The sun never sets in America

Chapter 314 Nicaragua Canal; the storm is rising

On a beach in Lake Nicaragua, a group of engineers wearing green work clothes, printed with the logo of Hanguo Construction Company, and wearing hard hats were measuring the entire Lake Nicaragua.

"Gong Zhou, this is the data we just measured."

"Look-"

A thin young engineer holding a document and wearing glasses was reporting to Zhou Shumin, the chief engineer of the entire Nicaraguan project.

Zhou Shumin took the document, opened it and read it a few times, and then said: "Well, just use this measurement. Don't make any mistakes. You know, this is a century-old project. If something goes wrong, you and I will be the ones behind." People point at their spines and curse!!”

The only thing missing from Zhou Shumin's expression was the word "serious".

"Yes, I know Duke Zhou. We and I will definitely be more careful and we will not let you down!!"

The young engineer quickly assured Zhou Shumin.

Zhou Shumin nodded, then raised his hand slightly, and the young engineer left knowingly, leaving Zhou Shumin standing alone by the lake.

Zhou Shumin looked at the turbid and rushing lake water in Nicaragua in front of him, and he seemed to have seen the scene of "everything turned upside down" and "thousands of currents rushing" at the moment the canal was opened.

quack--

A group of native American waterbirds flew across the sky, leaving behind bursts of "good news."
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United States Washington---

[Washington Times: Han and Nicaragua signed an agreement. Nicaragua will sell land around Lake Nicaragua to Han, and Han will build a canal there to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans——]

[American Daily: Reality or fiction, canal or scam? ? 】

[The Atlantic Weekly: The Nicaragua Canal is a complete failure. Such a huge project cannot be built under current conditions. The arrogant Han people will eventually pay the price for it. 】

[Capitol Hill Daily: The Nicaragua Canal is the greatest passage in the history of mankind. It will connect the entire Americas and Europe. But is it really good for such a great project to be controlled by the greedy Han people? It will become the next " Malacca"? ? 】

News of the Nicaragua Canal had just spread. With the increasingly convenient ocean telegraph network, the entire United States knew what was happening in distant Nicaragua in just one day.

Not surprisingly, the Nicaragua Canal plan has been highly controversial in the United States. It can even be said that there are far more "abuse" and "ridicule" content than rational content.

Even the remaining rational content is mostly filled with a sense of "jealousy", "envy", "hatred" and "oddness".

Some tabloids even directly claimed that the Nicaragua Canal belongs to all mankind and does not belong to the country of Han. Let Han contribute the Nicaragua Canal and have it supervised by all countries in the world to ensure that certain countries will not use "it" for other purposes. For purposes other than transportation.

This kind of article only needs to have the words "Han threat theory" written on it to tell everyone in the world that Han is not a good person and the Nicaragua Canal must not fall into its hands.

And these articles and those "brainless" cool articles have indeed influenced a large number of people in the United States, or they have ignited the anti-Han party's natural distrust and hatred of the Han Dynasty.

In the White House, a meeting similar to the outside world but completely different is being held, and the content of the discussion is the same. Han and Nicaragua! !

"I don't think the Han Dynasty can build such a huge canal. In fact, according to our calculations, the entire Nicaragua Canal would require at least hundreds of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of people to be mobilized -"

"And it requires a long construction period and huge funds. The so-called 500 million yuan is simply impossible. At least it needs to be doubled again, and can the Han Dynasty's finances accept such a long investment?"

U.S. Secretary of State David Ball raised his hand to question Han China's Nicaragua Canal plan, and people around him also made echoing voices. Not only because they did not believe it, but also because of their pride and hatred, which made them unwilling to believe that Han China could Complete such a "great" plan that can change history.

The reason for this is because of last year's Spanish-American War. Although the United States obtained two crucial Caribbean colonies, Cuba and Puerto Rico, it was originally regarded by the United States as breaking through the Chinese Pacific blockade and entering the Far East and the Philippines in the Indian Ocean. It was snatched away by the Han State in a shameless way, so much so that there is currently such an argument in the United States that it is impossible for the Han State and the United States to live in peace, and a Sino-American war is unavoidable.

You know, since so many years of peace, there are cooperation and alliance factions in both China and the United States. Their main point of view is still the original point of view. Since neither country can destroy the other, it is better to cooperate or even form an alliance. The two countries expanded outward together and grabbed British colonies and markets.

This theory of Sino-American cooperation. The theory of an alliance between China and the United States was very popular in the United States before the second half of last year, but since the end of last year, it has basically disappeared. Or even those who once supported this theory are basically unwilling to speak out for fear of being detained. The hat of "beautiful traitor".

U.S. President James Buchanan looked at those around him who believed that Han could build a canal, and sighed with some worry:

"Everyone, according to our intelligence, the Han people are preparing to issue a public bond of more than 100 million pounds, or 600 million yuan, for the canal this time -"

"If the Han people were unprepared, or as everyone said, were not sure of failure, then I would like to ask, if you were the emperor of Han, would you make such a stupid decision that goes against common sense??"

"You must know that the executioner covered in blood is one of the few such outstanding monarchs in human history, the American Napoleon!!"

[The Western world basically evaluates Liu Peng as the American Napoleon, or the new Genghis Khan]

Hearing this, those White House officials who had just been gaining low-value "pleasure" by belittling Han Dynasty immediately looked like wilted eggplants. The smiles on their faces dropped directly, and they looked the opposite of the happy look they had just now.

"Mr. President, I completely agree with what you just said."

"In fact, after this incident broke out, I was thinking about the purpose of the Han people in doing this. There were both economic and transportation reasons. There were also military reasons, but the most important thing was the military reasons."

U.S. Navy Secretary Lenglet stood up directly to express his support for what President James Buchanan just said and put forward his own opinions.

“What do you think they’re going to do with this canal??”

"Will they rely on this canal to start a war??"

President James Buchanan asked with a serious expression what Secretary of the Navy Lenglet had just said about military topics.

Other officials in the White House also cast their sights on Lenglet. After all, just smiling was enough. The Han State really had other intentions, and it still involved the most sensitive military affairs. They were the first to be "nervous".

After all, the higher you stand and the more you enjoy, the less you want to lose everything you have, and Han is exactly such a country that can threaten them with war.

Langley sat on the chair, put his hands on the table "seriously", and then said: "According to our navy's estimation, once the Han Dynasty builds this canal, it means that they can Naval forces from the Pacific and even Southeast Asia are being deployed to the Atlantic Ocean, which will pose a fatal threat to our country’s national defense pressure!!”

"Even if they still rely on far-reaching sea transportation and compete with us for the Caribbean, this means that the Caribbean ruling order constructed by the United States after occupying Cuba and Puerto Rico will be seriously challenged, even more threatening than the British's Jamaica. , even bigger.”

"And this is just a direct threat of war. If the Han Dynasty opens this canal, it means that they will strangle the economic lifeline of most American countries, because no one can resist the temptation of money, and joining the Han Kingdom will mean It means the opening of the Asian market, which is the economic check and balance of the Han people on all American countries——"

"To sum up, if the Han people are allowed to develop the canal unscrupulously, or even take control of the canal, it will be a huge failure for the national security of the United States of America and even the American strategy. Even because of the canal, the American economy will be affected by the Han Due to the constraints of the country, will we have to accept the evil conditions proposed by the Han people because of economic problems??"

A few words from Lenglet completely woke up those "conceited people", including some centrists, and made them realize the seriousness of the matter.

"Since the consequences are so terrible, is there a way to solve it, or is there a way to prevent the Han people from building this canal?"

President James Buchanan asked with an ugly face.

Lenglet softened for a moment and then replied:

"Under normal circumstances, we would not have any chance and it would be impossible to prevent those evil Han people from completing their evil plans."

"But just because we can't stop it doesn't mean that other countries can't do it, such as the British!!"

"They will definitely be interested in the Han people's canal plan. We just need to support it when necessary."

Langley said confidently. When he heard this, everyone else's eyes lit up. They were only staring at Han, forgetting that it was now the most powerful country in the world and the biggest "shit stirrup".

President James Buchanan declared directly:

"David, you have to handle this matter. By the way, you must introduce in detail the purpose of our Han friends and their sincerity."

"I will, Mr. President!!" U.S. Secretary of State David Ball agreed with a "bad smile" on his face.

Everyone else present showed "expectant" smiles. They couldn't wait to see those Han bastards look "in utter disgrace" to the British! !

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London, England……

"Tap tap", the black rain boots stepped through the stagnant water, causing a wave. If you look carefully, you will find that there is a line of small Chinese characters on it, which reads: "Meizhen Rubber Shoes Factory".

In his office at No. 10 Downing Street, British Prime Minister Johnson was listening to a report from Donald, the head of MI6, on Han China and the so-called Nicaragua Canal.

"Mr. Prime Minister, as far as we know, the Han people have prepared one billion Chinese yuan, which is also nearly 170 million pounds, for this canal."

"I have to say, they are really crazy. If I remember correctly, their annual financial income is probably this amount, or even less than that."

Donald couldn't understand why the Han Dynasty had to invest so much money in such a "wasteful" project. This money could completely arm a powerful army. They could rob other countries' colonies like last year, such as neighboring Netherlands.

But they want to put such a huge amount of money on an illusory canal. Even a senior intelligence officer like Donald, who has been exposed to a large amount of domestic and foreign information, cannot understand Han's almost prodigal behavior.

Johnson on the opposite side obviously couldn't understand it, but that didn't mean that he didn't have other channels to gain understanding. He "swiped" and took out a document about the United States from the drawer and handed it over.

After Donald got it, he opened it and looked at it for a while, then put it down and said to Johnson:

"Sounds very good. If the Han Dynasty can really open that retarded canal, it will indeed be easy for such a situation to occur."

"But the person who raised this question is an American, so we have to doubt the authenticity of it. After all, everyone knows what the situation is like between Americans and Han people."

Donald still doesn't really believe that this so-called canal can be successful. After all, according to their estimates, at least more than 200,000 people will be mobilized and multiple rivers will need to be opened. Many of them are difficult to achieve with machinery and manual labor. , how long will it take? ?

From a British perspective, even if it is built, it will only be ten years from now. What it will look like by then is anyone’s guess. !

Compared to Donald, who seemed cautious but was actually dismissive, Johnson on the opposite side was obviously much more wary. Seeing Donald's dismissive expression, he said directly:

"Well, since you think this canal is impossible to succeed, let's put this aside for now. I want to know, what threat will this damn canal pose to the British Empire once it succeeds??"

"In other words, will it threaten the security or interests of the empire??"

As Prime Minister, Johnson's view on issues is not completely different from Donald's. He sees only one issue, and that is the "British Empire", or the national interests of the British Empire.

Donald thought for a while and then answered seriously:

"If it can be successful, we can infer that the Han State will definitely use this canal to do something, or in other words, what will they do??"

"The United States told us that Han will control transportation between the East and the West, and they will control the economies of most American countries."

"But in my opinion, these are all appearances, or in other words, this is not the point."

“Then what’s the point??”

Johnson frowned and asked.

“Europe, only Europe!!”

"In other words, the whole of Europe to West Asia and even North Africa."

"Imagine, assuming that the Han people control the passage from the Pacific to the Atlantic, they will gain huge economic benefits, just like we control the Strait of Malacca. Their overseas gains will eventually be close to, or even exceed, their domestic gains. What does this mean? , which means that they will have strong financial resources to build a huge ocean-going fleet, and enough reasons to enter the western half of the World Island..."

"Their warships will appear in North Africa, in the Mediterranean, and even in Northern Europe."

"I'm sure that the Han people, who have tasted the sweetness of expansion, will never give up on all this. They will intensify their efforts to invest more chips in the Atlantic Ocean!!"

"Until they control the entire game or lose everything!!"

Donald painted a terrible "world" for Johnson, a world that the British Empire did not want to see in any case.

"We have the Atlantic Treaty, and Han's navy will be restricted!!"

"They can't be that stupid."

Prime Minister Johnson was not intimidated by Donald, but took out the Atlantic Treaty signed that year and observed for seven or eight years, a naval treaty binding China and the United States.

"Mr. Prime Minister, do you really believe in a so-called treaty??"

"In other words, a treaty that even Americans are no longer willing to abide by."

Donald alluded to the recent pace of the United States' naval expansion, which has continued to exceed the red lines of the Atlantic Treaty.

"This……"

Hearing this, Johnson was stunned for a moment, and then "sighed", yes, how could the Han people, who were even more shameless than the Americans, abide by a treaty that even the Americans were unwilling to abide by.

"So what should we do??"

“Or, as the Americans say, stop this from happening??”

Johnson asked Donald in a "teaching" tone. In fact, he already had the answer in his mind, but he just wanted to hear other people's opinions.

"Mr. Prime Minister already has the answer, so why ask me."

Donald looked at Johnson and directly replied, "Wake up."

When Johnson heard this, his old face turned red, and then he said:

"Yes, we should not follow the Americans' plan. They asked us to stop the Han people from completing all this. No, we will not stop it!!"

"Not only will we not stop it, we should also support and support the Han people in completing their great plan. After all, this plan will benefit all mankind, and we have no reason to oppose it."

Johnson said these "against his will" words in a high-sounding tone, and then his words changed:

"But none of this is free. The British Empire should get the benefits that belong to the world empire, or in other words, the benefits that originally belong to us!!"

Johnson's expression is full of the "arrogance" unique to the British in this period, and combined with his blond hair, he really has a bit of a "knowing king" style.

At the last moment, Johnson picked up a Cuban cigar, clicked it, and then muttered:

"The Americans thought we would be anxious, but they were wrong. We are more patient than they think. After all, the sun never sets on us!!"

　Monthly ticket, reward, go, go, go, I hope you can lend me some courage and go up to the platform to welcome Chang'e

　　

　

(End of this chapter)