Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 224 Chariot (for subscription)

That night, the garrison near Johannesburg and the Johannesburg Police Department launched a joint operation to wipe out all the Boers living in hotels in Johannesburg and throw them all into concentration camps.

reason?

No reason!

Although the negotiations are ongoing, if the peace agreement is not signed for a day, the British and the Boers are still in a state of war. Is there any reason to arrest hostile suspects during the war?

No need, just like if the expeditionary force is attacked, all the Boers within ten miles of it will be put into concentration camps. There is no need for any reason at all.

After being imprisoned in the concentration camp, Rock didn't care about the life and death of those Boers. There were many such things during the war. If the Boers want to settle accounts in the future, please go to the Expeditionary Army. It has nothing to do with the police station.

The police station only provides intelligence and lookouts, and the expeditionary force is responsible for the action. Don't forget that the police station has no law enforcement power.

Such a large-scale action will definitely attract the attention of all parties. The Bull representatives who are negotiating have also noticed this problem. They directly put the pressure back on the negotiating table. Go to Pretoria to explain.

"Colonel Marcus Lloyd of the Royal Canadian Regiment believes that those Boers may have an adverse effect on the law and order in Johannesburg, and Colonel Marcus Lloyd has received information that those Boers have a relationship with the guerrillas in Cape. Some kind of connection, that's why the police station cooperated with the Royal Canadian Regiment to take action—" Rock pushed it all out, Marcus Lloyd was a member of the expeditionary force, and the Governor's Mansion had no jurisdiction.

"Is it just the colonel thinking so?" Alfred Milner didn't give Rock a chance to escape.

"Hmm, of course, I think so too." Rock admitted that he had played a bad role in it, but he would never admit that this matter was led by the police department.

In fact, it was not led by Rock, but Rock really played a role in fanning the flames, and the Royal Canadian Regiment did get a lot of benefits, so Rock is not afraid of Alfred Milner being held accountable .

You must know that those Boers who returned to Johannesburg early were all businessmen, and those businessmen who had the strength to flee abroad before the outbreak of the war had certain economic strength.

Those Boers returned to Johannesburg to buy the bottom. Since it was a bottom-hunt, they definitely couldn’t come back empty-handed. Now all their belongings have been confiscated by the Royal Canadian Regiment. Lloyd admits his mistake.

If it is admitted, then Marcos Lloyd will hand over the property carried by the Boer merchants, which may cause a mutiny.

One of the bad habits of the British army with a colonial tradition is plundering. They really interpret what is meant by "banditry is like a comb, and soldiers are like a grate". These British troops are worse than robbers wherever they go. Everything that could be robbed was taken away, and what could not be robbed was also burned. Not only the Old Summer Palace in the Qing Dynasty, but also the British Army and even the White House in the United States during the American War of Independence.

The reason why the White House is called the White House is because white paint had to be used to cover up the traces of being burned.

Not only robbing the enemy, but the British army launched a ruthless attack, even their own people were not spared.

After the outbreak of the Boer War, the Expeditionary Army Headquarters tempted the cattle and sheep on the Boer Farm and hired Zulus to fight for Britain. As a result, after the war, the Expeditionary Army Headquarters did not fulfill its promise, and all the livestock on the Boer Farm were resold by the Expeditionary Army. Now, those animals are in the cowshed and sheep pen of the Chinese farm.

Of course, Alfred Milner also knew the virtues of the British army, so Alfred Milner didn't say anything, but stared at Rock with hawk-like eyes.

Rock is so thick-skinned, just look at it casually, and just maintain a straight posture.

"The negotiations have reached a critical moment. Don't make trouble for me these days, Sir Locke!" Alfred Milner had the point.

"Yes, I understand!" Rock knew what Alfred Milner meant.

"Tell me your thoughts on the negotiation." Alfred Milner asked seemingly casually, and this time he was not in a hurry to drive Rock away.

"Sorry, Your Excellency Governor, I am not optimistic about this. I have always believed that the Boers cannot be trusted. Now the total number of Boers in the four Cape regions is much higher than ours, so if we promise to give them a chance of self-government in the future, then It also means that we will lose all the gains we gained through the war, and maybe we will lose Cape and Natal." Rock did not hide anything, and directly told the history he had been up to.

To be honest, Roque is not familiar with this period of history, but Roque knows that after the establishment of the Federation of South Africa, Louis Botha and Jan Smothers successively served as the presidents of the Cape Federation, so the answer is obvious. A year later, in 1910, Britain lost its right to rule South Africa.

"The right time may never come." Alfred Milner was not stupid. What he promised was "the right time" to give the Boers autonomous status.

According to Adelaide's thinking, he probably thinks that the timing will never be right.

The problem is that after the end of the Second Boer War, British politicians found that due to the high cost of modern warfare, it was economically and strategically unfeasible to defend the overseas territories of the British Empire and the British mainland at the same time. After the war ended, Britain began to shrink its strategy on a global scale, entrusting some overseas colonies to Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other white dominions, while the strategic focus of Britain itself shifted back to Europe.

Under this general trend, Adelaide's abacus eventually became a victim of the times. Like Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, when Yang Smotz asked Campbell Bannerman for autonomy, Campbell Bannerman did not hesitate. Accepted.

At that time, Ade had returned to the UK and became a member of the British House of Lords.

Now Ade certainly doesn't know that his plan is to make wedding clothes for the Boers in the end.

"Maybe I will come back tomorrow. Canada has already achieved self-government, and Australia has also achieved self-government status on January [-] this year. Now New Zealand is requesting self-government. Your Excellency Governor, when do you think Cape will be able to obtain self-government status?" Rock is not in a hurry , the reality is developing towards the situation that Adelaide least wants to see.

"Do you know something?" Ade's brain circuit is also strange.

"No, I don't know, all I know is that if the Boers are allowed to return to the Transvaal, then as long as there are elections in the Transvaal, the Boers will definitely take the lead in the government. What shall we do then? Accept the Boers Do you want to rule? Or leave here?" Rock's question was very sharp, and no responsible person would ignore it.

Ade must have a sense of responsibility, and immediately realized that Rock's words were likely to become a reality.

"What do you want to do? Use violence to prevent those Boers from returning to the Transvaal?" Ade was asking for advice.

"Not just to stop them with violence, but to destroy the jobs of the Boers in the Transvaal, take their farms, burn their houses, make it impossible for them to settle in the Transvaal, and force them to go to Austria. Lange or Natal, at least guarantee our dominance in the Cape and Transvaal, if the Boers think they can come back after the war, then they are wrong, we must not lose our blood at the negotiating table Victory won with life on the battlefield." Rock's last sentence was categorical, and the Chinese also contributed to Britain's victory in the Second Boer War, so Rock is absolutely qualified to speak on this issue.

It can be seen that Ade was incited by Roque's words. He looked at Roque with admiration, but Ade remained calm: "So you and Lord Fawalt are in Johannesburg and Pretoria. Ya buy a farm?"

Rock paused before he realized who Lord Farwalt was.

"Yes, Your Excellency Governor, Director Henry and I are buying farms. Even if we don't have enough people to cultivate them, we can't leave those farms to the Boers. There are Rand gold mines in the Transvaal, and the economy in the four regions of the Cape The strength is the strongest, so we can't lose the Transvaal." Rock admits that he has selfish intentions, but he absolutely does not associate with the Chinese.

Ade nodded and said nothing, which already means agreeing with Rock's statement.

"What happened to the Crocodile Bay Hydropower Station?" Ade was concerned about the investment of the Governor's Mansion. Although the share certificate that Roque sent to the Governor's Mansion was the same as the certificate of [-] pounds sent to Owen, the [-] pounds from the Governor's Mansion, but There's a real investment of £[-] in it.

"We have already contacted the Westinghouse Company of the United States, and the Westinghouse Company agreed to sell us the equipment successfully used in the Nicaraguan hydropower station. Some of the equipment has been shipped from the United States and is expected to arrive in Cape Town next month. The problem now is that we lack There is enough steel and cement. In Fawalt, a brand new cement plant is under construction, and it is expected to be put into operation in half a year. Besides, I hope to find an iron mine, so we don’t have to buy it all the way from the local area. Steel." Rock really hopes that all building materials can be produced locally, but this is unrealistic.

In fact, South Africa is not only rich in gold and diamonds, but also rich in iron ore reserves. South Africa is the country with the largest iron ore resources in Africa, accounting for more than 40% of Africa's total iron ore reserves, but there are pearls from the Rand Gold Mine. Previously, no one would have paid attention to the iron mines in the Transvaal.

Rock will definitely not ignore this issue. Gold can make rich people, but steel can make a country strong. Rock has hired Christian Prospecting Company to search for iron ore near Kimberley and the Limpopo River Basin. Both places are rich in iron ore. , although the reserves are not as good as Australia's iron ore, it is enough to supply the Transvaal in the current period. As for Australia's iron ore, it will not be too late to plan in a few years.

"Lock, are you paying attention to the factory or the farm?" Ade was completely confused, and he suddenly realized that he didn't know Rock at all.

"Your Excellency, the farm can feed people, and the factory can make the country strong. Neither party should ignore it." Roque said truthfully, compared with the future leaders of the Transvaal and even South Africa, Adelaide is no compromise Buckle the doer.

"Yeah, farms can feed people, and factories can make a country strong—" Ade muttered to himself, frowning, not knowing what he was thinking.

Until Rock left, Ade did not speak again.

Rock went to Henry as usual, and unexpectedly found that Cecil Rhodes Jr. was also there.

"Haha, Locke, why is the governor looking for you?" Cecil Rhodes Jr. laughed when he saw Rock. Pretoria really has no secrets for this local viper.

"Do you believe it when I say that the governor asked me to drink coffee?" Rock said nonsense, the word "coffee" has not been played badly these days.

"Of course, don't talk about the governor, I want to find you for coffee—" Cecil Rhodes Jr. envied Roque, never mind why Ade asked Roque, Roque was summoned by Ade so frequently, It fully shows that Rock is already registered in Adelaide's heart.

"Have you been trained?!" Henry was not so easy to fool.

"Stop talking nonsense with me and tell your people to keep an eye on it. The reservoir has already started construction, and it needs a lot of cement. If it is put into production one day later, it will make money one day later." Rock was very anxious, wishing to repair the hydropower station tomorrow, and then he could Into the great cause of farming.

"When did you build a cement factory?" Cecil Rhodes Jr. was surprised. Fawalt doesn't have a gold mine. Cecil Rhodes Jr. didn't expect that Rock and Henry would still be active in Fawalt. .

"Don't rush me, how can it be so fast." Henry is not in a hurry. In fact, the construction progress of the cement plant is already very fast. Henry sent the police from Pretoria to Fawalt to supervise the work, and those little blacks moved very fast.

"How about it, are you envious? I will start a steel factory soon, do you want to join?" Rock extended an olive branch to Cecil Rhodes Jr.

"Steel Factory——" Stoudemire felt that he couldn't keep up with Rock's rhythm, but he still reacted quickly, and immediately sent out an invitation like Rock: "Of course, I want to join—Lock, why don't you go to Rhodesia to see Well, Rhodesia also has many mines."

Rhodesia at this time includes Southern Rhodesia and Northern Rhodesia. Southern Rhodesia is the future Zimbabwe, and Northern Rhodesia is Zambia.

Stoudemire is talking about North Rhodesia. In North Rhodesia, there is the world's largest sedimentary copper deposit, namely the Zan-Alundum Copper Belt. The copper reserves on this copper belt account for a quarter of the world's total reserves. One, Zambia is also known as the country of copper mines in the future.

"Of course, why don't we form a mining development company." Rock suggested.

"Okay!" Henry kept the formation.

"Good idea!" Although Stoudemire already has De Beers Unified Mining Company under his name, the two do not conflict.

De Beers Unified Mining Company is still mainly engaged in gold and diamonds. The company proposed by Roque will definitely not focus on gold and diamonds, so there is no conflict between the two.

(End of this chapter)