Persia is the semi-colonial country in the mouth of Russian leader Vladimir. It also had a blood feud with Russia in history. Like Far East Empire, Tsarist Russia was the country that encroached on Persia's territory the most in modern times.
And what is even more unfortunate than Far East Empire is that the Persia territory robbed by Tsarist Russia can be said to be Persia's most fertile land.
These lands include large areas of territory along the coast of Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmen and other Caspian Sea in the previous life. At the same time, Persia also became a puppet regime in the hands of Russia.
And Qajar Dynasty itself made its fortune in the north of Persia. It is not an exaggeration to say that the territory snatched by Russia was the land of Longxing for the Qajar royal family. This is similar to what Far East Empire originally suffered from the Qing Royal Family.
Therefore, judging from Persia's historical experience, the relationship between Persia and Russia is not good, but Russia is too strong, so that Persia dares to be angry but dare not speak out.
On the other hand, although East Africa is also an ambitious country, there is Indian Ocean between East Africa and Persia after all, which makes Persia feel a little safer. In the same way, if it is not East Africa that comes to Persia this time, but the United Kingdom or United States, then Persia will feel even more secure.
It is a pity that British is now powerless. As for United States, if Persia dares to vote for the United States, East African Fleet will dare to appear on the next day At the doorstep of Persia's house, in fact, Third Fleet in East Africa can now teach Persia how to be a human being, and Third Fleet is stationed around Persia.
After signing the London Naval Treaty, the Indian Ocean most powerful navy today is East African Navy. Although the United Kingdom has consolidated Royal Navy its position as the world's largest navy through London Naval Treaty, the reduction in the size of the navy has actually controlled less area than before World War I.
London Naval Treaty limits the main warships of various countries, that is, their far-sea combat capabilities, while Indian Ocean is undoubtedly far-sea compared to mainland Britain.
East Africa itself has an advantage in Indian Ocean. In addition, during World War I, it acquired a large amount of land in Persian Gulf. On the contrary, it can deploy a large number of non-main combat ships. There are military bases along Persian Gulf to provide logistical support, which further enhances East Africa's influence in Persian Gulf.
In addition, the Air Force base in East Africa at Qatar is also under construction. After the construction of the base is completed, the entire Persian Gulf coast will be within the range of East Africa.
Given the strong advantages East Africa has accumulated in Persian Gulf, it is basically impossible for other countries to become new players in Persian Gulf region.
Among the veteran players of Persian Gulf region, the United Kingdom is very old, Ottoman Empire has nothing to show for it, and other countries are even more miserable. This means that at this stage, no country can challenge East Africa's military hegemony in Persian Gulf region.
Of course, Persians also knows this very well, which is one of the reasons why the Tehran government accepts East Africa's "protection" with peace of mind.
Subsequently, Kabriel began to conduct detailed research and discussions with the government of King Ahmad on "cooperation" between the two countries.
Kabriel said, "In order to deal with the threat from Russia, Persia should comprehensively deepen cooperation with the empire in all aspects. The first is to abolish all cooperation between Persia and Russia in the past. Does His Majesty the King agree with this?"
King Ahmed cursed in his heart, so what if I don't agree! Of course, he would not dare to reveal this, but said with a smile, "This is natural. We in Persia will never join in the evil country of Russia. General Cabril, to tell you the truth, Persia has suffered from Russia for a long time. At least 70% of all the suffering in Persia today is caused by Russia."
As for the remaining 30%, according to King Ahmad's heart, it is naturally British's fault.
Of course, although Britain is not a good person, compared to the greedy Russians, it is already considered a "good person".
General Kabriel was very satisfied with Ahmad's statement. He said, "Don't worry, His Majesty the King. With our East African support, we will definitely try our best to help your country resist the Russian invasion, but this also requires your country's cooperation."
"First of all, the Persia government should completely dismantle the railways built to Russian standards in Persia and block Russia's convenient passage to the south. At the same time, East Africa should help Persia To build a railway from Tehran and other places to the Persian Gulf coast, of course, the funds for the construction of the railway will be borne by the Persia government, and the empire will be responsible for providing personnel and technical support."
"If your country lacks funds, you can also apply for a loan from East Africa and use Persia's minerals as collateral. Your Majesty the King does not need to worry. We will definitely give Persia a suitable price and will not, like other countries, seize your country's resources in the name of building railways. Of course, this mainly depends on whether your country's economic strength can support railway construction."
Kabriel This is like saying nothing. After all, Persia In the current economic environment, the national treasury is not just poor, but it can also be said that those who see it are sad and those who hear it cry.
After all, countries such as Russia and the United Kingdom come to extort money every few years. Even if the Persia government is honest and honest, it is impossible to save much money. What's more, there is no completely honest and honest government in this world, and the bureaucrats in countries like Persia have no lower limit.
Therefore, Persia has only one way out, and that is to borrow debt from East Africa.
Of course, East Africa is not here to fish from the lake, but to implement neocolonialism in Persia, so the price will certainly not be too high.
Ahmad said with a gloomy face, "Now Persia's treasury is so poor that it can't even feed a mouse. And the original railway is demolished and a new one is built. This will undoubtedly make Persia's finances even worse."
General Kabriel said with relief, "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry so much. After all, we are also thinking about the security of your country. If we don't do this, Persia's accumulation will only be used as a wedding dress for Russians. They have already taken away Azerbaijan, and they will only make further progress in the future."
"Just look at which country around Russia has not been invaded by Russia? History has proven that countries like Russia are as greedy for other countries' lands as dogs can't change... and they have no shame at all."
"No matter how much Russian Labor Party tries to flatter themselves, it cannot change the fact that they are Russians. This kind of human weakness cannot be changed by shouting a few political slogans."
"We may want to gain from Persia, but at least East Africa knows the rules, and Russian Labor Party only needs to incite people who don't know the truth, and they can get everything from Persia, including your life and death."
From this perspective, Kabriel is not slandering Russian Labor Party. In fact, Russian Labor Party's ideals are great, but they themselves cannot achieve the world unity they pursue.
After the death of Vladimir in the previous life, Russia immediately became a new version of Tsarist Russia, or an enhanced version of Tsarist Russia. After the 1970s, it didn't even need a fig leaf and directly turned into imperialism.
Of course, these problems of Russian Labor Party have not been revealed at this stage, but whether Russia will continue the expansion policy of the Tsarist Russia era is no longer important. After the change in Russian ideology, the ruling classes of other countries simply allow monsters like Russia to exist in their hearts.
However, in view of Russia's strong strength, most people can only think about it in their minds, unless they really have the strength to defeat Russian Labor Party.
Just like Imperialist countries, they simply do not dare to confront Russia directly. Instead, they support countries surrounding Russia to confront Russia.
Regarding what Kabriel said, King Ahmad naturally knew very well that East Africa was a chronic poison, but Russia was directly a beheading platform, and they even dared to kill their own tsar, let alone his little king Persia.
Of course, even if Kabriel said something unreasonable, Ahmad could still say confidently, "Your Excellency, having said that, we Persia are poor!"
Kabriel said, "Poverty is not a problem. Anyway, Persia has a vast land and rich resources, and you have a lot of mineral resources. We will help you develop and develop the economy, and you will be able to repay your debts."
Tsarist era, Northern Persia, including Tehran, and the large area surrounding Caspian Sea are all Russia's sphere of influence.
Within the sphere of influence of the former Tsarist Russia, Persia is quite rich in mineral resources, especially oil and natural gas, which rank among the best in the world. In addition, Persia's copper, zinc and chromite are all rich ores with great mining value.
Among the latter three mineral resources, zinc ore is more important in East Africa. As for copper ore and chromite, they are East Africa's advantageous resources. East Africa is the world's largest country in chromite reserves and production.
East Africa is not rich in zinc mineral resources. Persia's zinc mines mainly exist in the form of lead-zinc mines, which are widely distributed from the northwest to the southeast of its territory.
All in all, even Persia within Russia's sphere of influence has considerable mineral resources, especially the most important oil and gas resources in East Africa.
Of course, there is no longer the concept of the so-called Russian sphere of influence within Persia, but the East African sphere of influence within Persia.
Kabriel persuaded with sincerity, "I will also explain to His Majesty the King that we, East African government, support the rule of the Qajar royal family over Persia, and His Majesty the King, as the spokesperson of the Qajar royal family, you must also be very important. We understand that the Qajar royal family is currently facing difficulties in Persia. Only by cooperating with us in East Africa can the Qajar royal family be able to settle down smoothly. Otherwise, let alone Russia, I am afraid that Persia's own people will send you to your end under the instigation of thoughtful people."
The ancestor of the Qajar royal family was Turkic tribes. They were originally somewhat alienated from the Persia native land. They also encountered the worst period in Persia's history, which was the rise of European colonists. Coupled with the backward economic foundation, the rule of the Qajar royal family in Persia can be said to be outrageous.
In the previous life, the Qajar royal family was overthrown in 1925, so if East Africa had not intervened, the fate of the Qajar royal family would not be much better than in the previous life.
Kabriel's words also made Ahmad determined to cooperate with East Africa. After all, Persia's interests are not equal to the interests of the royal family. What's the harm in sacrificing Persia's interests for the interests of the royal family.
He gritted his teeth and said, "In this case, our Qajar royal family can support your country's interests in Persia, but your country should also show its sincerity in supporting the royal family."
Kabriel patted his chest and said, "This is natural. Why did the empire send me to Persia this time? This is the reason why the empire sent me to Persia. And my next proposal is also related to ensuring the safety of the Persia royal family."
"As for our cooperation with Persia in East Africa, in addition to railway construction, the more important thing is to help your Persia royal family to form a military force that is completely loyal to the royal family."
"In addition, we in East Africa will also station a certain number of troops in Tehran, Mahshahr and other areas, and lease the Northern Persia port as an economic cooperation zone between the two countries."
The first point mentioned by Kabriel is the right to build roads, which is to open up the basis for economic cooperation between East Africa and Persia. The second point is the right to garrison troops, mainly to safeguard East Africa's interests in Persia, while at the same time infiltrating the Persia army, supporting pro-East African forces and replacing the original pro-Russian forces.
Regarding the second point, Ahmad agreed without hesitation. In the current situation of Persia, outsiders like East Africa are more trustworthy.
Once the military is taken care of, cooperation in other areas can be regarded as minor issues.
Kabriel continued, "The two countries should carry out in-depth cooperation in the economic field. First of all, Rheinland Shield should become Persia's main currency. At the same time, some of Persia's assets should be deposited in East Africa to facilitate trade settlement between the two countries. Especially in Northern Persia, the Persia government should support the investment behavior of East African companies."
After all, Persia was divided between East Africa and the United Kingdom, so East African government did not expect the Persia government's policies to affect the entire territory of Persia.
Therefore, even if it is cooperation in the economic field, East Africa can only be controlled tacitly within East Africa's sphere of influence, which is the northern part of Persia.
"At the same time, the empire will help Persia build a number of colleges and universities and help Persia progress towards a civilized country."
This is the penetration of Persia from a cultural and ideological perspective. In fact, the performance of Iran in the previous life illustrates the success of this cultural and ideological penetration. East Africa has also accumulated relevant experience over the years, which can be applied to Persia, thereby supporting a group of "spiritual East Africans" in Persia.
"Based on Persia's national conditions, the empire focuses on supporting the development of Persia's agriculture, mining and industry, and helping Persia get rid of extreme poverty."
Neocolonialism often uses agriculture and mining as its breakthrough point, thus reducing its target areas to raw material vassals. Of course, even so, neocolonialism at least leaves some soup for the local people.
Listening to Kabriel's boasting, Ahmad felt very depressed, but he finally felt better. After all, even if East Africa clearly "robbed", it was more polite than Tsarist Russia. If Tsarist Russia still existed, it would probably have brought its troops directly over.
Just two months later, East Africa reached a series of agreements with Persia, which were summarized as "East Persia Friendly Mutual Assistance Treaty".
The signing of the treaty also illustrates the further decline of Britain's influence in the region. Before World War I, Britain would definitely have to intervene in Persia's affairs, but now it can only turn a blind eye to East Africa's small actions.
Like the previous life, although World War I did not end British hegemony, it also made countries around the world aware of the decline of British hegemony. However, in the previous life, the United States people ate most of the dividends of Britain's decline, and in this time and space, more countries are snatching these rights.
In Europe, Russia, Germany, Austro-Hungarian Empire, outside Europe, United States, East Africa and Japan, each show their magic and expand their sphere of influence and influence as much as possible.
Traditional empires such as Britain and France can only focus on their core areas and have no ability to participate in power vacuum areas.
This also led to the situation of small and backward countries and regions in the world becoming dangerous after 1920. Many great powers, as well as an upgraded version of Russia, were coming and going, and for a while many countries were confused about where to stand.