September 12, Grand Residence of Luxembourg.
"Tangning, William II has contacted me privately. He is ready to recognize Portugal's sovereignty over the Chiwenga Triangle, a disputed area between Portugal and Germany."
Kaiser Wilhelm II gave up the disputed territorial sovereignty, which was undoubtedly an act of goodwill towards Portugal.
"Father, where is Chiwenga? Portugal and Germany actually have a territorial dispute."
Germany recognized Portugal's sovereignty over the disputed territories between the two countries, which surprised Tangning.
Portugal and Germany in Europe have no borders at all, and even in terms of colonies, there are very few borders. Therefore, in Tangning's impression, there is no territorial conflict between the two countries at all.
"Tangning, actually I didn't know it at first. If Viscount Rusford hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known about this place.
The Chiwenga Triangle is an area in Africa located at the junction of Portugal's Mozambique and Germany's Tanganyika.
This area was first occupied by the Kingdom of Portugal, but Germany did not recognize its sovereignty. Later, under their coercion, we gave up this area."
Portugal borders German territory, as well as the two colonies of Mozambique and Tanganyika in eastern Africa.
The two colonies were clearly divided, with the Rovuma River as the main boundary, with each country occupying the north and the south.
The plateau area where the Rovuma River originates is very close to Lake Malawi, and the geographical boundaries are very clear, so it is regarded as the boundary river between Portugal and Germany.
It was originally well demarcated, but the German Tanganyika colonial officials took advantage of it and took advantage of the fact that Germany was much stronger than Portugal, so they occupied the Kionga Triangle, which was originally Portuguese territory.
The Kionga Triangle area is not large, only a few hundred square miles, but it is in a good location, located near the south of the Rovuma River outlet. Germany's occupation of this area is equivalent to monopolizing the shipping on this river.
The Rovuma River is a river with a large flow and is valuable for shipping development. Germany's five-way monopoly on its outlet to the sea will obviously make Portugal unwilling to accept it.
In the past, Portugal was fine, Germany didn't take it to heart, but now the situation has changed.
Now that Portugal and Brazil have reorganized the Portugal-Brazil-Algarve United Empire, Portugal has made a new switch, and it seems that it will return to its peak and become a world heavyweight player.
The comprehensive national strength of the Portuguese United Empire is not comparable to the millions of people in the former Kingdom of Portugal. After the union of Brazil and Portugal, it has a population of about 40 million and covers an area of more than 15 million square kilometers. Although its industry is not very good now, it is developing rapidly.
Moreover, it is so rich in resources that all major European powers rely on it.
In Brazil, Germany has invested a lot, the trade volume between the two countries is also large, and an industrial agreement between the two countries has been reached.
Germany, while obtaining a large amount of raw materials from Brazil at cheap prices, also exported a large number of industrial products, making a lot of money.
"William II was smart sometimes, and he actually thought of returning this rugged land to avoid conflicts between the two countries." Tangning said with some amazement.
Tang Ning really didn't expect that the conceited Wilhelm II, a stupid cockfighter, could actually be politically sensitive at times.
The relationship between Brazil and Germany is actually average, not as close as that of France, while the relationship between Portugal and Germany is not very good, or even a little bad.
Now that Portugal and Brazil are about to merge, their sizes are different. In terms of international relations, the Portuguese United Empire's relationship with the Allied Powers of Britain and France is definitely much better than that of Germany.
Germany is now returning the Kionga Triangle, which means clearly. While they are avoiding landmines, they are also showing goodwill to the Portuguese Empire and seeking broader cooperation.
Since the joint empire of Portugal and Brazil sent out the signal, the Braganza royal family and the people have felt as if they have suddenly returned to the top of the world, and the Portuguese nation has stood up.
Public opinion media around the world are optimistic about the future of the empire. Since the decline of the great Portuguese nation, it has never been so enthusiastically praised by the world.
During this period, Britain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, etc., which had close ties with Braganza, expressed their goodwill.
Among them, the United Kingdom has been the most aggressive and has begun discussions with Portugal to exchange Northern Rhodesia (Zambia) and Nyasaland (Malawi) back.
These two areas are equivalent to half of the pink map. With it, Mozambique and Angra are connected together. Portugal's national policy of crossing Africa is finally no longer a joke.
"Tangning, what's the tone of your words? Is William II stupid?"
Francisco felt a little strange about his son's attitude. He didn't realize how stupid William II was.
After Wilhelm II became the German emperor, he designed to force away the meritorious Prime Minister Bismarck and established his own decisive authority. There was no turmoil in Germany, and the country developed even faster.
Although compared with the Bismarck period, Germany has become very aggressive, seeking provocations and blackmails, expanding overseas, and seeking colonies.
However, this behavior of William II was actually normal and not wrong in the eyes of Germany and other major powers.
Bismarck's behavior of despising colonies and not expanding overseas is extremely wrong in today's European world.
In the eyes of all the great powers in the world, without vast colonies, where would cheap raw materials and distribution markets come from at home? If a country does not have a vast overseas territory, then you, a great power, are not very valuable.
Italy, the power with the fewest colonies in Europe, in order to seize the little colonial space left in the world, deployed a large amount of manpower and material resources to attack Ethiopia, but failed, which made it very humiliated.
There is nothing wrong with Italy's colonial behavior. The reason why it made a fool of itself in the world was because it lost the war, not because of its aggressive behavior.
This is the case in Italy. Germany, which is even stronger than France, needs more colonies. It is normal. What William II did is considered by many to be ambitious and courageous, and he is actually seeking to strengthen the country.
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This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! The reason why William II was besieged by Britain and France was because he moved the cheese.
After all, the world has almost been divided up. If Germany wants more of the world share, it must take it from France.
France was bullied miserably by Germany, and it knew very well that it could not defeat Germany on its own, especially since Germany formed the Three Kingdoms Alliance early on. France was under great pressure.
In order to seek a breakthrough and reduce the pressure, France took the initiative to contact Russia. In order to form an alliance between the two countries, France, the loan shark empire, invested a lot of money to develop Russia, making Russia feel the deep friendship with France.
Russia is also quite afraid of the Three Kingdoms Alliance. After all, it borders Germany and Austria-Hungary and is under great pressure. So of course Russia agreed to France's sincere alliance request.
The Franco-Russian Alliance was actually a weaker party against the Three Kingdoms Alliance, but William III later provided an assist.
William III believed that only by possessing a large navy could Germany maintain and expand its territory in the world. This offended Britain. Later, he made many mistakes, which led to Britain siding with France and Russia.
"Father, I feel that William II is very stupid. This man is too arrogant and greedy. He has offended Britain, and Germany will pay the price sooner or later.
Although Germany has fewer colonies now, the resources there are not bad. However, before they have seriously developed them, they start to want more. They are simply greedy.
Under the leadership of Wilhelm II, I am not optimistic about Germany's future, so we must keep a distance from Germany and must not stand in the same boat.
Of course, on the surface, the two countries can maintain some friendship, after all, our current development still needs the help of some Germans."
For Germany, the best way is PUA. As for being in the same boat with them, that is absolutely impossible.
Tangning is very unfavorable about today's Germany. This country no longer recognizes itself and actually wants to re-divide the world. This is simply marching slowly on the road to hell.
Germany currently occupies quite a few colonies, and these colonies do not occupy a large area of desert and arid land like France. There are not many resources in these lands, but Germany has not developed them carefully.
Tang Ning remembered the data before World War I. The income of Britain and France in their colonies was much greater than that of Germany. The income of British colonies even exceeded that of Germany.
In 1913, the British overseas colonies had an income of 10,000 pounds, the French overseas colonies had an income of 59.73 million pounds, and the German Empire had an income of 10,000 pounds.
Germany under the leadership of Wilhelm II did not develop its colonies in depth, and even before eating well, it started looking at the pot again. It was really too greedy.
This world belongs to the United Kingdom. It is actually okay for Germany to be the second in the world. It is better than France anyway, and no one can challenge its second position. It is a pity that William II and Germany are too greedy.
Developing a large navy can further improve Germany's international status, but the improvement is limited. Isn't Germany still the second largest in the world?
The so-called big navy can only irritate Britain and make it enter the naval competition. Britain's national foundation is its navy, and the standard for two strong navies is the bright red line.
Germany challenged Britain's bottom line. Britain's joining the Allied Powers was actually a foregone conclusion. Originally, the Three Kingdoms Alliance had advantages over the Franco-Russian Alliance.
But after Britain joined the Allied Powers, Germany was doomed to fail.
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