Holy Roman Empire

Kenya is located in a tropical monsoon region, with plains along the coast, abundant rain, highlands in the middle, and deserts in the north.

Because of its rich mineral resources, it was put under the rule of the Austrian colonial government a few years ago, but what was really developed was the coastal plain, and other areas were only nominally ruled.

Kenya borders Somalia in the east, Tanzania in the south, Uganda in the west, borders Ethiopia and South Sudan in the north, and the Indian Ocean in the southeast.

Because of the unique geographical location, after the outbreak of the second Ethiopian war, the local commercial trade in Kenya suddenly flourished.

Every day, a lot of materials flow from here into the Ethiopian region.The Ethiopian army has been able to persevere until now, and this trade line has also made great contributions.

The new Sartu itself is just a colonial stronghold on the border of Kenai. Thanks to the trade prosperity brought by the war, it has already been a little town.

An ordinary manor in the east of the city is the stronghold of the Austrian arms dealer St. Dells.

At this moment, a young man broke into the air pantingly: "Mr. Sundels, the big thing is not good! Just now news came from home that the British tried to use diplomatic means to cut off our trade with Ethiopia."

The middle-aged man in a Chinese suit was dumbfounded and immediately reacted: "Mao Si, speak more slowly, the sky has not fallen."

He calmed down, Mauss said: "It is said that because the frontline was blocked, the British army was unable to make breakthrough progress, and the pressure of domestic public opinion was too great.

A week ago, the mean British sent a diplomatic note to the Vienna government, asking us to cooperate to cut off the Ethiopian trade line.

It is because they still rely on the guardian of free trade. If they encounter a little trouble, they will break the freedom of trade. It is simply ... "

Sandals interrupted: "Okay, I know what's going on. Sit down and have a cup of coffee first, it's not that serious."

Mauss puzzled: "Why are you? Mr. Stells, if the Vienna government agrees to the British request, our trade will not proceed!"

Breaking people's money is like killing their parents. The British cut off their trade routes and cut their money.

Now that the world has been divided up by the colonial empire, the arms dealers have had a hard time, and they have come across a war without letting them make a sum of money.

Sandals patted Mauss on the shoulder: "Calm down a bit, Maus. Remember that as a qualified arms dealer, you must always stay calm.

Things are not as bad as you think, even if the Vienna government agreed to sever trade with Ethiopia, did our business really break?"

Mauss asked uncertainly: "You mean-smuggling?"

Compared with normal trade, smuggling undoubtedly increases the risk greatly, and getting caught is usually fined and ruined.

Sandals said coldly: "If you know it, why do you need to say it? From Kenya to Somalia, our border with Ethiopia is so long, how to blockade?

Even if the government can do it, why should they help the British?

I guess the Vienna government ca n’t wait to let Ethiopia fight for ten or eight years.As long as the colonial government will definitely release water, the British can still run to our site to fight against smuggling?

In contrast, I am more worried that the Ethiopian government has no money in his pocket.In the first two trades, they took out a large amount of physical goods as collateral, which has already explained many problems."

Smuggling is only a basic operation of arms dealers, but genuine legal arms dealers are very few, usually with a government background.

If ordinary arms dealers do not smuggle, they will simply not survive in the brutal international competition.

As a leader in arms dealers, Sundels naturally knows when to trade legally and when it needs to be smuggled.

Mauss asked uncertainly: "Mr. Sundels, do you mean that our trade with Ethiopians is coming to an end?"

As a partner, Maus knows how difficult it is to find a partner with purchasing power.

If the Ethiopians have no money, this business will naturally end.Arms dealers don't do charity, everything starts with interests.

Sunders nodded: "From the current situation, we should be able to do it for a few months. In theory, we can also accept Ethiopian land mortgages, but the risk is a bit big."

The territories are enough to pay for the goods. This is the common practice of the European colonists at the beginning of the colonization and under their own lack of power.

Mauss instantly awakened and was able to be sent by the family to engage in the arms trade. He was naturally not a fool, or he would not be qualified to become a partner with the sleazy Sunders.

After hesitating for a while, he asked: "Mr. Sundels, do you want to be a colonial businessman?"

This year's arms trade is not as profitable as that of future generations, and arms dealers are naturally not so dedicated. They usually do whatever business makes money.

In addition to the arms trade, Sundels also conducts overseas trade, for example: selling local souvenirs from the African continent, or selling them from local industrial and commercial products.

There are many competitors in these businesses, and the profit is far less than the arms trade. It can only be regarded as a part-time job.

Sandals laughed: "Can't it?"

"Of course not, just suddenly. The current colonial merchants are not easy to do, especially the inland colonies, many of them are losing money." Mauss explained

Sundels shook his head: "It is precisely because of the loss that it is the opportunity. If it was really profitable, it would have been snatched away by the big names, and we could not even drink soup.

Originally, I was prepared to pay for a colony, but unfortunately those colonial companies were too cunning, and it was obviously a piece of land with a high price.

I can only risk the idea of ​​playing in the Ethiopian region. My appetite is not big. I have thousands of square kilometers of land.

With such a little land, the British must have no intention to worry about us.Local indigenous people are not a problem, the biggest trouble is that it is difficult to make money.

However, this is only temporary, the land resources are not renewable, but the population is constantly growing, and sooner or later will show value.

Ten years ago, Kenya was still a wild land, and now it has 800,000 immigrants. This number is still growing at a rate of 13% per year.

Of course, this is caused by the big immigration policy, and this growth rate can only be maintained for four to five years, and it will slowly drop later.

But this is enough. Ten years later, the population of Kenya has exceeded 2 million. It is still very possible.

Areas that are close to Kenya will also benefit.As the meeting point of the British and Austrian colonies, as long as some goods were smuggled into the British colonies, it was enough to recover the operating costs of the colonies.

How about, is Maus interested in joining in?If future British-Austrian conflicts erupt, we may still be able to become nobles."

Mauss frowned, and deep down he had vomited many times.Located at the border of the two countries' colonies, once a conflict broke out between the two countries, it would immediately become a battlefield.

Want to make money?Survive first and talk!The vast majority of such adventurers ended up losing money.

At the time of the high incidence of the British-Austrian conflict, thousands of people died on both sides of the conflict each year. Finally, the British population was insufficient and they could not stand the dispute that ended.

Even so, the border between the two countries ’colonies is now the most dangerous.Many homicides go beyond the merchandise, as long as they go to the opposite side to be safe, and cross-border crimes should not be too much.

Mauss refused: "Sorry, Mr. Sundels, this matter requires too much resources to invest, I can't call the shots."

Sundels was not disappointed. He wanted to collaborate with the family behind Maus instead of this kid.

It doesn't matter if the cooperation is not successful. There are too many second-generation young people in Austria. Sundels thinks his eloquence is still good. It is not a problem to flicker a few collaborators.

This is grass-roots sorrow. Sundells has worked hard for more than two decades before he has the capital to join the colonial wave. Unfortunately, the best time has long been missed.

Even now, he must find a collaborator.By relying solely on his own forces, it is still reluctant to operate a mature colony.In this kind of border area, it is impossible not to use enough force.

Including the arms trade, he chose to cooperate with Mauss, that is to draw on the network of contacts behind each other.

Sandals said generously: "It does not matter, this matter is not in a hurry. If you want to obtain a colony from the Ethiopians, then you must wait for the other party to run out of water. It is still early!"

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