Reborn as King of South America

Chapter 99: Bolivia
Adolfo and Melgarejo successfully negotiated, but the final signing of the peace treaty still required the consent of the Chinese Independence Army.

In the city of Sucre, in addition to the three warring parties, there was also a group of Indians wearing various decorations on their heads who attended the peace talks. They stood behind Liu Pu, the representative of the Chinese Independence Army, and looked at the Bolivian white people present with complicated eyes.

The Aymara chief was one of the Indian chiefs who followed Liu Pu to negotiate. Because they joined the Chinese Independence Army early on and showed bravery in a series of subsequent battles, the Aymara people received a large amount of land rewards.

As soon as the northern part of La Paz fell into the hands of the Indians, the various tribes began to divide up their territories according to the pre-determined land divisions.

Every Aymara warrior who participated in the war obtained a large amount of land, and with the support of the Chinese Independence Army, the Aymara tribe won over a dozen Indian tribes to form a new tribal alliance. The original Aymara chief served as the new tribal chief. The newly formed tribal alliance was stronger than the Indian tribes north of La Paz. In the Indian autonomous region to be established, the Aymara tribal alliance will occupy one-fifth of the land and one-sixth of the population of the autonomous region.

The Indians have never been unified. The tribes are scattered and have great cultural differences. Even in later times, there are still hundreds of Indian ethnic groups in Bolivia and thousands of Indian tribes.

Although the newly formed Aymara Tribal Alliance does not have an absolute advantage in the north of La Paz, the Aymara people can still gain a dominant position in the north of La Paz in the face of other scattered Indian tribes.

It was the first time for the old Aymara chief to attend such a large-scale meeting, and he felt both excited and nervous.

For a long time, the fate of the Indians was controlled by Western colonists, whether it was the Spaniards and Portuguese who divided the South American continent or the British and Dutch who were always eyeing them. In their eyes, the Indians were just talking commodities. These commodities could cultivate the land and mine coal for them. They were tools for them to create wealth, while their lives were like ants. When they got sick and died, they were thrown into the wild mountains and forests, and then they would continue to enslave the next batch of Indians to work for them.

For hundreds of years, facing the oppression and exploitation of Western colonists, the Indians have risen up in resistance and shed blood and sacrificed their lives, but their efforts have not brought hope for the future of the Indians. Before South America gained independence, the Indians were landless and uncivilized people. Now after independence, the Indians are still regarded as indigenous people in the eyes of white people and people outside the civilized world.

However, the Indians' long-term resistance was not in vain after all. Today, with the help of Chinese troops, the Indians stand upright in the city of Sucre and participate in negotiations involving the vital interests of the Indians on an equal footing.

The old Aymara chieftain was not sure that the white Bolivians would agree to the Indians' conditions for autonomy, but this peace talk was the most favorable opportunity for the Indians in Bolivia to fight for autonomy. Once the Chinese troops left Bolivia, it would be more difficult for the Indians to fight for autonomy without the military support behind them. Therefore, even though he knew that the negotiation process would not go smoothly, the old Aymara chieftain still insisted on the bottom line of autonomy.

Only by seizing this opportunity will there be hope for the future of the Indians, the old Aymara chief's eyes revealed a determined light.

Although Liu Pu brought the Indians to negotiate, it seemed a little strange in the eyes of the Bolivian high-level officials, but it did not attract much attention from them. In the eyes of Adolfo and Melgarejo's representatives, the Chinese troops were the negotiating force that could be equal to them, and the Indians were never within their consideration.

After representatives from all parties arrived, negotiations began quickly. Since Adolfo and Melgarejo had agreed on the negotiation terms in advance, consensus was quickly reached on the arrangements for Melgarejo's side.

One: Melgarejo and his brother will not be held accountable for the crimes they committed while in power, but half of their property and land in Bolivia will be nationalized.
Second: Within half a month, Melgarejo and Balivian must leave Bolivia. They are not allowed to enter Bolivia without the permission of the government.

Three: The troops under Melgarejo were placed under the command of Adolfo, officers below the rank of major were retained, and officers above the rank of major were transferred to serve in other units. …

15. All soldiers who participated in this civil war are innocent, and captured soldiers are repatriated and released.

The agreement contained more than a dozen items, the two most important of which were the treatment of Melgarejo personally and the affiliation and resettlement of his troops. After reaching agreement on these two aspects, the other conditions were minor issues and were resolved one by one after a little bargaining between the representatives of the three parties.

After the peace talks were reached, the representatives of the three parties naturally had to sign and confirm. However, at this time, Liu Pu put down the pen in his hand and said, "Everyone, the problem of Melgarejo has been solved, but the problems of the Indian tribes behind me have not been settled. They are also the ones who followed our army to resist Melgarejo's tyranny. I think they are qualified to obtain a status commensurate with the results of the war after the war."

"Sir, are you kidding me? A bunch of uncivilized Indians want to share the profits! This joke is not funny at all."

"No, I am serious. Indians have always been allies and friends of the Chinese Independence Army. We have always treated our friends sincerely and equally. So, Mr. Balivian, please take back your insulting words. Otherwise, I cannot guarantee that our Indian friends will not take extreme actions."

Liu Pu's tone was calm, but Balivian dared not ignore his words, because the dozen or so Indian warriors standing behind Liu Pu were glaring at him angrily, and what they held in their hands were not the wooden sticks they used to use, but pistols that could kill people at close range.

Balivian didn't dare to joke with his own life. When he saw the Indian warriors holding pistols, he shut his mouth tactfully. However, he couldn't apologize to these Indians whom he looked down upon.

Naturally, Liu Pu could not force Balivian to apologize to the Indians, as that would only make subsequent negotiations more difficult. Therefore, after Liu Pu dispelled Balivian's momentum, he raised it high, put it down gently, and then put forward the conditions for establishing an Indian autonomous region.

The previous negotiations on the peace terms went smoothly, but when faced with Liu Pu's condition of establishing an Indian autonomous region, it was like a bomb dropped into a pond, which immediately exploded.

Adolfo's negotiating representatives refused to give in at all, and the negotiations did not produce any results due to the huge differences between the two sides.

On the second and third days, the two sides were still deadlocked in their respective conditions and refused to give in. Adolfo secretly mobilized his troops to prepare for war after the failure of the negotiations.
The situation suddenly became tense and war was on the verge of breaking out. At this critical juncture, Adolfo suddenly sent someone to inform them that he would agree to the conditions of the Chinese Independence Army and allow the establishment of an Indian autonomous region in the northern part of La Paz Province.

Adolfo's sudden retreat was not because he had a change of heart, but because he received news from Brazil that the Brazilian-Japanese coalition had defeated the main force of Paraguay and was now marching towards Asuncion, the capital of Paraguay. At the same time, a Brazilian army invaded Bolivia and occupied the land ceded to Brazil by Melgarejo.

One wind brings up a thousand waves. The sudden invasion of Brazil made Adolfo feel dangerous and he had no choice but to agree to the demands of the Chinese Independence Army.

(End of this chapter)