Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 251 The Situation Is Severe

In another time and space, the colonial system of European countries in Africa gradually collapsed during the Cold War.

After the collapse of the colonial system, Africa did not become a paradise for Africans as the Africans imagined. Instead, it became a Pandora's box that breeds violence, crime, viruses, and poverty. The former "African bakery" has become The country in need of relief, the former capital of gold, has become a capital of crime. Africans who can barely survive under white rule will completely become victims of the ruler's oppression after the African natives came to power.

This time, Africans have no reason to complain anymore, and no one provides them with weapons. Africa’s mineral resources are still controlled by powerful armed white capitalists, and ordinary Africans still cannot share the dividends of national development.

When white people ruled Africa, whether it was hypocrisy or the need to maintain stability, when distributing national wealth, they would more or less take into account the interests of Africans.

After those African warlords came to power, they didn't think about development at all, they didn't have a clear plan for the future, they only cared about their own food, and didn't care about the life and death of ordinary Africans. Therefore, this time, Africans who have no excuses can only choose to leave Africa. I would rather go to a European country as a refugee than stay in the big quagmire of Africa.

Rock's intervention started this process ahead of time. Portuguese East Africa was just Rock's experiment. Rock was looking for another possibility, a possibility that would allow Africa to transition smoothly.

Stoudemire certainly didn't know Rock's ideal, but from the transformation of the Yao people, Stoudemire realized the destructiveness of Africans once they released their nature. Belongs to East Africa and sees the future of Rhodesia.

"No wonder you want to deport the Africans—" Stoudemire muttered to himself.

"Otherwise, what do you think? There are so many Africans, it is almost endless. There is no need to pay them salaries, no need to think about their future, as long as they stutter, let them do whatever they want. If there are no hidden dangers of this kind, I will Africans will not be deported." Rock has an advantage that Stoudemire does not have, and the 5000 million Chinese are Rock's strong backing.

"What to do? Then what to do?" Stoudemire was worried, and only then remembered what Cecil Rhodes said when he was alive. At that time, Cecil Rhodes patted Stoudemire on the shoulder and said: Remember, in the future If you can't make up your mind about something, come to Locke.

"Don't worry, there should be no problem within ten years, but after ten or twenty years, no one can guarantee, so what you have to do now is to try to attract immigrants from outside Africa, and gradually bring Rhodesia's ancestral home Lu people are expelled from Rhodesia, so naturally there will be no hidden dangers." Rock is really not in a hurry, just like Rock dealt with the Portuguese, Stoudemire will eventually be forced by reality to make the right choice.

What is the so-called "correct choice"?

The correct choice is, if you cannot attract white people to Rhodesia, then find a way to attract Chinese to Rhodesia.

Forget about Indians, most of the Indians who are willing to come to Africa are of low caste, there are very few high castes like Gandhi, and the low castes of India——

To put it bluntly, the skin color of low castes in India is not much better than that of Africans.

Relatively speaking, the Chinese are doing well. At least in Johannesburg, the offspring born in families composed of Chinese and Boers are not much different from those born in white families.

Black people are different. The chromosomes of black people are too strong. Whether they are white or Chinese, after forming a family with black people, most of the children born will be black. It will take at least four or five generations of dilution before the things in the genes will Gradually fade.

"No, no, Rhodesia also needs immigration." Stoudemire finally understood the importance of the problem.

"Come on—" Rock gave Stoudemire enough encouragement. Even if Stoudemire was indifferent, if the situation in Rhodesia really collapsed like Portuguese East Africa, Rock would not sit idly by.

Violence is exported. In fact, it is very simple to prevent it. Among other things, the Yao people in Portuguese East Africa are definitely the vanguard of Africa’s resistance to colonial rule. Then if Africans in other regions want to learn from the Yao people in the future The experience of resisting colonial aggression requires the guidance of the Yao people.

Based on Rock's current relationship with the Yao people, it is not too easy to mix sand among Africans. Fortresses are often breached from the inside, so it is too difficult to rebel in areas that Rock does not allow. Strong strength, as well as "loyal servants" Yao people, Rock can easily suppress any resistance.

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Upon Joseph Chamberlain's return to London, the Transvaal and Orange was soon secured a £3000 million loan secured by the revenues of the Transvaal and Orange railways, if the railway If the income is not enough to repay the loan, it will be supplemented by the budget income of the Transvaal and Orange.

This clause was strongly opposed by the Johannesburg City Government, because the Orange area, which is dominated by agriculture, obviously cannot have much fiscal revenue in a short period of time, so when repaying the money in name, it is the Transvaal In fact, if the railway revenue cannot be repaid, the Transvaal will have to repay all of this loan.

In other words, it will be returned by Johannesburg.

The reason is simple, there are gold mines in Johannesburg——

Therefore, the requirement of the Johannesburg City Government is that each locality should independently apply for loans from the Imperial Bank, without relying on the collective names of the Transvaal and Orange.

If the two places can apply collectively, in that case, Johannesburg will pay back as much as it gets, and Johannesburg will not be responsible for the parts of Pretoria and Orange.

Johannesburg's proposal was also strongly opposed by Pretoria and Orange.

Especially Orange.

The Orange government knows very well that for quite a long period of time, the Orange government will have to rely on loans and financial appropriations for maintenance, and it will not be able to repay the loans at all. Therefore, the Orange government will rely on Johannesburg, the "big funder" for everything. ", Johannesburg can't get rid of Orange.

That's when Louis Botha and Jan Smudges realized that being ruled by the British seemed pretty good.

In the former Transvaal Republic, if such a natural and man-made disaster happened in 1902, it would have to grit its teeth and endure hardships.

Now, if you have no money, go to the Imperial Bank for a loan——

No need to pay back!

As the governor of the Transvaal and Orange, Adelaide has no position on this issue. Both the Transvaal and Orange are under Adelaide's jurisdiction. Adelaide's bowl of water must be leveled. .

"These bastards, they are a bunch of vampires, delusional to make Johannesburg pay for all the Boers, this is absolutely impossible!" Philip Matilda was so angry that he almost lost his mind and cursed at the mayor's mansion.

Rock, Marcus Beaufort, and Blake Nelson were relatively silent. Orange is now clearly about to touch China. Johannesburg has nowhere to hide. Adelaide, who could have been fair, is on both sides of the mud, and the entire scene of a large car accident .

It seems really unfair to Johannesburg. For a loan of 3000 pounds, according to the ratio, Johannesburg can only get 450 million of it, which is only about 15.00%. But when repaying the loan, Johannesburg is estimated to bear more than 60.00%. If you have this plan, you will be scolded.

But this plan is relatively fair. After all, the Transvaal and Orange are combined, and the essence is all around Johannesburg. The British government launched the war for the gold in Johannesburg, and the Johannesburg city government has the most income, so it gets less. Points, it is normal to have more points.

It's just that the Johannesburg City Government will never admit to the second point.

Rock is not good at speaking on this issue. The farms in the suburbs of Johannesburg are all Chinese. This loan is not a compensation for the war, but a relief fund for the Transvaal and Orange. That is to say, after the war The Chinese who bought the farm will also be the beneficiaries of this loan, so no matter what Rock says now, he seems to be taking advantage of it and pretending to be good.

"Marcus, what is our current income?" Philip named Louis Barnard, the Secretary of Finance this time.

"The fiscal revenue in the first half of the year was about 140 million pounds. This part of the revenue includes the taxation of gold mines and the income from land sales. If the income from land sales is deducted, it is about 82 pounds. Generally speaking, the fiscal revenue and fiscal expenditure are basically balanced. That is to say, we don't actually need a loan." Louis Barnard pushed up his glasses with a shrewd look.

The so-called "land sales income" refers to the farms around Johannesburg. This part of the income is one-time, so it cannot be counted as regular income.

82 pounds, not much, not much less, definitely less than a big city like Cape Town, but compared with Pretoria and Bloemfontein (the former capital of the Orange Free State) , this income is very good. Like Bloemfontein, Pretoria will probably have to rely on loans and financial allocations for a long time to come.

"It's up to us whether we need it or not." Philip Matilda was so angry that his chest was tight. This is the most disgusting part. In order to make Johannesburg pay back the money, Johannesburg can't do without the money now.

"Then we will find a way to get more loans. Compared with Orange, at least our farm in Johannesburg can be seen and touched, and we really need subsidies. What does Orange have? They say they have 20 Bul There is no sign of the farm now, and God knows who will give the money to Orange." Marcus Beaufort, the head of the tax bureau, was as impatient as ever.

After the concentration camp was dismantled, most of the Boers went to Orange, some went to Cape and Natal, some went to German Southwest Africa and Portuguese East Africa, and some even went to Rhodesia.

According to the Orange government, there were 20 Boers in Orange who needed relief. After the expeditionary force withdrew, the market returned to depression, prices soared, the weather was extremely dry, and large tracts of grassland withered. fire, the Boers could not rebuild the farm on their own without outside support.

As bad as things are in Orange, things aren't much better in Johannesburg.

But the same drought, in the eyes of the Chinese in Johannesburg, does not seem to be an insurmountable difficulty.

Large tracts of pastures are withered, aren't they?

It doesn't matter, just reclaim those withered pastures and turn them into arable land. Whether it is planting alfalfa or potatoes and corn in the coming year, it can generate greater value.

The weather is dry and no rain, right?

It doesn't matter, if it doesn't rain, there will be no water in the river. If there is no water, it will be used for water conservancy repairs. A ditch will be dug, a canal or something, and food will be taken care of at the construction site. If you eat at the construction site, you will save your own money. The Chinese are very smart.

This is because the mentality is different, resulting in completely different results. The weather is also drought, the Chinese are trying to save themselves, but the Boers are waiting for rescue.

It seems that the Boers who are more miserable will get more benefits, but a year later, the land reclaimed by the Chinese will have a good harvest because of sufficient watering, and the Boers will continue to wait for rescue, because their farms are still not self-sufficient .

"20 Boers in Orange, 200 acres of land per person, Orange—is there such a big place?" Rock was a little curious, 20 times 200 million, 4000 million acres, about 16 square kilometers.

The area of ​​Orange is 18 square kilometers, but this does not mean that Orange has 18 square kilometers of land available for distribution. There are mountains, hills, forests, swamps, and rivers within the 18 square kilometers. In the end, it would be nice if Orange had [-] square kilometers of land that could be planned as a farm.

"What a fart!" sniffed Marcus Beaufort.

Rock, Philip Matilda, and Louis Barnard all had ugly expressions, and Marcus didn't notice it.

That's right, there are not enough farms in Orange, so the Boers in Orange may return to Johannesburg next.

Although after Orange was conquered by the British government, theoretically the Boers in Orange could go to Cape freely, but Cape is the stronghold of the British, so the Boers in Orange are more likely to return to Johannesburg .

"Locke, stop the Boers and don't let them come back to Johannesburg." Philip Matilda gritted his teeth.

"Okay, I understand." Rock looked serious. This question is not a joke. If the Boers in Orange return, the Chinese farms around Johannesburg will be the first to be affected.

Rock must not sit back and watch this happen.

Back at the police station, Rock called Joe Russell, Li De, and Yaya to prepare to arrange police forces to keep the Boers out of Johannesburg.

"Director, something has happened. A farmer in Kronstad has been murdered—" Martin rushed to report.

The situation seems to be more serious than Rock estimated.

(End of this chapter)