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At the Peruvian Presidential Palace, Manuel stood tremblingly in front of Peruvian President Pedro, carefully raising his head to peek at Pedro's expression.
Pedro read the report on the loss of the merchant ship for several minutes, his brows furrowed, and he seemed to be very dissatisfied with the loss of the fleet.
Manuel looked panicked. After Pedro put away the report, he hurriedly explained, "This encounter with pirates was a premeditated ambush. Only the Spaniards in Cuba knew about the fleet before it set off. It must have been the Spaniards who stole the fleet."
The news was told to the pirates, which led to the loss of the fleet."
In order to shirk the responsibility for the loss of the merchant ship, Manuel placed the blame on the Spaniards and deliberately exaggerated the strength of the pirates.
The losses of the two merchant ships and 800 Chinese laborers were not large. The Peruvian side purchased nearly 10,000 Chinese laborers from Cuba this time. After excluding the loss of 800 Chinese laborers and counting some weaker Chinese laborers, they could still make up three soldiers.
The number of thousands of people.
Pedro gestured for Manuel to sit down and said, "I don't care about your responsibility for this loss, but you have to keep an eye on the deal with the rebels. If you find anything unusual, report it to me immediately.
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Manuel originally thought that Pedro would punish him, but he only heard a warning from his mouth, and his nervous mood suddenly eased a lot. He immediately expressed his position: "I must carefully observe the movements of the rebels and try to get rid of the crimes."
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Manuel is just an insignificant little person, Pedro pays attention to Lou Stuart behind him.
After regaining his freedom, Lou Stuart used his previous connections to help the Chinese Independence Army organize a large number of material transactions, and also took the lead in the redemption of more than 2,000 Chinese workers.
In view of Lou Stuart's good performance, Li Mingyuan handed over Moyendo City and his two thousand men to him,
The Lustuarts are now the only regular Peruvian army in southern Peru. Although the Chinese Independence Army is stationed in Moyando and the taxation rights are also in the hands of the Chinese troops, the Lustuarts still have a lot of power.
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The Chinese Independence Army has not yet retreated. Lou Stuart has already used his own methods to secretly infiltrate the cities of Moquegua and Tacna.
As long as the Chinese Independence Army retreats, Lustuart will be able to steadily control the three coastal cities and become an important warlord force in Peru.
Therefore, Pedro attaches great importance to Lustuart's attitude and hopes to draw Lustuart to his side through this transaction between the two parties.
"Manuel, go back and send a message to General Lou Stuart. As long as he performs well in this transaction, I will promote him to general and recognize his sphere of influence."
The three cities of Moyendo are the sphere of influence that Li Mingyuan promised to Lustuart. Pedro knew this condition from the negotiation requirements. Therefore, today Pedro clearly recognized Lustuart's status of controlling the three coastal cities.
And used this to win over Lou Stuart to work for him.
Manuel naturally heard Pedro's intention to win over, and said excitedly: "General Lustuart must be very happy to hear this news."
When entering the Peruvian capital, Lustuart specifically ordered Pedro to admit the fact that he controlled the three coastal cities.
In order to accomplish this, Lou Stuart took out the remaining jewelry and gave it to Manuel, asking him to pass it on to Pedro.
However, before Manuel had time to meet Pedro, he was assigned to Cuba to transport Chinese workers. However, he encountered pirates on the way back, resulting in the mission assigned by Pedro not being completed satisfactorily.
At this time, Manuel only had the fear of being punished in his heart, and he was not certain about what Lustuart had told him.
Suddenly hearing that Pedro took the initiative to acknowledge Lustuart's status, Manuel felt happy and hurriedly flattered him: "General Lustuart admires Mr. President very much. Before he came, General
He told me to pay a proper visit to the president on behalf of the general."
Manuel kept saying nice things, winking at the attendant beside him, and then the attendant took out a small box.
Manuel took the box, held it respectfully in front of Pedro, and said: "The general heard that the president has a lot of research on jewelry, so he specially searched for a batch of jewelry and presented it to the president. I hope the president will not dislike it."
When Manuel gave away this batch of jewels, he felt a little sad. Although these jewels were not his own, it was a good thing to be able to get things done without giving away the jewels.
Manuel was debating whether to give away the jewelry or not. Just when he was about to give up, he suddenly thought of Lou Stuart's instructions before leaving: A little jewelry doesn't matter. After controlling the three coastal cities, there will be a lot of money.
He put the money in his pocket, but if Pedro was unhappy because the money was not delivered, it would be a big loss.
After thinking about the importance of the matter, Manuel took out the jewelry he had prepared in advance.
As the president of a country, Pedro naturally needs money, but collecting jewelry is indeed one of his few hobbies.
Hearing that Manuel had offered jewelry, Pedro immediately became interested. He took the wooden box from Manuel's hand, opened it and took out a colorful gemstone. He held it up and looked at it carefully, with a look of satisfaction in his eyes.
"Manuel, convey my gratitude to General Lustuart for me. I like the gift he gave me very much." Pedro put down the gem in his hand and said happily.
"As long as the president likes it, General Lou Stuart is worried that you don't like these jewelry!"
Manuel had a smile on his face and secretly admired Lou Stuart's methods. "The general is indeed a master who has been in the military and political circles for twenty years. As soon as the jewelry was given, the president's attitude changed immediately. It seems that I want to
Learn seriously from the general."
"General Lustuart is very thoughtful," Pedro praised Lustuart and said with a smile on his face: "The materials and Chinese labor used to trade with the rebels have been prepared. You'd better rush back as soon as possible to coordinate with the rebels.
Trading time and strive to regain lost ground as soon as possible.”
"I understand." Manuel bowed his head in reply, said goodbye to Pedro, and left quickly.
After Manuel left, the smile on Pedro's face quickly disappeared. He stared at the sparkling gems on the wooden box and said to himself: "If you want to bribe me with a batch of gems, you are looking down on me."
Lustuart's power has just begun, and Pedro has no intention of dealing with him now. However, after sending away the plague god of the Chinese Independence Army, if Lustuart can't correct his position, he will honestly do it for Pedro.
If Luo does something, Pedro will not let him go.
Every political master is an excellent actor and chess player. They are good at using complex situations in the political arena to seek their own interests.
But when it comes to intrigues, Li Mingyuan prefers to use absolute strength to crush the opponent and force the opponent to bow his head.
Pedro, Lou Stuart and others are all veterans of politics. When it comes to playing power, the two Li Mingyuan cannot beat any of them.
But in the end, Li Mingyuan's simple deployment wiped out the main force of the southern Peruvian army, making all their conspiracies and tricks useless, and they could only negotiate peace with Li Mingyuan.
