The military gap is indeed the easiest to erase, after all, it is impossible to surpass East Africa in other directions, and the Orange Free State is a place with a bigger palm in front of East Africa, and its population and land are already extremely limited.

But if the Boers in the region are mobilized to the limit, that is, like Paraguay in South America, with hundreds of thousands of troops, the Transvaal can do it.

Of course, this is obviously not the will of the Transvaal top in the world, and the future of the Transvaal Republic, as Paraguay did, is null and void, unless Paraguay also learns from the reintroduction of a large population.

But now Paraguay is the same as being exchanged for blood, is it still the original Paraguay? So things definitely can't go in that direction, after all, everyone is not the war maniac who imitates "Napoleon" like Pelos Jr., everyone just wants to get a small piece of land in South Africa and rebuild the Boer homeland.

And the Transvaal Republic may not be as brave as Paraguay at the beginning, although López Jr. failed, but he did do it with one against three, and the enemy has the support of the world hegemon of the United Kingdom.

At that time, Paraguay was significantly more modern than the Orange Free State today, after all, the Boers were a group of pastoralists in South Africa in the eyes of East Africa.

At that time, Paraguay had already risen rapidly under the leadership of two generations of presidents, the López family, and sent people to study and study in the European continental powers, imitating the West to build its own country.

It not only attracted a large amount of foreign investment to activate the economy, but also introduced technology to build railways, steel mills, lay telegraphs, and attached great importance to public facilities, such as schools and hospitals, which were conducive to people's livelihood.

The Orange Free State is not as populous as Paraguay, and the land is not as fertile as Paraguay, and the Transvaal Republic was rich in mineral resources in the past, but it has already made a wedding dress for East Africa.

A few years ago, it experienced the civil war between the Transvaal and the Orange people, and it can be said that the economic development was a mess, and the only gain was the construction of a modern army with the support of the British, and there was some actual combat experience.

This army is also where the strength of the Transvaal people lies, so the smallest gap between the Transvaal Republic and East Africa is the military.

"Communicate with the British first, they are too abrasive, and threaten them appropriately, if they can't send aid to us, we will disband the army and no longer confront East Africa, I don't think this is the situation the British want to see!" said the Minister of Defense.

Just as the British workers went on strike to demand a forced increase in wages from the government and factory owners, if Britain could not meet the demands of the Transvaals, the Transvaals could also play a role in the fight against East Africa.

"I have to say, this is a good idea, every time we make a reasonable demand, the British do not pay attention, on the contrary, this curve threat may be more effective!" Little Pretorius said.

It is ironic that the Transvaal Republic's top leaders are unanimous and ready to put pressure on the British, because in the 21st century, there is also a politician in the former Soviet Union who stands up and asks for food from the European and American governments.

The small "international community" in the South African region, with this political correctness, the Boers, the Portuguese, the British, and even the blacks, agreed that the Kingdom of East Africa was an "evil" empire.

So the Transvaals can stand on the moral high ground and ask the British government for money, and if there is a 21st-century media in this era, I am afraid that little Pretorius will also follow Ozawa's example and criticize those British politicians who do not stop providing aid to the Transvaal.

And it is a coincidence that the current top leader of the Orange Free State is a Transvaal, while Ozawa is a Jew, and neither of them is "his own people" in the eyes of the "indigenous people" in the region.

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Cape Town.

In fact, Britain was also speechless about the "reasonable" demands of the Transvaals.

"Can't these idiots solve this problem on their own! We don't have the energy and energy to take care of the so-called Transvaals now, and an army of more than 10,000 people should not be much for the Transvaals, even if we sell a few more cows, we should be able to pay off! Governor Battle Freer said.

"Your Excellency the Governor, in fact the Boers do raise a lot of cattle and sheep, but the ability to realize them is very poor, in the past they can export goods directly from the east, but now they can only be solved by our territory, by local merchants, so there is a lot less room for price elasticity, and the Boers attach great importance to the quality of life, and they are not very willing to pay taxes, or spend money on military spending, and I am afraid that few countries do this except for the madmen of Prussia."

The subordinates' words are reasonable, the Orange Free State is surrounded by East Africa on three sides, the traditional trade routes have been cut off, and the impact of the war has almost lost all the money, and the British profiteers have sat on the ground to raise prices, compressing the profit margins of the Boers, and further reducing the fiscal revenue of the Orange Free State government.

In the past, the Orange Free State could collect taxes from local diamond mine owners or transit merchants, but now these are run by the British, and the Orange Free State has become a Cape Town colony, so naturally it cannot collect this part of the tax.

Battle Freel said helplessly: "If you ask us for money, it will definitely not be possible, but you don't have to be soft on those profiteers who are not a dime, they should have contributed to the resistance to East Africa, after all, our ultimate purpose in South Africa is not to ensure their interests?" So let the Orange Free State government negotiate a re-establishment of tariffs and taxes on local businesses. ”

"Will this cause discontent among the merchant community in the country?"

"There is no way, for the sake of the British Empire, there are always people who have to sacrifice their own private interests, and they have eaten a mouthful of fat all these years, and it is time to contribute to the country." Battle Freel said nonchalantly.

"Your Excellency the Governor, I do not know if I can kill two birds with one stone, without offending the local merchants, and appease the Boers."

"Huh? Let's hear it. ”

If he could not directly offend his country's merchants and mine owners in the Orange Free State, Bartel Freer would have been more willing to do so.

"We might as well let the Orange Free State go out on its own!"

Battle-Freer asked, somewhat shocked, "Do you know what you're talking about?" ”

"Your Excellency the Governor, this is the best way, in fact the Orange Free State is a burden to us, our colonial government can not directly get much benefit from the Orange Free State, most of the benefits are taken by local merchants, and this Orange Free State is still a powder keg that will explode at any time for Cape Town, they will sooner or later have a conflict with East Africa, in case of war we will be surrounded by it, and we will not be able to get out."

Battle Freel: "You mean strategic initiative?" ”

"Yes, if the Orange Free State regains its independence, they will not be able to morally kidnap Cape Town, and the only thing they can rely on is us, the United Kingdom, and even if they become independent again, they will still obey our orders in the face of the threat from East Africa."

Britain is not against the Transvaals going to war in East Africa, but the timing of the war must be in their own hands, and they cannot be dragged into the water by the Transvaals and passively start a war, so letting the Orange Free State regain its independence can solve this trouble.

(End of chapter)