Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 245 Proxy War

After the Franco-Prussian War, German Prime Minister Bismarck was amazed at France's rapid restoration of national power, and once regretted not "sucking up all the blood of France".

At this time, the whole world has discovered the importance of overseas colonies, not only Germany, Russia has been expanding to the Far East and Turkey; Many capitalist countries, such as Italy, are eager to try, hoping to get their own part in Africa, the last piece of cake in the world.

After the Berlin Conference, France formulated the "2S Plan" from Senegal to Somalia via Sudan (Mali and Niger).

Germany formulated the "Teutonic Africa Plan" from Cameroon to Southwest Africa to Tanganyika, and united the Transvaal and Orange.

Even Portugal wants to connect Portuguese West Africa (Angola) and Portuguese East Africa (Mozambique).

The UK's "two C plans" are mixed in this large group of "plans", and they are not very conspicuous.

In fact, among all the "plans" mentioned above, the UK's "Two C's Plan" has the highest degree of completion, and it is only one step away from the success of the plan.

However, it seems very difficult for the UK to complete the "Two C Plans", because part of the British "Two C Plans" and Germany's "Teutonic Africa Plan" are highly overlapping, and both plans involve The Congo Free State, the UK must annex the Congo Free State or Tanganyika if it wants to complete the "Two C Plans", and Germany must also annex the Congo Free State if it wants to complete the "Teutonic Africa Plan", so Rock did not mention the Congo Free State, Germany is the biggest obstacle for the UK to complete the "two Cs plan".

The Congo Free State was established by King Leopold II of Belgium in 1884. Belgium, which has a land area of ​​only 200 square kilometers, annexed the Congo Free State with an area of ​​[-] million square kilometers, and the Congo Free State is still Belgium The private property of King Leopold II.

Leopold II implemented brutal rule in the Congo Free State. When Leopold II established the Congo Free State in 1884, there were almost 2500 million Africans in the Congo Free State. Now almost 20 years have passed, and the Congo Free State is estimated to have only 1500 million people, a full 1000 million people just disappeared without a sound.

Although Belgium's national strength is weak, it is not what the UK wants to fight. Belgium is France's younger brother and a part of the civilized world. During the Berlin Conference, the UK personally recognized Belgium's legal rights in the Congo Free State. Now the UK is coveted But you can’t go back on your word and get fat. The British, who have always claimed to be gentlemen, can’t do this kind of thing, or the “national establishment” of the entire British country will collapse.

The main reason is that it is too embarrassing. Britain has a colony of nearly 3000 million square kilometers overseas. The Belgian colony is just such a Congo Free State, which is still the private property of the king. If Britain does something to Belgium, then Britain will become synonymous with greed and shamelessness.

"So, it is almost impossible to rely on the strength of the national level to complete the two C plans and connect Cape and Cairo. My idea is, can we use another way to achieve this goal?" Rock said far more than The more "arrogant" in Joseph Chamberlain's imagination, the death of Cecil Rhodes has almost declared the failure of the "Double C Plan". In this short period of time, no one has mentioned the "Double C Plan". Joseph Chamberlain was also extremely frustrated.

Joseph Chamberlain never imagined that in Johannesburg, there were still people who hadn't forgotten the "two C's plan", and there were still people who would work hard for it.

"Tell me, what kind of method?" Joseph Chamberlain still didn't believe in Rock's ability, but thinking of the achievements that Rock made, Joseph Chamberlain was full of expectations.

"My idea is to start a proxy war in the Congo Free State, use the Zulus in the Congo Free State to rebel against Leopold II, drive the Belgians out of the Congo Free State, when the Belgians can't continue , we will come forward to coordinate and replace the Belgian rule over the Congo Free State at a relatively small price.” Roque means to find an agent in the Congo Free State, which is not uncommon in the 21st century, but in the [-]th century At the beginning of the century——

What is an agent?

At this time, the colonization was all done by the country rolling up its arms and sleeves in person. Even if a colonial war broke out between countries, there was no precedent for using agents to fight. Britain is good at mixing sand to create conflicts. It was after World War II. The powerless choice after the weakening of the British national power, the current British Empire is in full swing, just grab whatever you like, do you need to find an agent?

But it is really useful, just like the Congo Free State, Leopold II faced the fierceness of the Zulus, and he was as docile as a lamb when facing the British. Britain couldn’t find an excuse to fight Belgium. At this time, an agent is the best choice.

"A proxy war is interesting." Joseph Chamberlain didn't even know what a proxy war was.

"When Mr. Cecil Rhodes was alive, he has been working hard for the fact of the 'two C plan'. In Nyasaland, Mr. Cecil Rhodes has made some useful attempts to use the Portuguese The resistance of the Yao people in the north of East Africa to the Portuguese, on the one hand to find an outlet for Nyasaland, on the other hand, is an attempt in this regard-it is a pity that no one can understand Cecil Rhodes Mr. Cecil Rhodes's huge plan, after I had a long talk with Mr. Cecil Rhodes, Mr. Cecil Rhodes hoped that I could continue his plan." At this time, Roque said the plan to control Nyasaland necessity.

Of course, it is not in the hands of the British government, but in the hands of Rock.

"What step have you achieved now?" Joseph Chamberlain has not been completely convinced by Rock, the plan is a good plan, and Joseph Chamberlain is still skeptical about Rock's ability to implement it.

"When Mr. Cecil Rhodes was alive, the support for the Yao people was mainly focused on weapons and ammunition. After I took over the work in this area, I went to Portuguese East Africa and Nyasaland for field investigations. The strength of the Yao people, while continuing to support weapons and ammunition, I plan to send Zulus who participated in the Boer War to conduct professional military training for the Yao people, and even send military commanders directly to Portuguese East Africa—after the Boer War , Many Zulus who participated in the war have now returned home. If these people stay at home to herd sheep, it would be a waste, and they are sent to Portuguese East Africa to make the best use of them.” Rock’s execution is definitely no problem, even better than Sisi’s El Rhodes was more thoughtful.

In modern warfare, the role of weapons is critical, and the human factor is even more important.

The Boer War is a clear example. The weapons used by the British Expeditionary Force in the Boer War were more advanced than those used by the Boer Allied Forces. However, at the beginning of the war, the British Expeditionary Force suffered a complete defeat on the frontal battlefield. importance.

Cecil Rhodes' previous support to the Yao people was limited to weapons and ammunition, and he did not send professionals to guide the Yao people, so it is normal that the Yao people can't beat the Portuguese.

Rock has many advantages that Cecil Rhodes does not have. For example, in the use of Zulu, Cecil Rhodes is a fanatical colonialist and a "white supremacist". There are basically no Zulus, Zulus are just slaves to Cecil Rhodes.

Rock is different. Britain used a large number of Zulus in the Boer War, and these Zulus have now become Rock's weight.

It must be very conspicuous for white people to mix among the Yao people, so Cecil Rhodes cannot send someone to guide the Yao people. If the Portuguese find out about this, international disputes will arise.

Rock didn't have any problems in this aspect. Those sent by Rock to guide the Yao people were all Zulus. Even if the Portuguese found out, as long as the Portuguese had no evidence, Rock wouldn't be afraid.

"Very good, Sir Locke, you really impress me." Joseph Chamberlain finally affirmed the value of Rock, which was not easy, and it also meant that Joseph Chamberlain personally agreed with Rock to control Nyasaland.

Still the same sentence, for the UK, the land is really not important, the UK has 3000 million square kilometers of overseas territories, a small Niasala, Joseph Chamberlain didn't see it at all, and even said it bigger , the whole of South Africa, the British government didn't pay attention, otherwise, four years later, the British government would not allow South Africa to self-govern.

Self-government is not limited to South Africa, even Canada with an area of ​​990 million square kilometers, Australia with an area of ​​769 million square kilometers, and the British government can give up. What else can't be given up?

In other words, is there anything that Joseph Chamberlain cannot give up?

If Rock's plan can be implemented smoothly, the "two C plans" will be successfully completed, and a line will be formed from Cape to Cairo. This is Joseph Chamberlain's political achievement.

"This is Mr. Cecil Rhodes' plan, and I'm just implementing it." Rock was very humble.

"Hahahaha, no matter how good the plan is, it needs excellent execution." Joseph Chamberlain was very happy, and Rock was modest, which meant that he didn't dislike sharing credit. This is a very witty baron.

Early the next morning, Joseph Chamberlain continued his inspection. This time Joseph Chamberlain wanted to inspect the resettlement of the Boers, not the reconstruction of Johannesburg, so Rock chose Scarlett's farm for Joseph Chamberlain.

Scarlett's farm did not welcome anyone to enter before, even those workers who transported construction materials, Scarlett was not allowed to enter the farm area, and those workers unloaded the building materials outside Scarlett's farm area, The women then carried the building materials on their shoulders to the village at the center of the farm.

The village that needs to accommodate more than 5000 people still occupies a large area. These women are all pregnant women who are pregnant. If they are left to struggle on their own, I am afraid that when winter comes, the houses will not be enough to live in.

But these Boer women are stubborn and refuse any help from men.

Perhaps many of them want to use heavy physical labor to force the fetus in the womb to abort automatically, so that they may be able to be relieved.

Although this is also a choice, Rock can't let this happen. The level of medical care in this era is not good. Once there is an accident, adults and children will not be able to keep it. The Ziwei Town Hospital is doing its best to solve the needs of pregnant women. , but the number of doctors in Bigwig Town Hospital is not enough, and the only female doctor is Kay Mallory. In the end, many Chinese nurses were forced to rush the ducks to the shelves, and their level improved rapidly.

For Scarlett's farm, Rock also gave help within his ability. It doesn't matter that Boer women don't want help from men. Rock hired many Boolean aunts from Bigwig Town and Johannesburg. Not much more.

When Joseph Chamberlain came to the farm, what he saw was a scene in full swing, except that all the workers were women and there were no men.

Joseph Chamberlain looked very ugly.

"Your Excellency, homeless Boer women are housed here—" Rock didn't know how to explain it to Joseph Chamberlain, which was a shame.

No, not at all!

"Why did this happen?" Joseph Chamberlain was really angry. The little goodwill accumulated by Rock just last night had disappeared.

"They were refugees in the concentration camp. They became pregnant unexpectedly during the concentration camp and could not return to the Boers. A Boer refugee in Cape Town bought this farm and took them in. These building materials were donated by the residents of Bigwig Town. The funds needed to build the farm in the future will be raised by the Johannesburg city government." Rock played down the color of the expeditionary force as much as possible, but Joseph Chamberlain could still hear it.

After all, he is the colonial minister, so even if he has not experienced it himself, he must have heard about it.

Therefore, even if Rock didn't explain in detail, Joseph Chamberlain felt his face was burning.

This--

Shame on the British Empire!

"The biggest problem now is the lack of funds. Your Excellency, you know that the compensation is so small, let alone rebuilding the farm. If there is no external force, they probably won't be able to survive next year. After all, prices in Johannesburg are also rising." Rock. It was as if the scene just now hadn't happened, and the introduction continued as if nothing had happened.

"They do need help—" Joseph Chamberlain also immediately entered the state.

So the next thing is very simple. After returning to Johannesburg, in front of Mayor Philip Matilda, Joseph Chamberlain promised to allocate funds to Johannesburg, and specifically pointed out that there is a fund for Bigwig Public School Disbursing in progress.

As for the loan, if Johannesburg needs it, the Colonial Affairs Department can also help. Orange has prepared to use the railway income in Orange as collateral to borrow from the Imperial Bank. The scale is estimated to reach tens of millions of pounds. If the railway income cannot be repaid, it will deducted from future budgets.

This is a good thing. Philip Matilda responded immediately, saying that Johannesburg can also use the railway income in Johannesburg as collateral to apply for a loan from the Imperial Bank. If the railway income in Johannesburg cannot repay the loan in the future, it can also be obtained from the Johannesburg budget. deduct.

Isn't it the railway income? Philip Matilda doesn't care at all, it's only a few dollars!

(End of this chapter)