Chapter 174: The African Strategy of the Northeast
When Rui got up to greet Wang Yi, Deke never dreamed that the young man in front of him, who was only seventeen or eighteen years old, was the real master of the Northeast Autonomous Region, the chairman of the Dashang Group, and the captain of the Northeast Insurance Team, Wang Yi!
Deco's mouth was open for a long time, but he didn't speak.
Qian Jia stood beside Wang Yi, while Kim Yuna and Han so-jing followed behind the two. Seeing Deco's surprised appearance, Qianjia leaned into Wang Yi's ear and smiled: "Look at how scared you are, you don't even dare to speak." ”
"What am I scared of?" Wang Yicai didn't suffer this loss, and deliberately teased the three girls and said: "It must be that you guys are too stumbling, and no one has ever seen such an ugly one, so you can't speak." ”
Qianjia pouted, and the boss was unhappy.
Fortunately, Deke finally reacted at this time, and hurriedly saluted Wang Yi and the others: "Hello chairman, good madam." ”
Wang Yi didn't laugh with Qianjia anymore at this time, and walked over to talk to Deco, which opened the eyes of the Portuguese. Rui Yi was obviously used to the scene in front of him, and knew that Wang Yi was easy-going, and Qianjia and the girls were also gentle and kind, so he had a comfortable expression and looked very comfortable.
"Rui, you've been in Mozambique for a long time." Wang Yi said with a smile.
Qianjia also knew him, and smiled sweetly at Rui Costa: "Uncle Rui, did you bring us any gifts back?" ”
Rui laughed heroically and said, "Of course, a few young ladies please come with me." ”
Qianjia smiled proudly at this time, looked at Wang Yi, and said, "I won't accompany you!" After speaking, he took Kim Yuna and Han Xiujing and ran out of the house to see the gifts that Rui brought back to them.
When Wang looked at it, he said that there seemed to be a lot of things that he had brought back from Mozambique, but he didn't join in the fun, and turned to Deco and said, "Let them go out and make trouble, I have something to tell you." ”
Deco nodded.
Speaking of which, Deke doesn't look very attractive, especially a pair of eyes that look very gloomy, but Wang Yizhi has no habit of looking at people's faces, especially men, so he has a light wind. The housekeeper Fran followed behind Wang Yi, accompanied by Chu Yuan, Wang Yi's chief of guard. No matter who it was, as long as there were outsiders present, Chu Yuan would be by Wang Yi's side and be responsible for protecting his safety.
In the conference room, there was a huge map of the world, next to which were maps of the continents, and on the bookshelf next to it were many scrolls, presumably subdivided maps of countries and regions. These things are inconspicuous, but Deco understands that each of these maps is worth a lot of money.
"Mr. Carlos, I brought you here this time mainly to tell me about our big businessmen's plans in Africa next." Speaking of business, Wang Yi became stern.
Deco also hurriedly collected his thoughts and listened carefully to Wang Yi's explanation.
"We have Mozambique to the east of the Mozambique Channel, and across the sea is the island of Madagascar, so you don't need to ask about it for the time being."
Deco nodded, although Wang Yi's words were not much, but they revealed a piece of information, that is, the big business already had its own arrangements in Madagascar. In addition to its geographical importance, the island has not yet found much of a resource, and with the Suez Canal, its strategic significance has declined. At the moment the French are attacking the island of Madagascar, hoping to bring it into their protective circle and become a colony. However, Madagascar officially signed a protection treaty with the British, but unfortunately the main target of the British was on the African continent, and they did not want to overstimulate France, the second largest country in the world, for the sake of Madagascar, so there was a tendency to gradually retreat. As a neighbor separated by a strait, Deco knew a lot about the situation over there, so when he heard Wang Yi say this, he didn't care.
"Your main goal now is to reach out to Mozambique's neighbours, Azania (South Africa), the Transvaal, the Orange Free State, Eswatini, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Zanzibar and Tanganyika. But Azania is now a British territory, and Tanganyika is a German sphere of influence, so we can leave it untouched for the time being. Both the Transvaal and Orange are Boer countries, and they are currently on good terms with us, and with Fu Hanxin in control, you don't have to worry about it. The rest are Eswatini, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, and Sanjabal. ”
Wang Yi was pointing on the map, while Deco was holding a small black book and constantly recording Wang Yi's instructions.
"Let's start with Eswatini, which is still a small kingdom, but it is stuck between Mozambique and our territory in the Transvaal." Wang Yi glanced at Deco at this time, his eyes were a little calm, and said, "I hope you can find an excuse for the insurance team to solve this problem!" ”
Deco was slightly startled, but there was no superfluous expression on his face.
"Understood!"
Wang Yi nodded when he heard this, and said with a smile: "You are very good!" ”
Even under the pressure of many European powers, the expansion of the Northeast in Africa was inevitable. In the words that Wang Yi once said proudly, we are the invaders! A soft-hearted person is not good at this glorious post, and Deco is good, according to the information sent by Tu Xiaohua, this person knows how to advance and retreat, has courage, and is ruthless enough, the most important thing is to know how to rely on the strong.
Zimbabwe, the birthplace of southern African civilization, has a long history, having previously established the Muhumtaba Empire by the Shona with Greater Zimbabwe as its capital, and was conquered a few decades ago by the Ndebele of the growing Zulu ethnic group. The British and Boers also coveted this land, including us, of course. ”
Speaking of which, among the countries surrounding Mozambique, Zimbabwe is what Wang Yi wants to occupy the most. It is rich in minerals and is known as the jewel in the crown of the United Kingdom. It's just such a rich place, but it has caused shocking inflation in later generations, and the people are struggling to make a living. It seems that man-made disasters are not stopping, and the people are restless! Now that Wang Yi has the opportunity to get his hands on this land, it is natural that he also wants to wrestle with the British. As for the Boers, he doesn't care about it yet.
"In general, Zimbabwe is much stronger than Eswatini, so we will not use force for the time being. My request is to get the mining rights of Zimbabwe and then the territorial rights from the Ndebele people! ”
"And what if there is a conflict with the British?" Deco asked.
Wang Yi smiled and said, "I don't mind fighting the British in Zimbabwe, but I think the British will not be too hostile to us until the Transvaal and the Orange Free State are settled." Of course, it cannot be ruled out that some profit-driven British colonists will do crazy things, but the Germans say it well that the truth is within the range of the cannons. If the British really weren't a lift-up, I wouldn't mind showing them the true combat power of the three armed forces. ”
As soon as he heard Wang Yi say this, Deke's heart was no longer shocked and could be described! No matter what you say, Britain is also the world's number one power. Although the army is a scumbag, the navy has an overwhelming advantage over all countries in the world. And Wang Yi dared to argue with the British like this, either he was crazy, or he had something to rely on.
"Of course...... It is better not to go to war with the British, or not to go to war. Everyone buys and sells to make money, and what they pay attention to is to make money in harmony. ”
"What does the chairman mean?"
"Although I am explaining the response strategy to you one country at a time, our African strategy is actually a whole, with some tension and relaxation, some tightening and some loosening. Zimbabwe must occupy the vast majority of the territory, but on the other hand, Zambia is the object we have to give up, and it is enough to maintain the existing border boundaries. ”
Deco thought about it and understood what Wang Yi meant. The British plan in Africa was to run north and south through the whole of Africa, and this was one of the main contents of the Berlin Conference, and it was also the British people's perception of their sphere of influence. Although Wang Yi could take advantage of the final resolution of the Berlin Conference, emphasizing that only effective occupation is the real sphere of influence, so as to occupy Zimbabwe.
However, unlike Zimbabwe, Zambia can be said to be the central hub of the British North-South Corridor Plan for the whole of Africa, and its strategic location is extremely important, and they will definitely not give it up lightly. And there, apart from the interest of the British, the eastern part of Zambia is Tanganyika, the German sphere of influence, the Portuguese in the west, and even more chaotic in the north, a whole bunch of colonies of European countries. For a good place like Zambia, these wolf cubs in Europe have long had a green greedy look in their eyes. Even if Wang Yi knew that it was rich in mineral resources, he was not ready to stretch out his hand to this kind of place of right and wrong, and let those European countries fight for it themselves.
"The remaining two countries, one is Malawi and one is Zanzibar. Malawi's strategy is the same as that of Zambia, it is enough to maintain the existing borders, as for Zanzibar...... If you can occupy it, you can occupy it, and if you can't occupy it, you must also do business. ”
Of course, the Africa strategy in the Northeast could not be so simple as Wang Yi, and he smiled at Deke at this time: "I'm just giving you a rough idea, go to the auditorium of the Dashang Affiliated College tomorrow, and I will prepare a group of helpers for you over there." After returning to Mozambique, you will go to see Chen Xingan and Yan Fu, and they will cooperate with you. ”
"Yes!"
"From today on, you are the person in charge of my big business group in Africa, remember one thing, big business interests should be subordinated to the interests of the Northeast, and do not do things that harm the rights and interests of the Northeast."
"Understood!"
"Mozambique's industrial base needs to be established immediately, and although we have a large territory in Southeast Asia, it is still too far away from Mozambique. Relying only on the logistics of the northeast will always seem to be overstretched, so the progress of Mozambique's basic industries will directly affect the implementation of our Africa strategy. ”
"Please rest assured, chairman!"