History was running until the end of the 19th century. With aspiration and ambition for the new century, the world's old powers and emerging powers inevitably became restless. It was reflected in Africa, which was a new round of colonial frenzy.

At this time at the end of the century, old colonial powers such as Britain and France were staking land in Africa. Britain tried to implement the two-C plan from Cape Town to Cairo, accounting for 22.4% of the total area of ​​the African continent.

Trying to continue the century-old glory of the British Empire in the 20th century, occupy more labor, land and population, and nourish the "Empire that never sets in the sun".

France has a bigger appetite and has already occupied 31.2% of the total area of ​​the African continent, all of which belong to French African colonies.

Later generations, Germany accounted for 7.9% of Africa, less than 8.6% of the Ocean Kingdom (Mozambique plus Somalia) and 8.25% of Belgium. As for the United States, it is focused on the Western Central American and Asian colonies in front of it, and has no time to deal with Africa for the time being.

at the same time

The great powers of Europe and the United States turned their targets to the Far East. After Tsarist Russia interfered with the Three Kingdoms to return Liao, they took over the three northeastern provinces with confidence.

In 1896, Russia made a contribution to the Liao Dynasty and signed a secret agreement between China and Russia with the Qing government. Later, the secret agreement was leaked, and the great powers rushed to force the Qing Dynasty to demarcate the sphere of influence, concessions and leased land.

Russia leased two ports of Lushun and Dalian, while Germany occupied Jiaozhou Bay for the sake of rewarding the contribution. The Ocean Kingdom also joined forces with Germany and France to interfere in return to Taiwan, so it was unceremonious to rent Guangzhou Bay.

Anyway, the great powers of all countries have divided up. If the Ocean Kingdom is slow to move, there will be no scum left. Considering that mainland immigration is the foundation of the Ocean Kingdom, it must have a solid rear base. In order to avoid being influenced by the Qing court's policies again and being beaten by others from behind, it is imperative to establish a concession.

Early 1898

Ocean Kingdom leases "Guangzhou Bay"

On December 6, 23rd year of the Guangxu period (January 12, 1898), the Ocean Kingdom proposed to the Qing court to "leas" Guangzhou Bay (now Zhanjiang, Guangdong), and on the second day of the following year (February 7, 1898), the following year sent a warship to land in Haitouxun (now the coast of Xiashan District, Zhanjiang City) in Suixi County, Leizhou Prefecture, Guangdong Province, and took over the Haitou Fort.

The Qing government did not dare to object to this, so it immediately sent officials to demarcate the concession with the Ocean Kingdom, and designated a large area of ​​Zhanjiang as the Ocean Kingdom Concession for 99 years.

China and Germany concluded the Jiaoao Concession Treaty

On February 14, 1898, the Minister of the Zongli Yamen of the Qing Dynasty, Li Hongzhang and De Envoy Hai Jing signed the "Jiaoao Concession Treaty" (also known as the "De Rental Jiaoao Special Article") in Beijing.

There are ten models in total, the main contents are:

Germany rented Jiaozhou Bay for a period of 99 years.

German troops can travel freely within a hundred miles of the coast of Jiaozhou Bay.

Germany is allowed to build the Jiaoji Railway in Shandong and enjoy the right to mine minerals within 30 miles of the railway.

Germany has the priority to host various projects in Shandong. Through this agreement, Germany was able to rent Jiaozhou Bay, but also turned the entire province of Shandong into its own sphere of influence.

After entering 1898, the situation in Central America was like cooking oil, gradually developing in an out-of-control direction.

Valeriano Villerel Nikolau, the governor of the Western Central American colonies, brutally suppressed the uprising in Cuba. This was a completely cruel man who forced more than 500,000 Cubans to move out of their homes and throw them into dilapidated, simple concentration camps without sanitation equipment.

About 200,000 Cubans died in concentration camps, and Velal Nikolau was awarded the title of "butcher".

The bloody suppression attracted more uprisings and resistance, and the turbulence in Cuba and Puerto Rico, which attracted the attention of the northern power Citi.

On April 6, 1896, the two houses of Citigroup passed a joint resolution to approve the formal recognition of Cuban rebels. Their current position is completely on the side of the insurrectionists, condemning the Spanish colonial rule, and making tough voices of war from time to time.

The Admiralty of Citigroup announced that the new battleship "Maine" will set off in the near future and make a friendly visit to Havana, Cuba.

In South Africa

The arrogant British could no longer tolerate the Boers' ignorance and regarded the two countries of Transvaal Republic and Orange Free State as thorns. Armed cross-border attacks frequently occurred, causing many casualties on both sides, and the regional situation suddenly became tense.

To this day

The British South African company territory expanded to the Congo border, and the British Lake District company occupied Nyasalam, which brought together the British colonies in South Africa.

Prime Minister of the British Cape Republic, Rhodes, clamored that the British would conquer the world, implement the so-called "Cape Town-Cairo" plan in Africa, and integrate the British North and South Africa into one.

By the mid-1990s, in the face of Rhodes' plan, the only obstacle was the two Boer republics - Delanswar and Orange. Rhodes organized British immigrants from Johannesburg to subvert the rule of President Kruger of the Republic of Dradeswar from within, while preparing for armed attacks from outside.

After the failure of the "Jensen Expedition" in 1896, Rhodes calmed down for a year. From the mid-to-late 1897, he continued to infiltrate and subvert the Delansval Republic from the west, and was completely crushed by the Bour police led by Kruger.

In order to safeguard their interests, the Boers began to move closer to Germany and fight against Britain. A large amount of gold was transported to Berlin by ship. The conflict between England and Berlin became increasingly sharp, and a large-scale war was brewing.

Dream Castle, Immortal Palace

“Report to Your Majesty;

The Citigroup "Maine" battleship departed from January 7 and will arrive at the port in the near future to make a friendly visit to Havana, Cuba.

Our intelligence shows;

This trip to the ship can be regarded as a sign of opening the door to the Spanish-American War. A series of abnormal movements occurred in Citigroup around the visit of the USS Maine battleship. The army began to mobilize militias to enlist in the army from Kentucky to Texas, from California to Philadelphia.

The Citigroup Navy has also taken action, according to our intercepting telegrams sent to Hong Kong from the East Coast of the Pacific;

Acting Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt followed President McKinley's order and sent a telegram to George Dewey, the Brigadier General of the Citigroup Asian Fleet:

"When you declare war on Spain, your mission is to monitor the Spanish fleet from leaving the coast of Asia and then launch an attack on the Philippine Islands."

This is so far

The clearest and most important information we have obtained shows that the visit of the USS Maine battleship is extraordinary and may be responsible for the important task of opening the door to war.

This is because in the information we collect, important American figures have repeatedly called the "Maine" battleship "gate", which is a very symbolic code name, and the Spanish-American War is on the verge of being on the string.

According to our intelligence personnel's analysis, the USS Maine warship may bombard the port of Havana, thus officially triggering the Spanish-American War."

"It's a turbulent autumn. It seems that Citigroup can't help but move. We can't fall behind!"

Li Fushou commented with emotion. He knew that Citigroup was more generous than himself. The battleship "Maine" did not have the blessing to bombard Havala Port, but sank into the cold sea water of the port tragically.

He focused on the people in front of him, including Prime Minister Fan Zhongzhai, Speaker of the House of Nobles Xin Changjun, Minister of Interior Dai Yingcai, Director of Political Science and Information Tan Zheng, Secretary-General of the Palace Zhang Li, Commander of the Royal Guard Li Shuanzhu and others, all respectfully separated the two sides.

Prime Minister Fan Zhongzhai said unscrupulously; "Report to Your Majesty, all arrangements in Manila are ready and can be launched at any time. Before coming, I had already communicated with the military. Now warships are gathering, and the army is ready to go. I can obey Your Majesty's call at any time."

"Very good." Li Fushou looked at everyone with majestic eyes. It was full of hard-core confidants he trained. The Royal Imperial Guards were even more army formed by the Huying School as the team, and they were extremely loyal.

"Any man is responsible for the rise and fall of a kingdom. Today's world is like sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat. If you retreat, you will retreat step by step. Behind you are surrounded by a cliff.

Now the plan

We must strive forward bravely and keep the enemy from the country.

History will surely remember our progress. Whether the British support or not, I will make a decision on Luzon.

You guys, you must make a big splash.”

"Please give the order, and we can only strive for the first place and die without hesitation."

"Very good, now I order... the "Falcon Plan" is officially launched. All departments need to work closely together to wipe out the little girl and promote the power of the Ocean Kingdom."

"We are obeying Your Majesty's orders." Everyone saluted and replied.
Chapter completed!