Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1040 Argument and Compromise ([-])

Vieira, the sugar tycoon, finally lingered in the military post of the people on the east coast for several days before leaving. Before leaving, he finally adjusted his thinking and reached an agreement with Marshal Mo on some "basic cognitions". agreement, and put it into words.In this rough agreement, representative Mo Ming (in fact, he seems to have not been authorized by the Executive Committee at all, and he is not a full-fledged diplomatic envoy at all) the people on the east bank promised not to directly intervene in the situation in Recife, while the Portuguese It is agreed that the Uruguay River - south of the Pelotas River (Gerard Mountains + part of the Brazilian Plateau, about 15 square kilometers, 95% of which is wild) after obtaining the front line of Recife, Olinda and Fortaleza The land) was handed over to the China East Coast Republic for management.

Considering that there are many "negotiators" of the people on the east coast, in order to reasonably reflect the situation on the battlefield, the Portuguese recognized that the east coast government has the "right to protect" the multiple Indian tribes in the area, and at the same time allowed the local various In addition, after a symbolic payment of [-] cruzados, the people on the east bank can carry out resource mining locally, but the scale should be controlled within an "appropriate" range-of course, the Portuguese Once it was reiterated that until Recife was brought under the rule of the Kingdom of Portugal, the sovereignty of the land would still belong to Portugal.

After the Portuguese mission left, Marshal Mo also left the Gerard Mountains and went to Dingxi County, Yiling County and other places to inspect the training of the local militia. Reassuring.After Boss Mo left, all the troops in the mountain did not withdraw all at once. Major Zhu Liang, who also came from the south, took over the command, and then attacked in the mountain, smashing many "disobedient" Guala The Ni tribe captured a large number of captives (this is labor); in addition, many surrendered tribes were forced to move out of the mountains, and then went to Ping'an County, ready to wait for ships to go to overseas colonies on the east coast.

There is no doubt that they, together with some of the Guaraní Bandit tribesmen, could probably capture tens of thousands of slaves before all the East Coast troops were withdrawn.Although the "use period" of these slaves cannot be very long, they can more or less provide great assistance to many large-scale infrastructure projects in the country, and it will certainly calm some of the Executive Committee's anger at the Army's arbitrary behavior.

And after the Guarani people moved away, the next thing may be the influx of some people from the east bank. According to the letter written by Shao Shude from the Far East, there will be a group of special immigrants (mostly from the Yangtze River) in the first half of next year. The soldiers captured by the Qing army in the battle) arrived on the east coast.These immigrants are familiar with the military, have a certain degree of organization, and are more afraid of the heavenly soldiers on the east coast. In addition, they are of the same family as the "Song people on the east coast", so they have been organized (has been organized into reform-through-labor divisions and regiments in the Far East) Distributed to the Gerard Mountains and its affiliated territories, it should have a pretty good effect-the so-called "discoloration" of the country is nothing more than that.

Troubles in the North were temporarily resolved, but negotiations in the South continued.

After returning to his hometown from Europe to take up his post, the most important thing for Mo San recently is to preside over the negotiations with the Spaniards on the mortgage loan in the Southern Cone.He first handed over the text of the "Several Opinions" reached between Dunkirk and Balboa to Baron Bravo for review, and after receiving the approval of the other party, he immediately launched more in-depth negotiations on this basis.

"The attitude of the British has changed rapidly in the past year. After the French coordinated their interests, they are now more and more inclined to them. Perhaps, they are counting on the French to attack the Netherlands from the land." The negotiation was arranged at the Oriental Hotel In the restaurant, the two exchanged ideas while drinking coffee (Robusta coffee beans) produced in Xinhua Island. At this time, only Mo San said: "They are in the northern part of your Gulai mission area (roughly located in the present day) North and South Carolina) wanton activities, completely disregarding your country's sovereignty over there and the guardianship of barbarians, this is really bad, you should be vigilant."

"The British have their own troubles, and the war with the Dutch is not over yet." Baron Bravo frowned and took a sip of bitter coffee, and then said: "We know the Dutch too well, and the British have robbed them of their business." , so war is inevitable. Not to mention that arrogant guy Cromwell has always wanted to annex Holland, which is even more absurd..."

"What if—I mean if—the war between Britain and the Netherlands ends soon?" Mo San sipped his coffee contentedly, then glanced at Baron Bravo, and said, "The British government is currently heavily in debt, although we I don’t know how much they are in debt, but I don’t expect it to be less than 150 million pounds. And the losses in the Netherlands are even greater. Hehe, at least [-] ships of all sizes were captured, and I don’t know how many were sunk. Business turnover It is also greatly affected, and a prosperous place like Amsterdam even has a tragedy of insufficient food supply. So, Your Excellency, don't overestimate the staying power of these two countries, they won't fight for long, really!"

Baron Bravo could only remain silent upon hearing this.In fact, as smart as he is, why can't he see that this trade war between Britain and the Netherlands will not last long?This unprecedented naval battle in European history is extremely eye-catching, and of course it is also costly, and no one can bear it after a long time.Now that the United Kingdom has proven its strength, the Netherlands also understands that it is the most cost-effective to temporarily end the war, so both sides have the willingness to negotiate peace at this time-the United Kingdom sent a high-profile mission to The Hague before, and the Netherlands later sent a mission to London. All this proves that the peace negotiations have been going on.Therefore, Baron Bravo would not be surprised if one day the two countries suddenly announced the restoration of a state of peace.

"Tell me about your latest idea." Mo San put down the coffee cup, then asked the waiter to pass over a hot towel, wiped his mouth briefly, and then asked: "Last time, Mr. Balboa approved Nanwei in principle. The area south of 43 degrees and 50 minutes can be used for negotiation, but he asked for 1600 million yuan, which is really regrettable and we cannot accept it. So, what do you think? Do you have any new ideas?"

"If I was the one negotiating with you at that time, I would never agree to hand over the south of 43 degrees 50' south latitude to you, but he is closer to His Majesty than I am, so I can only submit to his opinion." Baron Lavaux made a small joke at first, then straightened his face, and said solemnly: "Actually, the negotiations have progressed to this point, and there are not many secrets between you and me. Your country's obsession with land is beyond me. I already know, and I also admit that the colonization of the Kingdom of Spain in this area has failed many years ago, and it is now a barren place. At the same time, I also admit that it is easy for your country to take it by means of war-of course your country It wouldn't be and it wouldn't be appropriate to do that - but that's not a reason for me to give in. You want to move the mortgage line north, I want to move it south, you want to lower the price, I want to raise the price, you see, There are so many differences, but we are still sitting here negotiating, which shows that you and I are both working hard to reach an agreement."

Mo San nodded lightly, as he recognized Bravo's words.

"Then, I suggest that both of us should be honest. We want to 'sell' the place for a good price. You want to get the land you dream of. Why don't you tell us your asking price first, and I'll see if I can accept it." Brad Baron Waugh stretched out his hand and said.

"Actually, I'm curious, why didn't you sell this place to us?" Mo San asked strangely.

"His Majesty the King will not allow the sale of land, at least not now, so he can only mortgage the loan, but in fact there is not much difference." Baron Bravo said with a slightly self-deprecating tone.

Mo San chuckled. In fact, he is not inclined to buy out all at once now. The reasons for this are very complicated, and the Spaniards will see it in the future.

"Well, I won't be a lion anymore, let me talk about something practical." Mo San leaned his head closer, stared into Baron Bravo's eyes, and said softly: "We want a large film including Chiloe Island." Land, if you want to draw a line of latitude, I hope it will be 41 degrees 40 minutes south latitude. I am not kidding. This is our latest request. I hope you can seriously consider it. Now this negotiation has attracted more and more people from within our government. Many people—especially soldiers—are interested. If we can’t talk about some results soon, maybe things will change. By the way, if this land is mortgaged, I think we can ask you Fang Fang has a loan of 500 million yuan, no more. We will pay off this loan in three years, part of the cash and part of the material, and the interest will be calculated on the second day after each payment is made. It will last for ten years, with annual interest 15%, considering your country's financial situation and past reputation, this is actually quite reasonable."

Baron Bravo really considered Mo San's request seriously. The facts are very clear. Although the Kingdom of Spain is relatively powerful, it is hard to recover, difficult to recover, and has many enemies--France and Portugal in the past, and now there may be many more The United Kingdom, in addition to the independent forces that are about to move inside, the people who are living in difficulty and are extremely angry-all these make the Kingdom of Spain urgently need a life-saving fund to alleviate its plight, and then do other things.Now, even if it is a glass of poisoned wine thrown by the people on the east bank, they have to drink it first.

"41 degrees and 40 minutes is too far north, the total amount of the loan is a little less, and the interest is a little too high." Baron Bravo returned to the restaurant venue after going out to discuss with his entourage for a long time, and said to Mo San .

Mo San was also a little happy when he heard the words. The Spaniard's words showed that the differences between the two parties were not too big, and there were still things to discuss.

(End of this chapter)