Chapter 302: Excuse to deliver!

"We are a German merchant ship. We have paid all the fees in accordance with your country's requirements and completed all the procedures. You can't prevent us from leaving the port." Captain Pell shouted to the Portuguese official standing in front of him.

"I am not preventing your ship from leaving the port, but preventing illegal immigration. The black people on your ship are not qualified to go out to work." said the Portuguese.

"How is it possible that for these people, we paid the employment fees to your government, and some of them are free people we hired!" Captain Pell argued.

"No, no, no, they are the property of the Kingdom of Portugal. All migrant workers must get the permission of the Portuguese government. Only more than 200 of the 700 people on your boat have gone through the relevant procedures, and the remaining 500 people are leaving the country illegally. "The Portuguese official insisted.

In order to save human resources, the Germans directly contacted the indigenous chiefs of Angola and bypassed the Portuguese government. This dismissal naturally caused the latter's dissatisfaction. At first, dozens of people and hundreds of people could be tolerated, but then the Portuguese could not bear the frequent dispatch of hundreds of people.

According to the Portuguese colonial authorities, at least 15,000 labor dispatches each year do not comply with "relevant rules." The Germans have used commercial freedom as an excuse to reject labor dispatch led by the Portuguese government. And the end result of the confrontation between the two sides is naturally that the Yarrow merchant ship was detained in Portugal. Since ancient times, merchants have not been fighting with officials. How much can a merchant cause in others' turf?

And then, this unexpected event quickly swelled up! After the Yarrow was detained by Cape Morro, in less than a week, four more German merchant ships were detained in Angola for carrying "illegal" husbands.

Subsequently, the owners of these merchant ships were charged for carrying a total of 2,100 "illegal workers"! In the end, the Portuguese colonial authorities used this as an excuse to announce that the German shipowner needed to pay up to 150,000 marks for this accusation. In the end, a copy of this summons arrived at the prince...

That's right, it's here for the prince, because the backstage boss of these ship owners is the Bavarian royal family! Because of the shortage of population in Namibia, the prince who is engaged in diamond mining needs a lot of labor. Half of what the Portuguese government calls "illegal labor" is the result of the operation of the Bavarian royal family!

"Portugal is crazy?" The prince looked at the summons in his hand, his mouth twitched! "Okay, tell Xiao Maoqi and the others that the self-explosive boat we prepared won't be used. This matter is enough for us to solve Portugal." It takes no time to break through the iron shoes! The prince did not expect that when he worked so hard to find excuses, someone would directly send them over...

"But this is not normal! How can Portugal and Germany dare to live with Germany? There is no conspiracy behind this, right?" The prince whispered, a small country should be a man with its tail between its tails, and it can even jump with the support of a big country. Without the support of major powers, what is the difference between this and death?

"So what should we do now?" Earl Schelling asked.

"Cold treatment, they want to buckle, so just buckle it, but absolutely can't give in, we will consume them with them!" The prince thought for a while and said.

"However, there are 500 detained laborers on the Guangyaluo. The daily diet of these people is a problem, and the most important thing is that the telegram sent two days ago said that the Portuguese had begun to refuse to sell to Yaro. Many people have been forced to leave the ship.” said Earl Schelling.

"Okay! Don't we have a ship in Namibia? Just transport the food and water? Just hold it up for me, and you can't persuade! Also, please contact me with a few media outlets to hype up this matter. The bigger the better, I don't need to teach you about this, right?" The prince ordered.

"This kind of action that dares to challenge the dignity of the German Empire will inevitably be countered by the Empire!" The count said with a slight bow.

"Puff......" The half cup of black tea that the prince had just drunk was spit out.

"You are stupid! Can't find the entry point? You can't get some tall things?" The prince gave the earl a glance: "Well, human freedom is the right granted by God, and you can freely choose work and lifestyle. Dirty slavery has been cast aside by civilized society, and today, in remote Africa, there are still such a small group of people engaged in dirty industries! This is a historical regression! It is a challenge to civilization and human morality. !"

Although the prince has many contract workers who have signed sales agreements, it does not prevent the prince from standing on the commanding heights of human morality to attack opponents. Of course, the treatment of these contract workers is much better than their African counterparts, at least two meals a day. A thin meal can be guaranteed. There is still some money left to buy some industrial products dumped by Germany into Africa...

"I rely on, the leader is the leader..." Earl Schelling also accepted, not in this sentence, but because this sentence was finally said by the prince, as the prince's number one follower First, he understands how many ulterior things the prince has done. At least one-third of the responsibility of the US-Russian fleet in the Spanish-American War ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ should be counted on the prince.. ...... A person's face can be so thick that he can shame the other person, and then he can count on his ability to drink and talk!

"So what about military matters?" Hindenburg, who had been silent beside him, asked just after Earl Schelling had left.

"Step by step. Before the official action, we must at least figure out who the opponent is. I feel weird now. I know that Germany is not easy to mess with. I also know that our two warships are going to cruise in Africa. Where did the Portuguese come from? Bold?" The prince was lost in thought.

"Isn't there anything from the intelligence department?" the prince asked a little displeased.

"Sorry, the Imperial Intelligence Department is now working hard to search for relevant information." Hindenburg said.

"It seems that it is not just the General Staff that should be reorganized!" The prince's words made the opposite Hindenburg shiver involuntarily.

After a period of contact, Hindenburg realized the horror of the prince in front of him. He rarely expressed opinions or made decisions, and if he wanted to do something, it turned out to be 80% achievable. ! Even the General Staff Headquarters composed of Junker noble officers can intervene.

It is hard for Hindenburg to imagine, relying on this prince's status, ability and relationship, within Germany, what he can't do! "He is another emperor of the empire!" How many years later, Hindenburg commented on Prince Ruprecht!

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