Chapter 200 Split
Although Msiri had sold the Yek Kingdom to East Africa long ago, the Yek Kingdom had a land area of more than 100,000 square kilometers, so it took the East African government three months to completely take over the place.
The most difficult part is immigration. The overall number of new immigrants from East Africa is decreasing, and the Yeke Kingdom is located deep inland and is the farthest from the main immigration landing ports in East Africa, so immigration is more difficult.
It takes a lot of time just to walk from the beach to here, and the city of Mbeya even diverted part of its own immigrant quota here.
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The former capital of the Yeke Kingdom.
At this moment, the palace of the capital of the Yek Kingdom was deserted and the natives had been driven away, but there were still some people left here. In addition to East African immigrants, there were also some Portuguese merchants.
"Mr. Santos, we have already found out that these people are Germans. They made a deal with Msiri and bought this place, but we don't know the specific details of the transaction yet." Afonso said.
"Has this Musiri ever been kicked in the head by a donkey? Not only did he give up the Kingdom of Yek, but he also helped the Germans drive out their own people!" Santos said angrily.
The reason why Santos was so angry was that the expulsion policy in East Africa had instantly wiped out the results of his years of hard work here.
The Portuguese forces were far from setting foot in this area, but many Portuguese merchants still ventured into the interior of Africa. Although the risks were high, the benefits were also greater.
Santos made considerable profits by operating in the Yek Kingdom. These natives who had never seen the world were quite easy to deceive, especially after East Africa blocked the original trade routes of the Yek Kingdom. In the past two or three years, Santos made huge profits.
The good times did not last long. Now East Africa has taken action against the Yek Kingdom. The most outrageous thing is that these Germans do not want the natives, which has directly cut off Santos' original source of goods.
However, East Africa only drove away the natives and still maintained respect for the Portuguese merchants, so they allowed them to stay.
"Have you contacted the Germans?" Santos asked.
"Yes, but we need to use indigenous translations to know the approximate results. Indigenous languages lack many words and meanings, so the translation may be inaccurate," said Afonso.
"What do the Germans say?" Santos asked.
"The result is not bad. My people can continue to stay here, but they have to follow their laws," said Afonso.
"How can this be a good result? They drove the natives away, and our source of goods disappeared. How do we calculate this loss? We used to do an exclusive business, and now we have no goods, and we can't do business at all. What kind of bullshit laws are there? What their people say is the truth! What laws are there in the colonies?" Santos said indignantly.
"Mr. Santos, the result is pretty good. The Germans promised to continue to provide us with goods, but they need to have enough manpower. They said it will only take a few months." Afonso said.
"I said these Germans are crazy! Why did you drive the natives away when you were short of manpower? And you still have the nerve to say you are short of manpower? And who can wait for several months?"
Sanders was really angry. These Germans were only doing things that harmed others and did not benefit themselves. Although Portugal was also colonizing Africa, the indigenous people as labor were the important assets of the colonies. The actions of these Germans were simply outrageous.
And how many immigrants could Germany have? Didn't Portugal have been in Africa for hundreds of years, and the number of immigrants was only that small?
"What do you think?" Santos asked everyone.
Afonso said, "Sir! After careful consideration, I intend to stay."
"Where are you?"
Some of the remaining Portuguese merchants wanted to stay, while others expressed their desire to leave.
"No matter how determined you are, I plan to leave this damn place. How much money will I lose if I have no business for a few months? I plan to develop in the Kingdom of Kazembe in the south." Santos expressed his attitude.
The Kingdom of Kazembe was located southwest of the Kingdom of Yeke, on the southern shore of Lake Mweru, and bordering the Kingdom of Malawi to the east. It was established by the Lunda people.
The Kingdom of Kazembe was an important node in the African ivory trade. Santos originally worked in the Kingdom of Kazembe and later moved to the Kingdom of Yeke.
Relatively speaking, the interests of the Kingdom of Kazembe are greater, but there are also many competitors, so Santos took a group of people north to develop the Kingdom of Yeke.
Afonso and others are equivalent to Santos' partners. They have indeed made a lot of money in the Yeke Kingdom in the past two years.
However, Afonso had his own ideas. He did not want to leave the Kingdom of Yeke now. Although this place had been annexed by the East African colony, those products and ivory would not run away. He also knew that Santos had wanted to leave since the Germans came.
As the second-in-command among local Portuguese businessmen, after Santos leaves, doesn't this area belong to him?
Moreover, before the party, Afonso had been in charge of contacting the Germans. Santos was a very cautious person and was not willing to negotiate with the Germans in person. The main reason was that he had been overseas for too long and had suffered too many losses. He was afraid of being robbed.
The East African government actually promised the Portuguese the right to operate local ivory and other products, but in Afonso's mouth it became that the East African government agreed to allow Portuguese merchants to continue to stay here.
Ernst has always been cautious in colonizing Africa, especially in dealing with Europeans and Arabs. Although East Africa has swallowed up these lands, the goods are still handed over to these people at relatively low prices.
First, keep them calm and prevent them from going back to call their parents. Of course, the Portuguese merchants in the Kingdom of Yeke do not have this kind of power.
They were far away from the Portuguese colonial sphere of influence and their commercial activities were spontaneous, but East Africa was not aware of this. After all, the Portuguese came to Africa too early, and East Africa had not yet figured out how far the Portuguese influence in inland Africa could radiate.
"I have to remind you that the Germans are not kind people. At least I don't believe their promises. My experience over the years has taught me that colonists are synonymous with cruelty and ruthlessness. You should not expect the Germans to share their benefits for free.
Think about it from another perspective. We have been active in Africa for so long, relying on intrigue and trickery and the weapons in our hands. The Germans will definitely be more ruthless. "Santos said to those who wanted to stay in the Kingdom of Yeke.
Sure enough, after Santos' persuasion, many of the already relatively small number of people who supported staying were shaken and joined the group that supported leaving.
Santos was actually very unhappy that Afonso wanted to get rid of him and work on his own, but he couldn't show it, after all, this was now East Africa.
Moreover, Santos himself was not optimistic about the future of the Yeke Kingdom, so he let Afonso and those people stay here. They would regret it in the future.
As long as the majority of people follow me, it will be fine. When I return to the Kingdom of Kazembe to develop, I will also need a group of more loyal brothers.
(End of this chapter)
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