In South America in 1860, no one would doubt this. After all, all South American countries were founded on European immigrants.
What can the huge "Great Eastern" bring to the American Company?
Of course there is a steady stream of immigrants.
It only takes a few hundred thousand immigrants and a country will be born in the south of Argentina!
For Mitre, this is undoubtedly unacceptable.
"The "Great Eastern" can transport thousands of immigrants at a time, and can transport tens of thousands of people there from Europe every year. Ten years later, its population will not be inferior to Paraguay or Uruguay. By then, even if we don't want to, we can
Having to face a strange country..."
Mitre frowned and said.
"Is this the conspiracy of Elizabeth and others?"
Almost subconsciously, Mitre still believed that this was a conspiracy by those former nobles before independence.
"They are trying to re-create a colony and a country in the terra nullius in the south by introducing immigrants. God can testify that those lands belong to Argentina! So..."
Looking up at Davis Douglas, Mitre said.
"Amelia Company must pay taxes to Argentina, and at the same time, we must also send customs there, and..."
Why did Mitre make such a decision after just a few months? In one sentence - no money!
Although his troops have repeatedly defeated Urquiza's forces since launching a military coup last year, soaring fiscal spending is draining the wealth of the Buenos Aires province, which is why he is seeking foreign loans.
Compared to a loan, having a big fat sheep nearby is more tempting!
In the past, I only knew that the fat sheep was rich, but I didn't know that he was so rich that he could spend hundreds of thousands of pounds to buy a boat. Since he was so rich, he should pay some taxes.
After thinking about it, Mitre said.
"You go to San Antonio Bay on my behalf and tell the board of directors of the American Company. Tell them that they have two choices. The first is to recognize the location of the San Antonio Bay Company as Argentine territory. The second is to recognize the central part of Buenos Aires."
The government, third, pays the tax arrears..."
After a series of conditions came out of Mitre's mouth, he thought about it and said again.
"Davis, you go there with a navy warship. We can put a certain amount of pressure on them through the sea. After all, it takes time to build a navy, but be aware that they have coastal defense batteries and fortress guns.
Keep a certain distance! Our purpose is to show strength and make them submit through intimidation!”
In fact, Mitre has not neglected to pay attention to the American Company. He is also collecting intelligence through some channels. For example, as far as he knows, in addition to having a security force composed mainly of "indigenous people", the company also has
A fort was built at the entrance of San Antonio Bay. The fort was even equipped with the most advanced Armstrong cannon!
However, what he didn't know was that the reason why the two cannons were placed at the mouth of Nanhua Bay was ostensibly to defend against the invasion of "pirates", but in fact, they were used to defend against the threat of the Argentine Navy.
With the "exposure" of Nanhua, contact with the outside world is inevitable. There is no guarantee when in the future, the Argentine Navy will visit Nanhua in a "timely manner". Of course, they will notice the two 110-pound Armstrong cannons——
It is the most advanced breech-loading rifled gun in the world and is a new naval gun finalized by Armstrong two years ago.
For Nanhua, which is located on the seaside, a fort or fortress is an indispensable facility to protect Nanhua.
In fact, there is a simple fort at the entrance of Nanhua Bay. There are several old-fashioned front-loading smoothbore cannons on the fort.
But their power is definitely not comparable to those two breech-loaded rifled guns. Rifled guns have a long range and great power. They are absolutely devastating to wooden-hulled warships.
In these days, only force is the most reliable. Without force, Nanhua is nothing more than fat meat in other people's mouths!
But sometimes, even with force, it will also attract other people's prying eyes.
"Is Mitre crazy?"
After receiving the information from Domingo, Zhu Xianhai's first thought was - Mitre is crazy!
"He actually wants to send the navy over!"
"What?"
Elizabeth opened her eyes wide and wondered.
"The war between him and Urquiza is over?"
"The conflict between him and Urquiza didn't require the navy at all, so he sent the navy over to show off his power to us!"
Zhu Xianhai raised his eyebrows.
"It's not just a show of force, it's also a show of sovereignty, and for us to recognize that this is Argentina's land."
"Then what are you going to do? Accept or reject?"
Elizabeth asked.
"If it is accepted, from now on, this place will be a part of Argentina, and all problems will be internal problems of Argentina. Even if there is a war in the future, it will be a conflict within Argentina."
"Internal conflict?"
The corners of his lips raised slightly, and Zhu Xianhai sneered.
"Elizabeth, what is the internal premise of this? It is..."
Pointing to his skin color, he continued.
"This is the internal premise. Otherwise, for them, it is definitely not an internal issue. Skin color... divides us into two types of people. Even if we become part of Argentina, when conflicts occur in the future, other
Which side will the country stand on? It must be the side of Argentina, or the side of the European Argentines, we..."
Shaking his head, Zhu Xianhai smiled coldly.
"They will never accept yellow people to control the political power of Argentina, and from the perspective of future development, there is no possibility of peace between us and Argentina. After all, although the Pampas is large, it cannot accommodate two people.
What a country!”
It's not that it can't accommodate two countries. It's that both sides are bound to get it. Who would give up such a fertile grassland?
Anyway, Nanhua will never give up. Nanhua will have no future if it gives up that prairie. That prairie is related to the future of Nanhua and the survival of millions or even tens of millions of Chinese immigrants.
, we must fight for it no matter what.
"Hey, it seems that this is the only way to go!"
With a long sigh, Elizabeth looked a little helpless. It was not that she did not expect the conflict with Argentina in the future, but she did not expect that the conflict would come so quickly.