The United Kingdom during this period was as domineering as the United States in the twenty-first century. Although the Ottoman Empire hated Britain with gnashing teeth because of its stance in the Italian-Turkish War, the Ottoman Empire still had to rely on the British for mediation when seeking peace.
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The British government was also happy to play such a role, and it happened to be Winston, the Lord of the Admiralty, who presided over the peace talks.
The purpose of the Ottoman Empire was very simple, to end the Italian-Turkish War as quickly as possible, and to do so, it did not hesitate to abandon Tripoli and Cyrenaica. The Ottoman Empire had only one request, that is, Italy should return the territories it occupied during the Italian-Turkish War, including Rhodes Island.
of the Twelve Islands.
Italy was also overwhelmed, and the cost of the war far exceeded the capacity of the Italian government. If it hadn't been for the fire in the Ottoman Empire's backyard, the Italian government would not have been able to hold on for long.
However, Italy is indeed full of rotten teeth but has a good appetite. Although the Ottoman Empire made huge concessions, Italy still refused to give in. Not only did it demand the Ottoman Empire to completely withdraw from Tripoli and Cyrenaica, but it also refused to return the Twelve Islands.
The Twelve Islands are not twelve islands. In fact, they are twelve larger islands and more than 150 small islands. Although the total area of the Twelve Islands is not large, its geographical location is very important. Italy and the Ottomans
The empire has reasons why it cannot give up.
Rock, no matter how Winston mediates the conflict between Italy and the Ottoman Empire, the Ottoman Empire is now a wooden ship with a big hole in the bottom after going to sea. Although many people try to save it, everyone can see that this broken ship
About to sink.
What Roque cares about is how much inheritance he can get from the Ottoman Empire.
This description may be inappropriate, but it is very appropriate. In the past, Rock was far away in southern Africa and could not reach the peninsula. Now most of the peninsula is the sphere of influence of the Umbrella Company, but the little bit of the best area is occupied by the Ottoman Empire. Even the British
Due to strategic considerations, they sent troops to occupy the Aden protectorate and support the Muscat Sultanate in the northeastern corner of the peninsula.
In other words, the Umbrella Company's sphere of influence is the desert area in the traditional sense. That is to say, the Umbrella Company discovered oil in Port Elizabeth. Now the peninsula is gradually attracting attention, but the areas of concern are also the Persian Gulf coast and the vast inland areas.
Desert areas are still free of charge.
Because the Umbrella Company sent troops to East India, there were once less than 5,000 mercenaries left on the peninsula. The overall expansion was seriously affected. As East India declared independence, most of the mercenaries stayed in East India to settle down, and only a small number of mercenaries returned.
Port Elizabeth, for this reason, Rock sent more troops to the peninsula several times within a year, and finally maintained the peninsula's military strength at more than 10,000 people.
"Ten thousand people are not enough. We need to continue to increase the number of troops. At least 20,000 people must be guaranteed." Roque still thinks it is not enough. He completely ignores that except for the protective umbrella on the entire peninsula, the combined strength of the British, Ottoman Empire and other forces is not enough.
to ten thousand.
It is indeed less than 10,000. Don't think that the situation in the world is similar to that of the Qing Dynasty just because Roque immigrated by the tens of thousands. In fact, although the population of the Qing Dynasty is declining, it still accounts for a quarter of the world's total population.
One, so it is often measured in units of tens of thousands. Only the Chinese can afford it.
If calculated in this way, then the Indians can also afford it, but it is a pity that the Indians did not live up to expectations and were conquered by the British early. They can only live according to the British's face, so the Indians are counted in the total population of the British.
"If we have 20,000 people, our expenditure will have to be doubled at least -" Sam, who has left the umbrella to work for the Nyasaland Agricultural Company, is worried that the cost does not double when the number of people doubles, but the cost increases in a geometric series.
It's rising, and now the peninsula's expenses have given Sam a bit of a headache.
Compared with professional soldiers in southern Africa, Umbrella Company's mercenary costs are higher. The average annual salary of a professional soldier is almost 120 rand, and the salary of a mercenary plus overseas subsidies can reach 150 rand.
Rand, let’s not talk about other expenses during the period of being stationed abroad. In terms of salary alone, 20,000 mercenaries will cost three million. Not to mention individuals, even the colonial governments in Tanganyika, Southwest Africa, cannot afford this expense.
Strictly speaking, Umbrella Company and Adan Company are subsidiaries of Nyasaland Agricultural Company. Simply looking at their income, Umbrella Company and Adan Company are seriously unable to make ends meet, with a monthly loss of 200,000 to 300,000 yuan, calculated on an annual basis.
, which is exactly the salary of 20,000 mercenaries.
"You can spend it if you have to." Roque didn't talk nonsense. It seems that Umbrella Company and Adan Company are indeed losing money, but if they spend several million every year to gain control of the peninsula, Roque will really laugh out of his dreams.
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"We have to borrow from Rand Bank again this year." Sam lamented that the poor performance of Nyasaland Agricultural Company is definitely not because of Sam's incompetence, but because the boss Roark is too good at making things.
Rock's various basic investments in Nyasaland and overseas are basically the kind with slow returns, long return cycles and low returns. If Stoudemire's business philosophy is followed, Adan Company has worked hard from Port Elizabeth to
The oil that is dug out and sent all the way to Nyasaland has to be sold at a price three to five times higher no matter what. Roque doesn’t agree. The profit of Adan Company’s oil sales in southern Africa is very low. It basically makes no money.
Only by selling oil in Europe can we barely cover the deficit in southern Africa.
In fact, Stoudemire has also made progress. Under Roque's influence, Rhodesia is also carrying out large-scale infrastructure construction. Now the economy is getting better and better. If you want to get rich, build roads first. It's really not a slogan. If the infrastructure is not good, even if Roque has it.
I can't even use my three heads and six arms.
"Not necessarily." Roque is confident that with the end of the Italian-Turkish War and the year-end inventory, the various commodities sold in Nyasaland have withstood the test and are well received in both Italy and the Ottoman Empire.
The war between Italy and Turkey is not over yet, and new customers have already arrived.
The new customers are still the Ottomans, but not the Ottoman government, but the Balkan Union composed of the Slavic peoples of the Balkan Peninsula.
The Balkan Alliance was established to fight against the Ottoman Empire. The reason why the Ottoman Empire would rather give up Tripoli and Cyrenaica than rush to end the Italian-Turkish War was because of the establishment of the Balkan Alliance.
To the Ottoman Empire, the North African Province was just a plague, and the Balkan Alliance was a serious concern to the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire tried to protect the North African Province mainly because of face. If something went wrong in the Balkans, the Ottoman Empire would be doomed.
Tripoli and Cyrenaica are the future Libya. The Ottoman Empire does not know that Libya has oil, otherwise the Ottoman Empire will fight tooth and nail.
The Balkan Alliance mainly purchases Nyasaland aircraft, and the Balkan Alliance does not need conventional weapons. Here you can see how recruiting the Ottoman Empire is. There are many forces in the Balkan Alliance, and behind each force there is one or several
The state is supporting it, otherwise Roque could take the opportunity to sell some rifles, machine guns and the like.
"Selling it for 10,000 this time?" Sam had already sharpened his knife and was waiting for the Balkan Alliance to come.
"What else?" Luo Ke would rather not lower the price. Don't think that the small countries in the Balkan Peninsula have no money. In fact, they are also very rich. After all, the Balkan Peninsula was also part of the Ottoman Empire before.
Rock prepared not only aircraft for the Balkan Alliance, but also armored vehicles that had never been sold before.
During the Italian-Turkish War, Italy and the Ottoman Empire also tried to purchase armored vehicles from southern Africa. Of course, Roque would not refuse this request, but he was stopped by the British government just when the contract was about to be negotiated.
Italy has not joined the Entente or the Central Powers. Originally, the Italians probably wanted to wait for the price. If the price offered by the side was higher, Italy would join that side. As a result, the performance of the Italian army during the Italian-Turkish War was shocking. Originally, the most
France, which wanted to win over Italy, backed down.
Judging from the performance of the Italian army in the Italian-Turkish War, it is not necessarily a good thing to bring Italy into the Allies. Letting Italy join the Allies would probably have a greater effect.
For this reason, the British government suspended the arms sales contract between Nyasaland and Italy. If Italy really joins the Allies, the various arms sold to Italy by Nyasaland will become weapons for Italy to attack the Allies in the future.
Rock has no such concerns about the Ottoman Empire. Even if Britain calls a halt this time, Rock will firmly support the people of all ethnic groups in the Balkan Peninsula in their just war to resist the decadent rule of the Ottoman Empire. The more damage the Balkan Alliance can cause to the Ottoman Empire, the better. It is best
Let the Ottoman Empire directly GG, so that Roque can fish in troubled waters and reap the maximum benefits.
For Roque, the desert areas inside the peninsula and the Persian Gulf coast are already within his grasp. To be honest, Roque has little interest in the Aden protectorate on the Arabian coast and the Muscat Sultanate. What Roque can't forget is the Mediterranean Sea.
The coastal areas were the Middle Eastern provinces of the Ottoman Empire.
There is not much oil underground in the Mediterranean coastal areas, but the geographical location is very important. In the 21st century, Syria has become a pot of porridge, and all parties have fought hard to fight for the oil pipelines underground in Syria.
Syria is now part of the Ottoman Empire. During World War I, Britain and France took a fancy to Syria at the same time, and the final bargaining result was that it was given to France.
Now Roque wants to grab the candy from the French. As soon as a world war breaks out, Roque will immediately tear up the agreement with the Ottoman Empire and send mercenaries from the Umbrella Company to attack the Middle Eastern provinces of the Ottoman Empire.
As for the name, it really doesn't matter. It's just a matter of changing clothes. The Umbrella Company already has many veterans from southern Africa, so it's not against the rules at all.
