bookpower Chapter 916
Chapter 916
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: 0.141s Scan: 0.040sAfter seeing Ribbentrop’s non-objection, President Mendes then introduced the situation in South America, mainly the situation in Samba in detail.
As the world’s seventh largest industrial country, one of the world’s great powers, and known as the strongest country in the Americas, the ambitions of the Samba people should not be underestimated.
More than a hundred years ago, when Samba was still an empire, they were a world power recognized by all countries in the world. At that time, even the brilliance of the Eagle Sauce in the north could not compare with them. The old powers in Europe generally favored Samba because Samba had vast land, more population and better industrial foundation at the beginning of its founding.
Their starting point is much higher than that of the Eagle Sauce, so countries including the British Empire hope to have good relations with Samba.
However, later, the Samba country did not develop well, and domestic conflicts broke out, causing them to continue to be turbulent for decades, and their development fell into a state of stagnation. The Eagle Sauce took the opportunity to quickly rise and become strong, and left the Samba country far behind!
Although it has been surpassed by the Eagle Sauce now, it is undeniable that at least in South America, the influence of the Samba country is still very large. In addition, their ancestors were also generous, so the ambitions of the Samba people are naturally very large. They have always hoped to restore the glory of their ancestors and return to the ranks of world-class powers.
And now, while the old powers in the world are fighting to the death, and the international order is facing the opportunity of collapse and reconstruction, they naturally hope to seize the opportunity to rise and revive.
The Colombians are of course very familiar with these things, because they have always regarded the country to their south as their biggest enemy, so they care more about the enemy’s every move than anyone else!
“So that’s how it is. This situation is a little unexpected. I didn’t expect Samba to be such a country. So, Mr. President, what is your attitude towards this matter?”
Ribbentrop pretended to know nothing, as if he had just learned about these situations for the first time from President Mendes.
Mendes was secretly delighted. Seeing Ribbentrop’s look, he thought that his little plan had succeeded, so he took advantage of the situation and immediately said,”We believe that allowing Samba to become the leader of South America is not in the interests of South American countries. We also have many countries that strongly oppose this!”
If you want to gain the support of the Third Reich, you must make your attitude and position clear at the first time. If their position is unclear, the Third Reich may not be willing to cooperate with them.
Sure enough, after hearing what President Mendes said, Ribbentrop showed a smile on his face.
However, attitude alone is not enough. Although the affairs of South America are also related to the interests of the Third Reich, if the Third Reich supports Colombia, then Colombia will obviously gain huge benefits.
There has never been a free lunch in this world. Colombia must share some of its interests in South America with the Third Reich, otherwise the Third Reich will not be interested in giving them a free lunch.
President Mendes also understands this very well. After Ribbentrop spoke, he immediately said:”I heard that Europe has a great demand for timber from the Amazon rainforest, especially some high-grade mahogany. If we can stop the actions of the Samba people, I think these things can be supplied to Europe more conveniently!”
Europe does have a great demand for South America’s forest resources, so President Mendes is right.
Although he was talking about Europe and did not mention the Third Reich, most of Europe was under the control of the Third Reich at this time. The European Union Conference that is about to be held will write this position into the treaty and become law.
And Ribbentrop knew that as long as the countries participating in the European Union Conference signed the treaty together, the European Union would be officially established.
As the most powerful country in Europe at this time, the Third Reich would naturally become the head of the European Union.
Unlike the European Union in history, the European Union of this era is not only It is an economic alliance, as well as a comprehensive alliance in politics, military, etc.
If we make an analogy, it is roughly equivalent to the Red Bear at this time. The Third Reich is the main body of the alliance, and other countries are member states or so-called affiliated countries! Similar to the Red Bear, even if many countries do not like the Third Reich, the head of Mainz will not consider their feelings. Even if he does not like it, he will forcibly include these countries into the scope of the alliance!
Just like the Russian Bear forcibly annexed the three Baltic countries, when the Russian Bear disintegrated in history, the reason why the three Baltic countries were the first to withdraw from the Russian Bear was because they did not join the Russian Bear willingly, but They were conquered by the iron torrent of the Russian bear.
If the Russian bear had not disintegrated because of Gotmap’s self-destruction, these three small countries would not have been able to secede from the Russian bear. If they really wanted to secede, they would have to first ask the Russian bear’s millions of troops and tens of thousands of tanks whether they agree!
The same is true for other European countries. Once they enter the European Union, don’t even think about withdrawing, unless they can defeat the Third Reich single-handedly, otherwise they’d better stay in it honestly!
It can be said that the Samba country’s call for the South American countries to hold the South American Conference in its place is actually imitating the Third Reich’s practice in Europe.
If the Samba country really succeeds, it will actually be very troublesome. One thing is that although the strength of South American countries is much weaker than that of European countries, if dozens of weak countries unite together, it is also a force that cannot be ignored.
When a superpower faces a small country, it has an overwhelming advantage in both economic and military negotiations. However, if this small country is included in the framework of an alliance, then if you want to negotiate, you must first deal with this alliance, which is much more difficult.
Therefore, after the establishment of the European Union, small countries on all continents of the world have also united. ASEAN was established in Southeast Asia, and the African Union was established in Africa. This is a way of self-protection by banding together for warmth.
“As for forestry resources, the forestry resources of the three Nordic countries are enough. If that doesn’t work, we can also develop the forests of the Balkan Peninsula!”
Ribbentrop was not satisfied with Mendes’s condition. Before he left, the head of Mainz had already explained that the Third Reich needed copper, iron and oil resources in South America. If possible, it would be best to occupy a part of the land and grow soybeans for the empire. The land in South America is quite fertile and is an excellent place to grow soybeans.