Chapter 40: Yemou

In front of a luxurious house in Lima, Thomas stepped off the horse and handed it to the guard in front of the door. He took two steps towards the door, and stopped and said, "Go to Minister Jose Barta and Francisco Diego Can. General Seco is here, and I will discuss matters with them. "
Jose Balta is Peru's finance minister and one of the main leaders against Pedro. Historically, Jose Barta provided money and Thomas and Francisco provided troops to force Pedro to step down in one fell swoop.
Now the three of them are colluding together.
七 At seven o'clock in the evening, shortly after dark, Balta and Francisco went to Thomas' residence.
"General Thomas, the Chinese rebels are powerful, and it is unlikely that the existing 80,000 troops will want a flat-top rebellion."
On the banquet table, Balta said in conjunction with the day's meetings.
"Tripa cannot use the pretext of economic pressure to stop Pedro from expanding,
Once Pedro circulated the news of the annihilation of the southern Peruvian garrison, and then threatened the Chinese rebels, those big businessmen who had huge interests in the southern mines would surely force politicians such as Trippa to support the expansion.
At that time, Pedro has the righteousness to regain the land, and big businessmen provide money to support the expansion of the army, the situation will be very unfavorable to us. "
Francesco was not in the mood to drink, frowned.
"My main troops are all left in the south. Now our strength is not as good as Pedro, so I have brought you to discuss countermeasures."
"It's not easy. I don't think Pedro has been offended yet, so let's make peace with him and give him all the troops in your hands. Maybe he will let you go if he is happy." Barr Tower drank a glass of wine and walked slowly.
巴尔 "Balta, what are you talking about? We are grasshoppers on a rope. We were beaten by Pedro. Can you be better?"
Francisco hummed.
"I'm different from you, as long as you give Pedro some money, he dare not take me."
Baltazu was descended from the Spanish colonizers and had great power in Peru. Pedro could not offend these big businessmen if he wanted to sit on the throne of the president.
"Balta, just say whatever you want, don't play with guns."
The reason why Balta said so is to increase his asking price. Thomas has been in the political and military circles for 20 years, and this vision is still there.
呵 "Oh, it's General Thomas who knows things, it's a bit clear." Balta laughed, ignoring Francisco's dissatisfied eyes, and slowly expressed his thoughts.
"Pedro made use of big businessmen to eagerly regain the southern mood and promote the expansion of the army.
"Now that we are quiet, we have rushed to force Pedro into the army, I'm afraid he will be used as cannon fodder, the Chinese rebels will destroy us."
Thomas is not bullish on his approach.
"Of course, we alone can't force Pedro to yield, so we must unite all our opponents and work together to put pressure on him."
"The only people who are dissatisfied with Pedro except us are the Tripas. Do you mean to cooperate with them?"
Thomas wasn't sure.
不错 "Yes, it is Trippa. He has the British support behind him. As long as we are united, Pedro has to bow his head."
"Balta, I thought you would come up with a good idea. I didn't expect you to let us cooperate with the traitor, Tripa.
Can Tripa work together? Before the Chinese rebelled, he relied on the support of the British to occupy our mines.
If we cooperate with him, even if we force Pedro to send troops early and consume his strength, we will not have much interest in the south, so I don't agree with Tripa. "Francisco said.
Francisco said exactly what Thomas thought, he didn't want to step back from the wolf and enter the tiger, and chase the Pedro wolf, but recruited the British tiger.
The British have been jealous of Peru ’s minerals for a long time. In order to monopolize the mineral development in Peru, the Peruvian government has been forced to sign unequal economic treaties.
Because of the rejection of several Peruvian presidents, the British encouraged Peruvian agents to cause trouble for the Peruvian government, and also encouraged Chileans to attack Bolivia and Peru to seize the saltpeter origin of the two countries on the Pacific coast.
Thomas is very alert to the British and is not optimistic about Balta's advice.
"You didn't understand what I meant." Balta watched the situation froze and explained, "Don't the British want minerals in the south? I can sign an agreement with them first and agree to fulfill the contract when I take office."
"Isn't it the same to hand over the mine to the British?" Francisco interrupted.
"Not the same," Balta shook her head, and then said, "After Pedro's downfall, we can push a cymbal to the stage, so that we can't go on stage, and the agreement signed is naturally invalid."
There are many loopholes in Balta's method, but Thomas did not think of a better way, so he agreed with Balta's opinion.
"Master, this is a letter from General Thomas." Trippa sat in the room, and the layman at home handed a letter.
I opened the letter, looked at it for more than ten minutes, and thought for half an hour, and Tripa's brows gradually opened, sneer, "I thought that a paper agreement could restrain me, I was too undervalued."
Tripa didn't care about the trap designed by Ribalta in the agreement, UU read the book www. uukanshu.com because the British want only an excuse,
As long as Pedro is overthrown, regardless of whether Thomas and others are improperly on the Peruvian president, holding the agreement can require the Peruvian government to fulfill the contract.
If they do n’t agree, they do n’t need to do it themselves. The little brother of the British can teach them to be a person in minutes.
回复 "To Thomas, I promised him." ...
This night was destined to be a restless night. Just as Trippa and Thomas were calculating with each other, a guest came from Pedro House.
"Lustuaty, aren't you Thomas's? How did you become a lobbyist for the rebels?" Pedro said lightly after reading Li Mingyuan's letter to him.
"The president forgive me, the humble job is just to send a letter to the Chinese troops, there is absolutely no intention to rely on the Chinese." Lustuart hurriedly explained.
Thomas and others were in the weakest period, and Pedro was in the grip. Although Li Mingyuan was rich in terms of conditions, he was still not tempted. Pedro's eyes flashed a fierce light, which killed Lustuart. .
"President, there is emergency information." Just as Pedro was about to deal with Rustuat, a rush of voice interrupted his thoughts.
The letter handed out by the servant was sent by the spy lurking in Tripa's house. After reading the content of the letter, Pedro's intention to kill Lustuart disappeared, but the expression on his face was very wonderful. I thought that I could stabilize my position immediately, but secretly Thomas and others united to give them a mix.
告诉 "Tell them, I agree with their request, but I ask them to play a good show with me." Pedro finished this sentence, and then told Lustuart his plan.
Lustua nodded characteristically, got up and left through the back door.