Chapter 200 Split
Although Msili sold the Yeke Kingdom to East Africa long ago, the Yeke Kingdom covers an area of more than 100,000 square kilometers, so it took the East African government three months to completely Take over this place.
The most difficult point is immigration. The overall number of new immigrants from East Africa is now decreasing, and the Yeke Kingdom is located deep inland and is the farthest away from the main immigration landing ports in East Africa, so immigration is more difficult.
Just walking here from the seaside takes a lot of time, and Mbeya City even diverted part of its own immigrant share here.
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The original capital of Yeke Kingdom.
At this moment, the capital palace of Yeke Kingdom has been emptied out, and the natives have been driven away, but there are still some people staying here. In addition to East African immigrants, some are Portuguese traders.
"Mr. Santos, we have found out that these people are Germans. They made a deal with Msiri and bought this place, but we don't know the specific transaction details yet," Afonso said.
"Has this Msili been kicked in the head by a donkey? Not only did he give up the Kingdom of Yeke, 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 for several years.
The Portuguese forces are far from setting foot here, but there are still many Portuguese businessmen venturing into the interior of Africa. Although the risks are high, the benefits are also greater.
Santos has made a lot of profits by operating in the Yeke Kingdom. These natives who have never seen the world are quite easy to deceive, especially after East Africa blocked the original trade routes of the Yeke Kingdom. In the past two or three years, Santos has made a lot of money.
The good times did not last long. Now East Africa is taking action against the Kingdom of Yeke. The most outrageous thing is that these Germans do not want the indigenous people, which directly cuts off Santos' original supply of goods.
However, East Africa only drove away the indigenous people, but still respected these Portuguese merchants, so they allowed them to stay.
"Have you contacted the Germans?" Santos asked.
"Yes, but only through indigenous translation can we know the approximate result. The indigenous language lacks many words and meanings, so the translation may be somewhat different," Afonso said.
"What do the Germans say?" Santos asked.
"The result is pretty good. My people can continue to stay here, but they must abide by their laws." Afonso said.
"What good result is this? They drove away the natives, and our supply of goods was gone. How to calculate this loss? Originally we were doing exclusive business, but now we have no goods and no business. Do it. What kind of bullshit laws are there? It’s not just what their people say! What kind of laws are there in the colonies?” Santos said angrily.
"Mr. Santos, the results are pretty good. The Germans promised to continue to provide us with supplies, but they need to have all the people available. They said they only need to wait a few months," Afonso said.
"Let me just say that these Germans are mentally ill! Why did you drive away the natives when there is a shortage of people? You still have the nerve to say something about the lack of manpower? And who can afford to wait for several months?"
Sanders was really angry. These Germans were doing things that were harmful to others and not beneficial to themselves. Although Portugal was also colonizing Africa, the indigenous people as labor force were the important assets of the colonies. What these Germans were doing was simply rebellious.
And if Germany has great ability, how many immigrants can it immigrate to? Can’t you see that Portugal has been in Africa for hundreds of years and has only a small immigrant population?
"What do you think?" Santos asked everyone. Afonso said: "Sir! After careful consideration, I intend to stay."
"Where are you!"
Some of the remaining Portuguese businessmen want to stay, while others express their desire to leave.
"No matter how determined you are, I plan to leave this ghost place. If I have no business for a few months, how much money will I make less? I plan to develop in the Kingdom of Kazembe in the south." Santos made it clear. own attitude.
The Kingdom of Kazembe is located to the southwest of the Kingdom of Yeke, on the south bank of Lake Mweru, and borders the Kingdom of Malawi to the east. It was established by the Lunda people.
The Kazembe Kingdom is an important node in the African ivory trade. Originally, Santos first started operating in the Kazembe Kingdom, and later developed in the Yeke Kingdom.
Relatively speaking, the interests of the Kazembe Kingdom are greater, but there are also many competitors, so Santos led a group of people north to develop the Yeke Kingdom.
Afonso and others are equivalent to Santos' partners. They have indeed made a lot of money in the Yeke Kingdom in the past two years.
However, Afonso has his own ideas. Now he does not want to leave the Kingdom of Yeke. Although this place has been annexed by the East African colonies, will the products and ivory escape? He also knows that Santos has been After the Germans came, they wanted to leave this place.
As the number two figure among local Portuguese businessmen, after Santos leaves, doesn’t this area belong to him?
Before the party, Afonso had been responsible for contacting the Germans. Santos was very cautious and unwilling to negotiate with the Germans in person, mainly because he had suffered too much after staying overseas for a long time. Afraid of being blackmailed.
The East African government actually promised the Portuguese the right to operate local ivory, but when it came to Afonso's mouth, it turned out that the East African government agreed to allow Portuguese traders to continue to stay here.
Ernst was always 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 relatively low prices. .
Stabilize them first to prevent them from going back to call their parents. Of course, the Portuguese businessmen in Yeke Kingdom do not have this energy.
They are far away from the sphere of influence of the Portuguese colonies and are spontaneous commercial activities. However, East Africa does not know this. After all, the Portuguese came to Africa too early, and East Africa has not yet figured out the role of the Portuguese in the interior of Africa. Where can the influence radiate?
“I want to remind you that the Germans are not kind people. At least I don’t believe in their promises. My experience over the years tells me that colonists are synonymous with ruthlessness. You Don't expect the Germans to share the benefits freely.
If you think about it from another person's perspective, our activities in Africa for so long have been based on intrigues and tricks. The Germans will definitely do more ruthless things. "Santos said to those who wanted to stay in Yeke Kingdom.
Sure enough, after some persuasion by Santos, many people who originally supported the stay group wavered and joined the support leave group. .
Santos is actually dissatisfied with Afonso's desire to get rid of him and go it alone, but he is not very good at showing it, after all, here. It is now the territory of East Africa
And Santos himself is not optimistic about the prospects of the Yeke Kingdom, so just let Afonso and the gang stay here. They will regret it in the future.
As long as most people follow him, he will need a group of more loyal brothers to return to the Kazenbe Kingdom.
(End of this chapter)