Arthur did not want his encouragent to instill a sense of urgency and profit in these people that might ultimately contribute to the failure of the Antarctic expedition.
After sending off the Antarctic expedition team, Arthur could finally shift his attention from the South Pole and take a look at other lands besides Antarctica.
On the other side of the Pacific Ocean, Australasia still had a vast area of Black Land for farming, a result of the war between Argentina and Chile.
Ti had passed, but Australasia had been continuously in control of this Black Land, and even the scope of cultivation had been expanding.
Currently, Argentina’s Black Land was providing Australasia with one-twentieth of its Food production, with the annual yield already breaking through a million tons.
This was no small figure, given that the scale of Black Land controlled by Australasia was not large, especially compared to the range owned by Argentina—it was just a fraction.
With the cultivation on Argentine land, Australasia had also improved its relations with Argentina, resulting in related cooperation in land farming and grain trade.
This led to complex relationships between the three strong countries of South Arica; theoretically, Brazil should have been the strongest and largest country, but its two competitors, Argentina and Chile, were not weak either.
Chile, with the support of the British Empire, had not only made both Argentina and Brazil wary but also had the strongest navy in South Arica.
After repairing its relationship with Australasia, Argentina had given up support from the United States.
After all, when Argentina faced threats, the United States, despite assurances of military support, ultimately left Argentina to respond on its own.
Whether the situation in South Arica would deteriorate was uncertain to Arthur, but he was still very interested in the developnt of the Black Land within Argentina.
If Australasia’s population seed slightly insufficient compared to the Powerful Nations, then countries like Argentina and Chile had an even greater shortage.
However, this lesser population also led to lesser resource consumption.
Argentina was quite renowned for its grain and at exports, and although not on par with Australasia, it still held a significant position.
For Arthur, establishing good relations with countries like Argentina was also very necessary. Your next chapter is on My Virtual Library Empire
Relations between countries were not always about conflict; more often, they involved human interactions and various diplomatic asures.
Even if Argentina had once been an enemy of Australasia, due to a stark difference in status, Argentina could still beco a friend to Australasia.
Of course, the relationship with Chile was also important. After the war between Argentina and Chile, the conflicts between the two countries had diminished significantly, and Argentina had beco much more compliant.
This had greatly strengthened Chile’s power, making it Brazil’s largest competitor.
If not for the disadvantage in land area, Chile might well have been able to seize the opportunity to beco South Arica’s dominator.
Speaking of South Arica, one must not forget to ntion a country located in North Arica—the United States.
Though not on the sa continent, the United States had always regarded South Arica as its backyard and was quite unhappy with Australasia’s interference in South Arican affairs.
Unfortunately for the United States, Australasia had obtained permission from Britain and France for its actions in South Arica and even had their participation, sothing the Aricans could not afford to offend.
This was not the era of the Arican People; the United States might have been able to contend with Britain or France alone, but when Britain-France-Australia joined forces, even the founding father Washington would be helpless.
Compared to the British’s firm support for Chile, Australasia did not solely support any one country in South Arica but had so cooperation with each of the three strong countries.
This was actually quite normal since the diplomacy between nations always followed the interests. Without sufficient interests, Australasia would definitely not steadfastly support any one country.
Even the British Empire’s firm support for Chile was due to the country’s abundant nitrate mines, wasn’t it?
Since the inception of Ammonia Synthesis Technology, Chile’s nitrate mines had beco less vital, and this decreased British support for Chile allowed Chile to miss the chance to beco the leading power in South Arica.
Australasia played multiple sides. Thanks to previous cooperation, it had good relations with Chile. Because of the Black Land in Argentina, it had also nded its relationship with Argentina.
Furthermore, with Brazil’s abundant mining resources, Australasia also had export and import trade cooperation with Brazil in the mineral resources sector.
Playing all three countries might not earn the loyalty of any one of them as a subordinate, but it indeed gained benefits from all three, which was a good choice.
Chile’s nitrate mines, Argentina’s Black Land, and Brazil’s rich mining resources—all were enjoyed by Australasia, and it was an important partner to these countries.
Especially Brazil, as the largest country in South Arica, had quite abundant mineral resources.
Though in later generations, Brazil beca famous only for the Amazon rainforest, the developnt potential of the country and the resources it possessed ranked high among Countries around the World.
In addition to the abundant iron ore which Australasia had no shortage of, Brazil also had a variety of rare tals, including a particularly important tal, niobium.
Niobium is a rare tal with limited distribution worldwide, notable only in Brazil and Canada.
Among these, Brazil’s reserves account for over 75%, which was reason enough to maintain good relations with Brazil.
Moreover, Brazil also had a wealth of rare earth resources, quite essential for future high-tech developnt.
For instance, niobium is typically used in high-temperature resistant alloys, superconductive alloys, and electronic tube materials and can also be used in steel production, making strong steel with hardness and corrosion resistance, overall playing a significant role.
While mining resources could be obtained by force, peaceful developnt was more stable and sustainable.
In South Arica, Australasia’s influence ultimately fell short of the closer United States; although Australasia currently had the upper hand, there was no guarantee that the United States wouldn’t employ various tactics to disrupt the relations between South Arican countries and Australasia.
In such a scenario, maintaining relations with South Arican countries ant that unconventional thods could not be used.
Fortunately, at present, the United States had more important matters than courting South Arica; dostic complexities kept the United States too preoccupied to focus on foreign affairs.
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