The next day, Li Mu returned to the headquarters of Battery Park and immediately called Ford Benjamin.

"Panama company? Don't be so troublesome, this kind of thing can be done directly by our Springfield Company. "Ford Benjamin is a man who does not flow into the fields of outsiders, and if there is such a good thing, of course, he must take it first.

"No, Springfield can't meddle in this matter, Panama Company is behind it, and Springfield is as far away from this kind of thing as possible." Li Mu gave a rare explanation.

Ford Benjamin no longer interjected, just said one more thing, in fact, it is already out of line, Ford Benjamin can't question Li Mu's decision, understand to implement, if you don't understand, you have to execute, this is the authority of the boss, not something that can be provoked casually.

"You pick some people from Springfield, take them to Panama, and set up the company's framework first, and if you get into trouble, you can deal with it directly, and you don't need to ask anyone." Li Mu gave Ford Benjamin maximum autonomy.

"By any means?" Ford Benjamin had to make sure of his rights.

"Any way." Li Mu once again confirmed that he would not give Ford Benjamin any restrictions.

The biggest difference between Panama and Springfield Security is that Panamanian can use any means against its enemies without any scruples.

When Ford Benjamin arrives in Panama, the situation they will face will be far more complex and more dangerous than in the United States, and it is possible that in the United States, when the security personnel of Springfield Security Company face a potential enemy, the way they respond is to effectively control it, but in Panama, this situation is often just shot.

So Will is right, only those who kill people without blinking an eye are the best suited for this business.

Within a week, the Panamanian company was registered in Panama City, and at the time of registration, the Panamanian company had 1,500 employees, making it the largest local enterprise in Panama.

These 1,500 people, not all of them are American veterans, and some of them are out-and-out gunmen and homeless people, who basically have no source of livelihood, so they can only choose to work for Panamanian companies.

You are really hardworking, from the very beginning, all the employees knew what they were about to do, in principle, the Panama company provided the employees with a long and a short, two side guns, the long one was a Springfield magazine type rear loading rifle, and the short one was a Anaconda military revolver.

These two weapons are the standard weapons of Panamanian companies, but in the selection of sidearm weapons, Panamanian companies do not make mandatory requirements, if employees prefer to use other weapons, Panamanian companies will not prohibit them, but employees need to pay for their own purchases, and Panamanian companies are not responsible for logistics.

1500 people, close to the strength of an infantry regiment, so on the day the Panama company was founded, Ford Benjamin received the nickname "Colonel".

"The situation we are facing is very bad, almost all Panamanians are our potential enemies, knowing that it is possible to shoot from any direction, from now on, Mr. Colonel, it is better to keep your men on their guard, because they have entered the war zone." On the Panamanian side, it was Leonard Gilmour who was in charge of hosting Ford Benjamin.

Leonard Gilmour was lucky enough to escape the conflict, neither the explosion nor the fire hurt Leonard Gilmour, but Leonard Gilmour's luck ended there, and when the conflict broke out, Leonard Gilmour was relieved of his duties and became a victim of the conflict.

"No problem, we're mentally prepared." Ford Benjamin was more attuned to this life than Leonard Gilmour imagined.

Ford Benjamin was joined in Panama City by 200 registered employees of the Panamanian company, and the rest will arrive in Panama in the next three days, by which time the Panamanian company will be the most powerful armed force in the Isthmus of Panama.

Strictly speaking, the current Isthmus of Panama is under the joint jurisdiction of the Government of Colombia and the Government of the United States, but because neither the Government nor the Government of Colombia will have troops stationed in the Panama region between the Government of the United States and the Government of Colombia, this has also led to a power vacuum in the Isthmus of Panama, and the Panamanian Company has come at the right time.

On the way back to the Panama Headquarters, which was headquartered near the Panamanian train station, Ford Benjamin could clearly feel the hostility in the eyes of the Panamanians looking at them through the carriage window.

Leonard Gilmour was right, this is a hostile city that should be in combat mode from now on.

Although a week has passed since the clashes and the rubble of the station building that was destroyed by the fire has not yet had time to be cleared, red blood stains can still be seen on the ground in front of the station building, which are a constant reminder of what happened here.

"Lu, build a defensive line around and tell your men to be smart, this is different from New York, and if there is danger, we can shoot." Ford Benjamin's first order was to first set up a green zone before other work could be carried out.

For now, the green zone is only near the station, it seems that Leonard Kilmo and they have done a lot of work before, there is a white cordon and wooden horses in front of the station, and there are light machine guns in the sandbag position behind the sentry box, and it seems that the situation is indeed very serious.

"Yes, boss!" Lu is a sturdy Chinese, an old employee of Springfield, Ford Benjamin came to Panama this time, there are more than 20 people like Lu, and they are Ford Benjamin's team.

"Mr. Colonel, you're finally here." Peter Stevenson carried a rifle on his back, his bullet pouch was full of bullets, his eyes were bloodshot, and his face was full of exhaustion.

After the conflict, Peter Stevenson cleaned up all the Panamanians under his command, although the hidden dangers were eliminated, but because of the lack of manpower, they were even more stretched, during this time, Peter Stevenson and their more than 40 people were the last armed force of the Panama Railway, God knows what they have experienced in the past few days.

"Good work, Peter, go get some sleep, we'll take care of the rest." Ford Benjamin showed enough kindness to Peter Stevenson, and on the day of the conflict, Peter Stevenson killed more than 100 Panamanians and suffered only more than 20 casualties themselves, which is really remarkable considering the situation on that day.

"Thank you, I miss my big bed so much now, I think I can sleep for three days and three nights." Peter Stevenson is not polite, he has indeed reached the limit.

As soon as he took over the defense, Lu and his men encountered a test, outside the white cordon in the green zone, a small number of Panamanians began to gather, most of these people were women, children, and some old people, but Lu They did not dare to be careless, in the era of hot weapons, women and children were equally dangerous, as long as they were given a gun, they could also kill adult men.

"Warning, please don't go near the white line, we will shoot, repeat..." In the guard box behind the cordon, someone with an iron horn is shouting to those women and children in the local dialect of Panama, the machine gunner and rifleman are all in place, if those women and children dare to cross the cordon, then they will really shoot.

"We, are we really going to shoot later?" Not everyone was fully prepared, and right next to Lu, a young mercenary who was not very old, showed enough nervousness, his face was covered in sweat, and his clothes were already soaked with sweat.

"If they dare to cross the cordon, then we must shoot, or you may be the one who dies." Lu has a lot of experience in this area, and he will definitely not hesitate when the time comes.

"Okay, we'll shoot...", the young mercenary wiped the sweat from his forehead, pulled the bolt to check that the bullet was inside the chamber, and then closed the bolt with a clatter, ready to fire.

The warning worked, the women and children did not cross the cordon, but they also showed obvious hostility, their eyes full of hatred, and although they did not make any further moves, the power released by the silent crowd seemed to be stronger and chilling.

"I think we need to do a clean-up first, and it's better to move all the Panamanians out of the area, otherwise we're going to have a big problem in the future." Ford Benjamin looked at the angry silent crowd outside the cordon, worried.

"It's effective, but it's not realistic, and we're going to dig the Panama Canal in the future, and we're going to need a lot of workers, so there's going to be more and more Panamanians here." Leonard Gilmour knew about the next steps of the Panamanian company, which was also Leonard Gilmour's job.

"With such a big deal over salary, are you sure there are still people willing to work for us?" Ford Benjamin is not very optimistic, just because of a few tens of dollars, the large-scale mass incident that caused more than 100 deaths and injuries is too expensive.

"Of course there are people who are willing to work for us, and they don't like us, but the money in our hands, so don't worry about not having workers, what we should worry about is the efficiency of the workers, the Panamanian workers here, the efficiency is just too low, it's unbearable." Although he hasn't been in Panama for a long time, Leonard Gilmour knows Panamanians very well as if he had lived here for decades.

There is no need to compare with the Chinese workers, even compared to the notoriously lazy Irish, the efficiency of the Panamanian workers can be described as low, no wonder the previous Panamanian railway management wanted to withhold their salaries.

"Inefficiency, hehe, non-existent, that's the value of our existence." Ford Benjamin is very confident that the wicked still need the wicked to grind, and filial piety comes out under the stick, as long as the supervision is in place, it is not difficult to improve efficiency.

In those days, there were no trade unions, no haphazard rights organizations, and the living conditions of many factory workers were not much better than those of the slaves on the plantations.

It should be noted that in 1821, the newly established Republic of Colombia announced that it would abolish slavery, but like the United States, this decision was strongly opposed by domestic conservatives, slavery has always been widespread, and the word abolition is impossible to talk about, from 1821 to the present, Colombia's domestic political situation is chaotic, and the regime has changed several times, which can be seen from the name of the country, first in 1829, Venezuela issued a statement to withdraw from the Republic of Gran Colombia. In May of the following year, the Quito region announced its withdrawal from Colombia and the creation of the Republic of Ecuador. In December of that year, Bolívar died, and Colombia was dissolved. In 1831 Colombia and Panama were renamed the Republic of New Granada, then in 1856 the Confederacy of Granada, and in 1863 the United States of Colombia.

The Colombian government of this period, probably like those who "the ignorant always aspire", wanted to express its determination by changing its name, establish a new government, and start a new journey, but this method did not have much effect, but made the Colombian government look like a joke, until 1865, affected by the American Civil War, the Colombian government, which had been renamed the United States of Colombia, announced the abolition of slavery again, this time, "slave" The term has finally disappeared from Colombia in form.

It is only a formality, the United States has not completely eradicated slavery, and the Colombian government is even more powerless, just like the Colombian government in the 21st century, which is waging war against drugs.

Anyone who knows the Colombian government knows that in this country, it is normal for incredible things to happen, which is also where the confidence of the Canal Company Management Committee lies, a weak government cannot effectively protect its own interests, not to mention that the Canal Company has the backing of the US government, so Li Mu and they are even more fearless.

Over the next three days, 1,500 mercenaries arrived in Panama City, and Ford Benjamin went to the mayor of Panama City to make a formal request to Panama City.

"What kind of building are you going to build, and you're going to need $1.25 million?" Panamanian Mayor Eddie Hausman did not expect Ford Benjamin to make such a request.

"Of course it can't be like before, this time we're going to build a permanent building of reinforced concrete, that's why the cost is so high, and it's also for the future, if a similar event happens in the future—" Ford Benjamin sat in a lazy posture, lying on a chair across from Eddie Hausman, his shiny leather boots resting directly on Eddie Hausman's desk, vividly demonstrating the arrogance and strength of Americans in the Americas.

"We can't accept such a demand, these losses are caused by yourself, and have nothing to do with anyone else, and if there is compensation, it should be your Panama Railways to compensate the families of those workers who died." Eddie Hausman finally came to his senses, and although his tone was stern, he had no confidence at all.