According to the regulations, the first thing government personnel at all levels did when they went to work was to clean up, and the second thing was to listen to the news. In the conference room of Khartoum, the capital of the East African administrative region, Wang Mingshan, who was on duty in turn, read the latest news in Anhui Mandarin.
"His Majesty the Emperor made a speech in North America that 'state ownership of land' is the fundamental system of the Min dynasty, and it is not allowed to be shaken …"
"There is a wave of immigration to North America, and a large number of young people choose to start a business in North America, to open up a higher future for themselves …"
"The King of Portugal finally decided to accept Britain's request and recognize the new Brazilian republican government …"
Regarding Portugal, the heads of the East African administrative region could not help but look at the wall. There was a new map of the East African administrative region, and the Portuguese colony on it had been used the same color as the East African administrative region. In the final provisions of the 1884 Berlin Conference, there was a provision of "effective occupation," which was widely believed to be against Portugal.
According to the time of operating in Africa, Portugal was undoubtedly the country with the longest history in Europe. According to the coastal strongholds in Africa, Portugal was also the country in Europe with the most local strongholds in Africa. Therefore, countries led by Britain formulated the provision of "effective occupation," so that a small country like Portugal would not be able to maintain its colonial rule in Africa.
The British naturally did this for Britain's own interests, and China chose to go along with Britain's suggestion for China's interests. In Africa, China was more confident than Britain.
"Will the Portuguese follow the British to denounce us?" Wei Kun, the deputy director of the East African administrative region office, asked.
Unlike his brother, Wei Kun had the halo of the Wei family on his head. In a place like East Africa, the significance of Wei Kun's appearance was to make people look forward to the future of East Africa. The work of the deputy director of the office required a divisional cadre. Wei Kun himself had been promoted to a divisional cadre when he was in Shanxi. Therefore, he was directly placed in this very interesting position.
Since the deputy director of the office asked a question, someone answered, "What good does it do for Portugal to follow Britain?"
"If they don't follow Britain, they will probably be beaten by Britain. Mentioning the hatred of China taking away the colonies can effectively divert domestic contradictions and give the King of Portugal a chance to step down. "Wei Kun answered the question slowly.
Hearing Wei Kun's reply, Wang Mingshan sighed inwardly. The children of Governor Wei Ze's family were smart enough, and Qi Rui naturally didn't need to be mentioned. Leading the motorized infantry at the forefront meant that his future was limitless. Wei Kun's performance was also very impactful. Wei Kun had been in East Africa for more than two months, but he didn't think much of it. In these two months, Wei Kun did one thing. He formed a council and made the black village chiefs and tribal leaders members of the council. Each village and tribe had to "pay tribute" to five pairs of boys and girls every year, and these people were enrolled in China's schools.
Compared with China's previous management in Africa, the previous operators completely listened to the wise advice of the Military Governor Of Vaize, and then reluctantly worked in Africa and made a lot of money at the same time. Now Wei Kun's approach made it clear that he wanted to manage East Africa for a long time.
On the wall behind Wei Kun, there was a flag with a pure white background. On the flag, there was a red and blue Tai Chi Pisces diagram with the origin removed. Four of the Eight Trigrams around it had also been removed, leaving only Qian, Kun, Kan, and Li. It represented "Yin, Yang, Water, and Fire." When this flag was sent to the East African administrative region, many China people felt that the message on the flag was too radical. However, people later combined theory with reality and found that the future of the East African administrative region was probably the fate of a vassal state. Even if such a radical flag was used, there was no practical problem. That was why they chose to accept the flag full of China's cultural elements.
While accepting the flag, everyone also thought that Wei Kun would probably work in East Africa for a long time.
Where there was power, there was struggle. The office director was in his forties, and it seemed that he was not ready to hand over power to a young boy in his twenties. Even if this young boy was the son of the Military Governor Of Vaize, the office director was not willing to give in easily. He questioned his subordinates, "The choice of the Portuguese will not have any impact on the situation in Africa as a whole."
Vézé did not mean to argue with his boss. He smiled and said, "Director Zhang, you probably misunderstood my view. I actually hope that the Portuguese can follow the baton of the British. If they don't show a hostile attitude towards us, we probably have no reason to take Angola. "
"Does it matter whether there is a reason or not?" Director Zhang's attitude was very antagonistic.
"I think it matters whether there is a reason or not." Wang Mingshan had to speak up. "If the Portuguese now announce that they will attack and seize our ships because of the war, will we send people to attack Portugal, or will we just watch Portugal behave atrociously?"
"Does the Portuguese have the ability to seize our ships?" Director Wang did not support this.
Wang Mingshan sneered, "Hmph, the Portuguese can't do it, but the British can. They are probably very willing to fly the Portuguese flag and do the privateering business that their ancestors did hundreds of years ago. "
In any case, Wang Mingshan was still the head of the East Africa administrative region in theory. As soon as he made a statement, everyone had to give him face. So Wang Mingshan continued to read the announcement, "The United States interrupted food exports to Europe last year, and European food prices rose …"
This news made some cadres smile. Most of the forage, cattle bones, and horns produced in East Africa were supplied to China. But the beef, on the other hand, was mostly supplied to Europe. East Africa's forage production increased year after year, and a larger proportion of this increase was supplied to Europe. The decrease in food production meant that if East Africa was willing to lower the price of meat, more meat could be exported to Europe. A large part of the profits earned from this export went into the pockets of the East African bureaucracy.
Some of the next news was also very important. For example, the Liberation Army in North America did not stay idle during the winter. They began to continue to attack eastward in an effort to prepare for a large-scale attack next year.
In Europe, German Prime Minister Bismarck resigned on February 1, 1890, which was also a major event that shocked the whole of Europe. The German Prime Minister, who had been the Prime Minister for 26 years, single-handedly promoted the unification of Germany and the establishment of Little Germany, finally left the political stage. Of course, this kind of thing could only shock Europe. For the Min dynasty, Bismarck was just a former German Prime Minister. China had little dealings with Germany, and everyone had no special interest in the German Prime Minister.
After reading the contents of the announcement, the Min dynasty government began to discuss work, and the expression of Director Zhang in the office became even more unpleasant. Wang Mingshan originally wanted to merge the original 14 counties into four counties, and this work, of course, had to be done by the civil officials in the office. As a result, Wei Kun made a proposal. On the basis of annexing Portugal, East Africa was temporarily divided into 36 counties, with a parliament set up in each county. This proposal was tantamount to opening up countless civil official work and throwing it to this group of people, and the bureaucracy had no interest in it.
Director Zhang's counterattack was not without reason. He said, "Shouldn't the focus of our work at this time be to respond to the war in southern Africa?"
Wei Kun replied without hesitation, "The province of Madagascar is responsible for the war in southern Africa, and it has nothing to do with our East Africa. For us, the important thing is to use East Africa first. Now Dar es Salaam in Tanzania has been renamed Nanzhan City, and the capital of East Africa will be moved to Nanzhan City. Building a railway with that place as the center is the right thing to do. "
Seeing the young "prince" looking like he wanted to seize power, everyone had all kinds of emotions. Generally speaking, no one liked Wei Kun's way of doing things. This prince had broken many of the rules that had been formed in East Africa over the years. Back then, when the Military Governor Of Vaize sent troops to East Africa, these pioneers made a fortune by relying on alfalfa. Now, the purpose of the group of people who came to East Africa was to make a fortune in East Africa and then return to their hometown in Asia to live a stable life. There were not many people who wanted to follow this young and energetic prince to open up an everlasting foundation in East Africa. Everyone's goal was there, so it was naturally better to avoid trouble. Not to mention Wei Kun's method of establishing 36 counties, even Wang Mingshan's idea of merging the 14 counties into four counties was not welcomed by these bureaucrats.
With ideas in mind, there would naturally be ways to do it. During the discussion at the meeting, the group of officials came up with all kinds of reasons. It was either a headache or an itch. Other than not openly saying that they would not cooperate, the things these people did was that they were unwilling to cooperate.
As soon as the meeting was over, Wei Kun did not avoid arousing suspicion and went straight to Wang Mingshan's office. After the two sides were seated, Wei Kun said, "Secretary Wang, I'm from Shanxi. Although the people in Shanxi are unwilling to leave Shanxi, they are very willing to be officials. I think in the current situation in the country, young people hope to change their fate, but they may not have the courage to change their fate. I wonder if you know a school with a large number of graduates, Secretary Wang, to promote our East Africa. "
As soon as Wang Mingshan heard this, he knew what the "little devil" in front of him meant. Wei Kun was ready to make a move on the bureaucratic system in East Africa. He wanted to replace these group of middle-aged bureaucrats who were quite fat and wanted to eat more fat with more aggressive and ambitious young people. It had to be said that after hearing this suggestion, Wang Mingshan greatly agreed in his heart. If it were not for the lack of reasonable means and appeal, Wang Mingshan would probably have done this long ago.
However, there was not the slightest emotion on Wang Mingshan's face. He had worked for so many years and had seen very good people, but also very bad people. If Wei Kun was just an arrogant and domineering guy with great ambition but little talent, Wang Mingshan naturally would not support him. Therefore, Wang Mingshan asked, "Even if we find people now, it will take a long time for the effect to take effect. What do you want to do in the meantime, Director Wei? "
"The current situation is like picking up vegetables from the basket. I think the key is to not stick to one pattern of using talents, and at the same time, strengthen party affairs, select talents through the party organization, and improve cohesion," Wei Kun answered very calmly.
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