At the meeting of the Conference to continue negotiations on the issue of effective occupation, it was the turn of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Portugal to speak. The Portuguese Foreign Minister stood up calmly, holding a thick stack of documents in his left hand, and held it aloft, and the Portuguese Foreign Minister said: "Gentlemen, I do not resent the idea of effective occupation, but I think that before effective occupation, there is also a need to take into account the question of historical possession to a certain extent. There is too much information to prove our effective Portuguese occupation at the mouth of the Congo River. We in Portugal do not want to prevent Belgium, which has a long history of 35 years, from entering and leaving the interior of the Congo, but we also need to respect history and respect for the ...... since ancient times."

The London Conference of 20 January 1831, with the participation of Great Britain, France and Prussia, recognized the independence of Belgium and guaranteed its permanent neutrality. In 1831 the National Assembly elected Prince Leopold of Saxony-Coburg as king, called Leopold I. In 1839, Belgium signed a peace treaty with the Netherlands, which recognized Belgium as an independent state. So theoretically, the history of the establishment of Belgium is 43 years. But in 1794, Austria was defeated by France at Fleurus, and Belgium ceded to France. In 1815, when the question of Nai was dealt with, the Council of Wiena decided to annex Belgium to the Netherlands. The recognition of the Netherlands as a suzerainty can also be regarded as the time of the real independence of Belgium.

Listening to the taunt of the Portuguese foreign minister, the Belgian king's face was extremely ugly. With the exception of the King of Belgium, the rest of the delegates are foreign ministers, prime ministers, and prime ministers. As a king, for the sake of decency at such a time, he can only pretend not to hear. A king is in direct conflict with a country's foreign minister, which is actually a very humiliating thing. Of course, the king can also get up and leave the table in anger and express his dissatisfaction and protest with actions. But the Congo was so important to King Leopold II of Belgium that he didn't want to leave the venue for a minute.

The countries at the meeting did not expect that Portugal would not die of thieves, and now it will have to resist stubbornly. If you really count it since ancient times, the Netherlands, Spain, and Portugal, which are now weak in Europe, are all really rich in their ancestors. The face of the French foreign minister immediately became very ugly, and the Netherlands, Spain, and Portugal had more excuses than France to occupy Africa.

The Belgian king, who had been ridiculed by the Portuguese foreign minister, jumped up and protested at this time, and the territory owned by the "International Congo Association" founded by King Leopold II of Belgium is located in the center of the interior of Africa, with only a small piece of land at the mouth of the Congo River, which looks like a large balloon with a small tail in the lower left corner of the map. If the Portuguese succeed, it means that the land of the "International Congo Association" has completely become an interior of Africa. This is not just a problem with transporting inland products, but the terrible result of the possibility that the surrounding forces will directly divide the territory of the International Congo Association.

France, Germany, and the United States have already rejected Portugal's demand, and the biggest beneficiary of this request is the United Kingdom. In the actions of the British, after blocking the Belgian territory in the Congo, they will definitely have to charge high fees for the transportation of the Congo River. The King of Belgium is waiting to work for England in vain.

"Our country believes that there is some truth to Portugal's request." The British Foreign Minister immediately jumped out in support of Portugal.

The French Foreign Minister, the American envoy, and the King of Belgium all looked at Britain with malicious eyes. At this time, Chinese Foreign Minister Li Xin spoke, "Our country supports the British point of view. ”

Saying not to support Portugal, but to support the British point of view, the meaning contained in this statement made the participating countries a little stunned. Everyone looked at Chinese Foreign Minister Li Xin with a sentence in their eyes, "Even China's thick-eyed people have betrayed the revolution!" ”

Not long after the war between China and Britain ended, it was so cowardly after China's victory! First, he gave the British money to buy land, and now he openly supports the British view. Shouldn't China have jumped out against the British point of view now? Those countries that are less powerful look at the British with a little more awe, which can make the victorious China bow its head in support of the British, and the British seem to be indeed masters of international politics.

The British foreign minister was also very helpless, and the Chinese foreign minister was only willing to give face, but he refused to give the inside. Although he knew that this was simply unrealistic, the British foreign minister still hoped that China would burst out and shout, "Whoever does not let Portugal own that land, we China will declare war on whomever it wants." ”

Taking advantage of the effect of the Chinese Foreign Minister's shaking meeting, the British Foreign Minister continued: "Portugal is not trying to seize the land of the International Congo Association, Portugal is only asking for the land that it has had power since the 15th century. The United Kingdom considers such a request to be justified. ”

What followed was a full quarrel, and when King Leopold II of Belgium trembled with his beard and tried his best to argue with the English to maintain his power, King Leopold II of Belgium looked excited, and when he was attacked by the British, King Leopold II of Belgium looked up to the sky with tears in his eyes like a saint in an oil painting, as if he was seeking justice that the Lord of Heaven could decide.

France and the United States were determined to resist the British view, and Russia and Austria-Hungary also joined the war group against the British. Although Germany was the host, Prime Minister Bismarck also expressed his opposition to Britain in a very decent way. At a time when almost all of the countries participating in the conference were opposing Britain to embarrass Belgium, Britain could not help but face reality.

After the turmoil was over, Prime Minister Bismarck invited Li Xin to dinner. At the coffee time after the meal, the prime minister asked Li Xin puzzled: "You China will go to Africa at the latest, and if Portugal's reasons are passed, then China will encounter many problems." ”

"No, I don't think so." Li Xin replied. In the prime minister's surprised expression, Li Xin took out a document that was not too thick and handed it to the prime minister. This is a document about Zheng He's trip to the West, which was copied by the Guangfu Army when the Manchu Dynasty fell, and the documents of the Ming Dynasty in it were naturally sorted out. These materials were sent urgently from China, but in fact, there are not many contents, and most of them are translated into multiple languages.

There are many documents that have been sorted out in China over the years. For example, the documents of Dunhuang, such as the large number of Western Xia materials excavated in Heishui City. This part of the material was originally intended to be used to argue with Russia since ancient times, but I didn't expect that the settlement of the Central Asian issue with Russia would be very smooth, so it did not appear in diplomatic occasions. Now that part of the document is used to prove that it is very reasonable for China to get Central Asia, and that China has had irrefutable ownership of Central Asia since ancient times.

After reading the historical materials brought out by the Chinese, the prime minister could not choose very precise terms for a while. Li Xin said: "As early as more than 50 years before the official start of the Age of Discovery, China completed its own Age of Discovery. From this perspective, China has indisputable historical power in East Africa. For us Chinese, it has been a very convincing thing since ancient times. It's not that we Chinese arrived in Africa late, it's just that Europe came too late to know that China had ever been to Africa. ”

The prime minister also laughed at such strong remarks. What he cared about was what Li Xin had just said, "China wants to get East Africa?" When he asked the question, the prime minister also had some understanding of China's motivation for this unexpected action. Driving the French out of the Indian Ocean, all that remains in East Africa are Britain, China, Portugal. China's little abacus is shrewd enough.

Li Xin explained seriously: "It is not that the Chinese want to get East Africa, but that our ancestors have been to East Africa. This is where our China used to be, and we have power over China. ”

The Prime Minister is not a blind BB person, and he no longer has any comments on it. China is not Portugal, and even if China has not been to East Africa before, the current strength of China's naval power alone is enough to get any competitor out. All the British want now is a war between other African competitors and China.

The spoils were divided into spheres of influence in central Africa and the common norms for the expansion of colonies in Africa were established, setting off an upsurge in the partition of Africa. The meeting resulted in a General Resolution of more than 60,000 words and 38 articles. At the heart of the resolution is Article 36, which stipulates that in the future, when a Powers occupy land or establish a protectorate along the African coast, they must notify the other signatories to this Agreement so that they may make their own demands if necessary. At the same time, it is necessary to ensure the establishment of a ruling power sufficient to protect the existing rights and, if necessary, to ensure the observance of the prescribed conditions of freedom of trade and transit, only then can it be considered an effective occupation and be recognized by the other powers.

The "General Resolution" openly recognizes the legitimacy of the aggression and partition of Africa by the great powers, and provides a basis for the aggressive acts of the great powers and the eventual partition of Africa.

At the very beginning of the meeting, the Chinese navy had already begun to sort. From the border between Egypt and Sudan in the north to northern Mozambique in the south, the Chinese army planted flags everywhere to establish its own borders. This vast area is divided into fourteen counties. North Sudan is now China's largest supplier of alfalfa, as well as beef and cowhide. Therefore, for the time being, it is directly under the state, and the other thirteen counties are ready to set up festival envoys. Many people in China have felt one thing, and the legendary partition may really begin.