The New Year is approaching, and the young officers of the 6th and 6th naval armies are making full preparations to seize the opportunity of military expansion and joint military exercises. Outside the homeland, for the first time, they have crossed the United Kingdom and won the title of the world's largest steel producer.
The U.S. government, proudly serving as the arbiter of North and South America, sent a telegram to all countries in North America, Central America, and South America, inviting governments from all countries to send representatives to the United States to participate in the First International Conference of the Americas.
It is self-evident that the United States, leaving aside Britain and France, which have important economic and political interests in the Americas, invites American countries to hold international conferences.
There has always been a major contradiction between Britain and the United States on the issue of dominance in the American region. The contradiction between the two has become more and more serious as the U.S. government tried to implement the Monroe Doctrine and took steps to expel British economic and political power.
More intense and sharp.
In the early 19th century, after the independence of the six Central American countries, Britain and the United States launched a fierce competition to obtain the right to dig the Central American Canal Zone.
In 1841, the British sent troops to occupy the Mosquito Coast and Baya Islands. In 1848, they occupied San Juan del Norte at the eastern end of the canal route. They used the local Indian leaders as puppets to establish the Mosquito Kingdom under British protection.
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In March 1849, the U.S. government made it clear that it strongly opposed the British government’s aggressive expansion of colonies in Central America!
In June 1850, concerned about the partial dominance of the United States in North and Central America, the British government was forced to choose a compromise method and signed the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty with the United States.
According to the treaty, neither side may seek to occupy any area of Central America; both countries have the right to use the canal to be built in the future.
After the treaty was signed, the British government, unwilling to be forced by the United States government, delayed in fulfilling the treaty. It was not until November 1859 that Britain signed a treaty with Honduras, returning part of the Mosquito coast to Honduras and recognizing Honduras' suzerainty over the Baya Islands.
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In January 186o, under the pressure of the United States, the British government signed the Treaty of Managua with Nicaragua, confirming the autonomous status of the Mosquito Kingdom and agreeing to transfer the Mosquito Kingdom to the Kingdom of Mosquito by 1894 at the latest.
Officially incorporated into Nicaragua.
The signing and implementation of the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty meant the complete withdrawal of British power from Central America, and also declared the success of the United States' external expansion.
However, the behavior of the U.S. government also made Britain and France fearful. In the subsequent Civil War, Britain and France joined forces to support the southern republican government, intending to curb the unification and expansion of the United States through proxy wars. Unfortunately, Britain and France
The wrong target of support was chosen. The southern government was no match for the U.S. federal government. The stalemate lasted only a few years, and the southern government finally failed. The U.S. federal government expanded its territory through the Civil War and the previous Mexican War, and established a world-class
The foundation of a great country.
With the help of the dividends from the Civil War and the subsequent period of more than ten years of domestic expansion, American capitalists have gone through a period of brutal expansion and completed the transformation from free capital to monopoly capital.
After 188o, in order to reduce costs and obtain greater economic benefits, monopolistic companies in the United States crossed the Central American isthmus and crazily penetrated into the economic and political fields of South American countries.
The continued influx of American capital is undoubtedly a serious provocation to the British and French capital consortiums. In order to counter the invasion of American capital, the British government relied on its military and political strength in the Americas, using debt, arms purchases and other means to
Force the governments of South American countries to enact specific laws to prevent American capital from provoking the dominance of British and French foreign capital.
After decades of confrontation and competition, the U.S. government, which considers its country's comprehensive national strength to be fully developed, wants to change its previous passive and weak position and instead participate in Latin America's political and economic affairs in a more active manner.
Then it would expel the European powers such as Britain and France from the Americas and act as the sole arbiter of the international order in the Americas.
The idea of establishing a multilateral organization of American countries is generally welcomed by political circles and monopoly business leaders in the United States. They regard it as the most effective tool to establish economic and political hegemony in the Western Hemisphere.
The Americans did not intend to follow Bolivar's idea of convening a Latin American conference and inviting the United States to participate as a secondary participant. Instead, in June 188o, they proposed the idea of establishing a Pan-American system led by the Washington government.
Bring Latin American countries under the protection of mighty Uncle Sam.
The two basic purposes they attempted to achieve by establishing the Pan-American Union were economic and political. Economically, the United States wanted to establish an American Customs Union through which it would deprive Britain and other European countries of commerce in the Western Hemisphere.
and financial status, with the United States acting as Latin America's supplier and financier.
Politically, they want to establish a compulsory arbitration system, with the United States occupying the position formerly occupied by Britain and acting as the chief judge and arbiter of the Americas. The customs union and compulsory arbitration mean that the new continent has established an "under the rule of the United States"
of peace".
Americans' ambitions were transmitted to all corners of the world through telegraphs. In the diplomatic building in London, telegrams to and from the embassies of South American countries were being transmitted quickly. At the southernmost tip of South America, the political circles of the Han Dynasty had been silent for a long time.
, and therefore caused quite a stir.
"Your Majesty, the British Minister Sir Alman hopes that the Imperial Foreign Office will stand with the British government in rejecting the invitation of the U.S. government and opposing the U.S. government's involvement in South American affairs."
In a simple and elegant study outside the palace, Foreign Minister Hu Yaji and Deputy Minister Tang Jingsong entered the palace together and relayed the British Minister's request to Li Mingyuan.
"The total steel output ranks first in the world. The Americans' self-confidence has skyrocketed. They can't wait to replace the British and become the overlord of the entire American region. If there are no unexpected changes, according to the British's ability to adapt and stop losses in time, maybe let them
You succeeded."
Li Mingyuan laughed and joked about the British.
"The British government is very eager this time. I am afraid that it will not compromise easily like it did in Central America and give up huge benefits to the Americans in vain."
"Spit out the fat you have swallowed and give it to others. No one will be willing to do it."
Li Mingyuan pointed out the current situation of the British government and explained: "The United States is blessed with unique natural conditions, including food, minerals, population, and industry. According to the propaganda of many American politicians and consortiums, it does not mean that the United States is the chosen land.
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As the former sovereign state of the United States, after two unsuccessful interventions in the Mexican War and the Civil War, the British government set the United States as the number one imaginary enemy that threatened its global maritime hegemony, occupying the canal zone and straits to prevent the United States from gaining access to the Panama Canal.
The power of the Kingdom of Spain to support the colonial rule of Cuba, and even the recognition of the empire's rule over the La Plata region at the end of the Argentine War after the expeditionary force's intervention plan failed, can all be regarded as the British's efforts to curb the expansion of American power in South America.
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However, the British government still underestimated the power of industry. Since the 1850s, industrial changes led by electricity, internal combustion engines, and chemicals have swept the world. With the industrial advantages accumulated by old steam engines, they were quickly replaced by new industrial technologies. After the Civil War, the United States
, it took more than twenty years to surpass the United Kingdom in the total amount of new industries, and had the industrial strength to replace the British maritime hegemony.
The British government is in today's predicament only due to the combined influence of the two factors: insufficient understanding of the degree of new industrial reform and misjudgment of the degree of improvement in the United States' comprehensive national strength."
"The extent of the new industrial reform is difficult to predict. With the help of the new industrial revolution, the empire's local industry has also achieved leaps and bounds within twenty years. However, in the face of such a high-profile interference by the American government in South American affairs, does the imperial government want to agree?
The British government proposes to refuse to participate in the so-called International Conference of the Americas?"
"In agreement with the British Minister's proposition, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the British Embassy in the mainland jointly issued a statement that South America is South America for all South American people, not for Americans. The US government has no right to dictate South American affairs!"
Thinking of the huge industrial strength hidden in the United States, Li Mingyuan gave clear instructions: "Not only must we cooperate with the British diplomatic statement, but the navy's deployment of civilians to the South Pacific Islands, fort construction, and resettlement and transportation of immigrants to the Hawaiian Islands must be accelerated!
The South Pacific is the focus of the empire's future expansion and is the hub connecting the Far East. It must be firmly controlled by the imperial army.
The Hawaiian Islands are located in the heart of the North Pacific. They are the first island chain and extension of the United States out of the Pacific. Japan, the Empire, the United States, the United Kingdom, and France all want to take the Hawaiian Islands into their hands, and the United States is the closest to the Hawaiian Islands. The United States
It is most convenient for the Navy's Pacific Fleet to land on the Hawaiian Islands. According to the nature of the Americans, they will attack the Hawaiian Islands sooner or later."
"But the mainland is too far away from the Hawaiian Islands, and the Second Fleet is far inferior to the U.S. Pacific Fleet. If the Americans are determined to annex the Hawaiian Islands, the Imperial Navy will be hard-pressed to stop them."
Tang Jingsong couldn't help but voice his own opinions.
"It is very difficult to prevent the United States from annexing Hawaii. However, before the United States is ready to annex the Hawaiian Islands, try to increase the number of Chinese immigrants on the islands, create trouble for the Americans to land, delay the fall of Hawaii, and restrict the Americans
The expansion progress in the Pacific Ocean still has great significance."
"Be prepared and plan ahead. Even if the United States cannot prevent the final annexation of Hawaii, with the power of the empire in the Hawaiian Islands, it can force the Americans to sit at the negotiating table and use other interests in exchange for the sovereignty of the Hawaiian Islands.
concession."
After understanding what Li Mingyuan meant, Tang Jingsong said suddenly.
"It is best to maintain the independent status of the Hawaiian Islands. If the Hawaiian Islands cannot be prevented from falling into the hands of the Americans, the young Chinese armed forces who have immigrated to the islands will be a bargaining chip to fight for the interests of the mainland."......
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