Chapter 623： Dominance (1/2)
Robbery while the fire is not so easy. As far as national strategic security is concerned, President Aquileo Para Gomez dare not make an easy decision.
”Sorry, Mr. Nino. If the security of Panama is not guaranteed, we will not restart the Canal Project.”
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Without an agreement, Nino frowned and left. He can be sure that when talking about the loan, President Agileo Pala Gomez was tempted, but still refused to negotiate.
That's right, the interest-free loan of 100 million francs is not the French's bottom line, just a bait thrown out. It is a pity that the Colombian government does not take any action at all.
Out of the presidential palace, Nino got on a luxurious carriage. Addressing the coachman, ”Go to the French Embassy.”
The experience just told him that the Colombian government would not accompany them to take risks without official intervention.
Since tasted the sweetness of the Suez Canal, the French capital has become interested in the canal. After careful selection, it finally picked the Panama Canal.
Nino is the executor of the Panama Canal Plan. He originally thought that during the economic crisis, it would be easy to persuade the Colombian government to restart the Panama Canal.
Now I have to ask the government for help. In the bottom of my heart, Nino is not willing to participate in the French government, which means that more people share the cake.
The outbreak of the economic crisis is a disaster for many people, but also a capital feast for a very small number of people.
Eat at the banquet, naturally need to digest. Restricted by insufficient resources, and the people's parade separated by three to five, France is actually not suitable for investment, or the return on investment is too low.
Without the compensation for the Franco-Prussian war, France's capital is undoubtedly more abundant, and the usury empire has emerged.
Loans are not made indiscriminately, such as in Russia, which dares to rely on its accounts, and the French financial community dare not lend them money.
There are too few high-quality customers, and excess capital has become a common problem in the British and French financial circles. The Panama Canal plan is undoubtedly a good project, and the future ”money” scene is bright.
French capitalists are not monolithic, they have long been divided into factions. The relationship is complex, and if the government does not intervene, they will swallow the project alone.
Now that the French government needs to be involved, it means that the big nobles in the country and even the royal capital will also participate, and everyone will share less benefits.
Nino is very clear that the possibility of such a large project being monopolized is very small, and the French government will definitely need to **** it in the future.
This is similar to starting a business. The first to enter the project is to acquire the original shares, and the capital that comes in later is financing.
The former only needs to invest a small amount of capital to obtain a large number of shares, and the latter must consider the premium if it wants to obtain shares.
There is no doubt that obtaining the canal authorization is the first appreciation of the enterprise. Before this, the short canal company was an empty shell.
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French Minister Tom: ”Mr. Nino, your plan is too whimsical. You have no idea about Colombia, and the political situation in this country is very unstable.
Maybe you can reach an agreement with them today and change the government tomorrow. I stayed here for three years, and there were thirteen coups in Bogotá, three successes and 10 failures.
Based on the history of Colombia, I made statistics. From 1830 to the present, they have changed a total of 31 presidents, and the average government term of each government is less than one and a half years. ”
Nino shook his head: ”His Excellency, it is okay for us to change the government in Colombia. Do they dare to deny that the contract with us is unsuccessful?”
Nino is not interested in the volatile situation in Colombia. This year, the situation in South American countries is not very stable, but no matter how the government changes, no one dares to move the interests of the powers.
In his opinion, it was nothing more than Tom raising his value, proving his importance, and wanting to share the benefits.
French Minister Tom frowned: ”Mr. Nino, it is not as simple as you think. Maybe they dare not deny the contract of their predecessor, but they can make the content of the contract invalid.
Without the cooperation of the ground snake, are you sure that the Panama Canal can be successfully navigated? Don't forget how much labor was used on the Suez Canal.
If you hire from the outside, this will cost you more than you should understand.
Moreover, the biggest problem is not the Colombian government, but the Austrians.
In recent years, Austria has continued to penetrate Colombia, especially Panama, where half of the population is German.
France can deter the Colombian government, but not the Austrians. If you can't handle these issues well, when you dig the canal, people will jump out and pick peaches.
All it takes is a coup d'état and the Panama region will become an Austrian colony.
By that time, your canal, on the Austrian territory, are you sure you can maintain your dominance? ”
Nino's face changed drastically. If the canal was opened on the Austrian colony, let alone dominance, whether the investment cost can be recovered is a question.
After a short pause, Nino calmed down and asked: ”Austria is so powerful here. Why don't you see the Colombian government take action?”
French Minister Tom shook his head: ”It is not the Colombian government that has not acted, but the government that has acted has been overthrown.
Now within the Republic of Colombia, many warlord forces have been funded by Austria. If the government dares to act rashly, it will be ousted immediately. ”