Ferdinand did not dare to bet, he knew that Germany's opposition was only directed against France. In August 1895, Wilhelm II and the Marquis of Salisbury met in Kuwait, and Germany made it clear that it would not be interested in Turkey, as long as the partition plan was planned, the British would leave France behind, and the two sides would further deepen negotiations!

It was an accident in history, the Marquis of Salisbury was delayed, did not participate in the second Kuwaiti meeting, lost the opportunity for in-depth communication with Wilhelm II, and "Britain and Germany" lost the best opportunity for cooperation!

Britain and Germany did not have in-depth exchanges, and the Germans made a strategic miscalculation, believing that the British would compromise with France and Russia in the Near East in order to get out of the diplomatic impasse, which would increase the chances of the Franco-Russian alliance attacking Germany on the European continent.

The road to the Anglo-German alliance was interrupted before it began!

None of this has happened yet, and Ferdinand doesn't know what the future holds, and where will the world go once Britain and Germany get closer?

After all, at the end of the 19th century, Germany did not have the strength to challenge the British, and the empire on which the sun never set was still developing rapidly.

Just look at a set of data:

In 1890~1900, Britain's GDP increased by 34% in this decade, and Germany's GDP growth rate was exactly 34%!

Due to the gap in the base, the comprehensive strength of the two sides has not only not narrowed, but has continued to increase, and the British have obvious advantages!

During this period, in the hearts of the British, the greatest enemy was Russia, followed by France, and even the United States was ahead of Germany, and the British had not yet felt the threat of the Germans to its hegemony!

Of course, Germany did not have the confidence to challenge the British, and the pressure of the Franco-Russian alliance was enough to make the Germans concentrate on developing the army! Building a big navy? The Germans are not so arrogant yet!

If we want to stop this partition plan, the main targets are Britain, France, Germany, and Russia, and we can only start with these few countries.

Good way, Ferdinand didn't have it, but there are still stupid ways. The simplest and most practical way is to intensify the contradictions of various countries!

It is precisely the contradictions between these four countries that constitute the main contradictions in the world at present, and there are too many places where all parties have conflicts!

Ferdinand knew that although the contradictions between Britain and Russia were serious, since the strategic center of gravity of the Russian Empire shifted eastward, the contradictions between the two countries have eased a lot, and it is unlikely that they will break out!

Not to mention the contradictions between Germany and France, there is no need to provoke, both sides will stumble on each other at every opportunity, and there is no room for Ferdinand to intervene.

The rest is the contradiction between Britain and France and the contradiction between Britain and Germany, to sow discord, the risk is too great, Ferdinand has no intention of doing it himself, the anger of Britain, France and Germany, few people in the world can afford it!

Then you can only use yang conspiracy to create an event to attract the attention of the great powers!

Dead friends don't die poor!

Ferdinand first thought of the Anglo-Boer War, which took place in 1899~1902, a war between the British and the Boers for the dominance of South Africa!

No way, who called South Africa too rich?

In 1867, the discovery of diamonds in South Africa by Dutch descendants caused a sensation in the world, and treasure hunters poured in.

The discovery of a large diamond worth 625,000 francs at the time in 1869 convinced Europeans of South Africa's wealth of treasure and led to an unprecedented search for diamonds.

In 1884 and 1886, the world's richest gold deposits were discovered in the Transvail, setting off another "gold boom" in Europe.

The British colonial authorities in the Cape began to annex South African land in order to monopolize the diamond-producing areas: in 1871, they annexed the diamond-producing region of Sigligaland; the Republic of Natalia, which annexed the Boers in 1877; In 1877-1878 it annexed all of Cafraria and Valfuz Bay in the northwest.

In order to prevent the Boers from advancing to the eastern seaboard, the British prepared to seize Zululand in 1878 and destroy the Zulu state. In 1887, the British annexed Zululand.

After the defeat of the Zulus, a conflict between the British and the Boers was inevitable. In 1880, Britain annexed the Transvaal region, but in 1881 the British had to withdraw from the Transvaal region after their defeat at the Battle of Mount Maijubai.

Shortly thereafter, large gold deposits were discovered in the Transvaal region, and British gold prospectors came to the region from the Cape and Natal regions, and thousands of British began to settle in the area and demanded suffrage and equal tax payments – but without success. As a result, the situation in the region has become very tense.

In the early 90s, the Anglo-South African Company expanded its territory to the Congolese border, and the British African Lake District Company invaded Nyasaland, thus uniting the British colonies in South Africa.

The British and South African colonial prime ministers, Rhodes, clamored that the British would conquer the whole world and realize the so-called "Cape-Cairo" plan in Africa, that is, an attempt to unite British North and South Africa.

By the mid-90s, the only obstacle to the "Cape-Cairo" imperialist project in Lodz was the two Boer republics - the Transvaal and Orange.

While organizing foreign immigrants in Johannesburg to overthrow the rule of President Kruger of the Transamswar Republic from within, Rhodes prepared armed attacks from the outside.

From December 1895 to January 1896, the Lodz faction launched a sneak attack on the Republic of Transvaal from the west, which was completely crushed by Kruger.

In order to protect their interests, the Boers drew closer to Germany and confronted the British. The Anglo-Burkini contradictions are becoming more and more acute, and a large-scale war is brewing.

To put it simply, the situation in South Africa is now on the verge of breaking out, and the plan that Britain is now throwing out to carve up Turkey is to stabilize the rear and concentrate on fighting for South Africa, the world's largest gold producer!

Knowing that South Africa was so rich, how could Ferdinand not get a piece of the pie? As early as 1885, at the beginning of the establishment of the United Mining Company, it entered the South African horse race, and was not in a hurry to mine, and first got the land ownership.

A few years ago, Ferdinand's intelligence organization also penetrated deep into the South African region, and after several years of operation, it now has a certain strength.

There is no doubt that the Anglo-Boer contradiction, as long as the gold mines of South Africa are still there, it is impossible to ease, in the face of huge interests, the British will not be able to let go anyway, and the Boers are also not willing to give up the wealth in their hands!

All the two sides need is a Mars, and war will break out, and all Ferdinand has to do now is detonate this Mars.

On this issue, the British Prime Minister of South Africa, Rhodes, is the best ally, or the British capitalists behind him, are the best allies.

On the issue of pushing Britain to war against the Boers, there were many common topics to speak of. Under the thread of the United Mining Company, the capitalists who are eyeing the South African gold mines are connected with each other!