Chapter 400

When Europeans were imagining a beautiful future, and only a small number of people were worried about a super war that might break out, in Nanmeizhou, which is separated from Europe by the Atlantic Ocean, the war in Colombia had already spread throughout the country at this time.

The suddenly erupted Colombian Civil War caused the construction of the Banamayunhe to stagnate, and this civil war even affected multiple countries in Nanmeizhou and Central America.

The Americans originally planned to instigate the independence of the Panama region in this civil war, but because the reputation of the United States had already been stunk by Spain, they could no longer carry out such a plan at this time.

Because once the news of the United States instigating Panama's independence is disclosed, it will arouse the wave of resistance against the United States throughout Nanmeizhou.

This is not cost-effective for the Americans, because this is equivalent to handing over their backyard, Nanmeizhou, to others.

One must know that at this time, it is not only the United States that is staring at Nanmeizhou. The former owner of Nanmeizhou, Spain, the canal builder France, and the UK that acquired Cuba are all eyeing it covetously.

Once the reputation of the United States is completely rotten, it also means that the United States will withdraw from the competition in Nanmeizhou from now on.

In order to preserve their reputation, the United States temporarily chose to remain motionless. Because the war in Colombia is currently quite intense, the Liberal Party slowed down the war progress of the Conservative Party through various methods, which can also be considered as winning a certain amount of time for the United States.

It is just that what the United States did not expect is that they chose to remain motionless, but other countries would not continue to stand by at this time.

Because the Boer War had already ended, Britain did not need diplomatic support from the United States. This also led to Britain not favoring the United States on the issue of the sovereignty of the Banamayunhe, and even Britain wanted to control the sovereignty of the Banamayunhe itself.

From the world traffic arteries occupied by Britain, it can be seen that Britain is very interested in international traffic arteries like the Banamayunhe.

Traffic arteries like the Strait of Gibraltar, the Suyishiyunhe, the Strait of Malacca, etc., have already become things in Britain's pocket, and Britain does not mind putting the Banamayunhe into its own pocket again.

The UK, which started contacting the Colombian government, suddenly discovered that the former hegemon of Nanmeizhou, Spain, had already started contacting these countries in Nanmeizhou and established relatively close economic relations.

Wanting to get the sovereignty of the Banamayunhe under Spain's attention does not look that easy at present.

This is not a trouble for the British; they soon changed their minds and decided to unite with Spain to control the sovereignty of the Banamayunhe.

Because the French are the actual builders of the canal, those who possess the sovereignty of the Banamayunhe must also include the French. In the planning of the British, the sovereignty of the Banamayunhe will eventually be jointly mastered by the UK, France, and Spain, and other countries have no relationship with the operating and management rights of the Banamayunhe.

This looks somewhat ridiculous, because the UK, France, and Spain are all European countries, but they eventually mastered the control of the Banamayunhe located in the Americas.

But for this era, Europe is the very center of the world; in the eyes of the British, only Europeans are qualified to master the Banamayunhe.

Although the relationship between the UK and Spain is not very good, this does not affect the UK's willingness to cooperate with Spain on the issue of the Banamayunhe.

After all, compared to the United States getting the control of the Banamayunhe, the UK hopes more that the control of the canal is mastered by European countries.

Doing so can not only weaken the influence of the United States in the Americas but also ensure that the Banamayunhe will not be controlled by any single country other than the UK.

Although it looks like the UK, France, and Spain jointly manage the Banamayunhe, the British have the confidence to obtain the final control of the canal, just like the Suyishiyunhe in the past.

When Gao Da learned that the British side wanted to intervene in the construction of the Banamayunhe together with Spain, time had already reached the middle and late 1899.

To tell the truth, Gao Da was still very surprised and curious that the Colombian Civil War could last for such a long time.

Because the news of the United States supporting the Colombian Liberal Party to launch a civil war had already been made public, the support rate of the Liberal Party within Colombia had dropped significantly.

Originally thought that the Colombian Conservative Party could end the civil war very quickly after defeating the Liberal Party, but unexpectedly, after the Liberal Party, a large number of political parties and forces opposing the Conservative Party and opposing the Colombian government emerged within Colombia.

This is also the reason why the Colombian Civil War has not ended until now; looking at the current trend, this civil war cannot end without a year or two.

To say which country is most concerned about the Colombian Civil War, the first is the United States that planned this civil war, and the second is France that is building the Banamayunhe.

Because the Banamayunhe is in the Panama region controlled by Colombia, and the Panama region also suffered from the Colombian Civil War, the French who want to build the canal smoothly must control the situation in the Panama region.

Wanting to control the situation in the Panama region, either obtain the support of the Colombian Conservative Party and take the lead in clearing the opposition forces in the Panama region.

Or it can only rely on the efforts of the French themselves, mobilizing the army to maintain the safety around the canal.

The former is still fine; as long as they can obtain the support of the Colombian Conservative Party, the safety around the Banamayunhe can still be guaranteed.

But if it relies on the latter, the reputation of the French is also very likely to become like the United States, instantly becoming a stinking existence.

When the canal construction enterprise of France was still hesitating, the UK and Spain had already united and come to the door.

The British side expressed the idea of wanting to join the canal construction side and indicated that it would give diplomatic support to France and provide funds to invest in the construction of the canal, etc.

Spain guaranteed that it would bring the support of the Colombian government, so that France's canal construction work would not be affected by the Colombian Civil War.

These two kinds of support are exactly what France currently needs; the three parties can be said to hit it off, and very quickly determined the cooperation matters in the Banamayunhe aspect.

After several days of negotiations and related discussions, a treaty about the UK, France, and Spain jointly operating the sovereignty of the Banamayunhe and building the Banamayunhe was freshly released; the official name of this treaty is the "Banamayunhe Convention."

This convention stipulates that the construction rights of the Banamayunhe are jointly held by France, the UK, and Spain, and the subsequent operating and management rights as well as the income brought by the operation should also be jointly divided by the three countries.

Because France has already invested a lot in the construction process of the Banamayunhe, France will control 40% of the shares of the Banamayunhe, and the remaining 60% of the shares will be jointly divided by the UK and Spain, each holding 30% of the shares.

As joint construction parties, the UK, France, and Spain should jointly maintain the construction of the Banamayunhe and ensure the stability of the situation in the canal construction area.

At the same time, the three countries should unite to resist threats from the outside world, such as other countries that are also interested in the canal.

Unless the three countries nod at the same time, other countries have no right to participate in the construction and subsequent operation of the Banamayunhe, and are not allowed to have any country interfere with the sovereignty of the Banamayunhe.

The UK, France, and Spain that signed the treaty are all powerful great power countries, and the signing of this "Banamayunhe Convention" is also quite open and aboveboard, and even invited many media to witness it in person.

When the Americans learned that the UK, France, and Spain jointly signed the "Banamayunhe Convention," they couldn't help but be stunned.

Who could have thought that these three countries had already discussed the construction and subsequent operating and management matters of the Banamayunhe in secret, and completely excluded the United States from the operating and management rights of the Banamayunhe.

One must know that these three countries are all European countries, and in theory, they should have no relationship with the Banamayunhe.

On the contrary, the United States, which was excluded, is the country that needs the Banamayunhe the most. The country that needs the Banamayunhe the most was excluded from the operating and management rights of the Banamayunhe, which actually also means that subsequent United States wanting to pass through the Banamayunhe must pass through the consent of the three great powers of Britain, France, and Spain.

For the sovereignty of the Banamayunhe, the United States planned the Colombian Civil War. But the result in front of them is that the United States has no relationship with the subsequent operating and management rights of the Banamayunhe, and it is impossible to obtain sovereignty under the control of the three great powers of Britain, France, and Spain.

The three great powers of Britain, France, and Spain, pulling any one out is something the Americans cannot afford to offend. Not to mention that these three countries unite to control the Banamayunhe; even if they give the Americans ten more guts, they would not dare to openly provoke the three great powers that signed the convention.

Of course, the protest on the surface is still necessary.