African Entrepreneurship Records 2

Chapter 923 Do all the bad things
Mosier's recollections are completely consistent with historical facts. In Zamboanga, the most prosperous city in Mindanao, production activities were almost paralyzed due to a precipitous decline in population. Only plantations, factories, and workshops run by Spaniards and Chinese escaped the disaster.

However, Zamboanga, which lost a large number of people, basically came to a halt in all industries. After all, without population, the original supply of raw materials to the city and market demand were cut in half. East Africa was completely destroyed for the sake of destruction.

In the period that followed, Zamboanga continued to lose a large number of people, mainly Spaniards who were originally engaged in commercial trade. After all, the original raw materials and markets had been destroyed by East Africa, and they could not make money by staying there, so it was better to leave directly.

This was not the end. The struggle between East Africa and the local Moros lasted for nearly twenty years. Eventually, East Africa basically eliminated the Moros through continuous immigration and military suppression. The Green Christian population on the entire island was directly cleared out. Of course, if they converted, they would naturally be safe.

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The East African central government naturally received news about the Zamboanga tragedy, but no one cared about it. First of all, the region was an unappreciated colony, and secondly, East Africa's cleansing of the Moros was a response to the Moros' attitude towards East Africa.

After all, as a country that was created through colonization, East Africa still shows leniency to the local indigenous people and does not kill them completely. The main reason is that since its debut, East Africa has not encountered any indigenous people who strongly resist East Africa like the Moros.

Finally, Mindanao has a small population and is located in a remote area, so the impact is not significant. After all, no one will speak up for the Moros, after all, everyone does the same thing.

The Spanish government also carried out massacres in Mindanao, but the Spanish government also needed the Moros to work hard for its colonial construction. However, it was different in East Africa. Ernst only cared about the land and had no interest in the indigenous people. Therefore, in the face of Moro resistance, East Africa would only adopt more brutal means of rule than the Spanish government.

If they refuse to listen and insist on going their own way, then go see God. After all, East Africa has left a way out for the locals, such as converting to Christianity, which can naturally give them a break. If this is not possible, then of course you can only go and talk to God in person. Anyway, the Moros are under the jurisdiction of Allah, and God will not blame East Africa.

Of course, the Spanish government has some knowledge of what East Africa has done, but it is quite speechless about what East Africa has done in Mindanao.

After all, the purpose of establishing a colony is naturally to make money. However, if East Africa does this now, when will it be able to make a profit if Mindanao does not introduce any external population in the future? After all, East Africa spent money to buy Mindanao, and the garrison, administrative management, and subsequent investment all cost money.

Ernst was naturally aware of this, but the economic value of Mindanao was mainly reflected in the local minerals. Even if East Africa did not develop them, there would still be profits to be made in the future.

As for population migration, it is much simpler. It can be introduced from the Far East. Colonies are not the mainland, so there is no need to worry about population structure issues. It is also okay if there are more Chinese immigrants than white people. After all, the Overseas Province of Lan Fang is a case in point, although the white population in the Overseas Province of Lan Fang is less than 20%.

Of course, the development and governance of Mindanao is also a long process. First of all, it is very difficult to completely wipe out the Moro people who are scattered all over the island.

The Vietnam War in the previous life had already set a template, so it was naturally impossible for East Africa to learn from the United States and fight them to the death, so East Africa’s strategy was mainly based on "compression, replacement, and weakening."

The first thing is to cut off Mindanao's contact with the outside world. This is very easy to do. It can basically be done by sealing off the coastal ports.

After that, starting from the coastal strongholds, they gradually occupied the land suitable for survival, destroyed the Moro people's farmland, houses, etc., and forced them into the primitive jungle.

Although East Africa could not do anything to them if they fled into the jungle, the decline of civilization and productivity, coupled with the harsh conditions of the rainforest environment, could cause the Moro population to decline. At the same time, East Africa continued to encircle and suppress the Moros outside, and took measures such as setting fire to the mountains. If the Moros returned to their primitive jungle life, it would be difficult for them to establish a climate.

Of course, the prerequisite for doing so is to introduce a large population into East Africa, thereby forming population concentration areas and occupying the land suitable for survival. Only in this way can this goal be achieved. Otherwise, as soon as East Africa leaves, the indigenous people will go down the mountain, which would be a waste of effort.

In fact, this is a premeditated genocide, and it is even worse than what East Africa did in its homeland. In its homeland, many black people at least have the option of going overseas, but East Africa does not even want to exile the Moros. From this point of view, East Africa has done all kinds of bad things on Mindanao, showing the "style" of the 19th century colonists.

So at the government meeting, Ernst said directly: "In the next ten years or so, we will directly introduce millions of immigrants from the Far East to fill Mindanao. Only in this way can we consolidate the rule of Mindanao."

Introducing Chinese immigrants may be digging their own graves for other countries, but it does not pose a threat to countries like East Africa where the population is mainly mixed. At the same time, the upper rulers of Mindanao are definitely mainly East Africans. In this way, East Africa does not have to worry about the division of Mindanao in the future.

To be honest, even if these colonies are of the same race, the relationship between them will fade after a few decades, just like Britain's global colonies, which will eventually disintegrate in the future.

Therefore, East Africa does not need these overseas colonies to become part of East Africa in the future, but to become subordinate forces that rely on the existence of East Africa.

This is easy to do, for example, the location and history of Mindanao. If the Philippines becomes independent, will it not be tempted? Will it use the "since ancient times" approach?

Apart from other things, why is Australia so afraid of Indonesia? It is because Indonesia has too many people. In the future, the Philippines will definitely have a population explosion like in the past. In this way, the Philippines will naturally be tempted by Mindanao, which was split from it.

Similarly, the situation in the Overseas Province of Lan Fang is even more complicated than that in Mindanao. Mindanao is at least geographically separated from the Philippines, while the Overseas Province of Lan Fang borders directly with other countries.

Ernst cannot guarantee whether countries like Indonesia and Malaysia will appear in the future. After all, the dismantling of the South Pacific region by East Africa has already begun. There is no doubt that in Ernst's eyes, it is better to subdivide this region. It is too outrageous that the Philippines with more than 7,000 islands and Indonesia with more than 17,000 islands in the past life can form a country. This is obviously "thanks" to countries such as the Netherlands and Spain.

They were trying to save trouble by mixing a bunch of islands together to facilitate their colonial rule. In Ernst's opinion, it would be reasonable for Indonesia to at least be divided into several to a dozen countries. The same was true for the Philippines and Malaysia in the previous life.

Of course, East Africa certainly does not have the ability to do this now, as this would mean conflict with the Netherlands and Britain. However, as East Africa's national strength grows, this day will come sooner or later.

If these countries were not mentioned earlier, even Australia would have a lot to do in Ernst's eyes. After all, in addition to its location as a maritime transportation hub in the South China Sea, East Africa is most coveted for local resources. One of the main reasons why the Lan Fang Overseas Province can become the homeland of East Africa is its small population. In terms of resources, it is destined not to be separated from East Africa in the future.

But Mindanao is different. The island is rich in mineral resources, including abundant reserves of coal, iron, copper, etc. The presence of coal and iron means that there is no shortage of basic resources for industrial development.

Therefore, in Ernst's opinion, Mindanao could be divided into fiefdoms in the future, and one of his sons could be directly sent to be the local king. In this way, even if Mindanao becomes independent, it can form a bond with East Africa, and it will also be beneficial to maintain the rule of the East African royal family, killing two birds with one stone.

(End of this chapter)