Chapter 502 Lanfang Overseas Province
In addition to northern Mozambique, East Africa also received one-third of the land in the southern part of Angola. Ernst has no intention of developing this area now.
Angola is on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, which means it is not as easy to intervene as the Indian Ocean. East Africa can exert its naval power in the Indian Ocean, but the Atlantic Ocean is less interesting, and it is impossible to disperse the naval power. What if it is hacked by the British.
Ernst's worries are definitely not unreasonable. Although Ernst hates Britain, he has to say that Britain is a very pragmatic country. Of course, it can also be said that the means are unscrupulous and there is no shame in order to achieve the goal. Otherwise, it would not be possible to become The world's hegemon, after all, Britain is a big place and doesn't have any ruthless skills. It is unlikely that it can hold Germany, France, Austria, Russia, the United States and other countries in the palm of its hand.
In the past, Ernst was of course not qualified to say that Britain was too big, but now East Africa is indeed qualified to say so due to its size.
Cape Town is still in the hands of the British. The British are very powerful in the Atlantic. St. Helena, where Napoleon was once imprisoned, is not far from Angola. The British navy can also go south without any obstacles. So if the East African navy spreads its forces to the Atlantic, Britain has the ability to hack the East African Atlantic Navy.
And Britain also has the motive to do this. East Africa at least has a rift with Britain, so East Africa has actually become one of Britain's enemies.
Therefore, it is unsafe to spread the limited naval power to Ernst in the Atlantic Ocean. The Indian Ocean is different. The overall strength of the East African navy is not too bad, but it can only be placed in one sea area to fully exert its strength.
The configuration of the East African navy is similar to that of Austria-Hungary and Germany, and the activity areas of the two navies are very narrow, which can even be described as pitiful. Therefore, the naval power seems to be surplus. East Africa is different. The Indian Ocean is too huge to protect The eastern coast is very difficult. If you add the Atlantic Ocean, the navy in East Africa is simply not enough.
Of course, there is another reason why Ernst did not develop Angola, and that is that the conditions of the land ceded by Portugal to East Africa were not very good. After all, in southern Angola, the natural conditions are relatively close to Namibia, so it is not a good place for development.
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Kalimantan, Republic of Lanfang.
Pontianak Port is the largest port of the Lanfang Republic. East Africa already has military forces in Pontianak, but today two East African merchant ships landed here with a battalion of troops, officially declaring that the Lanfang Republic has become an East African colony.
After the truce with Portugal, East Africa now has time to digest the Lanfang Republic. Of course, the main reason is that after exchanges with the Netherlands, the Dutch have given up the Lanfang Republic in exchange for East Africa's recognition of the surrounding Dutch colonies, that is, Speaking of the fact that the Netherlands and East Africa have divided their respective spheres of influence on the island of Kalimantan, Ernst is also very sensible and respects the current interests of the Netherlands in the Republic of Lanfang.
In Pontianak Port, Wilt, the first governor of Lanfang Overseas Province of the Kingdom of Hechingen, officially took office. Lanfang Overseas Province was not the first colony of the Hechingen royal family, Alaska was, but Alaska was a royal territory and not a It is under the jurisdiction of the Kingdom of Hesingen (East Africa). After all, the Hesingen royal family also needs a way out.
Because of its special geographical location, Lan Fang Overseas Province does not have the position of a senior official. Instead, it appoints a governor. The governor has more power than senior officials. For example, the governor of Lan Fang has half of the military command power.
In the final analysis, Ernst still liked centralization and did not feel comfortable giving Lanfang Republic too much autonomy. Therefore, Lanfang Republic directly became an overseas province of East Africa instead of an ordinary colony. It became a province, which would be different from other provinces in East Africa. Same, it’s my own family. Of course, the main reason is that Lanfang Overseas Province has a small area and a small population, so there is not much resistance to joining East Africa. The former province of Lanfang Overseas Province, the Lanfang Republic, was only in the northwest of Kalimantan, passing through the Netherlands in its heyday. After several weakenings, Lanfang Republic can only be regarded as an insignificant small country on the island of Kalimantan.
If Lanfang Republic really dominates the entire Kalimantan Island, then Ernst will definitely not give Lanfang the status of an overseas province.
Speaking of the Lanfang Republic, another interesting feature is that it has its own colony - Dai Yan.
Daiyan is a country established by the indigenous people of Kalimantan. It is located in the eastern inland of Lanfang Republic. According to the original Lanfang Republic, it is a vassal state. However, it is a colony by East African standards. Daiyan was also merged into the newly established Lanfang Republic. Fang overseas province.
As for whether these natives are willing or not, it is not up to them. East Africa is not as easy to talk to as the Lanfang Republic.
In the past, Dai Yan could still travel between the Lanfang Republic and the Dutch. Now that East Africa has reached a deal with the Dutch, there is no need for Dai Yan to exist.
The countries on the island of Kalimantan can be divided into three categories according to their beliefs. The first is the Hakka, which is the original Chinese belief. It is mainly the Chinese group on the island of Kalimantan. Ernst knows that this is definitely not a religion or belief. , but only the East in the world is special, followed by Christians, mainly the Dutch, and finally Arabs. Most countries on Kalimantan are Arabs.
This Dai Yan also belongs to the Arab religion. For East Africa, where Catholicism is the mainstream religion, there is no psychological burden for pagan countries to eliminate him.
It is even in line with the European thinking model. The Dutch are committed to preaching in Kalimantan. After all, the mainstream religions in the Netherlands are similar to those in East Africa, especially in the Dutch colonies. Catholicism ranks first and Protestantism second. The same is true in East Africa. , and then there are other religions. Because of Zanzibar Island, there are also a group of Arab believers in East Africa.
However, the Arabs in East Africa are special. East Africa allows them to exist because of the commercial trade of Arab countries. The nationality of these Arabs is actually very flexible.
Because Zanzibar Island was formerly the territory of the Oman Empire, Arabs on Zanzibar Island can also be citizens of the Oman Empire or other Arab countries.
This is actually the case. After East Africa classified Zanzibar Island as a province, many Arabs from the original Zanzibar Sultanate returned to Oman. After all, the Arab religion has no status in East Africa. However, because of their trade, most of them still Stay as a guest on Zanzibar Island.
However, there is a tacit understanding between East African and Arab groups, that is, there is currently no idea of expelling them from East Africa. As for when to expel them, it depends on East Africa's ideas. The initiative lies with East Africa, because Zanzibar Island's tax, financial, military and other rights have been Recycle East Africa. If East Africa wants to drive away the Arabs, all they have to do is change their policies. Then these people will have no choice but to return to the Arab world. After all, they are considered to have a small fortune. Being second-class people in East Africa, they might as well go back to Oman. It's comfortable to be a master, but as for hanging on, there are still East African troops negotiating with them, so there is no possibility.
Regarding the treatment of Dai Yan, which is also an Arab country, East Africa plans to move its residents to East Africa to assimilate it. As a vassal state of the Lanfang Republic, Dai Yan cannot negotiate terms with East Africa, and the residents of Dai Yan regard Ma It came first, and Ernst was still acceptable as long as he was not black.
(End of this chapter)