Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 246 Military Industry Starts with Bullets

If Johannesburg was reduced to relying on railway revenues to repay its loans, then the mayor Philip Matilda would not have to do it.

There is no way for Orange to rely on railway income to repay the loan. In Orange, only railway income can be used, so it can only rely on this.

Johannesburg actually doesn’t have many sources of income, but it is enough to have a gold mine. Even if the part that needs to be handed over to London is removed, the retained part is enough for the Johannesburg city government to build at will.

Therefore, Philip Matilda had the confidence to tear down and rebuild Johannesburg.

For these situations, Joseph Chamberlain doesn't care. Since Joseph Chamberlain can apply for a loan for Orange, then Joseph Chamberlain must also apply for a loan for Transvaal. This bowl of water must be leveled, otherwise Transvaal Wa's officials are going to rebel, and Ade will not allow this to happen.

Adelaide's current position is the Commissioner of South Africa, and concurrently serves as the governor of the Transvaal and Orange. How to balance the relationship between the Transvaal and Orange is also a question for Adelaide to consider.

It now appears that the Boers have basically given up on the Transvaal, and more concentrated in Orange. Some Boers chose to go to Natal and the Cape, and some Boers simply went to the city after receiving the compensation. German Southwest Africa.

In German Southwest Africa, the Boers were equally promising.

In this tragic era, European countries crazily plundered colonies all over the world, but they did not have enough manpower to develop them. In 1902, there were 20 people in German Southwest Africa, including 2595 Germans, 1354 Boers, and 452 British. .

The reason why there are 452 British in German Southwest Africa is because there is also a British enclave in German Southwest Africa. This enclave is the port with the best conditions in German Southwest Africa-Walvis Bay .

Walvis Bay was first discovered by the Portuguese. In the 18th century, the Dutch who occupied South Africa conducted a human geography survey on Walvis Bay. Because there were many whales near Walvis Bay, the Dutch called this bay For Walvis Bay.

In 1878, Britain occupied Walvis Bay, but before it could expand outward, the Germans came here.

Then in 1890, Britain signed an agreement with Germany to divide the spheres of influence. Britain recognized Germany's occupation of German Southwest Africa, but Walvis Bay was not included and was still occupied by Britain.

The current Walvis Bay is still under the management of the Cape Colonial Government. During the First World War, the then South African Federation sent troops to occupy German Southwest Africa. Since then, the area has become a mandated territory of South Africa. In 1922, South Africa Through the decree, Walvis Bay was identified as part of Southwest Africa, which laid the root of the dispute over the ownership of Walvis Bay.

Regarding the ownership of Walvis Bay, that is a future issue. The biggest problem now is that, as the port with the best conditions in German Southwest Africa, there are only 452 British people, which shows how sparsely populated the UK is.

It is precisely because of the small population in the UK that Adelaide and Joseph Chamberlain want to protect the interests of the British in the Transvaal. Therefore, even if the Transvaal does not need loans, Adelaide and Joseph Chamberlain will try their best Fight for the Transvaal.

At the end of March, Joseph Chamberlain concluded his visit to Johannesburg and went to Pretoria to continue his work.

Rock's harvest during this period is that he successfully persuaded Neville Chamberlain to join the Rhodesia company established by Rock, Henry, and Stoudemire. Regarding the equity distribution of Rhodesia, because the minerals that Rhodesia wants to develop are all It belongs to Rock, so Rock took 40.00% of the company's shares without hesitation, and then Neville Chamberlain, Henry, and Stoudemire divided up the remaining 50.00%.

This distribution plan is very reasonable. As the major shareholder, Roque does not have more than half of the shares. Neville, Henry, and Stoudemire don't have to worry about Roque arbitrarily. The three of them can form a check and balance against Roque together.

Rhodesia's total share capital is 20.00 pounds, Rock doesn't need to contribute money, Henry and Stoudemire each contribute 11.00 pounds, occupying [-]% of the shares, and Neville contributes [-] pounds, occupying [-]% of the shares, the reason why Neville's There are more shares because Neville wants to find a market for Rhodesia's products, and this distribution is also normal.

After sending Joseph and Neville away, Rock finally started his busy work.

After the end of military control, Rock's work intensity has increased significantly. During the period of military control, the security of Johannesburg was taken care of by the Expeditionary Force, and now it is all the work of the police station.

When there was no jurisdiction over the case, Roque used to be aggrieved. With jurisdiction, Roque found out that this era of cheating is terrible. There is no DNA, no cameras, and the detection of cases is often based on luck. Johannesburg doesn’t even have a laboratory. Fortunately, no vicious cases have happened yet, otherwise Rock would be helpless.

In order to deal with the complex situation that may be faced, the main job of the police station is to register all the people who work and live in Johannesburg, not only text data, but also image data, that is, photos.

In 1839, Daguerre of France made the first practical daguerreotype camera. The exposure time of this camera was as long as 30 minutes, but it was able to take clear images.

In 1888, Kodak Company of the United States invented the world's first portable square box camera with film installed, and the camera has become popular all over the world since then.

The Johannesburg Police Station uses a square box camera produced by the American Kodak Company. According to the regulations of the Police Station, all people who live and work in Johannesburg must register with the Johannesburg Police Station and leave text and video information. This aspect is In order to facilitate management, on the other hand, it is also necessary to generate income for the police station.

Yes, the police station also needs to generate income. When Roque first arrived in Johannesburg, in order to establish a police station, Roque had to go to the mine to apportion. This kind of thing can happen once or twice. It is necessary to generate income for the police department, so that the police department can provide more benefits to the police.

A photo costs about one shilling, and the police station charges ten shillings, and this fee is mandatory. If you live and work in Johannesburg, you must leave video files, otherwise the police department has the right to take compulsory measures.

With the photos, the police station can formulate corresponding resident information cards and ID cards. The ID card finally appeared, which represents a great improvement in management.

In addition to the ID card, Roque also needs to strengthen the technical strength of the Johannesburg Police Station. In the past, the police station did not even have a laboratory. In fact, it is very simple to set up. After Abu came to Johannesburg, several of his students followed him. Now they are all working in Abu's laboratory. Rock asked Abu for two students to come over, and the laboratory was established immediately.

These two students are worth a lot. They can get a salary of 200 pounds a year in the police station, which is enough for their family to live happily in Johannesburg.

Gaode's police dog training base is also developing rapidly. In order to strengthen the ability of police dogs, Rock is looking for more suitable dog breeds from Europe. The Belgian Malinois soon entered Rock's sight. Compared with the South African mastiff, the horse Dogs are more energetic, more loyal, and more athletic, making them more suitable as police dogs.

In addition to the horse dog, Rock also introduced the Bloodhound, which was also native to Belgium but had been improved in England.

The bloodhound has the most developed nose in the world, and can distinguish the smell of 14 days ago. Relying on scent tracking, the bloodhound can track up to 220 kilometers.

What is the concept of 220 kilometers?

Johannesburg is 60 kilometers away from Pretoria, and Kronstad, the southernmost point of Johannesburg, is 200 kilometers away from Bloemfontein, the capital of Orange.

In other words, if someone commits a crime in Kronstad and leaves some physical evidence at the scene, even if the criminal escapes to Bloemfontein, as long as he is tracked with a bloodhound within [-] days, the criminal will have nowhere to go escape,

This is much better than a camera.

In addition to horse dogs and bloodhounds, Gold's dog farm is also breeding stronger South African mastiffs.

Although the South African mastiff is not suitable for police dogs, it is absolutely good for guarding homes. Although the Johannesburg police station has been expanded again and again, for farmers in remote areas, the police station’s protection capabilities are still insufficient, so more At times, farmers have to rely on their own strength to protect the safety of their farms and their families.

So Johannesburg can't help guns. Not only can't they, but the police station also regularly trains farmers on the ability to use weapons, even women and children, so that they can protect themselves with their own strength when they encounter danger.

Dogs are also a great weapon for law and order. In the 21st century, it was joked that "law and order basically depends on dogs". This sentence is not a joke in this era. If a farm raises three or five dogs, it is much more effective than a shotgun. South African mastiffs are more useful to strangers. With enough vigilance, they don't care whether the people who intend to approach the farm are Boers or Zulus, as long as they are strangers, they will issue warnings.

So, in Johannesburg, a farm can live without cows, but it can't live without dogs.

In addition to the police station, Roque also needs to develop Nyasaland and provide enough help to the Yao people in Portuguese East Africa. Fortunately, Johannesburg has no shortage of weapons. A Martini Henry rifle.

These Martini-Henry rifles were handed in by the Boer guerrillas. Ade originally wanted to destroy all these weapons, and Rock used them as waste to buy all these Martini-Henry rifles at a low price, and then sent them to the Portuguese East Africa.

Only guns, no bullets are not enough, the Martini-Henry rifle is a weapon that is about to be eliminated, the large-caliber single-shot rifle can no longer keep up with the development of the times, the British Royal Small Arms Factory has stopped the production of the Martini-Henry rifle production, which switched to the more advanced Lee Enfield.

Rock went to Ade to see if he could set up an arsenal for the production of bullets in Nyasaland.

"Why do you need to produce bullets?" Ade didn't take it very seriously, but just got used to it.

"Now the Royal Small Arms Factory has stopped the production of Martini-Henry rifles, and the Yao people all use Martini-Henry rifles. It has been a long time. I am worried that even the bullets will not be available, so it is necessary Set up a factory specializing in the production of bullets in Nyasaland, and produce bullets locally to supply to the Yao people." Rock's reason was very suitable, and Ade agreed to Rock's request without much consideration.

They are already arsenals, and they certainly won't just produce bullets.

Nyasaland has copper mines, Limpopo has iron mines, and South Africa has all kinds of resources. What is lacking is technology and guides.

Both the British and the Boers are unreliable, and the Boers simply don't have this vision. Not to mention now, when the Boers come to power in the future, South Africa's military strength will not develop much.

The British will not develop South Africa. The British only want to regard South Africa as a place of origin of raw materials and dumping of products. Why should they improve South Africa's manufacturing capacity.

Regardless of the Boers and the British, Rock can't ignore it. Rock is planning to develop Nyasaland as a foundation. Industry is indispensable. The current bullet factory is just a cover. With the bullet factory, Rock can develop along with the trend Supporting factories, don’t underestimate a small bullet, which also has high requirements for metallurgy and chemistry. There is a joke in the 21st century that India can’t even produce bullets by itself. Although it is a joke, it can also reflect that producing bullets is not a simple matter.

What Rock wanted was the bullet production line that was about to be eliminated in the Royal Small Arms Manufacturing Plant, and even the production line of the Martini Henry rifle.

Yes, the Martini-Henry rifle is indeed outdated, but that does not mean that the Martini-Henry rifle is worthless, at least the machine for producing rifles is what Nyasaland urgently needs.

For this matter, if Rock went to operate it, it would probably take a lot of trouble, and it might not achieve the goal.

It is much more convenient to have Ade's help. In early April, the Royal Small Arms Manufacturing Factory sold two production lines of Martini Henry rifles and four production lines of 0.402 (10.211 mm) bullets to the Transvaal for [-] pounds. .

Yes, Adelaide bought these production lines in the name of the Transvaal government. If it was in his own name, the Royal Small Arms Factory would definitely not sell them.

In addition to the production line, Roque also increased the order to Westinghouse Electric Company of the United States to continue to purchase high-power hydroelectric generators for the construction of hydropower stations in Nyasaland.

Compared with Johannesburg, Nyasaland has abundant power resources, so hydropower must be developed. Now the cement plant has started to produce cement steadily. Compared with Johannesburg, the progress of Nyasaland's hydropower station will not be slow. How many.

Thanks to the prosperity of free trade, for Rock's orders, Westinghouse Electric Co., Ltd. fully supplies. It doesn't care who sells the generator to. The most important thing is to make money.

This is the essence of free trade.

(End of this chapter)