Chapter 61 Zanzibar's New Elegant Government
Meanwhile, Baghash bin Said, in power, began his first administrative experience.
He declared himself the first ruler of the Sultanate of Zanzibar, with full powers to act as the deputy of Majid bin Said Sultan in charge of national affairs.
"Slavery is a crime. His Majesty Sultan Majid bin Said, bewitched by traitors, implemented this backward system in Zanzibar that the civilized world despises. The development of Zanzibar…”
In short, in the mouth of Bagash bin Said, the implementation of slavery in the Sultanate of Zanzibar is a reversing of history and an innumerable evil deed.
"In summary, I declare that the slavery system in the Sultanate of Zanzibar will be abolished immediately, and the slave trade in the Sultanate of Zanzibar will be prohibited."
As soon as Bagash bin Said finished speaking, the Zanzibar ministers below immediately became anxious.
"Your Excellency in power, this matter must not be done! This is the basis for shaking the Sultanate of Zanzibar."
"Your Excellency, the prosperity of Zanzibar is completely dependent on the slave trade. If the slave trade is banned, Zanzibar's economy will be severely damaged."
"Zanzibar is a poor and small country. If we give up the slave trade, we will be tying our hands and feet. The so-called civilized world is nothing but fantasy. We hope that the government will put the national interest first and not destroy the Great Wall."
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Ministers are eager to justify the slave system. As Zanzibar, which made its fortune from the slave trade, these ministers themselves are big slave owners, and at the same time they have earned a lot of benefits through the slave trade.
Although Majid bin Saeed was rather stupid in his later years, he really made everyone rich, if Bagash bin Saeed hadn't pointed a gun at them.
These ministers must definitely shout that Sultan Majid bin Said is wise and powerful, and that Bagash bin Said is deficient and conspiratorial.
The ministers thought to themselves: Why did you become a traitor in Zanzibar? You are willing to be a dog for the British, so don’t drag us! What are you talking about in the civilized world? If you go to India, don’t come back! Sultan Majid bin Saeed is also true. He should have shot this idiot back then, and don't let this idiot go to Mumbai.
Go to Mumbai for two years, open your mouth and shut up the civilized world, and don’t look at what the **** is in India. Are the so-called Indians actually slaves of the British? It would be a backward system in another place, so why did the British rely on India to be the master?
Of course, the ministers dare not speak out. After all, the dictator Bagash bin Said has a gun in his hand. Although Bagash bin Said is a stupid ass, the Minister of Zanzibar We don't want to compete with our heads and bullets.
"Okay, I have made up my mind, there is no room for bargaining in this matter, you guys had better not test my patience." Bagash bin Said threatened severely.
Bagash bin Said himself was a stunned young man, otherwise he would not have directly opposed Majid bin Said being exiled to India.
The last time he failed, the lesson he learned was that he had to have the right to speak before he could be tough. How did the power come from? Bhagash bin Said, who was enlightened at the Mumbai Longchang, had an epiphany, and he had to have a gun in his hand to have power. ah! So this time when Bagash bin Said came back, he actively wooed those progressive officers who opposed slavery, and at the same time placed his own people in the army.
In addition, Majid bin Said took medicine in his later years and became more and more confused, which allowed Bagash bin Said to seize the opportunity.
"Now let's talk about the second thing. As the Germans who provided slaves to the Sultanate of Zanzibar, they must be expelled from Zanzibar. From now on, Zanzibar does not welcome any slave traders."
The ministers didn’t object this time, but they were a little bit elated in their hearts. If you want to say who knows the power of the Germans in East Africa, they are the ministers who are engaged in the slave trade.
In the past, the Sultanate of Zanzibar went to hunt slaves in the interior of East Africa by itself. Those black tribes were not easy to mess with, so the Zanzibar slave hunters mainly used trade to provoke those tribes to melee, and then used simple goods in exchange for slaves.
Initially, when the Germans arrived, these ministers were worried, fearing that the Germans would hinder their interests in East Africa.
But the Germans don’t look down on blacks. In Ernst’s eyes, land is the most precious wealth in East Africa, so the East African colonies don’t need natives, and they don’t keep people.
But it is very troublesome to deal with these blacks, and they are simply sold directly to the Sultanate of Zanzibar, and the Sultanate of Zanzibar can obtain a large number of blacks as long as they pay a symbolic payment.
In the Arab world, black slaves are in high demand. Arabs widely use black labor, and because of distance, the cost of obtaining blacks for Arabs is low.
In the past, Zanzibar caught slaves by itself, and the cost was higher than that of the Sultanate in North Africa and Somalia. The northern countries could sell slaves to the Arabian Peninsula as long as they crossed the narrow Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. There is a large demand for black slaves, and the market was developed early, and the number of blacks has decreased too much. Therefore, the Sultanate of Zanzibar, which was established late, can eat part of the market.
Since East African colonies delivered directly to your door, slave traders in the Sultanate of Zanzibar took off directly.
Not to mention the large quantity, the price is also low. For more than a year, Zanzibar has been plundering the slave market in the Arab region, and life should not be too comfortable.
From this point of view, Ernst is still a bit kind. If Ernst learns from the Arabs and directly castrates the natives, he will not only be able to prostitute labor for nothing, but also solve future troubles...
It’s far away. In short, the ministers know that the Germans are good at force, and the East African colonies are still recruiting people. Now they may be stronger than before.
Bagash bin Said came back in recent months, and he still doesn't know the strength of the Germans very clearly.
As long as he provokes the Germans, he will definitely be pushed to the ground and beaten. At that time, the ministers will come forward to accuse Bagash bin Said of the crimes, get back the rights of the country, and dance as usual. run.
While the ministers were imagining infinitely, Bagash bin Said was arranging personnel appointments.
"Abdullah is the commander-in-chief of the Royal Army and is responsible for the expulsion of the Germans. Katie will not be the major general of the Royal Army, and cooperate with Abdullah..."
After arranging his own people to important positions, Bagash bin Said couldn't wait to start implementing his plan.
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Dar es Salaam port terminal.
"Mr. Bazel, please leave!" the new lieutenant general of the Sultanate of Zanzibar, Kati, said arrogantly.
"Hmph, you will regret it." Bazel said angrily.
"Hehe, wait and see!" Katie said mockingly.
Bazel turned expressionless, turned around and began to arrange for the evacuation of personnel. Fortunately, the ship arriving at the port today is an ocean-going ship from the Hechingen Consortium. After Bazel discussed with the captain, the fleet carried the immigrants from the Austro-Hungarian Empire to the north and headed for the port of Tanga, where there were troops from the East African colonies. , don't worry about making things difficult for Zanzibar.
Bazel and more than 20 armed men left Dar es Salaam under the surveillance of the Zanzibar people after packing up their supplies.
At this time, Felix's army is still on the way, there is no reason to deploy horses, the group can only choose to walk, forty miles is not long, but they must maintain their strength, so they can reach Dar es Sala before dark Harbour.
I won’t stay up late, I will post a chapter tomorrow night, I have a disabled hand, and I can code words in Jiugongge on my mobile phone, please be considerate.
(end of this chapter)