1894 The Wealth-Giving Boy of the Protective Umbrella
British Somalia is also where Rock once fought.
Just after the World War, a rebellion broke out in British Somalia. Rock once led the army to British Somalia to quell the rebellion.
After the rebellion was suppressed, not all Southern African troops evacuated from British Somalia. There was still a Southern African military stationed in Berbera, the largest port in British Somalia, and had the right to use part of the Berbera port.
This situation is understandable. The United Kingdom has even given Halifax and Changi naval bases to Southern Africa. It is normal to allocate part of the port use rights to Southern Africa.
The reasons for Southern Africa are also very good. After all, a large number of Southern African merchant ships pass through the Red Sea every day. Southern Africa needs to have a fixed supply point along the Red Sea coast to provide supplies and security protection for Southern African merchant ships.
Since there are "security protection" considerations, it is normal for southern Africa to deploy warships in Berbera.
Southern Africa has a "Durban" class light cruiser and a small fleet of two destroyers in Berbera, as well as six 300-ton offshore patrol boats.
Hundreds of ocean-going cargo ships pass through Berbera every day. Beyond Berbera is the Red Sea, and then the Suez Canal. This river is always so busy.
"A maritime power should have countless military ports and military bases around the world, so for our Indian Ocean Fleet, everything around the Indian Ocean should be our sphere of influence. The captain of the light cruiser USS Devin is also the captain of this mini fleet
Commander Sandy Jerry often said this.
The "Durban" class light cruiser has a fixed crew of only 350 people, the destroyer has a crew of 150 people, plus a company of marines and logistics support personnel, there are a total of 1,200 southern African soldiers in Berbera.
Don't look at the fact that there are only three warships.
This mini fleet is already the most powerful fleet around the Red Sea. Neither Britain nor France has deployed warships in the Red Sea.
Not to mention warships, British Somalia has more than 20,000 square kilometers. Apart from the big-hatted Indian police, there is not even a single British soldier. The real maintenance of law and security relies on southern Africa.
Big hat Indian police are unreliable.
Since the rise of southern Africa, the British colonies have indeed had more choices. The security of the Berbera port is handled by the Umbrella Company. Although the salary of the big-hat Indian police is low, their work efficiency is inefficient and irresponsible, so British Somalia
The colonial government now placed greater trust in Umbrella Company mercenaries.
The key is that the mercenaries of the Umbrella Company are not expensive. Not only do they not need to be paid by British Somalia, but they can turn over more profits to the colonial government, which makes the colonial government very happy.
The profits handed over by the Umbrella Company come from commercial operations at the Port of Berbera.
As a successful commercial company, Umbrella's business model has long been beyond the security field.
Don't forget that Umbrella was originally an intelligence agency.
Where is the easiest place to get information?
The answer is various entertainment venues.
Therefore, while the Umbrella Company has strong military force, it also has strong management capabilities in the entertainment industry.
As a port, Berbera has many ships docking for supplies every day.
After the ship enters the port, the captain and sailors always need to go ashore for consumption. They are usually very generous, willing to spend and have the ability to spend. Therefore, the port entertainment industry is very profitable. A large part of the profits of umbrella companies come from ports around the world.
business operations.
Leopold, who has just returned to Berbera from Avare, is now at Umbrella's headquarters in Berbera.
Leopold was really Persian, and technically he was once a member of the Persian royal family.
Lisa Khan overthrew the Qajar dynasty and established the Pahlavi dynasty. Leopold was forced to go into exile in Port Elizabeth and join the umbrella. His current position is a senior business executive, commonly known as "the contractor".
"The situation of the Abyssinians is very difficult. The Italians are attacking Addis Ababa. Once the Italians occupy Addis Ababa, the Abyssinian Empire will be destroyed." Leopold
Te's expression was complicated, as he thought of the Qajar dynasty that had been overthrown.
"How is the performance of the Italian army? It won't really be as good as Italy advertises, right?" Nick Bernard, the head of Umbrella Company in Berbera, is French and a former member of the French Foreign Legion, and has now joined the South
African nationality.
The Italian army performed very well when it first invaded Abyssinia. The Italian media touted it in newspapers and magazines, boasting that the Italian army was "number one in the Mediterranean".
It’s not that Italians are being modest. In fact, the last “World’s No. 1 Army” and the last “Europe’s No. 1 Army” have failed, so Italy chose the tricky angle of “Mediterranean”, and now no one can grab it.
This is probably the first.
That’s not right. Regarding the “first” of the Italians, France said it was not worthy of the name.
Even if France is no longer "number one in the world", it will not be the Italians who are number one in the Mediterranean.
"Whether the Italians are outstanding depends on who they compare with. Compared with the Abyssinian Empire, the Italian army is indeed quite outstanding." Leopold laughed out loud. The lovely Italians are always so confident.
If compared with the southern African army.
Then the Italians who claim to be the best in the Mediterranean have no choice but to become cooks.
Of course, when it comes to cooking, the French are also dissatisfied.
"That's right, Italians are good at making noodles, so they can fight, haha." Nick also laughed. The combat effectiveness of the Italian army was a joke to the southern African army.
"They are not as good at making noodles as the southern Africans," Leopold pouted. Italians learned how to make noodles from the Chinese.
"Tsk tsk, the Abyssinians are quite rich." Nick sighed as he looked at the list that Leopold brought back. Even if Abyssinia lags behind, the royal family is still very rich.
Abyssinia is rich in natural resources. One of the important reasons why the Italians invaded Abyssinia was to obtain Abyssinian resources.
As a slave country, the Abyssinian Empire was founded in 1270 and has a history of 660 years.
Hundreds of years of accumulation are still very strong. Although the gas mask that Leopold brought to Asfa Watson was free assistance, Asfa Watson still gave Leopold a ton of gold as a thank you.
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A ton!
It can be seen how huge the wealth accumulated by the Abyssinian Empire over hundreds of years was.
Not only did the Abyssinian Empire purchase supplies at double the normal price, but all were paid in gold. From this transaction alone, the Umbrella Company made a profit of at least one million rand.
This is just the first transaction. Asfa Watson and Leoport have just come into contact and have not yet established full trust. If the first transaction is completed smoothly, Asfa Watson promises to give Leo a
Porter brings more orders.
"We have to send what the Abyssinians want as soon as possible, hoping that the Abyssinians can hold on longer." Leopold was worried that the Abyssinians would not hold on for long, and the Italians were
The army continued to increase and its commanders were changed.
When the war first broke out, the Italians divided their forces into three groups and invaded Abyssinia.
Now that the war has entered a stalemate, the Italian army in Abyssinia has exceeded 300,000 people. Two days ago, Fat Bald just appointed Marshal Petro Badoglio as the commander-in-chief of the Italian army, taking full responsibility for the war against Afghanistan.
Before the war broke out, the total strength of the Abyssinian army was only 300,000, of which only more than 10,000 were well-trained troops.
The current situation is similar to that during the Second Boer War.
During the Second Boer War, in order to conquer the Boers, whose total number was only 400,000, the British Empire mobilized 450,000 people from colonies around the world, and only then did the Boer coalition forces die alive.
The Italians probably have a similar plan. Abyssinia has no industrial capacity and all military supplies must be purchased from abroad. As long as Italy continues to increase its troops, sooner or later the Abyssinians will be eaten alive.
It is said that the fat bald man has recruited another 200,000 soldiers in Italy.
After the training is completed, Fat Bald will send all 200,000 troops to Abyssinia.
"Do the Abyssinians know your true identity?" Nick was curious. If the Abyssinians knew Leopold's true identity, then the Abyssinians would ask for more.
"I don't know, we are a commercial company." Leopold smiled like an old fox.
Umbrella Corporation has publicly stated that it will not be involved in national-scale wars and will only provide private security services.
This point has now been voluntarily given up by the Umbrella Company. Even war umbrella companies at the level of the Brazilian Civil War can participate, and they also cooperated with the Mizhou Army to defeat the US-Pakistan coalition forces.
It would be a bit shameless to talk about "commercial company" at this time.
"It's a pity, we can actually play a greater role." Nick slightly regretted that after the Brazilian Civil War, Roque reiterated this point again and did not allow the Umbrella Company to easily intervene in the war at the top five level.
Even though southern Africans look down upon Italy when it comes to it, for other countries, Italy is still very powerful.
Nor was it the Italian army that Roque was worried about.
Rather, they are worried that if the umbrella's strength expands too quickly, it will have a greater negative impact on the situation in Europe.
With Italy's invasion of Abyssinia, the situation in Europe was further collapsing.
If nothing unexpected happens next, it should be the Spanish Civil War.
"It's not bad now. We don't need to send a single soldier to get the benefits we want. What's more important is to sell all the backward weapons and ammunition that are about to expire to the Abyssinians in exchange for lovely
"There is no better business than this kind of gold." Leopold was very satisfied. The Abyssinian Empire was the umbrella of the money-giving boy.
