Rebirth of the Spanish Empire

"Didn't you say that Spain has promised to help us? But look now, you just said that American warships have begun to leave the port and come to us, but we are still waiting here, and Spain has not yet There is no news coming, are we really just waiting here for the American fleet, and then waiting for their humiliation?"

The more he talked, the more Raphael became excited, and even had the urge to pick up a cigar and hit Horn directly. Fortunately, he resisted. He knew that the Horn now was completely different from the Horn he thought before. It is even said that from the moment he announced that Ecuador would join the four South American countries and form an alliance with Spain, and his international stance changed, his relationship with Horn began to change. If you want to use anything to describe it, then it is one, one The relationship between the favored relative and the minister after the minister recommended a confidant to the king. Now they are more of a collaboration rather than superiors and subordinates like before. Although this sudden change made him a little unbearable, he should still force himself to accept it. After decades of being a politician, he still understood this truth. However, he understood it, but there were still people who didn't understand it.

"Horn, you bastard, this incident all happened under your rule. If you don't handle it well, then I will definitely make you suffer. I will do what I say." Haier was right. Horn, a returnee, was dissatisfied, especially because Horn had formed gangs in recent years. As we all know, Haier had been appointed as the next president of Ecuador, and Horn seemed to He rarely expressed loyalty to him, nor did he show any signs of it. In the past, when Raphael told him to mess with him, his element never really showed any dissatisfaction, but now that Raphael also pointed his brow and scolded him, As the current Minister of the Interior and the future President, there is nothing wrong with teaching him a lesson.

Raphael felt like he was going to be in trouble as soon as he heard Haier speak. Sure enough, after hearing Haier's harsh words, Raphael really wanted to step forward and give him a slap. His uncle, isn't this just making enemies for himself? And this This enemy is also a direct line figure who will be the future backer of his country. However, he did not make any more excuses, because he knew that it was not necessary. Everyone was smart. Although Haier went too far, don't forget that the jurisdiction of an interior minister includes local governments. Affairs, and this time the incident happened under the control of Horn, and Horn was directly under the jurisdiction of Haier, the Minister of the Interior. Of course, the direct leaders had the right to criticize him, but the curse words were a bit harsh. That’s all.

Horn had the urge to step forward and kick him a few times, but in the end he resisted. His grandfather's? I was actually scolded like this. It seems that I haven't been scolded like this again in many years? It really has a different taste. However, after years of patience, he still held back and did not explode. However, the teeth in his closed lips were already clenched tightly.

"Don't worry, since they said they would take action, then please believe that a big country will never lie to us. But don't forget that they are obliged to help us because of our alliance, right, President?" No longer looking at him, but Looking at Raphael, although there was no movement on his face, the lonely look in his eyes let Horn know that Raphael was definitely dissatisfied with Haier's behavior just now. This illustrates a problem, that is, these two people They are not inseparable. As long as the cooperation is not truly seamless, then there is naturally a way to make the other party terminate the cooperation and cooperate with yourself instead. But now it is better to solve the current difficulties first. ….

"Yes, I believe Spain will not leave us alone. After all, if this happens, although we may be bullied by the United States, we may have to pay a certain price in the end, such as the same lease of ports and other conditions, but Spain will definitely not It's better, after all, our alliance has only been in existence for less than half a year, and our allies are being bullied and dare not help. This is definitely not what a big country should do, and it will also attract ridicule from the international community. I believe they will never do it. You are willing to lose face like this. Haier, what do you think?" Raphael did not ask back, but said to Haier who was still a little angry next to him.

Haier was obviously stunned. He saw Raphael's face full of confidence, and then thought about all the previous news about Horn. At this moment, he didn't know the identity of Horn's current representative, and he felt a little regretful. , but it was extremely difficult to ask him to apologize, but the tone of his mouth was a big change from before.

"Yes, I absolutely believe that Spain will not watch us being bullied by the Americans. Horn, I heard that you have a good relationship with Mr. Trini. If you can, please tell him. Our Ecuadorian attitude towards the covenant We are very serious, so we also ask them to consider the relationship between allies and implement the laws and regulations to protect allies when they are invaded by foreign enemies as soon as possible." A smile appeared on his face, which even made Horn feel that the person who just scolded him was another person. human thoughts. I secretly lamented that the other party was indeed able to get into the position of Minister of the Interior. It is really impossible to achieve this level without any political awareness and ability.

"Yes, I'll call you right away"

"No," Rafael said at this time, smiling: "It's better to go now. This is our main thing today. Now that the American army is coming, it's better for us to move quickly. Horn, you go and contact Spain." , and Haier, let’s discuss what state our country’s military needs to be in.”

"Yes, then I will go down, Your Excellency the President, and Your Excellency the Minister," Haier said, and Rafael next to him also nodded with a smile.

Watching him leave, the smile on Haier's face disappeared in an instant. It was replaced by thinking.

"Are you thinking about Spain behind Horn?" Raphael knew that Haier was a little dissatisfied with his actions just now, but he was also a little curious, as if Haier was not really familiar with diplomacy and was as smooth and comfortable as Trini. , but there is no need to speak harshly to Horne when he knows that he is from Spain. After all, he has endured it for so long before, can he still bear it for a while? But he didn't ask why Horn was here at that time, and even acted to cooperate.

"That's right." Haier wasn't really thinking deeply, he was just thinking about how he needed to deal with Spain.

"Horn is, at best, nothing more than an interest defender placed by Spain in our country. As long as we don't harm Spain's interests, they will never interfere too much with us. After all, don't forget, there is more than just an alliance with them. We in Ecuador, as well as Peru, Bolivia and Chile, would never agree that Spain would interfere too much with us. After all, if we face such a situation, sooner or later it will happen to them. And the King and Prime Minister of Spain Even if you think about it, Eugene is not who he is, and they will never forcefully interfere with us."

"But Horn's strength is not small. Will he agree to live under others for such a long time?" Haier was still thinking about competition. Horn's methods are indeed powerful. When he didn't feel threatened by him before, it was nothing, but now With Spain as his backing and the fact that he single-handedly built Guayaquil into the largest city in Ecuador, Horn already felt a crisis. So he also began to make unavoidable considerations. ….

"These things are not something he can do whatever he wants. Don't forget, Spain is a big country. The thinking of big countries is different from ours. They need to take care of the overall situation, and what we need is to follow their lead. Since Now we are allies with Spain, and our relationship with them has not been damaged in any way. It is just because Horn got the recognition of the Spanish government one step earlier. But don't forget, we can actually become Spain's close friends. Yes, they also need our existence." The tone of the last sentence was particularly strong, and a layer of mist suddenly appeared on Raphael's body, making people feel even more mysterious and psychic about him.

"You mean, they need Horn's presence to check and balance us, but at the same time, they also need us to be Horn's opponent to check and balance the other side so that Horn will not jump out of the palm of Spain?" The more he said, the more certain he became. Haier finally looked It wasn't a question, but a confident expression when he looked at Raphael.

"Yes, this is Spain's idea. At the same time, it is also the reason why I don't dislike Spain's alliance with us. After all, even if we are not aligned, Spain can still extend its power to us, but it needs to be more secretive. , but by then we, those with vested interests, and the people they have trained may have conflicts and disputes. Now that we have formed an alliance, our interests have been protected immediately, and because of our alliance, we have gained a large number of things such as sales. The market for agricultural products and the funds needed for investment, in this way, we will not lose money, and maybe even, because of Horn's power, we may become the leader among the four countries."

"That's right, he is the one holding the thread for the Five Nations Alliance, and since other countries have agreed to form an alliance, it means that Horn's friends in the other three countries or his own strength cannot be underestimated. Such a network , but we suddenly gained something. Although it is not in our hands, as long as we push and operate it a little bit, it is not in our control or even better than ours."

"In this case, we really should make good use of these conditions, right?"

"Hehe! I only thought of it a few days ago, but I think we really need to proceed in this way, so that our interests can be more fully guaranteed for the safety of the event."

What the two didn't realize was that there was a person eavesdropping outside their door at this time, and the smile on his face was still so weird.

pc: First update today. First of all, I would like to congratulate myself. At 11 o'clock last night, I finally reached 3,000 favorites. I am still short of more than 800 recommendations and almost 10,000 recommendations. According to the theory, we have entered the stage of getting rid of poverty and becoming a moderately prosperous society. I am very happy and gratified. This book was uploaded on January 19, 2018 and passed the review on the 20th. In those days, it suddenly entered the list of new books by public authors. I only found out about it after a book friend reminded me. And except for the first few days, they are all in the top ten. What a great opportunity. Unfortunately, because I went home for the Chinese New Year, I updated every day from February 8th to February 15th, or even stopped updating. After one day, it is a waste of time to rush for the rankings, otherwise the results will definitely be better. But fortunately, my friends are still very good. Not only did they not fall out of the top ten list, they even entered the top five. I came back in the last week and the first two updates were in the top three almost every day. In the last two days, I was still in the second place. The name was only outshone by "My Lord God Sister" by that guy Yunsuo Xiaoxiang.

Having said so much, what I actually want to say is that I hope everyone can support me. Of course, the update and quality of the book are the most fundamental reasons. I don’t know how to answer the quality question. I can only say that I will work hard. As for the update, if If there is nothing serious, I think I will keep the two updates for a year. Collection, recommendation and clicks are what a new author needs most. This is my first A-level signed book, and it is still over 100,000 words. When I applied for a contract on the site, I already had an idea of ​​the next book, and the new main route was already clear. I think I can even keep two updates without having to save the manuscript and write updates. Just like this one, I didn’t save any manuscripts and only had an outline and wrote more than 200,000 words. I put that one aside, I still put my energy into this one, but for that one, I still keep the notes in my memory and come back to it later.

These words are not included in the 3,200 words of the previous text. Please rest assured. Again, six thousand words a day. I sincerely ask for your continued support.

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