Jia Ming smiled and said, "What you said seems to be a ruthless word."

Carlo shook his head and said unwaveringly: "What I am talking about is the fact. The American colonies are far from Spain, and their relationship with Spain depends entirely on the world's strongest naval powers. Before the American War, the strongest navy in this area was Britain and the Netherlands, so at that time, the goods of these two countries became the mainstream of the American colonies.

But your country is different from European powers. You are not another country, but another level of country. It can be said that in the more than two hundred years of Spain's colonial America, your country is the only country with the ability to replace it.

In other words, as long as your country is willing to pay the price, the vast colonies of America belong to your country. In that case, you will make more money and make more money. The current situation is that you have to pay almost nothing and you can make a lot of money.

I say this to show that the security of the American colonies depends on your country, not our suzerain states, so we must keep peace with you, no matter what means and what price we pay."

Jia Ming asked: "What means do you think can be used?"

Carlo thought about it carefully this time before saying, "In my opinion, the Lima incident is not enough to change the current situation. His Excellency Antonio is one of the failures in the domestic political struggle. As long as he does not establish a country in the Americas, as long as he still recognizes the supremacy of Spain, then everything is easy to say.

What will really change the situation is the issue of inheritance of the throne, so the earth-shaking changes in the colony should be after our king's death. This is exactly the best reason."

"reason?"

"Yes, for the colonials, especially those who are wise, there is a reason enough."

“What’s the reason?”

"The reason is that there is no agreement on the issue of inheritance of the throne. As a major European power, Spain's new king must not only be supported by domestic aristocrats, but also be recognized by major powers in Europe and even the world.

Now, the next king will definitely not be able to do it. France and Austria are on the opposite side. Whether it is Louis' grandson or Leobed's son becoming kings, it will inevitably arouse opposition from the other party. We can use this as a reason to refuse to recognize the king of Madrid, so we don't have to obey his orders for the time being. In this way, the colonies can not follow Madrid's strategy and continue to maintain the current peace with your country." Carlo said his theory in one breath.

Jia Ming's eyes were slightly brighter, because this was also what King Yu Li Junwei meant.

As soon as Carlo opened his mouth, he showed his extraordinary insight. In fact, what he said was infinitely close to the empire's American strategy, which raised Jia Ming's inner evaluation of him a step further. Jia Ming, who originally wanted to return to Ceuta to report in person, finally decided to send his subordinates to Ceuta to report on the trip to America. He himself stayed in Havana and continued to inspect Carlo.

Carlo's next performance was astonishing.

Jia Ming's arrival made him confirm one thing, that is, his guess about the situation was correct. Although he didn't know how China operated specifically, Carlo was sure that the Spanish colony would definitely undergo earth-shaking changes due to the inheritance of the throne, and this was also the opportunity he had always dreamed of.

After confirming this, the first thing Carlo did was to secretly spread the news that the governor in Lima was under house arrest and the Peruvian squire's rebellion, but he did not let Jia Ming realize that it was his dissemination, nor did he let Rodriguez know.

As Rodriguez expected, as soon as the news spread, the whole of Havana was in chaos. Because the rumors were more extreme than in fact, Antonio only seized power in Lima and guaranteed the colonial mutual protection plan. However, in the rumors, Antonio had become king, Peru had also established a country, and all of these actions were supported by China.

Rumors are getting more and more outrageous. An Imperial Navy coal ship that happened to pass by, just docked in Havana to replenish freshwater, was rumored that the Chinese navy had begun to attack Cuba. Some people even claimed that on the west coast of Central America, they saw Chinese troops heading towards Mexico City, the capital of the Governor of New Spain.

These rumors almost told the colonial Spaniards that the American War was about to reappear eleven years ago, and the last time the order of the Peruvian Governor's District was subverted, and this time the one that was subverted would be the New Spain Governor's District.

In the future, blacks, Indians and mixed races will rebel, kill local officials, and seize the land and property of local squire. Within a few months, the colony will be turned upside down.

But the rumors were just rumors after all. The empire sent people to the Spanish colony to announce that it had nothing to do with the Lima incident and did not support the independence of the Governor General of Peru. It acted as if it was doing its best to protect the existing situation of the colony and safeguard its existing interests, which was what the Spanish mainland was willing to see.

The only appeal of the empire is to peacefully resolve the Lima incident.

But the empire pursued peace because they knew that it was not enough to trigger war, and they also knew that the peace pursued by the empire would not really bring peace to the Spanish colonies.

After several months of fermentation, the rumors gradually approached the facts from the beginning, but even the facts would cause turmoil, and the biggest turmoil was in the Governor General of New Spain.

The colonial squire united with the Creoles and won over the Mestizo people, distanced themselves from the native Spanish whites, and even had a sharp confrontation. This colonial white force firmly believed that the reason why the Peruvian Governor-General became like this is the responsibility of the local whites.

It was the local conflict with China that changed the Peruvian Governor's District. If white colonies in New Spain do not want to repeat the same mistake, they must maintain peace with China and control the situation, rather than letting these local officials do whatever they want.

In this confrontation, Carlo made a lot of money. Because of his leak, his friend Rodriguez did not have time to deal with his high-quality assets. The sentiment of colonial opposition was increasing day by day. Some Creole planters directly proposed to drive Rodriguez away, and some people came to the door to buy his plantations and black slaves at a low price.

In Havana, the opposition was particularly high, especially the Muratos, who were mixed with Spanish and black people, and were usually discriminated against and could only do some low-cost work. After the stability of the colony was broken, they immediately launched a zero-yuan purchase activity.

If they were normal, they would definitely be suppressed, but the white colonists did not assist the Spanish colonial government this time.

When the Muratos smashed Rodriguez's window with stones, Rodriguez asked his wife and children to return to the land that night. He handed over all his plantations to Carlo. The price was extremely low. Carlo agreed to wait for the situation to stabilize and return it to Rodriguez.

Not to mention Rhodes, even his father-in-law, the governor of Cuba, dared not leave Havana. Even when he was in the city, he had to be with the guards.

In comparison, Carlo lived a very comfortable life. He was also shocked at the beginning, but it was no longer possible because Carlo always mingled with Chinese merchants in Cuba and often lived in the Chinese concession. Even a delegation of Creoles from Cuba went to the Chinese consulate in Havana to exchange views on the situation, the consul of the Chinese consulate also asked Carlo to be one of the representatives. Under Jia Ming's instruction, all forces in the empire were training Carlo to become the leader of the white people in the Cuban colony.

In July, even the Cuban governor would reach an agreement with the Creole squire through Carlo's relationship to jointly maintain the safe environment in Cuba.

As the empire advocated peace, the Spanish local government also announced that it would resolve the Lima incident peacefully and would not easily resort to force. The Spanish representatives who went to Lima to negotiate passed through many colonial cities and conveyed the Spanish wishes to the colonial people.

But the situation only eased, and the rift between the white colonists and the white locals did not disappear. In fact, it could not be eliminated. Because the white colonists knew that once this storm passed, the white locals would definitely carry out large-scale revenge.

In the storm caused by the Lima incident, Carlo became the most successful one among the dispatch officials. But he was also the only one. In the Governor of New Spain, a large number of dispatch officials were both angry between the Spanish nobles and the colonial squire, living a life that was not human inside or outside. When they heard about Carlo, these people came to their door.

After contacting Carlo, these dispatched officials responded one after another. The least they did also expressed that they wanted to maintain contact with Carlo and communicate with each other.

The most common thing is to transfer assets to Havana on a large scale, and purchase land and real estate here. If there are some background relationships, they simply apply to transfer to Havana.

Everyone knows that these two dispatched officials who were both angry have begun to join forces to jointly deal with the upheaval that will happen.

Carlo's excellent performance won the trust of the empire's senior officials. Jia Ming informed Carlo of the plan of "Colonial Mutual Protection". Carlo was very recognized by the plan and said that he would implement it seriously.

In July, Carlo came to the consulate in Havana again. When he saw Jia Ming, he smiled and said, "I feel that there are some changes in the concession. It seems that there are many fewer people, not as lively as before."

The Chinese concession in Havana is not large in size, but it occupies a part of the core urban area. Although there are less than 1,500 Chinese expatriates here, they have a lot of consumption capacity, so there are many people coming and going. After the Lima incident was made public, some Spaniards also moved into the concession to ensure their safety.

Jia Ming said calmly: "The weather is hot and the concession needs to conduct sanitation inspections, so some small vendors rushed out for the time being."

Carlo whispered, "I heard that a big man has come."

Jia Ming's expression changed slightly and he took Carlo to his office. Carlo asked, "Is it because Prince Yu came down?"

"His Highness Yu's eyes are staring at Europe, how could he come here? It's another His Highness." Jia Ming said.

Carlo said: "That's His Highness, King Rong."

"Yes, His Highness Rong is going to Panama City and will be responsible for all the affairs of the Empire in America."

"Can you introduce me?" Hearing Jia Ming say this, Carlo became even more serious.

Jia Ming said: "King Rong was going to Panama, but there was a plague recently, so he temporarily stopped in Havana and then went to Panama after the epidemic passed. He had to stay for a few days and see him in two days. How about it?"

Carlo nodded slightly and was about to leave, but turned around and asked, "Brother Jia, I have something to ask for advice. If I see Your Highness, I don't know what gifts to prepare?"

"Gift? This is not needed."

Carlo shook his head: "It's better to prepare. Brothers' future is here. If you can't be appreciated by Your Highness Rong, it's better to see him."

Jia Ming thought for a while and said, "Your Highness may not take ordinary gifts to heart."

"That's unusual, it's best to make your brother make a splash with His Highness." Carlo asked.

Jia Ming said: "If you have to ask, then I will say that if you have money, buy more shares of the Panama Railway Company, or advise your friends to buy more, maybe your highness will treat you differently. To put it bluntly, railways are the most troublesome things for your highness now."

In fact, it was an accident that Li Su went to Panama. He had been assisting Li Junwei in handling European affairs in Ceuta. Unexpectedly, news came from Spain that the Spanish king was dead. In order to ensure the smooth implementation of the American plan, Li Junwei immediately asked him to set off in Panama.

But no one expected that this was a rumor. King Carlos II did not die, but he had epilepsy very early. That time, it was because of epilepsy that he almost died. Because the news of the empire in Spain was not smooth, only news from Spanish nobles was reported, so he mistakenly thought that the Spanish king was dead.

When Li Su received the news that the news was untrue, he had arrived in Havana. Panama had an epidemic and was not going to go for the time being, it was just an excuse. Although Carlos II was not dead, Li Junwei did not let Li Su go back, and Li Su didn't want to go to Panama because there were too many people there that gave him a headache.

Li Su can be sure that as soon as he appears in Panama City, people from all walks of life from the American provinces and Panama region will come to him. There is nothing else about the topic, it only concerns the Panama Canal.
Chapter completed!