Wild North America 1846

Chapter 619 Empire Territory Area in 1874

Author: Portuguese toothless

Chapter 619 Empire Territory Area in 1874

The conditions for the peace talks in the Tang Empire were extremely harsh. At the post-war negotiation site in Panama City, the post-war contract with 21 clauses was immediately thrown out, and arrogantly stated that not a single word was allowed to be changed.

This allowed countries such as Britain, France and Spain to witness the tyrannical attitude of the Tang Empire. Looking carefully at these 21 peace treaties, they couldn't help but gasp.

At this time...the defeated countries Peru and Bolivia must be punished to death!

Moreover, there was no place for Ecuador in the peace treaty. The envoys from the Tang Empire clearly told all parties involved in the peace talks;

This is the spoil of the empire. From now on there will be no Ecuador, only a new province called "Zhongzhou". The empire wants this territory.

in post-war peace treaties;

The Tang Empire required Peru to cede 4 major regions on the northwest coast from its 1.285 million square kilometers of territory, which included 24 regions and 195 provinces, involving 31 provinces totaling 266,000 square kilometers of territory.

This part of the territory will become a new imperial province, namely "Fuyuan Province", which will be directly under the jurisdiction of the imperial government.

In addition, the treaty, in the name of the Northern Alliance, ordered Bolivia, another defeated country, to cede 420,000 square kilometers of southern land to the Andean Governorate and Paraguay from its original territory of 1.098 million square kilometers.

The former received 298,000 square kilometers, while Paraguay was allocated 122,000 square kilometers of territory, which greatly dismembered Bolivia. The conditions can be said to be extremely harsh.

The tough attitude of the Tang Empire made the diplomatic envoys from the United States of America, Brazil, Argentina and other countries present feel mixed feelings. This scene seemed familiar.

Think back to the beginning

The envoys of the Tang Empire also left the negotiation conditions on the table in this way. Bargaining was not allowed. They could only accept or reject. There was no third way.

The British representative who presided over this international mediation had a very ambiguous attitude. He must have been warned in advance and did not jump up and make nonsense, fan the wind, light a will-o'-the-wisp, and create conflicts and troubles.

On the contrary, the Spanish diplomatic representative was very emotional. At the peace talks, he loudly accused the Tang Empire of invading South America, which greatly changed the national structure of the region and brought devastating disasters to the region...

As a result, the Spanish diplomatic representative was kicked out of the peace talks venue, declared persona non grata, and ordered to leave the country within a time limit.

This made the Spaniards make a fool of themselves on international occasions and suffered great humiliation. However, they did not dare to make a fuss, thus becoming the laughing stock of the international diplomatic community.

If the Spaniards dared to overturn the table, the Tang Empire would just take advantage of the situation and send troops to seize Cuba and Puerto Rico, which were already ripe for expansion.

The southern invasion army, which was originally preparing to expand the war, barely moved, and it came in handy.

Having thought through the stakes, the newly restored Spanish Bourbon government wisely remained silent despite the ridicule from the outside world.

The Peruvian and Bolivian government delegations participating in the peace talks hesitated and delayed for more than a month, and finally had to bow their heads and sign the humiliating "Panama Contract" and hand over the hardline figure Juan Varela who conspired to plot the Tumaco incident.

General and Ecuadorian General Daniel Morat.

It is these hot-headed fools who have pushed their country to the brink of destruction.

The Tang Empire did not live up to the other party's good intentions. This was originally one of the 21 requirements. 137 gallows were erected directly outside Panama City, headed by Generals Juan Varela and Daniel Morat.

A total of 137 participants in the conspiracy were hanged.

This public execution spread throughout the world through newspapers in Europe, the Tang Empire and South American countries. The endless gallows as far as the eye could see was breathtaking.

The famous Brazilian journalist Toledo Martinez wrote sadly in his report: "These 137 gallows outside Panama City were filled with people who had offended the Tang Empire. As the last one was torn apart by the executioner,

Neck, the spirit of daring to fight in South American countries has also been torn..."

He has a reason for saying that...

The British Empire's powerful Royal Fleet's visit to the Americas has long been publicized, but now it has encountered a problem, that is, the ports in the American countries that the fleet will visit have not yet been decided.

Awed by the majesty of the owner of the Daming Palace, no American country dared to turn a deaf ear to the warning of "Devil King Richard" and thus get burned.

The United States of America, which was originally interested, saw the opportunity and backed down. The Confederate States of America shouted loudly but acted honestly.

They dare not use this matter to test the strength of their alliance with the Tang Empire?

This is especially true for Brazil and Argentina, which have been severely beaten. Venezuela, which was lucky enough not to be listed as a target for conquest, does not dare to gamble, or is not qualified to gamble at all.

So so far

The powerful fleet of the British Royal Navy has only been implemented in three ports: Canada, Havana, Cuba, and Suriname in South America. The others have not yet been decided.

Canada is a British colony with autonomy, and Cuba is a Spanish place. The Spaniards are also confident. After all, their ancestors have been rich and will not be intimidated by a word.

Suriland in South America is another situation. It is almost a European enclave. Britain, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Spain all occupy a piece of territory here. It is like holding a conference.

French Guiana is also in this area, right next to Suriname, where European influence gathers.

In addition to the above three places, the Royal Fleet of the British Empire, which is all-powerful across the world, can't find a place to stay. This is really embarrassing.

The muscles displayed by the Tang Empire made the British feel the pain deeply, but they had no choice but to grit their teeth and endure it.

The British secretly wrote down this account, preparing to pay it back if they had the opportunity.

By launching the Second South American War, the Tang Empire first usurped 1.14 million square kilometers of Colombia, then cut off 266,000 square kilometers from the defeated Peru, and 298,000 square kilometers from Bolivia, and completely

It occupies 256,000 square kilometers of Ecuador’s territory.

A total of 1.96 million square kilometers of South American land was captured in this way, which made the European powers turn red with envy.

These 1.96 million square kilometers of South American land, plus the 210,000 square kilometers of Yunzhong Province, mean that in just a few years, the territory of the Tang Empire once again increased by 2.17 million square kilometers.

The empire's territory increased from 16.7428 million square kilometers in 1869 to 18.92 million square kilometers, surpassing France and the Qing Empire, and ranking third in the world after the British and Russian Empires.

Only a small part of the 200 million Tang Yuan war bonds originally issued was used, and the remaining funds were reallocated and invested in the construction of new colonial infrastructure.

This includes the construction of railways, roads, bridges, dams and cities, and a part of the profits is given to the Royal Navy, so that the construction of its "Duke" class ironclads can be fully funded, the construction speed has increased sharply, and the construction plan has been expanded from 6 to 8 ships.

ship.

After the completion of three "Zhenyang" class ironclad ships, four new 9,000-ton improved "Zhenhe" class ironclads will be built to further expand the scale of the main ironclad fleet.

In the "Panama Treaty", it was stipulated that Peru and Bolivia would bear war compensation of 90 million Tang Yuan, of which Peru accounted for 76% and Bolivia accounted for 24%.

The war compensation will be divided into 20 years of compensation, with an annual interest of 5.5%. The rights and interests of the guano mines and customs in the above two countries will be used as collateral, and the Datang Empire will send a special committee to station.

besides

The Tang Empire would also station troops in the above two countries and establish up to 10 military bases to maintain its strong influence on the political circles of the two countries. This was also stipulated in relevant treaties.

June 28, 1874

The long-prepared Sao Paulo Summit officially opened. Heads of government from various South American countries arrived one after another. The Tang Empire, headed by Crown Prince Tang Li Qian, Prime Minister Count Dong Jie and other heavyweights also attended the Sao Paulo Summit. This was the highest summit in South America.

Level diplomatic summit.

Among the leaders of the countries participating in the summit, only Venezuela and Chile had not been beaten, and they were also the only South American countries that did not have troops stationed by the Tang Empire. The others were dealt with honestly.

The visit of Crown Prince Tang-Li Qian to Sao Paulo caused a huge sensation. Almost all the local Chinese people took to the streets to perform dragon and lion dances in traditional Chinese customs to welcome His Highness. Both sides of the road were crowded with welcoming crowds.

After the First South American War that ended in 1869, in five years, the Brazilian Empire introduced more than 670,000 Chinese workers, forming a huge Chinese social group.

More than 100,000 imperial immigrants entered Brazil to set up factories, run various businesses from banks to plantations, and had a high social status.

Coupled with the approximately 35,000 troops stationed by the Tang Empire in Brazil, the Chinese, their wives, families, and children formed a huge group of more than two million. The enthusiasm exploded at the moment His Royal Highness the Crown Prince arrived.

It was really a place with flags flying and huge crowds of people.

Wherever His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's motorcade passed, people from the Tang Dynasty waving imperial flags were everywhere along the street. Their faces were filled with excitement and cheers could be heard from all over the world.

With a strong motherland on their back, how proud are the expatriates living overseas?

Only overseas expatriates who have experienced it personally know that no matter what kind of trouble they encounter at any time, as long as they take out an imperial passport that shows their identity, everything will be solved.

It’s not just that Brazilian officials dare not make things difficult for Chinese immigrants. The entire Americas come from East Asia, South Asia and the Western Pacific. Almost no country deliberately makes things difficult for Chinese immigrants.

It’s not that I don’t want to, it’s that I don’t dare to do it.

On the other hand, the identity of the Qing Empire was not very easy to use. Although it was a huge and daunting empire, it was like a gentle and slow-moving giant, and basically did not respond to the appeals and difficulties of overseas expatriates.

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The subjects of the Tang Empire were different. They could seek help from the embassy or consulate in the host country overseas, negotiate directly with the other party's government, and often receive a quick response.

Over time

Overseas Chinese know that having the status of the Tang Empire can effectively guarantee their own interests, and they must do everything possible to get one, especially those who are doing business.

Most Australian gold diggers have the status of subjects of the empire, in order not to be bullied on the wild roads, so that they can confidently purchase land and property, marry, have children, and enjoy the same treatment as white people.

The same cannot be said for the people of the Qing Dynasty. They were not allowed to marry and have children in Australia, and they had no right to purchase land and property. The gold sand they bought was often snatched away by white people. Resistance was a dead end.

As long as the braids are cut off, foreigners will not be able to tell which one is from the Qing Empire and which one is from the Tang Empire.

(End of chapter)