Chapter 1241 Colonies in East Africa
Of course, there are some differences in East Africa. After all, the East African mainland is unprecedentedly powerful, and most of the colonies in East Africa are not directly bordering East Africa. It is difficult for Ernst to imagine that the mainland will be surpassed by the colonies in the future, unless the East African mainland is split into Many small countries.
Based on the land area of East Africa, even if it is divided into several countries, the size of each country is considerable, and each country can obtain millions of square kilometers of land.
"With the development of the times, it is difficult to maintain the old colonial order. Even though the colonial empires of Britain, France and Germany are at their peak now, once their homeland declines, it will be difficult to maintain their overseas territories."
"If nothing else, if we cause trouble for them, I'm afraid the colonies of the two countries will be in chaos now."
"The Americans' approach is relatively smart, which is to continuously expand their country's influence through more covert economic colonization methods."
Of course, despite Ernst's words, this is definitely not because Americans are really wise and powerful and more civilized than Britain and France, but because they have no choice, so they have to do this. After all, the best parts of overseas colonies have been carved up by Europe. If the goal can be achieved through traditional colonial means, no one is willing to use economic colonization.
After all, without the support of strong military strength, this method of economic colonization is difficult to maintain, and the profits are not as fast as traditional colonization through killing, burning, and looting.
In fact, most areas in the world are progressing, which makes colonization more and more difficult.
Not to mention other things, since the Age of Discovery, three world powers, the United States, East Africa and Japan, have emerged one after another outside Europe. This in itself is an impact on the old colonial system.
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East Kalimantan.
The Governor of East Kalimantan is listening to various statistics on the current situation in the colony.
"The currently registered colonial population mainly consists of four parts: our own citizens, Chinese immigrants, white immigrants, and original indigenous immigrants."
"Among them, the largest number of indigenous immigrants are about 160,000, there are about 3,000 domestic citizens, 30,000 white immigrants, 40,000 Chinese immigrants, and a small number of Dutch and other foreigners."
In the past year, the indigenous population of East Kalimantan has dropped by nearly half, and most of them are pagans or Hindus.
These two religions have a certain influence throughout the Southeast Asia region, and are also key targets of the colonial government in East Africa.
"We took over a total of four coal mines, an oil field, and other types of mines. These are also the most valuable mineral resources in East Kalimantan. Other industries are concentrated in the hands of the Dutch, but their value is not high. Originally, the Dutch were in There are not many people in East Kalimantan, and most of them are engaged in business.”
How did the mineral resources of East Kalimantan in East Africa come from? It was naturally snatched from the hands of the original local ruling class, that is, the two original sultanates of East Kalimantan.
"At the same time, there are about 20,000 indigenous people under our command who have been classified as slaves. Most of them were followers of the original sultanate."
Slavery has been completely abolished in East Africa. After all, even black people will disappear from East Africa, and the original "labor" system will no longer exist, and this labor is actually a slave. However, this system still exists in the East African colonies, especially They are East Kalimantan, Togoland, and New Guinea.
"Last month we officially completed the campaign against local forces. As for the few indigenous people who fled into the mountains, it is estimated that they will have a hard time surviving."
Kabe, the governor of East Kalimantan, said: "Don't worry, the population who fled to the British colonies is only a small number after all, and they are now like water without a source and trees without roots. Even if they want to make a comeback in the future, they have lost the soil."
The governance of colonies in East Africa has always been a direct exchange of blood, using immigration and forced integration to completely change the local population structure. Therefore, Kabesh has no worries about these little bugs jumping out of East Africa's dragnet. In the past, they might have been able to use their influence to instigate locals to rebel against East Africa. But in a few years, if they could return to this land, they would have changed their lives.
Kabe said: "The biggest problem in East Kalimantan now is that its population is too small. With a population of only about 200,000, it is not even comparable to the neighboring island of Mindanao."
"And the empire's order is for us to receive more people. Within five years, the population of East Kalimantan will exceed one million. At the same time, the German language must be popularized. This is no small challenge for us. Just these two It’s enough to make us scrambling.”
Among the colonies in the Nanyang region of East Africa, the population of Lanfang Overseas Province is counted as the native population of East Africa. After all, it is one of the East African provinces.
Therefore, East Kalimantan can only refer to Mindanao. After more than ten years of development, the population of Mindanao now exceeds 500,000, of which nearly 65% are Chinese immigrants.
After all, when East Africa colonized Mindanao, it did not encounter good historical opportunities, which was the period of European population exodus during World War I.
However, the situation in East Kalimantan is not much better. After all, the hundreds of thousands of indigenous people are also of the yellow race and will automatically be classified as Chinese immigrants in the future. Therefore, even if East African citizens and white immigrants add up, the total is less than 100%. of twenty.
This also means that in the future, the races in these two regions will be more oriental than those in East Africa.
Kabei's assistant said: "Although the task is heavy, it is also a good thing. It shows that the empire attaches great importance to East Kalimantan. After all, if it is like the Northern Kingdom of Hawaii or the Southern Ryukyu Islands, it will truly be a hopeless official career."
The small colonies in East Africa were the real exile areas. Compared with those small and pitiful islands, Alaska was considered a prosperous place.
Today, the population of the Alaska colony is close to 900,000, and it is expected to become the first overseas territory in East Africa with a population of more than one million.
After all, the Rhine royal family acquired Alaska earlier than the mainland, so with the blessing of time, the current population of Alaska, an extremely cold land, is also very considerable.
You must know that the population of Alaska under the United States in the previous life of the 21st century was only about 700,000, while East Africa reached this level at the beginning of the 20th century. This is also a feature of the East African immigration policy, especially the Alaska in East Africa is relatively smaller than the Alaska in the United States in the previous life. The state is smaller.
The reason why Alaska can support such a large population is ultimately due to the local climate. Although most of Alaska is covered in ice and snow, the temperate marine climate area in the south still has farming conditions, and with its rich natural resources, it can feed millions of people. It's still relatively easy.
If Alaska were all an extremely cold place, it would be impossible for Alaska to develop into the most populous overseas colony in East Africa today.
Of course, the factor of immigration from the Far Eastern Empire cannot be ignored. After all, there is no other choice in East Africa. White Europeans are not easy to deceive. Africa or other tropical regions can still make false propaganda, so Alaska has almost no choice.
The same goes for the Beibu Gulf Territory, which is the colony along the Persian Gulf. The desert area is not easy to fool people into. However, the Tonkin Gulf of East Africa does not need too many people. It is Ernst’s cornucopia. As long as a certain number of troops can be guaranteed Just stay there.
Although Alaska has the largest population among the colonies, the fastest growing population in the past decade or so has been in Mindanao. After all, East Africa once almost launched the "Three Lights" policy in Mindanao, and Mindanao has almost become a white land. Compared with the current population of East Kalimantan, which still has hundreds of thousands The natives are indeed more cruel.
The reason for this result is the belief of the indigenous people in Mindanao. Although there are many pagans in East Kalimantan, there are also some primitive religions, or tribes similar to blacks. These real barbarians are seen in East Africa. It can be taught.
At present, there are four main colonies actively being developed in East Africa, namely East Kalimantan, Mindanao, New Guinea and Togoland. Although Togoland is the smallest in area, it has the largest development space. After all, it is in West Africa. .
(End of chapter)