In any case, a divided Portuguese East Africa is in the best interest of neighboring countries and regions.
The "surrounding countries and regions" here include Cape, Rhodesia, Nyasaland, Tanganyika, and Madagascar across the sea.
The Portuguese are also very good at choosing locations. The colonies are surrounded by the colonies of Britain, France, and Germany, as well as Rhodesia, a weirdo, and Nyasaland, a rising star.
After the separation of Portuguese East Africa, the Yao people's part was the largest, reaching 350,000 square kilometers; Nyasaland was the second, with an area of 200,000 square kilometers; the Portuguese part was only 150,000 square kilometers; Rhodesia received
At least, only 100,000 square kilometers.
Rock finally got over the addiction to imperialism. When determining the border, he actually took a ruler and used a pencil to draw a straight border line on the map.
Stoudemire also came to help and determined the border between Rhodesia and Nyasaland himself.
Looking at Stoudemire drawing on the map, Rock was very worried. If it was a little farther south or a little farther north, it would be a difference of hundreds or thousands of square kilometers.
Fortunately, Xiaosi didn't notice that when drawing the line, he directly connected Bella and Chimoio and drew a straight line, which was much further south than Rock's mental position. It is roughly estimated that Xiaosi's stroke made Ni
Asalan's territory increased by at least 3,000 square kilometers.
Therefore, if you are not a professional, it is really not suitable to make blind gestures in areas that you are not familiar with, even if it is something that seems very simple.
"What should we do next? Find the Yao people to buy the land? How much money do we have to pay to the Yao people?" Xiao Si is very wealthy. Listening to this tone, even if the Yao people want 18 million, Xiao Si can get it.
come out.
Stoudemire can indeed afford 18 million. De Beers Unified Mining Company's annual profits are 5 to 6 million. Plus Rhodesia and the companies in which Stoudemire has a stake, Rock doesn't even know that Stoudemire has a stake in it.
As for how much Si can earn every year, the only certainty is that the combined income of the four Cape regional governments may not be as much as what Si earns alone.
No matter how much money you have, you can't build it casually. This is not a waste of money, but a recipe for disaster.
"We can't buy it. Let's rent it first and then buy it later." Luo Ke knew it well and would never dare to make wedding clothes for others.
"In the future? What if the Yao people regret it in the future?" Xiao Si was very anxious. Considering the virtue of Africans, regret is almost 100%.
"The Yao people don't dare. Let's find a way to give the Ngoni and recruiters to the Yao people, just in case the Yao people regret it in the future, haha." Luo Ke smiled sinisterly, and Xiao Si shuddered.
Stoudemire now feels that Rock is a standard Englishman and he is just a Rhodesian bumpkin.
Rock's style of doing things is really in line with the British "shit stirrup" setting. If the Ngoni and recruiters are given to the Yao people, then if the Yao people repent in the future, Rock will support the Ngoni.
People and recruiters should deal with the Yao people just like they dealt with the Portuguese.
So Xiao Si shook his head and smiled bitterly. If it were Xiao Si, he really wouldn't be able to play with these old silver coins.
"If we get the ownership of these lands now, then these lands will become the territory of the British Empire, so we will only rent them now, and we will buy them when we can buy them." Rock made a good calculation and decided what to do.
The method depends on the situation and cannot be generalized.
In the current situation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, the territory areas are actually fixed. Rhodesia is operated by a South African company on a lease basis, while Nyasaland is the territory of Rock. The areas of these two places are
They are all fixed and cannot be changed at will.
Therefore, if Rock and Stoudemire now obtain these lands in a legal form, then these lands will in fact become the territory of the British Empire. It would be great if the British government did not interfere, but what if the British government wants to interfere?
Don't forget that the 300,000 square kilometers obtained by Rock and Stoudemire are all high-quality farms near the sea. There are also several natural harbors on the seaside. Rock will not use his profits to test the bottom line of the British government.
The British government has no bottom line at all.
So Roque simply did not leave room for maneuver for the British government.
At this point, Stoudemire has already treated Rock like a god. Of course, Rock will do whatever he says. So early the next morning, Rock and Stoudemire went to find Zhazha, in front of Ade, the former president, and the general staff officer.
The president and the future Prime Minister met to sign a lease contract.
Party A of the lease contract is from the Yao ethnic group, and Party B is from two newly established companies, one is called Nyasaland Agricultural Development Company and the other is called Rhodesia Agricultural Development Company. These two companies leased Rujela in Portuguese East Africa.
The total area of the land between the Save River and the Save River is about 300,000 square kilometers, and the annual rent is 300,000 pounds.
This money was immediately transferred to the Portuguese by the Yao people as compensation from the Yao people to the Portuguese.
Adé and the former President and Chief of General Staff have no objections to this agreement. In this era, it is normal for enterprises to contract land for management. The Portuguese used to do this in Portuguese East Africa. Now they are just "landowners" from Portugal.
The people were replaced by Yao people, and the "tenants" were changed from Mozambique Company and Niassa Company to Nyasaland Agricultural Development Company and Rhodesia Agricultural Development Company.
The future Prime Minister has no objection to this contract. In fact, if it were not for the fact that some contract details have not yet been determined, the future Prime Minister would now want to leave this sad place of Johannesburg.
Carlos I only compromised with the British and encountered a serious crisis of confidence.
If the content of this agreement is transmitted back to Portugal, the future Prime Minister will not know what kind of trouble will be caused.
Maybe, he, the future prime minister, may not even have a chance to become prime minister.
Of course, this was not what Rock was concerned about, and Rock was no longer involved in the remaining details of the negotiation. After the lease contract was signed, Rock left the Jinshan Hotel with Ade.
Ad is still riding a horse.
Roqueto was very discerning and immediately said that he would donate a batch of cars to the Governor's Palace for use by the Governor's Palace.
How could Ade care about cars? He looked at Roark with particularly sharp eyes. When he returned to the palace where Ade lived, Roark discovered that Frank was also there.
Not Father Frank, but Frank from the War Office.
I can't help it, white people choose names too casually.
The palace where Ade temporarily lives is also the property of the Rhodes family. There is no way, the Rhodes family is too rich. Now, except for the mayor's official residence and the city hall, almost all high-end houses in Johannesburg belong to the Rhodes family.
industry.
"I just arrived in Johannesburg, and your negotiation ended. It was very fast." Frank was very regretful. He thought that the negotiations between the Yao people and the Portuguese were just like the negotiations between the British and the Boers.
It was just as protracted, so after Frank learned about the negotiations, he arranged the work in Nyasaland before rushing to Johannesburg.
As a result, by the time Frank arrived in Johannesburg, the negotiation was over, which made Frank regret it.
"The Yao people used war to force the Portuguese to make concessions. While negotiating, the Yao people have been attacking Chigubo and claimed that after capturing Chigubo, they would continue to attack Lorenzo Marquez and would no longer accept the Portuguese's request for negotiation.
, the Portuguese could not defend Xigubo, so they could only accept the conditions of the Yao people before Xigubo fell." Luo Ke did not take the credit for himself, but gave all the credit to the Yao people who were "good at conquering and fighting".
"The Portuguese are so weak!" Frank lamented.
"Then why didn't you discover this before?" Ade also hated iron.
The Portuguese are indeed very weak. The whole world knows this, but the War Office does not know how to take advantage of it. In this way, it should be the War Office's dereliction of duty.
"Lord, we have no reason to trouble the Portuguese. Even if we want to complete the 'Two C Plans', our goal is Tanganyika or the Congo Free State. Portuguese East Africa is not within the scope of our goals. It is not for us to complete the 'Two C Plans'."
Plan C didn't help." Frank firmly refused to admit that it was the War Office's mistake. Even if there was, it was a decision-making error.
Mistakes in decision-making are definitely not the fault of the War Office, because the War Office only has executive power and does not have decision-making power.
"Come on, it's always your War Office's job to open up territory for the empire." Ade didn't blame the War Office. Before this, everyone knew that the Portuguese were weak, but no one knew that Portugal was so weak.
In other words, he is so weak!
If the Portuguese are weak, they are weak when facing the British. The Portuguese are not weak when facing the Africans. Otherwise, Portugal would not be able to maintain its 500-year colonial rule in Portuguese East Africa.
The key is that Portugal is too weak now. The current king of the Kingdom of Portugal, Carlos I, is actually a very talented person. He is good at painting and has studied oceanography. If he is a painter or an oceanographer, he will definitely be quite good.
Make achievements.
It happened that Carlos I was a king, but the Kingdom of Portugal was still suffering from internal and external troubles. Not long after Carlos I came to the throne, the British government sent its fleet directly to the doorstep of the Portuguese in order to force the Portuguese government to abandon the "Pink Map Plan."
So Carlos I gave up.
However, the Portuguese domestic republican party, frustrated royalist elements and freemasonry leaders did not give up, so the public sentiment in Portugal was aroused, which finally led to the Porto Republican uprising in January 1891, mass strikes and riots.
Although the Republican uprising in Porto was suppressed, the situation in Portugal has become increasingly severe. Now Portugal has lost most of Portuguese East Africa. Joao Franco's worries are very reasonable. If this news is spread back to Portugal,
The Kingdom of Portugal is probably the worst.
"Lord Nyasaland is opening up territory for the empire!" Frank calmly transferred his firepower to Rock.
In fact, Ade didn't care about the War Office. He called Roque here mainly for Portuguese East Africa.
"It's not yet time to expand the territory. We still need an opportunity to turn the leased land into a part of the British Empire." Everyone will say that he is obedient, and of course Roque must show his loyalty at this time.
Ade nodded, it was good to have reached this point. If Rhodesia and Nyasaland showed too much aggression, then it would be the turn of the Germans and the French who would not be able to sleep.
"Lord, how will you arrange the Yao people next?" Frank was very curious about Roark's next plan, and saw that he was preparing to get deeply involved.
The War Office came to Nyasaland actually to participate in Nyasaland and Rhodesia's subversion of Portuguese East Africa.
It is a pity that Roque moved too quickly. Before the War Office was ready, Roque split up Portuguese East Africa. The current result does not seem to have any credit from the War Office. How can Frank be willing to do so.
"Of course it is to establish a country dominated by the Yao people." Roque needs a gun that is invincible and has full autonomy.
"Mainly Yao people?" Frank was a little doubtful, and Ade also looked at Rock with questioning eyes. In the eyes of Frank and Ade, Rock's decision was not very smart.
"Yes, the Yao people are the main ones. In this case, the Yao people have nothing to do with us and can decide whether to launch a war on a certain place. Isn't that good?" Rock knew what Ad and Frank were worried about.
, but Roque is not worried that the Yao people will counterattack Nyasaland. The Yao people do not have this ability.
Through the drastic changes in Portuguese East Africa, I am afraid that all colonial countries have become more vigilant towards the aboriginal people in their colonies. The Yao people in Portuguese East Africa have fully proved that as long as the strategy is appropriate, the tactics are the same, and there are sufficient logistical support, the barbarians can be defeated.
It can also have a subversive impact on civilized society.
Roque has no worries in this regard. Even if the Yao people want to subvert Nyasaland, they have no chance. Nyasaland is all Chinese. After the workers of Christian Construction Company withdrew, there is not even a single African in Nyasaland.
How did the Yao people subvert?
To put it bluntly, the Yao people and the Chinese do not understand each other's languages, cannot understand what they are saying, and have communication problems. The level of incitement is too high, and just relying on gestures will probably not achieve the goal.
What's more, the Yao tribe has no military production capacity. Nyasaland can hold the Yao tribe firmly in its hands as long as it blocks the logistics of the Yao tribe, not to mention the Zulu forces sent by Roque to the Yao tribe's territory.
Scouts, their families are all in Zululand in the Cape.
After listening to Rock's explanation, Ade and Frank looked at each other, both of them had relief and ambition in their eyes.
This is the glory of opening up new territories, who wouldn’t want it?
"Lord, if there is another similar action in the future, please be sure to notify the War Office. The War Office will do its best to cooperate." Frank also needs credit. Roque and Ad are both barons, and Frank is not even a knight. Far from it.
Needless to say, if the War Office was involved in this operation in Portuguese East Africa, then London would have to give Frank a knight.
"Director, this operation was originally carried out under the leadership of the War Office." Roqueto is a good man, doesn't he want credit?
