Chile defeated Peru and Bolivia, forcibly seized the Atacama Desert, and directly defeated Bolivia into an inland country. This may not be a big deal in the world, but in South America, it is no less than an magnitude eight earthquake. South American countries basically belong to the colonies of the Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of Portugal. Even after independence, various problems have caused conflicts and frictions between the countries. Usually, these countries are not much different because of the strength of both sides, at most they are small-scale fights.

But now, Chile's small country with a population of more than 1.5 million has been hit by Peru and Bolivia, which has directly caused other neighbors to be in danger.

Among South American countries, Chile was originally a relatively wealthy country. Now, after obtaining the Atacama Desert, other countries cannot compare with Chile. Even Brazil, the largest country in South America, has a population of nearly 8 million, five times that of Chile. The land area is much larger than Chile, and it is the well-deserved largest country in South America. However, Brazil's fiscal revenue is only 50 million Mirrez. It is not much different from Chile. As for another South American powerhouse, Argentina, it has not yet developed at all. Its annual fiscal revenue is only a few million gold pesos, which is not worth mentioning at all.

From the perspective of financial resources, Chile has become South America's well-deserved richest country. After obtaining the Atacama Desert, Chile's export resources will increase bird droppings and saltpeter, which is expected to cause Chile's income to soar.

Chile is rich and has a strong military power. In addition to its relatively sparse population, it has a completely overlord. After winning the Hot War, President Manuel Monte Torres immediately proposed that for the future of Chile, all Chileans should have more children. For families with more than two children, the government will provide special subsidies to help them raise their children to adulthood.

The Chilean government also realized that too small population has become the biggest problem for Chile to dominate South America. If Chile has a population of more than 10 million, it is estimated that they can challenge the overlords of South America directly.

Chileans responded to the government's call, and every couple regarded having children as the top priority. This directly led to a baby boom in Chile in the next few years, and also caused Chile's population to expand rapidly in a short period of time. Fortunately, Chile's fiscal revenue is increasing, and through exporting resources such as bird droppings and saltpeter obtained from the Atacama Desert, Chile's fiscal revenue has maintained a rapid growth. Otherwise, Chile might soon turn from a rich country to a poor country.

However, Chile's rapid rise naturally aroused the vigilance of other South American countries. The enemies in the north of Chile, Peru and Bolivia, have been defeated by them. If Chile wants to expand further, it can only cross the Andes. To the east of the Andes is Argentina. The territory of this country is about four times that of Chile, but its population is only 200,000 more than Chile. Chile has long been drooling in the Pampas grassland. If it weren't for its own national strength and the blockade of the Andes, they had already crossed the Andes.

Now, after the enemy to the north has been resolved, Chile has gained huge wealth. This has made Chile's ambitions no longer suppressed. Although the Hot War has just ended, President Manuel Monte Torres has asked the General Staff, the Army and the Admiralty to prepare for the next war. The next direction of Chile's invasion is obviously Argentina in the eastern Andes.

However, even though Argentina knew that Chile had ambitions for them, their national strength was too poor. They could not resist Chile's invasion. Not to mention, the annual fiscal revenue of millions of gold pesos could not be done except to maintain the operation of the country. Not to mention maintaining a huge army. In fact, the entire Argentina only had an army of 20,000 people and a very small navy. Their weapons and equipment were basically in the era of the bore guns and the era of sails, and were out of touch with the mainstream world.

Fortunately, the Argentines were not lonely. To the east, among the countries bordering them, there was a powerful country, a real overlord of South America. Therefore, Argentina directly approached the Brazilians and asked to form an alliance with Brazil so that when Argentina was invaded by Chile, they could get help from Brazil. After all, Brazil had such a large population and could easily form an army of more than 200,000. Although weapons and equipment may not be as good as Chile, Brazil also had the financial resources to develop arms.

As the most powerful country in South America, Brazil is also cautious about Chile's rise. Especially after the Argentines showed their intention to form an alliance, Brazil was even more aware of the threat from Chile. After all, if it had not felt the personal threat from Chile to them, would the Argentines take the initiative to ask Brazil for asylum?

At this time, Brazil was also called the Brazilian Empire, ruled by Emperor Pedro II. Before the 19th century, Brazil was the largest colony of Portugal. In 1807, due to the French invasion of Portugal, the Portuguese royal family fled to Brazil. They were not able to return to Europe until Napoleon was defeated. In 1822, the Portuguese crown prince Pedro, who was stranded in Brazil, declared Brazil independent of Portugal and independent of Portugal and established the Brazilian Empire. On October 12, 1822, Pedro, who was 24 years old at the time, ascended the throne in Rio de Janeiro, and was called Pedro I.

However, due to Pedro I's implementation of the dictatorship, he tried his best to safeguard the interests of the Portuguese aristocracy, and the failure of the war with Argentina, it caused general dissatisfaction among the people. On July 23, 1840, the Brazilian National Assembly announced that Pedro II took power in advance. In the following 50 years, Pedro II created a series of political achievements. In the eyes of the people, he was tall, tall, tall, intelligent and elegant, and reflected the emperor's style everywhere. At the same time, he could govern the country with a democratic style and try his best to maintain Brazil's unity. In order to develop the Brazilian economy, he actively developed workers and peasants.

In order to solve the regional differences in Brazil's economic development, he made a lot of efforts and said that he would "sell the last piece of jewelry to save the suffering northeastern part." It is said that Pedro II was also an environmentally conscious botanist. At that time, some areas of Brazil had irregular logging, but he immediately stopped it after discovering it and took the lead in planting trees. During the reign of Pedro II, Brazil was able to be said to be long-term stability, economic prosperity, and cultured, making it one of the most attractive countries in the world.

Emperor Pedro II, who was only thirty-three years old, was undoubtedly an outstanding monarch. During his reign, Brazil's economic development was rapid and it consolidated the title of South American hegemon. However, now, their hegemony has been challenged by Chile.

"Gentlemen, the war on the other side of the mainland has already made us feel a great threat. The Chileans defeated Peru and Bolivia with their powerful navy and army and snatched the Atacama Desert from them, which gave the Chileans more mineral resources to sell. My Chancellor told me that in the next three years, the Chileans' fiscal revenue will be more than twice that of Brazil. They will have a lot of money to do so.

Purchase advanced weapons and equipment from abroad. By that time, it is probably the time for our tragedy!" Pedro II looked solemn. The performance of the Chilean army and navy in this battle was too experienced. Although Brazil's economy is developing rapidly, Brazil's military strength is not in line with their dominant position. If the war breaks out, Brazil's army will probably be easily defeated by Chile like Peru and Bolivia.

After all, although Brazil has a navy and the largest number of troops. However, like Peru and Bolivia, Brazil's navy is also a sailing warship, and the army is equipped with old-fashioned muskets. If a war breaks out between the two sides, history is likely to repeat itself. The Chilean army and navy will easily defeat Brazil's army and navy just like they bemoan Peru and Bolivia.

Fortunately, the blockade of the Andes and Brazil's ever-present image made Chile not dare to act rashly. However, once Chile's strength becomes stronger again, their ambitions will inevitably expand further. At that time, it may be the time for the war to break out. If Brazil is defeated, the losses will be extremely heavy.

"Yes, everyone, your Majesty is very correct. The Chileans have expressed their ambitions. They purchased the most powerful army and navy in South America from the Chinese, allowing them to easily defeat the Peruvians and Bolivians. This also poses a great threat to us. Now it is time for Brazil to work hard to develop our arms. Otherwise, by the time the Chileans cross the Andes, it will be too late!" said Prime Minister Rodriguez.

"Your Majesty, I think the reason why the Chileans were able to defeat Peru and Bolivia was entirely because of the weapons they used. Whether it was the warships of the Chilean Navy, the rifles and artillery of the army, they were all world-class weapons. If we want to maintain the dominance of South America, we must buy such advanced weapons!" said Alfonso, the Speaker of the Privy Council.

Pedro II nodded and immediately ordered the government's governor General Morais and Prime Minister Rodriguez to send people to Asia and Europe for military purchases, which enabled Brazil to have a strong army and navy. This also caused an arms race to stage in South America. (To be continued, please search for astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!

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