Chapter 57 South American layout

the next day.

Zheng Yu looked at the white man opposite him, with a little uncertain face. Although this man was short, his appetite was not good. Zheng Yu looked at him and felt that his face was a bit like "Taotie" on the water dripping eaves of the Forbidden City. He sank for a moment and said softly: "Mr. Dias, your conditions... seem to be too much."

The envoy of the Venezuelan Vice President General Gomez looked sunny: "Your country has everything, everything is there. My country is a country outside the Great Wall and is poor. Although General Gomez is determined to boost his national prestige, but his country is poor and poor, I ask your country to share some soup and go back to the bottom. In the future, the general will take charge of the government. My country will praise you and be grateful for the kindness of your royal family."

Zheng Yu almost spit out a mouthful of tea. Looking at the stingy-eyed person on the opposite side, he actually thought about the external story of Chinese history. It seemed that he used today's Chinese Empire as the "féi sheep" of the Celestial Empire in history. He thought that he would create something to be called a feudal tribute, and say some flattery words to squeeze out face. Zheng Yu snorted coldly in his heart, thinking that when I was doing trust business and lent him, you were still growing sugarcane in South America...

He was determined, but he frowned and looked at the other party: "You are oversighted. Foreigners of the empire have always been the fundamental principles of justice, equality and mutual benefit. In other words, this is actually not much different from doing business, right? When doing business, we also talk about fairness and equality, and mutual benefit and win-win situations, not to cheat anyone or deceive anyone."

As soon as this said, he saw the face on the opposite side turn a little white, and knew that the other party realized that this was going to be bad.

"Open the skylight and speak loudly," Zheng Yu had the Tianhu card in his hand, so he was naturally not afraid of asking for a price everywhere. "General Gomez wanted to be president, and President Castro was in the way of his affairs, but the general used to be an old team who was in charge of the president. This matter was a bit unreasonable and was not so easy to start in the country. Therefore, it is necessary to provide financial support to the empire, and even need the imperial jing mercenary to directly help the general to act... In addition, it is best for the empire to lead Castro out of Venezuela to facilitate the general to take action."

"After all, General Gomez is asking for the empire, not the empire asking for the general, right?" Zheng Yu said, "Let's explain this charter first, and everything will be easy to discuss."

Diaz looked embarrassed and looked at the young man opposite him. He stumbled for a few times, and finally smiled dejectedly, took out his handkerchief and wiped the sweat on his head.

"Your Highness speaks quickly, and I admire you." Dias, the first vice president of Venezuela and commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, smiled awkwardly, "This is roughly the case. But please allow me to correct you. Not only is the general who needs your country's help, but your country needs the general's help to obtain the exploration rights of Mara's Lake Bo."

Zheng Yu nodded: "This is true, but the problem is that the general is not the president yet, and he wants to give the exploration power to my country. At present, only President Castro has this power. If the general is not sincere or asks for a price all over the place, we will go directly to negotiate with the President, so why should we take this detour?"

Dias's face turned pale and smiled awkwardly: "Your Highness was joking..."

"Not to joke," Zheng Yu shook his head seriously. "The reason I contacted the general is because His Majesty is a soldier, and I am also a soldier. We like to talk to the soldiers. And President Castro, IMHO, lacks enough will and strength. In our opinion, the general is a powerful figure who can control Venezuela."

Dias had just breathed a sigh of relief, and Zheng Yu said leisurely: "But if the general doesn't understand the style, we can naturally have a good talk with the president. If you give me a good thing, no one will reject me."

Diaz's face froze, and he smiled bitterly and took out his handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his head.

Zheng Yu was secretly proud of himself, thinking that this power comparison is here, with such a giant as backing, isn’t it easy to deal with a warlord from a South American country?

"Your list is not asking for help, but extortion and treating the empire as a féyu coldly, "To figure it out, the general needs our assistance, and all we ask for is a promise from the general. Now let alone the horse pulls the lake, the whole of Venezuela is the president, not the general. In other words, it is the general who takes out other people's things to exchange for our real money. This itself shows the sincerity of the empire."

His tone turned to peace again, and he said sincerely: "With the help of the empire, the general can take the whole country into his hands and think about it. The land, mine, possible oil fields, sugarcane gardens, coffee gardens, factories, railways in the whole country are all allowed to be disposed of by the general, and you, my dear friend, will also occupy an important part of it. In addition, you have also gained the friendship of the empire with a population of 450 million, and the friendship given by the empire of a powerful army and navy is guaranteed that the entire Gomez family will always be the master of a country, even more like an emperor than an emperor, and you, my dear brother Dias, will be the duke of this country."

Zheng Yu's voice was filled with youhuo: "My friend, what you need to pay is nothing more than a place where horses can open Bo Lake. Of course, there is the priority exploration rights of other plots, which is a truly mutually beneficial commercial treaty. We do not occupy colonies, do not have tariffs, do not have troops, do not have consular judgment rights, and do not have any consular judgment rights. In the name of God, what are you still hesitating about?"

Dias's face changed, and he was obviously moved. But he still insisted and said, "But we can also go find Americans..."

"American?" Zheng Yu said with a sarcastic remark, "The United States is a democratic country. Their Congress will never approve the government to use such a huge sum of money to waste water. As for Rockefeller's Standard Oil, IMHO, their current target is the United States and Mexico, and even if they want to act, they will first find President Castro. Whether it is financial, strength, political influence, or even military power, how can American businessmen be compared with the empire?"

"My friend, out of friendship, I would like to remind you to be wary of American ambitions." Zheng Yu said solemnly. "Last December, President Theodore extended the Mén-Royalism to the "America Management Book is the fastest to organize America" ​​which is the so-called Roosevelt's inference, proposing that the United States has to play the role of an international police officer in the entire America. Ten years ago, during the border dispute between your country and British Guiana, the US Secretary of State publicly announced that, "The United States is actually a "

Having ruled the continent, his orders were the law for the subjects within which he interfered.’ Seven years ago, the United States launched a war against Spain and controlled Cuba. Three years ago, they instigated a rebellion in Panama, bribed Colombian troops with bribes, causing Colombia to lose Panama forever, and were cruelly divided. If Venezuela still wants to maintain its independence rather than becoming a colony of the United States, I remind you, my friends, please stay away from the United States.”

Dias' face changed, and he was obviously weighing repeatedly in his heart. After a while, he stared at Zheng Yu and lowered his voice and said, "Then how many specific can you... give us?"

"One million pounds, installment payment, down payment of 300,000." Zheng Yu said solemnly, "This has exceeded Venezuela's fiscal revenue. Think about it, what kind of huge sums is this, and if the general needs it, we can exchange part of the funds for our country's weapons at a preferential price."

"In addition, after General Gomez took office, the empire could provide your country with a long-term loan of one million pounds for banknote preparations. The general can use these funds to quickly stabilize the national finances and stabilize the regime." Zheng Yu continued, "The empire can also provide a thousand well-trained warriors who are good at fighting in tropical jungle, as the general's si guards. The loyalty and combat effectiveness of these people are absolutely reliable. We can even sell gunboats to the general at preferential prices for inland mobility. In addition, if the United States threatens your country's independence, including attempting to subvert General Gomez's regime, the empire can interfere with various means."

Dias was obviously moved, but he was still a little suspicious. He asked suspiciously: "Please forgive my frankness. Your country has paid such a great price... You know, although Malakaibo has produced some oil, it is too little. And the Indians in that place..."

"The Royal Oil Company of our country believes that Malakaibo is a potential plot." Zheng Yu smiled, "I am not an oil expert, I can only believe those professionals. But they also think that at most it is more abundant. As for those Indians... I think General Gomez and us can consider some plans to solve this problem."

"Don't worry, my country has always adhered to the principle of justice, equality and mutual benefit, and has no covetousness for your country's sovereignty. What we value more is the long-term cooperation with General Gomez." Zheng Yu said, "Venezuela is now just a country. But who can tell the future of things clearly... South America is currently the three major countries - Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Venezuela... Please be honest, as the first country to be restored by Marshal Bolivar, the liberator of South America, is a real heroic country in South America, but at present it is just a piece of land in the northeast corner. I believe that as long as there is a general with a talented and strategic ruler, who can tell the future of things... What I want is just to expand commercial interests in South America, and the general is our partner."

Zheng Yu looked at the other party's gods, and felt relieved, and finally... it was done.

He did not doubt the other party's sincerity.

To put it bluntly, Venezuela was just a backward agricultural country at this time. As for oil, at this time, the power of warships is still coal, automobiles are not yet large, things like tanks and other things are not even conceptual, and industries like petrochemicals are not even promising. There is even no oil cracking in this era. The main purpose of oil is to make kerosene electric lamps and stoves, so the value is not as impressive as later generations. Moreover, Venezuela's major oil discovery will not begin twenty years later, so the other party really does not have much bargaining chips. The two million pounds are smashed to pieces, which is enough to make the other party dizzy.

More than 20 years later, the world's largest oil well with a daily output of 100,000 barrels, and the largest oil provider in the British Empire will... be obtained.

Shell Oil, Borneo Oilfield, Venezuela Oilfield... The emperor's traveling temperament is getting stronger. How many surprises are there? Zheng Yu moaned his chin and thought to himself that BMW, Porsche, Coca-Cola Jeep, these kingly ways, when will they come out to seize the town?
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