ps: The content of the novel will jump to 1878 tomorrow. What do you think?
"His Royal Highness Lopez, Rio Grande do Sul is willing to deploy 20,000 troops in the border area of Santa Catarina to help other countries share the military pressure of the Brazilian Empire."
The main enemies of the Brazilian Empire are Rio Grande do Sul and Paraguay. Peru and Bolivia are unwilling to send more troops to cooperate with Lopez Jr.'s coordinated defense strategy. If Li Mingyuan does not speak out to support Lopez Jr., it may eventually lead to all military pressure on Brazil.
It falls on Rio Grande do Sul and Paraguay.
Little Lopez's face improved a little, and he nodded gently to Li Mingyuan to express his gratitude, and then asked Adolfo and Pedro: "How large a force can Peru and Bolivia maintain at the border?"
"Fourteen thousand people."
"Seventeen thousand people."
Adolfo and Pedro looked at each other and said one after another.
"Okay, a total of 51,000 troops are stationed on the borders of the three countries. Paraguay maintains 40,000 troops in the border area. If you have no objections, please write this agreement into the covenant."
The four countries have deployed a force with a total strength of more than 80,000 troops near the border with Brazil. Although it does not reach the scale originally requested by Lopez Jr., a regular army of more than 80,000 troops can also meet the scale of defending the Brazilian army.
"I agree." Li Mingyuan nodded and said with a smile, "I think the strengthening of cooperation between the four countries cannot be limited to the military aspect. In the economic aspect, the four countries should also establish closer relations."
"What suggestions do you have?"
After reaching an agreement on the most important military coordination and cooperation part of the four-nation alliance, Lopez Jr. felt much more relaxed and showed a cooperative attitude towards Li Mingyuan's questions.
"His Highness Lopez's proposal to deploy troops in border areas is very consistent with the current situation. However, the fundamental reason why countries, including Rio Grande do Sul, are unwilling to deploy a sufficient number of troops to defend the Brazilians is still financial difficulties. If the four countries' financial
The situation is good. Not to mention deploying troops to defend Brazil on the border, it is very possible for the four countries to jointly conduct a preventive offensive operation against the Brazilian army. Therefore, I think that while developing military power, the four countries must also start to develop their domestic economies. Only
Only when the domestic economic situation improves will we have greater confidence when facing the threat from Brazil."
"His Majesty the Grand Duke has a good idea, but Bolivia has traffic congestion and a lack of resources. Unlike your country and Paraguay, the three Peruvian countries have rich mineral resources and advantageous geographical locations, but it is very difficult to develop the economy."
The President of Bolivia frowned.
"The domestic conditions of each country are different, and developing the domestic economy cannot be accomplished overnight."
Li Mingyuan first nodded, agreeing with Adolfo's statement, and then said, "But Peru, Bolivia, and Rio Grande do Sul all have large sea ports. Paraguay can also connect the sea ports through the Paraná River. The four countries can
By using the seaport, we export domestic precious timber and mineral resources to the Far East, Europe and other places. At the same time, we import high-quality silk, tea and other goods from Japan, Central Plains, North Korea and other places in the Far East and resell them to the Americas.
Other countries gain benefits."
The Rio Grande do Sul Shipping Company made considerable profits from its trade in the Far East. However, in order to guard against the Manchu Qing government, the fleet was generally hidden behind the scenes and traded as a foreign company with mainland merchants controlled by the Manchu Qing government.
Although this form of trade lowered the vigilance of the Manchu government and reduced the risk of exposure of the National Defense Forces, it also increased the trade costs of the fleet and the difficulty of obtaining Chinese immigrants. Therefore, Li Mingyuan came up with the idea of union with Peru, Paraguay, and Bolivia to jointly carry out business
Trade not only enhances the economic strength of various countries, but also provides cover for the immigration actions of the National Defense Forces and expands the scale of immigration.
"Everyone should know that the Chinese in Rio Grande do Sul used to work as indentured laborers in South America, and the ships responsible for transporting Chinese laborers could earn more than twice the profit each time they traveled to and from the Far East and the Americas. And
If the transport ship carries cargo on its way to the Far East, the profit from one voyage will be greater.
Ocean shipping is now the most profitable industry. The United States, the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands and other Western countries are vigorously developing shipping trade. Although our four countries are far away from the Far East, they are not as good as European countries. But as long as the four countries unite to form the Ocean Shipping
Shipping companies can also gain significant profits under the current trade situation, and the domestic economic environment of each country can also be improved."
“Is ocean shipping really such a high profit ratio?”
After listening to Li Mingyuan's words, Bolivian President Adolfo, who has the weakest economic strength in the country, his eyes lit up and he said.
"It's absolutely a lie. If ocean shipping is unprofitable, why are businessmen from the United States, the Netherlands and other countries willing to travel thousands of miles to transport Chinese workers from the Far East to South America?"
Li Mingyuan asked rhetorically.
"Although there are many Chinese workers in Peru, the ships transporting Chinese workers are all merchant ships from Britain, the United States and other countries. It seems now that they must have made a lot of profit by transporting Chinese workers."
The Peruvian president nodded subconsciously. After finishing his words, he felt a little inappropriate and explained, "After your ministry left Peru, the government has rarely recruited Chinese workers from the Far East. I hope you don't misunderstand."
"Peru is rich in mineral resources, and it is reasonable to employ Chinese workers. However, when your country recruits Chinese workers again, do not treat them too harshly, otherwise it will be difficult to prevent another uprising among the Chinese workers."
When Li Mingyuan arrived in Peru, he took away almost all the Chinese workers in Peru. However, there was a shortage of more than 100,000 Chinese workers in the mines throughout Peru, and the labor gap in the plantations was huge.
Without labor, mines and plantations cannot exploit resources and harvest crops, and the big businessmen who control the mines and plantations cannot get much-needed economic benefits. Therefore, the businessmen who had just been looted by the Chinese troops united to seek revenge.
Peruvian President Pedro put pressure on Pedro to allow businessmen to continue to hire Chinese workers. Therefore, in the past two years, the number of Chinese workers in Peru has reached tens of thousands. However, after realizing the performance of the Chinese troops led by Li Mingyuan,
With the strong fighting power, Pedro revised the labor agreement of the Chinese workers, improved the remuneration of the Chinese workers, and guaranteed the personal safety of the Chinese workers to a certain extent.
Li Mingyuan's half-warning and half-suggestion words were naturally uncomfortable in Pedro's ears, but today is different from the past. After the Chinese troops left Peru, not only did they not be wiped out as he expected, but they defeated the Brazilian army.
Expanded its own strength.
Before the strength of the Chinese troops grew, the Peruvian army was no match for them. Now, after training in the war, the well-equipped Chinese troops were not something Pedro was willing to provoke. Therefore, although he was unhappy, Pedro did not show any signs of it.
When he came out, he said calmly, "The Peruvian government will sign a labor agreement with the Chinese workers in accordance with the principle of fairness. After the two-year labor agreement period, the Peruvian government will contact the Qing government and repatriate the workers to the Qing Dynasty."
"If the Qing government is unwilling to accept the repatriated Chinese workers after the labor agreement is completed, how should your government solve the problem of stranded Chinese workers?"
"This... I guess the Qing government will not give up on its own people, right?" Pedro already had the answer in his mind and said involuntarily.
"Haha, the Manchu and Qing court did not regard Chinese workers as their own family members!"
Li Mingyuan laughed at himself, thinking that he could not prevent Peru from introducing Chinese workers, and suggested from another angle: "The Chinese workers staying in your country may cause dissatisfaction among some people in your country. I think it is better to do this. After the four-nation joint shipping company is established, the shipping company will take responsibility."
It is better to introduce Chinese workers and wait until the Chinese workers complete the two-year labor agreement in your country, and then Rio Grande do Sul will be responsible for transporting the stranded Chinese workers away. What does the President think of my suggestion?"
"The Peruvian government is willing to cooperate with Rio Grande do Sul to complete the repatriation of stranded Chinese workers, but how to solve the cost of repatriating Chinese workers?"
"The Embassy of Rio Grande do Sul in Peru will be fully responsible for the repatriation of Chinese workers. All costs during the repatriation process will be borne by Rio Grande do Sul, and your country will not have to pay a single silver coin."
Li Mingyuan magnanimously shouldered the costs of repatriating Chinese workers, but also made a series of demands. For example, Peru and Rio Grande do Sul were jointly responsible for recruiting Chinese workers from the mainland. While the Chinese workers were in Peru, the Embassy of Rio Grande do Sul in Peru was responsible.
Rio Grande do Sul and Peru are jointly responsible for managing the affairs of Chinese workers, including medical treatment and living expenses for Chinese workers during their labor period.
Li Mingyuan's request was generally beneficial to the Peruvian government. After Pedro considered it for a while, he agreed on behalf of the Peruvian government.
It was Li Mingyuan's attempt to jointly introduce Chinese workers to Peru, and then let Rio Grande do Sul take care of the repatriation. After the two parties reached a consensus, Li Mingyuan planned to wait for a period of time before expanding the scope of cooperation to the United States, Canada, Australia and other places.
The anti-Chinese trend in the United States has not weakened as a large number of Chinese have immigrated to Rio Grande do Sul. Because there is an outlet for Rio Grande do Sul to accept Chinese workers, the U.S. government has increased its efforts to recruit Chinese workers from the mainland. Rio Grande do Sul was originally taken over by Rio Grande do Sul.
The positions of the former Chinese workers were replaced by newly arrived Chinese workers. In areas rich in mineral resources in the eastern United States, such as San Francisco, it is easy to see Chinese workers with pigtails. The wave of Chinese anti-Chinese in the United States continues to evolve toward the original situation in history.
Because Australia is isolated in Oceania and has a limited number of white people, it is even more afraid of the introduction of Chinese and other Asians to dilute the proportion of white people. Therefore, compared with the United States which was officially passed in 1882, the Australian state of Victoria enacted a bill restricting Chinese workers in 1855.
The local social status is low and the situation is even more difficult than in the United States.
Although Canada did not formulate a formal anti-Chinese policy in the second half of the 19th century, the government imposed a head tax on the Chinese and abolished the political rights of the Chinese. After the United States and Australia announced their implementation, the Canadian government followed suit.
Later, the Canadian version was promulgated in 1923, officially closing the channel for Chinese immigrants to Canada.
The Chinese were the first ethnic group in the world to be legally prohibited from immigrating. The United States and Canada abolished it in the 1950s due to international pressure. Australia did not abolish the White Australia Policy against the Chinese until 1972.
In the 21st century, the South Korean countries in the peninsula still implement discriminatory policies against the Chinese. In South Korea, Chinese and Korean Chinese are restricted from engaging in real estate, appearance and other industries. Chinese are prohibited from owning land in South Korea.
Chinese people serve in the government, the military and large companies. On the contrary, South Koreans are not restricted in the mainland. South Korean culture is sought after by many young people in the mainland. This situation is puzzling in the eyes of other countries.
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The discriminatory policies against the Chinese in the United States, Australia and other countries have certainly led to the poor living environment of overseas Chinese, but they have also facilitated Li Mingyuan's implementation of the immigration plan and accelerated the speed of Chinese immigration. After reaching an agreement with Pedro on the repatriation of Chinese workers,
Li Mingyuan also successfully sold Rio Grande do Sul's special products to Little Lopez, Adolfo, and Pedro, two new products: rubber-soled cloth shoes and pressure water wells.
The pressurized water wells can draw water more conveniently with the help of rubber water pipes, which is of great benefit to the agricultural development in the Three Kingdoms. The rubber-soled cloth shoes are wear-resistant and comfortable, which can meet the requirements of the troops for long-distance operations in the wild and protect the prince's feet from wear and tear.
The two products presented by Li Mingyuan were immediately loved by the heads of state of the three countries. Considering that the governments of the three countries were not very wealthy, Li Mingyuan allowed each country to barter and exchange domestic minerals, crops, livestock, etc. with Rio Grande do Sul at equal prices for what they needed.
product.
Seeing the benefits of Li Mingyuan's products, the representatives of the three countries quickly reached an agreement to jointly form a shipping company. According to Lopez Jr.'s proposal, rubber-soled cloth shoes and pressure wells were made into the shipping company's specialty products and transported to the Far East by ocean-going ships.