I want to be emperor

In the 47th year of the reign of the West African Kingdom, Chen Jingyun did not hesitate to send most of the weak army of the West African Kingdom to the front line to cooperate with the Chu army in West Africa in order to gain the recognition of the empire's high-level officials.

Although the soldiers sent there were all European immigrants, and only a few officers were local Chu people, the military expenditures spent for this purpose were real.

This will inevitably bring a heavy financial burden to the weak West African kingdom.

After all, fighting requires money for artillery shells, bullets, and food and drink. The Chu Army will not reimburse Chen Jingyun for this money, so the West African Kingdom has to pay for it itself.

Several senior officials of the Chu State in West Africa also noticed this, and then they slightly recognized Chen Jingyun... They felt that although this person was a little more careful, he still understood the overall situation...

If Chen Jingyun's so-called West African Kingdom does well in the future, it is not impossible to help apply for one or two, allowing them to become one of the empire's younger brothers.

Anyway, Africa is a lumpy place, and the empire has no plans to expand on a large scale. The climate here is too harsh... Few Chu people are willing to immigrate to the directly-administered territory. South Africa and Mapu Mansion, which were previously directly-administered, are still not there now. There are not many people... And this place has gold, a major transportation road, and a coastal plain.

Not to mention other places, there are adventurers who seek to make a fortune, but there are not many serious immigrants.

This is also the reason why the Chu people in Africa only established some administrative territories, and economically they mainly promoted various agricultural companies and mining companies.

Due to climate and geographical problems, even if the Chu people established administrative territories, they were mainly limited to a few coastal areas with relatively good climates.

So far, the Chu people's development and utilization of Africa has been extremely limited.

Therefore, how to develop it efficiently and at low cost and obtain economic crops and minerals has become a problem... At this time, Chen Jingyun's West African Kingdom became an option and entered the vision of local Chu officials in Africa.

This is also the reason why the imperial West African authorities had previously acquiesced in the recognition of the West African Kingdom and turned a blind eye to the West African Kingdom's use of so-called Chu enterprises to purchase rifled guns, weapons, ships and even some mining equipment.

To be honest, Chen Jingyun's West African Kingdom couldn't even get a rifled rifle.

In fact, it is not just the West African kingdoms, but also many ambitious people who are messing around in Africa. The official attitude of the empire is mostly to acquiesce or even support.

For example, there are many agricultural companies or security companies. Many of them go outside the empire-controlled areas to establish plantations, mining areas, etc. In fact, these companies are no different from the independent kingdoms locally... You say they are companies, but In fact, what they are doing is colonial expansion.

It's just that they don't use the name of an independent kingdom openly and openly like Chen Jingyun and others.

Regarding these organizations, imperial officials basically adopted a tacit or even supportive attitude.

Chen Jingyun and his group are relatively typical representatives in Africa. Although their strength is not very good, the population of the West African Kingdom so far is only tens of thousands, and among them there are only about a thousand Chu people. There are all kinds of ruthless people who want money rather than life. Many of them are mercenaries, or people who went bankrupt in the country and secretly fled to Africa to hang out after committing crimes.

Not many normal Chu people would come to the so-called West African Kingdom, and then break away from their nationality to join this nondescript West African Kingdom.

The current main population structure of the West African Kingdom is still dominated by European immigrants... Of course, most of these immigrants came as indentured servants, and there was basically no freedom in the early stage.

However, these tens of thousands of people only count the native population of the West African Kingdom, and do not include the thousands of Chu people who come to work. It also does not include the more than 100,000 local indigenous people who work indefinitely for free in farms and mines. Young and strong.

Such a West African kingdom is already the number one among a large number of colonial enterprises or development companies or independent kingdoms established by the Chu people in Africa.

The main reason is that people like Chen Jingyun and others have different brain circuits from those of other colonial development companies... Others come here to join various forces, all in the hope of making money, and then return to China to enjoy themselves... for money.

But as for Chen Jingyun and others, dozens of core personnel are rushing to become officials and nobles... for power.

I couldn't be an official within the empire, and I couldn't become a big noble... I ran to a group of indigenous people in Africa to become an official and a noble... even if I had to endure the backward living conditions.

One is for money, the other is for power. This is the biggest difference between Chen Jingyun and other African colonial development companies.

And this difference also leads to the fact that when many African colonial development companies do things, they consider more costs and profits...especially shareholder profits.

But Chen Jingyun and others are thinking about national development...

But now, it has become a distinction between countries and enterprises.

This is one of the reasons why Chen Jingyun has gained the attention of the West African authorities... Not every colonial development company can be like Chen Jingyun, willing to send thousands of people, without seeking profits, and purely spending military expenses to help the Chu army fight.

It's not that other colonial development companies can't get so many armed personnel, but that they are reluctant to spend so much money to help the Chu army fight...

But Chen Jingyun is willing!

Under such circumstances, the West African authorities also reciprocated Chen Jingyun's favor and approved the weapons and equipment procurement application of a so-called Chu State security company controlled by Chen Jingyun.

Allowing them to purchase the latest improved model of the Hebaca rifle; and three 70mm infantry cannons.

The reason why this weapons purchase is special is that it is the latest improved model of the Heba-type rifle. It is not a civilian model, but a military model!

It was the Hebei Arms Company of the Great Chu Empire, which improved the design and production of the Type 18 rifles and specially supplied them with military-standard weapons for several subordinate vassal states.

This is because several of the younger vassal states of the Great Chu Empire, such as the Kingdom of the United States and Song Dynasty in South America, previously used Type 18 rifles. At the same time, the empire has not yet relaxed the export restrictions on repeating rifles... even the Chu Kingdom The vassal states established by the people also did not receive permission.

These subordinate vassal states can only purchase and equip single-shot rifled rifles.

Therefore, although the regular army of the empire has not purchased single-shot rifles for a long time, in fact, the production lines of single-shot rifles in the Dachu Empire, mainly the production lines of Type 18 rifles, have not been stopped, but still maintain small-scale production, mainly for It was used to supply the younger vassal states, and was later used to supply the foreign legions.

If nothing unexpected happens, the Foreign Legion will use single-shot rifles for many years... At least until the Chu State's regular army improves its individual weapons and gains an overwhelming advantage over today's repeating rifles, it will be impossible to use them. The repeating rifle is lowered.

Neither exported nor used by the Foreign Legion.

Therefore, the Foreign Legion will use this single-shot rifle for many years to come. Now, although they have a large number of second-hand single-shot rifles, these are second-hand goods and have been used for a long time. They will be scrapped soon... At the same time, the Foreign Legion basically performs combat missions all year round, and the losses in combat and training are also high.

Therefore, the continuous replenishment of single-shot rifles has become a hard demand.

The demand for guns from the Foreign Legion and the younger vassal states, coupled with the demand for civilian single-shot rifled rifles, has resulted in the production lines of single-shot rifles in the defense enterprises of the Dachu Empire. However, the output is no longer comparable to before.

Under such circumstances, the continuous improvement of single-shot rifles has not stopped...especially the Type 18 rifle. Its latest model has absorbed many excellent designs of the subsequent 25 rifles and even 26 rifles. After making continuous improvements, its Performance has been improved a lot.

What Chen Jingyun and the others want to purchase is the latest Type 18 rifle... This thing is already the most advanced individual equipment they can get.

The only thing better is the repeating rifle... That thing is a restricted weapon. The empire does not provide it to the outside world at all, and it is not even used by the foreign legions. It is only limited to the internal military and police!

Not even an 11mm caliber repeating rifle is for sale!

However, even if it is an improved version of the Type 18 rifle, this thing is not something you can buy if you want. So far, it is only used for procurement by foreign legions, subordinate vassal countries and specially approved security companies in overseas dangerous areas. Not to mention Outsiders, even Chu people cannot buy this thing.

After all, this kind of thing is a serious military weapon, and its range and accuracy are not comparable to civilian rifled rifles. Not to mention the 70mm infantry cannon... Although the 70mm infantry cannons approved for sale are all backward models with technology from the 1930s, their maximum range is only about two thousand meters, and their accuracy and range are relatively poor. , these backward models of 70mm infantry artillery have long been withdrawn from active service in the Chu regular army, and even the second-line troops are not equipped.

But even so, this thing is a serious military weapon. It can only be purchased by a few vassal states and specially approved security companies, and the Foreign Legion is also equipped with this kind of weapon on a large scale... It can be said that , the main heavy firepower of the Foreign Legion is actually the 70mm infantry gun.

Other artillery, such as 75mm field artillery, mountain artillery and other long-range main artillery, even if they are backward models, there are very few.

This is also the first time that Chen Jingyun and others have been approved to purchase 70mm infantry guns.

The latest improved military model of the Type 18 rifle, coupled with the seventy-millimeter infantry gun. The approval of the purchase of these two weapons means that, at least in the eyes of the main officials of the West African authorities, Chen Jingyun’s status as a West African kingdom, and several other There is no difference between the younger vassal states, at least they are given equal treatment in terms of weapons procurement.

When Chen Jingyun learned that the weapons procurement application had been approved, it was naturally clear that the West African authorities expressed their support.

And what do you need to do at this time?

Soon he sent people to Ghana with some African specialties, mainly useless gold, silver and diamonds that could not be eaten or drunk. He visited the civil and military officials of the West African authorities and presented some African specialties.

At the same time, the army was recruited again, and another 500 soldiers were planned to be recruited for new recruit training to supplement the personnel lost in the subsequent frontline battles.

Because thousands of troops were sent to the front line at once, and considering the harsh environment on the front line, non-combat attrition would be very large, so it was natural to prepare reserve forces in advance.

It's just that thousands of soldiers were taken out at once, which is a serious injury for a small country with a population of only tens of thousands.

In order to make up for the loss of population, Chen Jingyun once again sent people to the Mediterranean coast to recruit immigrants.

It doesn't take much effort to recruit immigrants. Just give them food and promise to work for free for five years before they can be free. When they are free, they can also get a small piece of land. Most of Europe has no enough to eat. , North Africa, and the people at the bottom of West Asia will come over crying and shouting that they want to be indentured slaves in the West African Kingdom.

The cost for Chen Jingyun and others to recruit these indigenous immigrants is actually very low... After all, the ship that transports people is owned by the West African Kingdom... Although this ship is under the name of a security company, it is nominally a corporate asset of the Chu State.

After bringing people over, just give them some potatoes to sustain their lives, and then let them work, and that's it.

It's not like recruiting immigrants from Chu State, which involves a lot of trouble, high cost, and ordinary Chu people are not happy... That's it, we are recruiting ordinary Chu State immigrants... They won't come to register with you. Most of them come to work and live in the West African Kingdom.

But few normal Chu people would be happy to leave the Chu nationality and naturalize in the West African Kingdom... If you want to say that you can enjoy more after naturalizing in the West African Kingdom, the key is that people can still be in the West African Kingdom or other administrative territories without naturalization. I enjoyed a lot here!

There is no need to naturalize!

Therefore, what Chen Jingyun and others call recruiting immigrants from Chu is actually recruiting Chu people to work and live... The work contract was not even signed directly with the West African Kingdom, but with the West African Kingdom Development Company controlled by Chen Jingyun.

Strictly speaking, these Chu people who work and live in the West African Kingdom did not immigrate to the West African Kingdom, but were sent to work here after joining the West African Kingdom Development Company.

That's it. In order to attract Chu people to come over, all kinds of benefits must be provided. For example, after recruiting people, they must come over by boat... You can't treat them as European immigrants and just stuff hundreds of tons of small tons into them. Hundreds of people went there...

You have to buy a ticket from an official shipping company to let people come by boat. If you build a small broken boat, stuff them in like cans and transport them... It is called illegal passenger transportation, and it will also violate a series of maritime laws. , the empire's maritime law enforcement agency can fine the West African Kingdom Development Company until it goes bankrupt, and the company leaders have to go to jail for a few years to reflect and reflect.

You also have to buy expensive overseas work insurance for them to ensure food supply and other living facilities... For example, accommodation and dormitories must be arranged in advance. You can't fool people with a thatched house, but at least give them a brick house or something. of.

Not to mention the high salary in the end... If you don't give me enough money, why would they go all the way to work for you in a crappy place like West Africa?

Calculating this, not counting salary costs, the recruitment costs alone are not a small amount.

But even so, Chen Jingyun and the others have to bite the bullet and recruit people... On the one hand, the weak West African kingdom does need to recruit a large number of professional talents from the country, whether they are soldiers, officials, farmers, industry or business people. There are service industries...these require professional talents.

For example, the current main financial source of the West African Kingdom is the port services of the Kara Port. This port service includes ship berthing and rest, simple maintenance, food, fresh water, and coal replenishment... and it is necessary to maintain the normal operation of a port to meet the needs of passing Chu ships. , this is not an easy task.

It doesn't mean that you have coal, food and fresh water.

And these things require professionals to operate...

The same goes for the many plantations... The cultivation of various economic crops is not a simple matter. This is a very professional agricultural field and cannot be done by non-professionals.

Minerals are the same. Mining coal seems simple, but if you want to dig a lot without landslides or explosions... that still requires some skills. In addition, finding new coal mines and other minerals is also a tough job, and it is impossible without professional mineral surveying knowledge. Can't do it.

In addition, government affairs are also very professional matters. How to maintain the operation of an administrative agency requires various professionals.

Fighting is simpler... Chen Jingyun and others are doing this themselves. Quite a few of them are retired soldiers. They will definitely not be able to handle large-scale battles that are too complicated, but small-scale company and platoon-level battles. It can still be done.

Therefore, in addition to fighting, all other walks of life require professional talents.

Where do the talents come from?

Where else could they come from? Naturally, they could only recruit Chu people from various channels. You can't expect the local primitives or the European immigrants in the Middle Ages to do these things.

Chu people hold middle and high-level positions and are responsible for technical backbone affairs, while European immigrants with some education are responsible for low-level management and ordinary work. This is the current common situation in government affairs and even all walks of life in the West African kingdom.

As for the local indigenous people in Africa, this is still not included...

Strictly speaking, the West African Kingdom is a relatively extreme slavery country!

Chen Jingyun and other dozens of founders, that is, the king and a group of nobles were at the top, while a group of ordinary immigrants from Chu State were at the upper level of society.

The above-mentioned Chu people occupy almost all the rights and means of production!

Next, there are the immigrants from Europe, North Africa, West Asia and other places who are mostly still in the state of indentured servants, with a few freedmen but little property.

The lowest level is made up of African natives... In fact, these natives are not local to Kara City. There were not many natives in this place before. In fact, most of the natives in the West African Kingdom are captured directly or from African indigenous tribes. Purchased young and strong.

But this part of the indigenous Africans is not considered a person under the laws of the West African Kingdom, but is property...

Yes, the West African Kingdom was a serious slave state.

Not only does slavery exist, but there are also a lot of laws such as polygamy, hereditary feudalism, apartheid, etc.

Chen Jingyun and other dozens of founders came to West Africa to found the country, just to dominate...but they came to be philanthropists who saved the indigenous people from disaster.

And those ordinary Chu people who are willing to come over to immigrate have some fantasies in their minds... There are not many normal people... Normal people, who would deregister and immigrate to this country!

In China, they are just low-class people. Not to mention having wives and concubines, many of them are even single and cannot marry a wife...

But after they ran to the West African Kingdom, they were able to have enough food and clothing, marry a lot of wives in a serious manner, and enjoy the personal service of a lot of maids!

Although these wives or maids are not Chu women... they can only be immigrants from Europe or West Asia and North Africa.

But there are also some good-looking women among these barbarians, or women who look similar to the Chu people. These women can be seen after dressing up. Besides, they used to be just the lowest class of the Chu country, who couldn't even afford to marry a woman... Now that we have a group of all kinds of ocean horses, what is there to be dissatisfied about?

Many Chu people are willing to go to the West African Kingdom, a barbaric and barren land, to settle down and register, transforming from a glorious Chu person into a West African Kingdom person.

Many of them come here just to enjoy being in a group of wives and concubines and to dominate and gain happiness...

Based on this, when these founders and Chu naturalized immigrants formulated laws, many aspects of the laws followed their inner thoughts.

As a result, the West African kingdom created by Chen Jingyun and others has become even more extreme than the feudal countries of the indigenous vassal states, and can even be said to be more disgusting!