Nanyang Storm 1864

Chapter 427 Central American Operation Begins

Manila Palace

Princess Shion

Since the outbreak of the European war, the Chu government, thousands of miles away, has suddenly become busy. On the one hand, it has to deal with the urgent large-scale orders that have come in like snowflakes, and on the other hand, it has quietly launched a response strategy.

The war caused a sharp increase in demand, and the only southern industrial country in the world today was Chu, which was able to provide large quantities of various canned goods, coffee, cocoa, sugar, bristles, blankets, anti-inflammatory powder, hemostatic agents, cigarettes, large amounts of copper and other supplies to the front line. A large part of these were purchased by British merchants and urgently shipped to the Ottoman Empire.

at the same time
The Chu government took emergency action and began exporting supplies and combat personnel to Central America on the east coast of the Pacific Ocean through a large fleet, planning to take over the region in one fell swoop.

The opportunity is right in front of you, once it is lost it will never come back.

The secret imperial meeting held in the Purple Palace had just ended, and more than a dozen ministers and dignitaries left in a hurry, busy returning to the government office to do their work.

Prime Minister Li Hezhang was kept and taken to a warm room on the side to be served tea and have a chat.

Waited for a while
King Zheng Guohui of Chu changed into a light and loose robe and strode over with a bright look. He smiled and said, "My Lord Prime Minister, there is no need for formalities. Please take a seat."

"Your Majesty, I am deeply apprehensive."

"Hahaha... This time, the newly elected US President Rutherford Hayes should be a wise man. Chu's industrialization does not need to continue to learn from the United States. We have better options. Europe is a more advanced, richer, and more diverse market."

King Zheng Guohui of Chu sat down, picked up his teacup and took a sip before continuing:

"The Americans can't do that, because there is only one Eastern market, and it must go through Chu's Pacific route as a bridge."

"Your Majesty is wise and far-sighted, and you can see the hidden clues in the grass and lay out your plans for a thousand miles. I, an old minister, never dared to expect that you could strangle the throat of the United States in this way. You are always afraid that it will hinder the international situation, so you are inevitably hesitant and lack courage." Li Hezhang couldn't help but sigh.

King Zheng Guohui of Chu snorted coldly and said bluntly:
"The Prime Minister values ​​decency and maintaining order, but those Americans don't think so.

They do not have thousands of years of ideological and cultural accumulation. The country has only been established for a few decades. Their thoughts are crude and direct, without any sophistication, and they can only see the benefits in front of them.

I haven't learned even one tenth of the British's planning skills.

A president only serves for four years. Before taking office, he might have been a farmer, a lawyer, a broker, or even a capitalist.

How much international strategic vision can you expect from these people? Isn't it nonsense to plan for decades later?

So when the Americans get ahead of themselves, just slap them hard in the face.

Just tell him it won’t work.”

Li Hezhang laughed out loud after hearing this. After chatting for a few minutes, he turned the topic to the Central American incident that was being planned and introduced it:

"President Wang Hai has already sent a secret message that the incident will initially start in Honduras, and they will use a clever opportunity to first incite the local army to launch a coup.

After the coup, it will cause certain harm to the local Chinese community.

Take this opportunity

Nicaragua used the excuse that the interests of overseas Chinese were seriously damaged to officially launch a war against Honduras and began to recruit a large number of young and middle-aged Chinese into the army.

The battle is scheduled to begin in a month and end within the next 20 days to a month.

The overall situation will be under control and there will not be excessive deviations, eventually forming a unified Central American country including Nicaragua, Honduras and El Salvador.

The next step will be to hold a referendum within a few months to decide on the country's allegiance to the Great Chu Kingdom."

After hearing the general report, King Zheng Guohui of Chu nodded in satisfaction and said:
"As long as the right opportunity arises, we can seize Central America, where we have been infiltrating for many years, in one fell swoop. It is a wise move to avoid further complications.

With Central America in hand, the Chu State had a reliable and stable rear base at both ends of the Pacific route, which was under its full control, and achieved direct connection with the American continent.

From the geographical perspective

As long as it controls Central America, the State of Chu will have its own foreign port in the Caribbean Sea, and it will not need to rely on others to develop trade with the east coast of the United States and with Europe.

Take a closer look

This laid a solid foundation for the Chu State's plan to build the Nicaragua Canal, further consolidate its presence in Central America, and develop inter-ocean trade connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

The opening of the Central American strategy is like pushing open the door to the European world, and there is a smooth road ahead.

Therefore, the importance of Central American affairs cannot be overemphasized.

We must keep the situation under control throughout the entire process, and take advantage of the turbulent period of war to clean up some troublemakers."

King Zheng Guohui of Chu gave him a look that said "you know what I mean". A flash of cold light flashed in his eyes, which made Li Hezhang's heart shrink suddenly as if it was stabbed by a knife.

He quickly bowed his head and responded respectfully, "Your Majesty, may we be at peace. We will follow your orders and leave a clean Central America after this incident."

"Well, Central America is a great place, but we can't let those people ruin it," said King Zhen Guohui of Chu with a long sigh. He had been dreaming of this place for over a decade, and now that the time had finally come for it to blossom and blossom, he felt very relieved.

Neither the Indians nor the descendants of Spain are good at governing and building a country. Even after so long since independence, there is still a coup every three to five months, making Central America a mess.

King Zheng Guohui of Chu now regards Central America as his own territory, and of course he cannot allow these scum to destroy it.

Fortunately, no one cares about this. After the Americans have selectively turned a blind eye, we can let go and get to work cleaning the house thoroughly.

There is no need to develop many industries in Central America. Just a transit transportation is enough to provide food and daily necessities.

The alpine environment here is very good, and the coffee and tea produced are of very high quality. It is also suitable for growing grapes, specialty fruits and the like. Any development of these industries would be an excellent option.

The great project of the century that King Zheng Guohui of Chu really wanted to build here was the Nicaragua Canal.

In the future world

There will no longer be a Panama Canal connecting the two oceans, but there will only be a Nicaragua Canal invested and built by the Chu State and under its full control. This is also one of the latest iconic and important infrastructures to maintain the Chu State's status as a world power.

After chatting with Prime Minister Li Hezhang about Central American affairs for a while, seeing that he looked a little tired, he let him leave the palace.

King Zheng Guohui of Chu was still in high spirits, so he lit a cigar and walked to the side hall without restraint, admiring the oversized map hanging in the hall.

After entering Central America

The giant scale of the Chu State that spanned the entire Pacific Ocean was finally completed. With the last piece of the puzzle connected, it became perfect and much more pleasing to the eye.

King Zheng Guohui of Chu folded his arms, his eyes flashing with joy. He couldn't get enough of looking at the vast territory of Chu. He was truly happy to the core.

Now, while Britain was mired in trouble in Europe, Chu once again expanded.

By the time British Prime Minister Sir Benjamin Disraeli realized it, the situation was already settled and he had no choice but to accept it.

Over the past three years
British Prime Minister Sir Benjamin Disraeli, who had a tough stance on Chu, kept a close eye on the situation, even though he was busy with his duties. This put a lot of pressure on Chu, and it didn't take any new action.

It’s not that we are afraid of him, but there is no need to make enemies with Britain because of this. It is really not worth it.

The Chu royal family had long-term and close economic ties with the British royal family and several British aristocrats with profound backgrounds, and they jointly ran a lucrative oil export business to Europe.

Every year, hundreds of international students are sent to famous British universities on a regular basis, covering engineering, science, medicine, law and art, and the exchanges are quite close.

Most of the new technologies, inventions and materials from the Industrial Revolution that the Chu State obtained from Europe were gathered in Britain and then shipped back to the country.

This shows the close ties between the two countries.

Now there is war in the Balkans...

King Zheng Guohui of Chu took a deep puff of the cigar, then slowly exhaled the smoke. The strong and mellow smell of tobacco instantly spread and enveloped his tall figure.

His gaze shifted from the Balkan region of Europe to the Middle East diagonally below, and his deep eyes became thoughtful.

All the areas along the Mediterranean coast were spheres of influence that were repeatedly fought over by European powers.

The flags on the city walls change, you finish your song and I take the stage.

This time, Tsar Nicholas II came well prepared. His real purpose was to overthrow and swallow up the territory of the Ottoman Empire in one fell swoop and completely destroy this old empire.

It can’t be said that the appetite is not small, but have you asked whether the British Empire agrees?

When the British fleet gathered in the Bosphorus, what could the Russian army do to change all this?
King Zheng Guohui of Chu withdrew his gaze, and his eyes finally stopped at the Eritrea region on the coast of the Red Sea.

The East African Company has established a firm foothold here and is building as many as four Chinese towns, which now have preliminary port supply capabilities.

With the further construction and improvement of the Red Sea port, it will provide food, vegetables, meat, coal and clean water to ships from various countries on the Eurasian route, and develop step by step.

and here

It will become an important part of Chu's Eurasian route. Cargo ships that have been resupplied at the Port of Chennai in India can reach Europe directly on their subsequent voyages as long as they are resupplied again at a port along the Red Sea coast.

Opposite the Eritrea region occupied by the East African Company is the Yemen region which belongs to the Ottoman Empire and is also one of the frontier governorates.

After this war, it is an established policy for the East African Company to infiltrate the Yemen region.

In the future Arabian Peninsula, there should be a place for the Chu State.

Don’t expect anything to happen now, just infiltrate first. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future anyway.

(End of this chapter)