After 1880, everyone frantically grabbed African land, the real reason is the European scientific adventure in Africa after 1875, in the course of this adventure, the European powers through the study of the adventures of scientists, smelled the sweetness of Africa as the world's largest supplier of raw materials. And then on the African soil, the kind of greedy desire that you have and I can't live without, is pouring fuel on the fire.

Therefore, from 1880 onwards, the Germans also participated in this grab, and as latecomers hundreds of years late, they finally grabbed the third land area before the Berlin Conference in November 1884 to divide the African land, which could not have done a better job.

Remember, the decision on how the European powers divided Africa was made at the Berlin Conference in November 1884, which was presided over by Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck. It was under his auspices that the European powers determined their spheres of influence in Africa. The African colonies that the Germans had worked so hard to gain during this period were finally lost in World War I by the historical stupid Wilhelm II.

The so-called civil science experts, who said that Bismarck did not attach importance to the colonies, could change their posture and black prime minister.

Professor Richthofen is President of the German Geographical Association and a member of the International Association for African Exploration and Culture, organized by King Leopold II of Belgium in 1876.

Leopold II's father, Leopold I was actually a German, a prince of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, and the uncle of Prince Albert, Queen Victoria's husband, and Queen Victoria's uncle. Leopold II's sister was the empress of Maximilian I, who was instigated by the French to become king of Mexico and eventually became the first emperor to be shot.

Although Leopold II was a native of Belgium, because he was born in the Duchy of Saxony-Coburg-Gotha, he had a natural affection for Professor Richthofen from Germany, so Professor Richthofen could often get first-hand ore specimens from the "International Association for African Exploration and Culture", and then analyze what kind of mineral deposits existed in that place.

With this advantage, Professor Richthofen was able to mark the corresponding geological zones and mineral deposits on this map of Africa, taking into account his previous adventures in Africa.

Looking at the mineral deposits found by Leopold II in Africa in less than 3 years from 1876 onwards, Joey had to admire the Belgian king who had the title of the king of colonialism in history, and sure enough, he was the first person to open his eyes to Africa in the second half of the nineteenth century....

After Professor Richthofen gave a detailed account of the distribution of mineral resources in Africa as it is now known, as well as the ambitions of Leopold II's African project, in combination with the distribution of forces on the map.

The crown prince fell into deep thought. As the incoming Minister of Economy and the future Emperor, he certainly understood what these African deposits meant to Germany, but the intricacies of Africa's power forced him to consider the diplomatic dimension and the personnel and weaponry needed to open up the colony. But these two areas belonged to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which was under the responsibility of Prime Minister Bismarck, and the Ministry of War, which was headed by General Georg von Kammik, the successor of Count Row.

General Georg von Kammik was an old acquaintance of the Crown Prince, having worked with the Crown Prince in the Second Army during the Prussian-Danish War, and then in the Franco-Prussian War, when the Metz Fortress besieged 170,000 of the most elite French troops, it was also General Kammic who was responsible for building the defenses and barrage fortifications for the Crown Prince's troops. But the crown prince is still worried that he has not been in contact with the military for nearly nine years, and he still does not have much confidence in whether General Kamek's war department will support the weapons and equipment and necessary military personnel needed for African exploration.

In addition, the biggest remaining problem is the Foreign Office of Chancellor Bismarck. As the crown prince's long-term political opponent, the crown prince is unsure whether the prime minister can help him do a good job in diplomatic negotiations with other countries.

In the same way, Joey looked at the map and pondered a popular view in later generations that Africa's poverty was the responsibility of Europeans, and that without the plundering of whites, it would not have led to the current situation of poverty and backwardness in Africa.

If this point of view is used in the French colonial countries of Africa, Joey is still really hard to refute, after all, Charles de Gaulle of Free France first fooled the black uncles and said, as long as you oppose Vichy France, I de Gaulle will support African independence. However, after de Gaulle entered Paris and took power, he turned his face and refused to recognize the independence of the black uncles, and finally had no way to agree to the independence of the black uncles, so he extorted a sum of money so that these colonial countries could not pay off the colonial tax so far.

To this day, the French, known as the African gendarme, are best at pulling the shelf in Africa.

But in the British colonies, this view is a clear disregard for reality. The most striking example is South Africa, which is a well-known member of the BRICS. South Africa's foundation is not something that the chief's son can achieve in prison all day.

The colonization of Africa, judging by the values of later generations, was certainly wrong. But the actual history decided that Germany could not be absent from this struggle, and Joey was also caught in his own inner struggle.

Seeing that the crown prince and his son were all lost in thought, Professor Richthofen could only watch them quietly, not daring to break the quiet scene.

After a long examination, Joey first broke the silence in the study, "Father, Germany must support Professor Richthofen's African scientific adventures, not to mention that these mineral deposits are the key to ensuring the German economy." Joey said, pointing to the minerals in the blank space of the map that was not occupied by colored strips of paper.

"Father, you see, according to Mr. Professor, based on actual surveys and ore specimens, there may be a large amount of gold and copper deposits in the Gashabaka area of Eritrea, a large amount of lead and tin mines in the Kabanga region of Tanganyika (today's Tanzania), as well as possibly gold mines, and a large amount of tungsten potential in the Kisoro region near Sudan."

After talking about the situation in East Africa, Joy pointed to the blank space in Central Africa again. "In this land of Cameroon, rubies and gold have been found with certainty. Gabon, according to Mr. Professor's projections, has copper, iron and oil. ”

"Joey, you mean, first put these blank spaces in German colors? But..."The Crown Prince glanced at Professor Richthofen and did not speak.

When Joey saw his father's expression, he probably understood that his father had something to say in front of Professor Richthofen. But Professor Richthofen did not understand what the Crown Prince meant, and asked, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but what?" ”

Joy looked at his father, who was a little embarrassed, and quickly interjected, "Dear Professor Richthofen, my father is worried about these aspects. Then, Joey took out a few pieces of paper and said as he wrote.

"First, to find the right people, if Germany is ready to open up Africa, then it needs to have the right leader, Dear Professor Richthofen, you are the right choice, but now Africa does not have enough time for Germany, we need to attack in many ways, go hand in hand and quickly occupy the land, and draw our power color in the blank space." Joey writes down the first tip on paper and puts it on a map.

"Joey, I agree." Professor Richthofen nodded, "I probably have a few ideal candidates, but I just need to confirm them." ”

"That's great, Mr. Professor." Joey smiled and wrote down the second tip on a piece of paper and put it on the map, "Second, medicines that can keep explorers safe, such as drugs against malaria, sleeping sickness, sepsis, etc. As far as I know, the great Sir David Livingstone died of malaria, and we need these drugs to guarantee our effective occupation in Africa. ”

"I also agree with this, for malaria, adventurers now generally rely on cinchona cream to solve the problem, if unfortunately infected with the other two diseases, adventurers can only pray to God." Professor Richthofen shrugged.

Joy nodded and said to Professor Richthofen, "Professor Koch's institute will find a more effective medicine than cinchona, and as for sleeping sickness and sepsis, we are also looking for a cure, and we will have a breakthrough." ”

"Thirdly, if you have warships and troops to protect you, the accident of you, Mr. Professor, and any other person will be a great loss to Germany." Joy glanced at his father and continued to Professor Richthofen, "But sending troops and warships requires the consent of the Emperor and the Prime Minister, and my father needs to find a safe way to convince them. ”

"Isn't this map and the mineral deposits enough?" Professor Richthofen asked, puzzled.

"Mr. Professor, these are only necessary conditions, not sufficient conditions, but I assure you, whatever the government thinks. On behalf of my mother's foundation, I will fully support your work. Because your map represents the future of Germany, the Germans will never give up on the land under the sun. Joy bowed to Professor Richthofen.