In the nineteenth century, enterprise management was actually still in a relatively primitive state, and although the organizational form and management mode of the enterprise were backward, the loyalty of employees to the enterprise was much stronger than that of the twenty-first century.

This is not to say that people in the nineteenth century were relatively simple, but they had relatively few access to information and opportunities, so many people worked in the same job until they were old, and the children of the family would continue to work in this job from their fathers.

The same goes for Panama Railroad employees, although the previous Panama Railroad did not offer a high salary, but for many Panamanian locals, it was the only income for their families, so it is understandable how angry Panama Railroad workers are when they are not paid for their hard work.

Once in the Huaihai Campaign, the "no conscience cannon" became famous, such a reputation is certainly not worth advocating, "no conscience cannon" is just a helpless product of the extremely backward state of the industrial level, but this does not mean that the "no conscience cannon" has no power, on the contrary, it is precisely because of the great power of madness, so there is the title of "no conscience".

The explosive packets made by Panamanian workers were primitive but also powerful, with a violent explosion that shattered all the glass in the station building, and the left half of the wooden building almost completely collapsed.

Fortunately, the siege of the Panamanian workers was only spontaneous and not organized, so when they saw the station building collapse and burn, many workers realized that the situation was out of control, and then retreated, which gave Peter Stevenson a chance to breathe.

"God"

"!" Rubio and Jack, who arrived in a hurry, also immediately joined the rescue, and as for the scattered workers, no one cared about them at this time.

The price paid by the workers was not small, there was a layer of corpses in front of the building and at the entrance of the building, there were at least 100 corpses, no one expected that just one unpaid salary could cause such serious consequences, and now the development of the matter is beyond the scope of the Panama Railways, and even the Panama Canal Company cannot cover it up.

"125 people died, 35 were injured, the station building was completely burned down, the entire railway was forced to shut down, and now the families of the workers who died are demanding compensation from the railway company, and the Colombian government has stepped in, claiming that if this is not properly addressed, it will affect the cooperation between us and the Colombian government – that's what we're facing, guys." Chairman of the Canal Management Committee, J. J. P. Morgan's expression was ugly, and when something like this happened, J. Morgan had an ugly expression. P. Morgan is to blame.

"We have six staff members sent to the Panamanian Railways who were killed in this accident, so we can also ask the Colombian government to give us an explanation." William Vanderbilt simply ignored the other more than 100 Panamanian workers who were killed, and only cared about the six Americans who died.

"That's right, we want to retaliate, the Colombian government has intervened, and we can also ask Washington to intervene, and I believe that Washington will be very satisfied with this request." Rockefeller's attitude was even more intense, which was to push the rhythm of the United States to declare war on the Colombian government.

Compared with the excitement in the conference room, Li Mu surprisingly did not express his position, but looked through the memo in his hand.

Panamanians and Americans have a long history of hatred, and in 1856, an American who was buying watermelons at a Panamanian train station had a dispute with a stall owner who refused to pay for the goods, and the dispute quickly turned into a shootout that lasted for several hours.

The Americans suffered 31 casualties in this conflict, and 15 on the Panamanian side. After the incident, the United States Special Envoy and Plenipotentiary warned the then Government of New Granada that the United States would immediately occupy the Isthmus of Panama if it refused to pay for the damage promptly.

The government of New Granada, of course, would not accept such an unreasonable demand, and in July of that year, two American cruisers, the USS Independence and the USS St. Mary, arrived in Panama, and on September 19, 160 U.S. Marines landed and occupied the Panama railway station.

In February 1857, negotiations between the two countries began, and negotiations dragged on until the end of the American Civil War in 1865, when a formal treaty was reached, and the government of New Granada, which had been renamed Columbia in 1861, was forced to pay $410,000 in compensation to the United States.

This incident can be seen as a bellwether between the relationship between the United States and the Colombian government, and the strength of the United States in the Americas is clearly revealed in this matter, although Colombia has the courage to challenge the United States, but it does not have the strength to match the courage at all, and if the canal company asks the United States government to intervene, then it is indeed very feasible.

"We need to be clear about whether we can afford the consequences if we ask Washington to intervene." After figuring out the grievances between the United States and Colombia, Li Mu made a statement.

The situation is different now than it was 20 years ago, when the United States had no contract to build the Panama Canal, but did not have the strength to build the canal, and now that the canal company has been established, and seeing that the canal is about to begin, if Washington is asked to intervene at this time, then it is indeed possible to trigger a series of consequences that the canal company does not want to see.

"You're saying our Mr. President wants to take the canal? He didn't think about it! Rockefeller didn't have the slightest respect for Hayes, and even sneered a little when he mentioned it.

"It's not about taking the canal, it's about managing the canal area, and it's not just our Mr. President who thinks so, it's the whole of Washington." J· P. Morgan understands the ideas of the U.S. government better, and those who engage in investment are certainly more willing to understand the government than those who engage in industry.

Just as the U.S. government used the land on both sides of the railway as bait to lure social capital forces to intervene in the construction of the railway, the Colombian government also took out the land within 20 kilometers on both sides of the canal as an additional condition, as a reward for the canal company to dig the canal, and this is what the U.S. government wants.

To put it bluntly, what the U.S. government wants is control of the canal, you must know that the Panama Canal is a huge piece of fat, and everyone wants to come up and take a bite, and of course the U.S. government wants to control the Panama Canal in its own hands, not in the hands of a single enterprise.

Even if this company is an American company, it is not good, and the money is in other people's pockets, but it is definitely better to be in your own pockets.

"It doesn't matter, even if the U.S. government doesn't intervene, we can settle this matter, we can hire people, the government can buy it, in short, we must not compromise on this matter, otherwise there will be endless troubles." Li Mu didn't want to ask anyone, what he could do, there was no need to involve too many people.

"That's right, we can hire an army and teach those Panamanians a hard lesson, and as for manpower, I think your Springfield company is good." Rockefeller was most active in this kind of thing.

"Don't think about it, Springfield is not responsible for foreign business." Li Mu refuses to take the blame, what kind of joke, if the canal company really hires an army to Panama, it will definitely become a stain that the canal company cannot erase, Li Mu has already carried the not very good reputation of "arms dealer", if he has a "warmonger" on his back, then Li Mu is estimated to go crazy.

Even if Li Mu doesn't care, he always has to accumulate some virtue for the children in the future, so this pot should be carried by the canal company collectively.

"Let's just set up a company to specialize in this business, and I think there will definitely be a market in the future." William Vanderbilt doesn't miss a chance.

Since withdrawing from the shipping industry, the Vanderbilt family has been actively transforming and has now become a railroad tycoon in the United States, but that is the achievement of the old Vanderbilt, and it has nothing to do with William Vanderbilt, William Vanderbilt's biggest move so far is to establish the Vanderbilt Automobile Company, but under the strong suppression of Horse Motors, the life of the Vanderbilt Automobile Company is not easy, so William Vanderbilt hopes to have higher achievements.

"It's a good idea, we can set up a canal security company and expand on the current security department." Rockefeller was actively involved.

"Canal Security Company — that's a terrible name, just as bad as the Interoceanic Canal Company." William Vanderbilt didn't want such an inferior name.

"What's that called? Morgan Rockefeller Vanderbilt Ream & Co.? The name is even worse. "You're welcome Rockefeller, the name is not worse, it's longer.

"You can name it, our goal is to be low-key enough, preferably so low-key that people can't remember it." Li Mu didn't want to take out those famous names this time, and when he thought that this security company might become the most notorious enterprise in the future, Li Mu was a little worried, which was not in line with Li Mu's expectations.

"It's better to call it a Panamanian company, anyway, this company only exists in Panama at the moment." J· P. Morgan was vaguely worried, although now J. Morgan was a little worried. P. Morgan couldn't judge the prospect of this matter yet, but with Rockefeller and Li Mu, J. Morgan and their gang were involved. P. Morgan always had a sense of insecurity in the evening.

"So let's call it a Panamanian company, well, should we go to Panama to register?" When it came to money, Rockefeller immediately became shrewd.

In the 21st century, Panama is known as a tax haven around the world, and this has to do with the poor state of the Colombian government, which is almost certain that the company is almost tax-free if it is registered in Panama.

"Agreed!" Speaking of money, J· P. Morgan also immediately gave up his temperance.

"Seconded!" Although Li Mu has a lot of money, it is not blown by the wind, and it is a good habit to be diligent and thrifty.

"Of course you seconded it, if the Horse Arms Company is a public company, then tomorrow the shares of the Horse Arms Company will rise." William Vanderbilt was full of envy and jealousy for Li Mu, although the railway industry was also very profitable, but it was certainly not comparable to the arms company.

"If you want, you can open one-" Li Mu had bad intentions, and his voice was a little cloudy.

Of course, this is polite, if William Vanderbilt is really so unreasonable, then Li Mu doesn't mind letting William Vanderbilt experience how ruthless the "arms dealer" is.

"Forget it, I'm not interested in the arms industry." William Vanderbilt snorted and immediately diverted the subject.

William Vanderbilt had been taught a lesson by Li Mu in applying for a patent for automotive technology before, and William Vanderbilt didn't want to give Li Mu greater stimulation, otherwise what was waiting for William Vanderbilt would not be just an old punch.

At present, in the United States, the bigwigs are still relatively disciplined, such as Rockefeller, who concentrates on his oil, J· P. Morgan devoted himself to finance, Carnegie only studied steel, and few people played cross-border, and because of this, their enterprises became bigger and bigger, and their technology became better and better, and it was extremely difficult for others to intervene.

Li Mu is an exception, in the 21st century, Li Mu has seen more cross-border operations, so he has no scruples.

Although Li Mu does not want to bear the reputation of "warmongers", the Panamanian company still needs Li Mu's in-depth involvement, after all, everyone present, Li Mu has the most experience in this area.

In the evening, Li Mu and Will talked about this matter, and received strong support from Will.

"It's a good thing to set up a Panama company, you know every year some people leave the barracks for some reason, they're all great guys, they don't know anything but kill, you set up a Panama company, just to provide them with the right position, tomorrow I'll ask Paul to come to you, how many people do you want? Is 1,000 people enough? "Will has a big appetite, and this is the rhythm of stuffing all the veterans of the 1st Division into the Panamanian company.

Paul is Will's current lieutenant, and he has been following Will since he was in Cuba, and he is also an acquaintance of Li Mu.

"It's enough, in fact, we don't need too many people at the moment, we just want an attitude, but the more people there are, the better, and in the future, the Panamanian company will definitely have other businesses." Li Mu is the more the merrier, the number of veterans is as many as there are.

If you want to teach Panamanians a lesson, you really don't need to use too many people, but the problem is that if the Panamanian company shows its value, then it will definitely attract the attention of some people, and the business will be more and more, not to mention a thousand people, ten thousand people may not be enough.

Why have the security companies of the 21st century, despite their notoriety, have always existed? It's because there's a need for that.

Security companies are the same as temporary workers, they are the most suitable back-bearers, and all things that are inconvenient for the government can hire security companies, so that the government does not have to bear any responsibility, so as long as there is a country, there will always be a market for security companies, in a sense, this is actually a very promising industry.

Of course, the reason why the security company can eat well is because of its good relationship with the government, and it is Li Mu and his gang that they are capable of doing this business.