Chapter 1111 Layout in the Far East

Chapter 1111 Layout in the Far East

Time flies to 1912. This year can be said to be an eventful year in the previous life, with many major events happening on almost every continent.

In the direction of Asia, domestic conflicts in the Far East Empire broke out completely, the Balkan War also broke out in Europe, the Argentinian labor movement in the Americas, the U.S. presidential election, and the resistance movement of black indigenous people against the Portuguese in Africa.

Of course, the last thing is impossible to happen. One of the two protagonists of the incident was driven back to Europe by East Africa, and the other was completely out of date due to long-term consumption in East Africa.

The East African government is obviously most concerned about the social changes taking place within the Far Eastern Empire at this time. As the most important market in East Africa, any changes within the Far Eastern Empire may have a major impact on East Africa.

Moreover, East Africa is in a relatively delicate position in the Huaihai Economic Zone, which has the deepest influence in the Far Eastern Empire. It can be said to be the transition zone between the central power of the Far Eastern Empire and the southern forces. Therefore, in order to prevent the Huaihai Economic Zone from becoming a hotspot for conflict between the two forces, East Africa The government must always pay attention to changes in the political situation in the Far Eastern Empire.

For this reason, at the end of 1911 when the situation was already relatively tense, East Africa sent diplomats to conduct "negotiations" with both parties.

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As a country in East Africa, the determination to safeguard its own interests is unshakable. Even Ernst himself will not overly interfere in the diplomatic behavior of East African countries at the national level because of personal emotions. .

Xuzhou.

Although the economic core of the Huaihai Economic Zone is Jiaozhou, East Africa's influence on the Huaihai Economic Zone is mainly realized through Xuzhou.

For this reason, the East African Consulate in Xuzhou called various local forces in the Huaihai Economic Zone over for a meeting in early 1912.

Manheim, the Consul General of the East African Consulate in Xuzhou, said to all parties participating in the meeting: "In the Huaihai Economic Zone, no force should show obvious political leanings towards the South or the North, or participate in the South , the dispute between the northern government, in this political turmoil sweeping the Far East Empire, we only stand on the side of the final winner. "

People in the Far East Empire are excited now, and the same is true in the Huaihai Economic Zone, Huaihai. The economic zone can be said to be a rather complex place.

As a trade cooperation area, although East Africa has played a leading role in the past few decades, it cannot be as deterrent as other countries. Therefore, the East African government can only temporarily suppress trade in the region through negotiations. contradiction.

After all, the Huaihai Economic Zone involves the intersection of five provinces: Shandong, Henan, Anhui, and Hebei. The official level alone has to deal with five provinces.

Manheim said: "Everyone here must also know the dangers of war. It can be said that for every large-scale war within the Far Eastern Empire, the Huaihai area was the most severely damaged. Since your country has written records, this area It is a natural ancient battlefield. "

"In the last century, the turmoil and flooding of the Yellow River can be said to have turned the entire Huaihai area into a ruins, so that now the entire Huaihai area is within the coastal area of ​​the Far East Empire. They are all one of the most economically weak places. "

Of course, this is the case in the Huaihai region, but not in the Huaihai Economic Zone. After all, the eastern part of the Shandong Peninsula does not belong to the Huaihai region, just because East Africa conducts trade with Jiaozhou as its core. activities, was forcibly included in East Africa.

And the Huaihai region is not as depressed as Mannheim said. After all, after so long, the economy of the Huaihai region has almost recovered, and in trade with East Africa, Germany, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, The economic level here actually exceeds pre-war levels.

Unlike other colonists in East Africa, they would use various methods to attack local industry and commerce. Therefore, a large number of national capitals from the Far East Empire actually appeared in the Huaihai Economic Zone.

Of course, as an industrial power, East Africa will definitely have an advantage in local trade, but this is almost unavoidable. It is impossible to say that East Africa really harms its own interests and sells its blood to support the development of national capital in the Far East. What can it do? To be relatively fair compared to other imperialist countries is already considered the most benevolent and righteous thing to do. Mannheim continued: "Economic discourse is political discourse. Your current power can be said to come from our support in East Africa. Otherwise, you will not be able to compete with the interest groups in the Pearl River or Yangtze River basins."

“If a war breaks out in the Huaihai Economic Zone and the tragedy of the 1950s and 1960s repeats itself, it will be bad for you and also bad for us in East Africa. It is very unfavorable, so it is the common responsibility of everyone to maintain regional stability."

"Don't be too petty. After all, other powers are not as easy to talk to as we are in East Africa. You must also often talk to the United Kingdom and the United States. He knows the true face of powerful countries when dealing with people, and East Africa is one of the countries with the friendliest attitude towards China. ”

"So in today's great changes in your country, you should be consistent with our country and not easily interfere in the political or military conflicts within the Far East Empire."

It is actually in line with the local situation for East Africa to openly discuss with these local snakes. The idea of ​​​​political power, in fact, as Mannheim said, cooperation with East Africa at least has the right to eat meat, unlike other comprador groups, which can only drink soup.

And what the economy of the Huaihai region was like at that time is obvious to all. It can be said that except for southern Anhui and Jiangxi, which were completely wiped out, the Huaihai region was the worst.

Although East Africa is unreasonable, the entire Huaihai region has maintained basic stability in the past few decades. On the one hand, a large number of refugees have immigrated to East Africa, which has alleviated conflicts. On the other hand, the development of local industry has improved the economy of the entire Huaihai region. Even more developed than before the war.

So everyone basically agrees with what Mannheim said. If we can develop peacefully, who likes war?

Of course, the most important thing is that the country behind Mannheim convinces everyone. As a world power, East Africa has a relatively strong deterrence.

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In addition to negotiating with local snakes, the East African government also conducted "friendly" exchanges with the governments of the north and the south.

“No large-scale war is allowed in the Huaihai Economic Zone where our country and your country have signed an agreement. If any force introduces war into the Huaihai Economic Zone, we in East Africa cannot sit idly by and watch. At the same time, the East African government will also It will not actively interfere in the war between the two sides in other regions.”

In short, East Africa must ensure that peace is maintained in the Huaihai Economic Zone within the Far East Empire. This requirement is not too much.

In fact, up to now, the main conflicts within the Far Eastern Empire are not as intense as last year. The southern government and the northern government have secretly reached some deals, so what East Africa does will not have much impact on the politics of the Far Eastern Empire.

As for why Ernst wanted to ensure the stability of the Huaihai Economic Zone, the most important purpose was actually to preserve the Far East Empire's industry and economy in the Huaihai region.

The purpose of Ernst's doing this is also to dig a hole for Japan in the future. In Ernst's view, East Africa must take the initiative to give up its interests in the Far East. After all, East Africa's core power is in the Indian Ocean. , the South Ocean, the South Atlantic Ocean, rather than the Far Eastern Sea.

It can be said that except for the United States, no country can curb Japan's surge in military strength in the Far East in recent years, so it is better to directly support the local forces of the Far East Empire to create obstacles for Japan in the future.

After all, in terms of naval strength alone, East Africa is not much stronger than Japan. East Africa also has to take care of the Indian Ocean and South Atlantic at its doorstep, and it is even less likely to spare its troops to confront Japan.

The United States and the United Kingdom, two collaborating countries, both have a laissez-faire attitude towards Japan. It is even possible that the two countries may use Japan to settle East Africa's interests in the Far Eastern Empire in the future. Therefore, East Africa must always do a good job. Be prepared to give up the interests of the Far East. At this time, it is difficult for East Africa alone to suppress Japan, not to mention that behind Japan stands the United Kingdom and the United States, two top powers that are not inferior to East Africa.

(End of this chapter)