African Entrepreneurship Records 2

Chapter 200 Split
Although Msiri sold the Yeke Kingdom to East Africa long ago, the Yeke Kingdom has a land area of ​​more than [-] square kilometers, so it took the East African government three months to completely take over the land.

The most difficult thing is immigration. Now the overall number of new immigrants in East Africa has decreased, and Yeke Kingdom is deeply inland, and it is the farthest from the main immigration landing port in East Africa, so immigration is more difficult.

It would take a lot of time just to walk from the sea to this place, and Mbeya City even diverted some of its immigrants here.

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The capital of the former Yeke Kingdom.

At this moment, the capital palace of Yeke Kingdom has been emptied, and the natives have been driven away, but some people still stay here. Apart from East African immigrants, some of them are Portuguese merchants.

"Mr. Santos, I have found out that these people are Germans. They made a deal with Msiri and bought this place, but we don't know the details of the deal yet," Afonso said.

"This Msiri, has his head been kicked by a donkey? Not only did he give up the Yeke Kingdom, but he also helped the Germans drive away their own people!" Santos said angrily.

The reason why Santos is so angry is because the expulsion policy in East Africa has instantly wiped out the results of his hard work here for several years.

The Portuguese forces are far from setting foot here, but there are still many Portuguese businessmen who venture into the interior of Africa. Although the risks are high, the benefits are also greater.

Santos has gained a lot of income by virtue of his business in the Yeke Kingdom. These natives who have never seen the world are quite easy to deceive, especially after East Africa blocked the original business routes of the Yeke Kingdom. In the past two or three years, Santos It's even more bloody.

The good times don't last long, and now East Africa has taken action against the Yeke Kingdom. The most outrageous thing is that these Germans still don't want the natives, which directly cut off Santos' original supply.

However, East Africa only expelled the indigenous people, and still respected these Portuguese businessmen, so they were allowed to stay.

"Are you in touch with the Germans?" Santos asked.

"Yes, but we can only know the general result through indigenous translation. Indigenous languages ​​lack many words and meanings, so the translation may be somewhat discrepant." Afonso said.

"What do the Germans say?" Santos asked.

"The result is not bad. My people can continue to stay here, but they must follow their laws." Afonso said.

"What kind of a good result is this? They drove the natives away, and our supply of goods was gone. How do we count the loss? Originally, we were doing an exclusive business, but now we don't have any goods, so we don't have to do business. What the hell? The law is not what their people say! What laws are the colonies talking about?" Santos said indignantly.

"Mr. Santos, the result is already considered good. The Germans promised to continue to provide us with supplies, but they need to be fully staffed. They said they only need to wait a few months." Afonso said.

"Let me just say that this group of Germans are mentally ill! Why do you drive the natives away when there is a shortage of people? How dare you say that there are not enough people? And who can afford to wait for a few months?"

Sanders was really angry. These Germans did things that harmed others and did not benefit themselves. Although Portugal was also engaged in colonization in Africa, indigenous labor was an important asset of the colonies. The actions of these Germans were simply rebellious.

And how much can Germany immigrate with its great ability?Can't you see that Portugal has been in Africa for hundreds of years, and the immigrant population is only so small?

"What do you think?" Santos asked the crowd.

Afonso said: "Sir! After careful consideration, I intend to stay."

"Where are you guys!"

Some of the remaining Portuguese businessmen wanted to stay, while others expressed their desire to leave.

"No matter how determined you are, I plan to leave this ghostly place. If I have no business for a few months, how much money will I make? I plan to go to the Kazenbe Kingdom in the south to develop." Santos expressed his attitude.

The Kingdom of Kazenbe is located in the southwest of the Yeke Kingdom, on the south bank of Lake Mweru, bordering the Kingdom of Malawi to the east, and was established by the Lunda people.

The Kingdom of Kazenbe is an important node in the African ivory trade. Originally, Santos was active in the Kingdom of Kazenbe at the beginning, and then developed in the Kingdom of Yeke.

Relatively speaking, the interests of the Kazenbe Kingdom are greater, but there are also many competitors, so Santos took a group of people north to develop the Yeke Kingdom.

Afonso and others are equivalent to Santos' partners, and they have indeed made a lot of money in the past two years in Yeke Kingdom.

But Afonso has his own ideas. Now he doesn’t want to leave Yeke Kingdom. Although this place has been annexed by the East African colony, will those properties and ivory run away with long legs? He also knows that Santos has been there since the Germans came. The thought of leaving this place.

As the number two figure among the local Portuguese businessmen, after Santos left, wouldn't this area be his own?
And before the party, Afonso has been in charge of contacting the Germans. Santos is very cautious and unwilling to negotiate with the Germans in person. The main reason is that he has stayed overseas for a long time and has suffered too much. He is afraid of being hacked.

The East African government actually promised the Portuguese the right to manage local ivory, but when it came to Afonso’s mouth, it became the East African government’s agreement with the Portuguese merchants to stay here.

Ernst has always been more cautious in colonizing Africa, especially in dealing with Europeans and Arabs. Although East Africa swallowed up these lands, the goods continued to be handed over to these people at a relatively low price.

Stabilize them first to prevent them from going back to call their parents. Of course, the Portuguese merchants in Yeke Kingdom do not have this kind of energy.

They are far away from the Portuguese colonial sphere of influence, and belong to spontaneous commercial activities, but East Africa is not clear about this. After all, the Portuguese came to Africa too early, and East Africa has not yet figured out where the Portuguese influence in the interior of Africa can radiate. .

"I want to remind you that the Germans are not kind people. At least I don't believe their promises. My experience over the years tells me that colonists are synonymous with cruelty. Don't expect the Germans to Share the benefits freely.

Thinking about it in another way, we have been active in Africa for so long, relying on intrigue and the guys in our hands, and the Germans will definitely do more ruthless. "Santos said to those who wanted to stay in Yeke Kingdom.

Sure enough, under the persuasion of Santos, many people who supported the stay faction, which was originally relatively small, wavered and joined the support leave faction.

Santos is actually very dissatisfied with Afonso's desire to get rid of himself and go it alone, but he is not easy to show it, after all, this is now the territory of East Africa.

Moreover, Santos himself is not optimistic about the prospects of the Yeke Kingdom, so let Afonso and those people stay here, and they will regret it in the future.

As long as most people follow him, he will need a group of more loyal younger brothers to return to the Kazenbe Kingdom.

(End of this chapter)