Chapter 353： next stop

Chapter 353 Next stop

The Sultanate of Zanzibar became a sea coachman in the western Indian Ocean, mainly due to the emerging commodity supply market of the East African Kingdom. Not only that, East African immigrants will also rent boats from the Sultanate of Zanzibar, mainly targeting female immigrants from the Middle East, Central Asia and Southeast Asia. As for the immigration to Germany and the Far East, it was done by the Hexingen Ocean Trading Company, and occasionally Dutch ships were hired when the capacity was insufficient.

The Sultan of Zanzibar originally started from the slave trade, so he has rich experience in transporting people. As long as it is an area with the same belief, it is the source of goods, such as India (part), Dutch East Indies, Central Asia, and North Africa. , There were Arab merchants in the Ottoman Empire.

Although the black slave trade in the Sultanate of Zanzibar has declined very rapidly in the past two years due to increasing risks, the Kingdom of East Africa can easily reveal a little resource from the hands of the Sultanate of Zanzibar. .

So little Said often complained about his father in secret, why didn't East Africa be developed back then, which made the Germans cheaper, but little Said can only think about it, there is not enough population and scientific reserves, Developing Africa can only be a dead end, and these two things are not available in the Sultanate of Zanzibar. You can't expect millions of nigs to develop Africa. The Arabs have been doing this for hundreds of years, and it is only in the A little success in coastal areas (Somalia).

The advanced "sanitary" concept of the East African kingdom alone is ahead of the times. The East African kingdom can be established. It is exaggerated to say that it is a country that was burned by "boiling water". The survival rate has increased several times.

Having said that, Said Jr. is quite satisfied with the current situation. Although the Kingdom of East Africa is a little stricter on the Sultan of Zanzibar, it doesn’t matter if it’s good or not, but it will share a share with the Sultanate of Zanzibar when it’s beneficial. , At least it shows that there is no idea of ​​​​killing the donkey. Even the East African garrison on Zanzibar Island once helped the Sultanate of Zanzibar suppress the rebellion of its black slaves. During Constantine’s reign, Said Jr. felt that he could sit back and relax.

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For the sake of money, Samuel also had to change his mind: "Okay! For the sake of the lira (the currency of the Kingdom of Italy), this is the only way to go. But, Mr. Sapeto, can you ask them to give you some money?" The discount, after all, the food we will order next is not a small amount."

Sapeto said helplessly: "I'm afraid this is a bit difficult. The Sultanate of Zanzibar has always followed the path of small profits but high sales, but I can try it for you, but I don't know that the Zanzibar who cooperates with my company Does the Barr grain merchant have the energy to supply so much grain?"

Samuel also has no choice. Now the finances of the Kingdom of Italy are on the verge of collapse at any time. The defeat of the war caused the loss of nearly half of the land and population, and the Kingdom of Italy lost the collateral for borrowing from the British.

Fortunately, Italy borrowed enough, and the British were afraid that their investment would be in vain, so they (physically) persuaded Egypt to let Italy have a springboard to attack the Abyssinian Empire in Eritrea.

Of course the Egyptians were reluctant, which is why the Egyptians did not voluntarily evacuate before the Italian army landed in Assab Port. What if the Italians did not come!

However, the Egyptians were disappointed. As soon as Italy came, it sent a division of troops. Although Italy was weak in Europe, it was severely weakened by the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Its population is still larger than that of Egypt, and its industrial level is even worse. The ten streets of Egypt, especially the Italian navy, even though the Adriatic navy was almost wiped out (partially inherited by the Kingdom of Naples), the remaining naval strength is still above average in the world.

However, the Egyptian government did not respond much. Apart from the pressure from the British, the main reason is that the Assab region is really not important to Egypt.

The whole of Suez is within the territory of Egypt. The Mandeb Strait is completely tasteless to Egypt. What's more, there are two masters, Britain and France, near the Mandeb Strait. Egypt is very uncomfortable in Assab itself.

At the beginning, Egypt occupied Assab entirely out of the need to attack the Ottoman Empire, the nominal suzerain. At present, Egypt and the Abyssinian Empire are in conflict, so Assab also has some strategic value, but Italy is obviously also aiming at Abyssinia. The Abyssinian Empire came from the Abyssinian Empire, so it doesn’t matter if the Assab area is left to the Italians. If the Italians fight with the Abyssinian Empire, the dispute between Egypt and the Abyssinian Empire in the Sudan area may end in the Abyssinian Empire. The concessions of the Bisignian Empire are over.

Samuel: "Then please, Mr. Sapeto! The Kingdom will not forget your contribution."

Sapeto: "Your Excellency, as an Italian, these are what I should do."

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Dar es Salaam city.

After waiting for three days, people from the East African central government finally arrived. Today, Li Ge and others can leave the immigration transition point and go to the first town of the capital of the East African Kingdom.

Aryan: "Mr. Lige, do you think the first town will be more prosperous, lively and spectacular than Dar es Salaam?"

you ask me! You're out of your mind!

Li Ge said speechlessly: "Mr. Aryan, you are from East Africa, do you really know nothing about your own country?"

Aryan: "Didn't I say it before! Although I am a citizen of the Kingdom of East Africa, this is the first time I have come to East Africa."

Li Ge was very helpless. How could the Kingdom of East Africa send such a person to the Far East as a diplomat? He didn’t even know anything about the situation in his own country. How to ensure the diplomatic contact between the Kingdom of East Africa and the Far East.

However, Li Ge still guessed: "According to common sense, the capital of a country must be the most prosperous city with the most national spirit, so your capital should be more prosperous than Dar es Salaam!"

Li Ge’s words are reasonable, but if the Kingdom of East Africa is prosperous, Dar es Salaam’s position as the number one city cannot be shaken, and the number one town can only be said to be the most developed city in East Africa.

Prosperity is not the same as prosperity. The development of the first town lies in the fact that its infrastructure is the first-class in East Africa. Even Dar es Salaam is far inferior to the first town in this respect. At the same time, the first town is in medical care, education, In terms of construction, it is far ahead of Dar es Salaam. When Dar es Salaam is built, the East African government will consider the cost issue, but the first town as the capital does not have this consideration, and it is indispensable for European cities. , The first town almost has a corresponding existence, for example, one-third of the city of Dar es Salaam has not been connected to running water, let alone high-tech products such as electric lights.

The prosperity of Dar es Salaam lies in its excellent business environment, active economy and frequent foreign exchanges, while the first town is more stable as a political center, and the urban area is not as active as Dar es Salaam. Serious and quiet, for example, Dar es Salaam is still full of people late at night, but at this time, most people in the first town are already asleep.

However, the difference between the first town and Dar es Salaam still requires a personal experience to truly understand the different charms of the two cities.

Everyone in the carriage was imagining what the first town would be like as the capital of East Africa, although they didn't even know that the first town was only 50 kilometers away from Dar es Salaam.

(end of this chapter)