Chapter 633 The Arms Dealer Who Does Not Do Anything

Kenya is located in the tropical monsoon region, with plains along the coast, abundant rainfall, highlands in the middle and deserts in the north.

Because of its rich mineral resources, it was brought under the control of the Austrian colonial government a few years ago, but only the coastal plain is really developed, and other areas are only ruled in name.

Kenya borders Somalia to the east, Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, Ethiopia and South Sudan to the north, and the Indian Ocean to the southeast.

Because of its unique geographical location, after the outbreak of the Second Ethiopian War, the local commercial trade in Kenya suddenly prospered.

A large amount of materials flow into the Ethiopian region from here every day. The Egyptian army has been able to persist until now, and this trade line has also made great contributions.

New Sartu itself is just a colonial stronghold on the border of Kenai. Thanks to the trade prosperity brought about by the war, it already has the style of a small town.

An ordinary manor in the east of the city is the stronghold of the Austrian arms dealer Sanders.

At this time, a young man rushed in panting: "Mr. Sundarth, something is bad! News just came from China that the British tried to use diplomatic means to cut off our trade with Ethiopia."

The face of the middle-aged man in Chinese clothes sank, and then he reacted: "Maos, speak slowly, the sky hasn't fallen yet."

After calming down, Maos said, "It is said that because the front line was blocked, the British army was unable to make breakthroughs for a long time, and the pressure of domestic public opinion was too great.

A week ago, the vile British sent a diplomatic note to the Vienna government asking us to cooperate in cutting Ethiopia's trade lines.

Fortunately, they still claim to be the guardians of free trade, and if they encounter a little trouble, they have to break the freedom of trade, which is simply..."

Sanders interrupted: "Okay, I know what's going on. Sit down and have a cup of coffee first, it's not that serious."

Mauss wondered: "Why you? Mr. Sanders, if the Vienna government agrees to the British's request, our trade will not go on!"

Cutting off people's fortunes is like killing one's parents. The British cut off trade lines and cut off their fortunes.

Now that the world has been completely divided up by colonial empires, and the life of arms dealers is not easy, Maos has enough reasons to be angry if they finally encountered a major war and did not let them send a sum.

Sundels patted Mauss on the shoulder: "Calm down, Mauss. Remember that as a qualified arms dealer, you must remain calm at all times.

Things are not as bad as you think. Even if the Vienna government agrees to cut off trade with Ethiopia, is our business really cut off? "

Mauss asked uncertainly, "You mean—smuggling?"

Compared with normal trade, smuggling undoubtedly greatly increases the risk, and getting caught usually leads to bankruptcy.

Sanders said coldly: "It's enough if you know it, why do you need to say it? From Kenya to Somalia, our border with Ethiopia is so long, how should we block it?

Even if the government can do it, why should they help the British?

I guess the Vienna government can't wait to let this Ethiopia play for ten or eight years. As long as the colonial government will definitely release water, can the British still come to our territory to fight smuggling?

In contrast, I am more worried that the Ethiopian government has no money in its pocket. In the first two trades, they took out a large amount of physical assets as collateral, which has explained a lot of problems. "

Smuggling is only the basic operation of arms dealers, but there are very few real legitimate arms dealers, usually with government background.

If ordinary arms dealers do not smuggle, they will not be able to survive in the cruel international competition.

As a leader in arms dealers, Sundells naturally knows when to trade legally and when to smuggle.

Mauss asked uncertainly, "Mr. Sanders, do you mean that our trade with the Ethiopians is about to end?"

As a partner, Maos knows very well how hard it is to find a partner with purchasing power.

If the Ethiopians run out of money, the business will end naturally. Arms dealers will not do charity, everything starts from interests.

Sundels nodded: "Judging from the current situation, it should be possible to do it for a few months. In theory, we can still accept land mortgages from Ethiopians, but the risk is a bit high."

The use of territory as payment for goods is a common method used by European colonists when they were insufficient in their own strength at the beginning of their colonization.

Maos woke up in an instant. He was naturally not a fool to be sent by his family to engage in the arms trade, otherwise he would not be qualified to become a partner with the cunning and cunning Sanders.

After hesitating for a while, he asked, "Mr. Sanders, do you want to transform into a colonial merchant?"

The arms trade in these years is not as lucrative as later generations, and arms dealers are naturally not so dedicated. Usually, they do whatever business makes money.

In addition to the arms trade, Sundales also engages in overseas trade. For example, it sells local products from the African continent for the Games, or sells industrial and commercial products from the local area.

There are many competitors in these businesses, and the profits are far from that of the arms trade. They can only be regarded as part-time jobs.

Sundels smiled and said, "Isn't it possible?"

"Of course not, it's just a little sudden. It's not easy for the colonial merchants to do it now, especially the inland colonies, many of them are losing money." Mauss explained

Sundels shook his head: "It is precisely because of the loss

, is the opportunity. If it was really lucrative, it would have been robbed by the bigwigs long ago, and we can't even drink soup.

Originally, I was going to pay for a piece of colony, but unfortunately those colonial companies were too cunning, and they had to pay a sky-high price for a piece of rotten land.

I can only risk the idea of ​​​​playing the Ethiopian region. My appetite is not large, and a few thousand square kilometers of land is enough.

With such a small amount of land, presumably the British have no heart to care about us. Local indigenous people are not a problem, the biggest trouble is that it is difficult to make a profit.

However, this is only temporary. Land resources are non-renewable, but the population is constantly growing, which will reflect its value sooner or later.

Ten years ago, Kenya was still a wild land. Now it has 800,000 immigrants, and this number is still growing at an annual rate of 13%.

Of course, this is caused by the big immigration policy. This growth rate can only be maintained for four or five years, and it will slowly decrease later.

But this is enough. In ten years, the population of Kenya will exceed two million, and it is still very possible.

At that time, the areas close to Kenya will also benefit from it. As the meeting point of the British and Austrian colonies, as long as a little commodity is smuggled into the British colony, it is enough to recover the operating costs of the colony.

How, is Maus interested in taking a share? If the Anglo-Austrian conflict breaks out in the future, we may still become nobles. "

Mauss frowned, deep in his heart he had complained countless times. Located at the junction of the colonies of the two countries, once a conflict broke out between the two countries, it would immediately become a battlefield.

Want to make money? Let's survive first! The vast majority of such adventurers end up losing everything in the end.

During the high-incidence period of the British-Austrian conflict, thousands of people on both sides died in the conflict every year. In the end, the population of the British was insufficient, and the dispute ended only after they could not stand it.

Even so, the border area between the colonies of the two countries is now the most dangerous area. A lot of people are murdering people, as long as they run to the opposite side to be safe, and cross-border crimes should not be committed too much.

Mauss refused: "Sorry, Mr. Sanders, this matter requires too many resources for me to decide."

Sundells was not disappointed, he wanted to cooperate with the family behind Maos, not this hairy boy.

It doesn't matter if the cooperation is not successful. There are too many aspiring young people in Austria. Sundels thinks that his eloquence is still good, and it is not a problem to fool a few collaborators.

This is a grassroots tragedy. Sundels has worked hard for more than 20 years to have the capital to join the colonial wave. Unfortunately, the best time has long been missed.

Even now, he has to find collaborators. Relying on his own power alone, he was barely able to manage a mature colony. In such border areas, it is impossible to not have enough force.

Including the arms trade, he chose to cooperate with Maos, all because of the network of connections behind the other party.

Sandels said generously: "It doesn't matter, this matter is not in a hurry. If you want to get a colony from the Ethiopians, you have to wait for the other side to be exhausted. It's still early!"

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