Chapter 298: Compensation (Third update, please subscribe)
Otherwise what?
Holding a cigar in his hand, Zhu Shihao looked at the other person with a smile on his face. As a diplomat, he seldom revealed his inner thoughts.
"war!"
In the conference room on the twelfth floor of the America Corporation headquarters building, Jonathan said after a moment's pause.
"This is not what we want to see, so the purpose of my coming here this time is to seek peace!"
"certainly!"
Zhu Xianhai smiled.
"Peace is our common wish. I think there is nothing that cannot be resolved through negotiation!"
Zhu Xianhai was of course very clear about the purpose of Jonathan's visit, which was to resolve the issue of the ownership of the Pampas grassland.
"Sir, I am glad that you see it this way, but we must note that your expansion in the Pampas..."
Before he could finish, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nian Lu Renliang, spoke directly.
"Expansion? What is expansion? The Pampas belongs to the Mapuche people. Even on your country's map, it is clearly marked that the grassland belongs to the "Indian land." Since it is not your land, what qualifications do you have to make decisions?"
Faced with the righteous rebuttal, Jonathan said indifferently.
"The words written on the map have no real effect, sir,"
This is the truest side of the colonizers.
"Mr. Special Envoy, you may not respect the words on the map, but you must respect the facts!"
Exhaling a puff of smoke and holding the cigar between his fingers, Zhu Shi said with a smile.
"I think you forgot one thing. Our chairman has another identity - the king of the Mapuche people. As a king, he certainly has the power to do anything on his land."
Who was the king of the Kingdom of Araucanía and Patagonia?
It’s Zhu Xianhai.
"That is the Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia, and this kingdom is not recognized by any civilized country."
How could Jonathan not know the chairman's other identity? But what's the harm in knowing it? It's just an unrecognized country where the indigenous people just live.
"Besides, the Mapuche people on the Pampas have long since submitted to the kingdom. As for recognizing that the prairie is the kingdom's land, it is not important whether other countries recognize it or not. What is important is that the king will not give up his land!"
What is the title?
It's about legitimacy. It doesn't matter whether outsiders recognize it or not, as long as the Mapuche people recognize it. With the title of king, South China's expansion in the Pampas is not expansion, but normal territorial development and normal land reclamation. It is Argentina instead.
“So you confirm that you are responsible for the actions of the Mapuche people!”
Jonathan didn't seem surprised by this answer.
"Of course, as a king, I am responsible for my subjects,"
"What about the Mapuche's looting of Argentina? Mr. Minister, please note that in the past few decades, the Mapuche have attacked Argentine settlements again and again, resulting in tens of thousands of people being killed and robbed, and property worth tens of millions of pesos being destroyed and looted. Mr. Minister, I would like to ask whether His Majesty the King is responsible for all this."
Long before coming to Nanhua, Jonathan knew that the other party would definitely bring up the "Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia", so he specifically asked the relevant departments to compile the information on all the Mapuche attacks since Argentina's independence into a book. After counting the losses in all aspects, he waited for this opportunity to throw it out.
"If you need me to provide relevant information, I can provide all the information now, which is enough to prove that the Mapuche's attack on Argentina caused more than 100 million pesos in losses. If your king is responsible for the actions of the Mapuche, then I think it is necessary for us to negotiate on this issue."
One hundred million pesos!
This is Argentina's loss. In Jonathan's opinion, there is a source for it and it can withstand investigation. Of course, he does not ask for compensation from the other party. After all, this is just a bargaining chip.
“Is 100 million pesos enough?”
Zhu Shihao's tone was mocking.
Jonathan raised his eyebrows slightly, as if a little puzzled. Could it be that he was so ignorant of math?
But Zhu Shihao just stared at Jonathan silently.
"This...we won't inflate a single peso!"
Jonathan seemed a little embarrassed. He wanted to remind him that the 100 million pesos was just a diplomatic bargaining chip. Did he need to explain it in more detail?
This is certainly not in line with diplomatic tradition.
"Please rest assured that everything can withstand inspection."
He became a little vague, and then began to talk about the Mapuche attacks on Argentina and the losses the Argentines had suffered in those attacks.
"I believe there must have been an attack!"
After extinguishing the cigar between his fingers in the ashtray, Zhu Shihao said,
"Since it is an attack, then you should know clearly why these attacks occurred. It is because foreign invaders occupied their land. As the owner of the land, attacking the invaders, don't you think it is natural, Mr. Envoy?"
When saying these words, Zhu Shihao remembered the decision made by the chairman before - to transfer the troops stationed in Chile to Shandong area. The content of this instruction was very clear - the chairman was no longer willing to argue with the Argentines over certain issues!
But what about the Argentines?
They simply don’t understand…
So Zhu Shihao smiled again and looked at the representative of the country whose fate had already been decided.
"What did you say?"
Jonathan asked back in surprise.
"As the owners of the land, it is normal for the Mapuche people to attack invaders. How can this be explained?"
Zhu Shihao repeated his answer once more, as if he hadn't noticed Jonathan's confusion at all.
Incomprehensible!
Jonathan certainly couldn't understand Zhu's answer. The owner of the land? Was he kidding? When did the indigenous people become the owners of the land? It should be said that for the colonists, they were never the owners of the land.
What a joke, they own the land.
Not to mention others, just you, will you in Nanhua agree?
After casually glancing at the other person, Zhu Shihao relit a cigar, extinguished it, exhaled a puff of smoke, and finally spoke in an extremely calm tone.
"As for compensation... I think we should discuss the issue of compensation for Argentina's occupation of the kingdom's land. What do you think? Mr. Special Envoy, I have a document here. We think we should have some basic discussions on this aspect."
The negotiations broke down!
On the first day, it broke down because of huge differences!
(End of this chapter)
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