At the end of the day, so-called "free trade" still came down to whose fist was bigger. Only the stronger side could truly trade freely. Britain's own military strength was no longer sufficient to play a leading role in South America, so its market share there would gradually shrink as well.
However, even if Britain's influence was to completely dissipate from South America, that would take time. At the very least, in this era, the Royal Navy remained the world's most powerful naval force, so Britain could still take the initiative in global affairs.
Besihofen and Michel, as workers in Port of Alexandria, generally knew more about the economic conditions of the countries and regions around the South Atlantic because of the scope of Port of Alexandria's business.
Michel said, "Anyway, aside from the Empire, Argentina is the only place along the entire South Atlantic coast with relatively decent conditions."
"Argentina is the world's granary and meat locker. I heard the Empire imports some grain and meat from Argentina every year, but it's hard to see such imported goods in our province."
Besihofen was not surprised in the slightest. He said as if it were only natural, "Of course. Our Letania Province is also a fertile place. The beef, mutton, and grain produced in our province are not much worse than Argentina's."
Letania Province was indeed one of East Africa's high-quality agricultural and pastoral regions. Although it had been developed relatively late, its unique geographical environment and climate gave its livestock breeding and grain cultivation even greater advantages.
It was originally located in the transitional belt between grassland and desert, but compared with the southern Southwest Province, Namibia, Laita's climate leaned more toward tropical savanna.
Furthermore, the local terrain consisted mainly of plateaus and was relatively flat, so Letania Province