After putting down the "African Strategy" in his hand, Franz could only sigh that everyone had a lofty goal and took over most of the African continent in one breath.

That's right, it's just a circle, not an occupation. At present, Austria has not completed one-third of the above plan, and the actual control area may be less than one-fifth.

Even though Franz has worked hard to immigrate, the current population of Austria Africa is still less than five million.

With such a small population control of seven or eight million square kilometers, it is easy to imagine how vast the land is and sparsely populated.

Of course, this is not counted in the local natives, otherwise it would have exceeded 10 million.

If we complete the next strategy, it would not be possible without a population of tens of millions. However, the population of the entire New Holy Roman Empire has just crossed the threshold of 60 million.

Now that the world is almost divided, the last land without a border will definitely be a battle between dragons and tigers.

Currently, France and Austria have reached the forefront of colonizing Africa, followed by the British, Portuguese, and Dutch also have small colonies.

This macro strategy of the colonial department should be better described as "ideal strategy".

As long as countries are not stupid, this plan will not become a reality.

I took a brief look at the map and it was roughly: from Guinea to Mali in the west, to Libya in the north, to the Boer Republic in the south, to Somalia in the east.

Although there was no satellite positioning in this era, Franz first estimated that the total area of ​​these areas was also rushing to 20 million square kilometers.

After thinking about it, Franz picked up the pen and started to make a fork on it, preparing to hit it back and let the Colonial Department rework.

This unrealistic strategy is simply not feasible. Only when World War I provokes and Austria becomes a big winner can it have the capital to realize it.

However, Franz is not a war-crazy man, and Austria is not the German Empire in history that must challenge the world.

Although many people believe that the German Empire provoked war because of economic development and resources, Franz believed that it was mainly resources because the market problems could be solved.

The world economy is a big cycle, and the national economy is a small cycle. In theory, as long as this cycle continues to operate normally, the economy can continue to develop.

The core of this economic cycle lies in population and resources. Now the world's population is only about one billion.

Among them: there are about 275 million in Europe, mainly Russia, Austria, France and Britain, which combined more than 200 million.

Asia is about 820 million, and the two Eastern countries with large populations combined have 700 million, and the remaining areas are also vast and sparsely populated.

There are about 60 million on the African continent. The impact of colonial activities has caused the local population to grow, because more immigrants have left in recent years, and many areas have seen negative growth.

The Americas are about 60 million, which is the real vast land and sparsely populated areas. North and South America have only such a few people in total, and the two Americas account for half.

The current international trade volume is actually not large. The economies of various countries mainly depend on the domestic economy. Taking Austria as an example, international trade accounts for less than 5% of the total amount.

If colonial trade volume is included in the local economy, then international trade will be even less worth mentioning in the total Austrian economic output.

This is determined by productivity. The total wealth of society is limited and the goods that can be exported are too single, so the trade volume cannot be increased at all.

Now in the international market, the biggest export commodity is textiles, followed by grain. There is no large market for industrial and commercial products and machinery and equipment.

In the entire international market, the total amount of all exported commodities is less than 1 billion pounds, or even less than 700 million pounds.

The market is so big, and the main force of the economies of all countries is the local market. Any one in Britain, France and the Austrian family can't measure the total local economy by one billion, at least two or three.

In an era dominated by the domestic economy, the most important thing is internal circulation. As long as there are enough resources, the economy can theoretically develop normally.

For specific reference, we can refer to the United States. Many people think that Latin America is the back garden of Americans and the dumping place for American industrial and commercial products.

The reality is that there are more than 2 million people in Latin America, and 60 to 70 percent are still Indian tribes, with a purchasing power of a big one.

South American countries do not buy American accounts, and they would rather import European goods than buy American junk products.

However, since the late 19th century, the US economy has continued to improve by leaps and bounds, growing nine times in 40 years.

This is the power of resources. In the absence of sufficient commodity export markets, the Germans were forced to the battlefield by capital, while the American capital could be stabilized, relying on their own rich resources.

In Franz's view, "resources" are the core of colonization. Only under this concept can the colonial localization movement be carried out.

After hesitation for a while, Franz did not directly reject this "whimsical plan". He was very disgusted with painting big cakes, but he had to paint big cakes very effectively.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many whimsical plans in history, such as the British's 2c plan, from Cairo to South Africa, directly from south to north.

Including: Egypt, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa, Tanzania.

Although this plan was huge, John Bull finally realized it. However, the colonial empire collapsed before it lasted for long.

As latecomers, the Germans also developed the "Teutonic Africa Plan". This plan is not very ambitious, but only includes: Namibia, Angora, Congo, and Tanzania.

Whether the strategy can be successful depends on strength and has nothing to do with the size of ambition, so this strategy has failed.

The French's "2S plan" was a bit perverted. After occupying North Africa, the French were still preparing to fight from Senegal to Somalia.

This plan is similar to Austria's strategic plan, and the gap between "Guinea to Somalia" and "Senegal to Somalia" is not big.

As for the Austrian Republic, the south-facing Boer Republic has been barely realized, with a thousand-person colonial stronghold in Zimbabwe.

It is not difficult to reach Libya in the north, after all, it is an inland area in Africa and competitors cannot reach this area.

Only when it reaches Somalia in the east, it is still far away, with Sudan and Ethiopia in the middle. Of course, it is also possible to go around from Uganda and Kenya.

In fact, it is definitely not that simple to operate. Because of Austria's colonial strategy, these areas were divided into them together.

In any case, it is worthy of recognition in spirit. Since this plan has been sent, it means that the Colonial Ministry believes that there is a possibility of success.

Of course, this success is not achieved with all goals, it is inevitable that the plan will be completed strategically, and there are a few colonies missing in the middle.

Considering that now is a critical moment for colonial localization, Franz acquiesced the existence of this plan. Of course, when implementing it in detail, it is definitely not possible to copy it so hard.

For example: areas connected by rivers are preferred, desert areas are backward, and places with strong indigenous strength are shelved first. Areas that may cause conflicts must restrain their expansion...

In this era, the African continent had no national boundaries, and most of them were indigenous tribes, so it was too nonsense to talk about the concept of the country.

This colonial strategy will naturally not follow the national boundaries of later generations. In fact, Franz cannot find the national boundaries of later generations on the map.

After a while of revision, Franz successfully compressed this strategic plan.

For example: the deserts in North Africa are not arguing with the French, and this era cannot be controlled anyway.

Specifically, it is: most of Mali is not needed, and the Niger region is basically not allowed. If it weren't for connecting Libya, Chad Franz was ready to give up, and now he would have been reluctant to leave.

Ethelbia and Somalia in the east were also ranked last by Franz. Other areas will not be paid attention to these areas before they were occupied.

Namibia and Tanzania ranked second to last, and are basically abandoned areas. The remaining areas depend on the ability of their subordinates, and how much they can win.

As a result, the plan has shrunk by almost one-third, and the feasibility has been greatly improved.

It is too hatred for most of the African continent, but Franz believes that it is possible to succeed if it accounts for one-third, or about forty percent of the African continent.

This is determined by the strength and first-hand advantage. Once the localization strategy is successful, it will be another peak period of immigration. As long as there is enough population, Franz will not be afraid of any challenges on the African continent.

For example, in the West Africa and the Congo region, there are millions of people in the area. Who has the ability to steal these places?

War also requires costs, and without sufficient benefits, it is simply not enough to cause the colonial empire to launch a war.

Except for South Africa's gold mines, other regions that can trigger wars between great powers are not enough to bring wars between great powers.

In fact, South Africa's gold mines are not worth fighting for two major countries. Although the gold reserves are high, they are just that before mining.

Don’t look at the annual output of hundreds of tons. In fact, gold mining also requires costs. It depends on gold to recover the cost of war. Franz does not think it can be achieved in his lifetime.
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