Chapter 1332 Military Peninsula
Most imperialist countries are like this. They are good at using barbarians to control barbarians, that is, using foreign races to suppress foreign races. Of course, alternative countries such as the United States and East Africa that directly engage in "genocide" are not among them.
The total number of Qataris, men, women, and children, is only over 10,000, and even fewer are all young and strong. Therefore, the Governor of Batavia can safely and boldly use the Qataris without worrying about backlash.
Even in the East Indian colonies, the Qataris can be said to be a rarer minority than the Dutch, and the Arabs have always had good fighting capabilities. In other words, the more backward the economy, the poorer the place, the more life there is. cheap.
And the best part is that the beliefs of the Qataris are consistent with that of most ethnic groups in the East Indies. The Dutch are happy to see this kind of drama of pagans fighting and consuming each other.
"Governor Van Der Beek, you can arrange for these Qatari immigrants as you wish, whether they are placed in Batavia or anywhere in the Dutch East Indies, as long as their basic living conditions can be guaranteed."
The person talking to Van Der Beek was Mersch, the director of the East African Diplomatic Office in Batavia.
Although the Dutch East Indies Colony was only a colony of the Dutch, because Batavia can be regarded as an important regional center, the Batavia Diplomatic Office was specially established to solve some unimportant diplomatic issues. , such as commercial disputes involving East Africa, or some minor issues between East Africa and the Dutch East Indies.
This time Qatar immigration itself is not an important matter for East Africa, so it was handed over to the Batavia Diplomatic Office by the higher authorities.
Governor Van Der Beek said: "Of course, Lord Mersch, I plan to arrange their residence directly in the suburbs of Batavia. I just hope that these Qatari immigrants will not feel dissatisfied about this."
Mersch said: "This is obviously an impossible situation. On the one hand, there are not many immigrants in Qatar. On the other hand, the environment in Batavia is much better than in Qatar. From this perspective, the Qataris are also grateful. Your country has taken me in.”
While Van Der Beek and Mersch were talking, the Qataris also looked at this land with excitement, as Mersch said, from Qatar to Batavia. For Qataris, it is like going from hell to heaven.
Jassim, the leader of the Qataris, said to the tribesmen: "This is our new home. Facts have proved that leaving Qatar is a very correct decision. Compared with the bitter cold of our hometown, , this is simply paradise on earth.”
“In the future, if we can be integrated into Batavia, Life will only be better than in the past, and we are also far away from the war in the Persian Gulf.”
As the spokesperson of the Qataris, Jassim must ensure his authority among the Qataris, so as a pusher. As the leader of the Qataris leaving their homeland, Jassim could only exaggerate the benefits of this migration to unite the majority.
Ordinary Qataris are also whispering about this strange land.
“I can’t believe there is a place like this in the world, where there is a vibrant scene everywhere instead of invisible sand.”
“There is no shortage here either. Water, as long as there is water, everything will not be a problem. Whether you are growing crops or nomadic, the situation cannot be worse than staying in Qatar.”
“The level of development here is very low. There are so many green plants, and I don’t know how many livestock can be raised. However, I have not seen local people grazing on a large scale. This is really a waste of natural resources.”
It is known as "Green" The "desert" tropical rainforest environment is indeed a paradise that was completely unimaginable to ordinary people who have lived in Qatar for generations.
After all, the living conditions of the Qataris were too difficult in the past. A small-scale tribal conflict may arise over a water source. Two herdsmen families may fight over a piece of grassland. In Qatar, greenery can grow on any piece of land. Planted grasslands are extremely precious resources.
When I came to Batavia, everything seemed to have depreciated. The land here seemed to be able to squeeze out water. The entire city was wrapped in green. Water and green were the biggest obstacles to survival that once plagued Qatar. All the land has been settled.
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The Qataris migrated to the "ideal land of dreams", while East Africa can only enjoy the "bitter cold land" of the Qatar Peninsula. The first is the 37th Brigade, which will be permanently stationed in the Qatar area. After clearing out the population of Qatar, in order to prevent forces such as the United Kingdom or Bahrain from returning to Qatar, the army must be the basic guarantee.
Next is the navy. The Third Fleet has initially planned to build a large military port in Doha.
Doha is very close to Beida, the original city of the Sani family. In the previous life, with the expansion of Doha's urban construction, the two places were directly merged together.
Although Beida has a ready-made port and was previously Qatar's only foreign commercial trade port, Beida cannot meet the needs of the East African Navy. The main reason is that the depth of Beida's port is only three to four meters. Left and right, large ships cannot pass.
So after the East African Third Fleet passed the inspection, it selected Doha, which is closest to Beida, as a major berthing port for the Third Fleet.
The only disadvantage here is that there is no drinking water resource, but water can be diverted from Beda by laying pipelines.
According to the Third Fleet's concept, when the construction of Doha Port is completed, East Africa's control over the Persian Gulf, especially the waters surrounding the Beibu Gulf territory, will be greatly enhanced.
Because the Qatar Peninsula is deep into the Persian Gulf, it naturally becomes the Beibu Gulf Territory, which was the natural barrier of the United Arab Emirates in the previous life. In particular, it can separate the British Bahrain Military Base from the main territorial waters of the Tonkin Gulf Territory in East Africa. role.
The Third Fleet’s arrangements for Qatar are not limited to this. They also want to build two military ports on the north coast and east coast of Qatar, so that the East African Navy can center on the Qatar Peninsula. Monitor the entire Persian Gulf region from three directions.
However, due to the current economic situation and natural conditions in Qatar, it is quite difficult to achieve this goal. Qatar has actually been "empty of people". There are no ready-made workers to recruit locally, so only Engineers from East Africa can be dispatched to participate in the construction and transformation of Qatar.
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Qatar has many ports, but a large part of them are due to sedimentation. If you want to build a port that can be utilized and developed, you must carry out dredging work.
Of course, even so, Qatar's harbor conditions are much better than those along the coast of the Gulf of Tonkin territory in East Africa.
According to the arrangements of the Third Fleet, if Doha Port is completed, it will become the first military port of the Third Fleet that can dock large ships such as battleships.
Unlike Qatar in its previous life, East Africa currently does not need to consider Doha's economic development tasks, which also reduces the demand for water and supplies.
Beida, near Doha Port, will become the headquarters of the 37th Brigade. After all, this is the former "capital" of Qatar. Although the infrastructure is poor, it is currently the only location of the 37th Brigade. A place where you can check in with your bags.
As for Qatar, which borders the Beibu Gulf Territory, Ernst does not intend to annex it to the Beibu Gulf Territory, except for these two areas, which were originally two countries in history, namely the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.
Ernst believes that the existence of Qatar’s independent Beibu Gulf territory can share the risks of independence. In this way, even if the Beibu Gulf territory or Qatar is lost, East Africa can still guarantee a stable territory in the Persian Gulf region. Oil production base.
Moreover, Ernst took a fancy to Qatar's military role and planned to build it into East Africa's military core area in the Persian Gulf in the future, deploying land, sea and air forces to make it completely a military center inserted into the Persian Gulf in East Africa. peninsula.
On land, it can directly threaten the entire coast of the Arabian Peninsula. In the air, it can bring the entire Persian Gulf coastal countries into the strike range with Qatar as the center. At the same time, through the navy, it can monitor the threats that the entire Persian Gulf may pose to the interests of East African countries. .
(End of this chapter)