Kenya is located in a tropical monsoon region, with plains along the coast, abundant rainfall, highlands in the middle and deserts in the north.

Because of its abundant mineral resources, it was included in the ruling scope by the Austrian colonial government several years ago. However, what is really developed is only the coastal plains, and other areas are just nominal rule.

Kenya is bordered by Somalia in the east, Tanzania in the south, Uganda in the west, Ethiopia in the north, and South Sudan in the southeast, and the Indian Ocean in the southeast.

Because of its unique geographical location, after the outbreak of the Second Ethiopian War, local commercial trade in Kenya suddenly flourished.

A large amount of supplies flowed from here to Ethiopia. The Egyptian army has been able to persist until now, and this trade line has made great contributions.

New Saltu itself is just a colonial stronghold on the border of Kenya and E., and thanks to the trade prosperity brought by the war, it has become a little bit like a small town.

An ordinary manor in the east of the city is the stronghold of the Austrian arms dealer Saint Dels.

At this time, a young man broke in panting: "Mr. St. Dels, something is wrong! Just now, news came from the country that the British attempted to use diplomatic means to cut off our trade with Ethiopia."

The middle-aged man in gorgeous clothes looked darker and then he reacted: "Maosi, say slowly, the sky has not yet collapsed."

After calming down his mood, Maoss said that it was because the front line was blocked and the British army was unable to make breakthrough progress for a long time, and the domestic public opinion was too under pressure.

A week ago, the mean British sent a diplomatic note to the Vienna government, asking us to cooperate in cutting off the Ethiopian trade line.

Fortunately, they even used the guardians of free trade to take charge. After encountering some minor trouble, they wanted to break trade freedom, which was simply..."

Saint Dels interrupted, "Okay, I know what's going on. Sit down and have a cup of coffee first, it's not that serious."

Maos said in confusion: "Why are you? Mr. St. Dels, if the Vienna government agrees to the British's request, our trade will not continue!"

Cutting off people's wealth is like killing parents. The British blocked the trade line, which cut off their wealth.

Now that the world has been divided up by the colonial empire, the arms dealers have not had a good life. After finally encountering a war, they are not allowed to make a fortune. Maos has enough reason to be angry.

St. Dels patted Maus on the shoulder: "Calm down, Maus. Remember that as a qualified arms dealer, you must be calm at all times.

Things are not as bad as you think. Even if the Vienna government agrees to cut off trade with Ethiopia, will our business path really be cut off?”

Maos asked uncertainly: "What do you mean - smuggling?"

Compared with normal trade, smuggling undoubtedly greatly increases the risk, and if you are caught, you will usually be fined and will lose everything.

Saint Dels said coldly: "Just know, why do you need to say it? From Kenya to Somalia, the border between us and Ethiopia is so long, how should we block it?

Even if the government can do it, why do they help the British?

I guess the Vienna government wants to fight Ethiopia for ten or eight years. As long as the colonial government will definitely let the water go, can the British still run to our territory to crack down on smuggling?

In contrast, I am more worried that the Ethiopian government has no money in its pocket. In the first two trades, they took out a lot of physical goods as collateral, which has explained a lot of problems."

Smuggling is only the basic operation of arms dealers. There are actually very few truly legal arms dealers, and usually have government backgrounds.

If ordinary arms dealers do not smuggle, they will not be able to survive in the cruel international competition.

As the leader among arms dealers, St. Dels naturally knows when to trade legally and when to smuggle.

Maos asked uncertainly: "Mr. St. Dels, do you mean that our trade with the Ethiopians is about to end?"

As a partner, Maosi knew very well how difficult it was to find a partner with purchasing power.

If the Ethiopians have no money, the business will naturally end. The arms dealer will not do charity and everything starts from the interests.

Saint Dels nodded: "From the current situation, we should be able to do it for a few months. In theory, we can still accept land mortgages from Ethiopians, but the risk is a bit high."

The territory is used to pay for the goods, which is a common method used by European colonists when they are not strong enough when they are unable to colonize.

Mao Si suddenly woke up. He was naturally not a fool to be sent by his family to engage in arms trade, otherwise he would not be qualified to become a partner with the cunning St. Dels.

After hesitating for a while, he asked, "Mr. St. Dels, do you want to transform into a colonial businessman?"

The arms trade these days is not as profitable as later generations, so arms dealers are naturally not so dedicated. They usually do whatever their business makes money.

In addition to engaging in arms trade, Saint Dels also does overseas trade, such as selling local specialties from the African continent, or selling industrial and commercial products from the local area.

These business competitors have many competitors, and their profits are far less than those of arms trade, so they can only be considered part-time jobs.

St. Dels smiled and said, "Isn't it possible?"

"Of course not, it's just a bit sudden. It's not easy to do colonial merchants nowadays, especially inland colonies, where many are losing money." Maoss explained

Saint Dels shook his head: "It is precisely because of losses that is the opportunity. If it were profitable, it would have been snatched away by the big guys long ago, and we can't even drink the soup.

Originally, I was going to pay for a colony, but unfortunately those colonial companies were too cunning. They obviously had a piece of bad land and had a sky-high price.

I can only take the idea of ​​risking the Ethiopian region. I have a small appetite, and I can satisfy myself if I have thousands of square kilometers of land.

With such a little land, the British must not have the heart to care about us. Local natives are not a problem, and the biggest trouble is that they are difficult to make a profit.

However, this is only temporary. Land resources are not renewable, but population is growing continuously, and value will be reflected sooner or later.

Kenya was still a wilderness ten years ago, and now it has 800,000 immigrants, and this number is still growing at a rate of 13% per year.

Of course, this is caused by the large immigration policy. This growth rate can only be maintained for four or five years, and will slowly decline later.

But this is enough. It is still very likely that the population of Kenya will exceed two million in ten years.

At that time, the area close to Kenya will also benefit. As the intersection of the British and Austrian colonies, as long as you smuggle some goods into the British colonial areas, it will be enough to recover the operating costs of the colony.

How about it, is Maos interested in participating in a group? If the conflict between Britain and the Austrians breaks out in the future, we might become nobles."

Mao Si frowned, and deep down he had complained countless times. Located at the junction of the colonies of the two countries, once a conflict broke out between the two countries, it would immediately become a battlefield.

Want to make money? Let’s talk about it first! Most of these adventurers will lose all their money in the end.

At that time, during the high incidence of the British-Austrian conflict, thousands of people died in conflicts every year on both sides. In the end, the British were in short supply and could not withstand the dispute.

Even so, the border area between the two countries' colonies is now the most dangerous area. Many killers should be safe as long as they go to the opposite side, so there should be no cross-border crimes.

Maos refused, "Sorry, Mr. St. Durs, this matter requires too much resources to invest in, and I cannot make the decision."

St. Dels was not disappointed. He wanted to cooperate with the family behind Maos, not this young boy.

It doesn’t matter if the cooperation is not achieved. There are too many aspiring second-generation young people in Austria. Saint Dels thinks that his eloquence is good, so it is not a problem to fool a few collaborators.

This is the sorrow of grassroots. St. Dels worked hard for more than 20 years before he had the capital to join the colonial wave. Unfortunately, the best time had been missed.

Even now, he must find a partner. He can only rely on the power he manages himself to run a mature colony. In such a border area, it is impossible to do without sufficient force.

Including the arms trade, he chose to cooperate with Maos in order to use the network of personal connections behind the other party.

Saint Dels said generously: "It doesn't matter, there is no hurry to do this. If you want to obtain a colony from the Ethelbians, you have to wait for the other party to end your life. It's still early!"
Chapter completed!