Chapter 390: Whimsical plan

Putting down the "African Strategy" in his hands, Franz can only lament that everyone's goals are ambitious, and he has taken half of the African continent in one breath.
That's right, it's a circle, not an occupation. At present, Austria has not completed one-third of the above plan, and the actual control area may be less than one-fifth.
Even if Franz has worked hard to immigrate, the population of Austrian Africa is still less than five million.
With such a small population control of 7 to 8 million square kilometers of land, it is conceivable how wide the population is.
Of course, this does not count the local indigenous people, otherwise it would have been over ten million.
If the next strategy is completed, no tens of millions of people will do it. However, the entire population of the New Holy Roman Empire has just crossed the 60 million threshold.
Now that the world is almost divided up, the last piece of land is bound to be a battle of dragons and tigers.
At present, the two countries of France and Austria have reached the forefront of colonizing Africa, followed by the British and the Portuguese, and the Dutch also have a small colony.
The macro strategy of the colonial ministry should be better described as "ideal strategy".
As long as countries are not stupid, this plan will not be made a reality.
At first glance at the map, roughly: Guinea and Mali in the west, Libya in the north, the Boer Republic in the south, and Somalia in the east.
Although there was no satellite positioning in this era, Franz's preliminary estimate is that the total area of ​​these areas, together, is running at 20 million square kilometers.
After thinking about it, Franz picked up the pen and started a cross, ready to hit back and let the colonial department redo.
This unrealistic strategy is simply not feasible. It is not until Austria has provoked World War I that it has become a big winner and has the capital to achieve it.
However, Franz is not a war mad, and Austria is not the second German empire in history that must challenge the world.
Although many people think that the German Empire ignited war because of economic development and required resources and markets, Franz believed that it was mainly resources because the problems of the market could be solved.
The world economy is a large cycle, and the national economy is a small cycle. Theoretically, as long as this cycle continues to operate, the economy can continue to develop.
The core of this economic cycle lies in population and resources, and now the world's population is so billion.
Of which: about 275 million in Europe, mainly Russia, Austria, France, and the United Kingdom, which together exceed 200 million.
The Asian region is about 820 million, and the two eastern populous countries add up to 700 million. The rest of the region is also widely populated.
There are about 60 million people on the African continent. The impact of colonial activities has caused a local population increase. In recent years, many migrants have left, and many regions have experienced negative growth.
There are about 60 million people in the Americas. This is truly a sparsely populated region. North and South America together are so small, and the two United States occupy half of them.
The current international trade volume is actually not large. The economies of various countries are mainly domestic. Taking Austria as an example, the proportion of international trade accounts for less than 5% of the total.
If the amount of colonial trade is included in the local economy, then international trade is even less worth mentioning in the total Austrian economy.
This is determined by productivity, the total wealth of the society is limited, and the products that can be exported are too single, and the trade volume cannot be raised at all.
On the international market, the largest export commodities are textiles, followed by food. There is no big market for any industrial and commercial products or machinery.
In the entire international market, the total value of all exports is less than one billion pounds, or even less than 700 million pounds.
The market is so big in total, the main forces of the economies of all countries are local markets. The British, French, and Austrian casually, the local economy is not a billion dollars can be measured, at least two or three.
In an era dominated by the domestic economy, the most important thing is the internal circulation. As long as there are sufficient resources, the economy can develop normally in theory.
Specific reference can be made to the United States. Many people think that Latin America is the back garden of Americans and a dumping ground for American industrial and commercial products.
The reality is that there are more than two million people in Latin America. Sixty to seventy percent of them are Indian tribes, with a gross purchasing power.
Countries in South America do not buy American accounts. They would rather import European goods than buy American junk products.
However, since the late 19th century, the US economy has continued to grow by leaps and bounds, and has grown nine-fold in four decades.
This is the power of resources. There is also a lack of sufficient commodity export markets. The Germans were forced into the battlefield by capital, but American capital was stable, relying on their own abundant resources.
In Franz's view, "resources" are the core of colonization. Under this concept, there was a colonial localization movement.
After much hesitation, Franz did not directly reject this "whimsical plan." He was very disgusted at drawing big cakes, but he had to draw big cakes very effectively.
Otherwise, there will not be so many whimsical plans in history, for example: the British 2C plan, from Cairo to South Africa directly from south to north.
Including: Egypt, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa, Tanzania.
Although the plan was huge, John Bull finally achieved it. Before long, however, the colonial empire collapsed.
As a latecomer, the Germans also developed the "Teuton Africa Plan". This plan is not ambitious and only includes: Namibia, Angola, Congo, Tanzania.
The success of a strategy depends on its strength. It has nothing to do with its ambition, so this strategy is dead.
The French "2S plan" is a bit perverted. After the occupation of North Africa, the French are also preparing to kill from Senegal to Somalia.
This plan is similar to Austria's strategic plan. The difference between "Guinea to Somalia" and "Senegal to Somalia" is not large.
As for Austria's southern border with the Boer Republic, it has been reluctantly achieved, and thousands of colonial strongholds have appeared in Zimbabwe.
It is not difficult to reach Libya from the north, after all, it is an inland region of Africa, and competitors can't reach this area.
Only east to Somalia is still far away, with Sudan and Ethiopia in between. Of course, bypassing from Uganda and Kenya is also possible.
In fact, it is definitely not that simple. Because of Austria's colonial strategy, these regions were zoned together.
In any case, it is mentally worthy of recognition. Since the plan was sent up, it represented the colonial ministry's view of success.
Of course, not all of this success was achieved, but it was said that the plan was completed strategically, and a few colonies were missing in the middle, which is inevitable.
Considering that this is a critical moment for the localization of the colony, Franz acquiesced to the existence of this plan. Of course, when it is implemented, it must not be so rigid.
For example: the areas connected by rivers are prioritized, the desert areas are lower, and the areas with strong indigenous power are put on hold first, and areas that may cause conflicts should refrain from expansion ...
In this era, the African continent has no national borders, and most of them are indigenous tribes. It is too nonsense to talk about the concept of the state.
Of course, this colonial strategy will not follow the borderlines of future generations. In fact, Franz has no way to find out the borderlines of future generations on the map.
After a while of modification, Franz successfully compressed this strategic plan.
For example, the deserts in North Africa do not compete with the French, and they cannot be controlled anyway in this era.
Specifically: more than half of Mali is gone, and the Niger region is basically gone. If it wasn't for connecting Libya, Chad Franz would be ready to give up, and it is now difficult for him to stay.
In the east, Ethiopia and Somalia were also ranked last by Franz. Other areas will not pay attention to these areas before they are occupied.
Namibia and Tanzania are in the penultimate sequence and basically belong to abandoned areas. The rest of the region depends on the ability of the people under him, how much can be won.
As a result, the plan has shrunk by almost a third, and the feasibility has been greatly improved.
Occupying more than half of the African continent is too hateful, but occupying one-third, or about 40% of the African continent, Franz thinks it may be successful.
This is determined by strength + first-mover advantage. Once the localization strategy is successful, it will be another peak period of immigration. As long as there is enough population, Franz is not afraid of any challenge on the African continent.
For example, there are millions of people in West Africa and Congo. Who can take these places away?
War also requires costs. Without sufficient benefits, it is simply not enough to cause the colonial empire to wage war.
Except for South Africa's gold mines, other regions on the African continent that can trigger a war of powers are not enough for the great powers to meet each other.
In fact, South Africa's gold mines are not worth fighting for. Although gold reserves are high, that's what happened before it was mined.
Don't look at the output of several hundred tons per year. In fact, gold mining also requires costs. It depends on gold to recover the cost of war. Franz does not think it can be achieved in his lifetime.
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