After the East Portugal War, East Africa seemed to have returned to the right track. But allowing East Africa to escape unscathed so smoothly clearly did not fit Britain's scheming style. Benjamin, Prime Minister of the British Government, felt that Britain had been thwarted by East Africa this time, something his pride could not endure.
"East Africa has already taken shape. It seems that resolving East Africa by force, or even weakening it, is impossible. Instead, we have only pushed East Africa one step further," Benjamin said gloomily.
After the East Portugal War, East Africa's momentum seemed to have surged. Many countries began exchanging with East Africa one after another, and the British saw it all. Was this not trying to steal a chicken only to lose the rice used to lure it?
"Prime Minister, we entered Africa one step later than the Germans. If the previous government had contained East Africa before it annexed the Republic of the Transvaal, the situation in Africa might not have rotted to this extent."
"Hmph. After all, no one expected that one day our Great British Empire would set its sights on Africa. After quinine was invented, we should have seized the opportunity to intervene in Africa."
"This was caused by historical inertia. Before quinine was invented, only the Portuguese engaged in colonization in Africa. For centuries, malaria blocked our steps into Africa's interior. Perhaps because it had lasted too long, everyone overlooked Africa, allowing the Germans to pick up what others had missed."
Quinine was invented in 1826. Britain or any other country did not need to enter Africa too early; even if they had entered Africa on a large scale in the mid-nineteenth century, there would have been no place for Ernst afterward.
Of course, Britain at the height of its