Of course, Daming will not really be a good guy when distributing.
Especially after Uncle Jiu reminded me.
After Zhu Jingyuan and other representatives from various countries had no objections, he continued to explain Ming's attitude:
"Since Morocco has been handed over to the joint protection of the countries in the Qinhai Sea, the area claimed by the Ming Dynasty in the south will be expanded."
Zhu Jingyuan said and waved, and two guards stepped forward to move the map.
The map was originally installed in a huge picture frame, and a huge piece of glass was installed outside the picture frame.
The two guards turned the map around and brought it to Zhu Jingyuan.
Zhu Jingyuan picked up the oil-based pen on the table and enlarged the red circle in the southern part of Ximozhou outward.
The British Gambia, the Portuguese Guinea-Bissau, and the French colonial stronghold in southern Senegal are all drawn in.
So after these few strokes, the representatives of the three countries immediately became furious.
The British in particular felt particularly aggrieved. Prime Minister Pitt opened his eyes wide and said:
"Your Highness Prince Dashi, what does the Ming Dynasty handing over Morocco to the seven countries of the Qinhai Sea have to do with me, Britain? This is completely unreasonable!"
The Portuguese and French soon followed suit in expressing their indignation.
Zhu Jingyuan waved his hand and said:
"Don't worry..."
Then Zhu Jingyuan changed to a dark blue pen and added a few strokes around the French Senegal colony next to it.
Let this land extend northward, directly adjacent to Spain's Western Sahara, and extend the border between the two sides into the interior of the continent.
Finally, he painted near the western border of Mauritania.
At the same time, he continued to arrange things in his mouth:
“Further inland, we don’t know what’s there. We’ll explore it later, so we won’t draw the western inland boundary.
"In this way, the allocation of the western coastline of Mexico has been completed. Can France and Spain accept this arrangement?"
The Spanish representative nodded directly and said he had no objection. Just now, he had a slight objection to not being able to fully control Morocco, but now he has completely disappeared.
The French felt a little awkward about giving up an existing colonial settlement and getting a large area to be developed that was recognized by the Ming Dynasty and other countries.
Overall, it was certainly not a loss, but Daming wanted both, and got them all for free.
However, the French representative Talleyrand thought about the status of the Ming Dynasty and finally chose to accept this arrangement.
Don't think about what Ming Dynasty got. No country can be compared with Ming Dynasty. Just think about what your own country can get.
After Zhu Jingyuan arranged for the French, he glanced at the British and Portuguese.
Representatives from the two countries were all waiting with their eyes wide open, waiting for Zhu Jingyuan to make appropriate compensation arrangements.
Several other countries are also watching.
The emotions of both sides are completely different.
Both Britain and Portugal wanted more compensation from Ming Dynasty, and other countries certainly wanted less compensation.
What happened today is very clear. The entire Mozhou is a piece of cake, and Zhu Jingyuan is the one who shares the cake.
The share that Daming wants is fixed. After compensating Morocco's losses, Daming will not ask for it again.
After settling Morocco's accounts, what remains is a fair share.
Zhu Jingyuan asked the guards to turn the map and bring the southern part of Mo Continent in front of him, looking towards the southwest corner of Mo Continent.
Later Angola, Namibia, and the northwestern part of South Africa are now blank in the interior.
The northern coastline of Angola belongs to Portugal, and the northwestern coastline of South Africa belongs to the United Kingdom.
Zhu Jingyuan took a ruler and pen and extended the Portuguese coastline to the south and the British coastline to the north.
The width of the colonies of the two countries was expanded, and then a straight line was drawn westward along the border line to connect it with the border line of Ming Dynasty.
Relatively speaking, Britain expanded more and Portugal expanded less, which is also consistent with the status of the two countries.
Then Zhu Jingyuan looked up at the representatives of the two countries:
"This is the compensation given to England and Portugal, and the land that should be divided between them."
The representatives of the two countries looked seriously and carefully looked at the colonies assigned to them by Zhu Jingyuan.
Our country's colonies have indeed expanded a lot.
The coastline was extended and at the same time extended inland to the end. These places would clearly belong to their own country in the future.
This compensation and distribution is barely acceptable.
However, the area now looks like a sandwich with three layers stacked on top of each other.
The Portuguese and British colonies were separated from the upper and lower sides, and there was a small piece of land in the middle that was still empty.
That is the northern part of Namibia, plus the southern part of Angola.
This is the transition zone between desert and grassland. Although it is not a good place, there are no too many colonies.
The representatives of the two countries spoke almost instinctively, hoping that the land in the middle would be given to themselves instead of keeping it.
As a result, Zhu Jingyuan's originally friendly expression suddenly turned a little ugly:
"You two countries already have enough colonies in Mozhou. Let's distribute them to other countries without colonies."
The representatives of the two countries were already aware of Zhu Jingyuan's temper. Looking at his reaction, they knew that there was nothing to talk about.
Several representatives were a little reluctant, but in the face of the suppression of Ming Dynasty represented by Zhu Jingyuan, they could only nod and accept this allocation.
In this way, the accounts of each country's colonies will be settled.
But there seems to be not much land left in Mozhou.
Several representatives of countries that have not yet colonized the country are a little anxious now, and the Lucian people's eyes are a little green.
Zhu Jingyuan looked up at several countries without colonies:
"Who should give this land between Britain and Portugal? Is Austria interested?"
Zhu Jingyuan originally wanted to give Lucia to border with the British, so as to create territorial disputes and conflicts between the two sides.
But this place also borders the Ming Dynasty.
The Ming Dynasty really didn’t want to border Lucia anymore, so it chose Austria, which is adjacent to the Ming Dynasty by sea.
Let Austria, which has no border with the British, pass.
For a country without colonies like Austria, Zhu Jingyuan's answer to this question is obvious.
you still need to ask?
Austria’s representative, Foreign Minister Stadion, responded almost without hesitation:
"We in Austria are willing to accept it!"
Zhu Jingyuan nodded lightly:
"Okay, so Southwest Mozhou is divided. Let's change the angle..."
Zhu Jingyuan asked the guard to adjust the angle of the map again and move the west side of Mozhou in front of him.
In the depressed area in the middle of the Mozhou continent, there is another raised place inside, with two lines drawn on both sides.
This is almost the region of Nigeria in later generations.
In the north is the more famous Songhai Mohist Empire, which was gradually occupied by the British until the 1880s.
This is a great place.
Simply looking at the population of 200 million in later generations, which directly accounts for one-sixth of the entire Mo Continent, we know that this place can support people.
Moreover, it is the largest oil producer in Mexico, the seventh largest oil exporter in the world, and the largest natural gas reserves and production in Africa.
It is also the only coal-producing country in West Africa and is also very rich in other resources.
Now this is still a theoretical "terrain". At least the Ming Dynasty and other countries in Europe and the West have not established colonial settlements.
Zhu Jingyuan seemed to say very casually:
“According to the original armistice agreement, Prussia’s original stronghold in the eastern part of Mozhou was given to the Ming Dynasty. Now let’s give this land to Prussia.
“I heard that the resources here are quite rich, including coal and oil, and there is land suitable for farming inside.
"I hope you can build a new Germany here."
The two Prussian representatives were immediately overjoyed, and Hardenberg subconsciously asked:
"Your Highness, is there really coal and oil here? Where did you hear about it?"
Of course, Zhu Jingyuan’s memories of his previous life cannot be said directly:
“I don’t remember where I saw it, maybe it was a book or an explorer’s notes.
"I don't remember it clearly, so I can't give you a definite guarantee. You have to verify it yourself whether it exists or not."
Hardenberg and Heinrich had no suspicions.
Colonial development in this era often involved many individual explorers, either individually or sponsored by certain countries, to explore unknown areas.
Then, depending on the situation investigated by the other country, the country will decide whether to arrange troops and immigrants.
There is great confusion and uncertainty in the data.
The two Prussian representatives happily agreed and thanked Zhu Jingyuan sincerely:
"Prussia thanks His Highness Prince Dashi for his support..."
Zhu Jingyuan raised his head again and glanced at the representatives from several other countries. Now they were all ready to move, especially the Lucians.
So Zhu Jingyuan continued to write next to the Prussian colony.
First, the Cameroon region on the east side was given to the Lucians.
The Cameroon region is located just inside the inner bend of the western coast of Mexico. The coastline is not long, but the internal developable area is quite large.
Moreover, it is close to the equator, a real land under the sun, and has the warmest port.
Prince Nicholas of Lucia and Prime Minister Wedemeyer are a little excited now.
Together we solemnly accept this assignment and express our deepest gratitude to Zhu Jingyuan.
Lucia's colony is also adjacent to Prussia. I don't know what will happen in the future.
Zhu Jingyuan nodded slightly and continued to divide colonies on the map.
The regions of Benin and Togo on the western side of Nigeria were given to the Italians.
The non-rainforest-covered areas on the southern side of Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon were allocated to the Spanish.
South of Gabon, a small number of non-rainforest areas around the mouth of the Congo River and inland were allocated to the Ottomans.
Finally, the border between the Dutch Gold Coast and the French Cote d'Ivoire was extended inland.
In this way, the entire coastline of Mozhou is completely divided.
Each country has received more or less some land.
But the moods of representatives from various countries vary.
Some are more satisfactory, such as Prussia, Lucia, and Ottoman.
The representative of the Ottomans, the Grand Vizier, really didn't expect that the Ottomans could even divide colonies.
Some representatives thought it was okay. Austria and Italy, for example, basically got the right to develop a colony at zero cost.
The Dutch also retained the Gold Coast and were able to extend their range into the interior, which was a relief.
Some countries are not very satisfied, such as France, the United Kingdom, Spain, and Portugal.
They basically didn't get much additional land on the Mozhou continent. They basically expanded the original colonies and then expanded into the inland.
Seeing that landlocked countries such as Prussia and Lucia also obtained quite a few colonies, I felt a little unconvinced.
If Ming Dynasty did not intervene, the colonial development capabilities of these countries would definitely not be comparable to its own.
Portugal had originally been interested in both sides of the Congo River, and historically it had gradually incorporated this area into Angola.
But now that it has been given to Osman by the Ming Dynasty, these plans can only be given up.
However, the representatives of the four countries did not feel particularly uncomfortable. The Ming Dynasty, represented by Zhu Jingyuan, at least did not harm their interests.
Ming Dynasty did not support those landlocked countries. Ming Dynasty directly competed with itself, and it may not be able to get more land.
Now the country can steadily expand its land without any war, which is already a good thing.
Of course, the representatives of Britain and France did not know how much land their two countries occupied in Mexico in the original history. Otherwise, you may become depressed.
As for Zhu Jingyuan himself, when he divided colonies among the countries in Europe and the West, he certainly did not do so based on personal preference, but had a direct goal.
Let the countries in Europe and the West maintain a relative balance, give more to countries without colonies, and give less to those that already have colonies.
Of course, it does not mean that whichever country is the weakest has the most colonies.
The weakest countries simply cannot maintain too many colonies, nor do they have the ability to build colonies.
Forcibly distributing it to them is useless and will make it difficult for other countries to accept it.
Therefore, Italy, Ottoman, and Austria, three countries that have little potential, do not directly take much land.
The two countries that were directly allocated the most and probably the best land were Prussia and Lucia. Their development potential can be regarded as the strongest in the entire West.
Let all capable Thai and Western countries participate in the carving up and construction of Mozhou, giving them the opportunity to create conflicts in Mozhou.
Now this distribution is barely balanced.
Representatives from various countries at the scene analyzed and discussed carefully for a while, and slowly accepted this division.
Then the French representative Talleyrand spoke and asked a more concerning question:
"Your Highness, on this map, only the rainforest area and some areas to the south are completely connected, and the borders of the countries are completely connected.
"The interior of the continent in the north and west is still blank. How should these areas be distributed in the future?"
Zhu Jingyuan was already prepared for this:
“Those blank areas can be considered as yet to be determined for the time being.
"First of all, there is currently too much information in these places. Countries need to directly explore it. It is not appropriate to distribute it directly.
“Secondly, many places here may not be suitable for survival, especially the large deserts in the northern interior, where it is difficult to maintain large-scale settlements.
"So whoever can survive in those places, establish basic settlements and garrison troops, it belongs to them."
Talleyrand was obviously surprised and worried as he confirmed again:
"You mean competition mode? Whoever discovers it first wins?"
Zhu Jingyuan added and emphasized:
“It’s not just about exploring, but also having basic settlements or garrisons to maintain effective local rule.
“Rather than just relying on deceptive trade to make profits.
“Otherwise it can only be regarded as a public trade market, not the direct territory of each country.
“I believe that an agency should be set up under the alliance to specifically supervise and inspect the effectiveness of various countries’ development of Mexico.
“Domination can be assessed every five years.
"If the governance capacity is not up to standard, the local area should be reclassified as public land to be developed and other countries should be allowed to explore and build."
The scene fell into silence.
Zhu Jingyuan's request cannot be said to be unreasonable. If the indigenous people cannot even control it, then of course they are not qualified to own those colonies.
The huge power of industrialization has made all Thai and Western countries realize the huge gap between themselves and traditional indigenous peoples.
Completely dominating the Mozhou natives is not a problem in itself.
Moreover, Yinzhou has been divided up, and Mozhou is the last land.
If you want to control and protect these lands, you need to make great efforts to build them.
Especially countries such as Lucia, Austria, Italy, and Prussia that originally had no overseas colonies.
But Zhu Jingyuan's request and the so-called supervisory organization will obviously put pressure on all countries.
It might turn into a race to build a colony.
