XVII. Africa Has Soil (4)

What is called the principle of "first come, first served", simply in popular terms, is to compare Africa to all kinds of gold and silver jewelry scattered on the street, the powerful countries walk freely on the street, see that piece of jewelry fell in front of themselves, then immediately pick him up, this ownerless treasure, then it belongs to this country, the rest of the treasures in Africa, all look at their own luck, just pick it up yourself, as for the opinions of the African people are important drops, the big guys look at each other, shrug together," WHOcare? ”

In addition to this principle, countries are required to refrain from the relevant cross-ruled areas, which roughly means that there are so many treasures on the street, there is no need for everyone to beat out the dog's brain for a gold bracelet, there can be more gold, silver and jewelry on the ground, this gold bracelet has been encroached upon, so there is no need to rob it, there are more good things in other places! So as long as someone occupies the place first, and then on a first-come, first-served basis. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info But others will also claim that this place belongs to them, so what to do? It is to form a mechanism for communication and announcement, and to respect each other for the first country that claimed and occupied this place.

These two are the principles that should be determined at the Berlin Conference, which is equivalent to sounding the clarion call for the partition of Africa, about the first few years of the 20th century, the whole of Africa has been carved up by the European powers, in which, the United States has a part, Russia does not seem to be interested in colonies, they prefer direct territory, the Qing Dynasty could not attend this kind of meeting, but history has changed, the Qing Dynasty has revived, and it has become a force that cannot be underestimated in the world power, There is no need for China to jump up and down on its own to fight for any seats, but naturally, China has a right to speak.

Therefore, the Empress Dowager Cixi does not pursue any fortress and rich colonies, "Africa is too far away, the Europeans sigh that the geographical location of our China is exactly the same, we are also out of reach of Africa, and the rest does not matter, of course, foreigners will not care, we will get it, but if it is an important place, they will not let it, then there will inevitably be a conflict, and in the future, this conflict may become a copy of the Sino-French war in Vietnam, we are France, This is a bad phenomenon, and it is better not to go on an expedition. In addition, our domestic market is big enough, of course, to sell things to Africa, I estimate that the African natives don't have much money, naturally they don't need a place where they can continuously grab resources, maritime trade is to be carried out, we need a few strongholds to serve as a transit point between Asia and Europe, and this is enough. ”

"If Weichen is not bad, the Germans will inevitably practice the technique of combining vertical and horizontal, and when the time comes, they will inevitably find me Daqing to do some private transactions," Wang Kaiyun said, "Naturally, he will also make a request, which may not be much good, but after he makes a request, he will inevitably have to pay a big price." If this effort is worth the risk of us, Wechen thinks we can give it a try. ”

"Tell me your reasoning." The Queen Mother said as she drank tea.

"At the time of peace, do not forget the war, although there is no major event now, but the training of the army is still needed, there is no major dispute in the left and near to prepare, if possible, in Africa to get a few good lands, send troops, escort with warships, this is also a method of military training."

"What the army needs most is training, about the country, it is difficult for the new army to get any serious combat opportunities, if you can go to Africa for training, or go to Europe to see the world, Weichen thinks this is a good way."

"According to what you said, wouldn't it cost a lot of money to go to Africa like this?" The Queen Mother said leisurely, "Now the imperial court is short of silver. ”

The meaning of this is that there is no problem in sending troops to garrison, and there is no need to discuss whether to send troops, what needs to be discussed is the issue of money, "Xisheng Examination School Weichen," Wang Kaiyun said with a smile, "Vassal countries and colonies are naturally different, but there are so many commercial houses and chambers of commerce in Vietnam now, these are all businessmen who go by themselves, and it is not profitable to be early, if Africa has many interests, I am afraid that there are no businessmen such as the Foshan Guild, throwing hundreds of thousands of silver to the imperial court, so that the imperial court can steadily occupy the African colonies?" ”

The Empress Dowager Cixi smiled slightly, and was surprised, "Is it really good for us to collude with officials and businessmen like this?" I think, why is it not good for the African people? That's it, if you want businessmen to pay money, this money is really not so easy to get, the location must be chosen well, and there should be a place with more resources, this thinking is really different from the way I think now. Then if you do this," the Queen Mother subconsciously knocked on the kang table with her armor, "We can't do it alone." ”

"So we naturally have to look for allies," Wang Kaiyun said, "The situation in Europe is very chaotic, there is no absolute enemy, and how to use our strength here still needs to be carefully considered." ”

"That's right." The Empress Dowager nodded, "Germany and Austria fought so resolutely in the past, and now it can be regarded as a good diplomatic relationship, the feud between Germany and France is difficult to eliminate, but there have been some signs of easing recently, of course," the Empress Dowager Cixi is very aware of the development of later generations, "This kind of hatred cannot be eliminated, so it can only look a little relaxed, in the future, the hatred between France and Germany will ignite the sky of the whole Europe, countless people will die between the hatred of the two countries, and the whole Europe will be turned upside down." ”

Empress Dowager Cixi's words were low, and there seemed to be a sense of demagogic charm, Wang Kaiyun felt that the cold hairs on the back of his neck stood on end, and he shuddered, he couldn't help laughing and said, "Is the Empress Dowager a prophet?" ”

"My language is more accurate than any goddess," the Queen Mother smiled, "Okay, this is a matter of the future, now we should handle this matter in front of Berlin, since Germany wants us to help, if you say what good conditions can support us, then Li Lingzhi is dizzy, I will not let go, let's see what they say, Zeng Jize is an old foreigner, he knows how to speak." Let's take a look at their breath. ”

"But there is one point here, is the Queen Mother ready to confront the British?" Wang Kaiyun said, "If you want to stand on the side of Germany, then you will definitely not continue to stand in the dark, and if you are in the dark, the Germans will not be satisfied." ”

On the last day, ask for a monthly pass, let's take a look and see if there is a monthly pass, the last day, don't waste it, Mo Da. (To be continued.) )