Chapter 367 Ironclad Ship
Ernst: "Very good, you can do this yourself. First deal with the Haitians, and then help them get in touch with the Americans. This is a job that will benefit all three parties. But don't reveal our identities. It would be best if the contact person is French."
Thomas understood and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness! It is a channel for French slave traders and has nothing to do with East Africa. After all, everyone knows that Haiti was once a French colony."
Today's white Americans would never imagine that something like "Niger's life is precious" would happen in the past. After all, it is unimaginable for white Americans of this era that slaves could become masters of their own destiny.
If those plantation owners in the South knew the plight that their descendants would face in the future, they would definitely choose to fight the war to the end. As long as I don't carry out social reforms, Nig will never be able to turn things around.
History is always so interesting. For example, the Mamluks who once ruled Egypt were slaves introduced by Egypt and later became the masters of Egypt. Now the whole of Egypt is branded with the Mamluk mark. If it were not for Ali, an airborne Albanian, the Mamluks would still rule Egypt now.
The same thing happened to Rome when it was replaced by the former Germanic barbarians, who continued to deceive people under the banner of Rome.
Ernst is not belittling Nigge. At least in the United States, Nigge and Jews are the two groups of people who are best at acting. They all seek privileges under the banner of racial discrimination, and at the same time try to morally blackmail the entire world, as if the whole world owes them something.
All the blacks left on the African continent are the targets of Ernst's vigilance. Ernst previously simply drove the blacks to West Africa, but now it seems that this is still not safe.
The fertility of this group of people in modern society is too terrifying, unless they are killed. However, modern society claims to be a civilized society, and in fact there is a large group of saints who appear to be righteous. The Arabs, whose customs are still "simple", will not encounter this problem. Therefore, we must be cautious in preventing blacks from retaliating against the country they have established.
"Fight fire with fire!" Ernst said to himself.
"Your Highness, what did you say?" Thomas asked.
Ernst: "Nothing, go do your work first!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Just now, a new idea formed in Ernst's mind. Black people can give birth! In fact, it is not a big deal. In fact, before entering industrial civilization, all races can give birth.
For example, in the previous life, the Arabs who continued to maintain their traditions maintained an extremely high fertility rate, and relying on the oil business, they expanded the total population of the nation several times in the desert.
Then Ernst could solve the black backlash by simply setting up some backward countries on the African continent and separating them from the black people and East Africa.
If possible, East Africa can also command these countries to launch aggressive wars behind the scenes to further compress Niger's living space. Based on past experience, this trick is completely feasible. The international community often turns a blind eye to conflicts on the African continent, and African monarchs often use their colonial history to threaten Europe and the United States, and the effect is quite good.
Thinking of this, Ernst felt that this plan was very good. It could be implemented when the time was right in the future, but it was unlikely now. The immigration demand in East Africa had to be met first.
"Knock knock knock..." At this time, there was a sudden knock on the door.
Ernst: "Come in!"
The person who came was Tom, the current steward of Hohenzollernburg.
Tom: "Your Highness, the ship schedule in Trieste is arranged, and you can go to East Africa at any time."
Ernst: "Yes, Tom. When I go to East Africa, I will leave the family affairs to you. You should take care of the affairs in Europe for me first."
Tom: "Don't worry, Your Highness. If you tell me to go east, I will never go west. Even if you tell me to die immediately, I will have no complaints."
Ernst: "What's the point of dying? Your family has served Hexingen for generations. I trust you."
Although Tom spoke well, he could not actually betray the Hechingen royal family. Ernst just needed a trusted person to stay in Europe so that he could supervise the operation of the Hechingen Consortium. The actual control was still moved to the Hechingen Bank headquarters in East Africa. In the East, Tom was the imperial envoy appointed by Ernst.
Tom: "Your Highness, the Archduke Ferdinand ironclad ship that you asked me to check out in Trieste, built for the Austro-Hungarian Empire, is now 30% complete."
Ernst: “Very good. I think my father-in-law will be very proud when he sees it.”
A few months ago, Ernst promised to add two sailing warships to the East African Navy led by Ferdinand to calm Ferdinand's mentality and let him see that he was doing a promising job. The emperor of the Mexican government in exile should get out of here as soon as possible. Is there anyone as worthy as the commander-in-chief of the East African Navy?
Mexico is to the United States as the Sultanate of Zanzibar is to East Africa. In Ernst's view, the status of the Mexican emperor is just like that of the Sultan of the Zanzibar Sultanate. What's the good of being a puppet?
If Mexico could really be independent, Ernst would certainly not say so. There is even a small possibility that he would instigate his father-in-law to jump into Mexico. Now Mexico has become a urinal for the United States. It has no value at all and going there would only bring trouble.
However, all these have nothing to do with the ironclad ship "Archduke Ferdinand" that Ernst built with his own money. Archduke Ferdinand is related to Ernst's marriage, and Ernst is going to get married in two years.
Think about it, every time Ferdinand went to the Austro-Hungarian Empire secretly, afraid of being discovered by others for his humble appearance, Ernst felt a little sorry for his tool... ah, no, it was his father-in-law.
The wedding will be held in Vienna, and Archduke Ferdinand will definitely be present. Those people will be Ferdinand's old acquaintances of nobles from various countries. Just think about how socially awkward it will be.
Isn't this the Emperor of Mexico, Maximilian I? Where have you been these years? Why haven't I heard from you? I heard that you were kidnapped and executed. Is that true? Although the guests wouldn't say so, Ferdinand himself must have some grudges in his heart.
However, if someone really asked Ferdinand what he was doing recently, it was still possible. Commander-in-Chief of the East African Navy! What is that?
At this time, the ironclad ship "Archduke Ferdinand", a big guy with a displacement of 7,200 tons, came in handy. With six 283mm large-caliber naval guns produced by Krupp, it had a powerful deterrent power. Most importantly, it was named after Ferdinand himself, which could help Ferdinand save some face.
At least it proves that the East African Navy is still strong. At present, the displacement of the main ship of the Austro-Hungarian Navy, the Lissa, is only 7,000 tons. When the Archduke Ferdinand is completed, the East African Navy will be fully equipped.
In fact, after the victory of the Italo-Austrian War, the Austro-Hungarian Navy also thought about building a commemorative battleship like the "Lisa" and increasing its naval strength at the same time. However, the Austro-Hungarian Empire really had no money, or the Hungarian government did not agree to allocate funds.
Although the Austro-Hungarian Navy's plan was finally approved, it was postponed for a few years due to compromises, and they could only envy the East African Navy's generosity.
However, all this was done without the knowledge of Archduke Ferdinand himself. Poor Archduke Ferdinand was still gloating over the fact that he had extorted two wooden sailing steam battleships from Ernst.
(End of this chapter)
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