Chapter 719: Mule and Horse Empire
Of course, East Africa’s losses are only on the surface. These black people have long “earned” their own tickets to America through the construction of East African nations.
Therefore, the value of slaves does not lie in the slave trade, but in the social wealth these slaves created for East Africa when they were in East Africa. East Africa can simply use some means to dispose of these slaves whose value has declined due to their age, thus avoiding causing social problems.
After sending the British warships away, Othello can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Although the form of the slave trade has undergone a very big change, the risks are still high.
"These British guys are really idle. If it weren't for them, our ship could have at least tripled its cargo capacity." Othello complained.
After the British warship left, the British sailor who had just negotiated with Othello suddenly remembered that the name Othello looked so familiar?
"Will, have you ever heard of the name Othello?"
"Othello! Isn't that the name of one of Shakespeare's four great tragedies?" Will thought, "It describes the strange love story between a young Venetian noblewoman and the son of a Moorish tribal chieftain from Africa."
"Yes, the name of the black Haitian captain just now is Othello. I was wondering why I heard this name somewhere before. It turns out that it has the same name as Shakespeare's work."
The two British Royal Sailors then began to discuss Shakespeare, the famous British writer.
The black-faced Othello took his wealth to Haiti, where the world's largest slave market was built. Every day, various labor companies selected workers from there and then went to North and South America to earn labor fees. This is an important economic pillar of Haiti at present.
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First town city.
"Your Highness, five days ago, British warships appeared in the waters of northern Angola. Our patrol boats in the Atlantic Fleet and some merchant ships returning from America all reported this. This shows that the British have definitely deployed their navy in northern Angola. The cooperation between the Portuguese and the British has further deepened, and this is likely to threaten our grand strategy of 'changing the cage for the new bird'."
Although these slave ships escaped disaster because of complete "procedures" and "formal" channels, if Britain insisted that these were "slave ships", it would definitely have a certain impact on East Africa's population policy.
Ernst said: "Don't act rashly now. We still need to continue to obtain more intelligence from the British and Portuguese. There are currently a lot of military mobilizations throughout South Africa, not only us, but also the other three major forces. This shows that the enemy is now as impatient as we are."
"Military maintenance consumes a lot of money and energy, so it's normal for the enemy to want to fight this battle. If they compete with us militarily, they will definitely not be able to sustain it. Right now, they have reached the maximum military strength that the three countries can maintain, so now they are eager to punch us in the face."
"As for the slave trade, it's not really a slander against us, but even if this method is used, it won't have much effect on us. Even if these black people die of old age in East Africa, it's just a matter of building a few more cemeteries."
Ernst said this numbly, but there was a chill in his tone. As the environment of the entire era was influenced, his thinking continued to move towards "tradition".
The slave trade is only a small problem for East Africa today, because the population structure of East Africa has determined that it is difficult for black people to gain a foothold in East Africa. Even if they unite now to fight back against the East African tyrants, it will be of no avail.
Because the gender structure of East African blacks has been distorted to the point where it can no longer support the reproduction of the population, this should be considered a form of physical sterilization.
Of course, in the West, especially in Southwest Africa and the Congo rainforest, there are definitely small tribes that can continue to reproduce, but in that harsh natural environment, the population is basically saturated, and large-scale growth is impossible. Just like the ancient northern grasslands of the Far East Empire, the Mongolian grasslands themselves cannot support a large population, so after the population has increased significantly, it can only be consumed through various means.
The low-level approach is for tribes to plunder each other, while the high-level approach is to gather together and then move south to the southern agricultural civilization area to "suck blood."
However, the end of the 19th century was already an era of guns and cannons. As of now, the cavalry can no longer restore the glory of their ancestors. It's just that there are relatively few such cases now, and the world is still relatively peaceful. The major wars that may occur in the next few years will mainly be naval battles.
Of course, this does not take into account the impending South African War. Once the South African War breaks out, it will definitely leave a heavy mark on modern history.
At the same time, this may also be the largest land war that changed the world pattern in the late 19th century. Wars like the war between Spain and the United States and the war between the Far East Empire and Japan were mainly naval battles.
Of course, cavalry can still play a role in today's land warfare, especially mobile infantry such as dragoons, which should be regarded as the last glory of cavalry!
In an era when mechanization had not yet fully arrived, the fighting style of the Mule and Horse Empire could not be replaced. The entire logistics system required a large number of livestock to maintain. At the same time, in areas where railways were not extended, cavalry was also needed to quickly complete mobile deployment.
Thinking of this, Ernst said, "We must pay attention to the livestock trade this year. We must prioritize the supply of troops. Moreover, we don't know how long the war will last. The consumption of livestock must be huge. We must ensure that they can be replenished at any time."
East Africa is now also a member of the "Mule and Horse Empire". In rural areas, roads, armies, etc., livestock are the main source of power for transportation.
At a time when bicycles are not yet popular, car production is surprisingly low, and the military cannot wait for the day when technology and production advance.
"The logistics system relies heavily on livestock, and the care of livestock is quite complicated and tedious. This shows that we must speed up the development of automobile production and strive to achieve motorization in the army as soon as possible."
Motorized infantry first appeared during World War I, so the role of war in promoting science and technology is very obvious.
In peacetime, countries are not actually very active in reforming their military equipment, just as many weapons and equipment from the Cold War era are still in good shape in the 21st century.
The Cold War should actually be considered a special "peaceful" era, but under the military competition, countries fantasized about World War III, which instead promoted a huge explosion in military technology.
Motorized infantry is the development direction of the East African Army. That is, East Africa is a major automobile producer, and the automobile industry is making continuous progress every year. So after the war, East Africa should be able to develop various military vehicles on a large scale in the army and become the first country in the world to apply internal combustion locomotives to the military field.
Of course, East Africa is not the only country that has this idea, but it is definitely the one that attaches the most importance to it. It is also the country most likely to achieve this first. If the war were not approaching, the East African Army would definitely be able to achieve this earlier.
Moreover, East Africa now has more important things to do, which is to make up for the shortcomings in its geopolitical environment. It is not good for any country to have a bomb buried under its heart (mainly referring to Mozambique), so solving the security situation can better develop the economy.
(End of this chapter)
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