Chapter 127 Colonists Are Not Human
[Directly sending troops to suppress it is time-consuming and laborious. ]

[It would be better to let the locals fight among themselves, and then select representatives from among them to divert the conflict. Isn't that wonderful? ]

[This is also a common practice used by colonists in Africa.]

[In short, it is to distinguish between high-level black and low-level black. ]

[Give some privileges to high-level blacks, and let low-level blacks obey high-level blacks. ]

[This will cause the local blacks to fight among themselves, weakening their ability to resist.]

【But Burundi is different from other relatively developed African regions. 】

【Burundi is poor on average.】

【Everyone is poor, speaks the same language, and uses the same writing system. 】

【There is no high-level black in Burundi. 】

[In the end, Belgium selected the Tutsi, one of the two major tribes in the area, as high-level blacks, saying that they were descendants of Caucasian nomads.]

[Announcement: Although the Tutsis have dark skin, they are not Africans, but Europeans, they are high-level blacks, a civilized nation, and are naturally suited to lead low-level blacks. ]

【After some operations...】

[The Belgians found it useless. ]

[Because the locals look the same, speak the same, and have the same customs, if you ask them to differentiate between Hutus and Tutsis, they say they can’t tell the difference.]

[There is no other way, the Belgians decided to rely on the wisdom of their ancestors. ]

[The ancestors of Burundi used the number of cattle they owned to distinguish between Hutus and Tutsis, and now the Belgians have copied this.]

[Those who declare that they own more than ten cows are high-level blacks, Tutsis. ]

【Those with less than ten cows are Hutus who deserve to be ruled and discriminated against.】

【According to the classification, Hutu accounts for 80 percent of the local population. 】

【The Tutsi population accounted for only 15 percent.】

[But even after the ethnic division, there was still no internal fighting in the area.]

[Because we all live together, we don’t know why there is any need for internal fighting after being divided into different ethnic groups.]

[But the Belgians are also old colonizers, so they naturally have rich experience in instigating conflicts. ]

【What followed was massive discrimination and unequal treatment.】

[The Tutsis are able to work in government departments, get better jobs, and enjoy preferential treatment in education, medical care, and other areas.]

【The Hutu people were reduced to being inferior people. 】

[Belgium also carried out propaganda to let everyone in Burundi know that the 80% Hutus must be ruled by the 15% Tutsis.]

【Originally, we were all poor guys. 】

【Now, a small number of people have become high-level black. 】

[Most of the poor guys became low-level gangsters.]

[Under the implementation of such policies, contradictions naturally gradually accumulated. ]

See here.

The ancients, who didn't quite understand it at first, gradually began to appreciate its meaning.

Shang Yang: "I am still too conservative."

Ying Zheng: "Amazing! I thought Belgium was a small, harmless country, but I didn't expect it to be such a great hand at being a bad person."

Liu Bei: "A group of people who originally had no conflicts were forced into conflicts by the colonizers."

“Is this what later generations call colonization?”

Kublai Khan: "Those European barbarians are really amazing. They can forcibly divide people into different ethnic groups even though there is no difference."

Zhu Yuanzhang: "When I watched the sky curtain before, I always said that the British were not human."

"But now it seems that Belgium is not far behind!"

“Is Belgium called Little Britain?”

……

Canopy.

【After the end of World War II, the colonial system began to disintegrate. 】

[Belgium was also forced to recognize that colonies such as Rwanda and Burundi could become independent, but they were only temporarily under Belgian trusteeship.]

[Normally, after a few years of trusteeship, the local area would be allowed to establish an independent country. ]

【But Belgium is a small country. 】

[They finally have colonies to exploit, how could they bear to give them up? ]

[So Belgium studied international law.]

[Under normal circumstances, the trusteeship must be terminated on time to allow the local area to become independent, but what about abnormal circumstances? ]

[As long as the local area is involved in war and conflict, the trusteeship period can be extended. ]

[Will Belgium continue to suck the blood of its colonies? ]

[Although there was no major unrest in Burundi, the bomb of ethnic conflict that had been buried before happened to explode at this time. ]

[Belgium, fire up!]

[In Burundi's neighboring country Rwanda, Belgium successfully ignited ethnic conflicts. ]

[Rounds of ethnic massacres were launched in the area.]

[How did it explode? ]

[To put it simply, the propaganda line was changed to call the previously claimed high-ranking black Tutsis invaders.]

【And supported the local Hutu people in expelling the invaders. 】

[You were originally a Tutsi, but somehow you became a high-level black and enjoyed many years of privilege. ]

[This has already caused dissatisfaction among many Hutus.]

[Now the Belgian authorities are promoting the Tutsis as invaders and providing equipment support and technical guidance to the Hutu warlords.] [Rwanda is a sea of ​​blood and corpses.]

[In the 1950s alone, about 100,000 Tutsis were massacred.]

【The Belgian plan was a great success.】

【But here in Burundi. 】

【Things didn’t go so smoothly.】

[Because Burundi has their own hunk. ]

[The heir to the puppet king of Burundi, Prince Boyi.]

[Prince Boyi, as the most high-level black among the high-level blacks, decided to betray his class after studying in Europe. ]

【After returning to China, he devoted himself to the anti-colonial movement. 】

[Prince Boyi developed production internally, enjoyed himself with the people, led them to resist the oppression of the colonists, and took the lead in resisting taxation. ]

【On the outside, make friends and call for international support. 】

【Finally, it was announced that after Burundi's independence, it would no longer be a feudal kingdom. 】

[Instead, the royal family should be deprived of their power and a constitutional monarchy should be established]

[Since Prince Boyi is the heir to the throne and has always been a human being, his reputation and status are very high. ]

[Both the Hutu and the Tutsi people respected him very much.]

【They are also willing to follow his arrangements. 】

[Prince Boyi then founded the Wu Society and carried out activities at home and abroad. ]

[In his community, both Hutu and Tutsi were able to obtain corresponding positions and were treated equally.]

【Thanks to his efforts, ethnic conflicts in Burundi have been reconciled to a great extent. 】

[Belgium wants Burundi to fall into ethnic hatred and internal strife, while Prince Boyi is working hard to reconcile ethnic conflicts. ]

[In the elections before Burundi's independence, Prince Boyi led the Ukrainian community to run for election.]

【The biggest rival of the Ukrainian Socialist Party at that time was the Christian Democratic Party supported by the Belgians.】

[Belgium's idea is to let the Christian Democratic Union and Prince Boy's Ukrainian Union fight to the death.]

[This has created another contradiction within Burundi.]

[It would be better to let Burundi go straight into civil war. ]

[As a result, Prince Boy, who had a very high reputation in the country, went directly to the leader of the Christian Democratic Union.]

[After a conversation, the Christian Democratic Union directly announced that it hoped its supporters would remain calm, maintain peace, maintain cooperation, and create a peaceful, stable and happy Burundi.]

[So far, the Belgians have attempted to provoke a civil war in Burundi.]

[Almost declared bankruptcy! ]

[The Belgians once roughly arrested Prince Boi and put him in prison.]

[But Boyi said that he attained enlightenment directly in Longchang! ]

[Soon, under pressure from international public opinion, Belgium released Prince Boy.]

[In the 1961 general election, Boye won a landslide victory, and he himself went from being a prince of Burundi to becoming the country's first prime minister.]

[After taking office, Prince Boyi's main tasks are to resolve ethnic conflicts, develop the economy, and seek support from both home and abroad. ]

……

See here.

Ying Zheng couldn't help but nod for Prince Boye of Burundi.

“From the perspective of the Burundian people, this Prince Boi is indeed a remarkable figure.”

"The Belgians are really vicious."

"And it seems that their policies have been successful in Rwanda, which is next door to Burundi."

"The sky says Burundi has been spared from civil strife and massacre."

"This is a blessing for them as a country."

"Prince Boy, yes."

Late Han Dynasty.

Liu Bei had seen that Belgium had forcibly divided Burundi into different classes and created conflicts.

I have always been somewhat worried that Burundi would fall into Belgium's trap.

But now, we see that at this important historical turning point, Burundi has produced an outstanding leader.

Not only did he lead the country to independence, but he also resolved ethnic conflicts and crushed various conspiracies of the Belgians.

Liu Bei also felt very relieved.

"With such a leader leading the way, the people of Burundi should be able to live a good life in the future, right?"

“But I also have some doubts.”

“Now that Burundi has successfully crushed Belgium’s evil plans and has excellent leaders leading the way.”

"Then how did they end up in such a miserable state, becoming the poorest country in the world as stated on the sky screen?"

“Are the conditions in Burundi really that bad?”

“Is it impossible to develop it anyway?”

Canopy.

【Seeing that they couldn't stop it, the Belgians decided to use the most effective trick. 】

[In 1961, Prince Boye was dining at a street restaurant with several cabinet members.]

[A gunshot was heard, and Boy, who was only 29 years old, was shot and killed. ]

(End of this chapter)