Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1179 John III

Britain has caused many tragedies in the process of colonizing the world.

Not to mention, in 1893, during the war between the British army in Rhodesia and the local Metabili-Sulus, in one battle, a British army of more than 50 people relied on only 4 Maxim weights. Machine guns repelled dozens of charges by more than 5000 Metabili warriors in a row, killing more than 3000 people.

According to the logic of the British Admiralty, the federal government of Southern Africa can also file a lawsuit against the British government, accusing the British government of systematically massacring southern Africans in the process of conquering southern Africa.

If the federal government of Southern Africa really does this, then the worst is about to happen, and the British Empire will face countless lawsuits, and those victims of the British Empire’s conquest of the world will file lawsuits against the British Empire, which will trigger The chain reaction will destroy the ruling foundation of the entire British Empire.

Rock didn't know how Winston communicated with John Jellicoe, and the Admiralty did not bring charges against Adan Company to the London Magistrates Court in the end, and the matter was left alone.

But the impact of the lawsuit did not stop. On April [-]st, the traditional Western April Fool's Day, southern Africa and Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other four British overseas dominions formally requested the British government to establish the British Empire on the basis of the British Empire. Federation, giving more autonomy to overseas dominions.

The joint actions of the four overseas dominions put the British government in a state of complete passiveness. Winston had to return to London urgently. The government had enough time to prepare for the establishment of the Commonwealth of Nations.

In fact, there is nothing to prepare. I am afraid that the British government also knows that the establishment of the Commonwealth is imperative. The British government now needs more time to seek more interests for the British mainland in the future Commonwealth.

The joint forced palace of the four overseas dominions has nothing to do with Rock. Australian companies have already started investing in Australia. Tang En, who has just returned to southern Africa from Port Elizabeth, was picked by Rock to serve as the general manager of the Australian company and head to Perth, the largest city on the west coast of Australia. .

The headquarters of the Australian company is in Perth, and the city of Perth, like Johannesburg, is also prosperous because of gold.

In 1885, gold was discovered in Kalgoorlie, upstream of the Swan River, which attracted a large number of new immigrants. With the construction of railways and the development of agricultural technology, Perth gradually became the largest city on the west coast of Australia.

Before Tang En departed for Australia, Rock called Tang En to Eagle Fort for an interview.

"The most important task of the Australian company is to develop the farms and mineral resources in Western Australia, but this work is not in a hurry, especially the mineral resources. I will ask Christian to cooperate with you in the exploration of the mineral resources in Australia, but if you find the mine Do not develop after the farm, mainly to establish a farm.” Rock determined the business goal of the Australian company, and the total population of Australia is now only 550 million people, so as long as Australian companies continue to immigrate to Western Australia, after a hundred years, It is hard to say who has the final say in Australia.

Long live the minority obeying the majority!

"So I went to Australia to be a shepherd—" Tang En laughed at himself, he really didn't mean to complain about Rock.

The speaker has no intention of listening to the heart, and Rock also knows that Tang En has had a hard time in Port Elizabeth these years: "Persist for another two years, and I will send someone to replace you after two years."

Regardless of the good economic situation in Port Elizabeth, in the era when there was no air-conditioning, the summer in Port Elizabeth was quite difficult, with the highest temperature reaching [-] degrees. God knows how Tang En and the others survived.

Under such a difficult environment, Tang En stayed in Port Elizabeth for ten years. It was not until the end of the World War, when Port Elizabeth's sphere of influence expanded to the Mediterranean Sea, and safety was completely guaranteed, that Tang En returned to southern Africa from Port Elizabeth.

It's a pity that just a few days after An's birthday, Rock asked Tang En to go to Australia again, which is really unreasonable.

"It doesn't matter my lord, my main purpose this time is actually to send my son back to school. As for where I work, it doesn't matter. I know the situation in Perth. Don't worry, my lord. I promise that in ten years, the whole of Western Australia will become ours." Western Australia in Southern Africa—at least Western Australia for our Chinese." Tang En's last sentence was forceful, and the staff in Eagle Fort are all Chinese who have passed many tests, so there is no need to worry about some information leaking out.

"Very good, I'm looking forward to your good news." Rock was satisfied with Tang En's attitude. It was precisely because of the aggressiveness and hard work of countless Chinese that the status of the Chinese in southern Africa was steadily rising, at least in southern Africa. , have the same rights and social status as white people.

In addition to acquiring the land around Perth, Rock had a special request for Tang En, hoping that Tang En could buy the Cocos Islands from the colonial government of Singapore.

The Cocos Islands, also known as the Keeling Islands, is Singapore's overseas territory in the Indian Ocean, covering a total area of ​​14.2 square kilometers and consisting of 27 coral islands.

The Cocos Islands are 800 kilometers away from Singapore, 2768 kilometers away from Perth, and 2700 kilometers away from the Ardan Islands. Although the shipping technology has greatly improved compared with the past, there is still a resupply on the way from the Ardan Islands to Perth. If the Cocos Islands can be bought from the colonial government of Singapore, the Adan Company can establish a new supply base in the Cocos Islands.

No, not from the colonial government of Singapore. In 1886, the British government included the Cocos Islands into the Straits Settlement, the capital of which is located in Singapore, and gave the Cocos Islands to the Clunes Ross family on the island, becoming the Luconis Ross family. permanent property.

So Tang En was going to find the Clunish Ross family, not the Straits Settlements.

Compared with the colonial government, the Clunish Ross family was obviously better at dealing with them. Around 1827, John Clunish Ross brought his family to settle in the Cocos Islands, improved the natural coconut groves on the Cocos Islands, and hired Malays The Asians harvest coconuts to make copra, which is also the main income of the Cocos Islands.

You can’t actually make much money by buying dried coconut. The Cocos Islands only have a total of more than a dozen square kilometers, and only the main island and the west island are inhabited. The rest are coral reefs without fresh water, which are simply uninhabitable.

In another time and space, in the mid-50s, the number of Cocos Islanders was increasing, and the island was overcrowded. Many Cocos Islanders immigrated to Australia, and the main destination of immigration was Western Australia.

Rock now wants to advance this process, move the Ross family on the island to Western Australia, and then move those Malays back to Malay, so that Adan Company can get a perfect Cocos Islands.

Because of the lawsuit that just passed, Rock reminded Dunn to pay attention to the reaction of the Straits Settlements, and it was best to reach an agreement with the Ross family before the Straits Settlements noticed, even if the Ross family could not transfer the entire Cocos Islands to the Adan Company, At the very least, we must strive to build a supply base and an airstrip in the Cocos Islands to facilitate future flights between southern Africa and Australia.

In another time and space, the Cocos Islands are the transit point between Perth and Johannesburg.

"Don't worry, my lord, I will let the Clunis Ross family willingly sell the Cocos Islands to the Adan Company." Dunn is confident that such "willingness" Dunn has facilitated it many times over the years, otherwise Port Elizabeth will not have the current scale.

"Be careful. We just fought against the Admiralty because of the Ardan Islands. Don't give the Admiralty an excuse." Rock reminded Dunn that the Indian Ocean is not Port Elizabeth, so he should be cautious.

"Yeah, I understand, the Clunis Ross family disagrees, so just give them some more money, more than ten square kilometers, whatever price they ask, and how much they can offer—" Dunn didn't take it seriously The thing is, Adan Company has never bullied others with its strength, and has always persuaded others with reason.

However, Dunn still underestimated the greed of the Clunish Ross family. After the initial contact between the Australian company and the Clunish Ross family, the Clunish Ross family offered a price of 14.2 pounds, which is about one square kilometer. ten thousand pounds.

This price almost puts Tang Enlei's outer area in a tight spot. The Cocos Islands do not have as important a strategic value as the Aldan Islands. That is to say, the Australian company needs a transit point, so Rock, who is used to firmly controlling all nodes, will take the initiative to buy. Cocos Islands, otherwise the Cocos Islands are simply ignored.

For the Royal Navy, the Cocos Islands are also tasteless. The Strait of Malacca is [-] kilometers north of the Cocos Islands. As long as the Royal Navy guarantees control of the Strait of Malacca, it can basically ignore the existence of the Cocos Islands.

On April NO.15, Tang En passed through the Cocos Islands on his way to Pass, and purposely landed on the island to have an interview with King John III, the patriarch of the Clunish Ross family.

This "three generations" does not have a very special meaning. Many people in European countries will use the name of their father or grandfather, so they will add "second generation" or "third generation" after the name to distinguish, such as Xiaosi, his name Strictly speaking, it should be Cecil Rhodes II.

For white people, this situation is commonplace.

For Twain, this situation was unbelievable.

However, in these years, Tang En has also tempered the Taishan collapse before and his color has not changed. When facing John III, Tang En is still talking and laughing.

"If the Cocos Islands were located on the outskirts of London, then the price of 14.2 pounds would still be justified, but the Cocos Islands are located in the Indian Ocean, such a price is really dishonest." Tang En still hopes to solve this problem through normal methods .

"No, no, Don, the price of the Cocos Islands can refer to the Chagos Islands. You don't want to take the Cocos Islands from the Clunis Ross family with a pitiful amount of money." John III laughed and said Like a mouse, greedy and wretched.

ps: The rainstorm is finally over, and then enter the steamer mode, dear book friends, help me——

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