Chapter 300 Pull the list and calculate compensation
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 rarely showed his inner thoughts.
"war!"
In the conference room on the twelfth floor of the "American Company" headquarters building, after a moment's pause, Jonathan said.
"This is not what we want to see, so the purpose of my coming here this time is for peace!"
"certainly!"
Zhu Xianhai smiled.
"Peace is our common aspiration. I think there is nothing that cannot be resolved through negotiation!"
Of course Zhu Xianhai knew the purpose of Jonathan's coming here, which was to solve the problem of ownership of the Pampas.
"Sir, I'm glad you see it this way, but what we must pay attention to is your expansion in the Pampas..."
Before he could finish speaking, Nian Lu Renliang, the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs on the side, said directly.
"Expansion? What is expansion? The Pampas belong to the Mapuche people. Even on the map of your country, it is clearly marked that the grassland belongs to the "Indian land." Since it is not your land, you
Who are you qualified to point fingers at?"
Facing the righteous rebuttal, Jonathan said indifferently.
"Words written on maps have no real effect, sir,"
This is the truest side of the colonists.
"Mr. Special Envoy, you don't have to respect the words on the map, but you must respect the facts!"
After blowing out the smoke and holding the cigar between his fingers, Zhu Shi said with a smile.
"I think you have forgotten 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 own land."
Who was the King of the Kingdom of Araucania 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 other identity of the chairman? But what's the harm in knowing? It's just an unrecognized country, where the indigenous people play house.
"Besides, the Mapuche people on the Pampas grassland have long surrendered to the kingdom. As for recognizing that the grassland is the kingdom's land, it is not important whether other countries recognize it. What is important is that the king will not give up the king's land.
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What is the title?
It's legality. It doesn't matter whether outsiders recognize it or not, as long as the Mapuche people recognize it. With the title of king, Nanhua's expansion in the Pampas is not expansion, but normal land development and normal land reclamation.
On the contrary, it is Argentina.
"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, he is responsible for his subjects,"
"What about the Mapuche looting of Argentina? Mr. Minister, please note that over the past few decades, the Mapuche have attacked Argentine settlements again and again, resulting in the death of tens of thousands of people.
They were killed and robbed, and properties worth tens of millions of pesos were destroyed and plundered. Mr. Minister, I would like to ask if His Majesty the King is responsible for all of this."
Even before coming to South China, Jonathan knew that the other party would definitely use the "Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia" as an issue, so he specifically asked the relevant departments to report all the Mapuche events since Argentina's independence.
The information on the human attacks was compiled into a book, and after the losses in all aspects were tallied, it was just waiting for this time to be thrown out.
"If you need me to provide corresponding information, I can provide all the information now, which is enough to prove that the Mapuche attack on Argentina caused losses of more than 100 million pesos. If the king of your country is responsible for the actions of the Mapuche people,
, then I think we need to negotiate on this issue."
One hundred million pesos!
This is Argentina's loss. In Jonathan's opinion, it is the kind that has a provenance and can withstand investigation. Of course, he does not mean to compensate the other party. After all, it is just a bargaining chip in negotiations.
“Is 100 million pesos enough?”
Zhu Shihao's tone was full of ridicule.
Jonathan raised his eyebrows slightly, as if he was a little confused. Doesn't he know how to count?
But Zhu Shihao stared at Jonathan silently.
"This... we will not falsely report a peso!"
Jonathan seemed a little embarrassed. He wanted to remind him that the 100 million pesos was just a diplomatic bargaining chip. Do you need to explain it in more detail?
This is definitely not in line with diplomatic tradition.
"Please rest assured that everything can stand inspection."
He slurred a little, and then began to ramble on about the Mapuche attacks on Argentina and the losses suffered by the Argentines in those attacks.
"I believe there must be an attack!"
After extinguishing the cigar between his fingers in the ashtray, Zhu Shihao said,
"Since it is an attack, you should be very clear about why these attacks occurred. Because foreign invaders have occupied their land. As the owner of the land, don't you think it is natural for the envoy to attack the invaders?"
When he said these words, Zhu Shihao remembered the decision made by the chairman before this - to transfer the troops stationed in Chile to Shandong. The content of this instruction was very clear - the chairman was no longer willing to
We have been entangled with the Argentinians on 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 been decided.
"What did you say?"
Jonathan asked in surprise.
"As land owners, it is normal for the Mapuche people to attack intruders. Is there any explanation for this?"
Zhu Shihao repeated his answer again, as if he didn't even notice Jonathan's explanation.
Incomprehensible!
Jonathan must not understand Zhu's answer, the owner of the land? Is he kidding? When did those indigenous people become the owners of the land? It should be said that for the colonists, they were never the owners of the land.
No joke, they are the owners of the land.
Let’s not talk about others, just you. Would you Nanhua people agree?
After looking at the other party casually, Zhu Shihao relit a cigar and put it out, then blew out 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 piece of information here. We think we should have some basic discussions in this regard."
Negotiations broke down!
On the first day, it broke up because of too big differences!