Chapter 937 The Storm in Kenya (Third update, please subscribe)
After transiting through New Delhi, Tehran, and Cairo, and finally resting for a night in Cairo, Zhang Xianlin took the British Overseas Airways C717 flight the next day. Arrive in Nairobi.
As soon as he got off the plane, Zhang Xianlin felt the strong colonial atmosphere of this place. When crossing the border, everyone queued up to wait for verification, but from time to time they saw groups of three or five, arrogant white people marching straight in.
These were tall men in suits and ties, obviously not tourists, perhaps government employees of the colonial authorities. They obviously did not need to pass customs inspection, which was the prerogative of colonial officials.
There is also a strange phenomenon here, that is, there are a lot of older white people, or there are a lot of elderly people. There are more than 20 white people in their 60s and 70s who entered the detention center in front of him.
It was delayed for a long time, and I had to wait for nearly an hour to get my luggage. After experiencing the speed of Cairo Airport, the delay here is really annoying.
After leaving the airport, Zhang Xianlin immediately fell in love with this land. There are no high-rise buildings here, and there are no dazzling cars. Many of the cars driving are cars produced in Nanyang. In the past few years, thanks to the tariff-free preferential system within the Commonwealth, goods produced in Nanyang It has been sold throughout the Commonwealth, which even caused London to be dissatisfied with Nanyang.
But that’s all, and it did not stop Nanyang goods from conquering territory within the British Commonwealth. Apparently the same is true here in Kenya.
Goods from Nanyang have become mainstream in the market. Cars are no exception.
"Doctor, our car is over here."
Wang Jie, who came to pick him up at the airport, led him into the car while carrying his luggage.
Wang Jie specially explained when he saw those old white people.
“Doctor, you see, those people come here to retire. Compared with the weather in London, the climate in Kenya is more suitable for them to retire, so here, there are many retired British people who come here to retire. It only costs ten pounds here to make them live like nobles. You see, these British people may have been the most ordinary employees when they were in the UK. The last time they came here, they were white people from the superior sovereign country. "
Looking at those old white people, Zhang Xianlin nodded silently.
"This is the privilege that the British Empire brought them,"
Such was the privilege that the colonists had here. All of this is currently scorned by the London Labor Party and the so-called enlightened people, but it is also what many people aspire to.
While watching those white people boarding the bus, Zhang Xianlin had a certain kind of envy in his eyes. Although he was a zoologist and a doctor, he yearned for the British Empire. The glory it once had.
How can you not be envious of this?
After all, the British Empire once owned almost half of the world. In Britain, those British people have exhausted the wealth from the colonies in the past hundreds of years, and they can now turn their backs on the colonies. Some even considered colonies a burden.
However, such a vast colony is the envy and jealousy of outsiders.
"Hey, the British...are so blessed that they don't know how lucky they are."
With a sigh, Zhang Xianlin got into the car.
On both sides of the highway are endless vast plains and natural scenery of assorted peanut trees, and the air is exceptionally fresh.
“I didn’t expect Kenya’s agriculture to be so developed!”
Looking at the endless corn fields outside the car window, Zhang Xianlin said.
"Doctor, these are the company's plantations."
Wang Jie, sitting in the passenger seat, pointed to the fields outside the car window and said.
“A few years ago, this was a grassland, but now it is a plantation. This is the granary of Nanyang. Every year, grain companies have to transport millions of tons of corn to the country. In the future, it may Transport tens of millions of tons.”
Listening to Wang Jie’s explanation, Zhang Xianlin exclaimed.
“So that’s it! I didn’t expect that the cereal company would achieve such great results in just a few years. It’s really rare.”
This is a commercial compliment. After all, his trip to Africa was funded by a cereal company, and the white rhinoceros protection project was also proposed by the cereal company.
Just as Zhang Xianlin was leaving the airport, Han Yaozong, standing by the window in the Grain Company Building in Nairobi, asked.
"Has Dr. Zhang arrived?"
"He has already arrived. According to the plan, he will first take a short rest in Nairobi, and then go to Uganda to hire people to capture the northern white rhino. . ”
As the manager’s secretary, Zhu Changkun reported on the arrangement of the entire plan, and at the end, he specifically asked.
"Manager, we have spent so much money, what is the goal of supporting this project?"
"Because the northern white rhinoceros is precious, there may only be more than a thousand of them in the wild, and they are still being hunted. I It is estimated that in ten years at most, there may only be a few hundred left. Taking advantage of the fact that the number is sufficient now, sending them to a protected area in Nanyang for protection will not only prevent the extinction of its population, but also..."
< br>However, Han Yaozong only explained half of it, and still laughed in the end. "Because you like it!"
Looking back at Zhu Changkun, Han Yaozong said with a smile.
"Officially speaking, this matter is a reflection of the company's commitment to animal protection and can win reputation. However, as we all know, you attach great importance to precious wild animals. In the early years, not only the South China tigers shipped from Tangshan animals, and even transported rare animals such as pandas and Baiji dolphins. Now they have settled in Nanyang, and even the Javan rhinoceros has also settled in Nanyang. In fact, we do these things just to increase the number of animals. The animal diversity of Southeast Asia is, yes, just to satisfy your preference for precious wild animals.”
What goes well above all comes down to what comes down. This sentence is never out of date, for people like Kenya! For overseas companies like cereal companies, they know very well how to enhance their presence.
Sending dozens of northern white rhinos to Nanyang is a low-cost and effective method.
After saying that, Han Yaozong turned around and looked at his secretary and said.
“This matter is only part of the public relations work. The most important public relations is still here...”
As he spoke, Han Yaozong walked to his desk, took out a report and asked.
"The situation here has been much calmer recently than last year, but the headquarters has asked us to increase security. What do you think of this?"
Looking at the report in the manager's hand, Zhu Changkun asked said.
“The headquarters’ worries are not without purpose. We all know that the stability of the situation is directly related to the increase in military strike force. However, no one can guarantee the future. Strengthening the investment in security forces is undoubtedly very important. It's necessary. If the situation changes, we at least have the ability to protect ourselves." Han Yaozong nodded slightly.
"That being said, what can we do with just a few hundred security employees?"
"Manager, there are only a few hundred white people in the colonial security force."
"But still There are more than 10,000 black people!"
Looking at the report in front of him, Han Yaozong thought for a moment and said.
“The riot is being initiated by the Gikuyu tribe. They are the largest tribe in Kenya, accounting for about 17% of the total population. Other tribes mainly include the Luhya tribe, accounting for about 14%, and the Kalenjin tribe. About 11%, the Kham people account for about 10%, and the Luo people also account for 10%. We should contact some tribes, such as the Kham people. Many of them work in the company. Maybe we can use them."
"Manager, do you mean to use them to fight against the Gikuyu people?"
"Not only them, we can also use other tribes to fight against the Gikuyu people, just like the British Just like the colonial rule here, they rely on maintaining a certain balance among the tribes to maintain their rule."
"But the manager here is not our colony, but the British. "
"Yes, it belongs to the British,"
Han Yaozong said,
"But one day they will definitely not be able to defend this place. At that time, we will have to face a problem - how to defend this place and our wealth."
Although this Mau Mau uprising seems unlikely It seemed to be under control under the pressure of the British, but it sounded the alarm for Han Yaozong.
"We must consider what will happen after the British leave here. What should we do if those people try to confiscate our land?"
Han Yaozong said as he walked.
“So we must make some preparations in advance, such as supporting some tribes or supporting a few people to help them control this land in future turmoil, thereby protecting our interests.”
In fact, the people of the Tang Dynasty were very familiar with this situation. After all, in the era of warlords' melee, the Western powers stood behind those warlords.
Now they are just following the example of the gourd.
"Manager, it seems a little difficult to do this. How can those people be controlled by us?"
"There may be difficulties, but we just need to choose good people, so Just choose a puppet.”
At this moment, a harsh siren sounded outside, and just when they were confused, a staff member came in to report.
"Manager, I just got the news that Jomo Kenyatta has escaped from prison!"
Hearing this, Han Yaozong said subconsciously.
“Oh my god, something big is going to happen!”
(End of this chapter)