The shipyard in Nyasaland is still in a relatively early stage, and even the shipyard is a bit too much, after all, it only produces some fishing boats, as well as cargo ships for inland river transportation, and so far, the largest ships produced have not exceeded fifty tons, so there is really no technical content.

What can really make the Nyasaland shipyard take off should be the application of diesel engines.

Compared to the steam engine commonly used today, the advantages of the diesel engine are huge, and the possibilities for improvement are almost infinite, as long as the Nyasaland shipyard can successfully load the diesel engine on the ship, then this is a huge leap for the Nyasaland shipyard.

In fact, it is not difficult to load the diesel engine on the ship, or that sentence, the machining of this period is still at a relatively rudimentary level, Bobby Holt can tinker out motorcycles in the handicraft workshop, Nyasaland shipyards have land, capital, technology, and manpower, so it is unrealistic for Nyasaland to build a giant ship like the "Titanic", and it is very simple to build a patrol speedboat.

Nyasaland Shipyard now has more than a dozen technicians, they are all from the famous Royal Navy Shipyard in Portsmouth, England, most of them are retired old technicians, the Royal Navy, Portsmouth Shipyard dislikes them for being old and frail, and does not give them the opportunity to continue working, Nyasaland does not dislike them, they only need to move their mouths in Nyasaland Shipyard, all the work is done by young workers, and the shipyard pays them higher salaries than when they used to work at the Royal Navy Shipyard in Portsmouth, The old technicians are very satisfied.

As early as the 17th century, British trading ships had begun to employ Chinese crews, and in the era of steamships, there were more Chinese sailors on British naval warships than before, and most of the Chinese crews were diligent and capable, so they were extremely recognized by many steamship companies.

In a magazine in 1911, the Chinese crew members were described as follows: "There is no distinction between high and low classes, they are clear-headed, adaptable, hard-working, hard-working, industrious and thrifty." ”

This is not a made-up plot, it is a fact that has already happened, or is happening.

The Nyasaland Shipping Company also employs a lot of Chinese sailors, and even some senior sailors come to the Nyasaland Shipping Company to serve as captains directly, and the shipping company is now training its own crews, and it will not be long before there will be a marine police in Nyasaland using diesel-powered patrol speedboats, which may be the beginning of the Nyasaland Navy.

"Everything we do now has the potential to blossom in the future, so we have to seize every opportunity, even if the current opportunity does not seem good, we can only succeed if we work hard, you know, there will never be a day when everything is ready." Roque was convincing Frank that the War Office would act with Nyasaland to take revenge on the Belgians in the Congo Free State.

After the four Tetera captives were returned to Nyasaland, Nyasaland of course had to verify their identities.

It turned out to be good, the four Tytera captives were all immediate relatives of the chief of Tytera, so the Belgians did not kill them, but hoped that the Tytera would take money to ransom them.

This is also a European tradition, the battle between the two armies is not a war of life and death, but more like a business, one side catches the leader of the other side, not to make an example of the canonical punishment, but to ask for a ransom and sell it, which is completely different from the thinking of the East to cut the grass and eradicate the root cause to prevent future troubles.

The current situation of the Teryla is actually very bad, although the Belgians claim to have conquered the Teryla in the international community, but the Teryla resistance has not stopped, last year the Teryla rebelled against the Belgians again, and the result was another miserable failure, and now the remnants of the Teryla have retreated to Tanganyika, the resistance in the Congo Free State is getting weaker and weaker, and without external support, most of the Teryla people will not be able to return to the Congo Free State on their own.

"Even the Germans can provide support to the Tertellas, what are we waiting for?" Roque was heartbroken, with the strength of the Belgians, they could actually occupy the 2.3 million square kilometers of the Congo Free State, and I really didn't know what kind of ecstasy Britain, France, and Germany were poured into by Leopold II at the Berlin Conference.

"The Belgians are our allies, and we cannot be as unscrupulous as the Germans." Frank also has his concerns, not to mention that only three Chinese died on the Nyasaland side, even if three white people died, standing on the height of the country, it is not worth starting a war.

Relations between Belgium and Great Britain were indeed very good, and during the First World War, Belgium fought hand in hand with Britain to occupy Tanganyika, Germany.

"Okay, if you don't agree, forget it, I'll get justice for Nyasaland in my own way." Roque no longer talks nonsense with Frank, this guy is a bureaucrat, and it is impossible to keep pace with Roque.

"Wait, Lord—" Frank tried to fight for it, but Roark didn't stop.

Back at the headquarters of the Nyasaland Agricultural Development Corporation, where he temporarily lives, there is still someone waiting for Roque, Dennis Wilde, a senior manager at the British Rubber Company.

About 10 years ago, the British Belgian Rubber Company was established and came to the Congo Free State to lease large tracts of land and start growing rubber.

Leopold II is the majority shareholder of the company, holding 50 percent of the company's shares.

At the beginning of its establishment, the situation was very good, the price of land in the Congo Free State was low, the local population was large, the supply of rubber was in short supply, and the production was quite good.

In the twentieth century, the long-standing expropriation was finally at an end, because the population was declining, there were not enough workers on the rubber plantations, and the output was declining year after year, and the dissatisfaction of the British Rubber Company with Leopold II had accumulated to the extreme.

"- We at the Ingpee Rubber Company very much hope that Lord Nyasaland will do something in this matter, I am also an Englishman, and of course I will not ignore the fact that Leopold II harms the interests of Great Britain, and if Lord Nyasaland you do something, we at the Engbi Rubber Company will be happy to serve you." Dennis Wilder came at a very good time, and the sense of a businessman is indeed more acute than that of a politician.

Leopold II's strength in the Congo Free State was not strong, only more than 10,000 people, and the soldiers were all Congolese, because of Leopold II's cruel rule, Leopold II had long since turned away from Germany.

The fact that the two companies on the border had been silently wiped out had spread throughout the Congo Free State in just a few days, and everyone could see that the Congo Free State army was vulnerable to the Nyasaland people, and that it was time to choose sides, and if you missed this opportunity, you would not have the right to serve the cake at the end.

"Thank you very much, Dennis, how is the situation of Inpi Rubber now?" Roque is concerned about the situation of the British Rubber Company in the Congo Free State, and can choose a side to bet now, the British Rubber Company must be very ambitious, if the British Rubber Company is really helpful to Roque, of course Roque will also have something in return, this is an exchange of interests.

"It's not too good, Leopold II has 50 percent of the shares in the British Belgian Rubber Company, but after all, it is not 100 percent, and the British Belgian Rubber Company is in a similar situation, there are four more companies in the Congo Free State, Leopold II has shares in all five of our enterprises, the other four are Belgian enterprises, only the British Belgian Rubber Company belongs to our British Empire-" Denis Wilder's request is obvious, the five companies will divide the Congo Free State together, how can one of them swallow the Congo Free State alone.

Roque smiled and said nothing, although with the cooperation of the British and Belgian rubber companies, it would be easier for Roque to deal with Leopold II, but the British and Belgian rubber companies are not indispensable, even without the cooperation of the British and Belgian rubber companies, it will not be too difficult for Roque to deal with Leopold II, if the British and Belgian rubber companies want to swallow the Congo Free State in one bite, then the British and Belgian rubber companies are thinking too much.

"Sir, you may be mistaken, we do not want to monopolize the interests of the Congo Free State, we only want to be qualified to participate in the distribution of benefits." Dennis Wild retreated, and if he could, the British and Belvarian rubber companies would like to monopolize the Congo Free State, but if they couldn't, then it would be possible to equalize the benefits.

It is better to have even the benefits than to get nothing at all.

Roque is finally satisfied, the reason why everyone earns money is of course understood by Roque, but only what Roque gives, others can take it, Roque doesn't give it, and others can't stretch out their hands.

Sending off Dennis Wilde, there were still people lining up to see Roque, and then the Germans.

"Hello Lord, I'm Norman Bessie of the Bessie Company, and it's a pleasure to meet you." Norman Bassey was a tall, large beard with a beard on his face that was more lush than the hair on his head.

Roque just smiled and didn't even say hello.

It's not that Roque is not polite, it is normal for the British barons not to give German businessmen a good look, not to mention, this Bessie company Roque has never heard of, maybe it has just been established, and even Norman Bessie's name is not necessarily true, so Roque really can't lift his spirits.

If it weren't for the delicate relationship between Germany and the Congo Free State, Roque would not have met Norman Bessie at all.

Norman Bassey also knew that he was not welcomed, and said hello without waiting for Roque to respond, so he went directly to Roque.

This made Roque seem even more unhappy.

"Sir, I've come to talk to you about a business." Norman Bassey gets straight to the point.

"Tell me about it." Roque was noncommittal, it was good to have something to say directly, there was no need to waste everyone's time, if Norman Bassey came up and went around in circles, Roque would directly serve tea to the guests.

"Let's deal with the Belgians together, and then we will take what we need." Norman Bessie was full of confidence.

The Belgians are also pushing down the wall.

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