Chapter 1151 The East Africans are coming!
Ernst’s choice of population has always been “a shortage rather than an overabundance”. This preference is not based on the ability of the immigrants, but on their future loyalty.
When East Africa carried out population immigration activities, it was also an era when the German economy had not developed and people in the Far Eastern Empire were living in poverty. The immigrants who chose East Africa at that time were basically poor people. This kind of people were the easiest to Be influenced and bribed.
At the same time, East Africa is actively promoting population integration policies, allowing other ethnic groups except blacks to truly become a unified family in East Africa, which is more thorough than other immigrant countries.
In fact, it has caused a complete change in the East African nation today. Although it still uses the banner of Germany, it is recognized in the world because East Africa has developed. If East Africa had not developed , then Germany and Austria will definitely kick East Africa out of its "German citizenship".
Just as Rhodes and Ball were thinking about how to further expand the company's business in the office, deafening artillery fire rang out on the La Plata River outside Buenos Aires.
Rhodes' train of thought was interrupted, and he said a little distractedly: "Damn, what happened outside?"
Because it is engaged in overseas trade, Rhodes Company is far away from The Port of Buenos Aires is very close, and sounds from the port direction can easily reach here.
Boll looked out the window and looked in the direction of the Port of Buenos Aires. He saw a large fleet on the river docked on the wide surface of the Rio de la Plata. This made Bol suddenly realize.
He said to Rhodes: "They are from East Africa! This movement must be related to East Africa."
Since he didn't sit by the window, Rhodes didn't know what was going on. He asked Boll, "How are you sure you are an East African? And those who didn't know about this movement thought it was an East African calling over!" "
Rhodes said this obviously in a joking manner.
But as if he thought of something, Rhodes couldn't laugh anymore. He was shocked and said to Boll: "It can't be that East Africa is really coming!"
Why did Rhodes Des has such an astonishing idea, which is actually not completely illogical. Normally, he would definitely not have such wild thoughts.
But when is it now? Now is the time when war breaks out across Europe. Britain, France, Russia and Germany are all involved in Europe and are unable to deal with other parts of the world.
Rhodes put himself in his shoes and thought that if East Africa took advantage of this time to expand in other parts of the world, it would not be impossible, but would have a high probability of success.
After all, if a country the size of East Africa really chooses this time to launch a war against other countries, no one can really stop it, unless the United States is willing to "meddle in others' affairs."
Does East Africa have any motive for annexing "Argentina"? Obviously, there is. Argentina's land is quite fertile and its national strength is not strong. East Africa and Argentina are only separated by the South Atlantic Ocean, and the transportation is quite convenient.
If you can swallow up Argentina, it will undoubtedly be a big temptation. You must know that Argentina in this era is extremely rich.
So Rhodes’ malicious speculation is not entirely unreasonable. If Rhodes were the ruler of East Africa, he would be willing to give Argentina a try.
Of course, Rhodes is overthinking. Although Argentina’s population of eight million is not large, it is definitely a lot. Moreover, Argentines are not native Africans, and the East African government will not ask for trouble.
Looking at the pale-faced Rhodes, wondering what was going on in his mind, Secretary Bol was speechless and said: "Boss, haven't you paid attention to the news recently?"
"What news? "?" Rhodes asked in confusion: "I have been busy checking accounts recently, how can I care about other things?" Boll said: "The East African Navy's visit to American countries happened a month ago. There is news. At that time, the East African Navy had just arrived in Mexico. Unexpectedly, it had already arrived in Argentina."
Rhodes suddenly realized: "It turns out that this is what happened. At that time, there was only one thing in the newspaper. Said a visit to America, so I ignored the message. ”
The Americas are not equal to Argentina, so it is not easy to predict which countries the East African Navy may visit. The Argentine official naturally reported the news, but Rhodes did not pay attention to the specific content at that time and only read the title.
After confirming that East Africa did not want to take advantage of the opportunity of the European war to launch a "sneak attack" on Argentina, Rhodes was relieved. He stood up with interest and came to the window, facing the La Plata River. Looking across the vast river.
The mouth of the Rio de la Plata is quite peculiar because its width is more than two hundred kilometers long, which has caused controversy in academic circles.
Some people think this is a bay because its area and width exceed the limits of a normal river. Others think this is a component of the Rio de la Plata. After all, the mouth of the Rio de la Plata is filled with fresh water.
The upper reaches of the La Plata River is the Paraná River. The entire southern part of Central America, covering Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, and Bolivia, collects abundant rainfall through the La Plata-Parana River. Here, the amount of water is very huge, so although the mouth of the Rio de la Plata has a huge interface with the Atlantic Ocean, there is still fresh water in the mouth of the river.
Somewhat similar to the Amazon River, the huge volume of water in the Amazon River has resulted in the formation of huge freshwater areas along the coast.
The East African Navy conducted live ammunition exercises on the wide river of La Plata. The continuous and powerful firepower shocked Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay.
Yes, East Africa chose the Rio de la Plata as the location for the exercise, because it is also the sea area for Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. A large-scale military exercise here can effectively deter the three countries.
“Why did the barbarians in East Africa choose to conduct live-fire exercises so close to Buenos Aires? They are really a bunch of lunatics!” Rhodes complained.
Boll: "It should be a show of strength. Now that Britain and France are dragged to death by Germany in East Africa, their control over Argentina and other South America has naturally been greatly weakened, so East Africa should be like through this operation, let South American countries realize the strength of East Africa and further deepen East Africa’s penetration here.”
Bohr's guess was absolutely correct. If it were in the Caribbean, East Africa would not do this. After all, the United States is not dead. It is the true back garden of the United States. Although East Africa is ogling Mexico and other countries, it will not Excessive stimulation of the United States.
When it comes to Brazil and countries further south of Brazil, East Africa naturally does not need to be as cautious as in the Caribbean. At this time, the East African Navy naturally wants to show East Africa's strong military strength.
In layman's terms, East Africa is threatening the southern countries of South America. The British have already left, and those of you who are discerning will quickly change the dock and pay homage.
The mouth of the La Plata River is the best display platform. It involves the three countries of Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. After the visit to Argentina and Uruguay is over, the East African Navy will go upstream to visit My little brother Paraguay in South America.
Previously, Paraguay was the thorn in East Africa and the Austro-Hungarian Empire in South America. Now the Austro-Hungarian Empire is no longer able to escape, so the visit to East Africa can make Paraguay sink deeper and deeper into becoming a pawn in East Africa.
After all, Paraguay is just a small country compared to Argentina and Brazil. Especially in recent years, when the strength of Brazil and Argentina has grown rapidly, Paraguay does not have the courage to challenge three people like it did in the past. Moreover, Paraguay not only has the same relationship with Argentina and Brazil. There are historical feuds and territorial disputes with Bolivia.
So Paraguay has always hugged the thigh of East Africa, especially since the South African War, and now East Africa is even different than it used to be. The west coast of East Africa has been developed, which makes East Africa's influence in the South Atlantic and military presence is rising rapidly. In fact, East Africa is the most powerful country in the South Atlantic. In the Indian Ocean, it is still controlled by the British Empire (India). However, except for Brazil, most countries and colonies in the South Atlantic can leave East Africa alone. In fact, Brazil's poor military strength is unlikely to have much impact on East Africa.
(End of this chapter)