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Chapter 839 The treaty is meant to be torn up (first update, please subscribe)
In the game of great powers, small countries are all sacrificed and annexed.

Between Brazil and Ming Dynasty, there were originally two small countries, one was Paraguay, and the other was Uruguay. The former was taken over by Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay a few years ago, and after almost all the men were killed in battle, they took the initiative to merge into it. Daming.And what about the latter?Although he triumphantly accompanied the coalition forces to attack Asunción, but the joy is filled with sorrow, Uruguay itself was put on the dining table without the restraint of a big country, and became the fat in the mouth of Brazil, even without the power of resistance. No, it was occupied by the Brazilian army stationed in the country.

It is completely normal for a weak country to die overnight.

And in the demise of such countries, of course, there will be some remaining problems.For example, the issue of occupied land in Paraguay Province of Ming Dynasty.About [-] square kilometers of Paraguay's land is under the occupation of Brazil. Until now, Ming Dynasty has still not reached an agreement with Brazil on issues such as reparations for the Paraguay War.

In fact, in the past few years, Brazil has been hoping to make Daming "admit", but how could Daming admit it?
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ming Dynasty stated on many occasions that "The Treaty of Asunción was an unequal treaty imposed by Brazil on the people of Paraguay." Since it was an unequal treaty, there was no need to implement it.

The border between Daming and Brazil is the Uruguay River. The two sides are bounded by the middle of the river. The wide Uruguay River separates the two countries, but this is not all. The border between Paraguay and Brazil is a land border. The northern side of the country once belonged to Paraguay and was ceded to Brazil after the war.

No, it was not ceded to Brazil, but under Brazilian occupation, where tens of thousands of Paraguayans were occupied, occupied and enslaved.The difference between the national border is the two pillars.Standing there facing each other, they stare at each other silently, symbolizing the two worlds.

One is freedom and the other is slavery.

At least for Carlos, the north of this pillar is slavery, and the south is freedom. As a Paraguayan, he has always longed for freedom, and can live freely and happily like his compatriots in the south. Paraguay is gone, but life is better in the south.

But what is the most important thing?Of course, the products sold in Paraguay are of high quality and cheap. The dazzling array of Ming products have always been popular in other places. As long as they are shipped across the border, they will definitely make a lot of money.

As usual, driving a carriage full of goods, this side just crossed the border, there suddenly rushed out a group of Brazilian black cavalry, without any explanation, they shot directly, Carlos didn't even figure out what was going on , People fell in a pool of blood.

This kind of thing is simply normal in normal times. Those black slave soldiers will always look for various opportunities to rob. For them, border smugglers are the best robbery targets.

Kill and kill!
When the black cavalrymen who succeeded in the robbery were excitedly inspecting their trophies, gunshots rang out again. It was the patrol team of the Ming army. After they discovered that the carriage of the Ming Dynasty had been attacked, they immediately counterattacked...

The conflict on the border seems to be extremely inconspicuous.

But it immediately caused a diplomatic conflict between Brazil and Ming Dynasty.Early in the morning, after receiving an urgent domestic telegram, Song Zhelun made an emergency meeting with Jose Salava, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Brazilian Empire. While protesting against the border incident, he formally presented the final decision on the Paraguay issue on behalf of the Imperial Foreign Ministry.

"...In order to maintain the territorial integrity of the empire and the safety of the people, the Ming Empire does not believe that the Treaty of Asunción has any binding significance on the Ming Empire. At the same time, it does not believe that the Ming Empire is obliged to pay reparations related to the Paraguay War.”

In fact, in the past few years, the Imperial Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been arguing with Brazil because of issues such as compensation, but after arguing and arguing, neither side has come up with any results.

Well now, I can finally tell the other party directly - we will not pay even a penny of compensation to Brazil.

In fact, this was also Daming's attitude at the beginning.It's just that in the past, Daming and Brazil were chatting about things without tearing each other up.

But it is different now.

Now that there is a reason, of course this is not the most fundamental reason. The most fundamental reason is that now that the reality has matured, Daming no longer needs to shelve disputes with the other party.

Since there is no need to put aside disputes like in the past, then tell the other party directly - we will never accept the conditions you set, and even the agreement reached between us in the past does not exist.

After all, treaties are made to be broken.

"Mr. Ambassador, do you know what you are talking about?"

Facing the decision submitted by Song Zhelun, Joseph Salava looked at the other party with shocked eyes, and spoke after a while.

"This would mean a fundamental change in the relationship between our two countries, and it would go against what we agreed to on the day."

What is Joseph Salava's so-called consensus?
Of course, it was the consensus that they occupied Uruguay and Ming occupied Paraguay.

"The consensus between us does not limit that we must agree to your annexation of Paraguay's territory, nor does it limit that we must pay war reparations for Paraguay, and the atrocities committed by the Brazilian army in Paraguay are well known. If we need to pay In case of compensation, Brazil will also pay compensation to Daming!"

What is swagger?

This is arrogance!

For Joseph Sarawa, he finally saw the high-spirited side of the Ming ambassador who has always been gentle and polite, but for Song Zhelun, he knew very well that whether it was a border conflict or not, the current Regardless of the final decision, it is all to force Brazil to make the final choice-war!
Now Brazil has been placed on the table by Da Ming. No matter what Brazil chooses, Da Ming will use it as an excuse to declare war. Of course, what Da Ming needs now is for the Brazilians to make their choice for the so-called dignity of the empire.

Brazilians... are very face-saving!

"Hmph, it's just nonsense, Mr. Ambassador, do you think Brazil is a small country like Peru?"

Joseph Sarawa said in a proud tone.

"You have to know that what you are facing is the Brazilian Empire, and the dignity of the Brazilian Empire will never tolerate violations by any country!"

"No, sir."

Shaking his head, Song Zhelun looked at Joseph Sarawa and said.

"Da Ming has no intention of offending Brazil, but Da Ming must defend its own interests. We hope that your country will withdraw your troops from the occupied area in the next month. Only in this way can Da Ming restore good relations with your country. "

"Those lands belong to Brazil,"

Joseph Sarawa replied directly.

"That's the land that the Brazilian soldiers took with their lives. If you want it, you can exchange it with your blood!"

Facing the foreign minister's answer, Song Zhelun asked back.

"Minister, is this a threat of war?"

"No!"

Joseph Sarawa sneered.

"This is the dignity of the Brazilian Empire!"

(End of this chapter)