Chapter 508: Diplomatic Achievements
After Peru joined the Han Kingdom, Vice Admiral Niu Jiwei, the commander-in-chief of the front, moved his headquarters to Lima City, and the navy stationed a cruiser formation and a submarine squadron in Puerto Callao, an outer port of Lima. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
After receiving the Prime Minister's telegram, Foreign Minister Li Jingfa was very happy and decided to leave Lima for La Paz, the capital of Bolivia, for a diplomatic visit.
Former Peruvian Foreign Minister Rafael Antonio was appointed Commissioner for South American Affairs by Foreign Minister Li Jingfa as his assistant to visit several South American countries. South American affairs is one of the most important departments of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the diplomatic relations faced by the Han Kingdom are mainly those of the 6-nation alliance and the United States, and Raphael is very satisfied with such an important post and readily accepts the new post.
Bolivian President Eleodoro Biazón received a telegram from Peru that the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Han Kingdom was preparing to visit the country, and immediately convened a meeting of the cabinet members to discuss the reception and discuss the many issues of joining the Han Kingdom.
Foreign Minister Li Jingfa discussed the plan of the trip with Raphael and other aides.
Rafael, who is more familiar with South American affairs, resonated with everyone in his remarks, saying: "The current six-nation alliance seems to be united, but in fact there are many internal contradictions, and the territorial disputes and the demarcation of borders or maritime boundaries left over from the colonial past make it impossible for the countries to really become one, as you can see from the treatment of Peru." ”
Everyone nodded their heads in agreement with Raphael's statement; Foreign Minister Li Jingfa felt that starting with their contradictions was a good way to solve the problem, so he motioned for him to continue.
Raphael smiled slightly and continued: "First of all, Peru has a territorial dispute with Chile, but Peru is not Chile's opponent and cannot recover the occupied provinces, but the Peruvian people will not forget; Secondly, Chile and Argentina also have territorial disputes, the border between the two countries is thousands of kilometers long, and the territories in the southern region are intertwined, and both claim territorial rights to the two Indian kingdoms of Araucania and Patagonia, but they refrain from each other, and have not yet broken out into a state of war; Speaking of Bolivia, its access to the sea was occupied by Chile, they were also ceded by Brazil in the Acre region and Mato Grosso region, and by Argentina in the Central Chaco region, which together also has hundreds of thousands of square kilometers, and has lost a total of nearly 40% of its territory from independence to the present, don't they want to take it back? It's not a good feeling to be bullied! Finally, as you may know, Paraguay's situation is even worse, being almost wiped out by the Triple Alliance of Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. Think about it, can the G-6 be one heart in such a situation? In particular, the two countries of Paraguay and Bolivia joined the alliance completely under pressure, otherwise they would have been wiped out by Brazil and Argentina before the United States called, and in order to ensure stability in the rear, Brazil and Argentina did this kind of thing. “
"And what do you think should be done about it?" Li Jingfa asked.
Raphael took a sip of water and continued: "Minister Li, judging from the news sent by the Government Council, Bolivia and Paraguay have the intention to join the kingdom, let's go and fight for it, these two countries are our breakthrough; In addition, Brazil intends to establish friendly diplomatic relations with the kingdom, and there will definitely be certain benefits to offer, and certain requests, let's go, first take the benefits, and then act on the opportunity. “
Li Jingfa said: "Okay, what you said well, just follow your way." “
His remarks were affirmed by Foreign Minister Li Jingfa, and Raphael was very happy and hoped to gradually integrate into this new group.
On July 12, Li Jingfa and his entourage landed in Plaza Murillo in La Paz, the capital of Bolivia, by airship; The Presidential Palace is a three-storey white building on the south side of the square, and the parliament building is located on the east side of the square.
The President of Bolivia, Eleodoro Biazón, gave a solemn welcome in the square.
Thanks to Raphael's presence, the whole meeting went very smoothly, and Bolívar agreed to join the Han Kingdom, and the two sides signed an agreement; Following the Ecuadorian scheme, the President and the President of the Assembly would be canonized as First Viscounts, and members of the Cabinet would be canonized as Second Viscounts to First Barons, respectively.
Of course, President Elliodoro and others also made their requests, and His Majesty gave the Bolivian region an outlet to the sea; defeat Chile and Argentina, regain occupied lands, etc.; Be kind to local whites and mulattoes.
It was the mission of the Han Kingdom to occupy the whole of South America, and their demands did not conflict with the goals of the kingdom, and Foreign Minister Li Jingfa readily agreed to their request. Mestizos are mixed races born of a combination of white Europeans and Indian women, and there are many beautiful girls among them, and it is one of the policies of the empire to let them provide a steady stream of unmarried beautiful girls for the kingdom and other parts of the empire, so even if the empire does not treat them favorably, at least it will not abuse them, and it is okay to ensure their food and clothing.
At the same time, Foreign Minister Li Jingfa said that the goal of the Han Kingdom is to integrate South America, connect it into a close whole, reduce internal friction, work for the welfare of all South Americans, let all its people live a happy life, occupy a place in the world jungle, and fulfill Simón Bolívar's last wish.
The President himself is a lawyer, and according to his wishes, he will take up his post in the Supreme Court of the Kingdom, a job that he loves and loves, and hopes to use his expertise to contribute to the people of South America.
The Minister of War will join the mercenaries to fight for the Empire, recovering the occupied lands and recovering the victories. Other high-level military and political personnel of the government have been rationally arranged. Due to the complicated situation in South America, the two sides agreed to announce the contents of the agreement at the same time on July 30.
Due to severe altitude sickness, Li Jingfa and others were very uncomfortable, so they left Bolivia the day after the agreement was signed and went to Paraguay for a diplomatic visit.
Paraguay is a small landlocked agricultural country, sandwiched between the three largest countries of Bolivia, Brazil and Argentina, with an area of just over 200,000 square kilometres, a population of only a few hundred thousand, and a population of just a few hundred thousand.
Paraguayan President Emiliano González Navi led the President of the Parliament, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and other military and political officials to hold a grand reception ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Asunción. Foreign Minister Lee Ching-fa was very satisfied with Paraguay's performance.
When talking about Paraguay's accession to the Han Kingdom, they made a request that the Han Kingdom could not force Paraguayans to join the army. At present, due to the war, Paraguay's population is declining severely, and there is a special shortage of men, and many women cannot get married, which has become a major difficulty for them.
Now that the Great Han Kingdom is not short of soldiers at all, Li Jingfa immediately agreed to the other party's request. However, he thought that as long as the Han Kingdom accelerated its immigration, these women would definitely be willing to marry Chinese, so they would not want to continue to marry those spoiled Paraguayan men.
As for the other treatment, it was the same as in Bolivia, which was very satisfactory to the military and political officials.
Li Jingfa didn't expect things to go so smoothly, in such a short period of time, 3 countries announced their entry into the Han Kingdom, completely disintegrating the 7-nation alliance in South America and turning it into a four-nation alliance, and the territory of the Great Han Kingdom penetrated deep into the interior of the alliance, dividing them into two parts, east and west, and Brazil was isolated in the east.
Foreign Minister Li Jingfa immediately reported the news to the Government Council, hoping that the Han Kingdom would adjust its foreign policy in a timely manner.