Chapter 547 Landing
South Ryukyu Islands.
The first batch of ships departed from the Zhuhai Trade Zone and arrived at the Southern Ryukyu Islands in a few days. The Zhuhai Trade Zone was relatively small after all, and the bulk of the effort was waiting for the support from the Huaihai Economic Zone.
Even so, East Africa dispatched five of its own armed merchant ships from the Zhuhai Trade Zone to the Southern Ryukyu Islands. At the same time, more than 300 armed personnel accompanied them and prepared to permanently station in the Southern Ryukyu Islands.
The Southern Ryukyu Islands are actually not far from the Zhuhai Commercial District, because the Southern Ryukyu Islands are on the east side of Danwan Island.
Therefore, East Africa has prepared a large amount of supplies, weapons and ammunition. Since colonization is to be carried out, it should be done at once and the troops should be deployed first.
The total population of the Southern Ryukyu Islands is only more than 10,000, so 300 East African soldiers are enough to deal with most threats. When they were in the Far East Empire, these armed personnel were the security personnel of the Hechingen Consortium. When they left the Far East The empire's true identity has been restored. East Africa will continue to increase its troops in the future. Ernst plans to invest at least 3,000 troops in the Southern Ryukyu Islands in advance, of which Miyako Island and Ishigaki Island are the key defense areas.
“This place is already the best residence on the island. It has been requisitioned by us, but it is not enough for us, so we must quickly build a shack and make do with it first. Apart from the islanders, In addition, there are some pirates and Japanese worth noting.”
There were so many pirates in the 19th century, especially in Southeast Asia and the Caribbean. In the Bihai area, there are also pirates in the waters near East Africa, but the number is not large, because there are not many islands around East Africa, and most of them are still controlled by East Africa. Before the establishment of East Africa, pirates in East African waters were especially Portuguese and Arabs (including Swaziland). The Shiri people) are the main ones. As for the purely black forces that can build relatively large ships, it is the original Somalia, which has been merged into East Africa.
As the East African navy has become stronger in recent years, the pirates' living space has become even smaller. They can only use Madagascar and Mozambique as their bases, which has greatly improved security on the eastern routes of East Africa.
However, in contrast, the number of pirates in the Red Sea has increased sharply. After all, after the opening of the Suez Canal, most ships chose to use the Suez Canal.
“Don’t worry about the Japanese for now. Wait until we have a firm foothold on Miyako Island and then drive them away. As for the pirates, wait for the troops to settle down and we will clear them out immediately. However, considering that some islands are also islanders. , an announcement will be made in a few days to persuade some conscientious islanders to surrender.”
At the East African Landing Palace. At the same time as the ancient island, the Japanese intelligence personnel on Miyako Island also discovered this fleet, as did the people of the Far Eastern Empire in the Southern Ryukyu Islands. The personnel stationed by the Far Eastern Empire in the Southern Ryukyu Islands were mainly military instructors, organizing local people Resisting the Japanese invasion, as a former loyal client state, the Ryukyu Islands naturally had die-hard loyalists to the Far Eastern Empire.
A Japanese-style house on Miyamoto Island.
"Masaki Ohara, I know the origins of the people opposite. They are not from the Far Eastern Empire, but Germans."
"Nanni, are you sure?"
"I am definitely not wrong. The flag they flew has the lion of the West. I don't know which country it is from, but there is the flag of the German Far East Chamber of Commerce on the ship. Five ships There are them on the ship.”
“The Germans may be Germany, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, or the East African Kingdom, but what are they doing here in the Sakishima Islands (Southern Ryukyu Islands)?”
As mentioned before, the Southern Ryukyu Islands only have great strategic value to the Far Eastern Empire and Japan. As for economic benefits, forget about it. There is not much land, so you can grow some rice and other tropical fruits. and vegetables.
The East-West trade route mainly takes the Danwan Island Strait. Most people will not go to the Southern Ryukyu Islands to engage in trade. The entire Southern Ryukyu Islands has a population of only 20,000. Even in the previous life, it was barely 20,000. One hundred thousand, you can imagine how remote this place is.
There is neither large land for cultivation nor developed trade, so the population of the Southern Ryukyu Islands cannot increase.
The Southern Ryukyu Islands are close to Danwan Island, so in the previous life, this was also the springboard for Japan to occupy Danwan Island, and it was also an important chain that blocked the Far Eastern Empire.
As for East Africa’s occupation of the Southern Ryukyu Islands, it is really just to connect to Alaska, and at the same time to provide convenience for East Africa’s ships in the Far East. This can be regarded as indirectly blocking Japan's plan for Danwan Island, but now East Africa is not something Japan can touch, so it can only hold back its unhappiness.
And East Africa is not the United States. There is no barrier between Japan and the United States. There is Malacca between East Africa and Japan, and Japan poses no threat to East Africa itself. Of course, if Japan can really enter the Nanyang region like in its previous life, that is another matter. The nature of Lanfang Overseas Province seems to be similar to that of Hawaii.
"Nonoki, we have to quickly spread the news back to the country. These Germans must have no good intentions when they come here."
"Hi. But Masaru Obara, they are Germans after all. If they are really against Sakishima The Zhudaos have ideas, what will we do as the Japanese Empire?"
"This matter is not something you and I can decide, but this is indeed a variable. I only hope that the Germans only intend to stay here for a short time. That's fine."
Nonoki shook his head and said: "I think it's hard. They came with about two to three thousand people, all fully armed. They are now unloading goods from the ship, and they have already communicated with the local Ryukyu officials. We have met. According to our informant, the Germans seem to have received permission from the Far Eastern Empire, so they want to develop this place."
"Development?"
"It should be economic, but I don't think it is possible. The Sakishima Islands don't have many resources. Even if they colonize, it won't be economical here."
"Then it may be strategic. demand! "Ohara Masaru said.
"Strategy?"
"The Germans have very few colonies, and the good colonies have long been carved up by other countries, so the Germans can only pick up some of the remaining colonies from Britain and France, and The Sakishima Islands may be included in this list.”
“There are still few German colonies? I heard that the East African kingdom encompasses most of Africa, and even the British and Portuguese are coveted.”
"Haha, Mr. Nonoki, East Africa is not a colony, but the same country as the United States when it became independent. If East Africa is really a colony of Germany or the Austro-Hungarian Empire, then there will be another superpower on the same level as Britain and France in the world, but It is precisely because of this that East Africa escaped without The country wants to see Germany or the Austro-Hungarian Empire have such a large overseas colony."
"Humph, the Germans are really cheap. The area of Africa is not small. Why didn't Britain and France take a fancy to it back then?"
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“It wasn’t because of malaria that the emergence of quinine allowed the colonization of Africa It became possible, but the traditional colonial powers such as Britain and France did not seize this window, allowing East Africa to take advantage of it."
"Ohara Masaki, in my opinion, there must be other wonderful ways for the Germans to establish a country in Africa. East Africa. Although it has taken advantage of the convenience of quinine, the East African Kingdom has not been able to I have not seen other European countries making such rapid progress in other regions of Africa.”
Of course East Africa has its own unique skills, but this unique skill cannot be learned by ordinary people, that is, crazy immigration, and the German region and the Far Eastern Empire. They all happen to be areas where the population is exploding and growing wildly.
In East Africa, immigrants represent farmers, workers, and the military. With enough immigrants, East Africa is what it is today. East Africa is also enjoying the national dividends brought by its large population.
(End of this chapter)