African Nationhood

(Some book friends feel that the puppet writing is too exciting and oppresses Dai Ying too hard.

The Second Boer War significantly weakened the British forces.

Otherwise, the British politicians would not have stopped their losses in time and negotiated peace with the Boers, and then formed an alliance with the second-rate island country at the speed of light.

At this time, the island country had only defeated the Qing Dynasty, but had not yet defeated Tsarist Russia.

The protagonist controls the Rand Gold Mine and has a stranglehold on Dai Ying. Without gold to maintain it, Dai Ying's world dominance will only fall faster.

Not to mention the overwhelming advantage of the protagonist’s new weapons.

Just as you said, lead the British to block the coastline.

If you don't want to go by sea, you can go by land. The German East African colonies are right next to the protagonist.

Besides, the protagonist also developed an airplane, which can also fly.

And what will be the outcome if Dai Ying lets the protagonist form an alliance with Germany? You can understand it after just a little thought. )

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The London Cabinet took the first step, and the following actions became smoother.

On July 7, Minister Chamberlain met with Boss Shi again in Paarl. This time, Minister Chamberlain was much more pragmatic.

he proposes:

1. The British Empire government will pay for the redemption of the Cape Colony and the Natal Colony. The specific cost will be negotiated later.

2. If His Majesty the King does not agree to the title of Duke, he will be given the title of Marquis at most.

3. Please ask Nanhua Company to hand over other British generals and captured British soldiers as soon as possible.

4. The British government hopes to jointly establish a weapons research institute with the Nanhua Company. New weapons patent authorization requires the mutual consent of both parties.

5. The British government will pay compensation to the South China Company and the two Boer countries, totaling 8000 million pounds. The installment payment time will be negotiated separately.

6. After the South China Company establishes the Dominion, it will still obey Edward VII as the sole monarch.

7. The British government allowed two Boer countries to join the South China Company.

8. The United Kingdom signed a gold supply and sales agreement with Nanhua Company. The British government appropriately increased the gold purchase price, and the specific price will be negotiated again. The Nanhua Company was required to ensure that % of its gold production was sold to the British government.

9. After the establishment of the Dominion of South China Company, diplomatic power and the power to declare war were vested in the British cabinet government.

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After listening to Minister Chamberlain's request, Shi Jintang felt that it was almost done.

However, the larger the land area, the better. Therefore, Shi Jintang directly rejected Minister Chamberlain's redemption request.

No matter how much Minister Chamberlain begged, Shi Jintang would not let go.

Chamberlain finally said, "Lord Henry, it would be too embarrassing for the cabinet if you did this. I hope you can save some face for the cabinet."

This will also make it easier for the cabinet to agree to your request as soon as possible. Otherwise, the cabinet will collapse and the negotiations between the two parties will only be more time-consuming.

In addition, the cabinet is willing to pay so much compensation because of these two colonies. If you want to pay compensation, you must give up the territorial claims of these two colonies. "

Hearing the threats in Minister Chamberlain's words, Shi Jintang chuckled.

"Then the cabinet is not afraid that I will form an alliance with the Germans or switch to the German government, and if so much gold from the Rand Mine is given to Germany, then Germany will develop rapidly.

When Germany builds more warships and cannons, I am afraid that Germany will be the first to take action against the British Empire.

And the Germans have obtained the advanced weapons in my hands. By then, will the British Empire really be able to block the German attack?

Even if the British Empire blocked the German attack, what about France and Russia?

As long as the British Empire does not lose its throne as the world's hegemon for a day, there will be an endless stream of challengers, and one day Britain will be overthrown by latecomers! "

Shi Jintang said the topic he least wanted to hear, and Minister Chamberlain could only smile bitterly.

What Shi Jintang said was exactly what the British cabinet ministers were most worried about.

The current plan is to stabilize the Nanhua Company. The Nanhua Company will continue to remain under the British government and obtain the Nanhua Company's patent rights for new weapons.

The new weapons were given only to allies of the British Empire and were not leaked to hostile Germany, France and Russia.

Minister Chamberlain had a look of embarrassment on his face and tried: "Do you think we can do it this way? The Natal colony will be handed over to you for management. The British government of the Cape Colony will pay for the redemption, and after a period of time, they will give it to you." The colony of Natal was absorbed into the Southwark Company.”

Minister Chamberlain made such a low-profile request, and Shi Jintang naturally understood the thoughts of the London cabinet.

He knew that he would achieve his goal if he persisted, but the company's immigration plan could only be stalled indefinitely.

The British Empire's navy was the strongest in the world before World War I. With the protection of the British Royal Navy, his immigration plan could progress steadily.

In addition, the future customs union of the "Commonwealth" countries will also be a very broad market.

Once Nanhua Company's industrialization reaches a large scale, a large market like the "British Commonwealth" will be needed to absorb the huge amount of industrial product exports.

The indigenous people on the African continent were too poor, and the consumption power of the Qing Dynasty or the subsequent Republic of China would be difficult to match the huge market potential of the Commonwealth in a short period of time.

Therefore, at this stage, we must not be at odds with the United Kingdom, and it is even more undesirable to sever relations.

“Then, Cape Town will continue to be governed by you, and my people will govern other places.

The two colonies remained nominally under the command of the Cabinet, and five years later both areas were included in my Dominion territory.

The governors sent by the cabinet can serve as sinecures in these two areas, and it is quite good to get free salary. "

Minister Chamberlain's forehead was bright and he hesitated: "This, this is too short, maybe twenty years."

Shi Jintang shook his head, when will it be twenty years later?

"No, ten years at most."

Minister Chamberlain nodded helplessly, "Okay, let's record it like this first and wait for the cabinet's final opinion."

Next, the two parties discussed the installment time of the 8000 million pound compensation.

Regarding the reparations, Minister Chamberlain said he would pay it back in fifty years.

Shi Jintang was immediately offended by him, "Fifty years from now, I don't know whether you or I will still be alive.

Regarding compensation, I have said before that it can be deducted in kind.

Nanhua Company currently lacks everything. To develop its industry, it needs to import a large amount of equipment and talents from the local area, which can be converted into money.

At the same time, I am also interested in some overseas territories under local control, and we can slowly negotiate. "

Upon hearing Shi Jintang's statement, Minister Chamberlain immediately understood.

The Chinese in front of him is really a cunning and greedy aggregation, and his ambition is definitely not what he shows in front of him.

The future of this Chinese group is another America.

But what can the British Empire do?

The road to hegemony is destined to be a road of no return. Overlords will always fall and new overlords will be born.

I just hope that the fall of the British Empire will be slower.

"Okay, what industry do you want to introduce?"

Shi Jintang took a puff of his cigar and said calmly: "Of course we will introduce all types of industrial industries, such as large ship and warship manufacturing, heavy weapons manufacturing, lathe manufacturing, and large smelting plants, etc. These details will probably take a few days. I can’t finish the night.”

Minister Chamberlain felt relieved when he heard that Shi Jintang had such a big appetite. If all categories were introduced, the Chinese group would have a lot to make up for.

"Well, let's send someone to discuss these details in detail.

Now let’s talk about overseas territories. Which places do you want? "

Shi Jintang flicked the ashes on his cigar, "The Chagos Islands need to be handed over to the Nanhua Company, and the remaining territory in North Borneo (Sabah) should be handed over to the Nanhua Company.

With the land in Sabah, I can transport immigrants more conveniently. "

Hearing Shi Jintang talk about this overseas territory made Minister Chamberlain slightly disappointed.

"That's all?" (End of chapter)