African Entrepreneurship Record

Chapter 234: Chapter 220 King’s Falls

April 13, 1870.

The weather is clear and the temperature is moderate.

The mighty waters of the Zambezi River rush along the cliffs like a stampede of thousands of horses, plunging into the unfathomable depths of the gorge, with a massive mist forming a beautiful rainbow bridge under the refraction of sunlight.

The roar of the waterfall is like thunder, and the crashing sound of the vast water flow can be heard for kilometers around on both banks. Standing at the edge, one is in awe of this masterpiece of nature.

I stand on a huge rock, overlooking the entire waterfall group, feeling my own insignificance for the first time. Even after more than twenty years of military life, enduring countless choices between life and death, I’ve never felt this way.

War has brought me only numbness, or rather, it’s my job, my only means of livelihood.

Yet this wonder of nature has struck my numb soul with tremendous impact, cleansing my heart, tainted by the fumes of gunpowder.

— Excerpt from ”The Diary of Felix, Commander-in-Chief of the East Africa Kingdom’s Army”

Felix’s diary is a rare and detailed written historical resource of later East Africa, showcasing through Felix’s perspective how East Africa expanded and ruled locally in the African region.

It can also be considered a rare piece of written evidence of colonial crimes in East Africa. The official stance of later East Africa does not deny this; Ernst merely treated it with indifference.

For anyone who wants to understand East African history, Felix’s diary is unavoidable, though its copyright is held by the royal family, with a prohibitively high price. Ordinary people often learn about this history through marketing accounts.

Besides Felix’s diary, there indeed aren’t better alternatives, as the East African government is keen on destroying evidence since the establishment of the colonies.

Including a large batch of Arab historical sites and cultural landmarks, all torn down by East Africa, making it very difficult to find colonial evidence in East Africa.

And the overall cultural level of East Africa at that time meant few people, if any, had the capability to keep a daily journal like Felix.

Besides being literate, you also had to solve the problem of paper and pen, generally only accessible to government personnel, who struggled even with drafting official documents, let alone writing diaries.

Thus, Felix’s diary becomes even more important, as Felix held high rank and prestige in East Africa, with the added halo of a famous commander, making this diary very popular.

Ernst’s attitude towards colonial crimes is one of open admission, albeit rarely mentioned, in an era when East Africa faced criticism from many so-called ”progressive” double-standard people during the struggle of the Three Kingdoms.

Nonetheless, the East African government continues its course, rejecting any appeals from descendants of victims, as it does not recognize their identity. Indeed, some Nig**ers are genuinely opportunistic, with ancestors having lived for generations in West Africa, falsely claiming to be descendants of East African natives fleeing to West Africa.

As a result, they gain nothing, with the East African government only acknowledging the export of two hundred thousand natives, most of whom reside in the Zanzibar Sultanate, a ”brother” nation closely allied with East Africa.

The Zanzibar Sultanate has long been nurtured by East Africa and is quite well-off, naturally lacking suicidal tendencies.

As the 21st century rapidly progresses, various countries are slowly reaching developmental bottlenecks, especially with movements initiated by American Black people attempting to morally blackmail the world. In contrast, this former colonial empire of East Africa gradually seems to be on the path to redemption.

At least compared to America, there’s a clear distinction, as East Africa has no Black people, nor does it have the so-called racial discrimination.

Ernst merely engaged in colonization, forcibly employing Black labor, but he never instituted bizarre laws like those in America. Compared to contemporaries, East Africa could be considered lenient.

Because there was no targeted genocide activity, and even if it happened, it wasn’t East Africa acting directly; it was African natives killing each other. Even into the 21st century, West Africa remains this way, with severe tribal conflicts.

Entering the 21st century, Ernst, a historically controversial figure, has gained increasing recognition from ordinary people outside East Africa, especially with the various societal issues caused by Black influence in America and France, leading German region citizens to rally more under East Africa’s banner.

History repeats itself, and a monarch like Ernst, who had a profound influence on the world, would still be glorified. Under the heroic perspective of history, any empire’s ruler, no matter his sins, would be romanticized by later generations.

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King Constantine’s Falls.

As the Commander-in-Chief of the East African Army, Felix was also the proposer and executor of the ”Pocket” plan.

At this moment, he is riding a black steed, watching several East African army soldiers erect an East African flag on a high ground on the northern side of King Constantine’s Falls.

The East African army officially quenched their thirst at the northern banks of the Zambezi River, completing the ”Pocket” plan. This ”Pocket” plan took five and a half months, occupying the entire future territory of Zambia and part of the Congo Republic.

East Africa gained over 800,000 square kilometers of new land, with most native kingdoms and tribes becoming East African vassals, signing a heap of land transfer treaties they didn’t fully understand, and under the intimidation of East African army guns, were confounded into pressing their Black Handprint.

King Constantine’s Falls was none other than the famous Victoria Falls of the previous life, called Mosi-Oa-Tunya Falls by the natives.

In fact, Victoria Falls was discovered by David Livingstone in 1855 and named after Queen Victoria of Britain.

However, like the Great Lake, anything in East Africa’s possession naturally needs a German name.

The origin of the name King Constantine’s Falls needs to be traced back to an hour earlier.

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After the completion of the ”Pocket” plan, Felix inspected from the north to near the Zambia River, starting at the Yake Kingdom and ending at what the indigenous population called Mosi-Oa-Tunya Falls.

”Commander!” The East African soldiers saluted Felix.

Felix looked at the waterfalls in front of him and asked those around him: ”Hmm, what is the name of this waterfall?”

”Commander, we don’t know either, but the local natives call it Mosi-Oa-Tunya.”

”Mosi-Oa-Tunya? That’s no good; this will be East African territory in the future. It should be given a German name.”

”Commander, what name should we use?”

”Since it’s East African territory, let’s use His Majesty’s name. From now on, let’s call it Prince Constantine Waterfall.”

However, Felix turned his mind and suddenly felt it was inappropriate. East Africa was destined to establish a kingdom, so using the title of Prince didn’t seem fitting.

”No, let’s call it King Constantine’s Falls instead. This way the falls can match the status of our East African Kingdom.”

”Yes, Commander!”

This is the origin of the name King Constantine’s Falls, decided within a few words by Felix, conveniently also known as King’s Falls.