The Rise Of Australasia-Chapter 1296 - 947 Integrating Land Continuing

Chapter 1296: Chapter 947: Integrating Land, Continuing Localization_2

Chapter 1296 -947: Integrating Land, Continuing Localization_2

Of course, Arthur’s ambitions weren’t so grand as to forcibly control the rise of South American nations.

However, establishing cooperation with South American nations and importing a large amount of mineral resources and petroleum from South America was inevitably necessary.

Speaking of South America, one cannot fail to mention that in history it was the only sanctuary during World War II.

Apart from Brazil, which had some collusion with Germany during the war, other countries maintained neutrality.

Since the focus of the great powers was on the European Battlefield, South America had quite a favorable development opportunity during this period of World War II.

However, for Arthur and Australasia at present, it wasn’t so easy for South America to keep to itself.

Only by plunging South America into the whirlpool of war could Australasia plot for more interests in South America.

Admittedly, although South America seemed relatively peaceful, its actual potential for conflict was not much less than that of the Balkans.

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While the nations of South America hadn’t been independent for long, the wars caused by land and resources were already numerous.

More notably, there was a minor naval arms race in South America; the conflicts and competition among Brazil, Argentina, and Chile had persisted for decades, hardly shorter than the current European War.

Considering the good relations Argentina and Chile had with the British, along with Brazil’s current cooperation with Germany, a two-against-one war of justice amongst South American nations was also plausible.

On October 3rd, 1937, the Australasian Government and the British Government launched a new round of talks.

One of the main topics was how to deal with Brazil, which supported Germany’s war efforts.

Although the Brazilian government did not openly support Germany, their import and export trade with Germany had not only not ceased because of the war but had also become increasingly close.

Brazil had become Germany’s largest trading partner outside of Europe, and Brazil was also Germany’s most important supplier of materials.

Of the merchant ships attacked by Britain transporting supplies to Germany, nearly half were from Brazil, which sufficed to show Brazil’s current relationship with Germany.

For such a nation that still maintained relations with Germany, in the eyes of Britain and Australasia, it was a potential enemy.

The reason why Germany’s materials were still holding up was likely largely due to Brazil’s significant contributions.

How should they handle Brazil, the double-dealer? The best method was to keep Brazil busy, so they simply would not have time to deal with trade with Germany.

This reliance was necessarily on the other two powers of South America, Argentina and Chile.

Especially Argentina, being a neighbor to Brazil, their competition with each other was even fiercer. With the support of Britain-Australia, going to war with Brazil was something the Argentinians would likely find interesting.

Though the scale of this war might not be huge, with both parties investing a military force of perhaps only hundreds of thousands, for the nations of South America, this was already considered a large-scale war.

The Australasian Government also discussed with the British the division of influence in South America.

In the division of influence, neither Britain nor Australasia had given much consideration to French interests.

However, this was normal, as the French had already suffered greatly in this war and performed quite poorly; being disregarded was quite usual.

About the division of power in South America, the British were unwilling to give up Chile. As mentioned before, the British greatly needed Chile’s mineral resources, whereas Argentina was less important by comparison.

Naturally, Australasia obtained influence over Argentina’s territory. Although this did not allow Australasia to directly control Argentina, certain economic actions concerning Argentina would also receive Britain’s tacit approval.

Regarding this division of influence, Arthur was generally quite satisfied. In the long run, Argentina’s potential for development was to exceed Chile’s.

Although both countries were rather elongated lands, Argentina’s territory was far wider than that of Chile.

Looking at the map, Chile appears like a thin toothpick, a shape of a country that is very susceptible to threats and severely limits its own developmental potential.

Argentina, however, is different. Not only does Argentina possess one of the four largest areas of fertile Black Land, but it also has a much larger area of land, giving it much greater developmental potential.

As long as one can penetrate the Argentine market, the future industrial development of Australasia will be greatly supported.

After completing the division of spheres of influence, Australasia also began its own actions, namely the plan to promote war in South America.

To promote war in South America, Argentina is absolutely indispensable, its importance even greater than Chile.

After all, Chile and Brazil are not adjacent, which means that it is basically impossible for the two countries to go to war with each other.

Argentina’s agriculture and ranching are also quite developed, with grain and meat exports being the pillars of its economy.

Since the outbreak of World War II, Argentina, by cooperating with Britain and France, earned a substantial income during the war and successfully reversed the crisis of agricultural products stagnation since the Great Depression.

This situation appeared in many countries of South America. Although they do not actively join the war, they all maintain good relations with European nations and are the main collaborators on agricultural and meat products.

However, unlike Brazil, whether it is Chile, Argentina, or other South American countries, most have chosen to side with the Allied Group led by Britain, France, and Australia.

This is actually quite normal. Although Germany still displayed strong power in the war, its navy was very weak.

Hence, German influence was hardly able to cross the Atlantic to reach South America.

As the British possessed an extremely powerful navy, it is not surprising that British influence is widespread across the entire South America.

It is also necessary to mention the two countries that once colonized South America, Portugal and Spain.

It is worth noting that these countries of South America seem to have chosen completely different paths from those of their former colonial rulers.

Brazil, once ruled by Portugal, chose a completely opposite path by cooperating with the Germans.

Argentina, once a Spanish colony, also chose a completely opposite path, cooperating with Britain and Australasia.

The war plan for South America is in preparation, and at the same time, Arthur has not been idle either.

The disposition of the islands and archipelagos ceded by the Island Nation has become the government’s most pressing issue.

Theoretically, if one were to set up administrative districts for these newly annexed lands, it seems unnecessary.

However, if all these lands are included under the jurisdiction of the Pacific Territories, it would further enlarge the range of the Pacific Territories, making management more troublesome.

After a government vote, it was finally decided to incorporate these occupied islands into the Northern Pacific Territories, bringing them under the jurisdiction of the Pacific Squadron.

Currently, the population on these islands is not large, and management is not very troublesome.

Moreover, most of the inhabitants on these islands are Islanders, and the first thing Australasia did after officially taking over these islands was to completely expel these Islanders and introduce Australasian immigrants.

The second matter concerned the handling of the Strait Colony.

North Kalimantan was incorporated into the United Sultanate of Kalimantan, leaving the remaining Strait Colony, specifically the northern shore area of the Malacca Strait, to exist as a separate administrative district.

Speaking of which, Australasia currently has complete control over both shores of the Malacca Strait, effectively controlling the entire Malacca Strait, which is very important for the country’s future strategic layout.

In Arthur’s plans, the newly occupied Strait Colony is also to be fully integrated, becoming a new state of Australasia.

Only by integrating all the colonies can, when the Colonial Empire collapses in the future, it not affect Australasia.