After pushing open the window, the sullenness in the office suddenly eased a lot, and looking at the bustling streets of San Diego, where carriages and cars were intertwined, Simmons's brow still couldn't be unraveled, and he turned his head and said: Your Majesty, please give me all due diligence, my country is a neutral country, and it is impossible to restrict other countries from trading here, and I do know who is in the hands of the saltpeter mine, but sorry, I promised that the man would never say his name. (Full text reading, all in. (.i. Want. Wen. Learning Network)

Simmons's words made the eyes of the British ambassador in front of him darken, he got domestic news, asking him to do his best to limit the flow of Chilean saltpeter into Germany from now on, so he has been sorting out the composition of investors in Chilean saltpeter mines recently, although nearly sixty percent of the saltpeter mines are still in the hands of the British Empire, but he found that the remaining forty percent are very mysterious, and they are all related to the master of the Chilean navy, so he came to inquire and hoped to buy it at a high price, but he didn't expect to get such an answer.

Simmons, I think it's important for you to think about it, it's not a good idea to offend the British Empire. The British ambassador had a cold face, he didn't expect that this small South American country attached to Britain for some reason suddenly gave him a feeling of extremely difficult birth, first of all, the three large copper mines found in the territory actually had nothing to do with the United Kingdom, and now even forty percent of the saltpeter mines are missing, this is not an eye medicine for the UK!

Copper is good to say, the British Empire has 24 million square kilometers of colonies, so there is no shortage of copper ore, but saltpeter is extremely sensitive, it is the main raw material for the production of countries **, although Peru and the Pacific islands have accumulated for thousands of years, after a chemical reaction dried up guano can also be used as a raw material, but compared to the Chilean saltpeter, which occupies 7% of the world's reserves, those are too small, not enough to change anything.

Now Germany is challenging the British Empire everywhere "Limiting Germany has become Britain's top priority, saltpeter is an extremely sensitive strategic material, losing Chile's saltpeter, Germany may not even be able to produce shells, so the saltpeter trade is completely in the hands of Britain has become the top priority, but the problem is that now he finds that such an important thing has mysteriously disappeared under his nose!

How can I explain myself to the Prime Minister and Parliament?

The cold eyes of the British ambassador also made Simmons uncomfortable, these days, the threat of the British ambassador is not something that everyone can resist, he even has the idea of confessing Li Mo, but the problem is that the young master Li is also full of wings now, forty percent of the saltpeter must have been transported back to China by him to produce **, can Chile withstand the Chinese naval fleet that has just defeated Russia? !

One is the empire on which the sun never sets, and the other is a great country that is booming, and it is really uncomfortable for Chile to be mixed in the middle, so he shook his head: "Your Majesty, I just want to say that those saltpeters are not in my hands, and the others have nothing to say." 【 I want: super fast update ]"

Simmons, don't you understand what it means to reject the British? ”

I know "just like when we lost two battleships." Simmons gritted his teeth and said hard.

The British ambassador didn't expect the Chilean vice admiral to mention the two speed-class battleships that had been transferred to Russia and had been sunk, and he was speechless for a moment, the seizure of the warship and the subsequent tearing up of the contract are indeed not very authentic, but does the British Empire need to give credit? Besides, it was written in the contract that Britain had the right to expropriate urgently, so after looking at the other party, he grabbed his hat and got up, and said solemnly: , then please forgive me for disturbing me! ”

After seeing off the British ambassador, Simmons breathed a sigh of relief and pulled a cigar from the table.

Looking at the smoke dissipating in front of him, his brows became more and more wrinkled, "He is not stupid, the proud British Empire actually relies on monopolizing the saltpeter trade to curb the development trend of Germany and China, which is enough to prove that the sun never sets on the empire is beginning to be powerless in dealing with competition, and Li Mo relied on the navy to start and made a reputation as a mainland country in just a few years" Although in fact Britain's Youdao 10,000 square kilometers of colonies are higher than China's, the management model of the colony is very different from China's overall provincial management model.

The roaring naval guns of the past ten years have undoubtedly inspired those countries that want to challenge British hegemony, "among them, Germany, which has just surpassed Britain to become the world's second economic power, is urgent, and for the Americas, "it also has to face the penetration of the world's first economic power, and the ubiquitous American goods have taken away countless amounts of money from this continent, and also suppressed the industrial footsteps of the Americas themselves, so how to maintain Chile's ** has become an urgent matter."

Although Chile has huge saltpeter mines, its geography and national strength make it impossible to participate in this game, although as a navy he would like to devote himself to it, but as a country, Chile must continue to remain neutral.

But Chile was not without its worries, and the territorial dispute with Argentina was intermittent, because of the help of Li Mo to start a business, Britain's dissatisfaction with Chile increased sharply, which was bound to encourage the ambition of the Argentine, if it were not for saltpeter, perhaps Britain would have abandoned Chile long ago.

The failure of the two speed-class second-class battleships was a heavy blow to the Chilean Navy, which made the Chilean Navy's position in South America fall behind Brazil and Argentina, but fortunately obtained two Arctic-star second-hand battleships at a low price, although they cannot be compared with the speed-class, but they have been tested in actual combat after all, and are a good choice.

"It's just that if I offended the British ambassador today, will it cast a shadow on my future?" Simmons was thinking about it when the phone on his desk rang suddenly, and shortly after answering it, his face began to darken.

The call came from the presidential palace, and the British ambassador was still not reconciled, and went to the president again to put pressure on himself.

Although the president's influence on the navy is not too important, it is difficult to say whether the parliament will be affected, the civil war more than ten years ago Simmons does not want to do it again, so he must go to the president to explain it clearly, let him know that Chile must remain neutral, and not get involved in the competition between China and Britain, but when he just opened the door, he was almost hit by someone, and took a step back to find that it was actually an old friend, Qiu Shan, the Chinese ambassador to Chile.

Haha, Qiu, didn't they say you went to Brazil? When did you come back? Shall we go for a drink? Simmons was intimate, laughing, but he didn't dare to boo this thin middle-aged man in his heart, although he was only nominally the ambassador to Chile, but in fact he often traveled back and forth to South American countries, judging from some indications, he was likely to be Li Mo's senior head in South America, and he was also in charge of Li Mo's huge wealth in South America.

Simon has been writing neatly ~ for more than ten years, but your temper hasn't changed at all. Hearing Simmons's words, Qiu Shan also laughed, and after handing him a document, he suddenly leaned over and bit his ear and said: I have a box of Lafite in my car. ”

What! Simmons licked his lips and pulled Qiu Shan to rush out, but the latter hurriedly grabbed him, crying and laughing: Dear Lieutenant General, you should finish your business first. ”

Oh, yes.

Simmons remembered that he was still pinching the papers, but when he opened them, the wine that had just surged disappeared completely, two battleships, two first-class armored cruisers, and two light cruisers they called 10,000-ton cruisers, all of which were first-generation warships, plus the necessary auxiliary ships, the scale would exceed twelve!

Such a large lineup, let alone training and exercises, is enough to paralyze the navy of any country in South America!

What exactly does Zimmer want to do?

Simmons, do you think there is anything to invest in Ecuador? Qiu Shan squinted his eyes, looked at Simmons who was frowning, and suddenly lowered his voice.

This sentence shocked Simmons's body, the corners of his mouth suddenly turned cold, and his face suddenly became serious: "No, you shouldn't do anything, this is South America, not the Far East." ”

Haha...... "Qiu Shan knew that Simmons had misunderstood, but he couldn't tell us that we wanted the Cologne Islands, so he hurriedly waved his hand and said: My General Simmons, where do you think you are going, we are not willing to go to war on this land." ”

Then you ......"

Hehe, let's talk about it on the way, I just happened to go to see the president. Qiu Shan looked around, mysteriously pulled Simmons and walked downstairs, and when he got into the car, he rubbed his hands, and said like a profiteer: Actually, this is the case, there are too many Russian ** ships, and now this kind of old warship is very difficult to shoot, so we want to find you and your fleet to cooperate, of course, this is just a small reward."

Qiu Shan handed over a check for $10,000, looking at the check, Simmons finally understood that Li Mo was going to take the opportunity of the exercise with the Chilean Navy to create the illusion of regional tension, and then sell his warship!

But this has nothing to do with him, the military exercise plan has long been approved by the parliament, and as for the content of the exercise, it is up to the Navy to decide, as long as it acts, you can get 10,000 US dollars, what's so bad? Moreover, the words of the British ambassador just now already represent that Britain is dissatisfied with Chile, and the visit of the Chinese fleet, which has just won a big victory, can just give Chile a choice, so that Britain and China can balance each other, which is a good way for Chile.

What's more, as long as they slightly reveal the personal relationship between the Chinese Navy and themselves, then His Majesty the President will have to consider the impact of his dismissal.

It's just that this Li Mo is actually calculating himself again, it's really hateful, "Bastard!" Plus two more boxes of Lafite! Thinking of this, he couldn't help but burst into a foul mouth, and immediately burst out laughing.

Deal! Qiu Shan also laughed.

With a telegram quickly sent back to Honolulu, the battle for the corner began