Chapter 854 American Conspiracy

December 1892.

"Brother Roger, are you here?" Enders, a member of the American Hawaii Business Association, smiled and introduced Roger into her home.

"Moore, go make a cup of coffee."

Moore is a servant in Endes' family, a typical black man. Endes hired black people as her domestic servants, naturally because of the high cost performance, the price is right, and she can also manage the house in an orderly manner. After hearing the order, Moore , Moore honestly followed the master's instructions.

Rogge was lying on the sofa, looking quite comfortable. He asked Enders: "Boss Enders, why did you have time to ask me to come here this time? In the past, I often invited you, but you were not at home."

"Oh, I'm all busy with business. Unlike you, my business is as big as yours, so don't stay busy for a while. A while ago, I was busy with orders from Europe. The orders were not big, they were all small portions, and the quantities were quite large. , the work is endless,” Enders said.

"You're kidding. I'm just a small businessman. I haven't had much business recently, so I have time to wander around. I don't know how much I really envy you. Europe has always been aggressive, and I can only do business in the Far East. business.”

In Hawaii, everyone is still mainly engaged in the sandalwood business, but the sandalwood business in Hawaii is also declining. Think about it, there are only a few small islands here, and no matter how many resources there are, they cannot keep up with the deforestation rate in decades.

As for other places, the biggest role of Hawaii is to serve as a docking place for maritime ships. After all, the only decent place in the hinterland of the North Pacific is the Hawaiian Islands.

Of course, this is also the main reason why East Africa is eyeing this place. Hawaii's position is too important, and it is unjustifiable not to have a hand in it.

Hawaii is right in the middle of the North Pacific Warm Current, and the main way from East Africa to Alaska is to follow the North Pacific Warm Current to the west coast of America, and then go north along the Alaska Warm Current.

Ships sailing at sea generally follow the ocean currents, which can save a lot of time and cost, especially in the age of sails. This is especially prominent.

The Southern Ryukyu Islands colony in East Africa happens to be at the source of the North Pacific Warm Current, so as long as the land of Hawaii is supplemented, the transportation between East Africa and Alaska will be stable.

Of course, when the ship returns from Alaska, it will take another route, that is, the Japanese Islands and the waters of eastern Asia.

Most of the goods carried by Alaskan ships returning home were timber and furs. After being sold in Japan and the Far East, they were reloaded and returned to East Africa.

After all, there is no shortage of wood in East Africa, and there is no need for fur. East Africa is located in a tropical area and does not need fur for heating. Instead, silk and other products are more popular.

Thanks to the extreme shortage of wood in the Far Eastern Empire, especially in the northern region, the Alaskan merchant ships did not have a high empty ship rate when they returned.

Of course, in this way, the Alaska route will not make much money from the trade in East Africa, and will even lose money. East Africa has to transport more than 20,000 tons of rations to Alaska every year to ensure the normal operation of the Alaska royal territory.

At the beginning, the main reason why Tsarist Russia abandoned Alaska was Alaska's poor food self-sufficiency rate.

Moreover, Tsarist Russia itself had a Siberian region, and the Tsar had to continuously exile prisoners to maintain the population, so it was even more impossible for the Russians to go to Alaska to open up wasteland.

It’s not that everything can’t be grown in Alaska. Potatoes, barley, oats and a small amount of drought-tolerant vegetables can be grown in the south. However, this is a drop in the bucket for the entire Alaska. Therefore, East Africa must continue to supply the staple food of the Alaskan people. On this basis, Alaska can be effectively utilized. of arable land resources.

Of course, if Alaska's mineral resources can be developed, that would be another matter. But does East Africa have the ability to develop Alaska now?

Obviously not. It is certain that if mineral development in Alaska is allowed, the Canadian and American armies will immediately move north, so the people of Alaska can only suffer first.

Of course, this is just a joke. The standard of living in Alaska is actually not bad at all. After all, the population is small. As a country with overcapacity in agriculture, East Africa does not lack that food. In addition, Alaska is rich in fishery resources. Therefore, in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation, Alaska residents have The standard of living is quite high.

In East Africa, or in other words, if the Hechingen royal family wants to maintain its rule in Alaska, it naturally needs to ensure smooth communication between the two places. The main way from East Africa to Alaska is by sea, so the importance of Hawaii is once again highlighted.

This is the same as when Ernst insisted on intervening in the Ryukyu Islands dispute. In fact, the ultimate goal was to ensure the safety of Alaska.

Without the Alaska Crown Territory, East Africa would not have gotten into troubled waters at all, because the Southern Ryukyu Islands and Kauai Island have few resources. East Africa would not gain much practical benefit from occupying these two places, and might also be targeted by Japan and the United States.

Of course, when the United States and Japan target East Africa, they will definitely not be cowardly. East Africa is far away from the two countries. Even if they use all their strength to control East Africa, there is no good way to control it. On the other hand, East Africa can control the two countries.

This reflects the geographical advantage of East Africa. World trade is mainly concentrated on the Eurasian continent. It is impossible for the United States and Japan to avoid the Indian Ocean region. In the Indian Ocean region, as long as East Africa does not target the United Kingdom and the United States, no one can do anything about East Africa. .

Especially for Japan, the European raw silk market is extremely important to Japan, and the Indian Ocean is the only way for Japanese merchant ships to reach Europe, otherwise they can only go around America. Today, when the Panama Canal is not opened, going around America is too risky and takes a long time.

The construction of railways in the United States in the 19th century was also due to the inconvenience of sea transportation, so they had to connect the east and west coasts by rail, giving birth to the world's largest railway network.

The poor French are still building the Panama Canal, and they simply haven't learned the lesson of the "Suez" Canal. However, France now likes to invest overseas. After all, the cost of industrial production in the country is too high, especially after the loss of Lorraine and Alsace. It is completely unable to compete with Germany, so it is understandable that France has a large investment overseas.

And this set of French practices cannot be said to have no gains. The French colonies in the past were relatively stable because France had a higher level of construction and the colonies received more dividends than the colonies of other countries. Of course, this dividend has nothing to do with the local indigenous people, but mainly the French residents living in the French colonies.

"Brother Roger, you underestimate yourself too much. Everyone knows Roger's name in Hawaii these years. Your industries are almost all over Kauai. With these industries, you are also a big businessman in Hawaii. Unlike me, I can only deal in the sandalwood business. With the depletion of sandalwood resources, I am afraid that I will not be able to do it in a few years. If I change my career at that time, I am afraid that you will need to take care of me." Enders complimented Roger.

Roger's industries are naturally concentrated in Kauai. After all, this is the instruction of the central government, which is conducive to East Africa's control of Kauai secretly.

It is not time to show your cards yet. East Africa can only continue to increase its stake in Kauai. Once the United States makes a move in Hawaii, East Africa will "respond" in time to realize the division of Hawaii between the two countries.

To be honest, Americans did not expect East Africa to be so insidious. In fact, there are three countries that the United States mainly guards against in Hawaii: Britain, France and Japan.

With these three countries sharing the firepower, East Africa, a country far away in Africa, naturally no one cares about it. Moreover, in the mutual competition and vigilance, no one would have thought that East Africa would quietly reach out to Hawaii.