Chapter 838: Sword Pointing to Brazil (Fourth Update, Please Subscribe)
In fact, the current Ming Dynasty has no time to care about North Korea.
After all, for the Ming Dynasty, the top priority right now is Brazil.
While Russia declared war on Türkiye and the French and Austro-Hungarian Empire were waiting for the opportunity to join the "dirt-eating competition", the Ming Dynasty was also about to swallow Brazil alive.
Brazil belongs to the Ming Dynasty!
Standing by the window, Emperor Zhu stared out. The time was almost ripe. Turning around, he looked at Song Zhelun, the former ambassador of the Ming Empire to Brazil. He had just returned home and took a few puffs of his cigar. Then, holding the cigar, he walked back to the center of the office, turned the big globe, pointed at the location of Brazil, and asked:
"Well, now we are almost ready to take action against Brazil, but the official side has not yet given a suitable reason. What do you think?"
Song Zhe Lun did not think there was anything strange about the empire's plan to take action against Brazil. After all, there could only be one overlord in South America, and declaring war on Brazil was only a matter of time.
"reason……"
After thinking about it, Song Zhelun said.
"It's very easy to find excuses. The easiest way is black slaves. Brazil has a population of 10 million, of which 4 million are black slaves. In 1870, Spain liberated all newborn and old slaves in Cuba and Puerto Rico, and Brazil became the only region in the Americas that retained the original slavery. Even in 1871, the Brazilian government, under pressure, promulgated the "Rio Branco Law" through Congress. It liberated all newborns of slaves, but required slave owners to take care of them until they were 8 years old. After that, slave owners could release these children to the government for compensation, or keep them as labor until they reached 21 years old. But in fact, this was equivalent to prolonging slavery. This did not fundamentally solve the slavery problem."
After a pause, he looked at His Majesty Song Zhelun and said.
"So it's easiest to enter Brazil by liberating slaves. We can incite some slaves to flee to Ming, and then stir up public opinion at the right time, and then we'll have a reason..."
Do you need a reason to attack a country?
No reason is needed. If you really need one, then make one. It's not difficult. After all, there are all kinds of reasons. The only question is whether you are determined to fight.
"Liberating the slaves seems like a good option..."
After thinking about it, Emperor Zhu shook his head and said.
"But this is not our choice. We must liberate the slaves in Brazil, but this liberation should be real liberation, instead of just telling them that they are free. Then what do they have? Nothing! They have neither any property nor any land. They have nothing. Such liberation is meaningless. What is real liberation? It is to send them back to the place where their ancestors lived, such as back to Africa. After we occupy Brazil, we will send all the black slaves back to Africa. They were brought to America from Africa as slaves by the white people. We will send them back as free people..."
This is true freedom!
Emperor Zhu thought silently in his heart that he always believed in the saying "Do not impose on others what you do not want others to impose on you". This was his principle. Those black slaves, whether they or their ancestors, were forced to come to the New World. Now, the Ming Dynasty will send them all back, so that they can run and grow freely on the land of their ancestors.
Of course, they can then work on the Ming Dynasty’s plantations. The Ming Dynasty will not only give them freedom, but also give them jobs. This is what true liberation is.
What a true mercy! What a true act of righteousness!
"Your Majesty, in this case, after we declare war on the Brazilians, the Brazilians will most likely recruit black slaves to expand their strength. After all, in every war, Brazil recruits a large number of slaves to join the army and promises to give them freedom after the war. If we use the excuse of liberating black slaves, we only need to face six million white people and mixed-race people, but now, we still have to face four million black slaves, and these black slaves can recruit at least one million people."
Song Zhelun's explanation made Emperor Zhu raise his eyebrows... This is a good thing!
Bullets are much cheaper than shipping costs!
Isn’t this a case of good things coming in pairs?
Emperor Zhu, who almost laughed out loud, quickly suppressed his inner joy and said.
"Thank you for your explanation. I will consider your opinion carefully."
What are you being cautious about!
No need to think about it, good things come in pairs, isn’t this good things come in pairs?
After Song Zhelun left, Emperor Zhu took a document in front of him and read it again. This document was sent by the Imperial Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Compared with Song Zhelun, the reason given by Uncle Zhu was very direct, which was... border provocation.
After looking carefully for a while, Emperor Zhu picked up the phone.
"Take Qian Degong."
The call was connected quickly, and the moment the call was connected, Emperor Zhu said.
"Let's execute your plan!"
There was silence for a moment on the other end of the phone, and then he spoke.
"Your Majesty, the main force of our fleet is in Europe, and the army does not seem to be ready yet. We are in the border area and only have three divisions."
"Yes, I know."
Emperor Zhu said into the phone.
"This is what I need. Crushing with overwhelming force may seem good, but Qian Qingjia, Brazil is different from Argentina and Chile. This is a country with 10 million people. Although their population is concentrated in coastal areas, this is the first time we have fought against such a big country, so it is always right to be cautious. Moreover, we need them to fully mobilize their military forces. Only in this way can we fully kill their living forces in the war, and only in this way can we better digest that piece of land!"
The easiest way to digest an occupied area is to change the birds in the cage. If you can't change the cage, then put more birds in the cage. Just like in Chile and Argentina now, the most fundamental reason why white people can't make waves is that the population base is not enough.
There are now 15 million Chinese people in the Ming Dynasty, but what about Europeans? There are only a little over 2 million in total. Now there are 3 million newborns and 2 million immigrants in the Ming Dynasty every year. It will only take a few years for Europeans and mixed-race people to become an absolute minority in the population of the Ming Dynasty.
But it’s not the same in Brazil!
Even if all the black slaves were liberated and sent back to their hometowns to regain their freedom, there are still more than five million white and mixed-race people. After the annexation of Brazil, the number of these people will exceed seven million, which is almost one-third of the population of the Ming Dynasty!
This is not a good thing. When thinking about how to deal with this problem, massacre is definitely unrealistic, so... let's deal with it on the battlefield.
War can significantly reduce birth rates and change population composition. Take Paraguay for example. How many Paraguayans are there in Paraguay now? Yes, but they are mostly women. The new generation is mostly of mixed Minba race.
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a moment, and then Emperor Zhu heard the answer he wanted.
"I understand!"
(End of this chapter)
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