Rebirth of South America as King

Chapter 214: Economic and trade cooperation

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"His Highness Lopez, Rio Grande do Sul is willing to deploy 20,000 troops at the border of Santa Catarina State to help countries share the military pressure of the Brazilian Empire."

The main enemies of the Brazilian empire are Rio Grande do Sul and Paraguay, and Peru and Bolivia are unwilling to provide more troops to cooperate with the cooperative defense strategy of Little Lopez. If Li Mingyuan no longer speaks in support of Little Lopez, it may eventually lead to all military pressure in Brazil Landed on Rio Grande do Sul and Paraguay.

López Jr.'s complexion improved, and he gently thanked Li Mingyuan for nodding his head, and then asked Adolfo and Pedro: "How large a force can Peru and Bolivia maintain at the border?"

"Fourteen thousand people."

"17,000 people."

Adolfo and Pedro looked at each other, one after the other.

"Well, a total of 51,000 troops are stationed on the borders of the three countries, and Paraguay maintains 40,000 troops in the border area. If you have no opinion, this agreement will be written into the covenant."

The four countries deployed a unit with a total strength of more than 80,000 in the area close to the border with Brazil. Although it did not reach the size originally required by Lopez Jr., the regular army with more than 80,000 people could also meet the size of the defense against the Brazilian army.

"I agree." Li Mingyuan nodded and smiled. "I think the strengthening of cooperation between the four countries cannot be limited to the military, and economically, the four countries should also establish closer relations."

"What suggestions do you have?"

An agreement was reached on the most important military coordination and cooperation part of the four nations' covenant. Lopez Jr. was more relaxed and showed a cooperative attitude to Li Mingyuan's question.

"His Highness Lopez's proposal to deploy troops in the border area is in line with the current situation, and the reason why countries, including Rio Grande do Sul, are unwilling to deploy a sufficient number of troops to defend the Brazilians, the fundamental reason is financial difficulties. In good condition, not to mention deploying troops at the border to defend Brazil, it is very likely that the four nations will jointly conduct a preventive offensive operation against the Brazilian army. Therefore, I think the four nations must also develop their domestic economies while developing their military strength. The domestic economic situation has improved, and we can have more confidence when facing the threat from Brazil. "

"His Majesty's ideas are good, but Bolivia has traffic congestion and lack of resources. Unlike your country and Paraguay and Peru, which are rich in mineral resources and advantageous geographical locations, it is difficult to develop the economy."

The Bolivian President frowned.

"The situation in each country is different, and the development of domestic economies will not be completed overnight."

Li Mingyuan nodded first, agreed with Adolfo's statement, and then turned around. "But Peru, Bolivia, and Rio Grande do Sul have a large area of ​​seaports. Paraguay can also connect to the seaports through the Parana River. The four countries can By using the estuary, the precious wood and mineral resources that are cherished in China are exported to the Far East, Europe and other places. At the same time, high-quality silk, tea and other goods are imported from Japan, the Central Plains, North Korea and other places in the Far East and sold to the Americas. Other countries gain benefits. "

The South Rio Grande Shipping Company's trade in the Far East has made a lot of gains, but for the purpose of preventing the Manchu government, the fleet is usually hidden behind the scenes and trades with the mainland merchants controlled by the Manchu government as a foreign company.

Although this form of trade has reduced the vigilance of the Manchurian government and reduced the exposure of the National Defense Forces, it has also increased the trade cost of the fleet and the difficulty of obtaining Chinese immigrants. Therefore, Li Mingyuan came up with the joint efforts of Peru, Paraguay, and Bolivia to develop business Trade, while strengthening the economic strength of various countries, at the same time cover the actions of IDF immigrants and expand the scale of immigration.

"It should be clear to you that the Chinese in Rio Grande do work in South America as contract laborers, and that those vessels carrying Chinese workers can earn more than double the benefits each time they travel to and from the Far East and the Americas, and If a transport vessel carries cargo on its voyage to the Far East, a single voyage earns more profits.

Ocean shipping is now the most profitable industry. The United States, the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands and other large and small countries have vigorously developed shipping trade. Although the geographical location of our four countries is far from the Far East, it is not as good as that of European countries. However, as long as the four nations join forces to form an ocean shipping company, they can also obtain inferior benefits under the current trade situation, and the domestic economic environment of each country can also be improved. "

"Does ocean shipping really have such a high profit ratio?"

After listening to Li Mingyuan's words, Bolivia's weakest domestic economic strength, Adolfo's president, shined in the eyes.

"There are no falsehoods. If ocean shipping is not profitable, why are businessmen in 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.

"Although there are many Chinese laborers in Peru, all the vessels carrying Chinese laborers are merchant ships from the United Kingdom and the United States. Now it seems that they should have made a lot of profits in transporting Chinese laborers."

The Peruvian president nodded subconsciously, feeling a bit inappropriate after the remarks, explaining that "After your ministry left Peru, the government has rarely recruited Chinese workers from the Far East. I hope you will not misunderstand."

"Peru is rich in domestic mineral resources. It is reasonable to hire Chinese laborers, but when your country recruits Chinese laborers again, don't be overly harsh, otherwise it will be difficult to guarantee that Chinese laborers will break out again."

When Li Mingyuan immediately went to Peru, almost all the Chinese workers in Peru were taken away, but there was a shortage of more than 100,000 Chinese workers, and the labor gap in the mines and plantations throughout Peru was huge.

Without labor, mines and plantations would not be able to mine resources and harvest crops, and the big businessmen who mastered the mines and plantations would not get much-needed economic benefits. Therefore, the merchants who had just been sacked by the Chinese troops for a long time joined together to Peruvian President Pedro pressured Pedro to allow businessmen to continue hiring Chinese workers. Therefore, in the past two years, the number of Chinese laborers in Peru has reached the scale of tens of thousands. However, aware of the powerful fighting power of the Chinese troops led by Li Mingyuan, Pedro modified the labor agreements of Chinese laborers and improved the treatment of Chinese laborers. To a certain extent, the personal safety of Chinese workers has been guaranteed.

Li Mingyuan was half a warning and half a suggestion. It was uncomfortable to hear in Pedro's ears, but now, unlike in the past, the Chinese troops left Peru not only did not annihilate the entire army as he expected, but defeated the Brazilian army. Expanded its own strength.

Before the strength of the Chinese troops did not grow, the Peruvian army was not their opponent. Now they have been trained in the war. The well-equipped Chinese troops are not the existence that Pedro is willing to provoke. Therefore, although he was unhappy, Pedro did not perform. He came out with a flat expression on his face. "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 expires, the Peruvian government will contact the Qing government to repatriate the workers."

"If the Qing government is not willing to accept the repatriated Chinese workers after the labor agreement is completed, how can your government solve the problem of detained Chinese workers?"

"This ... presumably the Qing government will not give up its nationals, will it?" Pedro had an answer in his mind, and he couldn't help it.

"Hehe, the court of the Manchu dynasty didn't regard Chinese workers as their own family!"

Li Mingyuan laughed at himself, thinking that he could not stop Peru from introducing Chinese workers, and suggested from another angle: "The detention of Chinese workers in your country may cause some people in your country to be dissatisfied. I ca n’t see this. After the formation of the Shikoku United Shipping Company, the shipping company will be responsible It is advisable to introduce Chinese laborers. After the Chinese laborers have completed the two-year labor agreement in your country, Rio Grande do Sul will be responsible for removing the stranded Chinese laborers. What do you think, my President, is my suggestion? "

"The Peruvian government is willing to cooperate with Rio Grande do Sul to complete the repatriation of stranded Chinese workers, but how can the cost of repatriating Chinese workers be resolved?"

"The South Rio Grande Embassy in Peru will be fully responsible for the repatriation of Chinese workers. All costs during the repatriation process will be borne by South Rio Grande, and will not allow your country to pay a silver coin."

Li Mingyuan bears the cost of repatriating Chinese workers, and also proposes a series of requirements. For example, Peru and Rio Grande do Sul are responsible for recruiting Chinese workers from the mainland. During the time of the Chinese workers in Peru, the Rio Grande Ambassador to Peru is responsible. Manages Chinese labor affairs. The cost of medical treatment and living expenses during the labor period of the Chinese laborers is jointly solved by Rio Grande do Sul and Peru.

Li Mingyuan's request was generally beneficial to the Peruvian government. After considering for a while, Pedro agreed on behalf of the Peruvian government.

The introduction of Chinese labor with Peru and the repatriation by Rio Grande do Sul was an attempt made by Li Mingyuan. 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 wave of Chinese exclusion in the United States has not weakened with the large number of Chinese moving to Rio Grande do Sul. Due to the excretory of the Southern Rio Grande receiving Chinese workers, the US government has increased its efforts to recruit Chinese workers from the mainland and was originally accepted by Rio Grande do Sul The position of Chinese laborers has been replaced by newly arrived Chinese laborers. It is easy to see Chinese laborers with braids in areas rich in mineral resources in the east, such as San Francisco, and the wave of domestic Chinese exclusion continues to evolve toward the original situation in history.

Because Australia is isolated in Oceania, the number of whites is limited, and it is more afraid of the introduction of diluted whites by Asians such as Chinese. Therefore, compared with the United States' formal adoption of the "Chinese Exclusion Answer" in 1882, the state of Victoria in Australia established restrictions on Chinese workers in 1855. In the Act, Chinese workers have a low social status and are in a more difficult situation than in the United States.

Although Canada did not have a formal Chinese exclusion policy in the second half of the 19th century, the government administratively imposed a poll tax on the Chinese and cancelled their political rights. After the United States and Australia announced the implementation of the Chinese Exclusion Act, The Canadian government followed shortly after, in 1923, the Canadian version of the Chinese Exclusion Act was officially closed, and the Chinese immigration channel was officially closed.

The Chinese were the first nation in the world to be prohibited from immigration in the legal sense. The United States and Canada forced the international pressure to abolish the "Chinese Exclusion Act" in the 1950s. Australia did not abolish the law against Chinese people until 1972. White Australia policy,

In the 21st century, the South Korean nations in the peninsula still implemented discriminatory policies against Chinese people. In South Korea, Chinese and Korean nationals were restricted from engaging in real estate, appearance and other industries, and Chinese were not allowed to own land in South Korea. The Chinese serve in the government, military and large enterprises. In contrast, ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ South Koreans are not restricted in the mainland, and South Korean culture is sought after by many young people in the mainland. This situation is puzzling in the eyes of other countries.

The discriminatory policies of the United States, Australia and other countries on the Chinese have led to the poor living environment of the overseas Chinese, but they have also facilitated Li Mingyuan's immigration plan and accelerated the speed of Chinese immigration. After agreeing on the repatriation of Chinese workers and Pedro, Li Mingyuan also successfully sold the two new products of the South Rio Grande, rubber sole shoes and pressurized wells to the three of Lope, Adolfo and Pedro.

Pressurized water wells can take water more conveniently with the help of rubber hoses, which is of great benefit to the agricultural development of the three countries. Rubber-sole cloth shoes are wear-resistant and comfortable, which can meet the requirements of long-distance combat in the field and protect Shizi's feet from abrasion.

The two products produced by Li Mingyuan were immediately loved by the heads of state of the three countries. In view of the fact that the governments of the three countries are not very rich, Li Mingyuan allows countries to barter and exchange domestic minerals, crops, livestock, etc. with South Rio Grande for equivalent exchanges. product.

Seeing the benefits of Li Mingyuan's products, the representatives of the three countries quickly reached an agreement to jointly set up a shipping company. According to the proposal of Little Lopez, rubber soles and pressurized wells were featured products of the shipping company, and they were transported to the Far East, Nanyang and other places. Find this site Please search for "" or enter the URL:

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