African Entrepreneurship Records

  Chapter 66 "Treaty of Dongsang"

   February 20, 1867.

  East African Colony.

   "Your Majesty Sultan Majid, as long as you sign this agreement, you and your government can regain your freedom." Von der Leyen handed the treaty to Sultan Majid.

   Sultan Majid looked at the agreement in front of him with a livid face, and he had already scolded the East African colony and the traitor Bagash in his heart.

   What kind of treaty of friendship and mutual assistance is this? It is clearly a puppet that turned the Sultanate of Zanzibar into a colony in East Africa.

   Except for Zanzibar Island, all lands were de facto annexed by the East African colonies. Except for the royal guard, all the troops of the Sultanate of Zanzibar were disbanded, and they were only allowed to be stationed on Zanzibar Island.

  Even the poor old battleships of the Sultanate of Zanzibar were taken away by the East African colonies. Although mosquitoes are small, they are meat, so money is not necessary. Ships are a rarity for the East African colonies.

In the past, there was no need to rely on the coast, and there was no need to emphasize the role of the navy. Now through wars, Dar es Salaam, Bagamoyo, Tanga, Mombasa... are all good harbors, and the colonies also need their own fleets to protect the coast. Safety.

   "Your Excellency von der Leyen, your country wants too much, and it is really difficult for us in Zanzibar to fulfill it." Majid Sultan said to von der Leyen aggrievedly.

"Your Majesty, this treaty is very lenient for your country. You see, even if you occupied the coastal areas of East Africa, it was for slaves and ivory. Now these two items are directly provided to you by our colony, so you will no longer The land along the coast of East Africa is needed." Von der Leyen said to Majid.

"Your Excellency von der Leyen, although the slave trade and ivory are very important, the land along the coast of East Africa is related to the national security of the Sultanate of Zanzibar, and the citizens of Zanzibar also need land to survive." Majid looked embarrassed Said.

"Okay, doesn't His Majesty the Sultan believe in the friendship of our East African colonial government? Without us sending troops, I'm afraid you are still struggling in the dungeon. As for the residents of the Zanzibar Sultanate in the East African colony, they can go to Zanzibar Island Go up and live, don’t worry about homeland security, we will be responsible for the security of you and the Sultanate of Zanzibar.” Von der Leyen said bluntly.

Seeing that Majid hesitated to speak, von der Leyen had no choice but to continue: "In order to show the sincerity of our East African colonial government, we will put the slave market in the port of Dar es Salaam on Zanzibar Island and continue to be controlled by Your country operates, so your country doesn’t have to worry about it.”

  In fact, Ernst wanted to directly throw the pot of the slave trade on the head of the Sultanate of Zanzibar. Although the income from the slave trade was considerable, it was better for Ernst not to touch it.

   Originally engaging in colonization is bad enough, but if you are still engaged in the slave trade, it is simply "human scum".

  As for the matter that the East African colonial government provided slaves to the Sultanate of Zanzibar, our East African colony has never done it, and it was all the behavior of the Sultanate of Zanzibar itself.

  The aborigines in our East African colony hoped to develop all over the world. As a result, the evil Sultanate of Zanzibar took advantage of the aborigines' desire to go abroad to make money and turned them into slaves.

  Our East African colonial government can’t control this. After all, the East African colonial government respects the sovereignty of other countries and does not interfere in their internal affairs.

  As for why the territory of the Sultanate of Zanzibar was embezzled, this is the reward for helping the Sultanate of Zanzibar counter the rebellion.

  The treaty clearly stated that due to the help of the East African colonial government to the Sultanate of Zanzibar, the Sultanate of Zanzibar voluntarily handed over the land along the East African coast to the East African colonial government for management.

   All in all, what our East African colonial government sends out are not slaves, but civilized citizens. As for the Zanzibarans turning them into slaves, we have no control over them.

  As for the territory of the East African coastal zone, it is the reward paid by the Sultanate of Zanzibar to thank the East African colonial government.

   "His Excellency von der Leyen, please allow me to discuss with my ministers and give you an answer." Majid Sultan said to von der Leyen.

   "Of course there is no problem, Your Majesty the Sultan, but please hurry up and don't waste too much time." Von der Leyen said.

   So Majid began to discuss the matter with their ministers.

   "This is a condition offered by the Germans, what do you think?" Majid said to the ministers in the palace.

   "Your Majesty, it is better for us to agree to the Germans. Now people are offering knives and I are fish. The first priority is to let the Germans release us first." The foreign minister said.

"Yes! Your Majesty, our interests in East Africa are slaves and ivory trade. As long as they don't harm our main interests, it doesn't matter if we give up the land along the coast of East Africa to the Germans. We originally snatched these lands back then. It doesn't matter if you lose it now."

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  The ministers in Zanzibar now just want to leave the palace quickly and regain their freedom. If they leave their family and power for too long, who knows what will happen?

  As for the territory of the Sultanate of Zanzibar, as long as it does not threaten your business, just lose it! Besides, there is still Zanzibar Island to settle down.

  Under the persuasion of the ministers, Majid Sultan also began to waver. The ministers were right, the most important thing is to get their own right now.

   If they leave the country for too long, who knows if there will be an ambitious man like Bagash on Zanzibar Island. By then, not to mention the territory on the mainland, even Zanzibar Island will have no place to stay.

  So the ministers of Majid Sultan and the Sultanate of Zanzibar signed the agreement on behalf of the Sultanate of Zanzibar.

  Historically known as the "Treaty of Dongsang"

  First: From now on, the Sultanate of Zanzibar will hand over part of the territory of the mainland to the colonial government of East Africa.

  Second: The Sultanate of Zanzibar disarmed all armed forces except the royal guard (no more than 200 people).

  Third: The East African colonial government is responsible for the security of the Sultanate of Zanzibar and has the right to garrison troops on Zanzibar Island.

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  After this treaty, the Sultanate of Zanzibar actually became a colony of the East African colonial government.

  The East African colonial government enjoys all privileges in the Sultanate of Zanzibar, but in order to appease the Zanzibar government, except for the garrison of troops, the East African colonial government did not interfere too much in Zanzibar's internal affairs.

  As long as it does not threaten the interests of the East African colonies, you can do whatever you want.

  Through the "East Sang Treaty", the East African colony obtained all the land of the Sultanate of Zanzibar in the coastal areas of Tanzania and Kenya. The scope of the East African colony plus the soon-to-be-developed central and western Kenya will reach about 1.2 million square kilometers.

  (end of this chapter)