Expedition to Europe

Qin Zhiyuan didn’t know how Teixeira Gomez persuaded powerful people in Portugal to accept this humiliating agreement. What Qin Zhiyuan knew was that on the third day after the agreement was signed, which was the opening day of the Olympic Games, something happened in Portugal In the coup, Antonio Oscar de Fragoso Carmona came to power, and the Portuguese Republic was declared history, known as the First Portuguese Republic.

In fact, even without this agreement, the guy with the long name would have launched a coup in 1926 and established a military dictatorship.

Interestingly, although Carmona launched a coup under the banner of opposing the betrayal of Portuguese interests, after Carmona came to power, he did not overturn the agreement signed by Teixeira Gomez and Lanfang. This agreement caused an uproar in Portugal. The agreement is actually still valid.

This is really puzzling.

If Teixeira Gomez and Carmona are compared to the ruling party and the opposition party, this matter is easy to understand.

This is often the case. No matter what laws and regulations the ruling party on the stage promulgates, the opposition party below the stage will criticize them as useless. But if the opposition party comes to power and becomes the ruling party, well, the opposition party will face many unexpected changes. , the choice is no different from that of the original ruling party.

Faced with Lanfang's coercion and inducement, Carmona's choice was the same as Teixeira Gomez's. Carmona is a Portuguese general and will become a Portuguese marshal in the future. Regarding the combat effectiveness of the Portuguese army, Carmona Better than Xeira Gomez.

Therefore, in accordance with the agreement signed between the Lanfang government and the Portuguese government, the Portuguese government began to gradually withdraw from Mozambique.

Before evacuating Mozambique, the Portuguese did not forget to make one last grab in Mozambique.

The Portuguese's method of amassing money in Mozambique is actually quite unoriginal. Starting from the mid-17th century, Portugal implemented the "balazo" system in Mozambique.

This "Balazo" system means that the Portuguese royal family at the time allocated land to some large real estate owners, allowing these large real estate owners to rule Mozambique in place of local chiefs. These large property owners exercised absolute power over the Mozambicans. They could even sell Mozambicans into slavery, and the areas they informed became Mozambique's state within a state.

At the same time, Portugal also began to export slaves from Mozambique in an organized manner. By the 18th century, slaves had replaced gold and ivory and became the main export commodity in the Zambezi River Basin. The slave trade in Mozambique continued until the end of the 19th century.

By the end of the 19th century, opposition to the "slave trade" had become the consensus of all Western countries. Although the Portuguese were reluctant to part with this benefit, they had no choice but to end the slave trade due to international pressure.

However, the Portuguese did not have the talent of the British to grow opium. Compared with being farmers to grow opium, the Portuguese still liked to be human traffickers. So in the 20th century, the Portuguese finally changed to a "slave trade" method and implemented it in Mozambique. forced labor system and began to export large quantities of indentured labor to neighboring countries.

After quelling the rebellion of the large landowners in the Zambezi River region, the Portuguese colonial authorities established the Mozambique Company, Niassa Company and Zambezia Company in 1888. These chartered companies controlled 2/3 of Mozambique's territory.

Of course, the main way for these companies to make money is to "organize" Mozambicans to export labor services.

Well, in fact, the nature of these indentured laborers is similar to that of "slaves"——

No, for the Portuguese, indentured labor is better than slaves. Slaves are just a one-time sale, but indentured labor can benefit the Portuguese government in the long term. From this point of view, the Portuguese government's method of collecting money has progressed.

Before evacuating Mozambique, companies controlled by the Portuguese such as Mozambique Company, Niassa Company, Zambezia Company, etc. finally began their final madness. They sent almost all the Mozambicans in the country to neighboring South Africa and Zimbabwe in an organized manner. , , and other countries, some younger workers have signed contracts that last as long as thirty years.

Younger workers are considered "child labor". This is no longer accepted by the world in Europe, but in Africa, this is a normal phenomenon.

As for the contract period, there is a data that can prove the cruelty of this contract period. At this time, the average life span of Africans is only thirty years old.

Even in the 21st century, in countries such as Mozambique where AIDS is rampant, the average life expectancy is just over 30.

Although it was not until 1981 that there was an official record of AIDS in the world for the first time, this does not mean that AIDS did not exist before 1981. It was only because the medical conditions were not advanced enough that AIDS was not discovered by humans.

So it can be seen how cruel this thirty-year contract is. This is almost the entire life course of Africans. Even on the day they die from exhaustion, these workers will never think of returning to their roots.

Well, it is a cruel thing for the Chinese to not be able to return to their roots, but it is not necessarily the case for the Mozambicans. Mozambique has been fighting against the Portuguese colonial rule in recent years. There have been wars in the country for many years. Many Mozambicans have fled. Many people fled to neighboring countries, especially the Maputo region in the south, and fled to South Africa. Almost all the houses were empty.

Maputo is the capital of Mozambique, and even the capital is like this, as can be imagined in other places.

Lanfang did not stop the Portuguese's final madness. For Lanfang, the population of Mozambique is not important. Even if Mozambique becomes Lanfang's territory, the indigenous Mozambicans who originally lived on this land will become the Lanfang government. Burden, what the Lanfang government wants is land, just land. Lanfang has plenty of people. Even if Lanfang no longer has enough human resources, the Republic of China also has plenty.

While Portugal was selling people like crazy, construction had already begun on Moheli Island, one of the four islands of Comoros. Around the original landing site, a large-scale camp was rushing to prepare for the arrival of large-scale slaves. ——

No, now they were not slaves, but reservists and hired workers of the Foreign Legion.

Doug is right. There are indeed many people like him in Africa. Among the 30,000 slaves on Kunlun Island alone, the Foreign Legion has recruited a division-sized reserve force. Lanfang Military Headquarters and these were selected The slaves who came out signed an employment contract. They will serve in Lanfang's army and receive a certain monthly salary.

This salary is discounted. The Lanfang soldiers liberated them from the misfortune of slaves. They have to use part of their due salary as a thank you to the Lanfang government. This time limit is generally After three years of service in the Lanfang Foreign Legion, they can receive full salary.

However, Lanfang Military Headquarters soon issued another decision. If they perform well enough in training, they will be eligible to receive full salary in advance.

This stimulated all the reservists. Ever since they were still on Conlun Island, these reservists could not wait to receive training and prepare to embrace a new life.

Kunlun Island is a new name given to Inyaka Island by the Lanfang government. Even Mozambique under Lanfang's control will be named after "Kunlun" in the future.

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The reason why the name "Kunlun" is used is related to the traditional customs of the Chinese. As early as the Tang Dynasty, when black people entered the Chinese society, they were called "Kunlun slaves" by the Tang people, that is, African black slaves. Since "Kunlun" is If it refers to Africa, then Mozambique in the future will be called "Kunlun".

Fixing the name is only part of the Chineseization of Kunlun. To turn Kunlun into the real Lanfang land, there is still more work to be done, such as clearing up the population.

Although the Portuguese are exporting workers to Mozambique, there are definitely some people who will not become workers, such as the old, weak, sick and disabled, who are not even qualified to become workers. How to deal with these people has become the current problem of the Lanfang government. Top priority.

In the plan of the Lanfang government, Kunlun will become a country composed entirely of Chinese. In other words, there will be no black people in Kunlun in the future. So where will these black people abandoned by the Portuguese go? A top priority for the Fang government.

Qin Mu gave his opinion in a timely manner. Lan Fang now has Doug as a ready-made chess piece to use. Lan Fang can definitely give Doug a certain amount of support and let Doug take these old, weak, sick and disabled people to neighboring Zimbabwe, South Africa and South Africa. Other countries occupy an area to accommodate these old, weak, sick and disabled people.

This proposal has great feasibility. The Lanfang government does not want to accept black people from Mozambique. Black people from Mozambique may not be willing to join Lanfang. After all, for the country of Lanfang, Mozambicans cannot find any sense of belonging.

In fact, including Western countries these days, there are not many social benefits. Without the stimulation of the world war, there are no benefits for having children. Even maternity leave does not exist. Asking for leave will also deduct wages, not to mention Various unemployment benefits, relief funds, etc., there are also poor people in a broad sense in Western countries, including the United Kingdom.

The media industry is also underdeveloped these days, and the charitable actions of the rich are not as widely disseminated as they were in the 21st century, so the praise they can receive is limited. Therefore, such a Western society is not attractive to black people. Yes, if these black people in Africa have to rely on begging to survive, then in Europe they also have to rely on begging to survive.

Of course, maybe for some people, even if they have to beg to survive, being able to beg a little easier is commendable.

So for black people, they don’t yearn for Europe, nor do they yearn for Lanfang. They don’t even know how Europeans and Lanfang people live.

Without contrast, there is no harm.

Qin Mu's proposal was quickly approved by the Lanfang government, which allocated a special fund to support Doug's expansion in Africa.

Haha, despite the fact that Doug’s name is a bit dirty, this guy is about to reach the top in one step.