African Entrepreneurship Records

  Chapter 278 More than three thousand kilometers

  Previous life Southwest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the bank of the Kwango River.

  Commander of the West Route Army, Merke arrived here with the East African Army and Msiri's servants.

  Kuango River is a tributary of the Congo River. It originates from the Lunda Plateau in Angola, flows into the Kasai River and then flows into the Congo River.

  The Kasai River is the largest tributary on the left bank of the Congo River. The main tributaries of the Kasai River from upstream to downstream include the Sankuru River, Shiwembe River, Shikapa River, Kuilu River, and Kuango River. This area has a dense water network, a large terrain drop, and rich water resources.

  The main tributaries of the Kasai River from upstream to downstream include the Sankuru River, Shiwembe River, Shikapa River, Kuilu River, and Kuango River.

   Among them, the Kuango River is the former boundary river between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola, and now it is used as the national boundary by East Africa, and the opposite is the sphere of influence of the Kingdom of Congo and the Angola colony.

   "We have controlled the right bank of the Kuango River, and our trip will end here. Thank you, Mr. Msiri, for your cooperation. Our East African Division will provide you and your subjects with the convenience of migration in accordance with the prior agreement."

   After all, Merke held a pencil in his hand and drew a red line along the line of the Kuango River on the map. There are also several rivers flowing north-south on the map, and the Kuango River is the last one.

  Msiri has already made preparations, and he doesn't mind this, but there is still one thing he can't complain about, "Your Excellency Merk, these are all easy to talk about, that is, can the Kingdom of East Africa provide me with more tobacco and alcohol?"

   Under the deliberate cultivation of the East African Kingdom, Msiri eventually fell into a drunkard and a smoker.

   "Of course no problem! Mr. Msiri, this matter is easy to handle. We can give you a batch for free, but you can only buy it with money in the future."

   "Naturally no problem," Msiri replied.

  The money East Africa asks for actually refers to precious metals, animal skins and some special products. In short, all valuables can be exchanged, which is completely a small problem for Msiri.

   "Your Excellency Merk, I don't know where you plan to arrange for us?" Although Msiri knew that East Africa had already arranged a route for his kingdom, he didn't know the specific location, only knew that it was in the north.

"Look!" Merk spread out the map and said to Msiri, "This is East Africa. Now our position is here, and Ni's kingdom is at this position. You will go all the way east until you reach this lake (Tanga Nika) area, then take a boat to Bujumbura, turn northwest here, and finally cross the northern territory of East Africa, and come here, here we call Cameroon in East Africa.”

   Looking at the big circle drawn by Merke on the map, Msiri was a little surprised. This was different from the migration he thought at the beginning! This distance is too far!

  In fact, in Africa, the migration of indigenous kingdoms and tribes is very common. The Yeke Kingdom in Msiri migrated westward due to the expansion of East Africa.

  But the usual migration of indigenous people is from the original area to a nearby area, and the migration route announced by Merk to Msiri directly bypasses the Congo rainforest and wraps around a big circle.

  Although Msiri is very unfamiliar with maps, he has been following Merk these days, watching him often flipping maps, so he knows some concepts.

Msiri once asked Merk where his kingdom was, but Merk pointed on the map, and a place the size of a finger was the entire territory of his kingdom, and the East Africa next to it was just a slap in the face compared to the Yeke Kingdom , and now the area of ​​East Africa is even larger.

   Seeing that Msiri was a little worried, Merke comforted him: "The distance is a bit long, but it's not too difficult, isn't it just over 3,000 kilometers! There is still a waterway in the middle, so it won't take too much time."

  Msiri doesn't know how long more than 3,000 kilometers are, but he knows that the line drawn by Merk can go around the Yeke Kingdom many times just from the map.

  Forget it, anyway, the food on the road is paid by East Africa, so I don’t care about such a long journey. Msiri then asked: "Cameroon, how is the environment here?"

   "It's similar to here, maybe a little more rain, and there is not much difference in other things, and the indigenous power there is very weak, you can still be king when you go there." Merk replied.

  Msiri asked with some doubts: "In this case, why didn't you take that place in East Africa!"

"Hehehe, East Africa is already at its limit now. We still have a lot of land in our hands that has not been developed, and we don't have time to manage such a distant place. And I'm not afraid that you know that the purpose of East Africa now is to clean up the local aborigines. As for the means, Then it’s hard to say, if you hadn’t had a good attitude and cooperated well at the beginning, you might end up like the natives we wiped out before, so migrating to the north is also a good place, and we won’t be able to control you there.” Moore K said.

  Although the words were a little harsh, they were all true. Msiri pondered for a while, and felt that the one who knew the current affairs was the hero in the original blow.

  Msiri confirmed again: "Mr. Merk, the natives there are really weak, you won't lie to me, will you?"

"That's natural, Mr. Msiri, you have also done business on the East African grasslands, and you should know the shape of those tribes on the East African grasslands. To be honest, the kingdom you created is a symbol of civilization compared with them. Cameroon The situation is similar to that of the East African grasslands before, and what you have in your hand is a hot weapon, but the natives still use spears and bows, so don’t say that your muskets can’t defeat those natives.”

   "It turned out to be like this. If my army goes there, it should be easy to gain a foothold. No, it should be said to be their new ruler." Knowing the status of those indigenous people, Msiri became more confident.

  Msiri has a firearms unit in his hand, with a scale of thousands of people, plus the usual armed forces of the Yeke Kingdom, thousands of people. Such strength can indeed beat the local natives of Cameroon.

   "Mr. Merkel, I have one last question!"

"you say?"

   "That is, my kingdom has moved into this so-called Cameroon, how can I get your goods after that?"

  Msiri looked at the map and found that Cameroon, which the Kingdom of East Africa refers to, is not a short distance from East Africa, or even separated.

Merkel said: "This is easy to handle. When the time comes, you send a caravan and report to our border personnel. It's ok, business! Our East African kingdom is very welcome. Oh, don't forget to mention With your own name, no matter how you say it, you are a person who has contributed to East Africa, so maybe you can get a little discount."

Unlike the closed coastal areas of East Africa, the Kingdom of East Africa also advocates free trade in the interior, because compared with the natives, there is a gap between industrial countries and agricultural countries in East Africa. With the small commodities produced by the Hexingen Consortium, it can be obtained from African countries. The chiefs obtained various resources needed in East Africa.

  (end of this chapter)