African Entrepreneurship Records 2

Chapter 1273 Nicholas II Resigns

This situation is very easy to understand, that is, there is a lot of land, so people are willful! East Africa itself is the second largest country in the world, second only to Russia.

East Africa has more arable land than Russia, and its grain output per unit area is much greater than that of Russia. In addition, international grain prices have been falling for a long time. Under such circumstances, there is no need for East Africa to expand the scale of agricultural land.

Although East Africa does not have fertile black soil like Ukraine, the water and heat conditions in East Africa are much better than those in Russia, so East Africa's grain output is higher than that in Russia. Of course, the price is that the quality and taste of the grain cannot compare with those in Europe and the United States.

However, this is mainly reflected in wheat planting. As for rice planting, the taste and quality of East African rice are now close to the level of Far Eastern countries, and its output is far ahead of East Asian countries.

In addition, East Africa's population density is not high, and urbanization is advancing rapidly. East Africa is fully capable of ensuring agricultural production while taking into account some ecological and environmental issues.

The Lake Malawi Rhino Park in East Africa was established on this basis. After all, if the problem of food and clothing cannot be solved, the East African government will not have the leisure to take care of these "beasts".

Archduke Ferdinand asked, “Since these rhinos were originally introduced for the medical industry, have you got any results now?”

The staff member shook his head and replied, "There has not been any major progress, but the preparation of some medicines has been improved to a certain extent."

"Rhino horns are mainly used to make Angong Pills, which are used to treat brain diseases such as stroke. Experts from the Chinese Medicine Association have not discovered its special ingredients, so they can only summarize the best ratio and take samples through experiments."

"The mission of our park is to continue to expand the rhino population to ensure the supply of raw materials for medicines. Maybe someone will discover the secret in the future."

Angong Pills is a special medicine that has excellent therapeutic effects on some people. However, with the current scientific and technological means in East Africa, it is difficult to uncover the mystery behind it.

Therefore, medical researchers in East Africa can only improve the value of this special medicine through continuous experiments. It is most appropriate to describe it as knowing the results but not the reasons behind them.

This is certainly not "metaphysics", but it is unknowable for the time being, so it can only be proven through "experiments".

This was also an important way for the development of East Africa's pharmaceutical industry in the past. Many medicines produced in East Africa were determined through summary and experimentation, but a large part of them did not crack the principles.

Hearing this, Archduke Ferdinand was not discouraged, but took out his drawing board and began to paint the Sumatran rhinoceros.

This can be considered as a return to his old career. When he was young, Archduke Ferdinand liked to study animals and plants. Now that he is retired, he and his wife hope to draw the various creatures they have seen in East Africa and compile them into a book.

Of course, the East African government was not at ease with Archduke Ferdinand, so it usually arranged for personnel to follow Archduke Ferdinand to prevent him from going into dangerous situations.

After all, when Archduke Ferdinand was young, he had a bold plan to go deep into the Latin American rainforest, so Ernst could only arrange for someone to watch his father-in-law.

Archduke Ferdinand was not lacking in adventurous spirit, otherwise he would not have been fooled by Napoleon III into running to Mexico to become emperor. This can be seen from Ernst's experience.

When the East African colony was first established, Ernst did not rush to East Africa to die. Instead, he waited until the local area was initially developed before arriving in East Africa to take command.

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Archduke Ferdinand and his wife were traveling around East Africa, which naturally made Queen Ernst and Karina worried. However, it was impossible for them to really interfere with Archduke Ferdinand's retirement life. After all, Archduke Ferdinand was not young anymore, and it was better for him to live relatively freely.

At this time, in the Rhine Palace, Ernst was looking at a letter and a telegram sent from the East African Embassy in Russia.

"Your Majesty, this is a telegram from the embassy in Russia. A coup has taken place in Russia, and Nicholas II has been forced to step down!"

"At the same time, we received two letters from Nicholas II. One is written to you, and the other is written to Alexei and the other two." Alexei and the other two are the Russian crown prince and princess who are currently traveling in East Africa to relax, Crown Prince Alexei, Princess Maria and Princess Anastasia.

Upon hearing the news of Nicholas II's resignation, Ernst's face changed and he asked, "What is the current situation in Russia?"

"There has been a rebellion in Russia, and Nicholas II has been forced to step down. He entrusted our embassy to send these two letters back."

Ernst opened the envelope written to him by Nicholas II and read: "Emperor Ernst, my brother, now... do not let the three return to Russia. I hope you can help take care of the three."

After reading the letter, Ernst also understood Nicholas II's plan. It can be said that Nicholas II was threatened to abdicate by various forces in Russia.

However, some forces agreed to nominate a new tsar, and Crown Prince Alexei was naturally the first choice, but Nicholas II did not want his son to return home at this time.

The reason is very simple. Nicholas II sensed the danger, which is easy to understand. In his previous life, Nicholas II did not choose Crown Prince Alexei to become the new tsar, and finally nominated his brother Mikhail. Of course, Mikhail obviously did not succeed in becoming the new tsar of Russia in the end.

At present, the situation in Russia can be said to be very complicated. Driven by the forces including the bourgeoisie, workers, soldiers, peasants, and even some nobles, Nicholas II is powerless to turn the tide.

However, the current domestic situation in Russia is still very dangerous. After all, the nobles want a new tsar to succeed to the throne, the capitalists want to establish a new republican government, and the Labor Party wants to form a new regime.

Today, the fall of Nicholas II does not mean the end of Russia’s political struggle, but rather just the beginning of it.

In the letter, Nicholas II bluntly confessed to Ernst: "Alexei is too young. Even if he ascends the throne, he will only be a puppet of traitors."

Besides, Alexei is the son of Nicholas II after all. If Alexei becomes the Tsar, will he be liquidated in the future? This is not uncommon in Russian politics.

Therefore, Nicholas II asked Ernst to protect Crown Prince Alexei and the other two, and wait until Russia's domestic politics stabilized before deciding on the situation.

However, Ernst shook his head, thinking that Nicholas II probably had no future, and that he had already done his best by helping him take care of Crown Prince Alexei and the other two.

Of course, when Ernst invited Alexei and other members of the Russian royal family, it was obviously impossible for him not to let them play a role.

Ernst said to his subordinates: "The changes in the domestic situation in Russia may continue and intensify. Please draft a telegram to Nicholas II, asking him if he is willing to stay at home and seek political asylum in East Africa?"

If Nicholas II stayed in Russia at this time, there was still a possibility for him to escape, so Ernst issued this order, and the rest depended on whether Nicholas II was decisive enough.

If he continued to harbor illusions, the last Russian Tsar would probably repeat the mistakes of his previous life and end up with nothing left.

If he could make up his mind to seek refuge in East Africa, he would not be without a chance. After all, the Russian royalists were still there, and the new Russian government was not yet a Labour government. At least the Labour government had not yet put forward the demand to "abolish the monarchy."

Therefore, if Nicholas II chose to flee Russia, this troubled country, at this time, there was still a great possibility that Ernst was willing to help him.

After all, East Africa is considered a "foreign force", and a large foreign power is still relatively deterrent, at least to the Russian bourgeois government.

Ernst continued, "Go and call back Maxim and the other four! I think Nicholas II must have a lot to say to Alexei and the other two in the letter."

(End of this chapter)