"Baron Sebastian, ah, no, you have long inherited the title of Earl of your father. So, Your Excellency Count Sebastian, do you need me to repeat how your islands such as Jamaica were slowly occupied by the British? "In one of the best offices of the Yancheng County Government, Liao Xiaoyao, the new chairman of the Executive Committee of the East Coast Republic of China, was discussing something with the Spanish ambassador to the East Bank, Count Sebastian, and the topic of the matter was obviously related to the Pampa Plain.

As for the island of Jamaica that Liao Xiaoyao just mentioned, it was officially ceded by Spain to the British after the Heritage Transfer War. But in fact, before that, this island has been under the control of the British for more than ten years, which can be traced back to the first Anglo-Dutch war, when the British sent a detachment to attack other Spanish islands, and then attacked the weakly defended Jamaica.

Due to the need to attack and defend the island, the British Navy invited many pirates to garrison it, and over time, it became a famous pirate gathering place in the Caribbean Sea, second only to Tortuga and the Bahamas before it was cleared. Moreover, compared with the pirates on those islands, Jamaica's pirates are more cohesive and organized, and their combat effectiveness naturally surpasses that of ordinary pirates. Even because the British repeatedly provided them with supplies, guns and cannons, and helped them secretly sell the stolen goods, this pirate was greatly influenced by the British navy, and was willing to serve their interests many times.

The case of Jamaica shows that the Spanish, as pioneers of seafaring, occupied too much land in the New World, but they were not strong enough to deter the coveters of their land. Like the early East Coasters, they came to Barbados, St. Christopher, Guadeloupe, Martinique, St. Lucia, Jamaica and other places to start colonizing the land, driving out the pitiful Spanish colonists there, taking the island as their own, creating a fait accompli, and finally waiting for the opportunity to sign an agreement with the Spaniards, and the legal documents in black and white were in hand, and from then on they rightfully occupied the land.

This is how the East Coast people currently have Hejian, South Cone, Chile and other places in their hands come to be, but the East Coast people are more reasonable - or to save face - and actually gave the Spaniards a relatively reasonable consideration, that is, let the Spaniards sell the land for a good price, and even this money helped the Spanish royal family stabilize the domestic situation in that era, which played a big role.

It is precisely because of this that the image of the East Coast Republic in Madrid is still quite good, because compared with those who take it by force, the East Coast people at least throw down a couple of dates after robbing it, so that the scene is not too ugly and morally deficient. Speaking of which, the Americans of later generations are a bit similar, when Americans bought Florida, New Mexico, Arizona or something, did they really have no strength to swallow it directly? Not really! Florida aside, the large area of Mexico has already been seized by the Americans in the war, and as a result, the Americans also lost $14 million in compensation to Mexico, which can be said to be a more shameful job. According to some people's habits, maybe they will directly force the Mexicans to sign a defeated treaty to cut the land and count the ball, and if you don't want to pay compensation to the Mexicans, the treatment can be described as one heaven and one earth!

The people on the east coast started from the small coastline near the port of Orient and the port of Rocha, and seized almost more than three million square kilometers of land, at least half of which was seized from the Spaniards, but the results were handled quite well, at least they did not let the Spanish kingdom and the east coast form much mortal enmity, nor did they let the Europeans look too "differently" at the east coast because of these things, which can be said to be the perfect result- Now the people on the East Coast finally understand why the Americans in history spent huge sums of money to buy land when they clearly had a great advantage, and to put it bluntly, they are still worried about the wind and opinions in old Europe.

However, the Spaniards have been selling their land for so many years half-forcedly and semi-voluntarily, and now that I think about it, there really isn't much left to sell anymore! Taking the current border with the east coast of Chile and Buenos Aires Prosecutorial Court District, as an example, the Chilean General District has been upgraded to the Prosecutor's Court District, it shows that almost everything they can sell has already been sold, and if they sell it again, they can only sell land such as the Chaco Plain, the Pampa Plain, and the Central Valley of Chile, and these lands can be sold casually?

To be sure, in terms of economic output, the whole of the Pampa Plain may be inferior to a lost Jamaican island to the Spaniards, and most of Chile may be inferior to Santo Domingo, Spain, which is currently under French control, especially now that Chile's silver mines are depleted.

But a lot of times the problem doesn't look that way! Although Hispaniola and Jamaica are rich, they are only islands after all, with a limited area, and the vast Pampa Plains, Chaco Plains, Chile and other places are not at the same level at all, and the visual impact of the latter is too strong and too great, whether it is ceded or sold, it is a difficult thing for the Spaniards to accept, and no one dares to bear this responsibility.

The people on the east coast naturally understand this, knowing that even if the Spanish royal family is willing to sell the above land to the east coast for various reasons, most of the Hidalgos in the country will not agree, so this matter will eventually be yellow. For this reason, the people on the east coast simply did not talk to the Spaniards, but just made some very fucked up reasons, such as doing business, building roads, etc., and began to colonize the Pampa plain in a grand manner, intending to slowly manage the local area into their own land from the fact - in fact, it would be good if they were facing the Dutch at this time, and these merchants who wanted money would never be afraid to sell because the land was too big, in fact, they would only consider it from an economic point of view, For example, during the Second Anglo-Dutch Naval War in history, New Amsterdam and its dependent territories were exchanged for half of Guyana (i.e., British Guiana), because Guyana produced more than 6,000 tons of cane sugar every year, which was worth far more than some of New Amsterdam's furs.

But the Spaniards are still Spaniards after all, and they are clearly different from the commercial Dutch. Their system, their culture, their religious atmosphere did not allow this, at least not at this stage, and even if the people on the East Coast were to play the same trick that they had played in the river, the Spaniards might be forced to react, such as Ambassador Sebastian coming to the door again.

"The island of Jamaica was transferred to the English by our Government, but unfortunately the Pampa Plain is of great importance to the Buenos Aires Court of Trial, and it is not possible to sell it for the time being. Therefore, all the colonization activities that your country is now carrying out on the plains are illegal and must be stopped. Ambassador Sebastian said unnourishing words with a blank face – yes, yes, no nourishment, no meaning, because he could not have made the tens of thousands of East Coast colonists pack up and leave immediately.

"Don't forget, is there anything wrong with the understanding and permission of your country for our citizens to carry out business activities on the Pampa Plains?" Liao Xiaoyao lit a cigarette with a match, and while swallowing the clouds in front of Sebastian, he said indifferently: "They run a business on the Pampa Plains, live happily, and don't plan to leave for the time being." ”

"But it's a little bit too much. In the last report that your country submitted to us, how many people were active on the plains? But what about now? There are at least tens of thousands of people, which is really terrible, and that report is outrageously fake! Count Sebastian spread his hands and said helplessly: "I know that this is difficult, but your country must shoulder its responsibility and make a good schedule for the withdrawal of immigrants, instead of being untouched as it is now, and even doing the opposite, still adding new colonists to the Pampa plain by boat, which we cannot tolerate." ”

"Evacuate? Who will bear the cost? As you said, that's tens of thousands, not hundreds, how do we get them to evacuate? There will be a riot, Mr. Ambassador, the rioters will lose their minds, and it is difficult to say what they will do then, and maybe they will steal the horses and run to the city of Buenos Aires, which is probably not a good thing. Liao Xiaoyao shook his head and said in a distressed tone.

"This-" Count Sebastian was a little speechless, but more angry, and after he was stunned, he said in a slightly senior and dissatisfied tone: "Chairman Liao, this kind of behavior of your country is not what a responsible country should do, and it will also discredit the image of your country in the civilized world, I think we should think twice." ”

"Don't think twice, Ambassador Sebastian, you may still be talking to me with the same old thinking you had with our previous government, but now I'm going to tell you that this is outdated and doesn't work. Our government has been elected, everything that was before has naturally disappeared, and now I tell you, Mr. Ambassador, there has been a change, the rules have changed, and now you have to adapt to the new way of working. In fact, we are not going to withdraw from the Pampa plain, and as you feared, of course we will continue to transport migrants to this vast grassland, Mr. Ambassador, I will now formally tell you that we need all the land east of the Yanbu Railway, and this is also the collective decision of our new government. Liao said bluntly, and unsurprisingly caused the shock of Count Sebastian and several of his attachés.

"Alright, don't try to explain anything, don't say anything, Mr. Ambassador, please pause for a moment and let me continue." Liao Xiaoyao directly waved his hand to interrupt the Spanish ambassador who was about to speak, and continued: "There is no need for you to formally cede this land to us, this is a little difficult for you, just continue to follow the previous practice of ignoring it." And, in order to reward you for such behavior, our government will give you some appropriate subsidies, and promise to help you solve a big problem. We are sincere, Mr. Sebastian, your country's interests in the Caribbean are constantly being encroached upon by other countries, and now there is no room for retreat, so how about we can appropriately strengthen some of the Caribbean fleet, help you recover the whole island of Hispaniola, and at the same time ask the French to never fight the rich islands of Puerto Rico, Cuba and so on? Don't hesitate, Monsieur Count, this is in fact a generous promise, for the commercial benefits of the production of tobacco, indigo, coffee, cocoa, cane sugar, and cotton on the island of Hispaniola alone far exceed the entire Pampa plain. Compared to those tropical islands, these places are poor and remote and only our country can look at them, I am serious. ”

Count Sebastian was a little shaken by Liao Xiaoyao's words. As a mid-level and high-ranking member of the country, he certainly understood how tense the situation in the Caribbean Sea was in the war-torn Spanish Kingdom, the fall of Hispaniola and the fact that it had not been recovered, the humiliating defeat of the two reinforcements sent from Havana and San Juan, the French still holding on to the islands, and the Spanish colonial army almost became a joke. Recently, there was even a faint rumor that King Louis XIV of France planned to send another small but elite army to secretly land in Florida by boat, and then seize the colony, which had been run by the Spaniards for many years, which made the anxiety of the Spaniards even stronger.

In fact, if the East Coasters really helped the Spaniards recover Hispaniola and stabilize the situation in the entire Caribbean, as they claimed, then this is really not a loss-making business. But the problem is still the same old one, that is, Count Sebastian may be inclined to agree to the future security of Hispaniola and Florida, Puerto Rico, Cuba and other places in exchange for the East Coast fever, but it is difficult to say that the arrogant Hidalgos in the country who have been brainwashed by religion all day long will agree. So, on second thought, Count Sebastian could only say that he could not talk further on the matter, because he did not have the appropriate authority, so he had to write it down and send it to Lima and Madrid, where the government and the royal family would decide together.

"I beg them to make a decision quickly, Mr. Earl. You know, if things drag on for a long time and we can't continue to invest in the Pampa Plains, then the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people here could be affected. And if they don't have anything to eat, then the consequences of the riot are terrible, and they may go to the legendary rich Buenos Aires to eat. In the end, Liao Xiaoyao threatened nakedly, which was quite similar to Mo Ming's tone of blackmailing the Portuguese land, it is not a loss that he was born in the army, and he has always been so traditional!