The situation in front of Li Fushou now is that it is not a waste of money in Africa. Anyway, everyone is going to grab it. If you don’t grab it, no one will say that you have a high style, good image, and beautiful voice.

European powers occasionally sympathize with the weak, provided that European white countries.

In the past two years, the Queensland rulers left the impression of European powers with the Dutch in competing with the East Indies colonies. The Earl of Queensland is a new oriental aristocrat with greed and possessive desires, and they are not good at eating.

Especially the comments of American newspapers and magazines seem sarcastic, with a strong jealousy smell, which makes people feel particularly disgusting when referring to the actions of the Earl of Queensland.

European public opinion is slightly better, but all kinds of sarcasm are indispensable. Li Fushou doesn't care about the ridicule that these European newspapers and magazines reveal.

The so-called impression cannot be spent as money or filling the stomach. At critical moments, nothing can be done. You also need to rely on your strength to speak. How bad can the impression be?

He wants to make affordable things now, and it will be delicious if it is put in his own bowl.

The four pieces of African land that Li Fushou planned to occupy each have their own uses. Of course, he would not tell Professor Glenn Johnson that anyway, everyone has their own opinions, so he can think about it.

The Somalia region in the Horn of Africa is undoubtedly important in protecting the Mande Strait, which is the key to the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea. If the Suez Canal is the throat, then the Mande Strait is the asshole, and it is equally important to go out and enter.

Madagascar is an African island country located in the western Indian Ocean, facing the African continent across the Mozambique Strait.

The entire island of Madagascar is composed of volcanic rocks. As the fourth largest island in the world, the island residents have a light complexion and are a mixed race between the descendants of immigrants from the East Indies and Arabs and local blacks, which is completely different from the Mozambique blacks opposite.

The dominant island is the Kingdom of Madagascar. The king of the country was strangled to death during the rebellion more than a decade ago. Now the queen is in charge. The country is divided into several major forces to attack each other, and the chaos is a mess.

Some French adventurers have always had an intention to take the island. In 1883, they organized troops of 1,700 people to attack the island. The French army bombarded the port of Marenga and landed in the port of Tamataf. The people of Madagascar finally woke up when facing invasion, rose up to fight against the war, and defeated the French colonists many times.

It should be pointed out in particular that this is not a colonial action led by the French government, but an interesting adventure activity conducted by retired French officers and some merchants. This kind of activity is common in Africa on the mainland, and Africa has long become a paradise for European adventurers.

Ahem… Queensland should be added now.

Li Fushou is now a bit tempted by island collection, controlling Shangri-La Island (Ilian Island), the world's second largest island, and two-fifths of the territory of Borneo, the world's third largest island. Of course, he will not let go of Madagascar, the world's fourth largest island!

Although this island has nothing now, the key is to see who is running it.

The productivity is extremely backward, and Africans with primitive cultures cannot develop even if they give a piece of treasure land. This is the case in Madagascar.

The environment here is beautiful, lush plants, and rich animal and plant resources. It is very suitable for the development of agricultural reclamation plantations. It can also serve as an intermediate node for the development of trade with Africa, supplying freighters and warships, and maintaining its military presence in Africa.

Importantly, Madagascar can be used as the base camp for the guide to Mozambique. It has enough grain output and large enough places, excellent port conditions and similar climate, which can allow soldiers to better adapt to the African environment, with countless benefits.

Mozambique on the other side of the strait is a resource-rich mainland region, and it is also a place where Li Fushou is jealous. There are gold and ivory here, rich minerals and inexhaustible labor. Why can't it be included?

Whether it is Somalia, Guinea, or Madagascar, it does not have a strong influence on the entire Black Africa, and basically belongs to the edges and corners.

Mozambique is different. It is located in the heart of East Africa and not far from South Africa. The Mississippi River Basin, which is rich in water, is lush with vegetation. It is a region with abundant traditional resources. It is rich in gold and ivory and plays an important role in the African continent.

Compared with West Africa, it is almost the hot Congo River Basin, which is also very large in area and has a large population and rich resources.

As for the small Guinea region, it is not as simple as it seems.

Li Fushou saw it purely for three unspeakable purposes. One is that Guinea is located on the Atlantic coast in western Africa and has excellent port conditions. It enters the Mediterranean Sea more than 3,000 kilometers northward.

As long as you get Guinea, it is equivalent to obtaining a stable base along the Atlantic coast, which has great potential strategic significance.

Think about it, it is impossible to assess the importance of a Chinese-led force to gain a foothold in West Africa, not far from Europe.

If it weren't for being covered in the British tiger skin, it would be almost impossible to get involved in Guinea.

Secondly, although Guinea is not large, it is a region called a "geographical miracle". Its aluminum and iron ore reserves are large and high in grades, among which aluminum ore reserves rank first in the world.

In addition, there are diamonds, gold, copper, uranium, cobalt, lead, zinc, etc., which are rich in water resources. They are the birthplace of the three major rivers in West Africa, with dense river networks in the region, and have the innate conditions for developing water transportation. They are known as the "West Africa Water Tower".

Precipitation that is generally lacking in Africa is flooding here, with 6 million hectares of arable land, of which 99% have not been reclaimed, and agricultural development conditions are unique.

The third is that Guinea has a small population and a small goal.

After counting, there is no major force in Guinea. It is all scattered indigenous tribes with a total population of no more than 100,000. Guinea is not visible in western Africa. No one knows that the land here contains such rich resources, and it is an almost forgotten corner.

After controlling this place, coupled with Australia's rich iron ore resources, Li Fushou can be said to have occupied more than 60% of the world's iron ore resources and more than 80% of the aluminum ore resources, which is equivalent to grasping the world's industrial resources. It is no less important than that of the Somalia region, and it is even more than that.

How many days in a row

Li Fushou and Professor Glenn Johnson conducted in-depth discussions on the African issue and basically formed a general action framework.

The plan will be divided into three steps, known as the "Light Communication" action, with the specific content being the colonization of Somalia, Guinea, Madagascar and Mozambique.

Based on the principle of easy first and difficult, the first step is to capture Guinea through diplomatic and economic means, and then directly occupy the coast of Somalia by military force. The specific location is in the Djibouti region.

In response to the first step, Queensland will send a delegation led by Professor Glenn Johnson, including a group of military and political attendants such as Tang Shaoyi to Europe, focusing on London and Madrid to carry out related lobbying activities.

The so-called lobbying activities, narrow-minded thinking, will be understood as unilateral bribery or temptation of interests, and Li Fushou is more willing to call it one of the actions and efforts to spread light.

It goes without saying that the delegation will contact Lord Gulliver, Minister of the Colonial Department, through various relations, because Queensland is not a state political system and it is impossible to participate in the Berlin Conference. The relevant occupied areas need to be transmitted to European countries through the British Empire's Colonial Department, so as to be recognized and respected.

Of course, this part of the area will be included in the British Empire colony and is essentially run by Queenslanders, so there is no big problem.

Lord Gulliver, the Minister of the Colonial Department, had several correspondence with Li Fushou Earl of Queensland. With Li Fushou's face, Professor Glenn Johnson had no problem meeting Lord Gulliver in person. I believe Lord Gulliver would also like the gifts brought by Australia ~ 30,000 ounces of gold and a share transfer book.

30,000 ounces of gold are worth £118,000, and these shiny and expensive metals are very adorable and are one of the specialties in Australia.

This equity transfer letter contains 5% of the shares. It is a sales company established by Fulinmen Gas Stove Company in the UK. It can generate a stable income of more than 500,000 pounds per year, and a 5% equity is 25,000 pounds per year, which will tie the interests of both parties together.

This generous extra income, even the honorable Minister of Colonial Minister Lord Gulliver, cannot be ignored, will inevitably pay off.

There will be no problem with the military occupation of the Somalia region. All we have to face is just some indigenous tribe warriors holding spears, and then there will be no more.

Guinea has some problems. It has been the Portuguese territory since the 15th century, and was later infiltrated by the Spanish. Now the French have ideas about the region, which makes the Portuguese deeply troubled.

A place where you have no money, it’s a pity to eat and eat, which is the most vivid portrayal of the moment.

Glen Johnson's delegation needs to go to Lisbon to mediate with the Kingdom of Portugal on the Guinea issue and strive to solve it with economic means. If it really doesn't work, then use military means. That's the next step.

The second step of the "Light Communication" operation is Madagascar, which must be destroyed by means of war to destroy the weak rule of the Kingdom of Madagascar and achieve complete control of the island. This goal can be achieved within the next three years.

The third goal is the Mozambique region. It should be to provoke disputes after buying Madagascar, and gradually attack and encroach on the Portuguese forces. This goal can be achieved within the next 10 years.

After the agreement

Professor Glenn Johnson and his entourage to Europe made preparations. This would be a half-year or even longer cross-continental journey. For both emotion and reason, you should leave enough time to say goodbye to your loved ones.

at the same time

The main force of the Shangri-La Division stationed in Jayapra received an emergency military order, ordering it to immediately organize a capable expedition team of 1,500 people, with the target of the Horn of Africa thousands of miles away. Only the division commander Fritz knew about it, and was included in the category of highly military secrets.

Relatively speaking, as the general reserve team in Australia and Borneo, the Shangri-La Division, which is still over-organized, has sufficient troops. After sending this 1,500-man regiment-level expeditionary force, the size of the troops has almost returned to a normal organization of 6,500 to 6,700 people.
Chapter completed!