At the end of June, the Southern African flying team finally returned with great honors. After successfully flying over the English Channel, the Southern African flying team conducted more than 20 flight demonstrations in France and the United Kingdom. Many countries were attracted by the advanced performance aircraft of Southern Africa.
, and negotiated relevant agreements with the Nyasaland Aviation Research Institute to purchase aircraft and hire pilots.
The Aviation Research Institute has a very firm attitude in this regard. It is okay to buy airplanes but not to hire pilots. However, Nyasaland can help train pilots, which of course requires payment.
There are now more than a hundred Italians and Persians receiving pilot training in Nyasaland. Of course, the training is limited to basic operations and does not involve more advanced tactics at all.
Roque will not cultivate enemies in southern Africa. In North Africa, Italy and the Ottoman Empire are already on the brink of war. Both countries want to buy aircraft from Nyasaland and hire pilots. If Nyasaland agrees to their request,
All requirements, then when the war breaks out, those who will fight against each other in the skies of North Africa will be Nyasalands.
There are still very few pilots in Nyasaland, and every pilot is valuable. Rock will not let them sacrifice their lives for money.
Also at the end of June, Elvis voluntarily resigned as chairman of Casimir Perrier Company and transferred all the Perrier family's shares in Casimir Perrier Company to
Nyasaland Agricultural Corporation.
On the night when the contract was signed, Elvis left Madagascar with Oliver and Ellis, and the name of Casimir Perrier's company was officially changed to Mayotte Company.
In fact, it doesn’t matter what the name is, as long as it doesn’t involve elements of southern Africa. Compared with Marseille and Lyon, Mayotte is not far from Madagascar and is more like a purely Malagasy company.
Robert, who served as general manager, had just taken office and immediately started making drastic changes.
All the influence of the Perrier family in the entire company was eliminated. During Olivier's tenure as general manager, all the bad friends employed by Olivier also resigned. Mayotte Company signed a new contract with the umbrella company, and the total contract amount was still 3.5 million francs.
, but there is no limit to the number of mercenaries.
At the same time, Robert also disbanded the security department previously established by Casimir Perrier Company and handed over all security work to the Umbrella Company.
Then the Mayotte Company began to make rapid progress. While multiple mining plants were started at the same time, the Mayotte Company purchased a large amount of land in Madagascar to develop plantations and grow coffee, vanilla, tobacco leaves and other cash crops.
In fact, it is very simple to develop diversified businesses. There is no need to go to distant North African provinces. It is enough to run the business carefully in Madagascar, so Oliver's loss is really not unfair.
The changes in Mayotte Company have also attracted the attention of other French companies in Madagascar. Brown Joel, the general manager of Marseille Company, publicly stated at a cocktail party in Antananarivo that Marseille Company will not cooperate with Mayotte Company.
business of any kind, and calls on French businesses in Madagascar to unite and drive Mayotte companies out of Madagascar.
Because of the position of Marseille Company in Madagascar, some companies have indeed stated that they will respond to Brown Joel's call, but more companies have an ambiguous attitude. After all, for Madagascar, the market in southern Africa is also irreplaceable.
The trade volume with France accounts for three-quarters of Madagascar's foreign trade volume. Southern Africa occupies a large part of the remaining one-quarter, and the profits from this area must not be discarded.
"Gentlemen, Southern Africa has shown increasing aggression since its autonomy. Portuguese East Africa, Tanganyika, South-West Africa, Congo Free State and other areas bordering Southern Africa have all suffered greatly.
Therefore, we must resolutely resist the invasion of southern African capital and refrain from any cooperation with all companies, including Casimir Perrier, otherwise Madagascar will become the next Lourenço Marquez." Brown Joel
Lourenço Marquez also suffered heavy losses in the civil war that broke out, so he had a firm attitude towards southern Africa.
Everyone who heard these words looked at each other. No one can be sure whether Madagascar will become the next Lourenço Marquez, but it is unrealistic to stop cooperation with Southern African companies. Umbrella Company is also a Southern African company, Marseille.
The company itself has business dealings with Umbrella Corporation, so Brown Joel's statement is a bit contradictory.
“Casimir Perrier is now a Mayotte company——” Leo Parker, general manager of Lyon Company, did not directly respond to Blanc Joel’s words.
"This fully illustrates the ambition of capital in southern Africa. If Casimir Perrier Company does not cooperate with the Afrikaners, the Perrier family will not lose Casimir Perrier Company." Brown
Joel is changing concepts.
"Come on, if Mr. Jean Casimir Perrier had not cooperated with Lord Nyasaland, then Casimir Perrier Company would not have been able to survive in Madagascar. As for the Perrier family losing Casimir Perrier
Perrier Company, that is the fault of the Perrier family. Everyone knows that Oliver is a fool, only Mr. Oliver himself and his father, Mr. Elvis, do not believe it." Andrew Charlie, senior manager of the Umbrella Company, retorted.
"No one can confirm what you said. The reality is that the Perrier family has lost all its shares in the Casimir Perrier Company. The company founded by Mr. Jean Casimir Perrier is now a southern
African Enterprises." Brown-Joel firmly believed that what he saw and what others said were just myths.
"Okay gentlemen, there is no point in discussing this issue. Companies close down every day, and new companies are established every day. The main business of Mayotte Company is in Nyasaland, not Marseille, so Mr. Joel
You don't need to worry." Leo Parker didn't want to offend Roque. Lyon Company had not invested in Lorenzo Marquez before, so the civil war in Lorenzo Marquez did not cause any losses to Lyon Company. Leo Parker was
It doesn't matter whether the capital behind Mayotte Company comes from southern Africa or France, as long as Mayotte Company does not compete with Lyon Company for business.
One of the conditions when Roque agreed to cooperate with Jean Casimir Perrier Company was that the minerals mined by Casimir Perrier Company must be sold to Nyasaland, not to France.
Jean Casimir Perrier had no objection to this condition because of France's monetary policy in Madagascar.
After Madagascar became a French colony, the franc became the common currency in Madagascar.
However, this franc is not a franc issued by the French government, but a franc issued by the Governor-General of Madagascar.
In 1896, Madagascar became a French colony, and the French government appointed General Joseph Simon Gallieni as its first governor.
Because France had just lost the Franco-Prussian War and its financial situation was not optimistic at that time, the French government was unable to provide General Joseph Simon Gallieni with much support. Even the military expenditures for the French army stationed in Madagascar cost Joseph Simon Gallieni.
The general raised his own money, so General Joseph Simon Galleni issued Malagasy francs in Madagascar, and then forced the Malagasy people to pay taxes with this franc without any guarantee. In this way, Madagascar established its own monetary economic system.
The franc used in Madagascar can only be used locally in Madagascar. It is a piece of paper when leaving Madagascar. Therefore, French companies in Madagascar, including French companies, are very disgusted with this economic policy.
The original transaction between Jean Casimir Perrier and Roque was settled in pounds sterling, so Jean Casimir Perrier was not opposed to this transaction.
"If you think so, you are wrong. In the past, we and Casimir Perrier Company could live in peace because we had a tacit understanding and would not violate each other's interests. Now Casimir Perrier Company
It has become the Mayotte Company. Do you think we can still maintain the tacit understanding we had before? The Mayotte Company has now begun to purchase land to operate plantations. Believe me, it won’t take long before you will feel the Mayotte Company.
The threat." Brown Joel is stubborn. It cannot be said that all his worries are groundless, but they are also mixed with too many personal factors.
At this moment, Robert and Madagascar's Minister of Mines and Agriculture, Mitch Byron, walked into the banquet hall talking and laughing.
The Mayotte Company, which purchased large amounts of land, is now a major customer of Madagascar's colonial government, and Mickey Byron is obviously very satisfied with the deal just concluded.
Unlike enterprises in Madagascar, the colonial government of Madagascar is not averse to southern African capital. Whether it is a French enterprise or a southern African enterprise, as long as it operates in Madagascar, it must pay taxes to the colonial government of Madagascar, so in Mickey Bay
In Lun's eyes, there is no essential difference between Southern African companies and French companies.
If we must find a difference, then it is that because French companies can have influence on the French government, they often do not cooperate with the work of the Governor-General of Madagascar, which makes Mickey Byron very angry.
Therefore, when capital from southern Africa entered Madagascar, although it aroused opposition from some people, the colonial government of Madagascar was happy to see the results. Now Madagascar is full of sardines in the cabin. The colonial government of Madagascar hopes that capital from southern Africa can become catfish in the cabin.
The colonial government of Madagascar was most beneficial.
