Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1421

The Cape State Liberal Party branch is the first branch of the Liberal Party established outside the Transvaal, even earlier than Nyasaland and Rhodesia, which shows how much the Liberal Party attaches importance to Cape State.

Prior to this, the Liberal Party had indeed performed well. Facing the old party, the Progressive Party, the Cape Liberal Party won the ruling power in Cape State in the third year of its establishment, and has maintained its advantage until now.

After gaining power in the Cape State, the Liberal Party inevitably fell into a vicious circle of infighting. A large number of speculators joined the Liberal Party in the Cape State. It is a tool for people to seek personal gain, and even infiltrated by some external forces, which has caused the relationship between the Cape State and the federal government to deteriorate.

"Yes, external forces, such as Edmund Law, who just resigned, suddenly received a large amount of campaign funds during the campaign, and thus defeated all competitors to win the election." Chen Yan didn't make it very clear. If Owen wanted to investigate, it would not be difficult. Most of the Liberal Party’s funds flowed through the Rand Bank. Even if it was transferred from other banks to the Rand Bank, there were clues to follow.

"So it is very necessary for us to conduct a thorough clean-up operation like the Progressive Party." Owen realized after a while that the situation of the Liberal Party has become so serious that it cannot be broken.

Chen Yan couldn't answer this question. Whether or not there should be a clean-up operation depends on how determined Owen is.

Owen is indeed not as bold as Stoudemire on this issue.

In other words, Owen's influence in the Liberal Party is indeed not as good as Stoudemire's influence in the Progressive Party.

So that night, Owen called Rock and asked Rock for advice.

"If you think it's necessary, then go ahead and do it. You are the leader of the Liberal Party." Rock calmly delegated power, and the Cape Liberal Party has indeed reached the point where it must be rectified.

"Okay, but we may lose this election." Owen was a little depressed, and losing the general election must have an impact on Owen personally.

"If you lose, you lose. It's not terrible to lose once. It's fine to win the next time. What's more, if you lose to Cecil, it's not unacceptable." Rock can think about it. Whether Stoudemire wins or Owen wins, the federal government All are winners.

Owen did not dwell on this issue. Under the two-party system, the ruling party has the benefits of the ruling party, and the opposition party is not lonely. Even if Stoudemire wins the election, if Stoudemire makes mistakes in the process of governing, then the Liberal Party will still Have the opportunity.

Unlike Stoudemire's swift and resolute actions, Owen is more cautious in doing things. Although he has already obtained Rock's promise, Owen is not in a hurry to do it, but keeps meeting and communicating with the bigwigs in the Cape Liberal Party.

Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, the Cape State Assembly voted for the second time. This time, there was no suspense. Stoudemire won 125 of the 80 votes, defeated Owen without any suspense, and was successfully elected as the governor of Cape State.

Owen was not wronged. In addition to the Progressive Party and the Liberal Party, the Cape State Assembly also has other political parties and independents. These people have more trust in Stoudemire, a "traditional Cape man" than Owen.

After the death of old Cecil Rhodes, the Rhodes family did not decline as many people imagined. Rhodesia is still under the control of the Rhodes family. Although Stoudemire disbanded the South African company himself, Rhodes On the contrary, the family's prestige has reached new heights.

Members of the Cape State Assembly want to see if Stoudemire can create a miracle similar to Rhodesia in Cape like the old Cecil Rhodes.

Whether there were other factors in the Rhodesian miracle is immaterial.

Stoudemire was indeed vigorous and resolute. The first thing he did after taking office was to target civil society groups in Cape State.

Here is an explanation, not only in Cape State, but also in all states in southern Africa, there are various civil groups, such as the most famous Rifle Association and the Johannesburg Mining Union, and the powerful Cape Farm in Cape State federation.

The Cape Farm Federation also has a long history. As early as the Boers colonized the Cape, the Cape Farm Federation already existed. After the British captured Cape Town from the Boers, the Cape Farm Federation once became the Cape Farm Federation. The largest non-governmental organization had more influence on Cape state farmers than the colonial government, partially replacing the role of the colonial government.

The civic groups in the colonial era did play an important role in that special historical period, but with the establishment of the Southern African Federal Government, various civic groups in the Cape State became more and more conservative, and even became independent from the federal government. The main body of the confrontation, which made Stoudemire hate it.

"I want to disband most of the Cape non-governmental organizations. These non-governmental organizations are independent of the federal government at all levels and conflict with the interests of the federal government. Their existence has seriously affected the economic development of Cape State." Stoudemire still Seek advice from Dr. Starr Jameson.

The first thing Stoudemire did after he took office was to appoint Dr. Starr Jameson as a senior advisor to the Cape State government. know it better.

"We still need to be cautious about this issue—" Dr. Stahl Jameson had a solemn expression. He also knew the negative effects of these civil organizations in Cape State, and he had tried to solve it. Then Dr. Stahl Jameson was forced to resign.

"It is indeed necessary to be cautious, but this issue has reached the point where it cannot be delayed. If these civil organizations are not disbanded, many policies of the state government will not be implemented smoothly. The current situation in Cape State has a lot to do with the widespread existence of civil organizations. Civil organizations have even replaced the role of government departments to a large extent. The previous rebellion in St. John's Port had a lot to do with the Cape Farm Federation." With the communication of the big bosses in the party, Stoudemire also knows the current situation of Cape very well.

"It is not appropriate to disband directly. The best way is to reform and let these civil organizations play a positive role, just like those in Rhodesia and Nyasaland." Dr. Starr Jameson has lost The vigor of youth, recalling that when Dr. Starr Jameson led 500 Rhodesian policemen, he dared to attack the Transvaal Republic brazenly.

Then there was no more, five hundred Rhodesian policemen, after entering the Transvaal Republic, fell into the vast sea of ​​Transvaal Boer farmers, which directly led to the outbreak of the Second Boer War.

It can be said that over the years, Dr. Starr Jameson has also fully learned the lesson. In times of uncertainty, it is definitely right to learn more from Rhodesia and Nyasaland. This is Starr Jameson Dr. Jameson's version of Crossing the River by Feeling the Stones.

"NGOs in Rhodesia and Nyasaland are different from NGOs in Cape State. It is very difficult to transform them. It is better to disband them directly." Stoudemire has no hope for NGOs in Cape State. In Cape State, you can't do it without strong medicine.

Rhodesia and Nyasaland's non-governmental organizations, the state government played a very important role in the formation process, such as the Nyasaland Construction Engineers Association, which was led by the Nyasaland State Government, with the purpose of cultivating more excellent Instead of uniting construction engineers, raise the threshold of this industry and strive for greater benefits for construction engineers.

It can be said that civil organizations in Cape State have gone astray from the very beginning, such as the Cape Farm Federation. The original intention of this organization was to unite farmers against the colonial government and fight for the right to pay less or even no tax. , also hope to get more financial subsidies, unite and bargain with the government.

Stoudemire must not tolerate such a non-governmental organization.

"If you disband directly, then the farmers in the Cape State—" Dr. Starr Jameson suddenly became very strange when he said this.

Dr. Starr Jameson probably overlooked a problem. The largest farmer in Cape State is none other than Stoudemire in front of Dr. Starr Jameson.

And Rock as far away as Pretoria.

Not only in terms of farms, Stoudemire is not only the largest farmer, but also the largest mine owner, the richest businessman, and the highest-ranking governor.

Only then did Dr. Starr Jameson realize that the governor in front of him was a fucking governor, and he was fundamentally different from all the previous governors in Cape State.

"If you think you can, then you can!" Dr. Starr Jameson immediately changed his words. What the previous governors could not do, Stoudemire could really do.

"In a few days, a national defense force will be stationed in Cape Town. We will repair the barracks in Cape Town—" Stoudemire sneered. He is ready to face all the consequences. Obedient, then Stoudemire will use violent means to force them to be obedient.

"The National Defense Forces—" Dr. Starr Jameson was very surprised, and looked at Stoudemire with more awe.

Whether to accept the presence of the National Defense Forces is also within the power of the governor.

Regardless of whether it was out of their own rights or the interests of the Cape State, the previous governors did not accept the National Defense Forces very much. This is why the former mayor of Port St. John dared to reject the Edward Fleet.

Now that Stoudemire is the governor, there is no taboo in this regard. The arrival of the National Defense Forces will not affect Stoudemire's power, but will become a bargaining chip in Stoudemire's hands.

"Yes, the National Defense Forces. Cape is the Cape of the Cape people, and it is also the Cape of the federal government. Why can't the National Defense Forces enter?" Regrettably, they still don't know what kind of governor they personally chose to come up.

ps: This chapter was very difficult to write, I deleted and deleted it, and I coded at least 3000 words for the 6000-word chapter. After coding more than half of it, I found out that the whole article was suspected of allusion--I feel sorry for the deletion--

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