Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1734 Taming
There is one thing to say, when the economic crisis broke out, Stanley Baldwin's performance can't be said to be very good, but it can't be said to be bad either.

It depends on who you compare with.

Compared with Rock, Stanley Baldwin is indeed a bit inferior.

But like Hoover and Raymond Poengale, Stanley Baldwin is not bad, and those two have not done anything since the outbreak of the economic crisis.

That's right, the great France has changed its prime minister again. Briand resigned after Madagascar was incorporated into southern Africa. Briand was replaced by Edward Herriot, who had previously served as the French prime minister.

The last time Edward Herriot served as Prime Minister for only ten months, this time it was even worse. He was kicked out of the Prime Minister's Office after only three days, and then replaced by Raymond Poengale.

As he left Parliament, Stanley Baldwin was spotted smiling and walking briskly, seemingly in a good mood.

Forced to resign voluntarily, still in a good mood?
"Hahahaha, of course I'm in a good mood. Next, I'm going to take a good rest. I hope the new prime minister can turn the tide—" Stanley Baldwin laughed wildly. It was already night, and Stanley Baldwin held a dinner at No. [-] Downing Street , Tomorrow he will take the initiative to resign, and whoever he loves will take over.

The cabinet ministers looked at each other in blank dismay, the prime minister resigned, and the cabinet members also resigned collectively. The Labor Party will definitely come to power next, which is another round of trough for the Conservative Party.

Of course, this is also normal. Britain has always been governed by two parties in turn. It used to be the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party, and now it is the Conservative Party and the Labor Party. No matter who the opponent is, the Conservative Party is very confident.

Don't look at the Labor Party dancing happily in the audience, but think about the performance of the Labor Party when it was in power last time. The Conservative Party cabinet members are waiting to see the joke. When the Labor Party cannot support it, the Conservative Party will have to come forward to clean up the mess.

"I'm afraid we don't have time to rest. The Labor Party doesn't have the ability to govern at all. We still have to clean up this mess." Austin expressed a relaxed expression. Britain is currently in internal and external troubles, and it is difficult for him to be the foreign minister.

"Not necessarily. The Labor Party will definitely learn a lesson this time. Maybe they will form a coalition government." Health Minister Sir John Simon is eager to try. When the Conservative Party came to power, the Labor Party and the Liberal Party frequently found fault. Whoever comes to power, John Simon's big knife is already hungry and thirsty.

"Even if a coalition government is formed, without our support, they can't do anything." Neville was not happy. If there was no such thing, Neville was originally planning to participate in the next British prime minister election.

It has been more than 20 years since Neville entered the political arena.

20 years is enough to turn a young guy with thick hair into a greasy middle-aged man with a Mediterranean hairstyle.

How many 20 years can there be in one's life? Back when Neville first met Roque, Roque was still the Chief of Police in Johannesburg.

Now Roque has become the Prime Minister of Southern Africa, and Neville is still the Minister of Finance.

Although the Minister of Finance is also a high-ranking and powerful person, compared with the Prime Minister, Neville is eager to show his domestic and foreign talents. It is best to bring the British Empire back to the peak state of Queen Victoria, which will live up to Neville's ideals.

"Neville, we can't be like some people who are obsessed with power. The most important thing now is to get rid of the impact of the economic crisis on the British Empire." Austin is mature and prudent. He sincerely hopes that the British Empire will last forever.

"Of course I hope so, but it can only be our Conservative Party that leads the British Empire to glory." Neville is no longer the only brother who promises.

"That's right, what they did to us, we're going to do to them, an eye for an eye, an eye for an eye!" John Simon was as tough as Neville, with whom he also had a good relationship.

Looking at the resentful Neville and John Simon, Austin could only let out a long sigh.

The present British Empire is no longer the former British Empire.

While the UK is going through a new bout of political turmoil, everything is in order in southern Africa.

Roque was actually copying his homework, but no one found out, because Roque was copying Roosevelt's New Deal, and Roosevelt hadn't come to power yet.

After the New Year, southern Africa started large-scale infrastructure construction, and the development of the Orange River and the Zambezi River began in the form of federal government-led investment.

In addition to these two major projects, Rock did not forget to take advantage of the dry season to repair the infrastructure in southern Africa.

After February, the rainy season ends and the dry season begins, which is a good time to repair infrastructure.

Roads, railways, bridges, dams, and even urban sewers have all become the focus of federal governments at all levels.

This work has actually been going on for many years. Every winter, governments at all levels of the federal government have to maintain infrastructure. After the drought last year, governments at all levels of the federal government increased investment, especially in water conservancy facilities. On May 5, the federal government An emergency allocation of 1 million rand was made to repair water conservancy facilities across the country. This time, Christian was not asked, but the federal governments at all levels mobilized local people to take the initiative. This money cannot be earned by outsiders.

Bechuanaland, New Chang'an, Governor Lin Huaishan is preparing for a big project.

New Chang'an is located at the confluence of the Fall River and the Orange River. The water network here is dense and the transportation is convenient. The main population is new immigrants from East Asia. Therefore, Lin Huaishan became one of the six Chinese governors in southern Africa.

"We have abundant water power resources, but they are not effectively utilized. The river floods every year during the rainy season and frequently diverts its course. The farms on both sides of the bank suffer huge losses. In the dry season, the river dries up. Let alone irrigation for the farms, even drinking water for livestock cannot be guaranteed. This situation It must be effectively resolved, otherwise we will not be able to account to the people and the federal government." Lin Huaishan made up his mind to tame the Orange River.

There are historical reasons for the backwardness of Bechuanaland's infrastructure.

Here I would like to introduce that when the federal government was established, the Bechuanaland Reserve had a total area of ​​58 square kilometers and a total population of only 12 people.

Do you still remember the farm that Luo Yi bought? It was in Bechuanaland.

A Beichuan protected area with 12 people, not to mention the infrastructure, the colonial government can’t collect taxes, have no money to invest, and the personal strength is too small to fight against natural disasters. This situation lasted until a large number of immigrants entered Beichuan. It is only gradually improved that special accept.

This time is already after 1908.

After 1908, new immigrants mainly Chinese came to Bechuanaland, and the population of Bechuanaland gradually increased. Before Bechuanaland was split, the population of Bechuanaland had reached about 250 million. In southern Africa The nine states at the time were in the middle.

After the spin-off, Bechuanaland has a population of 160 million and an area of ​​33 square kilometers. Domestic farms are dominated by animal husbandry. This year, Bechuanaland introduced high-quality Nyasaran cattle to develop domestic mineral resources and attract investment from agricultural companies. In other ways, the economy has grown year by year, coupled with the emergency funding from the federal government this time, the Bechuanaland State Government is finally able to start the governance of the Orange River.

"How much money can the federal government give us? Harnessing the Orange River is a big project—" Minister of the Interior Senior was worried. The state of Bechuanaland has been doing well in recent years, and the state government has managed to make some money. Listen to the governor. It means that it is estimated that all the money will not be enough.

It doesn't matter if it's not enough, in addition to the federal government's appropriation, Bechuanaland can also borrow from the bank, and the bank is still very happy for such infrastructure investment.

"Probably only about 1000 million—" Finance Minister Tao Feng smiled wryly. 1.1 million sounds like a lot, but one point in more than 20 states is not much.

This is still a few states with a relatively developed economy, such as Nyasaland, Rhodesia, Transvaal, Walvis Bay, and Edward, on the premise that they only receive very little funding, otherwise Bechuanaland will receive even less .

This is also helpless. Although the economy in southern Africa is relatively developed in general, there is actually a huge gap within it. Let alone the three northern states. Whale Bay and Edward are the most important ports on the Atlantic coast, and the other is the most important on the Indian Ocean coast. The economy of the ports in China is quite developed. The federal government's emergency funding this time is mainly given to several states with underdeveloped economies. Rock has never been smooth in this regard.

To put it bluntly, if it is divided equally, a state will only have about 500 million yuan. With Nyasaland's economic level, 500 million yuan may be enough to build two airports.

But for Bechuanaland, the gap between 1000 million and 500 million is still relatively large.

It is also a characteristic of southern Africa to concentrate on doing big things.

"To manage the Orange River, 1000 million is not enough." Senior knows that this level of investment is at least hundreds of millions, and 1000 million is really a drop in the bucket.

To manage the Orange River, 1000 million is indeed not enough. The officials who attended the meeting were also discussing, and their faces were not very good. The underwriting kind.

When it comes to issuing bonds, the federal government’s allocation of 1.1 million this time was obtained through the issuance of bonds.

The federal government of Southern Africa rarely issues bonds, the last time they did so was during the world wars.

Based on the strength of southern Africa, the bonds issued by the federal government are very popular. The Rand Bank and the Imperial Bank reimbursed the bonds, and the bonds were sold out in just three days after the sale.

"Don't worry about whether the money is enough. This time we are not hiring a construction company, but we want to mobilize the public to participate as much as possible. Of the 1000 million, I plan to spend half of it on the purchase of construction machinery and the other half on financial subsidies for the participants. The funds are insufficient. We raise part of it ourselves, but we need to know that the management of the Orange River is related to the lives of all of us and closely related to our interests, and no one can stay out of it." Lin Huaishan made up his mind that the management of the Orange River is a big project. If it doesn't work for a year, it will be two years, and there will always be a day to tame the Orange River.

(End of this chapter)