African Entrepreneurship Records 2

Chapter 1310: Diverting trouble to the east
Compared to losing the war, giving concessions to East Africa is obviously not unacceptable. Today, Prime Minister David and other British senior officials are very clear that no country can stop the rise of East Africa and the United States, two countries outside Europe.

Not to mention East Africa and the United States, two relatively powerful countries among the great powers, even Japan was no longer a little brother that Britain could easily control.

Even if East Africa had not appeared, Japan's development in the past was beyond Britain's control. Japan's withdrawal from the League of Nations led by Britain and France was a good proof of this. During World War II, Japan launched a heavy blow against Britain in Southeast Asia.

Of course, Japan is not as powerful as Britain, but it is far enough away from Britain, which is Japan's advantage. Even relying on its geographical advantage, Japan can compete with the United States, which is also a Pacific power.

East Africa and the United States are not far from the United Kingdom. After all, theoretically, all three are part of the Atlantic coastal countries. However, the size of East Africa and the United States is several levels higher than that of Japan.

As the world has developed to this day, it can be said that the world order that was once dominated by traditional powers such as Britain and France has been on the brink of collapse. Even Europe's status as the "center of civilization" in the world has been challenged.

This is the first time this has happened since the Age of Discovery, when European countries rose rapidly and became the builders and leaders of a new world order.

The root cause of this situation is the rapid rise of the United States and East African countries in North America and Africa respectively.

From the last decade of the 19th century, the United States officially surpassed Britain to become the world's largest industrial country, and then in the early 20th century, East Africa became the new world factory.

The rise of the two superpowers has given North America and Africa the strength and confidence to compete with Europe, although the United States and East Africa, if taken alone, still have significant gaps with Europe in terms of population, economy, industry, military, etc.

However, this gap can be eliminated in other aspects, the most important of which is that the United States and East Africa are both unified countries.

The overall strength of the European continent is still strong, but the presence of many countries makes their ability to integrate resources far inferior to that of East Africa and the United States. Instead, they are caught in internal friction. The outbreak of World War I in Europe today is an important proof of this.

Of course, Russia also has great potential, especially after the Russian Labor Party took control of the country's political power. As long as it makes up for its industrial shortcomings, Russia will obviously be the next world superpower capable of standing on equal footing with the United States, East Africa, and Britain, which still has its influence.

If nothing unexpected happens, these four countries will be the dominant players in the world order for some time to come until the next reshuffle comes.

As for France and Germany, based on their current strength, they are considered secondary political forces in the world. Unless Europe is integrated, it will be difficult for them to compete with the other four countries.

This is what France and Germany have been doing for a long time, but it is obvious that no one in non-European countries, including the United Kingdom, wants such a powerful country to be born in Europe.

Of course, compared with Germany, France has one more option, which is the integration of Africa and the mainland. However, this path is slightly less difficult than competing for European hegemony. If you want to solve this problem, France’s population fertility problem must be solved first.

In addition to Germany and France, Russia and Britain can certainly also set their sights on European hegemony. As an island country, Britain is basically destined to fail to achieve this goal.

If Russia can achieve this, it would be extremely terrifying. Russia's economic size, land area, population, etc. are enough to support its superpower status. If it controls the whole of Europe, other countries will basically have to submit to Russia.

Obviously, neither the United States nor East Africa will allow such a terrorist regime to be born on the Eurasian continent, so restricting Russia's development will be a difficult problem that the United States, East Africa, and other countries will have to face together.

Of course, future changes in the world pattern are too far away for Britain today. The most important task of the British government now is to delay the sinking of the ship of the old world order that Britain is at the helm of.

Prime Minister David looked at the gray sky outside the window and said weakly: "Since the beginning of the new century, the problems faced by the empire have been unprecedentedly serious. Challengers are lining up and waiting for the moment when the empire shows weakness." "As long as we show signs of decline, the world hegemony that the empire has maintained for hundreds of years will collapse."

As he spoke, he clenched his fist and slammed the tabletop hard, saying, "So we have no way out. At this time, we must first crush Germany to death in Europe. In order to achieve this goal, any sacrifice is worth it."

"Only after we have dealt with Germany can we continue to act as the arbitrator of world order, unite with France, integrate the power of Europe, compete with the United States and East African countries outside Europe, and at the same time strangle the Russian Labor Party, the most evil force in the world."

The wins and losses between the imperialists will not threaten the interests of these carnivores anyway. At worst, the losers will bow down and submit to the winners. No matter how hard it is, the people who are doing the screws at the bottom can still act tyrannically.

The Russian Labor Party was really aiming for their heads, so the rulers of imperialist countries regarded the World Labor Party as a serious threat.

Of course, for the current British government, the Russian Labour Party is a long-term concern, while Germany is a short-term threat. After all, Britain cannot spare the energy to interfere in Russia’s internal affairs.

Balfour agreed with the prime minister's insight: "Deal with Germany and the Allies first, then deal with Russia. In any case, the Allies are our direct threat at present."

"After defeating the Allies, we can concentrate Europe's strength and bring in the United States, East Africa, Japan and other countries to intervene in Russia and restore order in Russia."

"So, at this stage, compromising with East Africa is the safest approach. Only by preventing East Africa from joining the Allies can the Empire survive the most dangerous period. And I think East Africa should not be idle."

"While we are fighting the Allies, East Africa should also be busy, especially against the Russian Labor regime. East Africa should shoulder the responsibilities of a great power."

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Balfour's move should be regarded as diverting trouble away. After all, an East Africa that did not join the war made Britain feel anxious. Only when East Africa was busy in other places could everyone feel more at ease.

Prime Minister David couldn't help but sigh: "As expected, you have a solution. We can also include this in the next negotiation with East Africa. The Empire also has a lot of influence in the Middle East. Let's see if we can provoke conflicts between East Africa and the Russian Labor Party and let them fight first."

This is also a traditional skill of the British government. The Russian Labour Party is Britain's enemy, and East Africa is Britain's potential competitor. If conflicts break out between these two countries, Britain can reap the benefits.

Of course, it is obviously not an easy task to provoke a direct conflict between East Africa and the Russian Labor Party. Take the sphere of influence of Britain as an example. It does border Russia, but whether it is Persia or Afghanistan, it is very difficult to bring East Africa here.

Prime Minister David was also afraid of making things worse. He wanted to avoid introducing East Africa, which would not only fail to provoke conflicts between East Africa and Russia, but would also threaten Britain's rule over India. That would be very troublesome.

After all, in the past, in order to consolidate its rule over India, Britain had often set its sights on Afghanistan, Persia, and Central Asia. Now, it wants to take these two places to East Africa, which will obviously pose some threat to India's security.

Therefore, in order to allow East Africa to enter the Middle East and then threaten Central Asia, a region regarded as a forbidden area by Russia, it is necessary to strike a good balance. Although Britain does not have a deep understanding of the Russian Labour Party regime at present, the Russians understand the Slavs, and the Slavs have never concealed their greed for land.

Prime Minister David does not believe that the Russian Labor Party is really as pure as a white lotus as it claims. As long as they have selfish desires and human nature, they will inevitably embark on the same expansion path as the former Tsarist Russia.

(End of this chapter)