The carriage stopped at the British Embassy in Buenos Aires,
When getting out of the car, Domingo deliberately raised his head and glanced at the embassy. Then, with a slight smile on his face, he walked into the embassy with his cane in his hand. As the manager of the Amelia Company, he had long been a member of the embassy.
A regular customer.
All he had to do was take out his business card and meet Edward Thornton, the British Ambassador to Argentina.
"Edward, Edward..."
Before anyone could enter the house, Domingo shouted angrily.
"You have to stop that madman, that guy is crazy!"
"Domingo, what's going on? Is it that lunatic?"
Ambassador Edward Thornton wondered.
"Mitra!"
Domingo shouted angrily.
"That guy actually sent a warship to bombard the American Company. Edward, we are a free company, just businessmen, and he actually sent his fleet."
"What?"
Edward Thornton was surprised.
"When did this happen?"
"Now, Edward!"
Standing in front of Edward Thornton, Domingo asked directly:
"I really want to know why that guy sent a fleet to America as soon as he got a loan from Britain. Edward, although we are friends, I need to explain that our company has always been Britain's best trading partner. Could it be that we are friends?
Was this all ordered by Britain?"
Faced with the accusation, Edward Thornton immediately shook his head and said.
"Domingo, please rest assured that London has never issued such an order, and as we all know, the company is definitely a more important trading partner than Buenos Aires!"
This is a fact!
Although Argentina was an extremely important trading partner of the United Kingdom in the past, with dozens of British merchant ships bringing millions of pounds worth of goods every year, British goods can be seen everywhere in the Argentine market.
But, in Edward Thornton's view, American companies are now replacing Buenos Aires - in the past few months alone, they have purchased goods from Britain worth more than a million pounds, and even
It also purchased the giant ship "Great Eastern". Just half a month ago, the company borrowed 1.2 million pounds from the British financial community by mortgaging the shares of the Atlantic Telegraph Company.
"We need an explanation. After we mortgaged part of the shares of the Atlantic Telegraph Company to the British Bank and purchased a large amount of goods in the UK, we purchased as many as eighteen merchant ships. Ambassador! But how did you repay us?
What about? It was to provide a loan to Mitre, and now he is attacking the company with a British loan. Edward, is this a British game? "
"of course not!"
Edward Thornton immediately denied it.
"This is definitely not an instruction from London. London is more willing to deal with companies."
He wasn't being perfunctory, it was the truth.
"Wherever there is trade, there are British interests!"
In 1851, Britain became a world merchant. As the architect of the empire's foreign policy, the then British Prime Minister Pas Merton always adhered to the principle that "there are no permanent enemies and allies, and only British interests will always change." In the past
For ten years, the United Kingdom has been promoting its outward expansion policy in the name of "liberalism" and using balance-of-power diplomacy to promote British interests.
Although Britain signed a treaty of friendship and trade with Argentina as early as 1825, Argentina's opening and expansion to Britain was extremely limited. However, "chartered companies" like the American Company could fully open their ports
Well, trade means tariffs and zero tariffs - free ports. This is the biggest feature of "chartered companies".
Moreover, after the American Company obtained a large loan from the United Kingdom, it immediately purchased a large amount of goods, so where could such excellent trading partners be found?
Because of this, in Edward Thornton's view, it was absolutely impossible for London to support Miter's attack on the company.
"But the fact is that he is attacking the company, using British warships and British loans, which forces the company's board of directors to seriously consider the orders that have been issued!"
Seriously considering an order?
Are you kidding me?
If the American Company canceled the order, Edward Thornton believed that he would be torn to pieces by the British businessmen. After thinking about the stakes, he immediately stood up and said.
"Domingo, please don't worry, I will go over immediately to stop Mitre!"
Without even needing too many words, the tool man took the initiative to play his role.
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"Mr. President, Britain needs a reasonable explanation!"
In Miter's office, Edward Thornton said bluntly.
"As far as I know, the loan given to you by London is to relieve your financial pressure, and of course to show support for you - between Buenos Aires and the Confederation, London chose Buenos
Ellis, not the Confederacy!"
"Thank you very much for the support from the UK, Mr Ambassador."
Mitre said.
"But what makes me a little confused is, what is the explanation you mentioned?"
Facing Edward Thornton, who was raising an army to investigate, Miter could not help but feel extremely uncomfortable. Anyone would be disgusted by the British's condescending attitude, but he was also helpless. Who made Britain's national strength so powerful, and it was still his
Where is the sponsor?
"American Company! Mr. President!"
Edward Thornton looked at Mitre and said.
"What? America Corporation?"
With a slight eyebrow raised, Mitre suppressed his inner dissatisfaction and said.
"Mr. Ambassador, you should know very well that that is Argentine land."
"It doesn't look like it on the map, even on your own printed map, that it's outside of Argentina, Mr. President!"
Edward Thornton even took a look at the map on the wall and realized that it was indeed not Argentine land.
"So, the UK does not agree with our sovereignty over the Pampas and Patagonia?"
Mitre watched the other party warily. The British had always been ambitious in the La Plata region. As early as 1806, the British invaded Buenos Aires. They wanted to control the entire La Plata area.
However, due to their resistance, both British invasions ended in failure.
All this has only happened a few decades ago.
The British ambitions for Argentina have never stopped!
Now, Edward Thornton's "barbarism" immediately aroused Miter's vigilance. If it was just instinctive disgust before, now he doubts Britain's position.
"No, Mr. President, Britain will not get too entangled on such an issue. For Britain, we do not want the status quo to be changed, and the American Company is an extremely important trading partner of the United Kingdom. On this point, I
I hope you can think it through!"
With a smile on his face, Edward Thornton stood up and looked at Mitre and said in an extremely serious tone.
"When I came here, I heard that your warships were bombarding the Amelia Company. I hope you know that there are many British engineers and technicians there, and Britain will never allow their personal safety to be compromised in any way.
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Suppressing his inner anger and dissatisfaction, Mitre asked unhappily.
