Chapter 1103 For the sake of the people, let’s surrender (Third update, please subscribe)
Roar!
Like everyone else, Aniceto Arce, who was attracted to the window by the low roar of the engine in the air, stared at the airship over the city in stunned silence, asking questions in his mind.
"Oh My God!"
No one agreed to him. At this moment, everyone came to the window. People looked at the airship in stunned silence. What did they see?
It's questions, confusion, and fear.
"The Ming Empire is coming, it's coming..."
The airship in the sky made Aniceto Arce, the Vice President of Bolivia, lose the last bit of fantasy in his heart.
What was the first thought flashing through his mind at this moment?
Now that Hilarion Daza is defeated, what happens next?
Although he is the first vice president of Bolivia, he is not just a politician, he is also the boss of Bolivia's largest mining company Huanchaca.
More than 20 years ago, Arce, who was already a member of Congress, purchased the Huancaca Mining Company, which was on the verge of bankruptcy, for 40,000 Bolivian pesos. At that time, the company had invested 180,000 pesos in the construction of mining infrastructure, but failed to provide the company with
The equity holders did not create the slightest profit. After Arce acquired the Huanchaca Mining Company, he continued to operate the Polk Mine in Potosi Province that originally belonged to the company, and soon injected enough funds to make the company operational.
Between 1856 and 1861, Arce invested more than 300,000 pesos to purchase modern machinery and equipment, introduce drainage equipment, and build shafts for the silver mine. Since then, the company's business has become increasingly prosperous, especially after gaining freedom to enter the international market.
With the privilege of exporting silver, Huanchaca Company once became one of the largest mining companies in Bolivia. Arce himself also became the first millionaire in Bolivia and one of the most powerful mining owners in Bolivia. It is a veritable "mining company".
King".
Good business leads to officialdom. No, for Aniceto Arce, who is a member of Congress himself, success in business has helped his success in official career. Last year, President Daza appointed him as the First Vice President.
As for the First Vice President, when he looked at the airship with dumbfounded eyes, what flashed in his mind was - President Dasa failed, what should we do now?
Waiting online, very anxious.
As a businessman and a politician, Aniceto Arce is a standard realist. He understands the rules of operation of this world: it is purely a jungle, and the principle followed in this jungle is that of the jungle.
And he himself is a jaguar in this jungle. In the past, when he bit his prey, he was always ruthless, but now?
He found that he had become a prey, and he would probably be torn apart by many people until even the bones were left, because he knew very well what would happen after the conquerors arrived.
Bodosi Silver Mine!
It is a piece of fat for any invader. Those invaders or the mining companies of the Ming Empire must have described the silver mines of Podosi on his territory. Regarding this, Aniceto Arce
There is no doubt that he has friends in Chile, Argentina and Brazil. What happened to his friends?
His friends lost their fields, their mines, their... even their lives.
Maybe their plight is worthy of sympathy, that's all.
To him, this is how the world works.
The weak eat the strong!
In this world, all people and things follow this principle. If you violate this principle, you will be eliminated.
"What now?"
Airship staring into the sky.
"Fortunately, I... only have one daughter!"
In an instant, Aniceto Arce made a decision in his heart, his beard lifted slightly, and then he walked out resolutely.
As soon as he walked out, he felt the chaos in the Presidential Palace. People were running back and forth in panic, and everyone had the same expression on their faces, that of shock and fear.
"Where is the Justice? Where is the Justice?"
Aniceto Arce asked where the justice was because Supreme Court Justice Pedro José Domingo Guerra was appointed by President Daza to act on his behalf during his absence.
Acting President.
It was a custom in the Spanish era to use the justice as the acting president. During the Spanish era, the first official person in the government was the governor, and the second was the justice. They also retained this tradition after the independence of the colonies.
Soon, Aniceto Arce came to the president's office, where Pedro José Domingo Guerra and several military officers and ministers were standing by the window. They all looked worriedly.
Looking out the window, looking at those airships.
"Vice President, you came at the right time, what should we do now?"
Pedro Jose Domingo Guerra said nervously.
"The Ming people are coming, not only with airships, but also with their troops. Their troops are entering the city and will soon arrive at the presidential palace. President Dasa may have been defeated, and he may even have been captured...
"
Guerra's words stunned Aniceto Arce.
"Oh my god...this, how, how could this happen so fast..."
The failure was not an accident. After all, the Ming Empire was so powerful, but no one expected it to happen so quickly. Even the president only left here for only one day.
Is this war?
This is not the war they know.
"Oh my God, is Bolivia going to die like this?"
When Aniceto Arce heard Guerra's words, he then looked at the acting president thoughtfully. Many years ago, when he was the plenipotentiary representative of Bolivia in Lima, Peru, he proposed that Bolivia should unite with the Brazilian Empire and Peru.
, Chile, Ecuador and the Republic of New Granada (Colombia) and other South American countries form the American Union.
When the Ming Empire rose, he also actively promoted the Peru-Bolivia Federation, trying to unite the forces of the two countries to resist the threat of the Ming Empire.
But in the face of absolute strength, this federation didn't even have the power to fight back. It was defeated so completely and so quickly.
"Mr. Acting President, my friend, we have failed, and I think we should face reality..."
Aniceto Arce walked up to the acting president and said.
"I think we must now consider the safety of the citizens of Sucre. If the Ming Empire's airships bomb the city, it will definitely cause extremely heavy casualties."
"Mr. Vice President, are you talking about surrender?"
Guerra said loudly.
"We need to think about the people here, and now that the military has been defeated, let's face the facts, Mr. Acting President, now we have a chance to end this with dignity."
Aniceto Arce looked out the window. Although he could not see the Ming Empire's army here, he seemed to have heard the sound of their military boots.
"We can prepare an agreement before they arrive, requiring them to ensure everyone's property and personal safety! If surrender can protect the safety of citizens, then I think surrender is acceptable."