Whether it is personal charm or social status, Birrell Page is far behind Rock.
After the end of the world war, Louis Benn had the opportunity to settle in southern Africa. Rock thought twice and arranged for Louis Benn to return to the Republic of Congo.
This was an unintentional move, but I didn't expect it to play a huge role now. The Republic of Congo later announced that Bielel Page had died due to ineffective treatment.
The cause of death was, of course, the influenza pandemic in the United States. Prime Minister Isaiah Chamberlain also unfortunately contracted the disease while visiting Bill Page, and died three days later after treatment failed.
American influenza——
Just so domineering!
On the day the Republic of Congo announced the death of Isaiah Chamberlain, Isaac Pencey appointed Secretary of Commerce Benson Moore to replace Isaiah Chamberlain as Prime Minister of the Republic of Congo.
After Benson Moore took office, he appointed Louis Benn as Minister of Defense of the Republic of Congo.
Augusta got a big deal. After Haydn's death, Augusta automatically became the Speaker of the Republic of Congo in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Congo. Before Buck left Boma, he had a secret conversation with Augusta for an hour.
Although the process was a bit twisty, the result was quite good. The machine purchased by the government of the Republic of Congo from the United States did not enter the port at all, but continued south along Soyo directly to Walvis Bay. From then on, no one in the Republic of Congo has ever hit this place again.
As expected, the right approach is to use both kindness and power at the same time.
When Buck was still visiting Boma, the rebellion in West Africa was basically over.
After the governor of West Africa fled to Sao Tome and Principe, the defense lines of the West African colonial servant army and the Luanda militia completely collapsed.
Falta and Durém did not rush to attack, but surrounded Luanda and did not block the port. Within three days, nearly 100,000 Luanda residents evacuated through the port, and the 350-year Portuguese rule in West Africa came to an end.
When the news came back to southern Africa, Rock was neither sad nor happy, and didn't have many special feelings.
It was originally expected. Since the independence of Brazil, the Portuguese colonial empire has been deteriorating. At this time, Portugal can still obtain huge profits from its African colonies, but the Portuguese government has not used the profits to build the country or build a strong army.
In the early 1970s, Portugal was enjoying a peaceful life of singing and dancing, enjoying all kinds of extravagance, and completely relied on blood transfusions from the colonies to maintain a life of bells and whistles.
To put it bluntly, it is deserved. If you do not have enough strength and rely on historical opportunities to obtain benefits that do not match your strength, your true colors will eventually show up.
On May 20, West Africa declared independence, and Anthony Bowman, general manager of the West Africa Company, was successfully elected as president. On the same day, Anthony Bowman appointed Kevin Pierce, a French-Southern African, as prime minister and responsible for forming the cabinet.
Portugal reacted fiercely to the independence of West Africa. In addition to resolutely refusing to recognize the independence of West Africa, Portugal also went to the League of Nations to cry out, hoping that the League of Nations would intervene in mediation.
See clearly, this is intervention and mediation, not forceful intervention.
Probably the Portuguese government also knows that the situation is irreversible, so it can only do the next best thing and hope that Portugal's interests in West Africa can be guaranteed.
"The Portuguese government hopes that the League of Nations will come forward to force West Africa to return the Portuguese government's properties in West Africa, and to protect the Portuguese properties in West Africa. In other words, West Africa can become independent, but it cannot affect Portugal's profits in West Africa." Owen has now
With his heart untied, Buck successfully solved the hidden dangers in the Republic of Congo through his overseas visit, and his position became more stable.
"Dreaming!" Rock's answer was simple.
It is indeed a dream. The colonial governments in West Africa have collapsed, and they still want to continue sucking blood from West Africa. Thank God that the West African government does not ask the Portuguese government for debts.
Portugal has colonized West Africa for 350 years. From the initial slave trade to the subsequent continuous oppression, the crimes and blood debts committed are too numerous to list. If we really count them carefully, it would not be enough to compensate the entire Portugal to West Africa.
"We have been condemned again. Both the president and the prime minister are from southern Africa. Now I say that the coup in West Africa has nothing to do with us. I don't believe it myself -" Henry got what he wanted. After the establishment of the West African government, the mineral resources of West Africa
and labor resources are finally open to Favalte Steel Group.
West Africa is relatively rich in mineral resources, with recoverable oil reserves of more than 13.1 billion barrels, natural gas reserves of 7 trillion cubic meters, diamond reserves of about 1 billion carats, 1.7 billion tons of iron ore, 200 million tons of phosphate, and nearly 100 million manganese ores.
tons, with a forest area of 53 million hectares and a forest coverage rate of 35%. It is the country with the largest forestry resources in Africa.
Previously, the largest country was the Congo Free State, but after the Congo Free State split into the Kingdom of Congo and the Republic of the Congo, West Africa came second.
Agriculture in West Africa also has great potential. There are about 35 million hectares of arable land in the country, and less than 5% of the total area has been developed and utilized. Before the establishment of the West African government, West Africa was completely self-sufficient in food and was able to export to Portugal.
Sisal and coffee are the main cash crops in West Africa, which was once known as the "breadbasket of Southern Africa".
It's just southern Africa, the breadbasket of Africa as a whole is still Rhodesia.
Looking at it this way, Africa is really full of gold. Rock used to think that southern Africa was rich in resources. Now it seems that West Africa and the Republic of Congo are really rich. Even the Kingdom of Mozambique has a lot of resources to exploit.
Of course, the main problem is that transportation is not convenient enough. Colonial countries such as Portugal and Belgium only plundered and did not build their colonies. For hundreds of years, they did not even have a decent railway. Transportation in many inland areas relied on rivers, which was an outrage to both humans and gods.
"Whether you believe it or not, it has nothing to do with us in southern Africa." Roque doesn't care about mild condemnation. As the overlord of southern Africa, if southern Africa is not condemned by others, it will lose its status as a "overlord".
White West Africans also know what they have been doing in West Africa for hundreds of years, so when the rebellion in West Africa just started, a large number of white West Africans fled. Even those "indigenous white people" who were born in West Africa did not protect their homeland at all.
Anyway, if we all die together, if the rebellion is wiped out, then my plantation will still be mine and no one can take it away.
No one, including the big businessmen and companies in West Africa, stood up and tried to turn the tide. The big businessmen were delicate and expensive, and they all fled as soon as the rebellion broke out. The business executives had no reason to fight for West Africa. As a result, the West African government was established.
In the end, no one with enough social prestige could be found, and in the end Anthony Bowman was successfully elected president.
Of course, the West African electorate now, hmm—
The total for the whole country is probably more than 10,000.
"I'm going to West Africa to buy a plantation, do you want to come together?" Stoudemire was inexplicably excited. If he bought more, there might be a group purchase price.
After the West African government was established, it immediately announced that all plantations, mines and forests within the territory would be nationalized.
To put it simply, all resources in West Africa, regardless of whether they belonged to the West African colonial government or white West Africans, now belong to the West African government.
The West African government has just been established, and everything is being renovated. However, there is not a single grain left in the warehouse. The West African government is unable to operate those plantations, mines and forests. In the end, it has to rely on large companies to gradually restore the economy.
To put it bluntly, it is to collect first and then sell. When you sell, you will collect a sum, and you can continue to collect taxes in subsequent operations. The money you get from selling resources can be used for domestic construction.
In fact, the main expenditure of the West African government is military expenditure. Now Portugal firmly refuses to recognize the independence of West Africa, and the country is still clamoring to form an expeditionary force to go to West Africa.
Although the formation of an expeditionary force is unlikely, the West African government still needs to be prepared.
Don't be afraid of 10,000, just be afraid of the worst. Not to mention the huge momentum of Falta and Duren. Excluding those guys who fish in troubled waters, the total number of Falta and Duren's men is more than 10,000. West Africa has an area of one million square kilometers.
, more than 10,000 people are too few, at least hundreds of thousands are needed to ensure the security of West Africa.
"Okay, okay -" Henry was influenced by Rock and became more and more interested in land.
"Together, together -" Owen was enthusiastic. This was a once-in-a-lifetime bargain. Before the rebellion in West Africa, a plantation worth thousands was now estimated to only cost three to five hundred. Southern Africa had invested so much for West Africa.
Just to share the fruits of victory now.
Roque just smiled and said nothing, and Nyasaland Agricultural Company remained silent. It has purchased six of the largest plantations in West Africa, each with an area of more than 100,000 hectares.
These plantations used to be the property of large West African companies, but are now, of course, nationalized by the West African government.
Of course, Rock didn't wipe it all away. He left a large amount of high-quality assets to Henry Irving. The only way to share the interests is to share the benefits. If Rock couldn't get enough, sooner or later everyone would betray their relatives and leave.
Looking back, Roque certainly did not forget the national interests of southern Africa.
After the establishment of the West African government, for security reasons, the capital was designated as Huambo in the inland area. Southern Africa easily obtained the 99-year lease right of the Port of Luanda. After the expiration, if Southern Africa wanted to continue the lease, the West African government would still
Can't refuse.
This is an obviously unequal contract, but it is commonplace nowadays. As long as Southern Africa is stronger than West Africa, then West Africa will have to accept the legitimacy of this contract. If future West African leaders want to tear up the contract, they can refer to the Republic of the Congo.
After the formation of Luanda, Southern Africa immediately announced the establishment of diplomatic relations with the West African government and formally established the independent status of West Africa.
This will definitely arouse the dissatisfaction of the Portuguese. The Portuguese are indeed unable to form an expeditionary force, but Portugal still has an outdated fleet. On June 1st, the Portuguese government sent the fleet to Sao Tome and Principe, claiming to
Take back West Africa by force.
Gee, the decision made on Children's Day is indeed very childish.
: Surprises are everywhere in life. I had dinner with my friends last night and found out that we were on a blind date. Can you believe it? Damn, I haven’t even washed my face. I still have eye droppings in my eyes. I haven’t shaved my beard in three days. It’s so messy.
I went there as a child. Alas, my image at that time was probably comparable to that of Brother Xiaosa.