Nie Kunlun stared at José María Plácido Carmagno, who was sitting in the cushioned armchair. He was sitting across the table from the Ecuadorian president, who was sitting on the opposite chair, looking at him with piercing eyes.
This president.
"If you cannot effectively protect the safety of Ming Dynasty residents, then we will take our own approach."
Aggressive words came from Nie Kunlun's mouth.
When he received the news that an expatriate had been killed, he was shocked and angry, but he did not deny the secret joy in his heart, not even a trace.
Isn’t this a great opportunity?
A great opportunity to get involved in Ecuador. Taking advantage of the attack on the Mingzi mine and the killing of expatriates, we can directly force the other party to agree to the railway company's establishment of a security team. Of course, there are also a series of other privileges.
What is imperialism? Imperialism is used to bully the weak.
Otherwise, what kind of empire would we need?
Looking at the angry Ming ambassador in front of him, Carmanio was a little reserved at first, and then he felt more helpless - when he signed the "Minge International Railway", he was under pressure
——There is no way, who let the Peruvian-Bolivia federation be destroyed?
Not signing?
Could it be that he wants to subjugate his country?
Damn robber!
They just robbed, but they insisted on robbing Ming people, so they robbed them, but they killed Ming people.
Killing and stealing...
"Mr. Ambassador, those who kill people and steal goods are bandits. Those bandits have always been lawless, and there are many Indy tribes in the mountains of Ecuador who disobey the law. You know this. Neither of us is happy when this kind of thing happens.
You agree, you can rest assured that we will definitely send troops to eliminate the bandits, and we will definitely compensate..."
Faced with the pressure brought by this absolute crushing of national strength, Carmanio didn't know what else to do besides showing a flattering look.
In fact, Carmanho is not an incompetent president. He also harbors the desire to strengthen the country. Of course, with Ecuador's population of hundreds of thousands, it is impossible to strengthen the country, but there must be some dignity.
Independence and autonomy are simply impossible for a small country like Ecuador. However, as a white country, Carmanio feels that he should get some respect. It seems that Ming Dynasty usually respects them, but there is a problem.
Yes, when it comes to issues involving interests, there is no respect at all.
In this regard, Carmanio is also very helpless!
"And as we all know, it's not as simple as it seems,"
Carmanio began his explanation,
"Normally, there will be no bandits attacking Ming Dynasty residents or foreign nationals from other countries, but when this happens, is there any conspiracy? For example, mountain indigenous tribes, such as local forces. I guess there may even be
Who knows about the influence of other countries? But there will definitely be some countries that do not agree with the railway cooperation between us. Mr. Ambassador, they will definitely do everything possible to destroy the cooperative relationship between us. I think no matter what happens
None of this should affect our cooperation.”
Carmanio specifically reminded the ambassador that railway cooperation is the most important. Compared with railway cooperation, other things are not worth mentioning.
Faced with Carmanio's reminder, Nie Kunlun shook his head and said.
"No, Mr. President, you are wrong. For the Ming Empire, there is nothing more important than the safety of the imperial expatriates. If the safety of the expatriates cannot be guaranteed, the so-called cooperation is just a joke, and the empire has been, is and is
In the future, it is impossible to sacrifice the interests of the imperial expatriates for the sake of so-called cooperation. Now, you have two choices, compensate for the losses, and at the same time, we will sign a "Security Agreement Memorandum" to jointly arrest the murderer,"
"What? What "Security Protocol Memorandum""
Carmanio looked at the ambassador puzzled.
"It is a memorandum for us to carry out all-round security cooperation. In order to ensure the safety of the empire's expatriates and investments, we believe that the empire should send security forces to your country to protect the safety of the railway!"
"What, this is impossible!"
Carmanio retorted loudly almost immediately.
"This is impossible, sir. Please understand that Ecuador is a sovereign country. After we drive away the Spaniards, it is impossible..."
Looking at the excited Carmanio, Nie Kunlun said seriously.
"If you refuse, then there is another option!"
What's the alternative?
Suddenly Carmanio stopped talking. He looked at the other party in shock, and after a long time he said in despair.
"Mr. Ambassador, is this what you call friendship and equality?"
What kind of friendship and equality... this is simply the behavior of gangsters!
…
"I am very happy to see the imperial diplomats being such rogues!"
After receiving the agreement signed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ecuador on the killing of expatriates, Emperor Zhu Dajue said with joy.
"Your Majesty, what I am worried about is that this matter may trigger resistance in Colombia and Venezuela to the Pan-American Railway. They may worry that the empire will seize a series of powers such as garrisoning troops under the pretext of the safety of expatriates..."
Qian Degong promptly reminded that although he advocated upholding justice for the overseas Chinese, as the Prime Minister of the Empire, he needed to consider the overall situation.
"It does not matter!"
Emperor Zhu directly shook his head and said.
"Whether Colombia or Venezuela are worried or not worried, or whether they resist, they will eventually make concessions. After all, countries use strength to talk to each other,"
Strength is the fundamental basis for status and negotiation between countries. Without strength, everything is nonsense. With strength, everything comes naturally.
"For the empire, if we can't even protect the safety of our own people, what qualifications do we have to participate in world competition? What is the purpose of world competition? Is it just for the four words of the Ming Empire? The so-called "empire"
What are "interests"? The essence is human beings! What kind of people are they? Of course it is for the interests of the people of the empire and the people of the Ming Empire. We participate in this world competition and civilization competition! If we are for the so-called overall view,
Sacrifice or ignore the interests of the people, then how can we let the people of the empire fight and sacrifice for it in the future era of great strife? Is it just for the two empty words "empire"?
If it were just these two words, how could it move them? What moved them was not "the empire", but because the empire and them were together, and the interests of the empire were consistent with theirs, and their interests were even
Above the interests of the empire! This is the fundamental reason why they are willing to fight and sacrifice for it.
So no matter what, we must safeguard their interests, this is our promise to them!"
After a pause, Emperor Zhu Da said directly.
"What are the promises we make to the citizens of the empire? Prosperity, security, and abundance! We must fulfill these promises rather than express them in empty words. If anyone dares to violate them, then we must let them