Ernst also gave them a chance, mainly to see whether they could compete or not, Chinese medicine has indeed played a great auxiliary role in the current East Africa, but the premise is that the advantages of modern medicine have not been fully established.

This is not to say that this is the case in the East, even in the West, Western traditional medicine is still the mainstream in Europe, and the fatality rate of modern medicine is even higher than that of Western traditional medicine, after all, Western traditional medicine has also developed for thousands of years, and I don't know if it is useful or not.

And the fledgling modern medicine seems to be very violent, and if it were not for the experience of his previous life, Ernst would have doubted whether modern medicine was some evil art.

Modern medicine is not reliable, so it can only rely on tradition, and in traditional medicine, only Chinese medicine is the most systematic, the oldest inheritance, the most experienced, regardless of the rest, the ability of Chinese medicine is absolutely strong.

But for East Africa to develop, traditional medicine will eventually decline, so East Africa will only bet on modern medicine, and traditional Chinese medicine, which is now widely prevalent in East Africa, can only play a transitional role.

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In 1878, there were still a few days to go, and the Far Eastern Empire recovered the southern Xinjiang region ahead of schedule, which was a major event in the international arena.

In the East, Tsarist Russia hit a wall, but in the Western theater, Tsarist Russia went quite smoothly, dealt a major blow to the feuding Ottoman Empire, and on the whole Tsarist Russia was successful, and still gained some benefits in the negotiations.

In fact, the Eastern Theater can only be regarded as a small part of Tsarist Russia's strategy in the entire Central Asia and Southeastern Europe (Balkans) region, and it is still done through proxies, and Tsarist Russia itself in the west.

Under the powerful military deterrence of Tsarist Russia, East Africa was completely incomparable to the British, and Benjamin's government could only focus on the Russians.

There were also some changes in the Mozambican colony, with a number of British ships appearing in Mozambique, but French people disembarking, all of which were relayed home by East African intelligence agents in Maputo.

East Africa has a long history of building an intelligence network in Maputo, which was completed when East Africa was still a colony, after all, Mozambique is not as closed as the Kingdom of East Africa, and there are still merchants from various countries who trade in Mozambique.

"According to the information we received from the Maputo informants, there were French officers on board the British ship, and they appeared at the Doge's Palace, and we do not know what they talked about, but the contacts are said to be English."

Ernst: "Well, got it, continue to watch the changes in Mozambique, we have to guard against the Portuguese. ”

Konstantin: "Could it be that two Portuguese colonies would dare to challenge us?" ”

Ernst: "Father, it's not a matter of picking or not challenging, but Portugal has no choice, and they also know that it is impossible for East Africa to have two tumors growing on their bodies, and the more they fear, the more they have to resist, obviously, they did not have this kind of courage on their own before, it seems that the British gave them confidence." ”

Hearing the word Britain, Konstantin became serious: "The British want to deal with us through Portugal!" ”

"More precisely, the British are not clear about our strength, they can't make rash moves, so they need a chess piece to test how successful East Africa is, if it is difficult for East Africa to deal with a Mozambique, I think the British will also play in person next."

Konstantin tapped his index finger on the table and said, "What will they do with East Africa?" By war? ”

Ernst: "There is only this means, of course, it is possible to cut off the foreign trade of East Africa, but then we can also break the net with the British, Cape Town does not know how, we can still control the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, these all depend on the military strength of East Africa on land, and this happens to be the British are not sure." ”

Konstantin: "If there is a war, then we may have to fight on two fronts, because the Portuguese colonies are just one on the left and one on the right, or even on four fronts, and that is the end of the British, the direction of Cape Town, and the maritime aspect." ”

Ernst: "So we need to be good at it and not let Portugal have unrealistic ideas. ”

Konstantin: "You intend to deter the Portuguese by demonstrating military might?" ”

Ernst shook his head and said: "No, we still have to fight, because we also have to take this opportunity to adjust the territory of East Africa, not to mention Angola, Mozambique's position is too unfriendly to us." ”

Konstantin: "And what are you going to do?" ”

Ernst: "Playing steady, not pushing too hard, but also constantly winning, it is better to give the Portuguese hope of victory, but it is almost a little delusional. ”

This made Konstantin puzzled: "Why not just take the Portuguese colony?" We should be able to do it in one step, right? ”

Ernst: "It's tempting to swallow these two colonies in one gulp, but we have to take into account the ideas of the international community, and if East Africa is too prominent, I'm afraid France will end up in the end." ”

If East Africa is too strong, it may not be good news for countries with interests in Africa, but what if East Africa is really allowed to unify the continent?

Konstantin nodded and said, "If that's the case, it makes sense, but what are you going to do with Portugal?" ”

Ernst: "We're taking some areas from Mozambique and Angola, but we don't completely destroy the two colonies and give them some chance, if the British can bear it, of course." ”

"What do you mean by that?"

Ernst: "If the British don't go to war directly, then we won't completely annex the Portuguese colonies, and if Britain goes to war, then after the war, we will annex two colonies, Britain is the big fish, and we have to find a way to fish the British out." ”

"What does this have to do with the Portuguese colonies?"

Ernst: "If there is a war between Portugal and East Africa, the process and result of the war is bait, if you want the British to take the bait, the bait must be tempting, which is why I do not ask for Portugal to be crippled in the first battle, and even if the British are killed, they also need to prepare time, with Cape Town alone, they have no plan in their hearts, so they are likely to save the Portuguese, and we cannot be beaten in vain, Portugal will have to pay the price, and the loss of half of the colony, I think is reasonable, The remaining colonies, Portugal, will certainly not be reconciled and will regroup their forces, and the British are confident that if they fight in East Africa because of the course of the war, we will do our best. ”

Konstantin: "What if the two countries don't follow your script?" ”

Ernst: "It doesn't matter, anyway, Portugal is close to our mouths, we can eat it whenever we want, my goal is still the British, just like the American Revolutionary War, East Africa also needs such a victory to completely consolidate East Africa's national identity and international status." ”

So East Africa can't scare the British, what if the British don't dare to come directly head-on? And even if it is positive, if East Africa has played too well before, I am afraid that Britain will also pay more attention, and the serious Britain is not a joke, Ernst still hopes that the British will treat East Africa with the same attitude towards Afghanistan and the Boers in their previous life.

However, this is just a conjecture, and it is still unknown whether the Portuguese will have the guts to do so, and it seems that East Africa will not be able to do anything until the Portuguese make a decision.

(End of chapter)