smiled and asked again.

"Of course not only." Aslan seemed to have expected Guo Jinzhang to ask, "In fact, the purpose of my coming here is to make money... to gain the greatest benefit for those British companies. You must know that you are rich now."

"My gold mine has not been mined yet." Guo Jinzhang smiled.

"This is only a matter of time sooner or later." Aslan waved his hand, "What's more, have you proposed a draft cooperation plan to the US government? I believe you will get another huge sum of money."

"Draft Cooperation? What kind of cooperation draft?" Guo Jinzhang pretended to be stupid.

"Haha, don't hide it anymore. It's no secret." Aslan glanced at him with contempt. "You and the Americans did not leak anything, but don't forget that you have a third partner... Those people in Colombia are so excited that they don't know how big the world is. They are eager to yell everything that the whole world knows. We didn't even pay anything. They just sent someone to mention it to their president, and that guy said everything."

"Have you said everything? That president?" Guo Jinzhang was stunned.

"Of course, who do you think it is?" Aslan laughed, "Transfer 40% of the canal shares to an American company, but it requires Americans to pay 40 million US dollars... This is simply to let Americans build the canal alone, and you enjoy the fruits. Colombia has been bullied by Americans for decades, and now that they have found such an opportunity, how can they not be too excited?"

"It seems that I should pay attention to it next time." Guo Jinzhang couldn't help but smile bitterly. Although he did not intend to keep a secret of the cooperation draft, he never expected that Colombia would be so eager to shout out. But thinking about it, no matter who has been bullied for decades, he can't help it now.

"Actually, there is no big problem with this. After all, this is not a big secret in itself. But we have never understood it very much," Aslan suddenly put away his smile, "Why did you transfer more shares to Colombia political fu? Is that necessary? You know, the conditions you gave to Colombia before have been very generous, so they even disliked the French."

"I didn't give them too much, but I was just 23%." Guo Jinzhang smiled.

"But France had given them less than ten percent before, and they were already very happy." Aslan sighed.

"After all, it's someone else's land, and we have to station troops on both sides of the canal... we always have to give them some compensation." Guo Jinzhang smiled.

"If your so-called garrison is only set up forts at both ends of the canal, and the total number of US and Red Corps garrisons shall not exceed one thousand, then I don't know what the so-called compensation is necessary. You must know that doing so will spoil those small countries." Aslan said in a deep voice, "If you want to cooperate with those guys in the future, they will use the example of Colombia to threaten you with better conditions."

"Haha, if that happens, I can't do anything." Guo Jinzhang smiled, but did not say why he gave Colombia such generous conditions. But then again, is there any more to say about the reason for doing this? Win two, win two. If you can't win two, you can't give enough benefits that make those small countries excited. What qualifications do he have to compete for interests with old powerful countries such as Britain, France and the United States?

Twenty-three percent of the shares and income of a canal is not just the right to garrison on both sides of the canal, but also the right to survey and prioritize mining in Colombia, as well as the right to operate various industries. Colombia is known as the country of gold... In addition to gold, Guo Jinzhang believes that there will also be other rich resources there. Once these resources are developed, the benefits brought will definitely not be less than 23% of the canal.
Chapter completed!