On the night of July 23, 1879, several mysterious people crossed the defense line on the Brazilian side and traveled down the Paraná River to Guaira, where Paraguayan troops were stationed.
The mysterious men presented evidence to the Guajira garrison that showed their identities. That night, the commander of the Guajira garrison did not dare to neglect and immediately sent a company of troops to escort several mysterious men overland to the capital Asuncion.
At midnight the next day, the door to the Royal Palace of the Kingdom of Paraguay was slowly opened, and the Kingdom's new Marquis Istigali walked quickly into the palace with a middle-aged white man.
"Your Majesty, this is General Mamores, deputy commander of the Brazilian Imperial Gendarmerie. General Mamores has important information about the Brazilian Empire and needs to report it to you personally."
After Istigali finished speaking, he took a step back and motioned for Mamoles to take the initiative to speak.
"Your Majesty, the Brazilian Empire is almost over. His Majesty Pedro II promulgated the abolition of slavery, which led to a riot among blacks and black legions. The soldiers within the empire and the free people of all walks of life who originally supported His Majesty are very disappointed. Now the capital is Rio de Janeiro.
Farmers in places such as São Paulo and São Paulo have abandoned their loyalty to His Majesty the Emperor. General Deodoro da Fonseca of Victoria organized the officer corps and prepared to plan a military coup;
Republicans, together with General Floriano Araujo Peshoto, plan to seize command of the Sao Paulo State troops and lead the Sao Paulo State regional troops into Rio de Janeiro to seize control of the country;
Priest Antonio Gonzalo gathered believers in the central and northern regions of the empire and publicly declared that His Majesty Pedro II was the reincarnation of the devil and would fight the imperial government to the end..."
The situation in Brazil has worsened beyond Lopez’s expectation.
The liberation of black slaves, the rebellion of black legions, and the second stalemate in the war against Han...
Pedro II's political and military mistakes time and time again consumed the foundation accumulated by Brazil since its independence, and also pushed the cornerstone of the imperial government's existence - white farmers, ranchers, and aristocrats - against him.
Garcia, Duke of Forrobert, was one of the few generals centered on the Brazilian royal family. The nobles were deposed by Pedro II and became idle. A group of General Garcia's deployments were instigated by young officers to establish the Knights of Brasilia.
Then he changed his allegiance to Princess Isabella, the daughter of Pedro II. The radical military officers led by Abel believed that Pedro II was no longer suitable as a monarch to rule the crisis-ridden Brazilian Empire. Instead of watching his ancestors watch helplessly,
The established empire was destroyed in the hands of a stupid emperor. It was better to put the power in the hands of young officers, and let them support Princess Isabella to be crowned Empress of the Brazilian Empire and restore the empire that was about to collapse.
By analyzing the intelligence provided by Mamores, the keen little Lopez realized that Pedro II's rule had come to an end, and an opportunity he had been waiting for more than ten years finally came to him.
"General Mamores, you are a smart man, and you will be proud of your choice today."
Little Lopez showed an excited smile on his face. He tied his hands and stared at the huge map hanging on the wall. He said enthusiastically, "I have known for a long time that it would be a serious mistake to let a prince from Portugal, a small European country, rule Brazil."
mistake.
Pedro II is a stupid and cowardly waste. He is not worthy of wearing the crown of the Brazilian Empire. Only I, the successor of Emperor Napoleon, the king of the Kingdom of Paraguay, and the supreme leader of white Latin America, are qualified to wear it.
Only by taking the crown of the Brazilian Empire can we defeat all the barbarians who try to seize the white people's territory!"
Before the start of the Paraguay War, Lopez Jr. had disdain for Pedro II, who admired the European democratic system. He once said, "Democracy is just a trick played by politicians playing on civilians. There has never been a real democracy. Civilians are just sheep on the grassland."
, as long as we follow the instructions of the Supreme Head of State, the sheep can survive and the living needs of the civilians can be met. If power is given to the civilians, they will only make a mess of the country like this idiot Pedro."
Hearing firsthand the dire situation in the Brazilian Empire, little Lopez's contempt for Pedro II became even more intense.
"The Brazilian Empire was destroyed in the hands of Pedro. How could his fat pig brain come up with a stupid way to liberate the black slaves. The black slaves are a group of uncivilized savages. They are covered with viruses. Whoever comes into contact with them
They will contract the disease. How can Pedro give them the same equal status as white people!
Even if a pig were to be the emperor, he would never think of giving equal status to black slaves!"
"His Majesty Pedro II was deceived by the British. His Majesty believed that as long as he did what the British wanted, the British would always support him."
When Lopez Jr. expressed his contempt for Pedro II, Mamores explained.
"Only a fool like Pedro would believe the British nonsense.
The British promised to ensure Argentina's national security, but in the end, the Han people destroyed the country."
"The words of the British cannot be believed. When His Majesty refused the British's request for navigation in the domestic river basin, the British instigated Brazil and Argentina to attack us. If His Majesty had not led the entire people of Paraguay to resist, I am afraid that Paraguay would have ended up with the same fate as Brazil."
Istigali is a close confidant of Lopez Jr. He was captured because of the failure of the Paraguay War, which made him full of hostility towards the British, the mastermind behind the Paraguay War.
“Don’t the British always say that Argentina and western North America have their cattle and sheep grazing on the grasslands, and Peru sends its silver?
Now that Peru and the British have fallen out, and Han troops have occupied Argentina, where can the British find their cattle, sheep, and silver?"
Although Istigali's words were full of gloating about the misfortune that had happened to the British, the lack of control over Peru and Han caused huge losses to the British assets invested in South America, which led the British to come from behind the scenes to the stage and directly intervene with force.
The main factors for the chaos in South American countries.
Since the mid-19th century, there has been a surplus of capital in Britain, and local business owners have invested their remaining capital in overseas markets. Countries such as India, the United States in North America, Argentina, Peru, and Brazil in South America have received large amounts of British capital input.
After the Civil War, the domestic industry in the United States developed rapidly, and the North American market was replaced by American goods. At this time, the British textile industry was in urgent need of wool textile raw materials, so British capital, which had been squeezed out of the US market, chose Argentina as a substitute for wool textile raw materials. A large amount of money was invested
influx into the La Plata area, especially
Buenos Aires, in the heart of the Pampas plains, is surrounded by cattle and sheep within a radius of two to three hundred kilometers.
In addition to agriculture and animal husbandry, the British are also keen to invest in railway construction.
In 1870, the Central Railway starting from Rosario and connecting to Cordoba in the southwest direction was completed and opened to traffic. In the following years, the Central Railway extended to the northeast, connecting Buenos Aires, La Plata, etc.
Important cities are connected with central railways.
Because of the input of British capital, Argentina's local railway construction began to grow rapidly. In 1870, Argentina's national railways were only 740 kilometers. By 1879, when the Han Dynasty occupied Argentina, the length of Argentina's railways reached 2,000 kilometers.
The fast and convenient Argentine railway line made it easier for the Han Dynasty. Railway transportation was used when the British expeditionary fleet landed and when the Argentine War ended and the Han Dynasty dispatched troops to return to the Brazilian border area.
British investment in Argentina's livestock industry, railway construction and other industries accounts for about one-fifth of its total investment in South America.
As soon as the Han Dynasty occupied Argentina, it took control of various industries belonging to British capital. Among them, heavy industrial enterprises such as railway construction bureaus, steel smelting plants, and machinery processing plants were placed under the supervision of the National Defense Forces, and the persons in charge of the factories were
It was compulsory to hand over technical data, and arranged technical personnel to assist Han technical workers in learning mechanical operating skills.
Light industrial industries such as cattle and sheep ranches and woolen textile factories were handed over to the Ministry of Commerce for supervision after government officials completed asset statistics. Finally, together with the confiscated heavy industry factories, they were used as one of the bargaining chips in negotiations with the British government.
On the one hand, he looked down on Pedro II in his heart. It involved mobilizing tens of thousands of troops for a war. After being excited, little Lopez quickly entered the state of a military madman.
"The Marquis of Istigali sent people to contact the Han Dynasty. The main force of the kingdom is ready. Within half a month, the Paraguayan troops will launch an attack on the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo from Mato Grosso do Sul. I hope the Han Dynasty will abide by it."
According to the Four-Power Alliance Treaty, they marched out of Santa Catarina State to attack the Brazilian defenders. The two armies worked closely together to defeat the Brazilian Imperial Forces."
"Your Majesty, will the Han troops stand still? After all, during the Argentine War, the Kingdom's troops did not cooperate with the Han troops in attacking Brazil?"
"The collapse of the Brazilian Empire is imminent, and the Han people will not miss the opportunity to tear off a piece of fat meat from the Brazilian Empire. Don't worry, based on my understanding of the King of Han, he will definitely send troops!"
"But when the Han Dynasty annexed Argentina, their strength increased several times. If they are allowed to steal a piece of meat from the Brazilian Empire, will it pose a threat to the kingdom?"
"The Han Kingdom has now become the biggest threat to the kingdom, but the main goal at the moment is to unite Brazil. As long as we seize the crown of the Brazilian Empire from Pedro II and gather the strength of the two major countries, the Kingdom of Paraguay and the Brazilian Empire, we will
The power in your hands can surpass that of the Han State, and that is the moment to break with the Han State."