The sun never sets in America

Chapter 130 Diplomacy and Central America
Outside the Mexican port, a large crowd was holding banners and even playing military music to bid farewell to Wan Fang, the Chinese Foreign Minister.

In fact, these six days in the Republic of Mexico were the six days that Wan Fang felt most tired.

In fact, the main reason why the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs set the Republic of Mexico as the first stop of its visit was to stabilize and appease the Mexicans and prevent them from jumping over the fence or even becoming radicalized.

After all, the current geopolitical environment in Mexico is not very good. The United States is suppressing them in the north, and the Han army is just between the walls of the palace.

As Li Zhaowu, the former Minister of Defense of the Han Dynasty, said, only [-] troops were needed to attack Mexico.

Although this sentence is a bit exaggerated and arrogant, it can also show what the Mexican Republic is like now.

To use the phrase "dangerous" to evaluate is not an exaggeration. This can be seen from the conversations between Wan Fang and those Mexican elites during this period.

They are extremely afraid of the Han Kingdom. If they speak harshly, they will show a trembling expression, just like Wanfang is some kind of man-eating tiger...

It can be seen that the Mexicans are indeed frightened by the Han State. If the Han State has any trouble, they will be nervous and even make random guesses.

For example, the current routine training of the Han Navy in nearby waters seems to some fearful Han Chinese to fight Mexicans as Han is preparing for a landing operation after a future war with the Republic of Mexico.

And use this as a reason to ask Congress to allocate funds for the construction of ports and coastal forts...

In addition, what Wan Fang encountered most was those Mexican elites testing the relationship between Han and the United States.

Although he didn't explain it clearly, Wan Fang also understood what these people were thinking.

It's nothing more than fear of Han and the United States, and they jointly carve up Mexico.

After all, if the United States attacks Mexico from the north and Han attacks Mexico from the west, then the Republic of Mexico will have only three heads and six arms and will not be able to survive.

And once it was divided between Han and the United States, it was almost impossible to even think about restoring the country.

It can be seen that Mexicans are aware of the current situation.

So when Wan Fang told the other party:

"Han and the United States are not friends today, and they cannot be friends tomorrow. As for the day after tomorrow, it depends on the attitude of the Americans..."

When saying this, Wan Fang deliberately left room for the Mexicans' imagination.

Sure enough, after Wan Fang's words reached the ears of Mexican high-level officials, those people were both happy and worried. They were happy because at the moment, Han and the United States were still in a hostile or even non-contact relationship, but the downside was that sooner or later, Han and the United States would There will be contact, it's just a matter of the length of time... Once the relationship between China and the United States improves, Mexico will be the unlucky one.

Before coming, Wan Fang was still afraid of those idiots in Mexico who would ignore national interests and be blinded by hatred and form an alliance with the United States to deal with Han.

If this is the case, after the visit is over, Wan Fang will have to return home urgently to pass this news back. By then, there is a high probability that Mexico will be eliminated in advance. After all, Han cannot bear the risk of fighting on two fronts.

And destroying Mexico is the easiest and the only thing that can be done at the moment.

But now it seems that the Mexicans are more cautious than Wan Fang imagined, and may even worry that Han and the United States will join forces to annex Mexico. From this point of view, the Republic of Mexico poses no threat to Han for the time being.

In addition to these, Wanfang's busiest thing during this period is to contact Mexican business people. After all, Han is the closest to Mexico and has the largest market. No Mexican businessman with a brain will miss such a dynamic business. There is a market to make money.

Especially when Wan Fang proposed that Mexicans should be given priority in purchasing Han's railway bonds in the future, he soon became the favorite of the local rich and powerful.

In fact, the elites in Mexico are also concerned about Han's current hot investment market and are itching to bear it. However, because of the relationship between the two countries, Mexicans always have a fear and revenge mentality towards Han...

This has also given rise to the two mainstream ideologies in the current Mexican Republic, which are anti-Han and elite Han.

The Republic of Mexico, and even Central America as a whole, actually invests most in minerals and plantations, so much so that even they themselves say they are a country sitting on top of mines and plantations.

This kind of industrial-level economy with a single industry and no technical content is also called a colonial economy.

It is an economic operation system created by the original colonists in order to better plunder the colonial wealth.

Within this system, the wealth generated in the region, or the country, was mainly used to expand the reproduction and utilization of the colonial economy.

The consequences of such a nearly deformed economy are also very serious. Once the international market demand is sufficient, the country will prosper, and the local rich will consume a large amount of foreign industrial products and luxury goods.

Once external demand declines, another situation will occur. In more serious cases, the country may even be in turmoil and fall apart.

This is true for all Latin American countries in later generations. For hundreds of years since the Spaniards landed in the Americas, the American regions outside the United States, including Mexico, have not changed and have always followed this colonial economic model.

Therefore, the economy in this region is extremely uncontrollable. When you make money, you make a lot of money. Once the international situation is not good, demand will not decrease, and in serious cases, it may even return to zero.

The emergence of the Han State actually gave these Mexican colonial dignitaries another hope, which was to invest in the Han State so that the wealth they had accumulated for hundreds of years but had nowhere to go could find a place to release it.

And it also allows them to make more money.

Judging from the current situation, Han, which is closest to Mexico, has booming domestic industries, high economic growth, and has sent friendly signals to the Republic of Mexico, can be said to be the best investment candidate.

The Han State also needs a large amount of external investment to ensure Han State's industrial construction and even economic growth, and ultimately enhance Han State's national strength.

From this point of view, the powerful people in Han Dynasty and the Republic of Mexico who gained huge benefits from the colonial economy and had nowhere to invest actually had common interests.

One has money but nowhere to invest, while the other is in full swing of construction and urgently needs a lot of money and technology to support development.

From this point of view, the two sides are a perfect match.

The only ones who failed may be the Mexican civilians and the country of the Republic of Mexico! !

During this visit to Mexico, Wan Fang not only appeased the colonial elites of the Mexican Republic, but also allowed them to invest large sums of money in Han.

In Wan Fang’s own words later: “Mexicans used their wealth accumulated over hundreds of years to invest in Han’s industry, railways, minerals, and even Han’s military-industrial enterprises… In the end, we achieved a win-win situation. The only Those who lose this competition may be the Mexican civilians, they have been betrayed!!"

After leaving Mexico, Wanfang's diplomatic fleet continued sailing along the continental shelf, targeting Central America...

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In Central America, in a port in Guatemala, a sailing merchant ship flying a black and red dragon flag was docked.

It is said to be a merchant ship, but if you look carefully, you will see that the armament on it is almost comparable to that of a fifth-level sailing battleship. Although it is a weakened version, it can actually sail freely and safely in this Central American sea where weaklings are rampant...

Because no fool would provoke such a big guy who doesn't have much wealth but is extremely threatening.

Central America currently consists of six countries.

They are Guatemala, which is close to Mexico, and the small country below Guatemala, the Federal Republic of Central America.

And above this small country is the Republic of Honduras.

After that came the Republic of Nicaragua, and the so-called Free State of Costa Rica.

Finally, there is the Republic of New Granada, which covers Panama and Colombia. This country is also the largest country in the region, and its land area is only slightly smaller than that of Han. (Of course, the gap in national power cannot be seen from the territory)

The reason why this so-called Republic of New Granada needs to add a new word in front is because it has already been disintegrated once. (New Delhi: I feel like you are caring about me, but there is no evidence)
drop by drop...

When Wan Fang walked down the port in Guatemala, the Guatemalan military band was standing outside the port, playing and singing welcome music for Wan Fang's arrival.

"Minister Wan... on behalf of all the people of Guatemala, I welcome you."

A local mayor named Rosicki complimented Wan Fang.

"Thank you for your country's support for me and our country..." Wan Fang and Rosicky saluted, "I wonder when I can go to your country's capital??" Wan Fang then asked Rosicky. After all, this time he not only It was to visit a small country like Guatemala and to establish diplomatic relations with the other country.

"The day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow we will arrange a group of soldiers to escort you to Guatemala City." Rosicky thought for a while, and then replied to Wan Fang, "You can go to the city to rest, and we have arranged a dinner for you." Rosicky said almost flatteringly. Wan Fang said.

"Well... I've got some work." Wan Fang nodded slightly after hearing this, and then got on the carriage that had been prepared for him. Behind him was Mayor Rosicky, who had just been so attentive to him, and his carriage.

Along the way, Guatemalans also showed their courtesy and humility to everyone.

As for why Guatemala is doing this, the biggest reason is that several Han Chinese naval warships have recently sailed to Central America and conducted a live-fire training, which frightened the Guatemalans... for fear that the legendary and vicious Han Chinese would attack.

After all, Guatemala is only a small country with a population of a few 10. Not to mention the navy, merchant ships used for maritime trade cannot be produced by themselves, and the number is not large. From this point of view, we know how weak Guatemala is.

In fact, the entire Central America is like this. Except for the largest Republic of New Granada, which also has a decent Pocket Mushroom Navy, most countries are actually Zhan Wusheng.

So much so that when the Han navy and army evaluated the external threat to Han, Central America next to Han did not exist.

From this we can know how sexy these Central American countries are.

During the Spanish era, they were the fulcrum that linked Mexico, the core of Spanish rule, to South America.

He ruled them just because he still had some value in ruling. After the Spaniards were defeated by the successive waves of independence in the Americas, those independent Central American countries first started fighting, first small-scale conflicts between countries, and finally led to Internal divisions.

In the end, it turned into what it is now. Every larger country must have one or two small countries surrounding it that should not exist in the first place...

In fact, this is not only true in Central America, but also throughout Central America to South America.

Large countries are large territorial countries in the world, such as Argentina and the big and scary Brazil, and small countries such as Central America and South America.

With a population of over 10, they often fought wars with neighboring countries. Later, Prussia and Paraguay in South America wiped out the population. Isn’t it just the post-colonial era, where interests and national borders are not distributed? !

The war lost a large number of people, and finally forced Paraguay, a Christian country, to practice polygamy to maintain the domestic population and meet the needs of widows who lost their husbands.

Of course, such a thing has not happened yet.

But Latin America as a whole is definitely a land of chaos.

Liu Peng once said this in private: "If you look at a map, a South America is equivalent to a Europe plus an Australia, but the real situation is that it only has Australia and no Europe... It is impossible here now, or even in the future. In making any contribution to humanity, all they can offer are lessons about development."

"The same is true for Central America. No matter how chaotic and poor it is here, we Han people must show concern for them... We do not even rule out taking over them in the future, because they are too close to us. Even if they are a toilet, they are still us Han people. The toilet at the entrance to the country!!”

This is what Liu Peng said at the court meeting after remembering that the United States had paid a huge price for illegal immigration in later generations.

From practical considerations and future considerations, Han must shift part of its strategic and even diplomatic focus to Central America, or even more distant South America.

And this is why Wan Fang went to this terrible place in Central America during his global trip.

When the convoy escorting Wan Fang set off a few days later, Wan Fang truly observed this small Central American country with a sparse population and extremely poor infrastructure. This was Wan Fang's first view of this country.

The second is the natural environment here, which is actually no different from many places in southern Mexico, with rugged roads, virgin forests, and even a small part of desert.

This is a situation throughout Central America, and it is also a natural geographical condition that has occurred naturally over the years, just like the Yucatan Peninsula where Mexico is located, which was later considered to be an impact crater.

The formation of Central America also has its own historical reasons.

When he arrived at Guatemala, the capital and largest city in Guatemala, Wan Fang was completely stunned by what he saw.

The densely packed houses on the mountain and at the foot of the mountain are rare in Han Dynasty, where Wanfang is located. This may be the case in Mexico, but it should not be so serious.

In fact, what Wan Fang didn't know was that throughout Central America and even many places in South America, it was not unusual for houses to be built on mountains.

Among them, Brazil, the largest territorial country in the Americas, is the most serious. Its capital, Rio de Janeiro, is completely a large slum.

A large number of Brazilians who have no land and live in extreme poverty live on the mountainside or even at the foot of Brazilian cities.

And what about all the fertile land in Brazil?

Sorry, those are the lands of the colonial aristocracy, not those in the Mexican slums.

So much so that later generations of Brazilian presidents shed tears when they said they wanted Brazilians to have food and coffee.

Many people are at a loss. After all, anyone who has studied geography and knows about global food production knows that no matter what, there is no way for a famine to occur in Brazil, God's back garden...

But the reality is so paradoxical. In places where there is the least shortage of food, there is the most serious famine problem.

This situation is not surprising throughout Central America, even South America, and the vast Latin America.

If you really want to get to the root of it, then go to the Spaniards. Everything is the fault of the Spaniards, who allowed them to mess with so many colonial nobles. (Spain: I’ve been away for decades and you still scold me!!)
And when the Wanfang convoy passed through the streets of Guatemala City, he even saw Guatemalan soldiers driving away the poor people who were barely clothed.

There was even a situation where water was temporarily used to clear the road in front of him.

In an area he passed through, because there was a hill next to it, through the glass window, he could even see those bare-chested Guatemalan poor people with obvious mixed-race features standing in front of the houses on the hill, pointing at his convoy. Pointing, there seemed to be a smile on his face.

It seemed like seeing him and the team was like seeing something funny.

And when Wan Fang came to the Presidential Palace of Guatemala to submit his credentials to the President of Guatemala, their president actually asked Wan Fang in front of Wan Fang if he could join the Han State as an overseas territory of the Han State, and then made Wan Fang do it on the spot. At a loss.

When asked the president of Guatemala why he wanted to join Han, the president told Wan Fang.

They know that Han is currently building many factories, developing its economy, and has even built a railway longer than Guatemala.

They hope that after joining the Han Kingdom, they can also build a railway and build so many factories, so that their economy will improve a lot, and he and his family will be able to make more money.

This is the president of a country, directly in front of Wan Fang, negotiating to sell his country to Han to obtain benefits.

With complicated emotions, Wan Fang could only say that he had no right to handle such a major matter, and it would be up to His Majesty the King of Han to decide after returning home.

It seems to be because of this reason, but in fact Wanfang wants to scold the entire Guatemala into shit.

"Damn it, I've seen people who betray the country, but I've never seen anyone rushing to betray the country!!"

　Please give me a reward and make a full order.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)