Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 250 Yin damage

In this model of agricultural companies, tractors are essential agricultural machinery.

Not only Nyasaland, but farms in Johannesburg also need agricultural machinery, unless it is pure animal husbandry, there is not much demand for agricultural machinery.

Regarding agricultural machinery, there have actually been many applications. In 1831, CH McCormick of the United States successfully created a horse-drawn harvester.

In 1836, the first horse-drawn grain combine harvester appeared.

From 1850 to 1855, grain planters, lawn mowers and corn planters were promoted.

The above machines are basically powered by livestock. To obtain higher efficiency, tractors driven by internal combustion engines must be used.

In 1889, the Chard Engine Company of Chicago, USA manufactured the world's first agricultural tractor using a gasoline internal combustion engine - the "Baga" tractor.

Because the internal combustion engine is relatively light, easy to operate, and has high work efficiency, the appearance of the internal combustion engine has laid the foundation for the popularization and application of tractors.

In the next few years, countries such as Sweden, Germany, Hungary and the United Kingdom produced tractors powered by diesel internal combustion engines almost simultaneously.

The "Tape Division" of the agricultural company was established to replicate these diesel internal combustion engines, and then further research to introduce more advanced agricultural machinery for use on farms in Johannesburg and Nyasaland.

Of course, the construction of the farm cannot be stopped until advanced agricultural machinery is obtained. There are still a lot of livestock in Nyasaland. When the expeditionary force withdrew, they left behind 10,000+ horses. These horses were used to drive Johannesburg Farm construction has played a big role. In Nyasaland, there are now more than [-] draft horses. Relying on these draft horses, agricultural companies can easily turn the wasteland around Little Rock into farms.

For the traditional Chinese, cattle or manpower are more used to cultivate land. The advantage of using horse farming is that it is fast and efficient. Four horse-drawn plows can reclaim 80 acres of cultivated land in one day, and the efficiency is basically that of cattle. Ten times as much plowing, not to mention manpower, not to mention wasteland, even if it is cultivated land, four or five adults can only cultivate one or two acres a day.

The Chinese cultivated land with the help of a horse is like a god. In just one month, the Chinese have reclaimed nearly [-] mu of arable land around Little Rock. Not only can cashew nuts, cotton, sugar, sisal and other cash crops be grown here, but also Corn, rice, soybeans, cassava and other food crops can be planted. It doesn't need much. As long as the [-] mu of land is fully planted, it will be enough to meet the consumption of [-] Chinese.

Of course, the "consumption" here must be supplemented by fish, eggs, milk, and other meat products, as well as vegetables that are indispensable to the Chinese. In time, Nyasaland will definitely become a land of fish and rice in Africa.

Rock left Nyasaland ahead of schedule without waiting for the farm to harvest.

As the police chief of Johannesburg, Roque could not leave Johannesburg for too long. During this period, Joe Russell had more and more telegrams and complaints.

On Rock's way back to Johannesburg, the Portuguese in Tete finally couldn't hold on, and evacuated Tete with the help of a regular army from Lorenzo Marquez.

This time the Portuguese learned their wisdom. Instead of trying to evacuate Tete by land, they drove a fleet along the Zambezi River to the vicinity of Tete, and then evacuated Tete through the Portuguese who met Tete through the Zambezi River.

Now it's Lala's turn to be helpless. On land, the Yao people can still fight against the Portuguese, but on the river, they are absolutely dominated by the Portuguese. Under the Portuguese's high-handed rule, the Yao people don't even have a fishing boat. There is no ability to compete with the Portuguese on the river.

Lala was also straightforward, knowing that it was impossible to occupy Tete without guaranteeing the safety of the river, so after the Portuguese withdrew, the Yao people ransacked Tete, and then set the whole Tete on fire.

The city of Tete was founded in 1531. Before the Portuguese colonial era, Tete was the commercial activity center of the Swahili people. In 1531, the Portuguese established two settlements along the Zambezi River, one of which was Taite. Tete, in the mid-17th century, Tete was once an important center for the ivory and gold trade.

Now all of this has been destroyed in the flames of war.

Three days later, the Portuguese who made a comeback were at a loss in the face of the ruined Tete.

What about the Yao people?

What about the Rebels?

Don't they care too much about the most important city in the northwestern part of Portuguese East Africa?

After searching all over the city, the Portuguese did not find even a single member of the Yao tribe. At this time, the most important question facing the Portuguese was not to find the Yao tribe, but whether to rebuild Tete.

There is no doubt that the city of Tete is very important, and it is impossible for the Portuguese to give up Tete. Giving up Tete means giving up nearly [-] kilometers of land in the northwest of Portuguese East Africa.

But rebuilding Tete is very difficult, not to mention the cost of rebuilding. The more serious problem is, if Tete is rebuilt, what if the Yao people repeat the old tricks?

The Portuguese were not unreasonable to worry. The problem of Tete had not been resolved. At the end of June, the Yao people besieged Marupa, an important city in the north of Portuguese East Africa.

Now the problem is really serious. There is no river like the Zambezi River near Marupa. The Portuguese cannot easily evacuate people through the river, but can only retreat along the road, and the roads around Marupa have all been destroyed by Yao. The tribe was destroyed, and the road to retreat was very difficult.

What makes the Portuguese feel even more dangerous is that no one can confirm whether the situation between Tete and Marupa will intensify in the future. If the situation between Tete and Marupa is just a coincidence, then the Portuguese will suffer heavy losses, but It's not enough to hurt the muscles and bones, and there is always a chance to make a comeback.

But if the Yao people did it deliberately, then the prospects of the Portuguese in Portuguese East Africa will be very bad. It is always easier to destroy than to build. The colonial stronghold that the Portuguese took hundreds of years to build can be built overnight by the Yao people. After it was burned, how much energy would the Portuguese have to destroy the Yao people while rebuilding?

Impossible, the Portuguese couldn't do it at all, so in early July, the Portuguese East African colonial authorities sent a signal to the Yao people through the South African Company, hoping to have informal official contact with the Yao people.

What does informal official contact mean?

It means that fighting and killing is not very good. Why don't we sit down and have a talk to see if there is a possibility of a peaceful solution to this issue.

Of course, this does not mean that the Portuguese surrendered to the Yao people, so it was an "informal" contact, which means that the Portuguese did not agree that the Yao people were negotiable objects.

However, in order to quell the resistance of the Yao people, the Portuguese are willing to give certain benefits to the Yao people, so they are "official".

"It's all about retreating. What are we talking about? There's nothing to talk about." After hearing the news, Rock mercilessly refused to negotiate.

Negotiations are impossible, at least at this stage.

Rock is using the Yao people's resistance to the Portuguese, hoping to train a force that is good at guerrilla warfare, so until this goal is achieved, Rock will not let the Yao people negotiate with the Portuguese. As for the Yao people's resistance to the Portuguese If it continues, how many Yao people and Portuguese will die? Does this have anything to do with Rock?

It doesn't matter, the dead are not Chinese, Rock doesn't care at all.

"Don't you want an outlet to the sea? Now you can take the opportunity to make a request." Stoudemire is eager to try. In terms of war, Stoudemire is not good at it. The negotiating table is the "battlefield" where Stoudemire can give full play.

"If you ask for it now, what can you get? The Shire River is a tributary of the Zambezi River. Will the Portuguese transfer the rights in the Zambezi River Basin to Nyasaland? Impossible." Rock has a feeling for the Portuguese Sober understanding, the rights of the Zambezi River Basin are the core interests of the Portuguese in Portuguese East Africa. The Portuguese will not give up unless it is a last resort. If this request is made early, it will expose the South African company and Niassa. Lang's ambitions for the Zambezi Basin.

Therefore, Rock's purpose is to use the Yao people to continue to cause harm to the Portuguese. When the Portuguese colonial rule in the northwestern part of Portuguese East Africa and even the entire north is completely paralyzed, and even endangers the surroundings of Lorenzo Marquez, The Portuguese will really surrender, and it will not be too late for Nyasaland to come forward.

"You want the entire Zambezi River basin?" Stoudemire was shocked by Rock's ambition.

"No, I don't have that much ambition yet, I just want this part of Portuguese East Africa." Rock understated.

The Zambezi River is also known as the Liba River, which means "huge river". The Zambezi River has a total length of 2660 kilometers and a drainage area of ​​135 million square kilometers. Compared with the Zambezi River, it is probably the difference between the Huaihe River and the Yangtze River.

The Zambezi River originates from the highlands in Rhodesia, flows through Portuguese West Africa, German Southwest Africa, Bena Protectorate, North and South Rhodesia, Portuguese East Africa, and finally flows into the Indian Ocean.

What Roque wants is not the entire Zambezi River Basin. In that case, Roque needs to occupy all of central and southern Africa. What Roque wants is "only" the section of the Zambezi River in Portuguese East Africa. Not too big, about [-] to [-] square kilometers.

"Hahahaha, how is it possible, then Lorenzo Marquez will become an enclave, and the Portuguese cannot agree." Stoudemire couldn't help laughing after knowing Rock's purpose. above is impossible.

"Why is it impossible?" Rock said seriously.

"Why do you think it's possible?" Stoudemire didn't think about it.

"Come on, take a look at the map. If the Yao people occupy Marupa and continue to push south, what will be the result?" Rock was not in a hurry, and he pulled Xiaosi to look at the map. It was in Rock's office. There is a huge map of South Africa on the back of the desk.

Compared with the maps of the 21st century, this map is not detailed enough. After all, there were no remote sensing satellites, and the maps were crudely made. Relatively speaking, Rock’s map is already very good, thanks to the British colonies all over the world, the British map The precision is recognized all over the world.

The terrain of Portuguese East Africa on the map is very clear. If you ignore the protrusions around Tete, the terrain of Portuguese East Africa is like a dumbbell, with two big ends and a small middle. Lorenzo Marquez is located at the southernmost end of the dumbbell, Marupa Basically the center of the northern section.

Clearly, if the Yaos drive the Portuguese out of the north, this seems likely to happen, as they have done just a few years ago, with the support of the South African Company, and now the Saran supported the Yao people more fully, and it was easier for the Yao people to drive the Portuguese out of northern Portuguese East Africa.

After driving the Portuguese forces out of the north, if the Yao people continue to advance southward, it will affect the Zambezi River Basin and the area around Lorenzo Marques in the south.

In these areas, the Portuguese rule is actually very unstable. Since the 19th century, the struggle of the Ngoni against the Portuguese lasted for 70 years. They once occupied Lorenzo Marques, captured Sofala, and confiscated Zambia. The land occupied by the big real estate company in the south of the West River. In 1885, Ngoni chief Gengenhana united the surrounding ethnic groups to form the Gaza Federation to fight, and it was not suppressed until 1895.

The Shona people living in the central Manica plateau, under the leadership of the chiefs Umtasa and Mapangdra, have continued to resist Portuguese rule for more than 19 years since the 60s, and once expelled the Portuguese from Portuguese East Africa border with Rhodesia.

Once the Yao people cross the Zambezi River, the suppressed Ngoni and recruiters will rise up, which may cause the collapse of the entire Portuguese East Africa. Therefore, the current situation is far from negotiating. The Portuguese have not completely conceded defeat, and the South African company and Nyasaland are now unable to reap the maximum benefits.

Therefore, the Portuguese will continue to bleed until the Portuguese cannot bear it.

Stoudemire listened to Roque's introduction with a blank face. At this time, Stoudemire realized why Roque expelled all the Bantu people in Nyasaland.

Can't stay, those Bantu people seem to be harmless to humans and animals now, but if there are ambitious people like Roque behind them, then those Bantu people will become hungry wolves who choose people and eat them.

Thinking of the Zulu people in Rhodesia, Stoudemire suddenly shuddered.

Rock and Stoudemire have a good relationship, and they have received huge benefits from Cecil Rhodes, so there is a high probability that Rock will not target Rhodesia. However, if there is another ambition like Rock What about home?

Look at the neighbors of Rhodesia, the Germans, Portuguese, and Belgians. Will these countries have no bottom line in the face of interests like Roque?

The answer is simply yes, if Roque's model is successful in Portuguese East Africa, then all ambitious colonial countries will be ready to move.

What made Stoudemire speechless was that Cecil Rhodes was the first to invent such an insidious method.

Therefore, Stoudemire seems to have no objection.

(End of this chapter)