In order to ensure that the negotiations can go smoothly, Christian hopes that Roque will set the tone for the negotiations.

Simply put, it is for Roque to decide the terms of the Republic of Congo and the Kingdom of Congo, so that the negotiations can proceed smoothly.

This is also no way, a group of people are greedy and insufficient, if Isaiah Chamberlain and Lu Taitai are allowed to play freely, it is estimated that they will not be able to talk about the results next year.

Roque didn't talk nonsense, and he no longer had much trust in Isaiah Chamberlain and Lu Taitai, and directly asked Angel to bring a map of the Congo Free State over.

and a ruler.

However, when he saw the map, Roque once again fully realized that the European powers were deeply malicious towards Belgium, a country with an area of more than 2.34 million square kilometers, the mouth to the sea was only 37 kilometers long, and there was no natural harbor, which was not as good as Portugal.

This is also understandable, although Portugal is now in decline, after all, it has been glorious in history, and it was still a little confident when the Berlin Conference was held.

Also at the time of the Berlin Conference, Leopold II was so poor that he could hardly even raise the funds for the formation of a colonial development mission, and the Berlin Conference in 1884 confirmed Leopold II's right to administer the Congo Free State, but it was not until 1894 ten years later that the colonial army formed by Leopold II completed full control of the Congo Free State.

However, Portugal is too bullying, just between the Congo Free State and French Equatorial Africa, there is a small Portuguese West African enclave of Cabinda, the 2.34 million square kilometers of Congo Free State coastline is only 37 kilometers, and the area of only more than 7,000 square kilometers of Cabinda coastline is 90 kilometers, and Cabinda is also a natural harbor.

In this way, it is estimated that at the time of the Berlin Conference, Leopold II was also very aggrieved in his heart.

Roque took a ruler for a long time, and finally determined the midpoint of the coastline of the Congo Free State, and then put the other end of the ruler in Bukavu, and directly drew it with a pencil, and the dividing line between the future Republic of the Congo and the Kingdom of the Congo was freshly baked.

If you just look at the area, both sides are about the same, it doesn't matter if you lose a little and make a little money, it is the right thing to end the state of war as soon as possible.

After the stroke, I found that my hand trembled a little when I was drawing, and the lines were a little crooked, and just when Roque wanted to re-determine, Christian finally couldn't help but speak.

"That's fine, Lord, or there will be controversy in the future—"

That's right, if there are two lines at the same time, I guess there will be real trouble.

However, the two lines are in line with the British national design, and if you don't bury a pit at this time, you will be sorry for the identity of the British.

"In the middle is a demilitarized zone, avoiding direct contact between the two sides." Roque's reasons seem to be strong, but the two lines that seem to be almost closely connected on the map are actually more than 10,000 square kilometers circled.

It's enough to set up another country!

"Looks good, Boma on one side and Leopoldville on the other, which do you want?" Christian didn't care about these details and took the initiative to give Yaya the choice.

Yaya was sweating profusely, the clothes on her body were a little wet, the muscles on her face twitched and looked like she was on the verge of collapse, it is estimated that he has never experienced such a magical scene in his life, looking at the two straight lines that are closely connected on the map, it is really-

I couldn't find the right words to describe it.

"Sir, you pick first." Fortunately, Yaya has not forgotten her identity, Christian is Yaya's boss, and this rule still has to be observed.

"Well, Leopoldville is yours." Christian is welcome, in terms of area, it seems that the northern half is a little larger, but the southern half is more valuable, and Katanga is in the southern half.

Katanga, formerly including Lubumbashi, which has been annexed by Nyasaland, covers an area of nearly 520,000 square kilometers, with dense forests and endless grasslands on the ground, and rich mineral resources underground, including copper and a third of the world's cobalt reserves.

Cobalt is an important raw material for the production of heat-resistant alloys, cemented carbides, anti-corrosion alloys, magnetic alloys and various cobalt salts, and cobalt-based alloys or cobalt-containing alloy steels can be used as blades, impellers, ducts, jet engines, rocket engines, missile components and various high-load heat-resistant parts in chemical equipment and important metal materials for the atomic energy industry.

Generally speaking, a cobalt ore grade greater than 0.01% has mining value, and 0.2% can be regarded as concentrate.

The cobalt ore in Katanga has a grade of around 0.4 and is mostly associated with copper, which is shallow and can be mined in open pit.

After the outbreak of the rebellion in the Congo Free State, the Haut-Katanga Mining Complex suffered heavy losses, and the general manager, Isaiah Chamberlain, became one of the leaders of the rebels, and Katanga is now the property of the Congolese company, with an annual rent of 100,000 pounds.

This was again a clearly unequal treaty, and during the reign of Leopold II in the Congo Free State, the Haut-Katanga Mining Complex paid 10 percent of the profits as rent, while paying the cost of the occupation.

Now it's only 100,000 pounds a year, which is almost like giving away for nothing.

This 100,000 includes not only the underground deposits in Katanga, but also the forests and pastures in Katanga, and the managers of the Congo companies sell more than 100,000 pounds a year just by selling trees, as long as they are not stupid.

"Sir, the rubber company still needs a general manager." Yaya didn't dare to make her own decisions, and this position would definitely have to be appointed by Roque.

Compared to the mineral resources of the southern Congo Free State, the main source of income in the north is rubber plantations.

About a decade ago, rubber plantations in the northern Congo Free State brought Leopold II more than a million pounds in profits every year, corresponding to an average of more than 100,000 Africans killed each year.

When Leopold II handed over the Congo Free State to the Belgian government, most of the rubber plantations in the northern Congo Free State belonged to the British Belgian Rubber Company, and after the rebellion, the British and Belgian Rubber Company also suffered heavy losses, many of which were burned and destroyed by the rebels, and the losses were immeasurable, and it is estimated that they may not be restored within ten years.

It takes many years for a rubber tree to mature from planting, and if you start tapping rubber too early, it will affect the life span of the rubber tree.

However, the yield of rubber trees that have just started tapping will not be too high, and it will not form a relatively stable yield until five years after the start of tapping.

"Would you like to try?" Roque didn't want to find anyone else, and Yaya was the best candidate.

The main responsibility of the general manager is to maintain the stability of the rubber plantation, supervise the work of the workers, and use some violent means when necessary.

"Of course, sir, I do!" Yaya didn't expect Roque to hand over the rubber company to him to manage, this job is indeed more offensive, but it also means that Yaya began to gradually move from behind the scenes to the front of the stage.

In the past, Yaya was a scavenger who hid in the dark and did dirty work, the kind that was unsightly, and if Roque was not satisfied with Yaya's work, he could dispose of Yaya at any time.

In charge of the rubber company, although there will be no profit in the short term, it is really entering Roque's side, which is a huge improvement compared to before.

"You don't have to worry about technical matters, the College of Forestry of the University of Nyasaland will send technicians, you have to absolutely ensure their personal safety, arrange their food, clothing, housing and transportation, I don't ask you to make profits in a short period of time, ten or eight years, you have to endure loneliness." Roque is demanding, in fact, as the general manager of the rubber company, he will not delay Yaya to do private work, and because of the particularity of the rubber plantation, Yaya can also raise soldiers in the name of righteousness, which is more conducive to Roque to exert influence on the future Congolese kingdom.

"I will ensure their personal safety, and I will make a profit as soon as possible." Yaya is full of ambition, even if she asks Yaya to run Yaya with money at this time.

Yaya first met Roque in Oaktown, when Yaya and Kaka were overseers under Christian.

Ten years have passed, and Yaya and Kaka are now able to take charge on their own, Yaya has been working for Roque all these years, and Kaka has become the general manager of Christian Construction. There are more than 50,000 construction workers under his command.

This is also because there are now engineering troops in southern Africa, so Christian's construction company is shrinking.

A few years ago, at the height of the Christian construction company, there were more than 100,000 construction workers, and from Nyasaland to Rhodesia to the Transvaal, you can see the construction site of the Christian construction company.

"Alright, let's get to work, and tell Isaiah Chamberlain and Lu Taitai that my patience is limited." Roque wants to end the war as soon as possible and start to restore the economy, and then he may have to face the expeditionary force formed by the Belgian government, so the military cannot be relaxed.

Watching Christian and Yaya leave, Angel and Barton were relatively speechless.

Today's scene had too much impact on Angel's Barton, they knew that southern Africa had a great influence on neighboring countries and regions, but they didn't know that it would be so big.

Moreover, Angel and Barton have a new understanding of Roque today, and the appearance of Roque holding a ruler and measuring the map in the office is estimated to be preserved in their memories forever.

"Barton, I feel really lucky right now that we live in Southern Africa, not in the Congo Free State." Angel's feelings are very deep, but they are still not in place.

"Anqi, you're not right, we're lucky not because of Southern Africa, but because of the Lord, you can't imagine how the Chinese in Southern Africa lived when the Lord didn't come to Southern Africa—" Patton understood better, and now Anton often tells Patton about those dark days.

It's really hard to look back.