The Zambezi River Basin in Portuguese East Africa covers an area of about 150,000 square kilometers. It is impossible for Roque to monopolize such a large area, so Roque wants to bring Xiao Si together to mediate the war between the Yao people and the Portuguese.
It’s good for everyone to grab it together.
Yes, it is an open robbery, and the Portuguese's request for mediation is tantamount to actively putting themselves on the chopping block. If they do not cut off a piece of fat at this time, it is not in line with the settings of imperialism and colonialism.
"How do we divide it?" Xiao Si was very interested. He was born in the colonial era. This is the first time he participated in carving up a colony. Rhodesia will continue to develop and grow in his hands. Every time he thinks about this, Xiao Si feels like he is secretly
Someone is encouraging him.
"Using Tambara as the boundary, above Tambara and around Tete are yours, merge into Rhodesia, Tambara below is mine, merge into Nyasaland." Roque already has a distribution plan.
This can best protect the interests of both Rhodesia and Nyasaland.
After listening to Rock's plan, Stoudemire remained silent. He lowered his head and studied the map for a long time before coming up with a completely different plan.
"Why not use the Zambezi River as the boundary? Nyasaland belongs to the north of the Zambezi River, and Rhodesia belongs to the south of the Zambezi River." Stoudemire is not stupid. Nyasaland needs an outlet to the sea.
Don’t Rhodesia need it?
Rhodesia, like Nyasaland, is a landlocked country——
It’s inappropriate to describe it as a country, it’s just a region now.
Rock is working hard to find an outlet for Nyasaland, and Xiaosi also has this need. The reason why Cecil Rhodes supports the Yao people to resist the Portuguese is for this purpose.
Now, the outlet to the sea is within easy reach. Xiao Si would rather accept some losses and get the outlet.
If Rock's allocation plan is followed, of the total 150,000 square kilometers, Rhodesia will get about 100,000 square kilometers, and Nyasaland will only get 50,000 square kilometers.
If Stoudemire's distribution plan is followed, the land area received by Rhodesia will drop to 50,000 square kilometers, while the land area received by Nyasaland will increase to 100,000 square kilometers.
This is the importance of the outlet.
"Okay, then let's take the Zambezi River as the boundary. Rhodesia belongs to the south of the Zambezi River, and Nyasaland belongs to the north of the Zambezi River." Roque had no choice but to do so. Anyway, Roque had no intention of doing so.
Using the seaport to threaten Rhodesia, Stoudemire would rather give up 50,000 square kilometers of territory to get a seaport, so give it to him.
"Thank you, Locke -" Xiao Si looked at Locke blankly, probably filled with emotion in his heart.
In the jungle society, every penny counts, and every profit is exchanged for life and blood. In the past, Stoudemire may have resented Cecil Rhodes for giving Nyasaland to Rock, but now Stoudemire finally
Understand why Cecil Rhodes did what he did.
Without Rock, it would have been impossible for Rhodesia to obtain an outlet to the sea. Before the outbreak of the Boer War, the disadvantages of not having an outlet to the sea had not yet fully emerged. After the outbreak of the Boer War, the plight of landlocked countries was undoubtedly revealed. If
If the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State could receive external support, then the war would still be fought and might continue for some time. In that case, there was really no telling who would win and who would lose.
In the later stages of the Boer War, although the Boers were at their wits' end, the British government was also in dire straits. If the war did not end as soon as possible, the continued increase in military expenditures would sooner or later become the last straw to crush the British government.
"Cecil, this is just the beginning." Roque patted Stoudemire's shoulder heavily. Portuguese East Africa was just Roque's first attempt. Next, Roque will continue to work hard, Congo Free State, Tanganyika
, Portuguese West Africa, German Southwest Africa, Roque’s ambition is not just a small Portuguese East Africa.
The Congo Free State was the private property of Leopold II, Tanganyika and German Southwest Africa were German colonies, and Portuguese East Africa and West Africa were Portuguese colonies. If these areas were taken for ourselves, then the entire
Southern Africa will become a colony of the British Empire.
Now it is a colony of the British Empire. The future may be different in another time and space. After the Second World War, African countries started their independence movement. In this time and space, maybe, with Rock around, everything is possible.
"Locke, this is impossible -" After listening to Rock's introduction, Stoudemire's three views collapsed again, but at the same time as "impossible", there is also a hope.
For Stoudemire, it is impossible to plan for Portuguese East Africa. After the Berlin Conference in 1884, European countries divided Africa with rulers. After that, the Berlin Conference became a colonial order that all European countries consciously maintained. No matter which country tried to
Provoking a war will be opposed by all European countries.
This is the fundamental reason why countries with big noses like Portugal and Belgium can have vast colonies in Africa.
In Stoudemire's concept, any country that wants to provoke a war against other countries will be besieged by all countries, just like the French Emperor Napoleon, no matter how talented and strategic he is, he will eventually be besieged to death. p>
Rock took a different approach. The colonial order established by the Berlin Conference restrained wars between European countries, but it could not restrain the colonial natives' resistance to the colonizers.
Similar to the situation in Portuguese East Africa, if the Portuguese were unable to suppress the resistance of the Yao people and the Portuguese colonial rule in Portuguese East Africa completely collapsed, then other European countries would not interfere at all.
Just kidding, it’s too late to pay attention to your own colonies and prevent situations like Portuguese East Africa from happening. Who has the heart to care whether anyone supports the Yao people?
What's more, the Portuguese still have no evidence.
What's more, the British Empire is watching with eager eyes.
"So, we are now opening up territory for the British Empire. If other countries want to interfere, what do you think London will do?" Rock is confident. As long as he clings to the thigh of the British government, at least before World War I, or after
Before World War II, Rock didn't need to worry about international pressure.
"I'm afraid London will make you an earl." Xiao Si murmured to himself. As a British person, Xiao Si knows the virtues of the British government very well.
"Haha, work hard Cecil, as long as you are strong enough, you will get everything you want in the future." Rock poured chicken soup for Xiaosi. If there is anything unsatisfactory in Xiaosi's life now, then
It’s a title.
The reason why the British government did not grant Cecil Rhodes a knighthood was to prepare for the resumption of the South African Company's privileges in the future.
In a few years, when the Transvaal and Orange implement democratic representative systems, or even the Union of South Africa is established and becomes an autonomous domain within the Commonwealth, or even further becomes an independent country, the importance of South African companies will also decline.
, the title will lose its meaning by then, and the British government will take the initiative to send the title to Rhodesia and use the title to win over Xiaosi.
In another time and space, after the establishment of the Union of South Africa, there was controversy over the positioning of Rhodesia.
The final result was the white vote in Rhodesia, which decided whether Rhodesia should join the Union of South Africa.
At that time, the white people in Rhodesia chose not to join, so Rhodesia hung outside the Union of South Africa and became an independent region. Then during the Cold War, Rhodesia was abandoned by the two major groups at the same time, and eventually the bakery in Africa became
For poor countries in need of relief.
If there is a South African Union in this time and space, Rock will not only let Nyasaland join the Union of South Africa, but he will also urge Xiao Si to agree to Rhodesia's joining.
The Union of South Africa, there are many benefits to doing this. There is no way to explain it clearly now, but Roque will prove it to Stoudemire.
In mid-October, the Portuguese delegation participating in the negotiations finally arrived belatedly.
Only then did Roque discover that the Portuguese delegation had also invited the Germans and the French to participate in the negotiations.
The person participating in the negotiations on the German side was Alfred von Schlieffen, Chief of the German General Staff; the person participating in the negotiations on the French side was Jean Casimir Perrier, the former president of the French Third Republic.
Alfred von Schlieffen was the proposer of the famous "Schlieffen Plan", which was the prototype of the future Blitzkrieg. It was precisely because of Alfred von Schlieffen's tactical thinking that Germany was able to win in the early stages of World War I
Quickly invade France.
Jean Casimir Perrier was a failed politician. He served as prime minister, but fell due to his inability to deal with anarchist riots and the thorny issue of church-state relations. Later, Jean Casimir Perrier also served as prime minister.
He served as president, but stepped down again due to conflicts with the prime minister and the impact of the Dreyfus incident.
Roque can understand why the Portuguese invited the Germans and French.
The war in Portuguese East Africa stimulated all European countries with colonies in Europe. It can be said that except for the United Kingdom, all colonial countries are now in danger. They are worried that the situation in Portuguese East Africa will happen in their own colonies.
, so even if the Portuguese do not invite them, Germany and France, two countries with huge interests in Africa, will take the initiative to come forward.
On October 10th, negotiations officially began.
The first day of negotiations yielded no results. The Yao people demanded that the Portuguese completely withdraw from Portuguese East Africa and compensate the losses caused to all aboriginal people in Portuguese East Africa during the five hundred years of colonization of Portuguese East Africa.
The Portuguese asked the Yao people to return to the status quo before the outbreak of the war and continue to accept Portuguese colonization. Considering the "huge concessions" of the Yao people, the Portuguese would consider improving the social status of the Yao people, reducing taxes on the Yao people, and
It is necessary to give the Yao people full political rights in the future.
The Yao people would definitely not accept the Portuguese conditions.
The conditions of the Yao people were also unacceptable to the Portuguese.
So the first day of negotiations only lasted half an hour. Basically, the Yao people and the Portuguese each expressed their demands, and then Roque announced the end of the first day of negotiations.
Ordinarily, at this time, Roque should contact the Yao people and the Portuguese respectively to understand the bottom line of their demands, communicate information from both parties in a timely manner, and prepare for the next negotiation.
But Rock had no time, Ade had returned to the Transvaal from London, and the trial of Austin Burns and the two captains was about to begin. Someone in London needed to be responsible for this, Austin Burns and the two captains said
He may become a scapegoat.
Rock definitely didn't want to see this happen, so Rock hired the best lawyers for Austin Burns and the two captains, and Rock took the initiative to find Alfred von Schlieffen, trying to pass Alfred
Red von Schlieffen eased the pressure exerted by Kaiser Wilhelm II on the British government.
After more than a month of investigation, Kaiser Wilhelm II has now determined that three German-born Boers died in the conflict. This is why Kaiser Wilhelm II insisted on punishing the perpetrators.
As for whether these three German Boers exist, it doesn't matter, it really doesn't matter. For more than a month, Bloemfontein has been taken over by the Johannesburg Police Department. Roque never knew that anyone was investigating this matter, so Roque also
I don’t know where William II got the news.
"——The conflict is not important, it really is not important, Lord Nyasaland, let's talk about the issue of Portuguese East Africa now." Schlieffen didn't care who would be tried, or how many German Boers died.
, concerned about Tanganyika and German Southwest Africa.
Tanganyika borders Portuguese East Africa, Nyasaland, the Congo Free State, and British East Africa, while German South-West Africa borders Portuguese West Africa, the Bechuanaland Protectorate, and the Cape Colony.
Therefore, the war that occurred in Portuguese East Africa may also occur in Tanganyika and German Southwest Africa at any time. This is the focus of Foreign Minister Pilov.
That’s not right. A Herero rebellion has already broken out in German South-West Africa, so what Schlieffen is now concerned about is whether the Herero rebellion will further intensify, and whether the Africans in Tanganyika will follow the Portuguese example.
The Yao people in East Africa also rose up against German colonial rule.
As Chief of the German General Staff, this is Schlieffen's job.
"No, this is very important. We have to solve this problem first, and then we can solve the next problem." Rock certainly knows what Schlieffen is concerned about, so Rock is confident. If you don't give me a promise, I won't either.
You promise, let's just spend it and see who can spend more than the other.
"Lord, it is not our turn to interfere with His Majesty's problem." Schlieffen did not agree to discuss the two issues together, or in other words, Schlieffen did not think that the two issues were of equal importance.
"Your Excellency, Chief of General Staff, maybe this issue is not important to you, but it is very important to me. This is an internal matter between our Transvaal and Orange." Roque refused to give in, regardless of what happened.
No Germans were killed in the conflict. Even if there were, this is an internal conflict in the UK. What does it have to do with Germany?
It seems that the Germans are very idle, so William II is focused on the Transvaal and Orange. If William II continues to mess around like this, then Roque will find something for the Germans at any cost.