The Sun Never Sets In Spain - Chapter 198

What Campos preached to the outside world can be said to be clear, the sooner you get on the bus, the sooner you can have a place in the colony.

Under this circumstance, almost all noble families with counts and above sent people to inquire about the matter, and the most direct reflection was that the number of letters sent to the Campos family was more than five times higher than before.

Fortunately, there are a lot of people to be recruited. It takes hundreds of people just to build the headquarters, so Campos did not feel embarrassed. With a big wave, everyone has a share.

Even the second son of a viscount can get the job of a colonial commissioner.

However, although most of the candidates were dealt with within two days, there was still at least two to three months before the Colonial Department actually started to operate.

No way, Seville is far from Equatorial Guinea, and it takes more than a month to come back and forth, and it is a hassle to clarify the relationship between superiors and subordinates.

It is precisely because of the traffic problem that although Alfonso initially only allowed them to set up headquarters in Seville and Madrid, they themselves decided to add an African headquarters in Equatorial Guinea.

For the sake of political prospects, the nobles also fought hard. A full 30 people were ready to leave Spain and go to San Isabel, the largest city in Equatorial Guinea, with the newly recruited 2,000 pioneers.

Alfonso is happy to see this, because the population of San Isabel is currently less than 2,000 because non-whites are not accepted.

Even if you count the black people hidden in the manor and fields, the number will not exceed 4,000, and the population is very depleted.

The nobles will definitely not go there alone. On average, a noble must bring at least 20 subordinates, which is a few hundred people at once.

And if there is aristocracy, there will be money, if there is money, there will be demand, and if there is demand, more people will be attracted.

Therefore, after learning about this, Alfonso made an important decision-he decided to strengthen the medical power of Equatorial Guinea and try to reduce the mortality rate of the colony.

It was stated in the previous announcement that the government would provide doctors, but in fact it was just a ship’s doctor. I won’t say how much it is, and I won’t be able to stay in Equatorial Guinea for a few days.

It’s not that Alfonso doesn’t want to be equipped, but it’s not easy to train a doctor these days, and the local area is not enough, so how can you take care of the colony.

If it weren’t for the fact that Spain is the headquarters of the Red Cross, and it can use various methods to pry doctors from various countries, Alfonso would not be willing.

Alfonso plans to send not many doctors to Equatorial Guinea, about 10, plus 50 nurses, more than enough to open a small hospital.

Today’s European doctors are not only bloodletting therapy, but also use various sedatives and anesthetics, but also consciously prevent infection.

It’s still useful, and it’s not as bad as people think.

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Robert finally decided to go to Equatorial Guinea. The reason is that Ricardo threatened to go alone. More importantly, he heard that Spain was going to set up a colonial ministry.

He didn’t know about the activities within the noble class. He only knew that this matter was proposed by the king, and even if it was for face, he would not let the 2,000 of them die outside.

It is out of this simple belief that Robert went to the recruitment office to sign up with the feeling of saying goodbye to his hometown.

“Fortunately, fortunately, I almost missed it.” Ricardo said with lingering fears after signing his name crookedly.

According to the staff, they planned to close the recruitment channel in advance because of the large number of applicants, and today is the last day.

“Yeah…” Robert whispered, not sure if he made the right decision.

But before he could express his emotion, a strong hand patted his shoulder interrupting his thoughts.

“Don’t think too much, go buy supplies! The government is really stingy, how can you deal with the dwarfs with only 20 bullets.”

The speaker was David, a large Lombard man.

Robert’s team has a total of 6 people, all from Italy.

It doesn’t look like much, but it’s enough to easily wipe out the small Pygmy tribes around Chichi.

Pygmies are the collective name for the dwarfs in central Africa. In Equatorial Guinea, they mostly refer to the Negrilo people.

The average height of these guys is only 1.3 meters to 1.4 meters, while the average height of Robert’s team is 1.68 meters. With rifles, it can be called a dimensionality reduction blow.

These news were all heard by Robert some time ago, and I have to say that it boosted their confidence a lot.

“Okay, let’s go now, with the goal of spending the money.” Ricardo cheered: “Anyway, we haven’t received the settlement fee yet.”

“Don’t.” Robert said repeatedly: “We only have 180 pesetas on hand, so we need to plan properly.”

Each person’s funds are 650 pesetas in total, but the government only allows them to take 180 pesetas in advance. This is still in the case of mutual guarantees, mainly because they are afraid that they will run away after taking the money.

The rest of the loan and settlement fee will be issued three days later on the day of boarding the ship, which can be exchanged on the spot for government-prepared materials or sent home.

“The bullets don’t matter, the military should prepare them and exchange them at that time.

Of those 180 pesetas, 20 for a water bottle, 80 for a good pair of boots, and 10 for…”

In the end, after an afternoon of shopping, everyone’s money was spent.

Even Robert spent the 20 pesetas he had saved, and he used the money to treat everyone to a delicious meal of noodles.

180 pesetas isn’t actually a lot of money, it’s just £7.

For the price of a helmet, it’s too easy to spend it all.

To be on the safe side, Robert took all the supplies and moved into a shed built by Casapa in the suburbs, and the two took turns guarding them in case they were lost.

Three days passed in a flash, and two more Italians came here, and Robert’s team swelled to eight people.

That is to say, there is a progressive guard in Spain, and the police force is relatively strong, and Robert dare not move lightly.

In Naples, their hometown, there are so many people who simply go straight to the gang and go to Equatorial Guinea.

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At this time, in the distant St. Petersburg, a week has passed since the arrival of the delegations, but the negotiations have not made any progress.

Franco-Prussian disputes over reparations, Prussia insisted that they won the Franco-Prussian war, and France should pay them 400 million francs.

France took the current situation as a starting point and claimed that as long as the fighting continued for two more months, the French army could hold a military parade in Berlin, and Prussia should instead compensate for the damage they caused in northern France.

The conditions of the two sides were very different, and the good offices of Britain and Russia failed.

Unconditional peace is impossible, because for the two countries, Baihe is no different from losing.

Prussia loses, and the North German Confederation will face disintegration.

A defeat in France would have an impact on the prestige of the new government.