Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 690 Difficult Negotiations ([-])

Lengthy negotiations continue.

Today is already April 4th, and the two parties broke up on April 20th because of the collapse of talks on the opening of the Pacific port.The Genoese as the mediator expressed "serious concern", and then Alessandro of the Doria family came forward to communicate the opinions of the two parties, and finally persuaded the negotiators of both parties to return to the negotiating table.

At this time, the pressure on both sides is not small, but they are forced to persevere due to various reasons.The Spaniards were alarmed by the increasingly frequent military mobilization of the French in the Northeast, while the East Coasters were under increasing diplomatic pressure from Genoa, the Netherlands, England and other countries. Ten days after the suspension of negotiations, the fourth formal diplomatic negotiations between the two parties finally started again.

The focus of the negotiations is still on the opening of the Pacific port. Clerk Balboa may have communicated specifically with His Majesty the King, but at this time he is biting his teeth and refuses to let go.And Mo San also understands that this issue is of great importance, so he is also pursuing it fiercely, which confuses both Balboa, the negotiating party, and Alessandro, who is the mediator of the mediation: those in Chile Are fishery resources so important to people on the east coast?For this reason, they even did not hesitate to give up some other interests, which is simply incomprehensible!

Of course, the Spaniards couldn't understand the high-level leaders of the East Coast Republic's obsession with acquiring Pacific ports. They also couldn't understand the desire of these first-generation leaders, who were generally in their 50s and [-]s, to open the Pacific immigration route, and they couldn't understand them. The "perverted" pursuit of rapidly introducing population and controlling more territories in one's lifetime.

People on the east coast have been looking forward to the Pacific Ocean for more than ten years!This is not only the super sea ranch that is equivalent to the output of ten southern Argentine fishing grounds, nor is it just to obtain the geographical advantages and supreme glory of the two-ocean countries. They need more populations of the same language and species to fill the South American continent. blank.This new nation, born in blood and fire, will step on the corpses of Indians and Spaniards, build pieces of blank wasteland into farmland, pastures, factories and towns, and then climb to the top of the world step by step.Of course, to achieve all this, the first step that needs to be done is to seize the land under the sun from the Spaniards.Since the Spaniards are powerless to develop the vast La Plata area, let the people on the east coast do it for them.

"Mr. Mo, why is your country obsessed with entering the Pacific coast? This is really incomprehensible!" Secretary Balboa stood up a little angrily, looked at Mo San sitting opposite, and said: "In my opinion , This is an insult to the Kingdom of Spain! Our development and colonization of the Pacific coast can be traced back more than 100 years ago, and we have paid a huge price to turn that wild land into a livable civilized world. There is the most important place for our country The source of wealth, I don’t think there is any possibility of negotiation here. If you insist, then the negotiation will be terminated, and the consequences will be borne by you.”

"Marching into the Pacific Ocean is a basic national policy of our government, and it is also a long-cherished wish of our government and the public. We are even willing to pay a huge price for this. I don't know, Mr. Balboa, whether your government has refused our country's entry because of arbitrariness. Prepare for the serious consequences that may be caused by the Pacific coast. The reality is cruel. The siege of Callao is not accidental. It is almost May now, and the first fleet of your country to America has already set off. I hope they will still be there next year. We can successfully bring back a large amount of gold and silver from America." Mo San motioned to the secretary to bring his coat and hat over, and then said while putting on his coat and hat, "The consequences of the termination of the negotiations are naturally very serious, and I believe our government has already prepared for it." I have made full preparations. I heard that Mr. Balboa served in the army before entering the West Indian Affairs Office. Cherish this good time. Maybe the French will arrive in Madrid next year. At that time, you need to go to the front line to serve This country fights."

After finishing speaking, Mo Sancheng sighed heavily, motioned the secretary to follow him, and left the venue first.Alessandro, who was waiting idly outside the venue, was a little surprised when he saw this, and was about to step forward to ask something, but Balboa also came out with a gloomy expression.Mo San shook his head at Alessandro, then walked outside the door, boarded the carriage, and left the negotiating club soon.

The days that followed were uneventful.Mo San still lived in the manor provided by the Doria family, and he either idly read some Spanish books like an old pedant all day long, or received waves of guests who came to make peace.Of course, occasionally he would also be invited to a banquet hosted by some Spaniards. There were always some people at the banquet who used various means to test him, but he ignored them.At this time, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the people on the east coast have not completely closed the door to negotiation, and Mo San should be waiting for a suitable opportunity to restart the negotiation, but unfortunately, the differences between the two sides are too big at present, unless one party makes a substantive decision Make concessions, otherwise it will be difficult to reach an agreement.

May passed quickly in such "leisure" days.At the end of the month, a piece of news that greatly frustrated the Spaniards came back from far away Germany.The army of the Holy Roman Empire was defeated by the combined forces of Sweden and France in the Battle of Zusmashausen. More than 1 troops were almost wiped out. The failure of this battle almost declared that Austria would completely withdraw from the war. It is undoubtedly very bad news, because it means that the French can mobilize all their main forces to deal with the Spanish army.

Spain is now invincible in war and unable to seek peace. If it seeks peace now, let alone the French will definitely reject it, even if they reluctantly agree to their offer, it must be unbearably high.For example, the cession of territories in the Southern Netherlands, the Pyrenees, Italy, Alsace, and Lorraine is likely to require huge compensation, which Spain cannot afford today.

Under such circumstances, the close ministers around the King of Spain finally lowered their stance a little and began to advocate that the West Indian Affairs Council should restart the truce negotiations with the people on the east coast as soon as possible.Up to now, it is no secret that the King of Spain is secretly conducting diplomatic negotiations with the people on the east coast. The Spanish court, which is leaking like a sieve, cannot keep any secrets for long. At this time, most of the Spanish nobles have already known such a thing. matter.

At the most difficult time for the Kingdom of Spain, no one considered it a shameful event to negotiate with a small country in the New World, the East Coast Republic of China.Not many years have passed since the first war with the people on the east coast that the former governor of Peru launched in private, and now it is just a repetition of what was done back then.The fifth official negotiations between Spain and the East Coast therefore continued in Valladolid on 5 May, driven by practical factors.

This time the two parties in the negotiation were much more pragmatic than before. Although the Spaniards were puzzled and annoyed by the East Coasters' insistence on entering the Pacific Coast, their tone was not as strong as it was at the beginning.You must know that at this time, the French army continued to increase its troops in the northeast and the southern Netherlands, and a large-scale battle seemed inevitable.Although the troops stationed there by Spain are still relatively capable of fighting, but in the eyes of everyone who knows the inside story, they are not as good as the French in terms of strength, equipment, supplies, experience, and fighting will. So failure is a high probability event.

At present, the Spanish king and a few favorites are still expecting his army to turn the tide. Others, including many foreign envoys, are pessimistic about defeating the French.They believe that the Spanish army, which has a large number of recruits, is not an opponent of the French, especially those English and Dutch who are deeply vigilant against the rise of the French. Go to the land to deal with France.

The Spaniards added a negotiator this time, that is, Fernando, who is also the West Indian Affairs Council.The two of them, on behalf of the King of Spain, had a full three days of intense debate with the people on the east coast, and finally reached a preliminary agreement on the evening of June 6.During this period, the Dutch and the British continued to send warnings. They did not hesitate to use strong threats of war and insisted on reaching an agreement with the Spanish as soon as possible. The Genoese also expressed that they would reconsider if the negotiation was delayed for a long time. Some business cooperation with people from the east coast.Faced with such enormous pressure, Mo San had to compromise with the Spaniards and reached an agreement (need local approval).

There are not many changes in other parts of the agreement, and the bright spot is still on the issue of whether to open the Pacific coast.The Spaniards finally made some small concessions. They decided to allow east coast ships with no more than 8 guns and a tonnage of no more than 500 tons to enter the southern waters of Chile for fishing during the four months from June to September every year. , but not farther north than the southernmost tip of Chiloe Island.As for the fishing tax, it is set at 6 pesos per year. This price is negotiated every three years, and once it is agreed, it will not be changed within three years.As for the proposal made by the people on the east coast to obtain a port near Chiloe Island or Valdivia, it was flatly rejected by the Spaniards, but the Port of Blanca currently occupied by the people on the east coast was retained under Mo San's efforts. Down, the scope was limited to a stretch of the east bank where the local urban buildings extended outwards.

And the East Coasters made considerable concessions in order to obtain the right to enter the Pacific Ocean aboveboard-albeit limited.At first they would abandon their attempt to form the Kingdom of Araucania in Chile, and at the same time cut off any support for these Araucanians, but the Free City of Araucan was granted independent status, protected by the East Coasters.

The independence of the Free City of Araucan is almost the most important achievement Mo San has won. The city is nominally self-governed by local residents (80% Araucan plus 20% East Coast), and accepts the East Coast of China The protection of the Republic, but in fact the Spaniards have acquiesced that the people on the east coast have gained a foothold in the Pacific Ocean, which is already an incredible concession for them.

The second is that the ships of the people on the east coast will report at the port of Buenos Aires before entering the Pacific Ocean, and they can go south and enter the Pacific Ocean through the Strait of Magellan after obtaining permission-of course this is just a formality; finally, they will report to Spain. The Kingdom sells the latest long-barrel army field guns and siege guns, including the 12-pound field artillery that has been banned from export on the east coast, to support their operations against the Kingdom of France. Of course, they are not allowed to export any military supplies to the Kingdom of France.

Mo San and Balboa were not too satisfied with the preliminary agreement reached, but they were both helpless, knowing that this had touched the bottom line of the other party.After talking about these things, Mo San immediately dispatched his secretary to carry the encrypted diplomatic letter written by himself in five codes, and prepared to take a fast contact ship from the Kingdom of Spain to the local Oriental Port. This matter needs the final approval of the local Woolen cloth.

(End of this chapter)