Chapter 293 Entering the customs!

The tax farming system, an antique that was dug out from the garbage dump, is a completely new version that the indigenous people in sub-Saharan Africa have never seen before.

Of course, this is only done in the newly occupied areas. For areas adjacent to East Africa, such as Zambia and the Azande Plateau, East Africa still uses the old tricks and carries out the replacement of old with new in an orderly manner. Especially in the event of war in Europe, East Africa has a wealthy immigrant population to implement it.

The Zambian government agencies have been established, and each region is headed by a senior official. There is no need to compromise with indigenous forces. The Azande Plateau was relatively late because East Africa was not very enthusiastic about the development here, but the Azande Plateau is adjacent to the Great Lakes Region, so it is easy to control. In addition, a large number of indigenous people had been cleared out before, so there was no need to invest too much manpower.

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Lake Solon (Lake Tanganyika).

Mprom Port is a small fishing port at the southernmost end of Lake Solon. With the guidance of the East African Kingdom, Msiri finally arrived here with his core 3,000 soldiers and civilians.

Before Musiri arrived, tens of thousands of indigenous people from East Africa gathered here, and the southern shore of Lake Solon was filled with small huts, which was quite spectacular.

"Guide Capri, why are there so many black people gathered here?" asked M'siri, looking at the black people gathered on the shore.

Cabri: "Sir Musiri, they are gifts from the East African Kingdom to you. After all, there are many indigenous forces in the place you are going to, so the population is urgently needed. Most of them are East African natives who can speak Swahili, understand your language, and can accept your command. They are all adult males. I believe you can use them to organize a powerful army, and then become the overlord in West Africa."

Is there such a good thing? Mshiri couldn't believe that the East Africans were so kind, giving people to him for free. Wouldn't it be good to keep them and create wealth for him?

Kabuli continued, "Sir Musiri, don't underestimate these people. They have all been trained in East Africa, have strong organizational skills, and have extensive experience in agriculture. Most of them come from farms. If you take them to West Africa, you can continue to let them grow food and accumulate your personal wealth."

Cabri's words basically explained the doubts. These were the "laborers" in East Africa, that is, slaves. Now it was time for these slaves to retire, and Zanzibar could not recruit so many "laborers". Moreover, they had to be selective when recruiting people. Ottoman clients were very strict about the quality of slaves, so they had no choice but to let them take Msiri's ride to West Africa.

As for whether they are engaged in agriculture, I am not sure. There are also many people who build bridges and roads and construct houses in East Africa. In any case, they are all engaged in high-intensity work in East Africa.

Under these high-intensity projects in East Africa, these natives look glamorous, but in fact they are extremely exhausted. If they are lucky, they can only last a few more years, and then they may become ill due to overwork and lose their ability to work. Naturally, East Africa cannot be the one to take over.

East African pastures and captive cattle and horses are expanding rapidly. These cattle and horses can replace most of the natives. Moreover, when the cattle and horses reach a certain age, East Africans can slaughter them for meat and make soup with their bones. However, these natives do not have this function. It is also impossible to find a pit to bury them. That would be too troublesome. If their bodies are left exposed in the wilderness, it might cause an epidemic. Therefore, it is better to send away these old natives who are sick or injured now, so that both sides will be happy.

Msiri: “I wonder what kind of food they grow!”

Kabri: "That's a lot. Basically, they have experience with most of the crops in East Africa, such as rice, wheat, bananas, potatoes..."

M'siri couldn't wait to check on the gifts from the natives. He wanted to confirm whether these East Africans were really so kind. He walked up to some of the natives and said in Swahili: "Stand up."

Then, he looked around at the men and found that they had no major problems. Their arms and legs were intact, their bodies were not swollen, and they had muscular muscles. Wow! They were stronger than some of the slaves in his tribe.

This brings us to the food in East Africa. Although the slaves had a heavy workload and ate mostly cassava and corn, the quantity was large and they were full, and the food was grown by themselves, especially cassava, which was drought-resistant, barren-resistant, high-yielding, and could be harvested all year round.

As long as East Africa sets aside a large amount of wasteland and allows these natives to grow cassava, it can basically meet the food needs of these slaves without delaying the production of East Africa's own crops.

Musiri ordered, "Take two steps first and let me see."

Several natives who had been "trained" in East Africa for many years immediately took a few steps according to Msiri's orders. After all, this "big shot" stood with the East Africans. They dared not disobey orders for fear of being beaten. The most terrible torture was solitary confinement.

Musiri then asked these natives to do some difficult exercises. After repeated experiments, Musiri found that the East Africans were not deceiving him. These natives were of very good quality and very healthy overall.

Musiri said with great satisfaction: "Mr. Kabuli, thank you very much for the gift from East Africa. These people are very good."

"Hahaha, of course, Mr. Musiri, you are our friend in East Africa. We in East Africa have always been very generous to our friends." Kabuli laughed, and then silently added in his heart, "No way!"

Human beings are consumables, especially those who engage in heavy physical labor all year round. The same is true for these slaves in the East African Kingdom. Although they eat a lot, their nutrition is relatively simple. Moreover, they have been engaged in heavy physical labor for a long time and have been kept in captivity in East Africa, so they have been greatly consumed.

These slaves sent to Msiri were all sent to Msiri in East Africa based on the lifespan of European railway workers and their service time.

Although East African slaves did not work on the railways, their workload was even greater than that of European railway workers, and all of their work involved strenuous physical activity. It was only by sending them to M'siri when they were in the best condition that they appeared to be energetic and in good condition.

In fact, if they had continued to do heavy physical labor after going to West Africa with Musili, they would have collapsed after a period of time. Of course, if Musili did not do this and rested slowly, they might have lived a long time.

For example, Msiri’s army did not receive much training in normal times. They basically relied on firepower to suppress their indigenous opponents, and then followed Msiri to eat and drink the best food and drink. They were definitely the group with the best life among the indigenous peoples of Africa.

However, if M'siri really intended to take these East African slaves to West Africa to farm, the results might be different, as these slaves would be at high risk of dying suddenly in the same period of time.

However, according to the East African government's speculation, Msiri will not do so, because one characteristic of Msiri's regime is to plunder the wealth of other tribes and kingdoms. As the saying goes, if the enemy hoards food, I hoard guns, and the enemy is my granary. This is what Msiri is best at.

In fact, East Africa's judgment was absolutely correct. At this time, Msiri had already made up his mind to use the slaves sent by East Africa to organize a conventional combat force to go to West Africa for a big fight.

Conventional combat troops, that is, troops that do not use firearms. The use of firearms is a privilege only afforded to Msiri's confidants.

The benefits of M'siri's use of these East African slaves were obvious. They all spoke Swahili, which meant they were fellow villagers and his own people. Moreover, these slaves were all strong and healthy, and they were all adult males. When they were sent to West Africa, those West Africans who had never seen the world could see the fighting power of the East African Bantu people.

To sum up Msiri's idea in two words, "enter the pass". Msiri's all-black "Eight Banners" soldiers will go to West Africa together to earn wealth and glory for generations.

Of course, Msiri also discovered that the people sent to him by East Africa were all "strong men" without a single woman. But think about it, women are the wealth of war, and East Africa will definitely not give them to him casually. It doesn't matter, he can just go to West Africa and rob the locals.

This is a misunderstanding of East Africa by M'siri. There were no children and women among the slaves in East Africa. They had long been driven to the northwest by East Africa.

However, Msiri's plan to go to West Africa to rob women was a complete success by accident. Most of the indigenous women and children driven out of East Africa did go there, but now they are assets of various tribes and kingdoms in West Africa.

(End of this chapter)