Chapter 719 The Mule and Horse Empire
Of course, the losses in East Africa are only superficial. These black people have already "earned" their own tickets to the Americas through the construction of East African countries.
Hence, 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. As long as East Africa uses some means, it can dispose of these slaves whose value has declined due to age and avoid causing social problems.
After seeing off the British warships, Othello can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Although the form of slave trade has undergone great changes, the risks remain high.
"These British guys are really busy. If there were no British guys, our ship could at least triple the cargo capacity." Othello cursed.
After the British warship left, the British sailor who had just negotiated with Othello suddenly remembered that the name Othello was so familiar?
"Will, have you ever heard of the name Othello?"
"Othello! Isn't that the name of one of Shakespeare's four tragedies?" Will thought, "It describes the strange love story between a Venetian noblewoman who has no experience in the world and the son of an African Moorish tribe leader. "
"Yes, the name of the black captain in Haiti just now was Othello. I thought I had heard this name somewhere. It turns out it has the same name as Shakespeare's work."
Two British Royal Sailors immediately began to discuss Shakespeare, a famous British litterateur.
The black-faced Othello took his wealth to Haiti. The world's largest slave market was built in Haiti. Every day, various labor companies select workers from there and then go to North and South America to earn labor fees. This is the current situation in Haiti. important economic pillar.
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"As for the slave trade, it is not actually a slander against us, but even if this method is used, it will not have much effect on us. Even if these black people die in East Africa, it is just a matter of building more cemeteries."
"Military maintenance consumes a lot of money and energy, so it is normal for the enemy to want to fight this war. If they compete with us in military competition, they will definitely not be able to sustain it. Now it is the maximum military strength that the three countries can maintain. So now they are eager to put their fist in our face."
Ernst said: "Don't act rashly now. We must continue to obtain more intelligence from the British and the Portuguese. There are currently a large number of military mobilizations throughout South Africa, not only us, but also the other three major forces. This shows that now The enemy is as impatient as we are."
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, five days ago, British warships appeared in the waters of North Angola, and there were reports from our patrol boats in the Atlantic Fleet, as well as some merchant ships returning from the Americas. This shows that the British must have deployed their navy in North Angola. , the cooperation between the Portuguese and the British has further deepened, and this is likely to threaten our grand strategy of 'vacating the cage and changing the bird'."
Although these slave ships escaped due to complete "procedures" and "regular" routes, if the British insist that these are "slave ships", it will definitely have a certain impact on East Africa's population policy.
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Ernst said numbly, but there was a chill in his tone. As the environment of the entire era was exaggerated, his thinking continued to move towards "tradition".
The slave trade is only a small problem for East Africa now, because the demographic structure of East Africa has determined that it is difficult for black people to succeed in East Africa. Even if they now unite to fight back against the East African tyrants, it will not help.
Because the gender structure of black people in East Africa has been distorted to the point where they can no longer support population reproduction, this should fall into the category of physical sterilization. Of course, in the west, especially southwest Africa and the Congo rainforest, there must be small tribes that can continue to thrive, but in that difficult natural environment, the population is basically saturated, and large-scale growth is impossible, just like the ancient northern Far Eastern Empire. Grassland, Mongolian grassland itself cannot support a large population, so after a large increase in population, it can only be consumed through various means.
The low-level approach is to plunder each other among the tribes, while the advanced approach is to stick together in a group and go south to the southern farming and civilized areas to "suck blood."
However, the end of the 19th century was already the age of guns. As of now, the cavalry has actually been unable to restore its ancestral glory. However, there are still relatively few such cases. The entire world is currently relatively peaceful. The wars that may occur in the next few years are also Mainly based on naval battles.
Of course, this does not include the upcoming 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 structure at the end of the 19th century. The war between Spain and the United States and the war between the Far Eastern Empire and Japan were mainly naval battles.
Of course, the current land war cavalry can still play a role, especially the mobile infantry such as dragoons, which should be considered the last glory of the cavalry!
In an era before mechanization has fully arrived, the fighting method of the mule and horse empire cannot be replaced. The entire logistics system requires a large number of livestock to maintain. At the same time, in areas where railways do not extend, cavalry is also needed to quickly complete mobile deployment.
Thinking of this, Ernst said: "We must pay attention to the livestock trade this year. We must give priority to ensuring 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 it can be replenished at any time."
East Africa is now also a member of the "Mule and Horse Empire". In villages, roads, armies, etc., livestock are the main source of transportation power.
At a time when bicycles have not yet become popular, automobile production is surprisingly low, and the military cannot wait for the day when technology and production improve.
"The logistics system relies heavily on livestock, and the management of livestock is quite complicated and cumbersome. This shows that we must speed up the development of automobile production and strive to realize motorization in the army as soon as possible."
Motorized infantry first appeared during World War I, so the role of war in promoting technology was very obvious.
In peacetime, countries are not very active in changing their military equipment. Just like many weapons and equipment during the Cold War in the previous life, they are still very valuable in the 21st century.
The Cold War should actually belong to a special "peaceful" era. However, under military competition, countries used the three wars as their daydream, which in turn promoted the explosion of military technology.
Motorized infantry is the development direction of the East African Army. That is to say, East Africa is a major automobile producer and the automobile industry continues to improve every year. Therefore, 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 diesel locomotives to the military field.
Of course, East Africa is not the only one who has this idea, but the most important thing is definitely East Africa. East Africa is also the country most likely to realize this first. If the war is not approaching, the East African Army can definitely realize this earlier.
And now there are more important things to do in East Africa, which is to make up for the shortcomings in the geo-environmental environment. It is uncomfortable for any country to have a bomb buried in its heart (mainly Mozambique), so only by solving the security situation can it develop better. economy.
(End of this chapter)