The Sultanate of Zanzibar became the sea coachman of the western Indian Ocean, largely thanks to the Kingdom of East Africa, an emerging market for the supply of goods. Not only that, East African immigrants also charter Zanzibar Sultanate ships, mainly for female migrants from the Middle East, Central Asia and Southeast Asia. As for the German and Far Eastern migration, the Hashingen Ocean Trading Company was the case, and occasionally Dutch ships were hired when the capacity was low.

The Sultan of Zanzibar originally started from the slave trade, so he has a lot of experience in transporting people, as long as it is a region of the same faith, it is a source of goods, such as India (partially), the Dutch East Indies, Central Asia, North Africa, and the Ottoman Empire.

Although the Sultanate of Zanzibar has experienced a very rapid decline in the slave trade in the past two years due to increasing risks, the Kingdom of East Africa can raise the Sultanate of Zanzibar with a little resources in its hands.

So much so that Saeed Jr. often complains about his father in secret, why didn't East Africa be developed back then, and cheapened the Germans for nothing, but Saeed Jr. can only think about it, without enough population and scientific reserves, the development of Africa can only be a dead end, and these two things are not possessed by the Sultanate of Zanzibar, and one million cannot be counted on to develop Africa, which the Arabs have done for hundreds of years, and it has only achieved a little in the coastal areas (Somalia).

The advanced concept of "hygiene" in the Kingdom of East Africa alone is already ahead of the times, and the Kingdom of East Africa can be established, in exaggerated terms, a country boiled out of "boiling water", and the survival rate of East African immigrants in Africa has increased several times just by not drinking raw water.

Having said that, the little Saeed is still relatively satisfied with the current situation, although the Kingdom of East Africa is a little strict with the Sultan of Zanzibar, this is also managed, that is also managed, but when there is a benefit, it will also share the Zanzibar Sultanate, at least it shows that there is no idea of unloading the mill and killing the donkey, and even the East African garrison in Zanzibar has helped the Sultanate of Zanzibar to suppress the rebellion of its own black slaves, and during the reign of Constantine, Saeed Jr. felt that he could sit back and relax.

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For the sake of money, Samuel also had to change his mind: "Okay! For the sake of the lira (the currency of the Kingdom of Italy), that's all there is to it. However, Mr. Sapeto, can you let them give some concessions, after all, the amount of food we will order next is not a small amount. ”

Sapeto said helplessly: "I'm afraid this is a little difficult, the Sultanate of Zanzibar originally took the road of small profits and quick turnover, but I can help you try it, but I don't know if the Zanzibar grain merchant who cooperates with my company has the energy to supply so much food." ”

Samuel also had no choice, and now the finances of the Kingdom of Italy were on the verge of collapse at any time, and the defeat of the war caused the loss of nearly half of the land and population, and the loss of the collateral that the Kingdom of Italy borrowed from the British.

Fortunately, Italy borrowed enough, and the British, fearing that their investment would go down the drain, persuaded Egypt to give Italy a springboard to attack the Abyssinian Empire in Eritrea.

Of course, the Egyptians were reluctant, which is why the Egyptians did not take the initiative to evacuate before the Italian troops landed in the port of Assab, in case the Italians did not come!

However, to the disappointment of the Egyptians, Italy sent a division of troops as soon as it came, although Italy was weak in Europe, and was severely weakened by the Austro-Hungarian Empire, its population is still more than Egypt, and the industrial level is even more than Egyptian ten streets, especially the Italian navy, even if the Adriatic Navy is almost completely wiped out (part of it was inherited by the Kingdom of Naples), the remaining naval strength is still above average in the world.

However, the Egyptian government did not react much, except for the British pressure, the main reason is that the Assab region is really not important to Egypt.

The whole of Suez is in Egypt, and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait is completely chicken for Egypt, not to mention the existence of Britain and France near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, and Egypt is very uncomfortable in Assab itself.

At the beginning, Egypt occupied Assab completely out of the need to fight against the Ottoman Empire, the nominal suzerain, and now there is a conflict between Egypt and the Abyssinian Empire, so Assab also has a bit of strategic value, but Italy is obviously also coming to the Abyssinian Empire, so it doesn't matter if the Italians and the Abyssinian Empire fight, the dispute between Egypt and the Abyssinian Empire in the Sudan region may end with the Abyssinian Empire bowing its head and making concessions.

Samuel: "Please, Mr. Sapeto!" The kingdom will not forget your merits. ”

Sapeto: "Your Excellency, as an Italian, these are all things I should do. ”

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Dar es Salaam City.

After three days of waiting, the people from the central government of East Africa finally arrived, and today Li Ge and the others could leave the migration transition point and go to the first town and city of the capital of the Kingdom of East Africa.

Aryan: "Mr. Liger, will the First Town be more prosperous, lively, and spectacular than the city of Dar es Salaam?" ”

You ask me! You've got a bad brain!

Li Ge said speechlessly: "Mr. Aryan, you are an East African, do you really know nothing about your own country!" ”

Aryan: "Didn't you say that before?" Although I am a citizen of the Kingdom of East Africa, it is also my first time in East Africa. ”

Li Ge was very helpless, how could the East African Kingdom send such a person to the Far East as a diplomat, and he didn't even know anything about his own country, how to ensure diplomatic contact between the East African Kingdom and the Far East.

However, Li Ge still guessed: "According to common sense, the capital of a country must be the most prosperous and the most spiritual city of the country, so your capital should be more prosperous than Dar es Salaam!" ”

There is some truth in Lige's words, but if the East African kingdom is to be prosperous, Dar es Salaam's position as the first city cannot be shaken, and the first town can only be said to be the most developed city in East Africa.

Developed and prosperous are not the same, the first town is developed in that its infrastructure is the first class in East Africa, even Dar es Salaam is far inferior to the first town in this aspect, and the first town is far more advanced than Dar es Salaam in terms of medical care, education, and construction. For example, a third of the city of Dar es Salaam does not have running water, let alone high-tech products such as electric lights.

The prosperity of Dar es Salaam lies in its excellent business environment, active economy and frequent foreign exchanges, while the first town as a political center is more stable, and the urban area is not as active as Dar es Salaam, more serious and quiet, for example, Dar es Salaam is still full of people late at night, and at this time, most of the people in the first town have long been asleep.

However, the difference between First Town and Dar es Salaam is that you need to experience it first-hand to truly appreciate the difference between the two cities.

The people in the carriage were imagining what First Town would be like as the capital of East Africa, even though they didn't even know that First Town was only fifty kilometers away from Dar es Salaam.

(End of chapter)