African Entrepreneurship Records 2

Chapter 1240: Sharing the Risk
Although the mutiny in Vinnitsa was large in scale, the Russian government, with a large number of troops, suppressed it in just one day.

Since World War I, there have been many mutinies on the Russian front. Some of them involved the Russian military, some were caused by the Allied propaganda war, and some were influenced by the revolutionary party. However, mutinies on the scale of the one in Vinnitsa are still rare in Russia.

On July 1916, 7, the Russian government announced that Ilya, the mastermind of the mutiny, and 28 others were guilty of treason and were executed.

Inside Russia, Nicholas II was also furious and demanded that the military and government departments thoroughly investigate corruption and other issues. Of course, the effect was just a lot of noise with little results, but the supplies on the southern Bug River front did increase a lot compared to before.

The East African government was also quite concerned about the military rebellion taking place in Russia, or rather, Ernst himself was more concerned about it.

Ernst said to Friedrich: "A country may be great, but it will perish if it loves war; the world may be peaceful, but it will be in danger if it forgets war. The current situation in Russia vividly demonstrates the former point to us."

Friedrich said, "Father, isn't that a bit exaggerated? It's just a small military rebellion. It shouldn't pose much of a threat to Russia! After all, this kind of situation is common in both camps. Even Germany has deserters."

Ernst said: "There are still some differences. Russia is now like a powder keg, and the entire Russian system is still filling with gunpowder. As for Germany, unless there are huge difficulties in material supply, Germany will basically not have too many problems, at least before the end of the war."

"The war not only failed to divert Russia's social contradictions, but exacerbated them. If the Tsar chose to cease fire at this time, there might be room for maneuver. If he continued the war, it would be a loss for both sides."

"The Russian revolutionary party and the people will actively push this corrupt empire into the abyss. When the war situation is unfavorable, the capitalists are watching covetously."

This is Ernst's interpretation of the current situation in Russia from the perspective of God in his previous life. In the previous life, there were two political parties coexisting in Russia, but in the end the revolutionary party had more cards in its hands. After all, on the one hand, they could satisfy public opinion and withdraw from the war, and at the same time, they sincerely wanted to change the current situation of the country in the early stages.

The capitalist group, however, did not look at the problem in this way. They did not empathize with the soldiers on the front line. Instead, they valued the interests in the war more. This led to their ultimate defeat to the revolutionaries.

Of course, these have nothing to do with Ernst. What Ernst cares most about is the fate of the Russian royal family.

Ernst always felt that Russia would follow the same path as in the previous life, and it was very likely that the time would be advanced. After all, the current situation in Russia was much worse than in the previous life.

"Friedrich, invite the Russian royal family to East Africa in the name of the royal family!"

Ernst still hopes to have more cards in his hand. After all, if the Soviet Union appears, it will not be a good signal for monarchs all over the world.

"Who?" asked Friedrich.

"Crown Prince Alexei or a few of Nicholas II's princesses will do. They won't play any role in this war anyway. I don't think Nicholas II should have any reason to refuse."

“Will this cause misjudgment by Germany and Austria?”

"There is no need to worry about this. After all, Alexei is only twelve years old. What can he do? He is also a victim of hemophilia. Queen Victoria is indeed the cancer of the European royal family. Otherwise, we might have considered marrying into the Russian royal family."

Ernst had no good feelings towards the "old witch" Victoria. After all, during the reign of Queen Victoria, the relationship between East Africa and Britain was at its worst. The two countries even fought a war, which was the only time that East Africa had a direct war with other powers. Of course, East Africa was not yet one of the great powers at that time.

Friedrich did not refute his father's words. He said, "I'll arrange it right away."

Ernst suddenly stopped him and said, "Let's wait until the end of the year!"

Ernst suddenly changed his mind because he had a new idea. Even if East Africa really invited people, they might not stay in East Africa for a long time. In this case, it would be useless to go through all the trouble. So it would be better to postpone it. "Let's not talk about this topic for now. What is the current situation in East Kalimantan?" Ernst asked.

“The large-scale unrest is basically over, and we have now started development and resettlement activities in East Kalimantan,” Friedrich said.

East Africa launched a bloody massacre in East Kalimantan. This genocide was carried out so unscrupulously by East Africa at the critical moment of World War I.

Friedrich went on to say: "The biggest problem for East Kalimantan right now is population. Chinese immigrants are easy to find, and European immigrants can barely keep up. So far, we have immigrated nearly 30,000 white people to East Kalimantan."

“Most of them are war refugees, but it’s still unknown how many will be able to stay.”

With the development of the local economy in East Africa, only a minority of East African immigrants want to develop in colonies, so they can only think of ways to deal with war refugees.

But these war refugees have no choice but to do so. When the war is over, they may return to Europe. Of course, the prerequisite is that they have enough financial strength to pay for the boat tickets.

Ernst said: "We need to speed up the construction of several overseas colonies, especially the population problem, which needs to be solved first. The current situation in Russia is deteriorating, so we can think of more solutions."

Russian people have always been high-quality immigrants. After all, Russians account for a large proportion of the original stock of native white immigrants from East Africa.

Although the environment of several colonies in East Africa is not very good, it is much better than Siberia in Russia.

"The conditions in East Kalimantan are quite good. We have the resources and land to support the development of industry and agriculture."

After all, if the environment was harsh, Indonesia would probably not have considered moving its capital to East Kalimantan in its previous life.

"For East Kalimantan in the future, my plan is to let your brother inherit it. This way, we can support a Kingdom of Hohenzollern in the Nanyang region and cooperate with the current Lan Fang Overseas Province to stabilize our position in the Nanyang region. At the same time, we can consolidate the status and role of the royal family in the local area."

The East African colonies in the future will definitely have to transform, either being designated as the mainland or being transformed into normal countries. After all, being far away from the mainland, these places are prone to disunity.

Frederick had no objection to this. After all, he would inherit the Rhine Empire's greatest asset, and his brothers' establishment of their own businesses overseas would also help the royal family's status in the empire.

This is similar to how the British royal family was the bond that maintained the Commonwealth countries in the past. Of course, East Africa will go a step further. After all, when new kingdoms are established, these countries are still nominally part of the Rhine Empire and are closer to the various states under the Holy Roman Empire.

Ernst has three sons who can be granted fiefdoms overseas, and the third generation is now beginning to emerge, so establishing a large empire system for the Hohenzollern family will help consolidate the Hohenzollern family's international status in the future.

Just like when European nobles fight, they can call on a group of relatives to help them, fighting alone will eventually lead to losses.

Especially in this situation where the monarchy is declining, and especially if the situation in Russia in the previous life happens again in the future and it is wiped out immediately, then Ernst will not be able to laugh.

Ernst said: "In the Far Eastern Empire, a region with a long history and serious internal circulation, the history of the Zhou Empire tells us that although the feudal system has risks, it is most conducive to the continuation of the remnants of the old era like us. The history of modern Europe also illustrates this point. Therefore, eggs cannot be put in one basket. This is also one of the family's retreats."

(End of this chapter)