When Ada and Sidney Milner teamed up to plot against the French, Roque was chairing a meeting of the Southern African Union.
The reason why Roque is so determined to break away from the Commonwealth is because there is a huge market in the Southern African Union behind him.
After Madagascar merged into the Southern African Federation, there were only six countries left in the Southern African Union. Australia, which was once very close to the Southern African Union, has recently been consciously keeping a distance from Southern Africa due to the influence of the United Kingdom.
Roque doesn't care whether Australia joins the Southern African Union. Staying in the Commonwealth is Australia's best choice. Roque also needs Southern African products and continues to occupy the Commonwealth market with the help of his Australian identity.
After Southern Africa broke away from the Commonwealth, its position within the Southern African Union has become more and more stable. The benefits that Madagascar has gained after joining the Southern African Federation are obvious to all. Therefore, not long ago, Spain officially submitted an application to Pretoria, hoping to be incorporated.
Federation of Southern Africa.
West Africa is the former Portuguese West Africa. After independence, the area of West Africa has shrunk slightly. Now it has a total area of about 1 million square kilometers and a population of 6.5 million, most of whom are of African descent.
It was precisely because of this that Roque did not agree immediately. After all, to accept West Africa, one must accept West Africans. It is not twenty years ago now, so we cannot go too far.
Of course, it is also very beneficial to accept West Africa. In other words, any country in Africa can be called a strategic resource reserve.
West Africa has more than 13.1 billion barrels of oil reserves and 7 trillion cubic meters of natural gas reserves; its main minerals include diamonds, iron, phosphates, copper, manganese, uranium, lead, tin, zinc, tungsten, gold, quartz, marble and granite;
Diamond reserves are about 1 billion carats, iron ore 1.7 billion tons, phosphate 200 million tons, and manganese ore nearly 100 million tons; the forest area is 53 million hectares, with a forest coverage rate of 35%. It is the second largest forestry resource country in Africa, producing ebony.
White sandalwood, rosewood, mahogany and other precious woods; it is also rich in water power, agriculture, animal husbandry and fishery resources.
The data in the above paragraph of nearly 160 words looks good, but in fact it has problems.
For example, the oil fields in West Africa are almost all located on the offshore coast near Cabinda and in the deep-sea oil fields of the Lower Congo Basin.
So it looks good. In fact, with existing technology, deep sea oil fields cannot be developed at all. Although offshore oil fields are technically fine, with Port Elizabeth, Southern Africa's demand for oil is not so urgent.
For the same reason, there are diamonds in West Africa and kimberlites in Southern Africa.
There are iron ore deposits in West Africa, and there are the Pilbara and Iron Quad in southern Africa.
Even the forest resources in West Africa are not inferior to those of Congo and West Africa, so the value of West Africa is more reflected in the future rather than the present.
"So, the resources in West Africa are dispensable to us -" Xiaosi didn't know what to say. He could only say that southern Africa has too strong a foundation. Even resources of this level in West Africa are not suitable for southern Africa.
It's all said to be dispensable.
"That certainly can't be said. Even if we don't use it, we can still save it as a strategic reserve." The Anglo-Saxon gene in Henry's bones is extremely strong. We will wait until we take advantage of it.
"That's it, it's easy to annex West Africa, but what happens after that?" Stoudemire doesn't want to bear the huge responsibility of 6.5 million West Africans. With the strength of Southern Africa, after annexing West Africa, this will also be a huge financial burden. I don't know how many more
How long will it take to get your money back?
The key is whether Southern Africa annexes West Africa or not, it will not prevent Southern Africa from developing and utilizing the resources of West Africa.
And for Stoudemire, the value of land is just that, and even the living space is enough for the 80 million people in southern Africa.
"If it doesn't work, just follow the example of America -" Henry would occasionally turn into a cold-blooded animal, and some of his words were also chilling.
"That's not impossible -" Xiaosi and Henry sang in harmony. This was probably the fundamental reason why they did not agree to annex West Africa.
Roque did not speak, but was weighing the pros and cons in his heart. Although annexing West Africa was not the best time, even if he did not annex, at least it would not dampen the hearts of those in West Africa who longed for southern Africa.
Southern Africa has already annexed the Kingdom of Mozambique and Madagascar, and now it would be a bit hurtful to exclude West Africa.
Compared with the Kingdom of Mozambique and Madagascar, is West Africa so bad that you don’t even want to send it to your doorstep?
It’s so disrespectful!
After coming to this time and space, Rock's views on African Americans have actually changed a lot. Why do African Americans in another time and space show so much resentment towards white people after they awaken in the 21st century? Because white people in this era treat Africans.
The method is really cruel, so cruel that even Rock, as a nationalist, can't stand it.
So southern Africa is completely different from European colonizers in this respect.
Although African labor was also used to build Southern Africa, Southern Africa paid Africans wages, which directly turned the slavery relationship into an employment relationship. In the future, even if Africans in this time and space want to counterattack, there will be no original reason.
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I'm afraid that someone will deliberately instigate it.
Southern Africa knows how to use various methods to stabilize exports, and Americans are not stupid. Since you can easily buy for zero dollars just by making a fuss, why bother working hard from 9 to 5 to get paid for your labor?
A person with noble character can still survive even if he is placed in a harsh environment.
For people with bad character, the gentler the environment around them, the more obvious their inner malice will be amplified.
Seeing that Rock remained silent, Henry and Stoudemire shut up at the same time.
Even if Henry and Stoudemire have ideas, they will fully respect Rock's opinion. This is the authority formed by Rock's long-term almost never making mistakes.
There will be meat to eat if you follow Roark.
"Although West Africa is not developed enough, I think we can give it a try. If the problem is serious, we still have a chance to correct it-" Roque's thinking is no longer limited to southern Africa. The biggest impact of leaving the Commonwealth on southern Africa is
Yes, Southern Africa must pay more attention to its allies, although these allies in Southern Africa seem a bit weak now.
It is indeed a bit weak. The key is the lack of human resources. In the Southern African Union countries, excluding Southern Africa, even the most populous East India has just exceeded 10 million people. Others, such as West Africa and the Congo, have a population of less than 10 million.
Najd is the worst. The population is still only 2 million, and it is still declining. The Rashid family——
There is nothing to say about the Rashid family, the chosen ones.
"What about the West Africans?" Stoudemire still had doubts.
"Strengthen education and restrict population. The key is the judicial field. Don't discriminate against Africans, and certainly don't give Africans special privileges outside the law." Roque's last sentence is tantamount to not saying that all countries in this era do not discriminate.
Africans are already pretty good.
"If education is strengthened, Africans can become qualified workers." It is rare for Henry to make a positive comment, and Henry does have a say in this regard.
Rock thought more.
Europe has started an arms race, and Southern Africa cannot stay out of it. Even the Italians and the French have begun building battleships of more than 40,000 tons, and the Southern African military is also very vocal.
In any case, the doctrine of giant ships and artillery is also very popular in southern Africa.
Although it has been proven through previous exercises that battleships are no longer the decisive factor in winning future naval battles, every southern African has a dream about a super battleship in his heart.
Whether it is useful or not is one thing; whether it is useful or not is another thing entirely.
Among other things, if the Atlantic Fleet and the Indian Ocean Fleet each had one or two super battleships, then the Atlantic Fleet would not be as aggrieved as it is now when facing the Americans and the Indian Ocean Fleet facing the Japanese.
Now the situation is to laugh at each other.
The Southern African Navy looks at the Americans and Japanese as if they were fools. They are obviously battleships that are on the verge of being eliminated, but they are still treated as treasures by you. Are you stupid?
Americans and Japanese look at southern Africans like fools. They don't even have a capable super battleship, but they are still so confident. Does the Royal Navy give you the confidence?
Oh, sorry, the Royal Navy is no longer the father of the Southern African Navy.
Regardless of whether the Southern African navy recognizes this father, at least that is how it is in the eyes of the Americans and Japanese.
Therefore, Rock is now not only considering building a super battleship, but also integrating the power of the Southern African Union so that he can take the lead in the world war in the near future.
Yes, although Rock didn't want to see it, now Rock could smell the long-lost smell of gunpowder smoke.
A world war is approaching.
This world war is different from the last one. It is also a battle of national destiny for southern Africa.
If we win, southern Africa will be able to completely get rid of the influence of Europe and the United States and soar into the sky.
If we lose, Southern Africa's thirty years of hard work will be in vain.
Although Roque is confident, he does not think Southern Africa will lose.
But there is a difference between a hearty victory and a tragic victory after a bloody battle, although they are both victories.
What Rock needs is definitely a hearty victory.
The United States in another time and space has proven that it is not a qualified leader of the global village.
As Roque said, southern Africa now at least has a chance to try.
On January 6, 1931, West Africa was merged into Southern Africa and completely became part of the Southern African federal government.
On the same day, Southern Africa decided to start construction of the "Kitchinna" class battleship.
The "Kitchina" class battleship has paper data that is no less than that of the French "Richelieu" class battleship and the Italian "Veneto" class battleship. The standard displacement is 35,000 tons, and the full load displacement must be more than 40,000 tons, but with
Unlike the "Richelieu" whose main gun calibers are only 380 and 381 mm respectively, the "Veneto" uses a 406 mm main gun.
