The Rise of the Empire

"This will be a national war. The United Kingdom is the most powerful empire in the world. They will not give in easily. Even if you occupy Cape Town, they will continue to fight. Therefore, in order to allow the frontline Soldiers fight better, and old people and children must have a safe place to go." Kaliput once again reminded Krueger of the need to arrange for Boer non-combatants.

"It's not that I haven't thought about this issue, but here is our country, with our cities, farms and gold mines. Most people would rather die in battle than leave." Kruger said with a sigh. It's not that he didn't think about arranging the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled to a safer place, but it is a pity that such a place cannot be found in the whole of British Africa!

"Death in battle on their own soil is something that soldiers need to consider, and those who do not have the responsibility to fight should try their best to survive. I know your concerns, but it is more necessary to face the reality and look at the British in South Africa. Everything they do, they won't be merciful because some people are old people and children!" Calliput said.

"I can only do my best, but the point is, there is no such place in the whole of South Africa where we can keep our people safe, are we going to keep our families with black people? Or go to the Portuguese colonies? I worry, If the British pressured, the Portuguese would give in immediately," Kruger said.

"You can go to German Africa, where we can arrange land and personnel for you. The first few years are completely tax-free. You will enjoy the same treatment as German immigrants. Of course, the biggest advantage is absolute safety in the German colonies. We Will not fear the threat of the British," Calipute said.

When His Royal Highness suggested to Calyput to move some Boers to the German colonies, he still had a hard time understanding the request, and even thought that it was causing trouble for himself. After a period of contact, Calyput was right. The Boers have a deeper understanding. These people with strong folk customs and strong independence are a trouble for any ruler!

If nothing else, wherever you go, you want to be an independent nation that country is willing to accept? But Calipter was only a soldier after all, and political matters were unclear, and it was not easy for him to directly ask the prince's plans, so he carried out the order without any objection from other Bavarian parties.

In fact, His Royal Highness has already thought of this point. The Boers are indeed a problem. Judging from the fact that they dare to fight against the British Empire with a population of 220,000, the Germans in Africa may not necessarily be able to hold the Boers. If all the Boers came over, it would be a big problem.

But thinking about it in reverse, this is not necessarily the case. Almost everyone has resettled, and who will leave their hometown unless it is absolutely necessary? There are 220,000 Boers. After removing nearly 90,000 people who participated in the war, and removing more than half of those who were unwilling to leave, the first batch of people willing to come to the German colony to start a new life is estimated to be no more than 10,000. Even 5000 would be nice.

What can thousands of people do when they come to the German colonies? In addition to being trapped in the vast circle of black people, what effect is there? They have come from afar, without any foundation, even living and production materials need the German government to provide, no compatriots, no armed, lacking the most basic material basis, and they are a group of women and children, in addition to doing things honestly, Any other ideas?

For the prince, this group of people came to Germany not only to reassure the Boers and to fight with the British, but also to make some contributions to the development of the colonies in Africa. After all, the quality of the Boers is still much higher than that of the blacks.

In the case of not rebelling, their money and expertise can still have a positive effect on the economic development of the colony.

And after this suggestion was informed to William II, the latter did not raise any objections. On the one hand, the crown prince with above-the-top eyes did not look down on the Boers, on the other hand, it was out of disgust for the British. William II naturally strongly supported this kind of move that could cause trouble for the British.

As a result, under the impetus of the prince and the tacit approval of the German government, German colonies in Africa began to accept Boer immigrants. Of course, the number was very small at first. Before the outbreak of the Boer War, only about 7,000 Boers left two. The Boer Republic, of which 2,000 stayed in Portuguese Mozambique, 1,000 went to Namibia, and another 4,000 went to German East Africa, mainly women and children.

The scale of a few thousand people is spread over millions of square kilometers of land. What is the result? Thousands of Boer immigrants were scattered in family units, so the final result would be nothing but a good life. At least for now.

With the passage of time, the Boers' preparations for war gradually improved, and their diplomatic conflict with the British intensified. Fortunately, the British despised the Boers. They believed that in the face of these disorganized local snakes, as long as the army of the British Empire transferred a brigade, the two Boer republics could easily be reduced to ashes. Who is I, Napoleon knows? Didn't such a powerful Lord also defeat Waterloo?

Well, in any case, the British think that it is a matter of minutes to get their opponents. As in history, the British paid a heavy price in the Boer War, and the British Army was once criticized for being inappropriate. What is different from history is that even after the Boer War, the Boers are still on the same page as Britain!

The Boer War, which shocked the world, is coming step by step, but during this time, His Royal Highness the prince who is far away in Berlin has no time to do these things, because the German Emperor Frederick III died! William II comes to power! German Jagged Chancellor Bismarck eventually left politics because of his age and health. A series of changes in German politics made His Royal Highness unable to be distracted at all.

When the time came to November 1898, shortly after Wilhelm II ascended the throne, His Royal Highness, who was preparing to return to Bavaria, received a royal invitation from Prince Heinrich himself. "The standard is high enough. A handwritten letter from William II was sent by a prince." The prince said after looking at the seal with the royal seal on it. Then he opened the letter and looked at it.

"Nicholas II hasn't left yet?" Considering that the German-Russian relationship on this plane is relatively close, the new emperor Wilhelm II has ascended the throne, and he is also a relative of the Russian emperor, so the Russian emperor's visit is also very understandable. The only thing that is hard to understand is that when you are done, just flash people! What does it have to do with me? We're already friends, okay?

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