While the Southern African Expeditionary Force was withdrawing from France in batches, negotiations were ongoing.
After entering October, as the negotiations deepened, the contradictions accumulated during the World War gradually began to emerge. Although the Entente as a whole fought against the Allies during the World War, in the Allied camp, different countries made different contributions to defeating the Allies.
During the World War, Britain and France made certain compromises and concessions for the sake of the unity of the Allied Powers. Now that it is time to distribute benefits, the contradiction has been infinitely magnified.
As a major member of the British Expeditionary Force, Southern Africa's interests were the first to be recognized.
As Roque requested, Southwest Africa and Tanganyika were designated as Class C Mandate Territories and Class B Mandate Territories respectively, with the Allies entrusting Southern Africa to rule.
The situation in the Mesopotamia is a little more complicated. Although France has given up its territorial claims to the Mesopotamia, it is not willing to see Britain annexing the Mesopotamia. Southern Africa and the United Kingdom here are still a whole. The final decision is in the Mesopotamia.
The basin formed an independent country.
The Sultanate of Najd made huge gains. Not only was it recognized by the Allied Powers, but it also openly annexed the Sultanate of Muscat and pushed the national border to the Jordan River.
The independence of the Kingdom of Congo and the Republic of the Congo was also confirmed by the Allied Powers. The Kingdom of Belgium renounced its suzerainty over the Kingdom of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo. The Kingdom of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo agreed to contribute supplies equivalent to approximately one million pounds as a token of support for the Kingdom of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo.
Compensation for domestic Belgian companies.
The problem in East India is a bit complicated. After Japan declared war on Germany, East India also declared war on Germany and sent troops to occupy German islands in the Pacific. By the time Japan noticed this, East India had already completed its occupation of those islands.
, Japan now demanded ownership of part of the island, but was rejected by East India.
The food of the Japanese is too ugly, and those islands have nothing to do with the Japanese. Although Japan has the "Anglo-Japanese Alliance", the East Indies also have the support of southern Africa.
After being frustrated on the island issue, Japan turned to seeking to establish an equality clause that would not allow racial discrimination in the soon-to-be-established League of Nations. It hoped that European countries and the United States could treat Japan equally and not confuse Japan with other Asian countries.
This proposal itself is to improve Japan's status, but it touches on the fundamental interests of European countries and the United States.
If such a clause is established, the suzerainty status of European countries in Africa will be challenged, and the United States will not be able to justify itself. The tragedy of American Indians and the still-uncancelled Chinese Exclusion Act will cause controversy because of this clause.
For similar reasons, Australia also opposes this proposal, because in Australia, the interests of local indigenous people also have no protection.
After being rejected by European countries and the United States, the Japanese delegation decided to break with the West, mainly with the United Kingdom. After the Russo-Japanese War and the World War, the Japanese felt that they were already full-fledged and saw no need to pursue new ideas.
Before reaching the goal, maintain friendly relations with former allies.
The Japanese are very much like the Italians in this way.
The performance of the Kingdom of Italy during the World War was a disaster. The millions of Italian troops promised by the Italian government did not play a million-level role. No progress was made in the twelve consecutive battles of the Isonzo River. Instead, they were defeated by the German-Austrian Allied Forces.
A counterattack was routed thousands of miles away, and the defeat was saved with the help of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force.
Although it performed poorly in the World War, at the Paris Peace Conference, the Kingdom of Italy still obtained more land than the British Foreign Secretary Edward Gray had promised to the Kingdom of Italy in order to allow the Kingdom of Italy to participate in the war. A piece of land near the Alps, which is numerous.
The land inhabited by Germans and Austrians was assigned to the Kingdom of Italy, and this land was not within the scope of Edward Grey's promise.
Even so, the Italians were still not satisfied. After getting more than expected, the Kingdom of Italy also asked for Fiume in Croatia. Fium is Rijeka in Italian. This city is the third largest city and the largest in Croatia.
A major port, shipbuilding and shipping center, and one of the economic and cultural centers.
This request was naturally rejected. The Kingdom of Italy was extremely angry and simply packed up and returned to Rome a few days later.
Italy is now more powerful than ever since the collapse of the Roman Empire.
Through the Italian-Turkish War and the World War, although the Kingdom of Italy performed poorly in the World War, as a member of the Allied Powers, Italy searched its surrounding "neighbors" and found that there was no one to fear, so the Kingdom of Italy returned to its old ways and cooperated with the United Kingdom.
, France began to distance itself.
When the Italian delegation returned to Rome, Roque was in Port Elizabeth, inspecting the oil fields and port facilities in Port Elizabeth.
The area of Port Elizabeth today has expanded approximately fifty times compared to when Rock first bought Port Elizabeth.
During the World War, many Ottoman dignitaries came to Port Elizabeth to escape the war. Port Elizabeth became unprecedentedly prosperous. Housing prices in the Kings and Queens districts were pushed up to an unbearable level. Food prices also rose to a certain extent, but compared to
It was acceptable compared to Constantinople.
After the Kings and Queens districts were full, Li De opened up a new district to accommodate the new immigrants who had just arrived in Port Elizabeth. The name of the new district was "Nyaasaland District".
Compared with the last time Rock came to Port Elizabeth, Port Elizabeth now covers a larger area, has better urban infrastructure, and has more trees. The trees planted when the Umbrella Company first came to Port Elizabeth have grown after nearly ten years.
, also began to flourish.
Compared with the city, the size of the port is also expanding. Dozens of ships enter and exit Elizabeth Port every day, transporting oil from Elizabeth Port and at the same time delivering food and other daily necessities that Elizabeth Port needs.
At this time, Rock also realized the benefits of a single economy in the colony, so now in Port Elizabeth, oil is still the only economic pillar. After the new immigrants arrived in Port Elizabeth, after a short rest (interval) in Elizabeth Port,
They will go to inland areas in batches for dispersed resettlement. Mesopotamia is the main destination. There is also an influx of new immigrants in Damascus and along the Jordan River. There are even resettlement sites for new immigrants in the oases in Najd Sudan.
Most of these immigrants are family members of Chinese workers.
During the entire World War, approximately 300,000 Chinese workers came to Europe through different channels, some of whom were employed by the French government, and others were labor groups organized by major immigration companies in southern Africa.
After the workers came to Europe, they realized how big the world was and that there was so much land in the Mesopotamia and Mesopotamia that had not been cultivated or was gradually becoming deserted because of no one to manage it.
It is easy to get these lands. As long as you agree to settle down, the immigration company will even bear the immigration costs of the workers' families. According to the regulations of the Adan Company, every worker who agrees to immigrate to the Mesopotamia can get at least 50 acres of land ownership.
It is about 300 acres, which is enough to drive the laborers crazy. Before they came to Europe, they were poor people with only four walls. Now they have the opportunity to get such a huge fortune in the Mesopotamia. Although some people insist that this is an immigration company.
trap, but more people are willing to try it.
After all, they have nothing to lose.
"Since the end of the World War, immigrant ships have arrived in Port Elizabeth every week. The new immigrants are very enthusiastic about the land. They are eager to go to the resettlement site at the isolation point. We are resettling the new immigrants in the form of a small town.
The town will resettle about twenty families of new immigrants, and at the same time station a small team of mercenaries to protect the new immigrants from interference by the local indigenous people." Li De has gained some weight in recent years. When he was in Cape Town,
Li De was still Luo Ke's little follower, but now he is a full-time official in charge of the frontier.
Although Li De was nominally the general manager of Adan Company, in fact even the King of the Sultanate of Najd, Ali Rashid, had to make an appointment to see Li De.
Of course, since the establishment of the Sultanate of Najd, Li De regarded Ali Rashid as a real king. In front of Ali Rashid, there was not much arrogance and domineeringness similar to that of the Supreme Emperor.
"There are still local indigenous people in the resettlement site?" Rock said lightly.
"It was there before, but it's gone now," Li De understood.
Luo Ke nodded and stopped talking. There was still a lot of work to be done to ensure long-term peace and stability in the two river basins.
"Ali wanted to incorporate the Sultanate of Najd into southern Africa. I told him not to rush, at least it would take a few years. Since the beginning of this year, Ali Rashid wanted to count the total population of the Sultanate of Najd, but he has been unable to do so.
Until now, this work has not been completed. Now the Sultanate of Najd is really sparsely populated. Sometimes we can walk in the desert for half a month without seeing a single person. One of our exploration teams disappeared in the desert and was only found a month later.
, all members of the exploration team have become mummies." The situation described by Li De is a normal phenomenon in the Najd Sultanate. Without oil, the Najd Sultanate is really worthless.
"Now that there is enough oil, the exploration work can be stopped for a while. We have just conquered the two river basins. The next task is to slowly digest it. Even if it takes ten years, we must complete the transformation of the two river basins." Luo Ke did not say.
Don't worry, Port Elizabeth is a good example. Ten years sounds like a long time, but it's actually not that long. It goes by in the blink of an eye.
Li De didn't speak, he was hesitant to speak.
"Say!" Rock said simply.
"I want to be transferred back to southern Africa." Li De is still very smart.
