Vol 2 Chapter 10: Gangdong

　　 Ferdinand did not dare to bet, he knew that Germany’s opposition was only against France. In August 1895, William II and the Marquis of Salisbury met in Kuwait. Germany made it clear that it did not dare to be interested in Turkey. As long as the plan was divided, the British would leave France behind, and the two sides would further in-depth negotiations!
It was an accident in history. The Marquis of Salisbury was delayed and did not participate in the second Kuwait meeting. He lost the opportunity for in-depth communication with William II and the "British and German" lost the best opportunity for cooperation. !
　　 Britain and Germany did not have in-depth exchanges. The Germans made a strategic misjudgment, believing that in order to get rid of the diplomatic deadlock, the British compromised with France and Russia in the Near East, which would increase the chances of the Franco-Russian alliance against Germany on the European continent.
　　 The road to alliance between Britain and Germany was interrupted before it even started!
　　 None of this has happened yet, and Ferdinand does not know what the future will be. Once Britain and Germany move closer, where will the world pattern go?
　　 After all, Germany at the end of the 19th century did not have the strength to challenge the British, and the empire was still developing rapidly.
　　 If you look at a set of data, you know:
　　 From 1890 to 1900, Britain's GDP grew by 34% in the past decade, and Germany's GDP growth rate was also 34%!
　　 Due to the gap in the base numbers, the overall strength of the two sides has not decreased, but has continued to increase. The British have obvious advantages!
　　 In this period, in the hearts of the British, the biggest enemy is Russia, followed by France, and even the United States is ahead of Germany. The British have not yet felt the threat of German dominance!
　　Of course, Germany did not have the confidence to challenge the British. The pressure of the French-Russian alliance is enough to make the Germans concentrate on developing the army! Building a great navy? The Germans are not so proud yet!
　　 If you want to prevent this partition plan, the main targets are Britain, France, Germany, and Russia, and you can only start from these countries.
　　A good way, Ferdinand doesn't have it, but there is a dumb way. The simplest and most practical way is to intensify the contradictions among countries!
　　 It is precisely the contradiction between these four countries that constitutes the main contradiction in the current world. There are too many conflicts between the parties!
　　Ferdinand knew that although the contradiction between Britain and Russia was serious, since the strategic center of the Russian Empire moved eastward, the contradiction between the two countries has eased a lot, and the possibility of an outbreak is unlikely!
　　 Not to mention the contradiction between Germany and France, there is no need to provoke, both sides will stumble each other whenever there is a chance, there is no room for Ferdinand to intervene.
　　 What is left is the contradiction between Britain and France and the conflict between Britain and Germany. It is too risky to provoke and divorce. Ferdinand does not mean to do it himself. The anger of the three kingdoms of Britain, France and Germany, few people in the world can bear!
　　 Then you can only use arrogance to create an incident to attract the attention of the powers!
　　Dead fellow Daoist, not dead poor Dao!
　　Ferdinand first thought of the British-Berg War. This war took place between 1899 and 1902. A war broke out between the British and the Boers for the control of South Africa!
　　 No way, who said South Africa is too rich?
　　 In 1867, the Dutch descendants discovered diamonds in South Africa, which caused a sensation in the world, and treasure hunters poured in.
　　 A large diamond worth 625 thousand francs was discovered in 1869, which convinced Europeans that South Africa had rich treasures, and caused an unprecedented frenzy of searching for diamonds.
　　 In 1884 and 1886, the world's most abundant gold deposits were discovered in Transvall, and another "gold wave" was set off in Europe.
The British colonial authorities in the Cape, in order to monopolize the diamond-producing areas, began to annex the land of South Africa: annexed the diamond-producing area of ​​Sigligarland in 1871; annexed the Natalia Republic of the Boers in 1877; annexed all the cards in 1877-1878 Flaria and Valvers Bay in the northwest.
　　 In order to prevent the Boers from developing towards the eastern coastal areas, Britain prepared to seize Zululand in 1878 and wipe out the Zulu country. In 1887, the British annexed Zululand.
　　 After the failure of the Zulu, the conflict between the British and the Boers was inevitable. In 1880, the United Kingdom annexed the Transvaal region, but after the defeat in the First World War in Mayjubah, Britain had to withdraw from the Transvaal region in 1881.
Shortly thereafter, a large number of gold mines were discovered in the Transvall region, and British gold prospectors came to the area from the Cape and Natal regions. Thousands of British people began to settle in this area and Asked to have the right to vote and pay taxes equally-but it didn't succeed. As a result, the situation in this area has become very tense.
　　 In the early 1990s, the British South African company's territory expanded to the Congo border, and the British African Lakes Corporation invaded Nyasaland, thus uniting the British colony in South Africa.
　　 The British Prime Minister of the South African colony Rhodes clamored that the British wanted to conquer the world and realize the so-called "Cape-Cairo" plan in Africa, that is, trying to unite British North and South Africa.
　　 In the mid-1990s, in front of the "Cape-Cairo" imperialist project in Rhodes, the only obstacle was the two Boer republics-Transval and Orange.
　　 While Rhodes organized foreign immigrants from Johannesburg to overthrow the rule of the President of the Transval Republic of Kruger from the inside, UU reading www.uukanshu.com prepared for armed attacks from the outside.
　　 From December 1895 to January 1896, the Rhodes sent party members to carry out a sneak attack on the Transval Republic from the west, which was completely crushed by Kruger.
　　 In order to safeguard their interests, the Boers moved closer to Germany and opposed Britain. The contradiction between Ing and Buxus became increasingly acute, and a large-scale war was brewing.
　　 To put it simply, the situation in South Africa is on the verge of breaking out. The British plan to carve up Turkey is to stabilize the rear and concentrate on competing for South Africa, the world's largest gold producer!
　　 Knowing that South Africa is so rich, how could Ferdinand not share a piece of the pie? As early as 1885, when the United Mining Company was founded, it entered the horse racing enclosure in South Africa. It was not in a hurry to mine, and first took the land ownership.
　　 A few years ago, Ferdinand’s intelligence organization also penetrated into South Africa. After several years of operation, it now has a certain degree of strength.
　　 There is no doubt that the conflict between the British and the Boers is. As long as the gold mines in South Africa are still there, it is impossible to alleviate them. In the face of huge interests, the British can never let go, and the Boers are not willing to give up their wealth!
　　 Both sides only need one spark, and the war will break out. What Ferdinand has to do now is to detonate this spark.
　　 On this issue, the British South African colony Prime Minister Rhodes is the best ally, or the British capitalists behind him are the best ally.
　　 On the issue of promoting the British war against the Boers, everyone has the same interests, and there are many common topics. Under the guidance of the United Mining Corporation, the capitalists who are eyeing South African gold mines have connected with each other!