South America was originally a colony of the Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of Portugal, and the Kingdom of Portugal controlled Brazil, but other South America, except for Brazil, was under the control of the Kingdom of Spain. However, after the outbreak of the South American Independence War, the colonial rule of the Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of Portugal in South America was hit, and the countries of South America became independent. However, due to historical reasons, these South American countries are relatively poor, and only the three ABC countries, namely Argentina, Brazil and Chile, are relatively richer.

When countries become rich, they naturally have other ideas. I also set my sights on other South American brothers. Chile is undoubtedly at the forefront of this. However, although Chile is relatively wealthy, it does not have a big advantage, and it is very difficult to defeat its opponents without external support. So, in Chile the new President Manuel . Monte. After Torres came to power, Chile began to rearm itself. And this, too, has caused tension among Chile's neighbors. A round of the arms race began in the countries of South America. However, compared with the Eurasian continent, the arms race in South America seems to be completely pediatric.

The largest population of South American countries is Brazil, with more than 8 million people, but only a million people. Even the two powerful countries of Argentina and Chile have a population of just over 1.5 million. It is conceivable how many troops such a small country can afford to raise. However, for the great powers of Eurasia, South America is undoubtedly an emerging market. Many powerful countries have their eyes on these countries. However, the outbreak of world war interrupted the economic invasion of South America by these European powers. Now, after the end of the war, the defeated countries will no longer be able to pose a threat to South America. And the victorious countries also shifted their energies to their own countries. I will also ignore the South American countries for a while. However, the Asia-Europe military alliance, as the victor of the world war, dominated the whole world after the war. constitutes a new world order. Although South American countries are far from the Eurasian continent, they do not want to be left out.

At the Istanbul Peace Conference. South American countries also sent envoys to participate. It's just that the peace conference was mainly the slaughter of the victorious country against the defeated country, and the envoys of the South American countries simply played the role of soy sauce, and did not play any role, but only signed some innocuous agreements with the victorious countries. Of course, once the victorious countries have eased up, their eyes will inevitably be on South America. Some South American intellectuals also saw this, and they hoped to be able to invade South America before the major powers invaded it. Establish good relations with some powerful countries first, so as to avoid disaster. It would be great if we could expand in South America with the help of powerful countries.

On November 14, 1856, the land of China had entered autumn. The hot summer has passed, but China's industrial development is still in full swing. Driven by the automobile industry, China's industry has once again begun to grow by leaps and bounds. At the same time, large-scale overseas migration has also begun, with a vision of a better life in the future. The citizens of the empire boarded merchant ships and headed far abroad.

Now, the people of the empire are no longer afraid to emigrate abroad. After all. When the first crab-eaters were successful, the fear of the latecomers was undoubtedly much less. At first, those who emigrated overseas all lived a good life. This naturally aroused the yearning of the people of the empire. The empire had gained vast overseas territories during the war, which would have required a large population to develop. Emigration from the empire itself to overseas became the best way to do it. It can not only accelerate the development of overseas territories, but also alleviate the population pressure at home, which is undoubtedly a double benefit.

A passenger ship was anchored in the port of Huaxia City, the capital of the empire. A tall Westerner in a suit descended the gangway of a passenger liner with several retinues. Busy port. Passenger and cruise ships that transport people, as well as cargo ships. It was a great shock to this Westerner.

"Is this the capital of the world's most powerful country? It is really very prosperous, and it deserves to be the world's first power! Weak Chile, if we can get the support of the Chinese Empire, we will be able to dominate South America! "This Westerner, officially Chilean President Manuel. Monte. Torres' plenipotentiary envoy Mascajaano. This time, he was ordered to go to the Chinese Empire, in order to be able to connect with the Chinese Empire, and preferably to get the Chinese Empire to support Chile's expansion in South America. With the support of the Chinese Empire, Chile's expansion would not be hindered too much.

"Hello, are you envoys from Chile?" A Spanish-speaking Foreign Ministry staff member has been waiting here for a long time. The Chilean envoy plenipotentiary came to the Reich and was reported to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the Reich's plenipotentiary to South America. At the moment, the empire had only one plenipotentiary envoy in South America to São Paulo, the capital of Brazil, and no foreign affairs offices were established in other countries.

"Hello, I'm Mascajaano, and I'm on the orders of His Excellency the President to China!" Mascaiano hurriedly walked over. He was very humble, even if he was greeted by just an ordinary staff member of the Chinese Foreign Ministry. But even so, he didn't dare to put on a show at all. After all, he is now standing on the land of the world's most powerful country! This country has a population hundreds of times larger than Chile, and the country is also hundreds of times more powerful, and if the country wants to, it can crush Chile to pieces with the slightest movement of its little finger.

"Hello, please come with me! I'll take you to where you'll live first, and the adults won't have time to meet you until tomorrow!" A hint of pride flashed across the faces of the Foreign Ministry staff. Although he is just an ordinary staff member, there is undoubtedly a huge gap between the world hegemon and these small South American countries whose names are not even known by many people. This staff member thought to himself, with his level, if he went to a small country like Chile, I am afraid that he would have to mix in a minister or other big person to greet him! This made his waist stand very straight.

"Okay!" Mascaiano had no opinion at all.

The Chilean envoy and his entourage were accommodated in a hotel opposite the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The ten-storey hotel has made the eyes of leopards from Chile widen. The bustling Huaxia City makes these people feel as if they have entered the city from the countryside. Everything they saw and heard brought them a great shock. At the same time, it also made Mascaiano make up his mind that he must let the Chinese Empire and Chile have a relationship, and let the Chinese Empire agree to support Chile. In this case, Chile will dominate South America, and it is just around the corner.

At the same time, Vice Foreign Minister Fang Minghong was also reporting to Foreign Minister Wei Yuanyu about the visit of the Chilean special envoy.

"Lord Wei, the staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have already sent the Chilean envoy to the hotel for placement, do you think you will take the time to meet them?" Fang Minghong said. As the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Empire, and even hailed as a possible successor to the post of Foreign Secretary, he has become the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs second only to Wei Yuan.

"I haven't been available for the past few days, so let's get in touch with them first, see what these Chileans are here for, and then I'm deciding whether to meet them or not!" Wei Yuan said. For a small South American country like Chile, he doesn't care. After all, as the world hegemon, the only thing that can make him pay attention to it now is some other world powers. South America is too far away from the Chinese Empire, in another corner of the Pacific Ocean. Moreover, these countries are all very weak, and the empire and them should not be anxious.

"Okay, Lord Wei!" Fang Minghong nodded.

"By the way, Chile is a country, do you have any specialties? I seem to have heard His Majesty the Emperor talk about this country. Wei Yuan said suddenly.

"Lord Wei, this country is very rich in copper resources. In addition, they produce saltpeter. Fang Minghong said.

"Copper ore and saltpeter, yes, are these two minerals. These are all important strategic resources! You can get in touch with the Chileans, and if they can provide the empire with a large amount of copper ore and saltpeter, they can agree to them if they have any requests! Wei Yuan said.

Copper ore and saltpeter are both extremely important strategic resources. This is especially true after entering the age of firearms. The former is an important material for the manufacture of bullets and shells, while the latter is an important material for the manufacture of explosives. The Chinese Empire was vast and rich, although there was no shortage of copper ore and saltpeter. But if you can control as many of these resources as possible, it will undoubtedly help to consolidate the Empire's world hegemony. Saltpeter, in particular, is a resource that lacks saltpeter throughout. If the empire can control the saltpeter in Chile, then the countries of Europe will not want to get saltpeter. In this way, once a future war breaks out, the empire will have another way to jam the enemy's neck.

"Yes, Lord Wei!" Fang Minghong nodded. From the perspective of the empire, it is natural to find ways to control these important resources. Of course, for the enemies of the Empire, this is undoubtedly a disaster! Calculating the important strategic resources controlled by the empire now, oil and rubber are undoubtedly in the forefront, and saltpeter will soon be added, plus some other rare minerals, which will undoubtedly make the empire occupy an absolute dominant position in the future confrontation. This will increase the Empire's chances of victory in future wars.

In order to be able to win the war that will determine the fate of the country in the future, the empire will naturally do everything it can. (To be continued)

ps: The second update is here, ask for subscriptions, ask for monthly passes and recommended tickets! R580