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Therefore, Bismarck then directly telegraphed the German Consul General in Cape Town to inform the British colonial authorities that the Angola-Bequina (Namibia) region was under the protection of the German Empire.

This was the first overseas colony of the Germans.

The British unscrupulously exploit their national advantages and seem to be the only country in Africa.

In 1882, the British had already occupied Egypt and Sudan. In addition to Cape Town, South Africa, which was originally obtained in the Anglo-Dutch War, South Africa was also in their hands.

Not to mention the Indian Ocean coast of Africa, not to mention, in order to protect the security of the Indian colonies, the British would not allow any country to gain a foothold on the Indian Ocean coast of Africa.

India is extremely important to the British Empire. Only the British Empire with India is qualified to say that it is the world's hegemon. Without India, what is the difference in strength between Britain and Germany and France?

Britain is a kingdom, and the reason why it has the title of British Empire is because Queen Victoria crowned the Indian Emperor with the title.

India is the hegemonic foundation of the British Empire. It is densely populated, rich in products, and has a vast area. As one of the origins of ancient civilizations, India has been very mature after thousands of years of development. Its value is not at all like that of Canada or New Zealand. , comparable to places like Australia that are uninhabited, have harsh climates, and are unsuitable for human survival.

In fact, British colonies such as Canada, New Zealand, and Australia only gradually developed after World War I and World War II.

There are also British businessmen operating in Ghana and Nigeria. Needless to say, other countries cannot get involved in these places. Sooner or later, they will belong to the British.

These areas are only the apparent sphere of influence of the British in Africa.

Because of the existence of the Anglo-Portuguese Alliance, the rights and status of the British colonies in Portugal were the same as those of the Portuguese.

In other words, the Portuguese colonies in Africa, Angola and Mozambique, can also be regarded as the British sphere of influence.

After this calculation, most of the economically valuable places in Africa belong to the United Kingdom, and other countries combined can only share the remaining scraps.

For example, France, a large area of ​​France and North Africa, looks vast, but it is a large desert, the Sahara Desert, which has little economic value.

Now the British and Portuguese want to bring the Congo River Basin in central Africa under their control.

Neither Germany nor France can tolerate this greedy behavior of the British. Otherwise, Africa in the future will become a forbidden descendant of the British like the current Indian colony, and no one else can touch it.

India is the most dazzling jewel in the crown of the British Empire and the core territory of the British.

However, it was the Portuguese who first came to India, followed by the Dutch, the sea coachmen, and then the British and French.

The British took advantage of the unique advantages of their island country to fight against both sides in a series of European wars and joined forces to seize Indian territory from other countries. In the end, except for some scattered places in the hands of Portugal and France, almost all of India was in the hands of Portugal and France. The territory was occupied by the British.

Now it's Africa's turn again. If the British dominate Africa, will Africa be completely controlled by the British in a few decades like India today?

There is no doubt that neither France nor Germany will sit idly by in the face of this situation.

In other words, at this time, no matter what the attitudes of France and Germany towards the Congo, and whether they agree to let the Congo Committee manage the Congo River Basin, they must first join forces to isolate and suppress the British and break the British family in Africa. The dominant situation prevented the Anglo-Portuguese Alliance from gaining access to the mouth of the Congo River.

Constantine told the crowd about these situations, and everyone was silent for a while, as if they were trying to figure out Constantine's statement.

"But France hates Germany very much? Will they be willing to join forces with their enemy Germany?" Queen Olga quickly found the loophole in Constantine's deduction.

After the Franco-Prussian War in 1871, Germany obtained Alsace and Lorraine, which originally belonged to France, and also claimed a huge compensation of 5 billion francs. After enduring such a shame and humiliation, how could the French not have a grudge in their hearts?

“After the Berlin Conference in 1878, Germany tried to ease the contradiction between Germany and France. Bismarck made the Treaty of Berlin that favored Austria-Hungary. The Russians gradually drifted away from Germany and Austria. Seeing that the attempt to isolate France failed, Bismarck continued to Supporting the French colonial expansion"

"There are two reasons: one is to divert France's attention from the European continent to the colonies. The other is to intensify the contradiction between Britain and France. As the two colonial countries with the largest colonial area, Britain and France are expanding the colonies. There will undoubtedly be friction with Britain," Constantine said eloquently.

These are the conclusions that Constantine reached by combining some information from later generations and the information reported by Greek ambassadors to various countries.

After the Franco-Prussian War, in order to isolate and weaken France, Bismarck prepared the Alliance of the Three Emperors, an alliance composed of the three autocratic monarchies of Austria-Hungary, Germany, and Tsarist Russia.

But the loophole in this alliance was that the conflict between Russia and Austria-Hungary in the Balkans was irresolvable. At the Berlin Conference in 1878, Bismarck's obvious behavior of favoring Austria-Hungary made Russia very angry and the relationship gradually drifted away.

"Therefore, there is no doubt whether Germany and France will be unable to unite and suppress Britain because of hatred. Unless France is really willing, Africa will be completely controlled by the British like India in the future," Constantine said.

"So what should we do now? We can't just wait in vain for Germany and France to take action, right?" Although Banning believed that Constantine's analysis was reasonable, he didn't know how to act next.

"How can we be so negative? We must also take active and productive actions," Constantine said.

"Then what should we do?" The three of them were also curious about what kind of action Constantine would take.

"The staff of the Congolese Commission in London were ordered by telegram to protest to the British government that they could not decide the ownership of Congolese through private negotiations with the Portuguese without the consent of the Congolese Commission, the legal administrator of the Congo River Basin." , Constantine said loudly, his words full of indignation.

Banning "······"

Queen Olga "·······"

King George "········"

The British Empire would care about the protests of a private organization. Are you taking yourself too seriously?

What kind of fruitful action is this? The mantis is trying to act like a chariot, and it is overestimating its own capabilities!

After Britain announced its recognition of Portugal's ownership of the Congo River estuary, the German and French governments successively protested to the British government, believing that the British had no right to independently determine the ownership of African territories.

In response, on February 13, the German government announced that Togo and Cameroon would officially become protectorates of the German Empire.

It is obvious that European countries are increasingly plundering Africa.