Just as more and more white people are taking the initiative to learn Chinese, white people are becoming more and more accepting of traditional Chinese medicine.
There is a fact that we have to admit, dignitaries are the vane of the entire society. When national leaders such as Ade Philippe began to receive traditional Chinese medicine treatment, traditional Chinese medicine received more and more attention.
Roque must be happy to hear about this. Whether it is traditional Chinese medicine, Western medicine, or modern medicine, as long as it is beneficial to southern Africa, Roque will allow it to develop freely. Which kind of medicine can become popular depends on the whole society.
As for the common choice, it seems that Chinese medicine has taken the lead at present.
The negotiations could not be concluded in one or two days. Roque only showed up on the first day and took the train back to Pretoria that evening.
The Umbrella Company's aggressive expansion in the peninsula finally triggered strong resistance from the Persians. The remaining forces of the Muscat Sultanate launched a counterattack on Muscat on the first day of the New Year. At the same time, the oil wells and refineries of Ahvaz were also attacked.
When the unidentified militants attacked, the two places were 1,300 kilometers apart and less than three hours apart. Roque had reason to believe that there must be an unknown connection between the two places.
To Rock's relief, Tang En and Li De performed well. The Umbrella Company's garrison in Muscat withstood the attack by the remaining forces of the Muscat Sultanate and wiped out the invading forces within twelve hours.
Fifteen mercenaries from the Umbrella Company were killed in the battle, and more than 40 were injured. Most of the casualties occurred within the first half hour of the battle. When the mercenaries from the Umbrella Company stabilized their position and began to counterattack, the siege
The rabble in Muscat fell apart.
"Fifteen people died and more than forty people were injured. How many enemies did they kill?" Ade was more concerned about the mercenaries' record than the losses.
"Probably more than 6,000 people. I don't know the exact number yet. The rebels took away the bodies when they left and fled into the nearby mountains. It is impossible to count now." Roque downplayed it. It is impossible to make accurate statistics.
Rock doesn't need these records for publicity.
"Everyone in Muscat is almost dead -" Ade's expression was complicated. The Yariba dynasty once spanned the Asian and African continents, and now it has disappeared. The Sultanate of Zanzibar was wiped out by the British, and Muscat
The Sultanate was wiped out by the Sultanate of Najd. In the future, even the place name Muscat may disappear to avoid arousing special memories for certain groups.
"No one cares about this problem." Philip, who had experience in the Colonial Affairs Department, was also an avid colonial pioneer.
After the budget was successfully passed, the relationship between Adelaide and Philippe also eased a lot.
Roque played a huge role in the relationship between Ade and Phillip. On weekdays, Ade and Phillip rarely met unless necessary, but Roque didn't want to say the same thing twice, so he simply invited Ade and Phillip to report together at once.
Putting the problem on the table will make it easier to solve.
At least there is one more communication channel. Many problems arise from misunderstandings due to lack of timely communication.
"A lot of people did die when the Sultanate of Najd attacked the Sultanate of Muscat." Roque put all the blame on Ali Rashid. The colonial aggression must have been evil and shameless.
Attacks were normal. The history of Persian wars consisted of massacres of cities for many days. This kind of thing was very common.
"Then end these as quickly as possible and prevent similar incidents from happening again." Adelaide is also ruthless. The manpower shortage in southern Africa has been greatly alleviated. Now there is no need to use Muscat people to deal with Muscat.
To carry out actual control, in this case it must be done once and for all.
"I am going to transfer the cruiser Edward to Port Elizabeth." Rock also wants to demonstrate the military strength of southern Africa. As the Umbrella Company's sphere of influence expands, conflict with the Ottoman Qaga dynasty is inevitable. Next to Port Elizabeth is Basra and Afghanistan.
Gas and Gas are both very important oil producing areas, belonging to the Ottoman Empire and the Qajar Dynasty respectively. If Roque wants to monopolize the peninsula’s oil and gas resources, the next thing it will have to deal with is the Ottoman Empire and the Qajar Dynasty.
Coincidentally, both countries are on their deathbed. The Ottoman Empire has been hit by the North African War and the Balkan War and is on its deathbed. The Qajar Dynasty has now become a common colony of Britain and Russia. For Rock, the next ten years
It's very important. The future world map is basically the foundation laid during this decade. How much benefit Southern Africa can gain in this once-in-a-lifetime decade depends on how determined Roque and Ade Philippe are.
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Again, if Ade and Philip disapprove, then Roque will acquire the entire peninsula through the umbrella company in another way. This process may have more twists and turns and the price will be greater, but it will be the same as the gain.
In comparison, all the efforts are worth it.
As the oil and gas resources of the peninsula become more and more important, Ade and Philip are now more determined to the peninsula. However, regarding Roque's radicalism, Ade and Phillip looked at each other with worries in their eyes.
"After all, Port Elizabeth is not a southern African territory -" Ade is still worried about international pressure.
"Can Port Elizabeth dock large warships?" Philip was concerned about military presence. Compared with the dreadnoughts of maritime powers, the Edward was indeed dwarfed, but the Edward was already the most powerful warship in southern Africa. For the old and decadent Ottoman
The Imperial Navy and the Qajar Navy are also cutting-edge warships.
The performance of the Ottoman Empire's navy in the Italian-Turkish War was disappointing. The Italian Navy, which had just been established a few years ago, was already weak enough in the eyes of Britain, France and Germany. However, the Ottoman Empire's navy still had almost no bright spots in the war, except for crossing the Suez Canal against the enemy.
When Tripoli was being resupplied, the Ottoman Empire's navy played some role, but at other times it had almost no presence.
At the end of the Italian-Turkish War, the Italian Navy invaded and occupied the Twelve Islands and approached Constantinople. The Ottoman Empire's navy actually did not dare to leave the port to fight. It was really shocking to sit back and watch the Italian Navy occupy the Twelve Islands.
As for the navy of the Qajar Dynasty——
Rock didn't even know if the Qajar Dynasty still had a navy. Maybe there was one, but he had never seen one in the Persian Gulf. Even if there were, they were probably only a few grandfather-level wooden sailing warships. Cutting-edge warships like the cruiser Edward were not at all
Not a level.
"I am planning to build a new military port next to Port Elizabeth." Roark has great ambitions. Royal Shell and Standard Oil previously wanted to build a port on the coast of the Persian Gulf, but they have not yet taken action. Roark now wants to grab the land, regardless of repairs.
If we don’t build it, we should first occupy all the places suitable for building the port.
"Then it will be within the territory of the Ottoman Empire -" Ade is familiar with the terrain of the peninsula. Next to Port Elizabeth is the estuary of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, which is now the territory of the Ottoman Empire.
"No, it's in Persia." Roque has great ambitions. Beyond the mouth of the two river basins is Persia. Roque wants to take away all the pots and not leave a morsel of soup behind.
"That is to say, you are now provoking the Ottoman Empire and Persia at the same time." Ade was speechless. He was actually not a dove, but he also did not approve of Rock's unscrupulous reaching out in all directions.
"Look at the performance of the Ottoman Empire in the North African War and the Balkan War, they deserved it." Philip also belongs to the radical hawks. Before the Italian-Turkish War, the Allies and the Entente wanted to win over the Ottoman Empire, but now they are afraid of avoiding it.
The performance of the Ottoman Empire in these two wars was really unbearable.
"It's not yet time to carve up the Ottoman Empire. We can send a few destroyers there, but the cruiser Edward cannot." Adelaide had reservations. As the most powerful warship in southern Africa, the cruiser Edward cannot be dispatched easily.
"Mr. Minister, telegram from Port Elizabeth." Patton hurriedly walked in uniform.
A Babu uprising broke out in Persia. Ahvaz was besieged by the Babu believers. Two oil derricks of Royal Shell were destroyed. A Standard Oil convoy was attacked. The armed personnel escorting the convoy suffered heavy casualties. More than 20 people were injured.
A car was burned.
Religious conflicts are very prominent in Persia. Since the middle of the last century, the Babu believers have staged many uprisings and been violently suppressed by the Persian government.
As major oil companies gathered in Ahvaz to exploit oil, the conflicts between oil workers and locals became increasingly acute. The Babu took the opportunity to stage another uprising in an attempt to expel the oil companies in Ahvaz.
Umbrella and Adan Company are Roque's companies. Ade and Phillip didn't say anything, and it was up to Roark to see how he would handle it.
"I have ordered the oil wells in Ahvaz to be dismantled and the personnel to be withdrawn to Port Elizabeth." Roque's response caught Ade and Philip off guard.
"Ahwaz's oil reserves are still very rich, right?" Philip disagreed. To dismantle the oil wells and withdraw the personnel at this time would be equivalent to handing over the benefits to other oil companies.
Ade obviously didn't agree with it either, but he didn't rush to express his position and waited to hear Roque's explanation.
"The anti-British sentiment in the Persian Kingdom is serious. Although the Persian Gulf coast is our sphere of influence, we have not obtained the benefits we deserve from the Persian Gulf coast. Now that oil has been discovered in Ahvaz, almost all oil companies from around the world have flocked here.
, we should use this opportunity to reshuffle the cards and drive away the forces of the major oil companies from Ahvaz with the help of believers, and then we can calmly develop the oil in Ahvaz." Roque's words satisfied Ade.
I am also a little worried. If you look at it this way, maybe the uprising of the Babu believers was caused by Roque.
Rock and his umbrella company can also be regarded as repeat offenders in this regard.