African Entrepreneurship Records

  Chapter 295 Denial

  The smooth progress of the transaction between the two parties has benefited from the good trading environment created by the East African government. This is a trade network planned by the East African government on the banks of the Limpopo River.

  The trade site is next to the East African garrison site. Under the deterrence of force, naturally no youngsters dare to make trouble here unless the East African Army is defeated first.

  Tariffs do not exist. Most of the goods sold in East Africa are their own products, and if taxes are collected in Africa, the Limpopo River can’t stop the merchants’ desire for money.

  At the last East African government meeting, one of the ways the East African government increased the popularity of the Matabele Plateau was to trade, not only with the natives, but also with the Boers and the Portuguese, so that was part of the plan.

   Just as Van der Meer and Uris were about to leave after completing the deal, Leon, the person in charge of the Bains Ferry trading market, suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

  He stopped Van der Meer who was about to leave in time, and Leon said: "Mr. Van der Meer, please stay!"

   "So it's you! Manager Leon." Van der Meer said, "Is Manager Leon doing anything?"

Leon: "Mr. Van der Meer, it's like this. To be honest, your ships are still too small. How much cargo can be loaded in this way, so I suggest that you better get some larger ships, which are also convenient for the Kingdom of East Africa and Transse. Trade activities between the two sides of the Republic of Vanuatu.”

  Van der Meer: "This matter! In fact, I also want to change to a bigger boat. Unfortunately, I am just a small businessman, and there is no business in the Limpopo River before. Now it is very good to get a few small boats temporarily."

Leon glanced at the goods on the small boats, and there were indeed not many of them. The people who followed Van der Meer bought mostly industrial products. The sales of local agricultural products in East Africa were very poor. Most of them could be sold. It is cashew nuts.

Leon: "Mr. Van der Meer, if you can, you can come to engage in this kind of industry. We generally have no shortage of industrial products in East Africa, but there is still a big shortage of cattle, sheep, and horses. Your boat can pull Not so many goods."

   After hearing Leon's hint, Van der Meer said, "Of course it's no problem. It's not impossible to do this. By the way, can cattle, sheep and horses offset money?"

  Leon: "You can talk to me directly about this matter. After a while, Hechingen Bank will build a branch here, and our East African government will directly purchase live cattle, sheep and horses."

  Van der Meer: "That's really great! Happy to cooperate next time."

  Leon: "Happy cooperation."

  Van der Meer's small caravan rowed towards the Transvaal Republic, looking at the trading market that became a little deserted after leaving.

  Leon said: "It still hasn't been known, and I don't know if the government of the Transvaal Republic did it on purpose."

"Hehehe, Mr. Leon, it should be because you think too much. Everything is difficult at the beginning. Now the infrastructure of Bains Ferry is not perfect. It is normal that not many people come, and people with spending power in the Transvaal Republic It is a minority, the total population of the Transvaal Republic is only so small, even if everyone has some spare money, it is impossible to spend all of them at Baines Ferry. It is already very good to develop regular customers like Van der Meer. Next, Baines As for the development of Ensi Ferry, we need to discuss it with other trading markets before we can know the result." Uris said on the side.

  Leon: "You're right, this matter can't be rushed, by the way, Mr. Uris, today's harvest is so good!"

  Youris: "It's not bad. Next time I go to Dar es Salaam to buy goods, I can send more money home."

  Leon: "That's really congratulations!"

  Uris laughed and said, "How about having a barbecue tonight?"

  Leon: "Ask me?"

   "Of course, Mr. Leon."

  …

  Mozambique.

   Maputo.

   "Your Excellency, East Africa has sent people to Mozambique!"

  Governor: "What do they want?"

   "According to the East Africans, they want to borrow a port to the south of us this time."

  Governor: "Hehe, are the East Africans out of their minds? We don't give the British face. Why do they think we will open up the port to them?"

   "But Your Excellency Governor, if East Africa really wants to do something against me under this excuse, I'm afraid we will be very passive. After all, the border between our two sides is too long now."

Governor: "You look too high on East Africa. They are just a colony formed by a group of German immigrants, and they are not colonies of Prussia and Austria. What are they going to fight against the Kingdom of Portugal? Let them go back! We will not open the port to them. Not even one place, once this hole is opened, they will be even more greedy in the future."

   "Why don't you talk to them first!"

  Governor: "There is nothing to talk about, but it's just a small country in the middle of nowhere. It's good if we don't let them open their ports to us. Send them away as soon as possible."

   "Yes, Your Excellency the Governor!"

  The new governor of Mozambique, who has no eyes on East Africa, Kabriel, just rejected East Africa's request, and even East African diplomats didn't even see him in person.

  Cabriel is a retired general of the Portuguese Army. The reason why he was sent to Mozambique by the kingdom was to clean up the mess left by the previous governor.

The battle of Malawi was too miserable before, and some people in the colony reported that the former governor was nepotism, engaged in family business, embezzled colonial assets, and suppressed patriots. Therefore, under the order of Portugal, the former governor patted his **** and returned to the mainland Go ahead and enjoy.

  When Caboril took office, he was extremely dissatisfied with Mozambique's military power. The military was slack to an outrageous level, and military expenses were embezzled by the relatives and friends of the former governor.

Therefore, Caboril, who was born in the army, carried out a large-scale rectification of the Mozambique colonial army. First, those flattering and mediocre people were cleared out of the army, and then he directly wrote to the Portuguese central government to accuse the corruption of the colonial army and the crimes of the former governor. After a lot of work, he successfully obtained a batch of firearms and funds, replaced the outdated equipment of the colonial army, and made up for the arrears of military pay.

   Judging from Cabrel's operations, he is still a relatively capable person, but his temper is a bit straightforward.

Of course, this is also one of the reasons why he was dispatched to Mozambique. The Portuguese military did not like him very much. When the government selected the governor of Mozambique, it believed that such an upright person was just sent to Mozambique to clean up the mess of the previous governor. clean up.

  After the rectification, the morale of the Mozambican army has greatly increased. The fact that Caboril paid the army makes people very happy, and they can't wait to die for Cabril.

  Caboril personally led the team to re-conquer the Kingdom of Malawi. With his excellent military quality, he finally completely conquered the Kingdom of Malawi a month ago and placed it under the management of Mozambique.

  Although, compared with the exaggerated expansion speed of East Africa, it is a bit inconspicuous, but Caboril doesn't think so. He only thinks that the former governor is completely incompetent, so that East Africa took advantage of the loophole.

  After all, he has just arrived in Mozambique. If the former governor was him, Mozambique would have invaded the interior of Africa long ago.

Although the former governor was very unbearable, he still did some practical things. For example, although the battle of Malawi was a disastrous defeat, it also greatly consumed the strength of the indigenous people. Forcing down the Kingdom of Malawi, so Caboril was missing out. Of course, it cannot be denied that the strength of the Mozambique army has risen after his reorganization.

  (end of this chapter)