MTL - African Entrepreneurship Records-Chapter 200 Split
Chapter 200 Split
Although Msiri sold the Yeke Kingdom to East Africa a long time ago, the Yeke Kingdom has a land area of more than 100,000 square kilometers, so it took the East African government three months to completely take over the land.
The most difficult thing is immigration. Now the overall number of new immigrants in East Africa has decreased, and Yeke Kingdom is deeply inland, and it is the farthest from the main immigration landing port in East Africa, so immigration is more difficult.
It will take a lot of time to walk here from the seaside, and Mbeya City even diverted some of its own immigrants here.
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Formerly the capital of Yeke Kingdom.
At this moment, the capital palace of the Yeke Kingdom has been emptied, and the natives have also been driven away, but there are still some people who stay here. Apart from East African immigrants, some of them are Portuguese merchants.
"Mr. Santos, I have found out that these people are Germans. They made a deal with Msiri and bought this place, but we don't know the specifics of the transaction." Afonso said.
"This Msiri, has his head been kicked by a donkey? Not only did he give up the Yeke Kingdom, but he also helped the Germans drive away their own people!" Santos said angrily.
The reason why Santos is so angry is because the expulsion policy in East Africa has instantly wiped out the results of his hard work here for several years.
The Portuguese forces are far from setting foot here, but there are still many Portuguese businessmen who venture into the interior of Africa. Although the risks are high, the benefits are also greater.
Santos has gained a lot of income by virtue of his business in the Yeke Kingdom. These natives who have never seen the world are quite easy to deceive, especially after East Africa blocked the original business routes of the Yeke Kingdom. In the past two or three years, Santos It's even more bloody.
The good times don’t last long, and now East Africa has taken action against the Yeke Kingdom. The most outrageous thing is that these Germans don’t want the natives, which directly cut off Santos’ original supply.
However, East Africa only drove away the natives, and still maintained respect for these Portuguese businessmen, so they were allowed to stay.
"Have you connected with the Germans?" Santos asked.
"Yes, but we can only know the general result through the translation of the indigenous people. The indigenous language lacks many words and meanings, so the translation may be somewhat different." Afonso said.
"What do the Germans say?" Santos asked.
"The result is not bad, my people can continue to stay here, but they must follow their laws." Afonso said.
"What kind of a good result is this? They drove the natives away, and our supply of goods was gone. How do we count the loss? Originally, we were doing an exclusive business, but now we don't have any goods, so we don't have to do business. What the hell? The law is not what their people say! What laws are the colonies talking about?" Santos said indignantly.
"Mr. Santos, the result is already considered good. The Germans promised to continue to provide us with supplies, but they need to be fully staffed. They said they only need to wait a few months." Afonso said.
"Let me just say that this group of Germans is mentally ill! Why do you drive away the natives when there is a shortage of people? You still have the face to say that there are not enough people? And who can afford to wait for a few months?"
Sanders is really angry. These Germans are doing things that harm others and benefit themselves. Although Portugal is also colonizing Africa, indigenous labor is an important asset of the colonies. The actions of these Germans are simply rebellious.
And how much can Germany immigrate with its great ability? Can't you see that Portugal has been in Africa for hundreds of years, and the immigrant population is only so small?
"What do you think?" Santos asked everyone.
Afonso said: "Sir! After careful consideration, I intend to stay."
"Where are you guys!"
The remaining Portuguese businessmen, some want to stay, and some want to leave.
"No matter how determined you are, I plan to leave this ghostly place and have no business for a few months. How much money will I make less? I plan to go to the southern Kazenbe Kingdom to develop." Santos expressed his attitude.
The Kingdom of Kazenbe is located in the southwest of the Yeke Kingdom, on the south bank of Lake Mweru, bordering the Kingdom of Malawi to the east, and was established by the Lunda people.
The Kingdom of Kazenbe is an important node in the African ivory trade. Originally, Santos was active in the Kingdom of Kazenbe at the beginning, and then developed in the Kingdom of Yeke.
Relatively speaking, the Kazenbe Kingdom has greater interests, but there are also many competitors, so Santos took a group of people north to develop the Yeke Kingdom.
Afonso and others are equivalent to Santos’ partners. They have indeed made a lot of money in the Yeke Kingdom in the past two years.
But Afonso has his own ideas. Now he doesn’t want to leave Yeke Kingdom. Although this place has been annexed by the East African colony, will those properties and ivory run away with long legs? He also knows that Santos has been there since the Germans came. The thought of leaving this place.
As the number two figure among the local Portuguese businessmen, after Santos left, wouldn't this area be his own?
Before the party, Afonso has been in charge of contacting the Germans. Santos is very cautious and unwilling to negotiate with the Germans in person. The main reason is that he has stayed overseas for a long time and has suffered too much. He is afraid of being hacked.
The East African government actually promised the Portuguese the right to manage local ivory, but when it came to Afonso’s mouth, it became the East African government’s agreement to allow Portuguese businessmen to stay here.
Ernst has always been more cautious in colonizing Africa, especially the handling of Europeans and Arabs. Although East Africa has swallowed up these lands, the goods continue to be handed over to these people at a relatively low price.
Stabilize them first to prevent them from going back to call their parents. Of course, the Portuguese merchants in Yeke Kingdom do not have this kind of energy.
They are far away from the Portuguese colonial sphere of influence, and belong to spontaneous commercial activities, but East Africa is not clear about this. After all, the Portuguese came to Africa too early, and East Africa has not yet figured out where the Portuguese influence in the interior of Africa can radiate. .
"I want to remind you that the Germans are not kind people. At least I don't believe their promises. My experience over the years tells me that colonists are synonymous with cruelty. Don't expect the Germans to Share the benefits freely.
Think about it in another way. We have been active in Africa for so long, relying on intrigue and the guys in our hands. The Germans will definitely do more ruthless. "Santos said to those who wanted to stay in Yeke Kingdom.
Sure enough, under the persuasion of Santos, many people who supported the Remain faction, which was relatively small in number, wavered and joined the Remain faction.
Santos is actually very dissatisfied with Afonso who wants to get rid of himself and go it alone, but he is not easy to show it. After all, this is now the territory of East Africa.
And Santos himself is not optimistic about the prospects of the Yeke Kingdom, so let Afonso and those people stay here, and they will regret it in the future.
As long as the majority of people follow him, he will need a group of more loyal younger brothers to return to the Kazenbe Kingdom.
(end of this chapter)
