Chapter 886 - Eating at Both Ends (Part II)

On behalf of China, Na Guorui's envoy again signed a secret agreement with the president of the Colombian Conservative Party, which then represented Colombia's willingness to transfer the power to dig the Panama Canal directly to China. However, this is a secret agreement, and the two sides will not make it public. However, Colombia's Conservative president has also put forward conditions, that is, to support their Conservative government as well, so that they can fight the liberals and protect their Conservative power. But now they are also starting to prepare step by step, and then they can let them go to war with the support of Chinese weapons.

When the news of the signing of the secret agreement reached the Chinese by telegram, Wang Guorui arranged: "Let people prepare immediately, send those second-hand weapons that we have in stock, and then let them fight, let them fight fiercely, and then let Colombia not be at peace." We can't afford to give Colombia peace and let them continue to fight, and then let them gradually sink into civil war and finally not be able to make peace. We must not allow peace in Colombia so that we can guarantee that the power to open the Panama Canal remains in our hands. ”

"Your Majesty, if Colombia fights a civil war, then we won't be able to dig the Panama Canal! In a country in a civil war, we can't cross the ocean to dig canals, right? Li Enfu said.

Wang Guorui shook his head and said: "We currently do not have the ability to dig this Panama Canal, even if this Panama Canal is dug, it is just making wedding dresses for others." So we might as well take control of this here, even if we dig this Panama Canal, we won't be able to get much benefit. And since we can't get the Panama Canal, then we don't want those Westerners to get it. At present, our military strategy is also centered around the defense line deployed in the Strait of Malacca in this South Sea region. It is almost impossible for the foreign army to break through the Strait of Malacca, so they will definitely find another way. ”

"The idea of digging the Panama Canal has been in the first place for hundreds of years. So they're definitely going to start rehashing the same old story. Those Western countries will certainly start to prepare to think about the Panama Canal again, and once the Panama Canal is dug successfully, then our so-called defense line of the Strait of Malacca will also be bypassed. The defense line of the Strait of Malacca is simply impossible to effectively block the enemy attacking from the Pacific, and on this side of the Pacific, we do not have the so-called geographical advantage. If we don't have enough geographical advantages, then we will definitely be under a lot of pressure. ”

"Western Westerners do not die of selflessness. If they had known that the Strait of Malacca would not be passable, they would have thought about the feasibility of the Panama Canal in a different way. Just because the Spaniards were unable to dig the Panama Canal for more than 200 years does not mean that it will not be able to be dug now for more than 200 years. Science and technology have advanced a lot over the past 200 years, and the technical conditions for digging the Panama Canal are no longer a problem. So we have to be careful that the Western powers start to dig the Panama Canal, and then we will face tremendous pressure. Not only is the Panama Canal much closer than the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean and the Suez Canal routes, but we also don't have any strategic advantage in defense, so we will certainly be under great pressure. ”

"When the time comes, the pressure on our navy will be huge, and then we will be caught in the naval arms race. Once we are caught in the cycle of the arms race. Then the economy, which we have so finally begun to develop, will certainly suffer serious losses. In particular, we don't need the Panama Canal at the moment, but that doesn't mean we can sit back and watch those foreigners dig it. At present, we do not have the conditions or financial resources to do this Panama Canal, but again, we can't get it, and don't let foreigners get it. They will definitely have to think about digging the Panama Canal, and then we have to spoil their good deeds. Let's not expect those foreigners not to see this Panama Canal, if we can see it, they will certainly be able to see it. They have a higher vision than we do. They know this Panama Canal for sure. ”

"The Americans actually signed a contract with this Colombia for the construction of the Panama Canal, and they were ready to start. But if it weren't for their great ambitions. Wanting to benefit from our China, they lost the battle. In the end, they had to divert the budget funds of the Panama Canal to appease the country, and if it were not, they would probably have begun to prepare to dig the Panama Canal. But now Colombia is in the midst of a civil war, and the Americans can't build the Panama Canal even if they have the money. ”

Therefore, what Americans are very eager for Panama Cloud and Visible is, in a sense, a desire of the Western powers for the Panama Canal. So I'm afraid it won't be long. The United States would most likely instigate the independence of the Panamanian region, manipulate them to become independent, and then avoid the effects of the Colombian Civil War. ”

Wang Guorui knew that in later generations there was a country called Panama, and the Panama Canal was named after it. But after Wang Guorui crossed over, he didn't find this country of Panama. Later, Wang Guorui looked for some information, and only then did he know that the current Panama region is actually the territory of Colombia. And Wang Guorui knew that Colombia was in the midst of a civil war. And the Panama Canal area happens to control Colombia, and they have signed an agreement with the United States for the right to dig the Panama Canal.

Wang Guorui casually asked a few diplomatic staff around him who were more good at foreign affairs, and then combined with some of his own experience in later generations, he quickly guessed that most of the so-called Panamanian Republic was established with the support of the Americans, and supported them to become independent from Colombia. And why the Americans want to do this, in fact, the ultimate goal is to control this Panama Canal, and the most valuable canal in Panama is this canal. If the Panama Canal is thrown out, then Panama will not be in the eyes of the countries of the world at all.

And Wang Guorui now wishes that this Colombia would continue to fight, even if they don't want to fight, Wang Guorui can't wait for them to continue fighting. As long as their civil war continues, it will be very difficult, almost impossible, for this Panama Canal to be dug. So we have to let this Colombia continue to be chaotic, and once they are at peace, then it will definitely make the Western powers plan to dig this Panama Canal, and only by gradually giving them assistance, or even giving them assistance at both ends, then they will not be able to make peace.

"We're eating both sides now, and we don't need to support the Conservatives or the Liberals so fully. We have to keep them in balance, and then we can get more out of it. Even, I intend to take the opportunity to use this Colombia as a wedge and insert it directly into the Americas, so that we can have a place in the Americas to unleash our influence. ”

Wang Guorui has already begun to plan to control this Colombia, not only Colombia now controls the key places of the Panama Canal, and then in the future, if Wang Guorui can use this Colombia as a wedge, they can be used as a channel for Wang Guorui to release his influence.

Many countries will also support a small country on someone else's territory, and then use this small country as a means to unleash influence, so that it can be used as a spokesperson for a certain large country in which region. There are many such situations, and even in later generations of China, there is no shortage of such small countries, and I won't say which one it is, but this kind of thing will inevitably exist. At the higher level, the organization will definitely send a foreign presence to the lower organization, or to the field, as a means of unleashing influence, strengthening control and connecting with the local community. From the various Beijing offices in China to the situation of agents between countries, it is also a continuation of this kind of thinking. Help a large organization unleash its influence in the field, and become the spokesperson of a large country there, and then rely on the big country to expand and develop.

Therefore, the fate of these small countries is destined to be manipulated by the big ones, and there can be no development at all. If you want to become a big country, you must also have the corresponding conditions, otherwise you can only become a gun under the hands of a big country and be used as a gun. As for the social welfare of some small countries, it seems that it is very high, and even makes people in some large countries envious. In fact, however, their so-called social welfare is based on the misappropriation of military spending and various development expenditures at the expense of welfare. They know that no matter how much they develop, they will not be able to match those big powers, so they have also chosen to give up the development of military power, give up expanding their own territory, and give up the idea of becoming a world hegemon.

Therefore, they have embezzled a large amount of funds that should belong to national defense to give benefits to their citizens, but they are destined to not become the world's top powers. Where the world's top countries are concerned, their social welfare is often not the world's first-class, and that is because the big countries have too many things to think about, and they spend more money in more directions, and it is impossible to give the people as high welfare as those small countries.

However, those small countries can only be pawns of big countries, and Wang Guorui intends to deploy a pawn in this America, that is, this Colombia. If Colombia can be controlled, it will be of great help to Wang Guorui to expand his influence to the Americas, and it can completely block the United States and prevent the United States from having too many development opportunities. Wang Guorui is most worried about the United States, and the most important opponent of future world hegemony, so he attaches great importance to this United States! (To be continued.) )