Chapter 815 The Sequelae of Colonization

"Mr. Charlie, I understand the British request, but there is one thing that I am unwilling to correct again." Haile Selassie I said in a condescending manner, "I am a white man."

"Of course, Your Majesty, you are the heir to King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba."

Charlie smiled slightly and said, "I would like to elaborate on the British request for His Majesty the Emperor's concern about the situation in Sudan from several angles. First of all, the British Empire, like Ethiopia, is a monarchy. In today's world, because of the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union, The reason is that many monarchies are in a very dangerous situation. London hopes that His Majesty the Emperor can take care of the stability of Africa."

"As for the other point, it is from a religious perspective. Ethiopia, like many European countries, is a part of the Christian world. You yourself are a descendant of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. But your country is surrounded by many peace religion countries, regardless of Whether it is to protect Christendom or the current hostility to Israel in the Arab world, you cannot sit idly by."

"What's more, Sudan is too big, and Egypt and Sudan are inextricably linked. Once Sudan becomes independent, there will be consequences that many people don't want, such as the merger of Egypt and Sudan, which will have a negative impact on Ethiopia's position in Africa. Transcendence is a challenge that is neither too big nor too small.”

Charlie put forward many reasons, whether from the perspective of religion, geography or Haile Selassie I himself, there were reasons to help Britain control things this time.

Every word he said is true. Just the confirmed titles of Haile Selassie I include "Lion of the Jewish Nation" and "Emissary of God". The former is destined to be associated with Israel, and the latter is based on Ethiopia's location. , and are incompatible with the surrounding peace religion countries.

The Israeli government is indeed showing favor to Ethiopia now. After all, Israel is surrounded by a circle of Arab countries.

A person can be driven into the sea by a sea of ​​Arabs if he is not careful. In order to open up the isolation situation, Israel is very fond of Ethiopia, which is behind Egypt. Whether this favor is sincere is not said, but it is true that Israel expresses closeness.

Haile Selassie I remained silent, apparently considering whether to comment on the situation in Sudan.

Because of its performance in the war with Italy, Ethiopia is the only country in Africa to survive the colonial wave, except for the United States' African trumpet Liberia.

Indeed, many African politicians have been calling on Haile Selassie I to express his stance on the African independence movement. Vaguely, Haile Selassie I was regarded as the savior of Africa.

In fact, Haile Selassie I did meet with many leaders of the independence movement in the past few years, from all over the world, but he rarely expressed his stance on the independence movement.

This time when Britain came to visit, Haile Selassie I was very suspicious of the British's true actions. After all, Haile Selassie I himself had suffered losses from the British in the past.

But Charles asked Haile Selassie I to cooperate with the British move to divide the Sudan, which dispelled his doubts.

As the monarch of a country, he is still clear about Ethiopia's situation. Everything the British said is right.

The current series of problems are indeed, as the other party said, what he and his country must face.

Africa is actually two worlds. Northern Africa is the world of the Peace Church, and this world is the result of the Arab empire's devouring thousands of miles. Africa, south of the Sahara Desert, is the Christian world.

Christendom was the result of the wave of colonization launched by Europe, which drew the black world into Christendom and became part of it.

And Ethiopia is right at the junction in the middle,

Most people in Ethiopia are Christians, including Haile Selassie I himself, and the demographic advantage over peaceful believers exists, but is not significant.

"Mr. Charlie, Ethiopia is willing to express a fair attitude towards the rights of black people in southern Sudan." Haile Selassie I's consideration finally came to fruition, "I believe this will pay off, isn't it?"

"Of course, the United Kingdom is willing to provide political and material support for His Majesty the Emperor's reforms." Charlie smiled happily, "London is happy to see the country led by His Majesty the Emperor become the backbone of stability in Africa."

In Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, Alan Wilson received a telegram from his colleague Charlie and immediately expressed his gratitude in the reply.

Ethiopia's statement is important for the current situation in Sudan. Although Haile Selassie I claims to be white, this does not prevent black people from regarding him as their savior. In fact, as long as they are not blind, they cannot stare at the other person's dark face against their will and say that Haile Selassie I is white.

This year happens to be the twenty-fifth anniversary of the accession of Haile Selassie I to the throne, and Ethiopia is indeed undergoing reforms.

In addition to providing for the election of the House of Representatives, the main reforms include the following provisions, such as reaffirming the hereditary system of the emperor; stipulating that the largest gold mine in the country be turned into the emperor's private property, etc.

"Is the white emperor willing to help?" John came over after a while and asked about the attitude of Haile Selassie I. He was the Sudanese commissioner. Of course he knew the situation around Sudan very well, including the Ethiopian emperor who claimed to be white. .

"It's not a big problem." Alan Wilson handed the telegram from Ethiopia to John and said, "In fact, we can just express some real information. He can judge whether it makes sense or not."

From the beginning to the end, he believed that it would not be difficult to get Haile Selassie I to make a favorable statement in favor of partition.

Although this may arouse the hostility of independent Sudan, especially North Sudan, compared with empty hostility, the benefits of dividing neighboring countries into two parts are real.

If you ask the Chinese that India can be divided into North and South India, it only requires China to show its support. Will the Chinese agree? By the same token, Ethiopia definitely wants its neighbors to be as weak as possible.

The so-called invincible British diplomacy is just a matter of making the best use of the current situation. The most fundamental reason is that Britain has sufficient strength. However, Britain’s performance in later generations has fallen far short of standards. This does not necessarily mean that British diplomacy in the 21st century is poor, but that its strength has already improved. Not enough, no ability to take advantage of the situation.

"There are now two major political parties in Sudan, both based on Arabs in the north. Black people in the south are still lagging behind. Of course, there is still a black-dominated army in the south called the Equator Corps." John introduced the current political situation in Sudan.

Both political parties were founded during World War II. Nationalist parties emerged one after another. The more famous ones were the Brotherhood Party headed by Ismail Azari, founded in 1943, and the Brotherhood Party headed by Al-Azhar, founded in 1945. The National People's Party headed by Abdur Rahman al-Mahdi. The former is based on the Khatmidiya sect and advocates union with Egypt and the implementation of "unification of the Nile River Basin"; the latter is based on the Mahdist sect and proposes that "Sudan is Sudanese”, with the goal of getting rid of Anglo-Egyptian rule and achieving independence.

"This party that is united with Egypt is really annoying. Is the situation controllable? Can the garrison maintain the current stable situation." Alan Wilson snorted after hearing this, and said to Ismail Azar who advocated union with Egypt I don't have a good impression.

"The Sudanese army has 20,000 people, including the black Equator Corps." John replied without thinking, "It's not a big problem."

Of course, it's not a big problem. Three thousand British troops are enough to deal with an army of this size. Alan Wilson laughed and said, "Then I'm relieved. This is simply an ideal place for us to show off our talents."

Of the two current parties, one of them is suspected to have close ties with Egypt, which is very unpleasant. Alan Wilson knew the original history. Egypt and Sudan did not merge in the end, but he still had to be careful.

Nasser originally led Egypt, and Egypt agreed to Sudan's independence, so Britain had to agree to independence. But the ruler of Egypt now is Farouk I, not Nasser, who everyone knows where he is.

History has changed, who says there will be no adverse effects on Britain?

In fact, the two major political parties in Sudan already knew that the Sudanese commissioner had returned to Khartoum and brought back a person to discuss the independence agenda. Both political parties were making preparations to seek the conditions for independence from Britain.

Among them, the Sudanese Brotherhood Party advocates that under the rule of the common Egyptian king, Sudan and Egypt implement a joint system, and the following will be its main goals: to ensure the welfare of the Sudanese people and to ensure the development of their interests. Active preparations for autonomy and the consequent exercise of authority to choose the future status of the Sudan. The Agreement of 1899 shall remain in force until the two Contracting Parties, after consultation with the Sudan, are fully unanimous in achieving the last object.

There would be trouble if Alan Wilson agreed. He would rather cut Darfur out of Sudan than agree to this idea.

Before meeting with the two parties, Alan Wilson first went to the British camp in Khartoum. At this time, the garrison was the most trustworthy, and the next day he began to count the number of British expatriates in Sudan and formulate an evacuation plan.

This was all when he was in India. He had done similar things before, so it was not difficult for him at all.

But after the investigation, Alan Wilson had another condition in mind, that is, what to do with the mixed-race population in Sudan? He does not want these people to return to the UK. You must know that Sudan is only the first one. Once this is opened, in the future, an independent colony will return a group of people to the UK. How many such mixed ethnic groups are there in the entire British colonies in Africa? Are they all returning to the UK?

"John, this is a big deal. Black people can just pretend they haven't seen it. But coupled with the issue of faith, if each colony becomes independent in the future, big things will happen to the UK." Alan Wilson expressed concern to his colleagues, "I don't want to say it. I understand very well, but this matter needs to be resolved.”