Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1565 Chinese Governor
We can't blame Briand for messing around, it's because the Frenchman has so few bargaining chips, and it's impossible to get what he wants under normal circumstances.

What makes France greedy is Madagascar's rich resources, but the French are unwilling to pay, trying to force the Madagascars to submit by blackmail.

Francis is not free, and with the full cooperation of Brad's office, Francis is very clear about Briand's bottom line. What can't be obtained on the battlefield is destined not to be obtained on the negotiating table.

Regardless of the negotiations between France and Madagascar, Roque is different from the smooth sailing when the powers of Bloemfontein and Cape Town were taken back twice before, and the administrative planning was re-determined. to great resistance.

The biggest resistance does not come from Roque and Stoudemire, but from the state governments.

As mentioned above, the relationship between the federal government and the state governments is not purely subordinate. The governors and members of the state legislatures of the states are not appointed by the federal government, but elected by the states.

As a result, state governments and state legislatures are actually accountable to state voters, not to the federal government.

While the federal government’s finances are tight, the states’ finances are also very tight. For example, the shares of Bloemfontein Airport are now divided into four parts, which are respectively owned by Nyasaland Air, Rhodesia Air, Bloemfontein City Government, and Austria. It is held by the State Government of Lange.

If the federal government wants to take a stake in Bloemfontein Airport, the shareholding ratio of the Bloemfontein City Government and the Orange State Government will be reduced accordingly, which will definitely affect the Bloemfontein City Government and the Orange State Government government revenue.

However, this does not hinder Rock's determination. Rock now has time to slowly adjust. After re-determining the administrative divisions, the number of states in southern Africa has increased from 11 to 20. These newly added states have not yet started elections. Wait for all the elections After completion, Roque will officially implement it.

Of all the states, Rock is most concerned about Edward.

As the most important port in southern Africa along the Indian Ocean, Port Edward is responsible for the import and export business of the entire Indian Ocean and Asia.

Asian immigrants in southern Africa mainly entered southern Africa through Port Edward.

Commodities from southern Africa are also sent to the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia through Port Edward.

In recent years, in order to reduce the cost of distribution and transportation, Nyasaland Automobile and Nyasaland Heavy Industries have opened branches in Port Edward. Port Edward itself has developed shipbuilding and metal smelting, and the mineral resources of Madagascar are also sent to After preliminary processing in Port Edward, it is sent to the hinterland of southern Africa.

Due to various chances and coincidences, the income of Port Edward ranks among the top in the whole of Southern Africa. Only Johannesburg, Los Angeles and Milner are comparable to Port Edward.

The reason why Johannesburg has a high income has a lot to do with the Rand Gold Mine and the Johannesburg Pharmaceutical Company.

Milna City came from behind by relying on the military industry and aviation industry. After Nyasaland Military Industry and Nyasaland Aviation moved out of Los Angeles, they both went to Milna City. Although this city is not well-known in southern Africa, its actual High status is very important.

After the break-up of Rhodesia, the city of Milna was also identified as the capital of the state of Northern Rhodesia.

Regarding the candidate for the governor of Rhodesia, Roque's favorite is Qian Huangshan, chief of staff of the Northern Division of Rhodesia.

After the World War, Southern Africa was greatly disarmed. As a senior general, Huang Shan was hired by Nyasaland Military Industry as the general adviser after retiring.

Huangshan's competitors include Alfred Leighton, the former deputy general manager of the South African company, Paul Cairns, the former interior minister of Rhodesia, and Tony Harper, the former deputy commander of the 202nd division who also retired after the World War.

"How about it, do you have confidence?" Of course, Rock fully supported Huangshan, not only because Huangshan was a soldier, but also because Huangshan was Chinese.

There is only one Chinese governor in Anton in southern Africa.

This situation is very abnormal. We must know that the Chinese in southern Africa now account for more than half of the total population. In theory, at least six of the 11 states should have Chinese governors.

It's a pity that the account is not calculated in this way. Southern Africa is still part of the Commonwealth. When Roque arranges the cabinet members, he must pay attention to maintaining a certain proportion of white cabinet members and try to avoid the Chinese color of the cabinet. The same is true for the states. White people serve as governors , In fact, it is more conducive to dealing with the mainland and other countries.

This situation is also unavoidable, although as more and more ethnic Chinese enter government departments, there is still a long way for ethnic Chinese to achieve a political status commensurate with the population.

"Confidence is definitely there, but it still needs the support of the federal government. Alfred has the support of the South African company, Paul has the support of Salisbury, and many white employees of Nyasaland Military Industry and Nyasaland Aviation are more supportive of Tony. , but this is not a problem, I have the support of the Chinese is enough." Huangshan is still very confident, the population of Northern Rhodesia is not large, about 200 million people, about 70.00% are Chinese.

When the federal government was established, the total population of Rhodesia was less than 20.

In order to enrich Rhodesia, many Chinese immigrants were directly arranged to settle in Rhodesia after they came to southern Africa. As a result, more than 80.00% of the farmers in Rhodesia were Chinese.

After Nyasaland Military Industry and Nyasaland Aviation moved to Milna, the proportion of Chinese in Northern Rhodesia has decreased, but overall they still occupy an absolute dominant position. Unless several other candidates cheat, it is impossible to win Huangshan.

In the other newly established states, the situation is actually similar to that of Northern Rhodesia. According to the forecast of Bullard’s office, after all the elections are completed, there will be at least six Chinese-American governors in southern Africa, and the maximum may reach eight, that is, Kimberley. States, the governor may be a white man.

Also just possible.

"This is easy to handle. What you have to do now is to get as much support as possible. If it doesn't work, find Alfred or Paul to form a coalition government. Don't worry about other things." Rock has ordered Nyasaland Telecom and " The Times, fully cooperate with the propaganda of all Chinese candidates.

Elections are actually a competition for the right to speak. No matter how good the policy agenda is, there must be channels for all voters to know.

In southern Africa, the most powerful communication company is Nyasaland Telecom, which owns as many as six radio stations.

As for the newspaper with the largest circulation, "The Times" is undisputed. In southern Africa alone, the daily circulation of the Chinese version of "The Times" has reached 30 copies, which is a terrifying figure.

Think about it, in 1925, there were actually not many people in southern Africa who could read books and newspapers.

In other words, almost every Chinese who has the habit of reading will subscribe to The Times. This influence is very terrifying.

Not everyone who can read newspapers has the habit of reading.

In this regard, Chinese has a huge advantage over English or Boolean. There are actually more than 3000 commonly used Chinese characters. If you can learn 3000 Chinese characters, you can basically read books and newspapers without barriers.

English is much more difficult and obscure. The English-Chinese Bilingual Dictionary was published in Southern Africa in 1920. It included as many as 5 commonly used English words, and the number is still increasing. This virtually added a lot of pressure to learning English.

Especially for many academic journals that use a large number of proper nouns, even professionals dare not say that they can fully understand them.

Chinese does not have this pressure, which is also an important reason why Chinese is becoming more and more popular in southern Africa.

"Governor Anton held a fundraising event for me in Los Angeles a few days ago, and received a total of nearly 300 million rand in campaign funds. I haven't figured out how to spend this money." Huang Shan was uneasy, and the 300 million rand Te is not a small number.

Campaign funding is another deep-rooted disease of American democracy.

To participate in elections, you need huge financial support. Most of the time, candidates have no money, so they need to raise campaign funds from the society, which will cause many problems.

Donating money to candidates is actually an investment. Since it is an investment, it needs to be returned. For example, Nyasaland Insurance can give Huangshan a large sum of money. After Huangshan is successfully elected as the governor, the people of Northern Rhodesia only need to buy For cars, you can only buy Nyasaland insurance.

It sounds ridiculous, right? It seems to be blatant favoritism.

In fact, this is a very normal operation in the United Kingdom and the United States. People don't think it is corruption, but a grandiose political exchange, which is completely reasonable and legal.

This situation is also very common in southern Africa. Rock has not slowed down yet. When Rock finishes his work, he will definitely solve this problem.

"I have only one request for you. You can't become a tool for personal gain because of political donations. If that's the case, I would rather you lose the election." Rock's attitude was clear, with a hint of warning.

Huang Shan was not stupid, he was obedient and immediately understood what Rock meant.

"Okay, I will donate this money to my wife's foundation for charity." Huang Shan was too careful, Rock really didn't mean that.

The foundation under the name of Phyllis has donated more than [-] million rand to charitable causes over the years, and the scope of investment is mainly in education, health, and other public utilities in the three northern states.

In recent years, the foundation under the name of Phyllis has donated more than 1000 million rand to Nyasaland University and Johannesburg Medical School, earmarked for the research of new technologies and medicines, and the rapid development of health care in southern Africa , the foundation under the name of Phyllis has contributed a lot.

In terms of education, the foundation under the name of Phyllis also plays a huge role. Bigwig College has more than 20 branch schools in southern Africa, major universities in southern Africa, Phyllis has set up more than [-] scholarship programs, and countless southern African The students benefited from this, and Phyllis also received the Congressional Medal from the Federal Government of Southern Africa last year.

ps: The plan couldn’t keep up with the changes, I was forced to clean up in the morning to prepare for the Chinese New Year, every New Year’s day is very sad, I give out New Year’s money every day, and I can’t see the future——

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