Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 181 Homeland: Diplomacy ([-])

An emergency meeting was held that evening.

At the meeting, Bai Siwen described in detail the conditions of the British and the rumors heard in San Vicente, which caused the members of the Executive Committee to whisper.

The naval fleet has indeed disappeared for a long time, and there was no news from La Plata or Brazil before. The huge naval fleet disappeared as if it had never appeared before.Perhaps they were still waiting for an opportunity to attack the British ships in some sea area, perhaps they had been buried in the violent storm of the Atlantic Ocean, or perhaps they were ambushed by the British fleet as the news recently circulated in San Vicente.

It has to be said that this news made some members of the Central Committee feel a little flustered.They were all ordinary people. Even though they are now the leaders of a country with a population of more than [-] people, and their psychological quality has improved several levels compared to before, they couldn't help but change their faces when they first heard such shocking news.Especially when the British said that they have noses and eyes, even the ship types and number of ships of the East Coast Task Force are not bad at all, which can't but make people feel a little uneasy.

"Don't scare yourself, trust our navy." In the end, Ma Ganzu came out to make the conclusion. He was more than 40 years old and calmer than many people here. He was the captain of a battleship. In the past few years, he has commanded several naval battles and escort missions. He has rich experience and is considered the number one in the navy. I can rest assured that he will take the fleet to sea, even if he really meets the British. He also knows how to choose the large fleet, and it will definitely not be wiped out. Moreover, our two 'Yangwu' class fast cruisers are extremely mobile, and the British pirate ships can't keep up with them. So I think Well, the credibility of this news is not very high, we can't mess up our position first, what should we do?"

"But..." Bai Siwen said hesitantly, "Even if the naval task force is fine, it still can't break the British blockade. Moreover, the country is also extremely difficult now. After all, this war cannot go on. We must Make peace with the British as soon as possible."

"But the asking price of the British is too high, we can't agree." Ma Ganzu said firmly, "Old Bai, I'm not talking about you, but you are ready to agree to the condition that the British ask for technology? Isn't this nonsense! In fact, we and The battle of the British is not as simple as it seems on the surface. If we surrender to the British at this time, what will the Spaniards and Dutch who are close at hand think of us? They will think that we are weak and bully! The Spaniards are too far away from us. I may not dare to take any action recently, but the Dutch navy is now stronger than the British. If the Dutch also ask us to share technology with us, or ask us to withdraw from a certain market, otherwise they will threaten war. , What do you think we should do? Should we be honest and obedient, or fight another battle with the Dutch? So, we must be tough with the British to the end, so that those enemies who are ready to move in the dark can see clearly, and we have to bear it if we start a war with us. What a loss."

"But it's not a thing to always fight, the treasury is almost gone..." Tang Yuan, the Minister of Finance, complained for Bai Siwen.

"Of course, it is not advisable to be tough to the end and not know how to adapt." Ma Ganzu continued to speak slowly, "It is possible to negotiate peace with the British, but the conditions must be negotiated. For example, the transfer of the latest textile technology is absolutely not allowed. , This is a restricted area, non-tradable, non-negotiable, this point must be made clear to the British, and they must give up. As for other conditions, they can be negotiated slowly. For example, this compensation, privately give ten thousand eight thousand It’s not impossible. Of course, the title must not be called indemnity, but humanitarian compensation. Of course, if the battlefield situation is favorable, then I don’t think the British should pay attention to the indemnity. The British have a lot of troubles in their own country, so I will I don’t believe that their restless king would be so honest. At this time in history, he should be raising money everywhere to prepare the armed forces to attack the Scots, right? Hehe, the advantage of the traversers is here. We can roughly know the political situation in their country, but they You don’t know anything about us. So, Lao Bai, it’s all like this, if you mess up this peace negotiation errand again, it’s not justified.”

After being told by Ma Ganzu, Bai Siwen also realized that he was indeed a little too timid before.However, he still has some shadows about the powerful naval strength of the British across the world in history, and even has some fear of the colonial company fleet of informal soldiers. This is probably one of the disadvantages of the traversers.

"Okay, Chairman Ma, what you said makes sense. I was really reckless before." Bai Siwen said, "I will rush back to San Vicente as soon as possible, and make a good deal with Lao Gao. We will seriously negotiate later. Hold your ground and deal with the British."

"You're right to think so." Ma Ganzu said with a smile, "You should be careful when negotiating with the British, and don't be in a hurry. You were too hasty before, too eager to seek peace, so that you messed up your position and gave The British saw the clues. Since the British know that you can’t hold on and are eager to seek peace, then the initiative of the negotiation is in their hands. So, you have to adjust your thinking carefully. Don’t be in a hurry. What are you afraid of? Are you afraid that the government will not be able to survive? Don’t worry about this at all. What do we feed so many troops, so many policemen, and so many secret agents? The big deal is to implement military control, and all supplies will be rationed. And the police, this country can’t be chaotic! Hey, to put it bluntly, our country is now and for a long time in the future is a high-handed regime and a police state. We still have some control over the localities, no one You can stand up to the waves. So, don’t worry, according to what you said, deal with the British and see who can’t hold their breath first!”

"En." Bai Siwen nodded, then suddenly changed the topic and said: "Chairman Ma, members, the next topic must have been read by everyone just now. Time is tight, I wrote it in a bit of a hurry, but the meaning I think I have made my statement very clear. This afternoon, Army officers Xiao Baitu and Leonid Fedorovich entered and exited key departments of the central government with murder weapons, and beat the central leadership without discipline. Their arrogance Extremely arrogant, his behavior is extremely domineering, and the impact is bad. I don’t need to say more. What I want to say here is that this time it happened is definitely not accidental. I think people with abnormal thinking should be properly rectified. How to deal with this matter, the executive committee can discuss it carefully. I suggest that Xiao Baitu and Leonid be expelled from the army, Xiao Bai The court of honor on the picture was tried, and he was deprived of his qualifications as a member of the Founders Assembly and his shares in the East Coast Company, and Leonid was exiled to the Falkland Islands."

"Fart your mother!" Peng Zhicheng slapped the table and stood up, angrily angrily said to Bai Siwen: "What kind of person has our army become in your mouth? Don't forget, it was our army who took the risk to start the war with the Spaniards. He beat them back under the hail of bullets. Not to mention in these years, which major operation did not involve our army? Without our army, you don’t know how long you have been dead for a long time. Bai Siwen, look at you and your What are you doing to help your friends? Lao Tzu Lu Jun is out in the sun and rain, going through life and death, and you have a fucking dance party at home every day! Don’t think I don’t know about your bad things. You have set up a club for Italian and Spanish girls, and you have frequented it a lot, and now you still have the face to talk about us, oh shit!"

After being exposed in public by Peng Zhicheng, Bai Siwen's face became hot.His private life is indeed not very strict, he has several illegitimate children raised outside, but the country's current legal system is not perfect, and there is no law expressly prohibiting mistresses, so Bai Siwen's "self-restraint" ", this bit of gossip can't hurt him, at most it can embarrass him a bit.

"Don't talk nonsense." Bai Siwen argued strongly, "Is it reasonable for your army to beat people? If you don't deal with Xiao Baitu and these two prostitutes today, I don't care if I am a member of the Central Committee and the president of the Supreme Court! It doesn’t make any sense, anyway, you army bulls are all like warlords, we’re still doing shit!”

Civil Affairs Commissioner Xiao Mingli, Finance Commissioner Tangyuan, Agriculture Commissioner Jin Kela and others were in the same spirit as Bai Siwen. Now that they found an opportunity to beat the army, they naturally followed suit.

Navy Commissioner Wang Qinian could no longer just sit there and watch jokes. After all, he was also on the side of the military, so he joined forces with Xiao Bailang to reluctantly come forward to speak for Peng Zhicheng.

For a while, the opinions of the leaders of the Executive Committee were somewhat inconsistent, and the result of this treatment was delayed.In the end, it was Ma Ganzu who came forward to negotiate with Si Ni and came up with a compromise plan.It just so happened that the two parties had been arguing for a long time, and they knew that there would be no results if they continued to quarrel, so they both held their noses and accepted the plan.

Early the next morning, two staff officers from the Joint Staff Headquarters rushed to the guard room of the Executive Committee's administrative building, and helplessly woke up the two "prisoners" who were unconscious and snoring loudly, and read out the "Joint Staff Headquarters" to them. Punishment orders for the two men: Xiao Baitu and Leonid were ordered to retire from active service. Among them, Xiao Baitu was transferred to the army reserve corporal, and Leonid was transferred to the reserve first class soldier. Both of them were sent to South Africa for hard labor. five years.

(End of this chapter)