Chapter 93 Mtwara
Mtwara is located on the east coast of Mikindani Bay, a natural deep-water harbor in southern Tanzania.
As the first hurdle after the restructuring of the new administrative division, the construction of the Mtwara Port was put in the first place.
Its construction work is jointly completed by the Ron Roda government and staff from the Upper Binhai District.
The scale of the preliminary construction, after completion, can dock about two ships, which is enough, and the fleet arriving from Europe can be diverted here.
Two ships can distribute hundreds of Austro-Hungarian immigrants at a time, plus immigrants from the Far East, accumulating enough to meet the population needs of the Lower Coastal District and East Malawi Lake District.
When Ernst was thinking and reviewing the Paraguay War, he actually had a kind of worry in his heart.
Recounting the tragedy of the Paraguay War, on the surface, Paraguayan leader Lopez aspires to become Paraguay’s Napoleon, using an advanced army to safeguard Paraguay’s own interests (territorial disputes and autonomy between Paraguay and neighboring countries), which eventually led to the encirclement of the three countries.
In fact, there are British shadows behind the Paraguay War. Affected by the American Civil War, Britain lost its agricultural market in North America, so it tried to make up for the losses it suffered in North America through trade expansion and economic expansion to South America.
From 1857, according to the agreement reached with the Argentine federal government and the Brazilian government, the United Kingdom began to build railways connecting the most important agricultural areas and ports in these countries.
At the same time, Britain hopes that the Parana and Paraguay rivers will be completely free to navigate, and it hopes to conduct tax-free trade with the provinces and Paraguayans in the interior of Argentina.
Paraguay firmly opposes this. However, since the Parana River can lead from Buenos Aires through Paraguay to the rich areas at the southern tip of Brazil, Britain has to crush Paraguay's resistance anyway.
In addition, Britain hoped that by financing Brazil and Argentina in the war, "destroy the seedlings of independence of these two countries, thereby gradually bringing them under their own control, in order to obtain a firm position in South America. Before the outbreak of the war, Britain tried its best to Start a war.
The script played by the British in South America is exactly the same as the continental balance it played in Europe. They all rely on stirring up conflicts between countries in the region to achieve their own goals
As a traditional British art, we have to guard against that the UK actually used similar means in Africa in the previous life.
For example, the conflict between the Boers and the Zulu Kingdom, and the dispute between Germany and France in Morocco.
These have nothing to do with Ernst, because the British in his previous life solved the German East Africa issue in person.
In the previous life, Britain launched an ambitious 2C plan in Africa, which was to extend the British colony in Africa from Cape Town at the southernmost tip of Africa to Egypt in North Africa.
At that time, the biggest obstacle for Britain to complete this plan was the German colony in front of southern Africa. After the reunification, Germany successively opened up German East Africa and German Southwest Africa (Namibia) in Africa.
These two colonies happened to contain the British South African colony, and the east and the west were horns of each other.
The British wanted to connect the entire British African colonization, so they couldn't bypass German East Africa. After all, the west of German East Africa is the Congo Rainforest.
Tropical rainforests are also known as green deserts, and the difficulty of development can be imagined. A flood season can let the British feel the power of nature (refer to the Amazon rainforest video). Even the 21st century tropical rainforest is extremely difficult to develop .
In the previous life, Germany belonged to East Africa, which was completely backed by Germany, and there was still some power to fight back.
Now Ernst’s East African colony has no close relationship with Germany. After all, German East Africa is an overseas territory directly managed by the German government, and this space-time East African colony is just the private territory of the Hechingen royal family.
In the previous life, Germany was unable to take care of its overseas territories and colonies during the First World War, let alone desperately **** Ernst's East African colonies.
Moreover, the East African colonies cannot be bound to Germany in the future, otherwise, as in the previous life, if Germany is defeated, wouldn’t the East African colonies be ceded to countries such as Britain and Portugal.
So it is impossible for Ernst to stand on the boat of Germany all the time. It is better for East Africa to be more independent in the future.
In this life, the UK will continue to promote the two C plans! At that time, even if Ernst asks Germany for help, it may not be effective.
After all, major powers can compromise, especially the generosity of others. The interests of the German government and Ernst's interests are not completely consistent. They may exchange the East African colonies and the United Kingdom for the interests of other regions.
This is based on history. In the previous life, Germany and France competed for Morocco. At the beginning, Germany’s supporters for Morocco promised very well. In the end, under the joint oppression of the British and French, Germany still gave up Morocco, while Britain and France took Cameroon. sent to Germany as compensation.
So it is impossible for Ernst to go all the way with the future German government. Ernst actively communicated with the royal family of the Austro-Hungarian Empire for this reason.
Multiple friends and multiple paths, if not for his grandfather giving Napoleon a backstab, now Ernst would like to seek relations with the Napoleon government.
As for the United Kingdom, there is a high probability that it will be a potential enemy of East African colonization in the future, and Ernst is too lazy to fall in love with his cold ass.
The most important thing is that my family has nothing to do with the UK. My late mother is French anyway, and my grandfather also has some influence in France, and there are some former students.
Ernst had no contacts even if he wanted to have a dialogue with the British, that is, the Prussian royal family had connections with some countries in the North German region and the United Kingdom, and they often formed alliances in history.
The main activity of the Ernst family is in South Germany. Before they took refuge in Prussia, they had been mixing with Austria and France. At the last time, they also lived under Bavaria (the Shinra period).
So the main contacts are in continental Europe, and it is difficult for the British to interfere in the affairs of South Germany. Without the size of Baden, Württemberg, and Bavaria, the British government will not even look at you.
However, the royal family of Hechingen can still pull the banner of the Hohenzollern family. Prussia under the rule of the Hohenzollern family, together with Romania, is still quite popular in Europe.
The royal family of Hechingen also has some contacts in other countries, such as Sweden, Russia, and the married Austria. These are the forces of public opinion that Ernst can win in Europe.
In the future, it is better to have good relations with so many European countries than to hang yourself on a tree in Germany. Of course, before the outbreak of World War I, the East African colonies were good and reliable partners of Germany.
The interests of the German government and Ernst are not exactly the same, but the interests of the Prussian royal family and their own are the same. They are both members of the Hohenzollern family, and they can hold hands whenever they can.
After all, if the East African colonies are threatened by the British in the future, they will mainly rely on their own strength, and it is uncertain to count on others.
The establishment of the Mtwara Port is to strengthen East Africa’s strength on the southern border. Subsequent large quantities of weapons and materials can pass through this port and be transported to the lower coastal area and the East Malawi Lake area for storage.
As we all know, Britain and Portugal are only as good as wearing a pair of trousers. In the previous life, the two countries worked together to destroy German East Africa and German Southwest Africa.
So the Portuguese have to defend, and the two colonies have already bordered, and the follow-up to Zimbabwe and Zambia will inevitably lead to conflicts with the Portuguese.
Arm the southern part of the East African colony first, which is somewhat safe. As for the north, the eight northwestern countries are already in a half-dead state. When the plague is over, the East African colonial army can go directly to accept it.
In the northeast, the players are not yet popular. Except for some tribes, the strongest are Abyssinia (Ethiopia) and the Ottoman Empire.
But there is actually no border between the East African colonies and these two countries, separated by some small religious countries and indigenous forces.
Moreover, the Ottoman Empire's lean camels were bigger than horses, which buffered the speed of Western countries' development of Africa.
Extending from the Balkan Peninsula to Algeria, the vast land is under the rule of the Ottoman Empire.
The Ottoman Empire itself was restrained by Western countries, the domestic situation was relatively turbulent, and it was unable to expand, which better covered the early development of the East African colonies.
The half-dead Ottoman Empire is a true friend of the East African colonies. It can prevent Western forces from paying attention to Africa without posing a threat to the East African colonies.
As for the Abyssinian Empire and the Ottoman Empire faced the same dilemma.
(end of this chapter)