Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1037 Little Boss

The total area of ​​Bechuanaland is 581730 square kilometers, and the arable land accounts for 15% of the total area, which is more than 872 million hectares. As for why in 2018 in another time and space, the arable land that Bechuanaland has reclaimed is only 26.85 hectares .

Ha ha--

This question cannot be expanded, and it is 404 if it is expanded.

Bechuanaland, New Chang'an, Liu's farm has become a real farm.

Seven years ago, Liu Zhen brought the three Liu family brothers from the Qing Dynasty to southern Africa and became the first batch of new immigrants to settle in Bechuanaland.

The Liu family brothers caught up with the good times. The federal government and the Bechuanaland state government attached great importance to the first batch of new immigrants. The three Liu family brothers received a total of [-] acres of land, plus the house and Angus cattle provided by the state government free of charge. , Merino sheep, and mixed-blood horses, the three brothers of the Liu family have truly settled down in New Chang'an.

Now the Liu family's three brothers' farm has 50 Angus cattle, 250 Merino sheep, 12 mixed-breed horses, [-] pigs, and hundreds of chickens, ducks, geese and other poultry and livestock.

Now old man Liu will never feel sorry for killing a sheep again. This year, Liu Zhen brought his child and wife to the farm of the three brothers of the Liu family to visit relatives. Old man Liu not only killed two sheep, but also killed a pig, a chicken and a duck. Goose is available for every meal. According to old man Liu, the emperor probably lived like this.

Compared with seven years ago, Old Man Liu’s farm now has several more buildings. Old Five Liu is married to the daughter of a Chinese farmer in Xinchang’an. In order to bring his new wife home, Old Man Liu takes Ten Angus cattle were given as a dowry, and the in-laws were not stingy. The dowry was a "Little Monster" tractor produced by Nyasaland Tractor Factory, which made old man Liu overjoyed.

Every morning, Old Man Liu would bring all the labor force in his family to work. The [-] acres of land would make the Old Man Liu’s family exhausted and could not finish planting. Therefore, Old Man Liu’s farm hired six African-American workers, which greatly relieved the burden on the Liu family. human workload.

"Be careful when working, pick out all the stones, smash all the clods, remember to pull out the grass, throw it on the ridge of the field to dry, and take it back as firewood—Old five be careful of trees, don't let them Dig out the roots, Xiaoliu will drive your sheep away, if you dare to come over and eat the bark, you will kill and eat it when you turn around—" Old man Liu is always restless, scolding this and scolding that, showing the air of a rich landlord .

In the past seven years, Mr. Liu's family has been thriving. The three sons have given Mr. Liu a total of 13 grandchildren, 6 boys and 7 girls. Mr. Liu can wake up with a smile every day.

Except for four infant grandchildren and two older boys who help out on the family's farm, the other children are already in public schools at all levels, and the younger children are in Bechuanaland Public schools, the two older ones are in the Johannesburg Medical College, and went to Europe to fight with the teachers and classmates of the school, and the other is in the Bechuanaland State Agricultural College, which is also the only major in southern Africa. Agricultural College.

What troubled Mr. Liu was that 6 of the 4 African-American workers had their work visas about to expire, and they would leave Bechuanaland to return to their hometowns in a few days. Old man Liu was very worried.

To become a real Southern African, one must work continuously in Southern Africa for more than five years.

The goddamned Immigration Bureau gives Africans a four-year visa. After four years, they have to leave southern Africa, and then they can apply for the next work visa after another six months.

In this case, Africans will never be able to work continuously in southern Africa for more than five years, and there is no chance to become a real southern African.

"Damn the Immigration Bureau, they only give visas for four years. It doesn't matter if there are more years. Later, they have to find people to hire people, and they have to pay intermediary fees. They are all bloody vampires. The Lord should put them all They threw them into the mine to dig—" Whenever he thought of this, Old Man Liu was filled with righteous indignation.

The six African-American hired workers in Old Man Liu's farm are all experienced skilled workers. If they are hired again, it will definitely take a period of training to reach the proficiency of these workers.

Although the four workers who were about to leave the farm all promised to return to work on the farm in half a year, the work on the farm did not wait for anyone. Every radish had a hole, and someone had to make up for it. Old man Liu couldn't wait for them for half a year.

"Father, don't say a few words. There must be a reason for the officials to do this." Boss Liu had a headache. If it was still in the Qing Dynasty, the words that old man Liu said just now would be a serious crime of ransacking the family.

"What's the point? The Immigration Bureau is here to torment people. Look at how capable they are on Mondays and Tuesdays. They ask for less money, less food, less work and more work. They are much more capable than you prodigal sons. This is over." After a few days of good life, I will follow the example of others to buy a car and build a house. Can’t the money I got out of my hard work be used to buy a few more acres of land?” Old man Liu immediately shifted his target, Monday and Tuesday are African The names of ethnic workers, as well as Wednesday, Thursday, until Saturday.

Fortunately, there are only six people. If there are eight, it may not be easy to arrange——

(A certain fish let out a long breath——)

With so many people added to the family, the house must be built. It is better when the children are in school. On the weekends, the house is crowded with people and they meet every turn. Boss Liu has already contacted the construction team. This weekend The construction team is coming to build the house.

The new house is the wooden house with attics that old man Liu and the others live in now. Old man Liu means to build five houses at once, two houses for the children to go home on weekends, and two houses for the two older children to prepare for marriage. The last one is for Liu Laowu and his wife.

Liu Laowu has also become a relative now, and it is not convenient to live with Liu Laotou anymore. It doesn't matter if Liu Laotou lives in the old house by himself, but Liu Laowu still needs to live in the new house.

When it comes to cars, they are even more essential. A car is too extravagant for a farm, but a tractor is needed. It is very convenient whether it is used for plowing or pulling things.

Liu Lao Wu also wanted to buy a motorcycle, but he was discouraged after being scolded by Liu Lao. There are still more than a dozen horses at home. According to Liu Lao, there is no need for a motorcycle at all.

As for buying land, it’s not that Old Man Liu doesn’t want to buy it, but he can’t buy it. The unclaimed wasteland in Bechuana State has already been allocated, and if he wants to buy land to go to Southwest Africa or Tanganyika, Old Man Liu hasn’t made up his mind yet. .

"Father, Little Boss has sent something back again—" Liu Laowu came over on a spotted mixed-breed horse to report, "Little Boss" was the nickname of the kid who fought in Europe.

Children from poor families don't care much about their names, they are easy to support.

"Hahahaha, call it a day, call it a day, go back and see what good things my good grandson sent me—" The little boss is the glory of the Liu family, whenever he is mentioned, the old man Liu will be so happy from ear to ear.

The status of soldiers in southern Africa is very high. When the federal government collected agricultural taxes in the past, as long as someone in the family served, they could be exempted from agricultural taxes.

Now that the agricultural tax has been completely exempted, the federal government has added other benefits. For example, if old man Liu’s family wants to buy a tractor, they can enjoy discounts that only military families can enjoy.

Of course, this discount is also superimposed and does not conflict with other benefits.

When they got home, the women were chatting in front of Old Man Liu's room. The big cardboard box sent by the little boss was placed on the Eight Immortals table in the living room, and no one dared to touch it. Only Old Man Liu had the right to open the cardboard box.

Old man Liu habitually checked whether the seal was intact before opening the carton.

On the top is a set of the latest 1917-style military uniform and a pair of 1917-style military boots. Two sets of clothes are issued for the Southern African Expeditionary Army. .

Old man Liu cheerfully put his military uniform and military boots beside him, and underneath was a small delicate box.

Opening the box, there are four yellow gold rings in the box, and there is a note left by the little boss inside, indicating that the rings belong to grandma, mother and two aunts.

In fact, gold rings are no longer rare for the Liu family. The price of gold in southern Africa is really cheap. Let alone gold rings. In the current Liu family, every woman has a gold bracelet, even the children who are not yet adults. Yes, in the words of old man Liu, gold is the last magic weapon for self-defense in case of a military disaster, regardless of the prosperity of antiques and troubled times.

But after getting the gold ring, Mrs. Liu and the women still had red eyes. Let’s not talk about how valuable the things are. The key is that this kindness is so rare. In materialist values, being a soldier means putting your head on your belt and going all out. Glory is indeed glory, but danger is also really dangerous.

In addition to the gold rings for the women, Old Man Liu and Boss Liu also have gifts. The young boss is very filial. He prepared a pipe made of agate for Old Man Liu. Three voices to express your carefree mood.

The little boss prepared a pocket watch inlaid with gemstones for his father, which also satisfied Boss Liu, but it was a pity that Boss Liu wore Henry’s shirt without buttons, so he couldn’t wear a pocket watch, but it didn’t matter, I’ll go to Xinchang’an to do it tomorrow A vest is enough, and then you can imitate those government officials, wearing a pocket watch on your chest, and a big gold chain dangling on your chest. You must shake it to be eye-catching when you walk.

The gifts prepared by the little boss for Liu Laosan and Liu Laowu are all German-made Luger pistols. This kind of pistol is very popular because of its scarcity. A pistol as his sidearm.

After distributing the gifts to the adults, it was finally the turn of the impatient children. The little boss prepared all kinds of snacks for the children. Candies produced locally in Paris and Belgian chocolates were the most popular. Old man Liu tasted a piece of candy and said that it was not as good as The toffee produced in Johannesburg is delicious.

Rare things are more expensive--

ps: The fourth update has been delivered, everyone is satisfied this time——

(End of this chapter)