Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 286

The area of ​​the Zambezi River Basin in Portuguese East Africa is about 15 square kilometers. It is impossible for Rock to monopolize such a large area. Therefore, Rock wants to bring Stoudemire together to mediate the war between the Yao people and the Portuguese. Everyone grabs the benefits together.

That’s right, it’s a clear grab. The Portuguese asked for mediation, which is tantamount to putting themselves on the chopping block. At this time, if they don’t cut a piece of fat, it doesn’t conform to the setting of imperialism and colonialism.

"How do we divide?" Stoudemire was full of interest. He was born in the colonial era. This was the first time he participated in the partition of the colony. Rhodesia will continue to grow and develop in his hands. Every time he thinks of this, Stoudemire feels like Someone is encouraging him.

"Using Tambala as the boundary, above Tambala, around Tete is yours, merged into Rhodesia, and below Tambala is mine, merged into Nyasaland." Rock already has a distribution plan, This can maximize the protection of the interests of both Rhodesia and Nyasaland.

After listening to Rock's plan, Stoudemire didn't speak, looked down at the map and studied for a long time, and proposed a completely different plan.

"Why not take 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. Doesn't Rhodesia need it?

Rhodesia, like Nyasaland, is a landlocked country—

It is not appropriate to describe it as a country, it is just a region now.

Rock was trying his best to find an outlet for Nyasaland, and Stoudemire also had this need. The reason why Cecil Rhodes supported the Yao people to resist the Portuguese was for this purpose.

Now, the seaport is at your fingertips, Stoudemire would rather accept some losses, but also get the seaport

According to Roque's distribution plan, Rhodesia will get about 15 square kilometers of the total [-] square kilometers, and Nyasaland can only get [-] square kilometers.

If Stoudemire's distribution plan is followed, Rhodesia's territorial area will drop to [-] square kilometers, while Nyasaland's land area will rise to [-] square kilometers.

This is the importance of the estuary.

"Yes, then use 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." Using an outlet to hold Rhodesia hostage, Stoudemire would rather give up [-] square kilometers of territory to get an outlet, so give it to him.

"Thank you, Locke—" Stoudemire looked at Rock in a daze, probably full of emotions in his heart.

In the jungle society, every penny is counted, and every profit is exchanged for life and blood. In the past, Stoudemire may have resentment towards Cecil Rhodes for giving Nyasaland to Roque. Now Stoudemire finally Know why Cecil Rhodes did it.

Without Roque, it would be impossible for Rhodesia to get an outlet to the sea. Before the outbreak of the Boer War, the disadvantages of not having an outlet to the sea had not been fully revealed. After the outbreak of the Boer War, the embarrassment of inland countries was undoubtedly revealed. Back then, the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State could receive external support, so there would still be wars, and maybe it would last for a while. In that case, it was really uncertain who would win.

In the latter part of the Boer War, the Boers were of course desperate, and the British government was also battered. If the war did not end as soon as possible, the increasing military expenditure would sooner or later become the last straw that crushed the British government.

"Cecile, this is just the beginning." Rock patted Stoudemire on the shoulder heavily. Portuguese East Africa is only Rock's first attempt. Next, Rock will continue to work hard. Congo Free State, Tanganyika , Portuguese West Africa, German Southwest Africa, Rock's ambition is not just a small Portuguese East Africa.

The Congo Free State is the private property of Leopold II, Tanganyika and German Southwest Africa are German colonies, and Portuguese East Africa and West Africa are Portuguese colonies. If you take these areas as your own, then the entire Southern Africa will become a colony of the British Empire.

Now it is a colony of the British Empire. Maybe in the future, another time and space. After the Second World War, African countries started the independence movement. Maybe this time and space. With Rock, everything is possible.

"Lock, it's impossible—" After listening to Rock's introduction, Stoudemire's three views collapsed again, but at the same time as "impossible", there is also hope.

For Stoudemire, it is impossible to plan Portuguese East Africa. After the Berlin Conference in 1884, European countries used rulers to carve up Africa. After that, the Berlin Conference became a colonial order consciously maintained by all European countries. Initiating war must be opposed by all European countries.

This is the fundamental reason why countries with big boogers like Portugal and Belgium can also have vast colonies in Africa.

In Stoudemire's concept, any country that wants to start a war against other countries will be besieged by all countries, just like the French Emperor Napoleon, no matter how powerful he is, he will eventually be besieged to death.

Rock took a different approach. The colonial order established by the Berlin Conference restrained wars between European countries, but it could not restrain the resistance of the colonized natives to the colonists.

Similar to the situation in Portuguese East Africa, if the Portuguese were unable to suppress the resistance of the Yao people, leading to the complete collapse of Portugal's colonial rule in Portuguese East Africa, then other European countries would not interfere at all.

Just kidding, pay attention to your own colonies, it is too late to prevent a situation similar to Portuguese East Africa from happening, who cares whether anyone supports the Yao people?

What's more, the Portuguese have no evidence yet.

What's more, the British Empire is eyeing it.

"So, we are now expanding the territory of the British Empire. If other countries want to interfere, what do you think London will do?" Rock has no fear, as long as he hugs the thigh of the British government, at least before World War I, or in Before World War II, Rock did not need to worry about international pressure.

"I'm afraid London will make you an earl." Stoudemire muttered to himself. As a British citizen, Stoudemire knows the virtues of the British government very well.

"Hehe, work hard, Cecil, as long as your strength is strong enough, you will get everything you want in the future." Rock poured chicken soup on Stoudemire. If Stoudemire's life is not perfect now, then It's the title.

The reason why the British government did not give Cecil Rhodes the title was to prepare for the withdrawal of the South African company's privileges in the future.

In a few years, when the Transvaal and Orange implement a democratic representative system, and even the Union of South Africa is established, becoming a self-governing dominion within the Commonwealth, and even further becoming an independent country, the importance of South African companies will also decline accordingly. At that time, the title will lose its meaning, and the British government will take the initiative to send the title to Rhodesia, and use the title to win over Stoudemire.

In another time and space, after the establishment of the Federation of South Africa, the positioning of Rhodesia has caused controversy.

The final result was that the white people of Rhodesia voted to decide whether Rhodesia would join the Union of South Africa.

At that time, the white people in Rhodesia chose not to join, so Rhodesia was isolated from the Union of South Africa and became a separate area. Then during the Cold War, Rhodesia was abandoned by the two major groups at the same time, and finally the African bakery was reduced. For poor countries in need of relief.

With Roque in this time and space, he will definitely not sit and watch Stoudemire be stupid. If there is the Federation of South Africa in this time and space, then Roque will not only let Nyasaland join the Federation of South Africa, but also urge Stoudemire to agree to join Rhodesia. For the Federation of South Africa, there are many benefits to doing this, and there is no way to explain it now, but Rock will prove it to Stoudemire.

In mid-October, the Portuguese delegation to the negotiations finally arrived belatedly.

Only then did Roque discover that the Portuguese delegation also invited the Germans and the French to participate in the negotiations.

On the German side, Alfred von Schlieffen, the chief of the German army's general staff, participated in the negotiations; on the French side, Jean Casimir Perrier, former president of the French Third Republic, participated in the negotiations.

Alfred von Schlieffen was the proponent of the famous "Schlieffen Plan". This plan was the embryonic form of the Blitzkrieg in the future. It was precisely because of Alfred von Schlieffen's tactical thinking that Germany was able to rapidly advance in World War I. into France.

Jean Casimir Perrier was a failed politician who served as prime minister but fell due to his inability to deal with anarchist riots and thorny issues of church-state relations. Jean Casimir Perrier later served as Former president, but stepped down again because of conflicts with the prime minister and the impact of the Dreyfus incident.

Roque could understand why the Portuguese invited the Germans and the French.

The war in Portuguese East Africa has stimulated all European countries that have colonies in Europe. It can be said that except for the United Kingdom, all the colonial countries are now in danger. They are worried that the situation in Portuguese East Africa will happen in their colonies , so even if the Portuguese do not invite, Germany and France, two countries with huge interests in Africa, will take the initiative to stand up.

On October [-]th, the negotiations officially started.

The negotiations on the first day did not yield any results. The Yao people demanded that the Portuguese completely withdraw from Portuguese East Africa and compensate all the aborigines in Portuguese East Africa for the 500 years of colonization in Portuguese East Africa.

The Portuguese asked the Yao people to return to the state before the war broke out and continue to accept the Portuguese colonization. Considering the "huge concession" 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 conditions of the Portuguese.

The conditions of the Yao people were also unacceptable to the Portuguese.

So the negotiations on the first day 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, Rock should contact the Yao people and the Portuguese respectively to understand the bottom line of their requirements, communicate information between the two parties in a timely manner, and prepare for the next negotiation.

But Rock has no time, Ad has returned to the Transvaal from London, the trial of Austin Burns and the two captains is about to begin, London needs someone to take responsibility for this, Austin Burns and the two captains say Might 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 go to Alfred von Schlieffen, trying to pass Alf Reid von Schlieffen relieved Kaiser Wilhelm II of pressure on the British government.

After more than a month of investigation, Kaiser Wilhelm II has now determined that three German Boers died in the conflict, which is why Kaiser Wilhelm II insisted on punishing the perpetrators.

As for the existence of these three German Boers, it doesn't matter, it really doesn't matter. For more than a month, Bloemfontein has been taken over by the Johannesburg Police Department. Rock never knew that anyone was investigating this matter, so Rock also I don't know where William II got the news.

"—conflict is not important, really not important, Lord Nyasaland, let's talk about Portuguese East Africa now." Schlieffen didn't care who would be tried, or how many German Boers died , concerned with Tanganyika and German South West Africa.

Tanganyika borders Portuguese East Africa, Nyasaland, the Congo Free State, and British East Africa, while German Southwest Africa borders Portuguese West Africa, the Bena Protectorate, and the Cape Colony.

Therefore, the war that took place in Portuguese East Africa may also happen in Tanganyika and German Southwest Africa at any time. This is the focus of attention of the Foreign Minister Pilov.

No, the Herero rebellion has already broken out in German Southwest Africa, so now Schlieffen is concerned about whether the Herero rebellion will further intensify, and whether the Africans in Tanganyika will follow the example of the Portuguese The Yao people in East Africa also rose up against German colonial rule.

As the 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." Of course Rock knows what Schlieffen is concerned about, so Rock is also confident. If you don't give me a promise, I won't give it either. You promise, let's spend it like this, let's see who can spend more.

"My lord, it is not our turn to interfere with His Majesty's question." Schlieffen did not agree to discuss the two issues together, or in other words, Schlieffen did not think that these two issues were of equal importance.

"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, perhaps this issue is not important to you, but it is very important to me. This is the internal affairs between our Transvaal and Orange." No Germans were killed in the conflict. Even if there were, this is an internal conflict in the UK. What does it matter to you in Germany?

It seems that the Germans are very idle, that's why William II is staring at the Transvaal and Orange. If William II continues to toss around like this, Roark might find something for the Germans Dry.

　Sorry for the lateness - I found some problems when I was about to post it, so I modified it temporarily

　　

　

(End of this chapter)