ps: Thank you to classmates Daoshang for 500 starting coins, Guang Feifei, Benevolent No. 123456 for 100 starting coins, classmate He Nian for 1000 starting coins for the Maple Leaf Floating Like He Nian, and book friend 20180108201008527 for their 500 starting coins for their support!
Domestic mineral resources are insufficient, so finding suitable sources of raw materials from outside has become the only way to maintain the industrial development of Han Dynasty.
Congo has fertile land and a complete range of mineral resources. The most abundant copper resources reach 600 million tons, ranking fourth in the world. The high-quality coal resources are about 60 million tons. The diamond reserves are 190 million carats. As for iron, chromium, zinc, and manganese
, aluminum and other metal mineral resources, with reserves of more than 1 million tons, which can fully support the development of Han's domestic large-scale industry.
Congo is an underestimated virgin land. In 1816, the British Navy sent Captain Duquet to lead a well-equipped expedition along the Congo River to explore the interior. Due to the rapid river flow, unfavorable climate and other reasons, all the expedition team died.
In 1874, Stanley, a British explorer who was a journalist, organized a large expedition of 342 people and entered the northern part of the Congo despite the obstruction of the Han troops stationed in the Congo. As a result, a month later, he was attacked by locals near Bemba.
The black natives died in the attack. After the remaining expedition members persisted in Bemba for five days, they were rescued by the Han troops who checked the situation. However, because the black natives smeared poison on the bows and arrows they used, most of the injured expedition members fled the trap.
They died one after another, and in the end less than fifty explorers survived.
Stanley's expedition was a private expedition. After the expedition plan suffered a huge failure, not only the sponsors behind the expedition were resentful of Stanley's death, but the colonial officials who led the British African colonial plan also believed that there was no point in developing the Congolese interior.
The economic benefits are not very optimistic about Han's occupation of the Congo area.
The Congo region was preemptively occupied by the Han Dynasty. Stanley, who was a pioneer in exploring the interior of the Congo, unfortunately died in a conflict with the indigenous people. King Leopold II of Belgium completely lost the possibility of occupying the Congo region as a colony. In desperation, he
Leopold II could only use his diplomatic skills to deal with European powers, hoping to obtain a colony from other regions.
After excluding most competing countries from reaching out to the Congo, the Han government established a preliminary foundation for rule in the Congo. First, Huang Naishang served as the director of the African Colonization Department under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and then dispatched four battalions of National Defense Force soldiers, two
Battalions and companies of foreign legionnaires were stationed in Congo, Cameroon's Ebolowa, Kismayo, and Mtwara. Finally, a small number of refugees were transported by ocean-going ships to enrich the strength of Han's colonial stronghold in Congo.
.
In Li Mingyuan's order to Huang Naishang, Congo was to be built as a core colony. Therefore, after receiving the first batch of refugees from Fujian Province, Huang Naishang and Xue Yizhong took a hurried four-day rest with a force of 150 soldiers.
Ten Wehrmacht soldiers, 120 foreign legionnaires, 200 refugees, four doctors, and a team of more than 50 black natives rode in three small gunboats with a displacement of 200 tons and five steam sailing ships.
The pioneering team drove inland along the main channel of the Congo River.
At noon on April 1, the fleet from Matadi arrived in Kinshasa. After leaving some supplies for the local garrison, the fleet headed north along the Congo River, passing through Mbandaka, the
Trade points in Pakistan and other places, and finally arrived at the destination of Kisangani on the morning of the 4th.
Kisangani is located in the middle reaches of the main channel of the Congo River, with many tributaries nearby. It can quickly lead to the northeast, southwest, south and other regions of Congo through waterways. It is an important hub for controlling the interior of Congo.
After disembarking from the gunboat in the front row, Huang Naichang and Xue Yizhong had just ordered the soldiers to disembark axes, machetes and other tools when they saw a group of indigenous people covered in pitch black appearing in the forest in the distance.
The sudden appearance of the black natives caused a slight commotion among the refugees. Xue Yizhong stood in the middle of the team and ordered the soldiers to maintain order vigorously. The panicked refugees slowly calmed down.
Looking back at the tense-looking Chinese refugees, Xue Yizhong smiled lightly and said, "Sir Huang, these fellow villagers of yours don't have the same courage as you. They have been in Congo for ten days and are still a little scared to see the black natives."
"It's not their fault. The fleet was attacked twice on the way. They may have mistook the people from the Urmu tribe for the aboriginal attackers."
Huang Naichang looked at the indigenous chief who was surrounded by hundreds of black people and was still some distance away from the river. He explained, "Lieutenant Colonel Xue and I went to sea for several years and met young foreigners and black indigenous people. They, fellow countrymen from the mainland, have never seen
After going to the sea and just coming into contact with the black natives who are all covered in black, it is normal for them to have difficulty changing their minds in a short period of time. After they have stayed in Congo for a year and a half, they will slowly adapt."
"What Mr. Huang said makes sense, we need to give them some time to adapt."
Xue Yizhong nodded and was about to continue talking to Huang Naishang when he saw a soldier hurriedly running towards him.
"Sir, Zheng Er, Huang Song's wounds have begun to produce pus. Wang Langzhong suggested that they be sent back to Matadi for treatment immediately!"
"Aren't the indigenous bows and arrows poisonous? How come their wounds are getting worse?"
One of the two injured people was an old brother who immigrated to Han with him from Australia. When he heard that their wounds were getting worse and worse, Xue Yizhong couldn't help but feel angry in his heart: "What did these doctors do?
, since the year before last, dozens of able-bodied brothers have died every year because of minor illnesses. Doctors Wang and Sun have been researching and treating it for more than two years, but they have not seen any results. You go
Tell Wang Langzhong that if they fail to treat Zheng Er, Huang Song and Xue this time, they must apply to His Highness to have these quack doctors dismissed from their posts!"
"Yes!" The soldier gave a sharp military salute and was about to turn around and leave when he was stopped by Huang Naichang.
"The plague is raging in Africa. The two brothers may have been infected by accidental contact with dirt after being injured. The top priority is to send the two brothers back to the stronghold for treatment as soon as possible. Lieutenant Colonel Xue, you can't worry about your subordinates acting on impulse. This may not only cause
Several of Wang Lang's doctors have been wronged, and the treatment of the two brothers may be delayed."
Dozens of soldiers died every year. Huang Naichang understood Xue Yizhong's mood and comforted him by saying, "Wang Langzhong and the others have done their best. The first team to arrive in the interior of Congo three years ago died of diseases because they were not familiar with the local environment."
Many people. In the past few years, Wang Langzhong and others have gone deep into the jungle to investigate poisonous animals and plants and possible disease-causing water sources, helping the troops reduce the losses of hundreds of people. We must be more patient and give Wang Langzhong and others more time to find ways to prevent and control tropical diseases.
Methods."
Huang Naishang is the person in charge of the Congo colonial stronghold. After his persuasion, Xue Yizhong felt that he had not controlled his emotions just now, so he said in a calm tone, "I am not aware of the difficulties of all the doctors, but I have lost more than thirty brothers in a year, and
Most of them die from an inconspicuous wound or minor illness, which is really not worth it."
"His Royal Highness has ordered the mainland to increase the supply of quinine to the Congo region. All we have to do is remind soldiers and immigrants to abide by the epidemic prevention guidelines set by the doctor and try to minimize the number of troops attrition due to illness."