After the situation was broken, the chaos that the outside world expected was not born, and only the three countries of Britain, France and Austria were the ones who really took action to seize the colony.

It’s not that other colonial empires don’t want to compete, but mainly because they lack strength. It’s good to be able to defend their existing territory and they don’t have the ability to participate in the competition.

If there are fewer competitors, it is naturally a good thing. If it is resolved through negotiation, I am afraid that Britain, France and the Olympics will not be able to eat alone.

The seemingly absurd behavior of the London government has actually been carefully considered. Now the only country that has suffered the benefits is the small country. Even if everyone has resentment in their hearts, they can only hold it in.

Vienna Palace

Foreign Minister Wesenberg: "Your Majesty, news has just been heard from South America that the French are in contact with the Colombian government and are preparing to restart the Panama Canal plan."

Franz frowned: "Do you know the true purpose of the French?"

The Panama Canal has a tragic fate. The plan has been around for hundreds of years, but the progress has not been smooth.

As early as 1534, the Spaniards sent people to explore and built a post road in order to dig the canal. However, because the European 6 War broke out, the plan failed.

In 1814, the Spaniards restarted the canal plan, and unfortunately another colonial uprising broke out, and the plan died again.

The Colombian Republic also had a canal plan, but the plan died again after Austria occupied Central America.

From the standpoint of the Republic of Colombia, the opening of the Panama Canal can certainly bring rich economic benefits, but strategically they face great pressure.

An ordinary man is innocent and he is guilty of possessing a treasure.

Before the canal was opened, the Panama region was of limited value and was not worthy of everyone's attention. Once the canal was opened, the situation would change. How can the Republic of Colombia rely on to protect the Panama region?

Relying on the French?

This is probably a way to attract wolves into the house. At that time, France will definitely be indispensable for competing for the Panama region.

Foreign Minister Wesenberg: "There is insufficient intelligence in our hands to determine the true purpose of the French.

On the surface, it seems that it is the capitalist's own behavior. The French government did not come forward, so this may be a test."

Franz nodded, which should be the most reasonable explanation.

Austria has been operating in Central America for 20 years and is now deeply rooted and its power has long penetrated into the Panama region.

Since the failure of Mexico's strategy, the French have had a sharp decline in influence in the Americas, and it is almost impossible to compete with Austria.

Although the benefits of excavating the Panama Canal are great, the risks are even greater. Once Austria sends troops to seize the Panama region, their investment will be wasted, and most of the shrinkage will still be likely to be born.

After thinking about it, Franz: "No matter what the French want to do, ignore them. Once the canal plan is launched, it will create an excuse to declare war with Colombia and directly seize the Panama region."

Under the butterfly effect of Franz, the international situation has been beyond recognition. The advantage of being familiar with history has long disappeared.

Without the advantage of the prophet, we can only adapt to the situation now. What the French want to do is not sure, but it is correct to not allow the Panama Canal to be navigated.

...

In the Republic of Colombia, President Aquileo Para Gomez has had a headache since the French proposed to open the Panama Canal.

He naturally knew the huge economic value brought by opening the Panama Canal, but the prerequisite was that Colombia had the strength to defend it.

Austria's infiltration into Colombia is not a secret, especially in the Panama region, where the highest proportion of local population is German.

With so many leading parties, once a war breaks out, the Panama region will probably fall in a few days. Everyone knows the hidden dangers, but no one dares to deal with them.

There are many internal conflicts within the Colombian Republic. In the past thirteen years, the twelve presidents have been replaced, and on average, they have changed one year.

Originally, President Aquileo Para Gomez did not consider dealing with this issue. It is already lucky that Austria did not aim at them. Who dares to cause trouble on his own initiative?

The arrival of the French ignited the problem under this cover. Domestic capitalists advocated the benefits of opening the Panama Canal every day without considering the accompanying risks.

Of course, it is indeed very beneficial to open the Panama Canal from the perspective of capitalists. Even if the Panama region is lost, it will not affect their business.

Capitalists in Colombia are not simply native national capitalists. The dominant ones are still compradors, and shadows exist in Britain, France, Ogilvy, America and the West.

Aquileo Pala Gomez: "Mr. Nino, I have no way to agree to the canal plan you proposed.

Unless your government comes forward to convince the Austrians, we will not be able to restart the Panama Canal plan, which is related to our territorial strategic security.”

Nino smiled slightly: "His Excellency President, the Austrians are aggressive and have penetrated into the Panama region. Don't you want to get rid of the Austrian threat?

As long as the Panama Canal is opened, your country will have a canal as a bargaining chip, and major European powers will not watch Austria control this golden waterway.

After introducing various forces, even if the Austrians want to take action, they must consider the positions of European countries.

The Vienna government is not a lunatic. A Panama canal is not enough to take risks. The risks are not as great as you think."

No matter how much Ren Nino was deceived, Aquileo Pala Gomez was indifferent. No matter how nice the French said it was, it was a castle in the air.

After the Panama Canal is opened, all forces may indeed prevent Austria from taking over the canal, but this does not mean that the Republic of Colombia will be allowed to take charge of the canal.

Not to mention anything else, isn’t the French spending so much effort to gain dominance in the Panama Canal?

Aquileo Para Gomez is self-aware that with the strength of the Republic of Colombia, he has no way to gain dominance in the canal, and he can't even get much economic power.

Without enough interests, why should he take risks? Austria is not a soft persimmon. What if the Vienna government is angry and beat them up without caring about it?

In this day, big fists are axioms, and weak fists are original sin. Aquileo Para Gomez does not think that the French will turn against Colombia and Austria.

Aquileo Pala Gomez: "Mr. Nino, this is only your personal judgment and does not represent the position of European governments.

The Panama Canal is still in theory. We have sent people to do exploration and it is not that simple to dig a Grand Canal in the Panama region.

When your country digs the Suez Canal, you should know the difficulty of the construction of the canal. The situation in Panama is even worse and requires a lot of investment.

If the consent of the Austrians cannot be obtained and they make trouble, the canal may never be navigable.

It is impossible for European countries to stand opposite Austria for a canal without navigation, and even your country may not necessarily support us."

This is the core of the problem. The value of the Panama Canal must be reflected after it is opened. There is nothing now, and it is simply an insult to everyone's IQ by relying on verbal tricks.

The areas in Central America where can excavate canals are not only Panama. However, compared with other places, the Panama region has the narrowest straits.

This is an advantage, but also a disadvantage. For example, there are many poisonous insects in Panama, which will threaten the lives and safety of excavators.

In this era, human lives are indeed worthless, but large-scale casualties still increase costs.

The French may not have found these problems, and they will definitely not hide them from the Colombian Republic, which is a local tyrant. Otherwise, they would not have given up opening this golden waterway.

Nino knew it was impossible to make money from nothing. Without substantial benefits, it would be difficult for the Colombian government to cooperate.

"Your Excellency the President, as long as your country grants the canal authority to us, these problems will no longer be problems.

You can rest assured that the investment required by the Canal Plan is so large that we cannot let our funds waste.

In return, we are willing to convince BNP Paribas to provide your country with an interest-free loan of 100 million francs to help your country through the economic crisis.”

Aquileo Para Gomez's face turned gloomy. It was not a helping point. It was clear that they wanted to take advantage of the situation.

After the economic crisis spread, European countries such as Britain, France and the Olympics dumped over surplus goods overseas at low prices. South America is one of the hardest hit areas, and the Republic of Colombia naturally cannot survive.
Chapter completed!