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Chapter 1397: The Legacy of Daying (First update, please subscribe)
People always have a lot of plans.

However, sometimes, things don’t develop as planned, or in other words, accidents always happen.

On the day Li Yian arrived in Yongning, another armed force from Ethiopia entered Kenya. They attacked the checkpoints and garrisons on the border and occupied a large area of ​​land in just one day.

They were not invaders, of course – they were Kenyans fighting against British colonial rule.

“A few years ago, after the Mau Mau resistance failed, they retreated into Ethiopia, and after a few years of rest and training, they came back again.

Compared to a few years ago, they are now much stronger and more powerful, and even have heavy weapons like T34 tanks. Facing their attack, the colonial authorities' security forces, who only have light weapons, are no match for them at all..."

During the meeting at the grain company, Du Changyuan frowned as he listened to his subordinates' reports. He took a cigarette from the cigarette box, lit it, and took a few puffs.

"...In addition, many tribes have been inspired by its success and have joined in. The situation in Kenya is now in a state of emergency. Although it does not threaten our farms for the time being, but..."

After looking at the manager who was silent and just smoking hard, the subordinate who was reporting continued.

“Judging from the current situation, they will pose a full-scale threat to our farms in about two to three months.

This is what is happening in Kenya right now.”

After taking two deep puffs of the cigarette, Du Changyuan said.

"How could Da Ying be so disappointing that he actually let a group of chimpanzees beat him to this extent? This is ridiculous."

The reason why he was so excited was not because he cared about the British, but because he cared about the grain companies. After all, their farms and their lifeblood were there!
What if the locals defeated the British? What would happen to the grain company?
There is a high possibility that they will be kicked out of Kenya in disgrace.

After all, the locals will never allow foreign companies to occupy large amounts of land. They will definitely try every means to take back the land, such as in the name of nationalization.

That's why Du Changyuan was so troubled. After smoking a cigarette, he fiercely put out the cigarette butt in the ashtray, and then said to the company management in the conference room:
"Okay, everyone is very clear about the situation now. Now, the problem is very serious, that is - what should we do?"

Faced with the manager's inquiries, the company's management mostly remained silent. After all, they had never encountered such a thing in the past. At most, they had encountered some opposition from local people.

But that kind of thing is not worth mentioning. The British police will come forward to solve all the problems and simply label them as "Mao-Mao elements".
As for whether those people live or die in the end? No one will care, just like now, no one cares about the so-called Kenyans.

"The solution is simple. Either the British can clean up this mess, or we have to consider solving it ourselves."

Hins Cheung looked at the manager and said:

"There are only these two options. You don't need to consider the others at all."

The "other" he mentioned, of course, was giving up the farm in Kenya.

"Of course we can't consider it. Our farm is built with a national pension. It not only involves the retirement funds of all of us, but also our food security. In this case, any other options are not something we can consider."

Looking at the management present, Du Changyuan continued.

"It means that we must protect our farms at all costs. We must not allow anyone to threaten our interests."

"Yes, manager, commercial interests must be guaranteed. No matter what banner they use, they cannot harm our commercial interests."

It has to be said that because there are hundreds of billions of dollars of investments overseas, when it comes to maintaining commercial interests, everyone here can reach a most basic and simple consensus - commercial interests are sacred and inviolable.

Now that the contract has been signed, you must act in accordance with the contract.

Don't talk about nationalization.

Don't talk about opposing colonial oppression. Those things have nothing to do with us. All we need to defend are our own commercial interests.

“Now comes the problem.”

Looking at everyone, Du Changyuan asked back.

“How can we protect our interests in Kenya?”

"The easy way is to use mercenaries."

Hins Cheung said.

"But if we use mercenaries now, it will definitely arouse the dissatisfaction and even vigilance of the British. So, my suggestion is that we prepare first, and then wait and see. When the British can no longer maintain local order, we can negotiate with the governor and send mercenaries to the area."

"Can mercenaries accomplish what the British can't do?"

"Of course we can do it. Not being able to do it doesn't mean that mercenaries can't do it."

In just one meeting, these people decided the life and death of a country thousands of miles away.

Sometimes things are just so simple. Capital has always been the dominant force in this world. It just depends on whether the capital is yours or mine.

If someone else's capital controls everything, then it must be a crime, but if it is one's own people who control everything, then capital is undoubtedly the best.

Everything is determined by the stance.

Just like now, when Li Yian was reading the report and learned about the situation in Kenya.

His brows knitted together, and then he said, "So this matter was planned by Moscow."

"Yes, sir. According to the intelligence provided by the mole who just defected, Moscow has been planning this for a long time. Since Ethiopia sided with Moscow, they have set up training camps in Ethiopia to train guerrillas, including Kenyans."

Jia Wentao thought for a moment and added:

"Ethiopia has now become a base for Moscow to expand into the whole of Africa. There are tens of thousands of armed personnel there. With the support of the Soviet Union, they may enter any region at any time and launch an uprising."

This is a typical expansion during the Cold War - the Eastern Bloc, including Moscow, supported the guerrillas in their anti-colonial uprising by training armed personnel and providing weapons and other assistance.

Amid the uprisings that followed one after another, the European colonial powers were forced to give up their colonies one after another - the continuous resistance turned the colonies into their negative assets.

The expenditure on suppressing rebellions in the colonies far exceeded the wealth they earned from the colonies.

Colonial rule is costly. When the cost is too high, the colonial rulers will make a choice based on their own interests - abandoning the colonies.

"So what is the attitude in London now?"

"London's attitude is very clear. The attitude of the defense secretary is to firmly suppress the situation and not make any concessions."

When mentioning London's attitude, Jia Wentao thought for a moment and added.

"If we link this incident with the scandal that was exposed earlier, we can basically conclude that the Russians wanted to use the scandal to force him to step down. After all, he was a well-known hardliner in London who advocated a resolute suppression of the colonies.

If he were to be embroiled in a scandal or even resign because of it, then he would obviously no longer be able to care about the African colonies. "

Jia Wentao's analysis made Li Yian nod in agreement.

Things that seem to have no connection are actually interconnected. With the resignation of due to the scandal, the hardliners in London suffered an unprecedented blow.

It was also from this time that London's attitude towards colonies underwent a fundamental change. During this year, Britain continued to abandon its colonies in East Africa.

Things that seem unrelated are actually carefully planned. Everything is linked together.

"It seems that this is indeed possible."

After nodding his head in agreement, Li Yian asked:

"So do you think it's possible for the British to put down the rebellion in East Africa?"

"That depends on how much effort the British are willing to invest. Although the hardliners in London still have great influence, Your Excellency, to quell the rebellion, not only a large number of troops are needed, but also a large amount of funds. London may be able to hold out for a while, but if the local rebellion continues, London is likely to choose to give up.

After all, with Britain's current financial resources, they cannot afford a protracted war, and politically speaking, casualties in the colonies will also lead to a political crisis.

Even if the Conservatives wanted to protect the colonies, they had to consider the threat from the Labour Party.

“So the key is still cost.”

Nodding, Li Yian said.

"If the cost is not worth it, they will definitely give up the colony."

"Yes, sir, but at present they will certainly firmly maintain their rule in the colonies."

That's for sure. Unlike France which left Africa all at once, although Britain chose to give up on the colonial issue, they still tried to rescue it to some extent, and only gave up completely when it was beyond help.

“Stay tuned.”

There is not much that can be done now, we can only pay attention and wait for further opportunities.

In fact, Li Yian didn’t care at all whether the British could hold on to Kenya. The transfer of imperial heritage was never something the empire took the initiative to give, but was forced to give up.

If Britain did not give up its colonies, how could it have any chance?
But if Britain gave up without firing a shot, it would mean that it would have to pay a higher price when it took over the imperial legacy.

Therefore, the best way is for Britain to bleed in Kenya and other colonies first. If they bleed a little, the colonies will bleed more.

This world has always been so cruel and realistic. When a ferocious beast falls, there will always be many vultures pouncing on it. As for who can eat the fattest prey, in addition to strength, it also depends on more opportunities.

Strength... will sometimes be wasted, just like what happened to the United States in Vietnam, which wasted hundreds of billions of dollars and was never able to fundamentally solve the problem. What did they get?
Just endless pain.

Therefore, compared with strength, Li Yian prefers opportunities, and now, the Soviets are creating the opportunities he has been expecting.

Only when the Soviet Union's iron fist smashed the empire's dinner plate did others have the opportunity to plunder the most delicious food from that dinner plate.

So, now, all that is needed is to observe and wait for the right time to accept the imperial legacy.

"Yes, sir,"

Looking at His Excellency, Jia Wentao continued to report:
"Sir, there is one more thing. According to the intelligence we got from the mole, the Russians have now set their sights on our Silicon Valley."

(End of this chapter)