Ernst is not a boast, this is a fact, just like the Song Dynasty's New Year's coin to the Khitan, if it is given to a country of the size of North Korea, it is a large amount of income.

The Marshall Plan of the United States and the Warsaw Pact of the Soviet Union all had this effect, but the two countries were too strong at that time, so they could bring a bunch of countries to make a fortune.

The Far Eastern Empire in the 21st century also used this trick to win over other countries, especially Southeast Asian countries such as Vietnam and Africa.

It's just that now East Africa's strength is limited, and only Zanzibar businessmen really make a fortune by East African handouts, but Zanzibar has been localized in East Africa, so the performance is not obvious, if Zanzibar is still an independent country, it is no different from Japan and South Korea.

This is related to the issue of trade, if the United States does not open the global market channels to Japan, Japan's proud automobile industry, not to mention exports to Europe and the United States, even the processing parts will not be able to get together, after all, Japan lacks local resources.

Therefore, even when Japan is the world's second largest economy, it can only grovel in front of the United States, and Zanzibar is the same.

If the Suez Canal had not been opened before 1869, then looking at the trade in the Western Indian Ocean, Zanzibar, a must-pass place, could still be dying, but after the opening of the Suez Canal, Zanzibar's status plummeted.

Of course, after the opening of the Suez Canal, the economy of the East African coast is now more active, and this is all due to East Africa.

Because of the development of East Africa to Africa, East Africa has become an emerging supplier and market for raw materials, and participates in world trade, which makes sub-Saharan African shipping and the Suez Canal a hedge.

Moreover, the opening of the Suez Canal has further enhanced the economic exchanges between East Africa and Eastern Europe, Central Europe and Southern Europe, which can be regarded as mutual achievements.

If Africa was in the previous life, let alone participating in world trade, even the rest of the swill would not be able to drink, at most a few mouthfuls of the bowl wall.

In the previous life, Africa, except for South Africa and North Africa, was a little industrial, and agriculture did not even develop in the middle belt, and agricultural countries could save some money no matter how hard they worked, while Africa could only rely on ivory, leather or some special products for agricultural exports.

This kind of export is actually the hunting and gathering of primitive societies, and the by-products produced are used to exchange some money with other civilizations in the world.

Although East Africa is not developed, it has complete industry and agriculture, large volume, large scale, intensive production according to market demand, and military escort, so it can participate in world trade.

In contrast, East Africa is not comparable to the Orange Free State or even the entire Cape Town colony, and the only thing that the Cape Town colony can do is diamonds, and the average scale of agriculture and animal husbandry.

As a colony of the British Empire, there is nothing to brag about in the agriculture and animal husbandry of the Cape Town colony, because there are too many British colonies, if the Transvaal is still there, it will naturally be different, it can take off with gold alone, but now the Transvaal is an East African territory, and East Africa is not developed, so that a large area of land is wasted, and the economic value is further reduced.

Without the endorsement of gold and mineral resources, there would be no great use, and the Transvaal Restoration Organization could only rely on anti-East African enthusiasm to curry favor with the British, because the Transvaals had nothing but hatred.

Of course, the British don't see it that way, what is the most precious thing left by the Transvaal Republic? Without knowing the existence of gold, it is natural that the population of the Transvaal is a valuable resource in Africa, just like the French often go inland to capture or buy blacks with tribes for colonial development.

East Africa is full of people who don't know how hungry they are, and they can barely eat a lot of food in the world's two largest population overflow areas, but in contrast, the other colonies in Africa are hungry.

Of course, this has to do with the idea of East African immigration, in this era, except for East Africa and Argentina, black slaves are definitely the most popular group of immigrants, and the number of immigrants from India and the Far East Empire, the world's most populous empire, is far from enough compared to the black slave trade.

In the British colonies, in fact, it is also more xenophobic, like Australia, Canada, a slightly more controlled region of blacks are very few, of course, this is also related to the late development of the two places, did not catch up with the booming era of the slave trade, the development of Canada and Australia is almost at the same time as East Africa, and when East Africa was established, the slave trade almost stopped, but East Africa extended the life of the slave trade.

Although the Cape Town colony was also in Africa, there were not many blacks, otherwise it would not have formed the size of almost a million Boers and other whites.

Britain has always had a tradition of hosting separatist and independent forces and rebels, so as an enemy of East Africa, Britain naturally has a more interest in the Transvaals.

Although some of the Transvaals in the Orange Free State defected to their relatives and friends and became Orange people, many more did not integrate into the Orange Free State, and this part of the population was also more than 100,000.

A nation of more than 100,000 people hostile to East Africa is the best weapon that Britain can use against East Africa, although Mozambique has a larger population, but the last East Portuguese War made Britain understand a truth, that is, the black servant army is overwhelmed, or the white man is more reliable.

Therefore, the Governor in Bloemfontein then said: "After the Transvaal Republic has regained its lost territory, it is natural that all its rights as an independent state should be restored, and Britain will guarantee the security of the Transvaal Republic after the restoration." ”

Of course, the promises of the Governor of Bloemfontein are also attractive, one is to ensure the interests of the ruling class of the former Transvaal Republic, and the other is to ensure the security of the "restored" Transvaal Republic.

After the restoration of the country, the Transvaal Republic will definitely move closer to Britain economically, politically, and militarily, so that the new Transvaal government will become a comprador class and serve Britain.

In addition, the successful outcome of the restoration of the Transvaal Republic will definitely be the loss of a large part of the territory of the South in East Africa, the strength of East Africa will be weakened, and Britain can re-establish a strategic buffer zone between East Africa and Cape Town to ensure the security of the Cape Town colony.

In addition to Europe, the first country to get rid of Britain in the British strategic pattern of the world is the United States, and the Far East Empire is a difficult old bone to gnaw.

In other regions, Britain has always been in an advantageous position, but the emergence of East Africa has made the areas in Africa that Britain originally looked at become a mirror in the mirror.

There are French forces in West and North Africa, and South Africa, which Britain originally intended to start, is now mostly in the hands of East Africa, and Britain can tolerate an East Africa that dominates the East African plateau.

But East Africa's hand is stretched too long, and Britain now does not have the pride of its previous life, and their minimum requirement is that East African power retreat north of Lake Malawi.

This is the same reason that some people in the previous life wanted to split the United States or Russia into several countries, and the intuitive presentation of the land area can bring pressure to people.

Just like Tsarist Russia in the 19th century, with more than 20 million square kilometers of land, even Britain, as the world hegemon, can feel a sense of oppression.

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