Chapter 1344 Thousand Years Empire (Third update, please subscribe)
Author: Xiaoyu’s Destiny
Chapter 1344 Thousand Years Empire (Third update, please subscribe)
"£200,000."
In the presidential palace of San Carlos Palace in Bogota, facing President Rafael Nunez, John Smith gave his offer straightforwardly.
Of course, this was not an offer to buy the railroad, but a personal reward for President Rafael Nunez.
"What?"
President Rafael Nunez didn't react at first, but he soon understood. He looked at the millionaire in front of him and asked.
"Are you trying to bribe me?"
"Mr. President, this is not to bribe you, but a consulting fee paid by our company to you. This consulting fee is because we want to consult with Mr. President on railway-related matters."
What does it mean to tell lies with your eyes open?
John Smith is definitely doing this now, but for him who often deals with these officials, he knows very well. What kind of bribe should be used? If it comes from Persia, he will directly move it to the other party.
Boxes of silver coins go up.
But here these greedy guys always need some disguise.
Faced with this offer, President Rafael Nunez hesitated for a moment, and then said.
"Before this, many people who invested in the railway lost money. Mr. Smith, what made you come here to invest in this railway at any cost?"
"Chance!"
John Smith said with a smile.
"I believe the return on this investment should be very generous. Mr. President, I am investing in the future! The future of Colombia, I believe that with the influx of large numbers of European immigrants, Colombia will eventually rise like the United States, and now invest in the railway
, no doubt it’s the right time.”
What is talking about people and talking about ghosts?
But many times what a businessman says cannot be trusted even with a single punctuation mark.
But when President Rafael Nunez heard such words, he said with great joy.
"Really? When you showed up, did you really think that Colombia would be like the United States in the future?"
"Mr. President, all of us know that Colombia is the front line against the Ming Empire, and because of this. Neither London nor Washington would mind providing you with loans to help you achieve the rise of your country, with support from the United Kingdom and the United States. Colombia
The rise of China is just a matter of time."
"That's right, that's right!"
President Rafael Nunez said with a smile.
"Mr. Smith, you are right. As long as the United Kingdom and the United States support us, our rise is just a matter of time. Anyone who invests in Colombia will receive rich returns, and of course you are no exception, Mr. Smith."
Done!
Although President Rafael Nunez did not agree directly, in his view, the introduction of British capital would be of great benefit to Colombia. Even this is inevitable to drive away the tiger and devour the wolf.
After all, the Ming Empire has always wanted to build a railway in Colombia, but now the intervention of British capital has complicated the problem.
Let the Ming Empire and the British Empire fight.
As for Colombia, it just needs to benefit from it.
Sometimes negotiations are so simple, and all you need to do is give money, which is enough to convince everyone to accept.
This is the power of money.
Regarding the Anglo-Persian Petroleum Company's railway investment in Colombia, the Ming Empire's response was swift. Almost immediately, the empire's ambassador to Colombia criticized British capital's invasion of America, and even unknownly pointed out that Colombian officials accepted
bribed by the British at the expense of Colombia's interests.
Facing the reaction of the Ming Empire, the British Empire also responded very quickly. The ambassador of the British Empire said sarcastically.
"So wouldn't switching to Daming Capital be an invasion of Colombia?" In addition to being sarcastic, they also emphasized that the British Empire would increase investment in Colombia in the future to support Colombia's economic development.
And while the officials of the two countries were engaged in a squabbling legal battle, no one knew that thousands of kilometers away in Zhongdu, thousands of kilometers away, many people were celebrating this victory.
"All we need is a railroad, no matter who builds that railroad."
In the operational map room of the staff department, several young staff officers remarked a railway line directly on the map. Although the Colombian railway has not yet been built to Panama, this does not prevent them from including it in the operational plan.
Add this railway.
"The British will help us achieve our aspirations."
While the staff officers were adjusting the battle plan, in the palace, Sun Hu, the proposer of the plan, said with a smile.
"Whether the British want to blackmail us through these railways or not, as long as they can build the railway from Bogota to Pasto, and then from Berio to Panama, this railway will be ours, even if it is
There are tens or hundreds of kilometers in the middle that are not connected, and it doesn't matter. Our engineers will build and connect the railways in a short time..."
Sun Hu had no idea that the British man who invested in the Colombian Railway was not seeking profit at all. He was a submarine of the Investigation Department. The so-called profit-making was just an excuse.
Emperor Zhu Da agreed with deep approval.
"But after all, the railway was built a little late. If it could have been two years earlier, the railway might have been completed by now."
It's really a pity to think about this now. If we had not counted all this two years ago, perhaps the Pan-American Railway would have been completed by now.
A railway that crosses North and South America will definitely become an artery connecting the entire continent in the future, and this railway belongs to the Ming Dynasty.
"Better late than never, Your Majesty, when we send troops to Colombia in the future, we will take advantage of the opportunity and annex it to the empire."
Incorporating Colombia into the empire... Emperor Zhu Da and I have never thought about this aspect, at least now he has not thought about it at all in his plan.
The future of Colombia, and of course Venezuela, does not necessarily have to be incorporated into the empire. He has other ideas for the future.
The empire basically just maintains the status quo.
However, Emperor Zhu Da did not explain this, he just said it in a light tone.
"The fate of Colombia should be left to the Colombians. We... now we have to work hard for the empire's centenary national destiny..."
Compared to tiny Colombia, Emperor Zhu was more concerned about the empire's future national destiny for a century or even a thousand years...
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