Chapter 815 Madagascar Military Controlled Area
East Africa’s military operations in the west and south of Madagascar went very smoothly. At this time, the British government did not want to cause trouble because they were being seriously threatened by the French.
During the South African War, France took advantage of the fact that Britain had no time to pay attention to the Kingdom of Immerina and occupied a lot of territory, expanding its colonies to the plateau of the Kingdom of Immerina.
So at this time, in order to focus more on dealing with the French threat, the British government's only way is to stabilize East Africa and prevent East Africa from taking sides in the struggle between Britain and France.
To be honest, as far as East Africa’s military strength on Madagascar is concerned, there is no need to take sides at all, and it can even directly change the pattern of Madagascar. However, as Britain and France are the leaders of the current world order, there is no need for East Africa to fight for an Iraq. The Kingdom of Merina fell out with the two countries.
In fact, France is equally nervous about East Africa's military activities in Madagascar, but the Kingdom of Imerina has been moving closer to the United Kingdom. Before fully colonizing the Kingdom of Imerina, France does not need to talk to East Africa and can only watch the East Africans. Occupy the western and southern areas of Madagascar.
However, this also makes the Kingdom of Immerina become more important in the eyes of Britain and France. With the expansion of East Africa, there are fewer places in southern Africa where Britain and France can intervene. With the Cape Town Colony as a support, France now has only the French Reunion Island in the southern Indian Ocean that is completely under French control.
The competition between Britain and France for the Kingdom of Immerina will only become more intense in the future, but from the perspective of investment, France will eventually gain the advantage.
The main reason is that the Kingdom of Immerina is not considered a British colony, so Britain cannot fully support the Kingdom of Immerina against the French invasion.
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In just three months, East Africa basically determined East Africa's sphere of influence on the island of Madagascar, and signed security agreements with Britain and France to ensure the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Immerina.
The next step for East Africa on the island of Madagascar is to sit back and watch the fight between tigers. As for who finally gains control of the Kingdom of Immerina, the East African government does not care.
Although the Kingdom of Imerina has a small population, it is not an easy fruit to swallow. Throughout the 19th century, the Kingdom of Imerina actively learned from advanced European countries through the rule of several generations of monarchs. In fact, a more advanced civilization was formed.
Antananarivo, the capital of the Kingdom of Immerina, is actually a completely European-style city, and Christianity has even become the state religion of the Kingdom of Immerina.
And the population of Antananarivo is not small in Europe. In the 18th century, the population of Antananarivo exceeded 80,000, and now it has reached more than 100,000. This is unprecedented in the entire Africa is one of the rare big cities.
Even before East Africa, except for the colonial capitals of Britain and Portugal, there was no city south of the Sahara that could compare with Antananarivo.
In the previous life, even France took thirteen years to colonize the Kingdom of Immerina. This shows that the Kingdom of Immerina is not a simple indigenous country.
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November 27, 1889.
With the end of East Africa’s military operations on Madagascar, East Africa established the Madagascar Military Controlled Area on Madagascar as a temporary transitional administrative area.
Two brigades were stationed in Mahajanga in the north and Tuliyar in the south, respectively controlling the western steppe zone and the southern arid steppe zone.
Although they both have a savanna climate, there are great differences within the savanna climate. The rainfall in the southern part of Madagascar is similar to that of Dodoma, less than 600 millimeters, while the western part is much better, almost the same as Mozambique on the other side. .
So the main economic model of the black people in the southern part of Madagascar is based on nomadic herding, while the western part is mainly based on hunting and gathering.
East Africa is not in a hurry to develop Madagascar. Food can be transported from the east to Madagascar by sea. As for the local black people, they were controlled by East Africa and built military camps, roads and other infrastructure to ensure that the East African Defense Forces controlled the military-controlled areas of Madagascar.
As for this sudden neighbor, the most nervous one is actually the Kingdom of Immerina. The Kingdom of Immerina is also aware of East Africa's strong record in South Africa.
So the Kingdom of Immerina was extremely nervous about this "evil neighbor" at first. However, with the guarantee from the British government and two months of observation, the Kingdom of Imerina accepted it. East African military presence on the island of Madagascar.
At the same time, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Immerina, Reinile Yarivoni, sent a diplomatic mission to East Africa to seek to establish diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Nowadays, the Kingdom of Imerina is under the rule of Queen Ranavalona III, but most of the country's major policies are formulated by his second husband, Laine Leia Rivoni, who was also in Lai During the Nilealivoni period, the Kingdom of Imerina was more open and civilized.
However, it is too late for the Kingdom of Immerina to transform at this time, and it is too weak to get rid of the control and aggression of Britain and France.
The addition of East Africa has given the Kingdom of Immerina a new breakthrough. They hope to balance the relationship between Britain, France and East Africa, thereby achieving the security issue of the Kingdom of Immerina.
November 6, 1889
Just when East Africa had not completely completed its military operations in Madagascar, the delegation from the Kingdom of Immerina arrived in Dar es Salaam and was greeted by Reception by East African Governments.
East African officials have not shown much interest in this African "big country" that has been hiding in Madagascar.
However, East Africa naturally welcomes countries that take the initiative to establish diplomatic relations with East Africa. In fact, it has been since the South African War.
The diplomatic environment in East Africa has undergone tremendous changes, with more and more countries choosing to have good relations with East Africa, a new world power.
Including the United States, which had previously deteriorated relations between the two countries due to racial issues, it has also rebuilt its diplomatic relations with East Africa.
The Far Eastern Empire and other Asian countries have completely placed East Africa in the same position as the great powers such as Britain, France, and Germany, and Japan is also lurking again.
Japan has always had illusions about the Southern Ryukyu Islands. After the South African War began, it was even more ready to take action. However, the outcome of the South African War was beyond Japan's expectations. This made Japan, which has always been "strong", We have to continue to "keep our heads down and be small."
At this time, Japan had not yet gotten rid of its inferiority complex, especially after the baptism of war. Although it had gained many advantages in Korea, it had not fought against the major powers in the world.
During the same period, the national strength was also slightly weaker than in history, but Ernst knew that Japan at this time was actually qualified to fight with any force except the great powers.
Of course, this is limited to this. The booster for Japan's development was the war reparations received after the Sino-Japanese War of 1884-1894. Before that, even if Japan tried its best to save money, it could not be a rival to the world's powers.
Of course, although the Ottoman Empire or the Far Eastern Empire are great powers, they can only be regarded as pseudo-great powers. And regardless of the small size of Japan, Japan is actually the number one maritime power in East Asia.
Although the Far East Imperial Navy is very powerful, it is not as good as Japan in terms of maritime economy, civilian shipbuilding industry, etc. This is also Japan's advantage as an island country.
Of course, the real gap between the two countries is actually mainly a matter of mentality. The Far Eastern Empire has always been wary of the ocean, and many open ports were forced to open. This is still the case today. The attitude towards the ocean is different. , will naturally lead to Japan becoming bigger in the Western Pacific region. If we are more decisive and deal with Japan a few years in advance, Japan's fragile economy will have no chance to rise again.
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