"Argentina and Chile signed an alliance treaty so quickly, which is a bit beyond my imagination."
Argentina and Chile signed an alliance treaty and reached an alliance, which indeed exceeded Downing's expectations.
Tang Ning expected that these two countries could reach an alliance.
However, he did not expect to arrive so quickly, which shows that the leaders of the two countries still have some abilities.
"These two presidents are okay!
Jose Figueroa Alcorta and Pedro Monte Monte still have some ability to govern.
Instead of relying on the United Kingdom for the national security of Argentina and Chile, they worked hard to improve their own armaments and form alliances and cooperation."
The mountain falls and the water flows. It's good to have a big brother to rely on, but you have to be a little bit confident yourself, otherwise when the big brother withdraws, you will be finished.
The leaders of Chile and Argentina know very well that although having a big brother can ensure safety, they must also be strong themselves.
This is unlike some countries that rely entirely on foreign powers for their own security.
It is impossible for the great powers to fulfill their commitments and fulfill their protection responsibilities at any time and in any place.
Even when the time comes, not only will they not protect you, but they may even sell you.
This kind of history does not exist. Whether it is before or in the future, this kind of thing can always happen again
The intelligence from the two countries from the Golden Gun Bureau, as well as the rapid alliance event, told Tangning that the current leaders of the two countries were very capable and responded quickly.
Chile and Argentina, two countries, although there are constant struggles between the upper levels and are not friendly to the lower levels, and the national development has reached a bottleneck, it does not mean that there are no capable people.
Today's presidents of the two countries are quite qualified. Although they are limited by their own status and cannot completely change the country from top to bottom, they can still make tinkering.
Although industry development has collapsed, they still value the military that can protect their own country and their own interests.
In order to ensure the supply of military weapons, in addition to increasing the introduction of advanced European weapons, we also set up some military industrial enterprises as much as possible to achieve independence.
In addition to weapons, the two countries also expanded their armies on a large scale, and when doing so, they were not as timid as the Republic of Brazil.
Brazil is wary of restricting its military because of the existence of kingdoms in history.
The concerns of the Republic Government are not unfounded.
Although Pedro II was disillusioned with Brazil and paid no attention to Brazil after he went into exile in Europe, the royalists still exist.
Especially when the republican government came to power and then refused to admit its defeat, the royalists lost power. Not only did it not weaken, it even increased sharply for a period of time.
The Brazilian Navy and part of the Army launched an operation. Since then, the Brazilian Republic has further restricted its military.
Unlike Brazil, Chile and Argentina do not have this hidden danger.
Argentina and Chile have been republics since their birth.
The two countries overthrew Spanish rule by force, and no king emerged afterwards. The army has always been a tool for them to rob.
In the Kingdom of Brazil, after announcing the expansion of the army to 150,000, Argentina increased its regular army by 10,000, and Chile also increased its army by 3,000.
After Brazil defeated Venezuela and took control of the country, Argentina directly expanded its regular army to more than 50,000 people and began to build a border defense system, while Chile added another 1,000 people.
After Paraguay became the Principality of Paraguay, Argentina expanded its army to more than 70,000 people and increased its efforts to build a border defense system.
And Chile, after Brazil annexed Bolivia and bordered it, directly expanded its army to more than 60,000 people.
Chile and Argentina currently have a combined army of 140,000 troops. Many troops have begun to deploy to border areas and have begun to build defense lines.
Maintaining an army of so many people is not beneficial to both countries, but Brazil is now too much of a threat.
The combined armies of the two countries can only barely equal Brazil's. If Brazil expands its army, the two countries may not be able to keep up.
Chile and Argentina have already made demands to the British government. While protecting the two countries, the UK must also limit the expansion of Brazil's military.
The UK readily agreed!
Brazil's current military strength is sufficient. If it increases again, it will prepare for a war, and this war will definitely be against Chile and Argentina.
After all, do Colombia and Ecuador, two neighboring countries of Brazil, need so many troops to deal with?
Obviously not needed.
The European powers encouraged Brazil to dominate these two countries and allowed Brazil to expand its sphere of influence.
No need to fight at all!
If Brazil expands its army again, there can only be one explanation, and that is to attack Chile and Argentina.
You can't. Brazil is expanding its army to fight the United States, right?
This makes no sense at all.
The United States does not have that many troops now.
Moreover, what Brazil has added is its army. Brazil is not in contact with the United States. If it wants to fight the United States, it first needs a navy that is stronger than the United States.
If Brazil wants to fight against the United States, it cannot pass the naval hurdle at present.
The strength of the Brazilian Navy and the U.S. Navy are vastly different. They are not at the same level at all, and their shipbuilding capabilities cannot be compared.
The strength of the United States exceeds that of Brazil, which is overall.
The United States covers almost all aspects of population, economy, military, politics, industry, agriculture, etc., and is stronger than Brazil in all aspects.
Now the Kingdom of Brazil, in order to catch up with the United States, makes Europe feel a little crazy.
A so-called state capitalism was created.
The Kingdom of Brazil’s actions are very different from existing capitalist countries.
Directly use state machinery to improve their own strength, implement state intervention and guidance in the free economy, and even directly set up businesses.
But?
After all, Brazil is a monarchy, and it is not surprising for a country with a king to have any model.
Now, the European powers only hope that Pedro III and his cabinet will not bring down the country.
In the Americas, the United States is getting stronger and stronger, and Britain and France are increasingly unable to hold back. The two countries have begun to make concessions in Central America.
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Brazil strives to strengthen itself, which is worthy of encouragement and support.
To share the pressure, only Brazil can do this in the entire Americas.
The United States has a population of more than 80 million, making it the second largest country among the great powers after Tsarist Russia.
Not only does the United States have a large population, but it also has a large territory, and it is all mainland, covering more than 8 million square kilometers. There is no tropical rainforest. The potential is terrible.
The population of the United States has been growing rapidly since independence. It now exceeds 80 million, and it will definitely grow rapidly in the future.
Historically, the United States had a population of 90 million in 1913. In 1921, the population exceeded 100 million, and the population continued to grow rapidly thereafter.
The new U.S. population bulletin shows that as of December 31, 1908, the U.S. population exceeded 85 million, 9 million more than the 76 million in 1900.
After this population announcement came out, the UK was completely unable to sit still.
This increased Britain's determination to support Brazil.
The United Kingdom has decided to transfer a number of core technologies to Brazil's upcoming study tour to Europe, and the price of industrial equipment will also be more relaxed.
Although the UK cannot control mainstream British capital and move capital exports from the United States to Brazil, it still tries to encourage the flow to Brazil, and technical support must be provided.
In addition to technical support, the UK provides greater support for Brazilian education.
Nowadays, many British university professors have gone to Brazil to teach with the encouragement of the UK. The UK has even directly assigned some outstanding graduates and new university teachers to Brazil.
In dealing with the United States, the United Kingdom is now increasing its efforts.
Although Brazil has a population of 30 million, which is smaller than that of the United States, it can still be considered taller among the short ones. I have no choice but to choose it.
If Europe doesn’t support Brazil, why should it support Mexico?
History has proven that letting Mexico deal with the United States is like beating a dog with a meat bun, and there will be no return.
Now the United Kingdom, except for the two reservations in Argentina and Chile, the remaining areas in South America can be handed over to Brazil.
Britain, you have to be cautious in everything you do.
The United States, and behind it, there is Canada.
Since Canada does not have a population of 10 million, it can still contain the United States.
Chile and Argentina are the equivalent of Canada in South America. They are the red lines drawn by the British towards the Kingdom of Brazil and must be protected.
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