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I am afraid that Belgian Prime Minister Melander never dreamed that the colony that originally belonged to him would be divided between Napoleon and British Prime Minister Gladstone behind their backs, and when British Foreign Secretary Russell read out the general statement, he was stunned in place.

"According to the terms of the consultations between the parties, the area of the upper Congo basin was to be explored and developed by the French and belonged to the French, and there was no reason for the Portuguese colonies to take restrictive action against French ships entering the Congo basin. There is no reason to provoke war on the basis of colonial security. Portuguese colonial checkpoints such as the Congo estuary were freely negotiated by France, Britain and other countries, rather than setting up regulations privately. Britain enjoyed the same foreign privileges in the Congo River basin. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the British Foreign Secretary gave a map of the exploration of the Congo Valley, and the part that originally belonged to Belgium was marked with the British mark, while the rest was completely annexed by France.

Belgian Prime Minister Melander was shocked at first, and then realized that he had been tricked, and also pointed his finger at Foreign Minister Dekaz, who said indignantly, "Minister Dekaz, this is different from what we said before, why is the colonial land that originally belonged to Belgium now occupied by the British?" ”

Dekaz knew what was going on, but he deliberately frowned, but asked pretending to be confused, "Belgian Prime Minister, please pay attention to your words." France has never discussed any colonial division with you privately before, and I don't know how you came to be about the so-called Belgian colony, so please refrain from spreading rumors. ”

Belgian Prime Minister Melander expressed anger at the perfunctory attitude of the French, he stood up and slapped the table, and scolded directly, "France calculates Portugal, and now it still calculates us?" Don't forget how your diplomatic counsellor guaranteed it in the first place. He said that we would have a satisfactory colony in Belgium, and now what about our colony, which was ceded to England? On what basis do you assert your claims? ”

British Foreign Secretary Russell, who has benefited from the French side, naturally wants to take sides, "Please calm down, Prime Minister Melander." I think there's some misunderstanding between you. ”

"There was no misunderstanding between us, there was fraud! Shameless deception! ”

Belgian Minister Melander stepped forward and rushed towards Dekaz, grabbing him by the collar and waving his fist to punch him the left side of his face.

The sudden change made everyone present explode, but the sharp-eyed Minister Russell quietly stretched out his foot when Melander was about to grab the other party's collar.

Melander, who had been rushing forward, lost his center of gravity and threw himself straight forward, falling to the ground. And Dekaz hurriedly dodged to the side, dodging the opponent's surprise attack.

At this time, the British guards at the gate also rushed in, and in the face of the chaotic scene, Russell still commanded in an orderly manner and said, "Please bring the Belgian Prime Minister down, and let him in after he calms down, okay?" ”

The majestic guards hung up Merlande's arm and dragged him out. The unwilling Melander also pointed at Minister Russell angrily and shouted loudly, "You wait for me!" Belgium won't let you go! Russell, you wait! ”

Russell just glanced at the door, then smiled and said, "Okay, I'll wait." As long as Belgium can snatch the Congo from the British, I will personally kneel down and admit my mistake! ”

Belgian Prime Minister Melander's roar still echoed in De Mello's ears, but when he turned his head to look at the French and British representatives, a chill welled up in his heart.

At this moment, he understood that France had long been in collusion with England to unite against Portugal. France even ceded some of its colonies to Britain and wanted to gain joint control over the lower reaches of the Congo River. This is the same reason that Russia wants to obtain the joint management power of the Turkish Straits, and if the part connected to the sea is lost, this colony will be greatly discounted, but the two colonial giants, Britain and France, have joined forces and told others around them with a clear attitude, I'm sorry we are just going to play hooligans, if you can't get used to it, send troops!

"I protest!"

The angry Portuguese Prime Minister Vieira Vieira de Mello said, "This is an unfair meeting!" ”

"Protests are ineffective."

Russell put it bluntly, "We accept protests, but you have to accept the facts." ”

"Okay, you wait for me! I curse you, Frenchman! ”

And Dekaz brought imperialist shamelessness to the fullest, saying, "Don't protest, go to war." Life doesn't have that much time for you to express your grievances. If you hate France, you will retaliate, if you complain, you will go to war, what is the use of condemnation, or will it be ignored by our European powers, condemnation will not be able to negotiate, negotiation will not be declared, if you can't fight, you will wait to be pushed by the French Imperial Army, you are even afraid of the second military power of the European continent, and dare to say that you hate Paris? ”

Dekaz's words blocked Ambassador de Mello to speak, they were certainly no match for the French, not to mention that he had the support of the British behind him, so in the face of Dekaz's strength, Ambassador de Mello turned his eyes for help to Count Kerensky.

But Count Kerensky was well aware that this was already an unsolvable game. Although Germany had won the war against France in the previous war, it was still two old colonial empires in front of him, and it was too difficult to win the final victory without co-opting other countries.

He had long since lost his initial pride, and he looked embarrassed at the look of the Portuguese ambassador asking for help. At the conference table, Britain and France tried to force Portugal to sign this unequal agreement, so that the Congo basin could be developed in the future.

Germany could only give Portugal a silent response, and the only thing that was not expected at this meeting was the attitude of the British. In the face of the joint efforts of the world's first and second colonial empires, even Germany did not dare to openly offend them.

Having been instigated by Germany, Portugal had lost its last hope, and now the only thing he could do was to surrender, recognize the interests of the Great Powers in the upper Congo River, and allow them to freely pass through the Portuguese colonies and join the co-trusteeship agreement on access to the sea.

"As long as Portugal signs this agreement, we are not to blame for what happened before. If Portugal doesn't sign, then your opponent is no longer France alone. The world's first and second colonial empire, now watch your every move! ”

"I sign it, can't I sign it now?"

DeMello finally despaired, he knew that there were only more and more harsh conditions to continue, and it was better to directly agree to the other party now and keep his last bit of colony.

The imperialist powers forced Portugal to sign, and in the end Prime Minister Vieira de Mello could only take up a quill in humiliation and sign the following forced unequal treaties. Count Kerensky turned his head to the other side in reluctance, the international political struggle was cruel, but he was also powerless. I can only watch Ambassador Vieira de Mello endure his anger and be forced to sign the name of the humiliating country on that agreement.

For France, the conflict over the colonization of the Congo Valley ended with a resounding victory for Paris and London.