Chapter 342: The Black Hand
Of course, the liberated Mexican people cannot enjoy a peaceful and peaceful life for the time being, because the claws of the American imperialists have reached into this beautiful and holy land, for freedom, for democracy, of course, mainly for the land that has just been allocated to them, countless Mexican peasants bravely set foot on the battlefield to defend their homeland, they have a great leader, they have the support of the forces of international justice, of course, the main thing is that they have a huge income from the trade of duke goods, although they do not know this, so the victory will be theirs.
On the second day after the founding of the Mexican People's Republic, the Chinese Government recognized its legitimacy and severely condemned the US Government's gross interference in Mexico's internal affairs, claiming that the 40,000,000 people of the Federal Republic of China will always stand with the free Mexican people, and that if the US Government continues to follow the wrong path, the Chinese Government will not rule out taking some necessary measures.
At the same time as this statement was issued, the new Caribbean Task Force led by Lin Yongsheng arrived in Puerto Rico, because of the rapid end of the American Civil War, this fleet slowed down its itinerary, and showed off its military might along the way, completely letting South American countries feel the majesty of the empire from the Far East, and even held a friendly naval exercise with the Brazilian Navy, and the spectacular scene of firing a salvo of cannons shocked this theoretically the strongest navy in the Americas.
After arriving in Puerto Rico, he used a shooting show to completely eliminate the dissatisfaction in the hearts of those white residents of this small island that had just been sold to the emperor's majesty, in fact, Emperor Yang did not have much interest in governing this territory, he just wanted to get a real base for his army, Puerto Rico's main production is coffee, and then cane sugar, these are simply not worth mentioning to him, and self-government has been achieved in the hands of the Spaniards, so he also continued the policy of the Spaniards, coupled with strong military pressure. Puerto Ricans are fairly self-contained.
After the arrival of Lin Yongsheng's fleet, Lin Taizeng's fleet embarked on a journey back to Hawaii, where they would continue to be stationed at Pearl Harbor, using artillery to protect the Mexicans' supply lines at sea, and a large number of weapons purchased with the proceeds of the trade were being loaded on ships on the far west coast of the Pacific Ocean and then transported to the Mexicans. At present, the U.S. Navy and Army have no right to station, but the Chinese Navy often goes there in the name of visiting Wèn.
In order to deal with these new colonists, the Americans had to build a new naval base in Los Angeles, but because the naval strength has long been different from what it used to be, there are only four thousand-ton destroyers currently stationed there, using four civilian impulse steam turbines produced by Young's power system, barely to maintain face, in fact, the main force of the US Navy is now this thing, after all, according to the Treaty of Versailles. They were not allowed to have warships of more than 5,000 tons for ten years, but what made all parties puzzled was that Emperor Yang actually resumed supplying them with military diesel engines after the war.
His unbelievable behavior made all countries marvel at the emperor's thirst for money.
"Why don't we sell it to them? Anyway, they don't have the guts to build large warships now. It's nothing more than to build a couple of small destroyers, small cruisers, which are not worth mentioning for us, on the contrary, if we don't sell them. They will try their best to do their own research, and maybe they will be able to study something at that time, and the Americans' creative power is still very worthy of admiration. If we give them diesel, they will relax in other areas of research. Emperor Yang Feng said.
"What if they built the same diesel engine?" Yuan Shikai asked.
"No way, you've seen this thing being repaired on a warship, do you think the structure is complicated?" Emperor Yang said with a smile.
Yuan Shikai shook his head.
"The structure of the diesel engine is indeed not complicated, so why did the British study our machine for almost seven years, and now the diesel engine with the same volume and weight has a maximum power of only 3,000 horsepower, and the performance is very unstable and full of failures?"
Yuan Shikai continued to shake his head.
"Design is not the most important thing, materials, machining accuracy, this is the key, without my materials, without my high-precision machine tools, if you want to build the same diesel engine, I don't think they have hope in twenty years." Yang Feng said confidently, his self-confidence is very reasonable, originally the history of the diesel engine to reach his current power level is 1938, if these foreigners have the ability to rely only on the structural design of the golden finger to complete the 30-year leap, then it is called fantasy? What's more, even that one is still not comparable to what he is using now in terms of weight and volume.
Compared with diesel engines, he was more worried that the Americans would be forced to make a breakthrough in steam turbines, after all, compared with diesel engines, that thing was really relevant, so he preferred to continue to supply diesel engines to the Americans.
For this kind of scientific and technological things, the chief attendant, His Excellency the Marquis, does not have much right to speak, since the emperor said it, he has to believe it unconditionally.
"So what else needs to be done on the American side next?" He then asked if it was better for him to engage in conspiracy than to study science.
"There is nothing to do, the next thing is the work of the Mexicans, Santos and the Americans have no choice, Santos must cleanse the wealth of the Americans in Mexico, and then fulfill his promise to the people, otherwise his people will no longer support him, and the Americans must also protect their interests in Mexico, they will never allow a country hostile to them to appear in their backyard. And now the Americans have lost the Caribbean, lost Central America, lost South America, Mexico is their only remaining economic colony, whether for the immediate or long-term interests, they must recapture this land, as long as we do not intervene in arms, this war will continue to be fought, we just need support behind the scenes, no matter who they win or lose, it will be a victory for us. Of course, our design should be that Mexico wins, and then move on to reclaim the land they lost that year, spurred on by the victory. Yang Feng said.
"What if Mexicans don't have that ambition? With their strength, I am afraid that winning will be a miserable victory, and they may not be able to have this ambition at that time. Yuan Shikai said cautiously.
"No, they will, and who will refuse the temptation of gold and silver? Silver in Utah, gold in Nevada, oil in California, it's easy to lose your mind. Emperor Yang said with a smile.
"In addition, I urged Chen Wenqing to sign the exclusive oil exploration and exploitation rights of Gulf Oil in Mexico with Santos." Then he added.
In fact, he doesn't need to rush this, Santos can't wait for a long time, the war with the Americans is not against Dias, and it is probably impossible to sustain the war simply by relying on the profits of Du Pin and the income from fighting local tyrants, not to mention that European countries have now begun to ban the sale of Hailuo Yin and Cocayin, although the Russians can still smuggle and sell secretly, but in the initial stage, sales will definitely be greatly affected, and the decline in sales will also mean that his funds for buying weapons will decrease, The Mexican president, who is accustomed to heavy firepower tactics under Yang Feng, does not know how to be thrifty, so he must open up new sources of funds.
Soon after, under the chairmanship of Chen Wenqing, the Gulf Oil Company and the Mexican Government quickly signed an agreement, and the two sides set up the Mexican Petroleum Company in the form of a joint venture, with the Mexican Government taking a stake in the exclusive right to explore and exploit oil, accounting for 20 percent of the company's shares, and Gulf Oil accounting for 80 percent of the shares with capital and technology investment to jointly develop Mexico's oil resources. Dedicated to storing the rewards given to him by His Majesty the Emperor.
As for which oil field to develop, this is very simple, the world's second largest oil exporter in the twenties of the twentieth century, even if Emperor Yang is not interested in exploiting the world's sixth offshore oil field in Cantarelli, the onshore oil field in Veracruz alone is enough for him to toss.
"Oil, oil is such a good thing." Emperor Yang looked at the map and said with emotion, this thing works better than any weapon if it is used well, but the cannon does not have this effect, and the affairs of the Americas are like this for the time being, anyway, the war between the United States and Mexico still has to be fought, where should I go next?
Africa?
The British have not yet dealt with the Boers, originally at this time in history they should have occupied Bloemfontein, the capital of the Orange Republic, but now they still have not taken this city, although the Germans have stopped providing arms to the Boers, but these guys have enough reserves in their hands, the heroic Boers under the command of the German advisers, the lobsters are almost the second in Italy, and the British Empire can be said to have lost face in this war.
The war in South Africa even affected the development of oil in Nigeria, and the success of the Boers greatly encouraged the Muslim chiefs there, and Lugard's efforts there for more than five years were facing serious challenges, and the Germans, who had been stimulated by the oil, began to step up their infiltration of the local chiefs, and even secretly provided them with weapons support, and Lugard's painstaking strategy of indirect rule was in danger of failure.
Even the French, who had already established a sphere of influence with the British, began to stir up action when they heard the news of the oil in Nigeria. (To be continued......)