Chapter 217 Ernst's Abacus
December 3, 1869.
The first town in the Central Region of East Africa, Sweet Palace.
"Hehehe, East Africa is really a treasure." Prince Constantine looked at the detailed data in his hand and said, "Ernst, what do you plan to do next?"
The other end of the phone: "Father, the current affairs in East Africa can be developed as usual, but there is one thing we still need to speed up the progress, otherwise, it may cause trouble in the future."
"What's up?"
"It's about the Gradi Sultanate in the Somalia region."
"Are you planning to do something to him?"
"Although the population of the Geredi Sultanate is small, its location is very important, especially its residents are mainly black, which is a potential threat."
Ernst's position is very important, and it is aimed at the population policy of East Africa, and has no geographical significance.
Konstantin had never seen the horrible birth rate of blacks in the 20th and 21st centuries, so he couldn't feel the urgency in Ernst's heart.
Historically, the population of Somalia has increased from 2.94 million to 17.06 million from 1961 to 2021. Now the Sultanate of Grady is just a country in the south of Somalia with a population of only a few hundred thousand, so the Sultan of Grady was taken The difficulty of the country is not high.
Historically, the Sultanate of Zanzibar defeated the Sultanate of Grady and made it a subsidiary state of its own, so East Africa should simply annex the Sultanate of Grady in one step.
Somalia, like Ethiopia, belongs to the mixed race. The difference is that Somalia is mostly Arab countries. Arabs are culture-bound rather than blood-related. This is similar to the German culture in East Africa that promotes racial integration.
(Picture: The dark blue area is the distribution of black and white mixed race in Africa)
"Ernst, you are making too much fuss. The Geredi Sultanate has only a few hundred thousand people, and it cannot become a threat to East Africa. However, its geographical location is indeed not bad. If you want to eat him, just tell me, you don't need to tell me. Cover up, just tell the truth between father and son."
"Father, I'm completely planning for the future situation around East Africa. In fact, the Sultanate of Gradi doesn't have any resources that I think of. Only Mogadishu is worth a little bit, but East Africa itself also has a lot of resources." ports like Es Salaam and Mombasa."
"Besides, after the opening of the Suez Canal, Mogadishu will be even less valuable. The Gradi Sultanate is not really in the Horn of Africa. It can block the passage from the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean, and there are still large deserts. Take It's not worth a lot of money."
(Picture, Location of Gradi Sultanate)
"Okay, let's talk about whether it is worth fighting. Anyway, its population is not large, and it is not difficult to occupy it." Constantine said.
"Well, when the time comes, all the black people here will be replaced by immigrants. In this way, there will be very few pure black forces in the northern part of the East African colony." Ernst said.
Prince Constantine was very disdainful. He thought his son's reaction was a bit excessive, as if hearing that black people were like a terrifying and difficult monster, he felt a little bit pale when he talked about it.
"This year is a critical year. Before May next year, we need to lay a solid foundation for East Africa as a whole, so that when East Africa becomes a kingdom, it will look better on the outside." Ernst said.
When it came to the topic of nation-building, Constantine immediately became interested. In fact, Ernst had already hinted that East Africa should be built as a national goal.
But this is the first time Constantine heard Ernst clearly say that East Africa wants to become a kingdom, not a princely kingdom, a princely state, or a grand duchy. The temptation to become a kingdom is too great for Constantine!
"Ernst! Are you sure you can accomplish this?" Prince Constantine suppressed the excitement in his heart, and there was a tremor in his voice.
"Father, with the conditions in East Africa, it is natural to become a kingdom. To be honest, if you want to entertain yourself, you can call yourself an African emperor." Ernst joked.
The geographical location of East Africa determines that it does not need to position itself according to European legal principles and procedures, but Ernst does not want to be a real African chief, so it is better to have some relationship with Europe.
In Europe, there was only one emperor from the beginning to the end, and that was Caesar of Rome. Now there are three rulers in Europe who call themselves Caesar, namely Franz of Austria, Nasan of France, and Alexander II of Tsarist Russia.
The emperor of Franz is not controversial. After all, Shenluo is orthodox, and whether it is an orthodox aristocrat is controversial, and Tsarist Russia is completely excluded by Europe. Not to mention Tsarist Russia, even Eastern Rome can only be said in the mouths of Western European countries. of the Byzantine Empire.
"How do you plan to do it?" Constantine asked curiously. The problem in East Africa is to get European countries to recognize it. Otherwise, it would only be a joke in the eyes of others if they claimed to be the kingdom of the universe.
"It's very simple. We first established the Kingdom of East Africa. The source of legal principles naturally comes from the land of East Africa. This is one of the reasons why I want to take down the Sultanate of Gradi.
Then, Uncle Franz came forward and he declared that he recognized the legitimacy of the East African Kingdom, so we got the recognition of a European emperor, which naturally also represented the official recognition of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Then, we obtained the recognition of Prussia, Romania, the states of Germany, and the Kingdom of Sweden. This is not too difficult, after all, they are all related.
Finally, we focus on attacking Tsarist Russia and Spain. Tsarist Russia is okay, at least we have cooperated with them before, so you don’t have to worry about Spain.
The above-mentioned countries basically have a success rate of more than 60%, the success rate of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is 100%, and the success rate of Romania, Prussia and Sweden is also 100%, but their influence is slightly weaker than that of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Most of the German states will support us, and North Germany has become the mouthpiece of Prussia.
All in all, with the recognition of these countries, we have basically manipulated international public opinion. Even if countries such as Britain and France have opinions, they can only pinch their noses to recognize it. "
Ernst's plan, the most rogue part is that it forcibly links East Africa with Europe. An African country wants Europe to recognize its legitimacy, which is tantamount to adding a layer of protection to itself.
And the most important point is that the legal principles of the Kingdom of East Africa come from Africa, not Europe, but how can there be any legal principles in Africa? It's not just how East Africa can explain it.
Frantz became Ernst’s tool man. According to European procedures, if a country wants to be promoted to a kingdom, it needs to be conferred by the emperor. The Kingdom of Württemberg next door to Hexingen was conferred by Napoleon, changing from a grand duchy to a kingdom.
The East African country-building plan planned by Ernst is to establish a kingdom first, not to be canonized by the emperor, but later the emperor Franz admits it, so the power of interpretation is still in the hands of East Africa.
But it is also easy to give the European countries who do not know the truth the illusion that East Africa is a subsidiary force of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which adds another layer of protection to East Africa.
As for why it is the Austro-Hungarian Empire, it is because Prussia after the Franco-Prussian War was too powerful. Prussia became the top power in Europe, which will have a great impact on all countries. If East Africa turns to Prussia again, Britain and France will definitely go crazy in the future .
Although the Austro-Hungarian Empire is also very powerful, everyone knows that the Austro-Hungarian Empire is relying on its laurels, so that other countries will not be too jealous, and at the same time they dare not be too contemptuous.
(end of this chapter)