"Your Excellency, even without our warships, they will still occupy Argentina. It is only a matter of time. It can be said that from the day Nanhua rose on the grasslands, from the day they occupied Chile, our layout in South America has been disrupted.
, what are we facing now? An opponent who is enterprising, industrially developed, and values science, no!"
Shaking his head, George looked a little serious.
"Nanhua cannot be said to be an opponent of Britain at all, but it certainly affects our interests in South America. What we need are the resources and markets of South America, and the countries in South America that are under our control and influence. What is our policy towards South America?
Woolen cloth?"
After a pause, George continued.
"Just like Europe, what we need is a divided South America, an America where there are conflicts between countries, and there may even be wars. This is also the purpose of our operations in South America for many years. A divided South America with constant conflicts
It meets our needs. But the emergence of Nanhua changed everything. They showed their ambitions almost unabashedly - annexing Chile, and now they want to annex Argentina. That's why we have to suppress them.
But as of now, the Chileans failed to stop him, and the Argentines also failed, and what was the price of their failure?"
George took a puff of his cigar and thought thoughtfully for a while.
"It is annexation. Both Chile and Argentina will be annexed by South China as losers. Maybe in a few months or a year we will see the emergence of a "South China Empire" in South America."
Nanhua Empire!
Gladstone raised his brows slightly. He had thought about this situation before, and it was precisely in order to avoid this happening that he ordered the fleet to sail to Argentina to stand in line with them and express his support for them.
"The emergence of the Nanhua Empire is not in the interest of Britain, but now that we can't prevent it, let's help them! What do you think? Your Excellency!"
George's words made Gladstone think for a while and then said.
"If God wants to teach people destruction, he must first teach them madness! Are you saying that we can use their annexation of Argentina to promote a broad opposition alliance?"
"Yes, Your Excellency, we need to use the demise of Chile and Argentina to tell the rulers of South American countries that if they cannot form an alliance, then soon, a new Spanish empire will replace them on that land.
, and of course the Brazilians, they are bound to face this threat. All we need is to provoke conflicts between countries like in the past and let them kill each other like hounds! Just like..."
At this moment, a bright smile broke out on George's face.
"Just like France and Prussia, Your Excellency, only when those hounds kill each other can Britain reap the benefits..."
"Indeed, this is exactly our purpose..."
After thinking for a while, Gladstone asked.
"It seems that Argentina's failure is inevitable!"
"Losers don't deserve any sympathy, Your Excellency, but losers can be exploited. Rosas is in London."
The Rosas in George's mouth was the former ruler of Argentina. In 1835, Rosas once again became a high-ranking official in the Province of Buenos Aires and gained unlimited power, becoming the first South American warlord, landowner and church leader.
The representative of Caudillo's trinity of localized dictatorship. After he ruled Argentina for nearly twenty years, he was defeated by the Argentine Confederate Army led by Urquiza in 1852. He then fled to England and has been living in
London.
For the UK, they always have many choices at their disposal.
"Rosas may be a loser, but Argentina after its subjugation will definitely need a strong figure to preside over the resistance movement. What we need is to use him to preside over this movement, create turmoil within South China, and create a peaceful future for the country."
External breakthroughs create opportunities!”
It has to be said that these British diplomats in the 19th century were quite strategic. Before Argentina failed, George, as the Foreign Secretary, simply gave up when their defeat became apparent.
After they made some targeted adjustments, in addition to building a broad alliance against South China through external matchmaking, they also thought of creating turmoil within it.
Of course, they don't know what the outcome will be, but in the past few decades, Britain has been carefully using diplomatic means to consolidate their control of the world.
In order to attack France, Austria and other countries, Britain has cautiously stood behind Prussia in the past ten years and became the biggest behind-the-scenes contributor to the rise of Prussia. The relationship between Prussia and France has become increasingly tense due to the issue of the succession of the Spanish throne.
As they walked towards the edge of war, Britain sat back and watched the outbreak of war with joy. Now, they are just applying the same methods they used on the European continent to South America.
"In addition, there is another thing. We have received news that the United States, that is, Washington, seems to be interested in mediating to end this war."
When George mentioned the United States, Gladstone laughed.
"The United States after the Civil War is not worth mentioning at all. Even if they intervene to mediate, what can they do? The victor will never abandon the spoils of war. We don't need to worry about the problems of the United States at all!"
In the past, Britain viewed the United States as a threat, but what about now?
The United States has been divided into two countries, North and South. Even though the industrial and commercial economy in the North has still made great progress, what's the point?
It is just a divided country that may start another war at any time.
"Yes, all we have to do now is to prevent the emergence of a United States in South America, that's all."
Smoking a cigar, George said in an extremely relaxed tone.
"In fact, after they annexed Argentina, it seems that their territory has expanded, but there will still be some potential internal problems. Will more than one million Argentines be willing to accept their rule? Argentines are completely different from mixed-race Chileans.
, they are all Europeans, I believe that the resistance to Nanhua will continue, all we need is to light this fire at the appropriate time."
For many years, this has always been the case in the UK - three hundred years of professionalism...
The decisions made by the ministers need to be handed over to the secretaries in the end. The so-called secretaries are actually civil servants, smooth ministers and hard-working civil servants. After returning to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, George handed over the affairs to his secretary Stan.
Stanley called for joint secretary Ted.
"... Generally speaking, the Prime Minister and Ministers have agreed to your plan to use the expansion of South China to form a national alliance in South America, at least in the Spanish-speaking areas, just like we did against Napoleon. Just follow your plan
Let’s implement it, but there are still some areas that need to be improved.”
Ted, who entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the age of 19, was the man behind the empire's foreign policy. Like many senior civil servants, he continued Britain's foreign policy in obscurity and provided various suggestions to the foreign ministers.
"It does need to be further improved. We did not expect that their attack would be so fast at first, but it is certain that once the news of the South Chinese army entering Buenos Aires comes, it will definitely cause shock to all countries in South America.
Peru, Uruguay, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela are all likely to become participants in the alliance, but the only question is, who will become the leader of the alliance?"
As a senior professional diplomat, Ted certainly knew those South American countries. He even traveled to South America when he was young.
"Brazil? They speak Portuguese, but because of their atrocities in Paraguay, they have long aroused hostility in the Spanish-speaking region. Of course, this was exactly what we needed in the past, but now, it is obviously impossible for Brazil to be like this.
leader, but besides Brazil, which other country has such national power?”
The so-called leader of the alliance is not actually the leader's personal charisma, but the national strength. The reason why Britain became the leader of the anti-French alliance was precisely because of Britain's national strength.
"This is indeed a problem. None of those countries have this capability. However, what we need now is to build this alliance first and then use Brazil!"
Stanley looked at Ted and said.
"The alliance is just a tool to distract Nanhua. Brazil is the main force! Make a plan first!"
As an expert on archfire, the UK naturally knows very well what role those countries play in their plan?
Naturally, they will not use an alliance that seems to be inseparable from each other to implement their plan. Compared with an alliance that seems to be inseparable from each other, Brazil is undoubtedly the best choice.
"Brazil? Brazil hasn't withdrawn its troops from Paraguay yet. How can they be used by us?"
Ted asked rhetorically.
"Ambition and security!"
Stanley said.
"After South China annexed Argentina, the Brazilians definitely want to annex Paraguay. We can stimulate their ambitions in this area. Plan the conflict between them and South China. After all, Paraguay also ceded part of its land to Argentina. How can the Brazilians possibly
Are we willing to watch those lands become the land of South China? As for safety, it is absolutely unsafe for any country to have a powerful neighbor next to it. All we need is to use these two points to stimulate
The ambition of the Brazilians, at the same time, exacerbates their sense of insecurity. Triggering everything at the right time is what we need to do..."
Before making a fire, you must first prepare fuel. If there is no fuel, you can also make fuel. This is what England's fire expert is good at...
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