In fact, mineral resources companies are in line with European countries' positioning of Africa. All European countries, including the United Kingdom, do not want to see any technology-related companies established in Africa. It is best for Africa to be full of miners and farmers, producing ores and
It is in the best interest of European countries that grain be bought to Europe without any processing.
Of course, the above is only an ideal situation, and it is basically impossible now.
No matter how harsh European countries' positioning on Africa is, those white people who have immigrated to Africa certainly don't think so. Everyone wants to have greater strength, so European countries are gradually relaxing their control over Africa.
While Rock was visiting Port Edward, on the border between Nyasaland and the Belgian Congo, a group of soldiers from the Northern Rhodesian Division protected several prospectors from the Christian Exploration Company who were collecting samples.
The oldest exploration expert is Elijah Lucas from Germany. He used to work for Krupp in Germany. He was hired by Christian with a large sum of money to go to the Transvaal. While conducting field exploration, he also brought several people with him.
Selected Chinese students.
During the lunch break, Elijah Lucas took out a piece of ore mixed with blue and yellow patches and explained to the students: "Most of the ores around here are this kind of blue ore, which is a secondary mineral.
Often symbiotic or associated with malachite, in addition to blue ore, copper ores also include bornite, chalcocite, and chalcopyrite. These types of minerals are available in the showrooms of mineral companies, and you should be familiar with them.
"It should be noted that the copper mines near the North Sea are also accompanied by cobalt ore. It is estimated that the reserves of cobalt ore are not small. We will continue to study after we return."
Elijah Lucas explained very carefully. Several students listened attentively and took notes carefully.
"Teacher, how should we determine the reserves of copper mines?" Arman, who still had a bandage on his hand, raised his hand to ask. He accidentally rolled down the cliff while working in the morning. Fortunately, he was not seriously injured. Elijah...
Lucas wanted Jarman to return to Ulysses early, but Jarman refused.
"Determining reserves requires data support, and the composition of the copper ore belt must be considered. There is currently a lack of similar data, but it can be determined that the copper mines near the North Sea are very large. Many copper deposits have been discovered here in the past two years. It is estimated that it is a copper ore belt. The specific
It's hard to say how much the reserves are. We only know now that this copper ore belt may be forty meters thick." Elijah Lucas is still rigorous and will not talk about uncertain things.
"Then shall we continue moving forward in the afternoon?" Arman said with high spirits.
"It depends on the arrangements of those gentlemen. We are now on the border, and further north is the territory of the Belgians." Elijah Lucas was very sorry. This copper belt must have extended to the Belgian Congo.
However, Elijah Lucas could not continue to explore, which made Elijah Lucas very unwilling.
The second lieutenant Wu Kui who was in charge of leading the team was also unwilling to give in. The boundary line between Nyasaland and the Belgian Congo is the small river next to Wu Kui. This side of the river belongs to Nyasaland, and the other side of the river belongs to the Belgian Congo.
The width of the river is only a dozen meters. There is a Congolese village not far from the other side. The village is surrounded by coconut trees and mango trees. Wu Kui wanted to cross the river and pick one, but unfortunately he couldn't find a reason.
A dozen soldiers around Wu Kui also looked at the mango tree not far away with salivation. Looking at the yellow-orange mangoes and then looking at the luncheon meat they had just opened in their hands, almost all the soldiers looked disgusted.
"It would be great if Sir Alex lets us fight across the river. The Belgians are all weaklings. Our team can easily kill a company of them." A staff sergeant looked at the lunch meat in his hand and couldn't swallow it, staring straight at him.
Looking at the mangoes on the other side of the river, it seems that the fruit-laden mango tree is a stunning beauty without any clothes on.
"If you want to eat, pick it yourself." Wu Kui is not picky about food. He finished the lunch meat in two mouthfuls. After only a few days of eating, he started to pick and choose because he was hungry!
"Really!" the sergeant was so happy that he jumped up and tried to find a way to cross the river.
"Don't make trouble for me. If you want to eat mangoes, we don't have any here. Can the mangoes on the other side taste meaty or something?" Wu Kui goes up and kicks him. If he can do it, Wu Kui doesn't want to compete.
Of course, mangoes are not a specialty of the Belgian Congo. Mangoes, coconuts, and bananas are everywhere in Nyasaland. That is to say, the Northern Rhodesian Division has regulations that require troops to carry a certain amount of supplies when performing missions.
Otherwise, Wu Kui and the others would not go hungry even if they left the military camp without bringing anything with them.
"Platoon leader, don't tell me, the mangoes on our side are just not as delicious as the mangoes on the other side." The sergeant quickly dodged and looked at the mangoes on the other side with a look of regret.
In fact, it's all psychological factors. Other people's wives are the best, foreign monks can chant sutras, and my own mangoes are delicious. Anyway, they won't rot if you don't eat them.
It's really going to be bad. Nyasaland expelled the Congolese people in the territory, and those Congolese tribes were burned to the ground. Nyasaland now doesn't care about the land near the North Sea, so many fruit trees in the wild are not picked, and the fruit trees are dead.
No one eats it until it matures and falls off naturally on the branches. This is actually a waste.
But waste does not matter. The officers and soldiers of the Northern Rhodesian Division just feel that the fruits are more delicious than those in the Congo. This has nothing to do with the quality of the fruits.
Just when Wu Kui was about to speak, several soldiers from the Belgian Congo suddenly appeared around the opposite tribe.
To say that they are soldiers is an insult to the term "soldiers". These are actually the colonial servant armies formed during the period of Leopold II. Now that the Belgian Congo is established, they have naturally become the regular army of the Belgian Congo and fought against them.
The flags were all replaced by the Belgian flag.
In fact, they were all the same as the previous troops. These soldiers were all Africans. Under the leadership of a white officer, they gathered all the women and children in the tribe into an open space in the middle of the tribe, and then the white officer
Started buzzing.
"What's going on?" The sergeant approached Wu Kui with his light machine gun.
Wu Kui's face was livid, he looked at the other side coldly and said nothing, and the piece of chocolate in his hand was crushed to pieces.
This kind of thing is very common in the Belgian Congo. Most of the adult males in the Belgian Congo work on the plantations of the five major companies. There are only some old, weak, sick and disabled people left in the tribe. These Belgian Congo soldiers also burn, kill and loot.
They commit all kinds of evil, and often entire tribes are massacred.
Elijah Lucas also noticed the situation on the other side of the river, and stood beside Wu Kui with several students.
"Sir, if you can, please stay away." Wu Kui didn't want Elijah Lucas to know what would happen next.
"It's okay Captain, this kind of thing happens every day, doesn't it?" Elijah Lucas is not pedantic, his expression is very serious, his lips are trembling slightly, it can be seen that Elijah Lucas is also there
Try your best to restrain yourself.
"Professor" Arman gently supported Elijah Lucas.
Elijah Lucas patted Arman's hand, his expression became extremely sad and angry, and the hat in his hand was balled up.
The soldiers on the other side of the river did not notice the situation on this side of the river. After all the women and children in the tribe were gathered in the open space in the middle of the tribe, the white officer said a few words, then took out his revolver and began to check
Bullets in a pistol.
It's just a common practice of the Belgians. In order to intimidate the Congolese, they adopted cruel methods in the Belgian Congo. Under normal circumstances, the "Eleven Killing Order" was extreme enough. The soldiers of the Belgian Congo often killed half of the tribesmen.
Drop it to strengthen your majesty.
"What a fool, you're doing this again." The sergeant couldn't help but scolded.
Others don’t know how cruel the Belgians are in the Congo. The officers and soldiers of the Northern Rhodesia Division must know that in recent times, many Congolese have fled across the border into Nyasaland, and Nyasaland will not accept these people.
These people were usually sent to the territory of the Yao people. The officers and soldiers of the Northern Rhodesia Division hated these Belgians.
"Dunzi, take the professor and the others away." Wu Kui's voice was extremely suppressed. Everyone knew that Wu Kui was suppressing the anger in his heart.
"Platoon leader!" The sergeant's hand holding the light machine gun was trembling. In order to make it easier to carry, the light machine guns of the Northern Rhodesian Division are equipped with a portable handle, which makes the light machine gun easy to accompany the troops in action.
"Execute the order!" Wu Kui turned around, not wanting to create any complications.
It was at this moment that gunfire suddenly came from behind Wu Kui.
Bang
The sound of gunshots echoed back and forth on the river. When Wu Kui was reincarnated, he happened to see a woman throwing herself to the ground.
This was a woman who was still raising a child. When she fell, she did not forget to use her body to provide a layer of cushion for the child in her arms.
The child's cry was so harsh that Wu Kui subconsciously placed his hand on the handle of the gun at his waist.
Before Wu Kui could react.
Boom!
Someone shot beside Wu Kui.
The white officer who was laughing suddenly fell down, and several colonial servant soldiers were stunned.
Boom! Boom!
More gunfire rang out.
All the colonial servant soldiers were knocked to the ground.
"Who? Who the hell is shooting again!" Wu Kui's voice was loud and resonant, sounding very happy and proud.
"Platoon leader, my gun went off." There was a wisp of smoke coming from the muzzle of the sergeant's gun.
"You just caught on!" Wu Kui yelled.
"Platoon leader, my gun also went off."
"Platoon leader, those idiots deserve to die!"
"Platoon leader, mine also misfired."
The soldiers were all chattering, and Wu Kui secretly glanced at Elijah Lucas with a very embarrassed expression.
"Hmm, I didn't see anything. Those damn guys are so unlucky!" Elijah Lucas is so smart. He is a professor and his IQ is much higher than these big-headed soldiers.
