In the era of Radama I, the British helped the Malagasy people in the same way as Cecil Rhodes helped the Yao people, and it was indeed in the same vein.

It turns out that this kind of only helping with weapons is not very effective, and the key to winning the war is still people, not weapons, so if it is Roque who provides support to the Malagasy people, then the French will be in a tragedy, and the fate of the Portuguese will be the fate of the French.

Of course, Roque will not do this now, France is not Portugal after all, Portugal is a small country and a widow, Roque is bullied and bullied, and Portugal has no way to take Roque.

France is different, although it was defeated in the Franco-Prussian War, but France is still a first-class power in the world, Roque does not have the ability to provoke France now, even if Roque wants to do something, it will have to wait until after the First World War, when France was already a second-rate country, not much stronger than the current Portugal.

This sounds a bit harsh, but it is actually the truth, France lost a whole generation in the First World War, so France, which was still able to compete with Germany in the First World War, was directly bulldozed by Germany after the outbreak of the Second World War, and it can be said that France collapsed after the First World War.

So Roque should be cautious now, although he will not incite the Malagasy people to revolt against the French, but Roque will not help the French to suppress the Malagasy people, which is also not in Roque's interests.

It is also not in the interests of the United Kingdom.

So Roque has an ambiguous attitude: "I am a businessman in Madagascar, so I only do what a businessman should do." ”

Henry's face was immediately full of contempt, and what Roque said was not sincere, and he simply fooled Henry for a fool.

"Don't look like that, have I done anything that makes people angry?" Roque was dissatisfied, although Roque knew that what he said just now was very bad, but compared to Roque, Henry was not much better, so the others did not say it, at least Henry was not qualified to despise Roque.

Well, the eldest brother doesn't talk about the second brother.

"Your special territory is now 400,000 square kilometers, and my territory is only 1,500 square kilometers, of course I have reason to despise you, you tell me which baron's territory can be as big as 400,000 square kilometers?" Henry's contempt was well founded, and in that respect, Roque was indeed angry.

What is the concept of 400,000 square kilometers?

Generally speaking, the area of a medium-sized country is more than 100,000 square kilometers and less than 500,000 square kilometers.

Specifically, 400,000 square kilometers is almost as large as Paraguay, more than the mainland area of Japan, Germany, and the United Kingdom, which is only 240,000 square kilometers.

"The Barony of Nyasaland—" Roque replied slowly, and then emphasized before Henry became angry, "The area of the Barony of Nyasaland is only 200,000 square kilometers, and the land within the Kingdom of Mweni Matapa is leased, and cannot be counted in the territory of the Barony of Nyasaland. ”

"Trick the devils, you must have a secret deal, otherwise you will build a port and a railway?" Henry didn't believe that Roque had such good intentions, under normal circumstances, the loan is for a limited period, and the longest is 99 years, but the loan contract signed by Roque and Xiao Si with the scum has no term, which is very revealing.

"I do that because I'm a good person!" Roque was triumphant, even if there was a behind-the-scenes deal, as long as the parties didn't admit it, no one could do anything.

As soon as the Portuguese were forced to sign an agreement with the Yao, the news shook the entire civilized world.

Different from the independence of the American countries, when the American countries were independent, the dominant group was still white, that is, the descendants of those colonists who had immigrated to the Americas before, so the independence of the American countries seemed to be very normal in Europe, because whether before or after independence, it was the white people who ruled the aborigines.

The Yao people are different, the Yao people are the aborigines of Portuguese East Africa, who have been brutally colonized by the Portuguese for hundreds of years, and finally succeeded in resisting and forcing the Portuguese to sign an alliance under the city.

If the Portuguese did not invite the British to intervene in the reconciliation, or to invite the Germans and the French to witness, then perhaps the European countries would have joined forces to suppress the Yao rebellion.

As a result, under the operation of the Portuguese, as a mediating party, Britain has now recognized the kingdom of Mweni Matapa, and Germany and France can only recognize the independence of the kingdom of Mweni Matapa.

"If you're a good person, then I'm a saint!" Henry was speechless.

Lacey immediately gave Henry an understatement.

Roque felt a little sore in his teeth.

"Seriously, do you want to invest in the Nyasaland Agricultural Development Corporation? Don't blame me for not reminding you. "Roque has good things to do or has not forgotten his brother, only when the rain and dew are even, Roque can resist the interference of external forces.

Even Henry began to be jealous of Roque, but you can imagine how jealous the British nobles were of Roque, Winston sent a telegram to Roque a few days ago, and it is estimated that this time should be low-key, and it is estimated that it is also for this reason.

If there was no threat from the native aristocracy, Roque would not have let Henry invest in the Nyasaland Agricultural Development Company, and the contract with the scum was signed by the Nyasaland Agricultural Development Company, and the current Port Edward, the railway from Nyasaland to Port Edward is considered an asset of the Nyasaland Agricultural Development Company, and the value of this part is immeasurable.

"Of course, how much am I going to pay?" Henry immediately smiled, this guy is also a bottomless person, as long as there is a benefit, he can rebel at any time.

"Let's get a million pounds first." Roque the lion opened his mouth.

"So much?" Even Lacey was surprised.

"Just kidding-" Roque laughed, it's okay to joke with his brother, but he still has to keep a little distance from his brother's wife, which Roque can understand.

"How much does that cost?" Lacey asked, Henry's estimate of the money was Lacey.

"Whatever, or, 100,000?" Roque casually offered a price, you can have as much money as you want, and the more money you pay, the more dividends you will pay in the future, and the less money you will pay - in fact, 100,000 pounds is a lot.

"Okay, I'll transfer the money to you from the RAND Bank when I go back." Lacey simply, the business of the RAND Bank is going very smoothly, Roque, Henry, Xiao Si, and Owen all have accounts in the RAND Bank, and they need to transfer funds directly to the account, and they don't even need to go to the bank.

For a big customer like Henry, all it takes is a phone call, and the business manager of the RAND Bank will take the accountant directly to Henry's home to provide services, and Henry doesn't even need to go out.

Of course, if you want to have this level of service, first of all, you must have enough funds in the account, and the scale of three or two thousand pounds is enough, and the business managers and financial staff of the RAND Bank are not so idle.

Henry didn't speak, watching Lacey and Roque haggle, and suddenly seemed to have discovered Roque's weakness.

Well, it is indeed a weakness to speak so well in the face of women.

But this weakness is very likable, at least Henry and Lacey like it.

With an investment finalized, Roque returned to Johannesburg in a happy mood, Austin Pence's business was over, and Roque had to settle accounts with the Boers.

In the case of Austin Pence, Louis Botha and Jan Smoltz were very unhappy with Roque's handling, so Roque decided to get the Boers in trouble.

Unexpectedly, before Roque could find trouble with the Boers, the Boers took the initiative to jump in front of Roque.

After the outbreak of the plague, martial law was declared in both the Transvaal and Orange, prohibiting the movement of their inhabitants at will, in other words, even if they were waiting to die, they must die in their respective areas, and must not cross the border and move around.

In order to prevent the Boers from entering the Transvaal illegally, the cavalry regiments stationed in Kronstad and the militia groups in Kronstad were strictly guarded and resolutely did not allow the Boers to bring the plague virus into the Transvaal.

In recent times, the plague epidemic in the Transvaal is decreasing, fewer and fewer cases of infection and suspected infection have been detected, and the number of patients and suspected patients sent to quarantine every day has increased from more than 100 people per day at the beginning to single digits every day now, and the plague is about to end completely.

In general, if no plague patients are found for a week, then the epidemic is basically over, and Johannesburg has not found any plague patients for two consecutive days in November, or suspected plague patients, which already indicates that the plague in Johannesburg is coming to an end.

At the same time, the plague in Orange was still at a high rate, and about 9,000 people died in Orange throughout October, and in November, the epidemic not only did not abate, but intensified, killing hundreds or even thousands of people almost every day.

By November 20, the number of people who had died from the plague in Orange had reached 17,000, and if it did, no one would be willing to emigrate to southern Africa.

On the afternoon of November 21, a cavalry regiment of cavalry was on patrol.

This cavalry carried military dogs, so the patrol speed was not fast, although the epidemic in Johannesburg had not been lifted, but Kronstad was not affected by too much plague, so the cavalry were in a relaxed mood.

"Our Transvaal is better, Orange is miserable, you know Wilkham, the people in that town are almost dead, I heard that there are only a dozen people left in the town." The non-commissioned officer who led the team believed in the reins and rejoiced that he was stationed in the Transvaal.

"Those Boers deserve to die, I hope the plague will wipe out the Boers completely." Some knights teased casually, which immediately caused the whole team to laugh.

A knight casually glanced in the direction of Bloemfontein, and in the sparse rain, there seemed to be someone walking towards Kronstad.

"Enemy, enemy, enemy—enemy attack!" The knight's voice changed in fright.

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