Chapter 478 Information about Maputo
Ernst also gave them a chance. It mainly depends on whether they can live up to their expectations. Traditional Chinese medicine has indeed played a great supporting role in East Africa at present, but the premise is that modern The advantages of medicine are not fully established.
This is not to say that this is true in the East, but also in the West. Western traditional medicine is still the mainstream in Europe, and the mortality rate of modern medicine is even higher than that of Western traditional medicine. After all, Western traditional medicine has also developed for thousands of years, and some It's useless and I don't know. If he goes up and kills people, then there is no need for him to exist at all.
The fledgling modern medicine seems very vigorous. If it were not for his past life experience, Ernst would have doubted whether modern medicine was some kind of evil magic.
Modern medicine is unreliable, so it can only rely on tradition. Among traditional medicines, only Chinese medicine is the most systematic, has the longest inheritance, and has the most experience. Regardless of the others, Chinese medicine’s nursing ability is definitely extremely strong. .
But if East Africa wants to develop, traditional medicine will eventually decline, so East Africa will only bet on modern medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine, which is now widely popular in East Africa, can only play a transitional role.
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1878 is still a few days away. The Far East Empire has recovered the southern Xinjiang region ahead of schedule. This is a major event internationally.
Tsarist Russia hit a wall in the east, but in the western battlefield, Tsarist Russia went quite smoothly and dealt a major blow to the feuding Ottoman Empire. In general, Tsarist Russia was successful and still gained some benefits in the negotiations.
In fact, the Eastern battlefield can only be regarded as a small part of Tsarist Russia's strategy in the entire Central Asia and Southeast Europe (Balkans). It is still completed through agents. In the west, Tsarist Russia personally took action.
Under the strong military deterrence of Tsarist Russia, East Africa was completely incomparable to Britain, and the Benjamin government could only focus on the Russians.
Some changes also occurred in the Mozambique colony. Some British ships appeared in Mozambique, but there were French people on board. These were reported back to the mainland by East African intelligence agents in Maputo.
The construction of East Africa’s intelligence network in Maputo has a long history, and was completed when East Africa was still a colony. After all, Mozambique is not as closed as the East African Kingdom, and there are still businessmen from various countries conducting trade activities in Mozambique.
“According to the information we received from informants in Maputo, there were French officers on the British ship, and they appeared at the Government House. We don’t know what they talked about, but the contact person is said to be English. "
Ernst: "Well, I understand, continue to observe the changes in Mozambique, we have to be careful about the Portuguese."
Constantine: "Is it possible that Portugal's two colonies dare to challenge us?"
Ernst: "Father, this is not a matter of not challenging, but Portugal has no choice, and they have no choice." Knowing that it is impossible to have two tumors on the body in East Africa, the more fearful they are, the more they will resist. Obviously, they did not have the courage on their own before. It seems that the British gave them the confidence."
When he heard the word "British", Constantine became serious: "The British want to deal with us through Portugal!"
"To be more precise, it is a test. The British do not know our strength clearly. They cannot attack rashly, so they need a chess piece to test how many people there are in East Africa." If it is difficult for East Africa to deal with Mozambique, I think the British will end up personally."
Constantine tapped his index finger on the table and said: "How will they deal with East Africa?"
Ernst: "This is the only way. Of course, it is also possible to cut off East Africa's foreign trade, but in that case we can also break the deadlock with the British. I don't know what will happen in Cape Town. We can still control the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. These are all Depends on East African Army Facts What is the strength, and this happens to be something that the British are not sure about."
Constantine: "If there is a war, then we may have to fight on two fronts, because the Portuguese colonies happen to be on the left and the right. It's a four-front battle, and that's what will happen to the British. In the direction of Cape Town, we also need to consider the maritime aspect. "Ernst: "So this requires us to control our efforts and not let Portugal have unrealistic ideas."
Constantine. : “You intend to intimidate Portugal through a show of military strength. Portuguese?”
Ernst shook his head and said: “No, we still have to fight, because we also need to take this opportunity to adjust the territory of East Africa, not to mention the position of Angola and Mozambique. It’s so unfriendly to us.”
Constantine: "Then what are you going to do?"
Ernst: "Play steadily and steadily, not using too much force, but also to keep winning. It is best to give the Portuguese hope of victory, but It’s just a little bit of an illusion.”
This made Constantine confused: “Why not just take over the Portuguese colony? Shouldn’t we be able to do it in one step?”
Ernst: "It is indeed tempting to swallow up these two colonies in one go, but we have to consider the thoughts of the international community. If East Africa performs too well, I am afraid France may end up personally."
East Africa If the strength is too strong, it may not be good news for countries with interests in Africa. What if East Africa is really allowed to unify the African continent?
Constantine nodded and said: "If that's the case, it makes sense, but what do you plan to do with Portugal?"
Ernst: "We will take some areas from Mozambique and Angola, but we will not Completely destroy the two colonies and give them some opportunities, of course, if the British can bear it."
"What do you mean?"
Ernst: "If the British can bear it. If we don't directly join the war, we won't completely annex the Portuguese colonies. If Britain joins the war, we will annex two colonies after the war. Britain is the big fish, and we have to find a way to fish out the British."
“What does this have to do with the Portuguese colony?”
Ernst: "If there is a war between Portugal and East Africa, the process and result of the war will be the bait. If you want the British to take the bait, the bait must be attractive. This is why I do not demand that Portugal be crippled in a war, and the British will end up there." , they also need preparation time. Based on Cape Town alone, they There is no reason in their hearts, so they are very likely to save the Portuguese, and we cannot be beaten for nothing, Portugal must pay the price, and losing half of the colonies, I think it is reasonable, and Portugal will definitely lose the remaining colonies. Willingness will re-gather strength, and the British will also gather strength because of the war. If we have confidence in the war in East Africa, we will use our full strength."
Constantine: "What if the two countries don't follow your script?"
Enns? Te: "That doesn't matter. Portugal is right at our lips anyway. We can do it whenever we want." You can eat it, but my goal is still to focus on the British. Just like the American War of Independence, East Africa also needs such a victory to completely consolidate East Africa’s national identity and international status.”
So East Africa cannot be scared. British, what if the British don’t dare to come directly? And even if we look at it head on, if East Africa had done too well before, I'm afraid the British would pay more attention to it. The serious British are not joking. Ernst still hopes that the British will treat East Africa with the same attitude towards Afghanistan and the Boers in their previous lives.
However, these are just conjectures. It is still unknown whether the Portuguese have the courage, and it seems that nothing can be done in East Africa until the Portuguese make a decision.
(End of this chapter)