Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 263 Zhengrong

Except for some particularly perverted guys, no one would take a risk as long as there was hope in life.

The main population of Johannesburg is Chinese and Zulus. The Zulus are all in the mines, and the Chinese are either in the mines, reservoirs, or farms. As long as they work hard, the future must be bright, so There are not many people who commit crimes.

It was much worse in Orange. After the war, thousands of guerrillas who laid down their weapons returned to Orange. The spirits of these people were traumatized to varying degrees during the war. The wives were separated and the family was broken. In just two months, dozens of guerrillas shot themselves in temporarily assigned tents.

More guerrillas were drinking, irritable, impulsive, and had a serious tendency to violence. In the first two months after the signing of the "Peace Agreement", violence occurred every day in Orange, and people were killed every day. Johannesburg is an isolated case, but it is very common in Orange. Within a week before the Lister family was wiped out, there were three violent cases in Orange that killed more than four people.

Therefore, Roque wanted to hold a public trial, and not only Austin Burns agreed, but even Louis Botha agreed.

The person in charge of the Orange side in charge of contacting Johannesburg was Jan Christian Smudge.

In Orange, Young Smolder's position was Attorney General.

Young Smother was born in the Cape Colony, so he was born British. His ancestors were Huguenots who moved from France to the Netherlands. His father was a Boer farmer and a member of the colonial parliament. So Young Smother The background to funding is complex.

In 1891, Yang Smotz went to Cambridge University to study law, and then got No.1 in the examination of the London Bar Association. After returning to Cape Town, Yang Smozi and Cecil Rhodes had a close relationship , but in 1898, the 28-year-old Jan Smolts accepted the invitation of the President of the Transvaal Republic, Paul Kruger, to become Minister of Justice of the Transvaal Republic.

After the war broke out, Yang Smozi became an excellent soldier. After the guerrilla warfare began, Yang Smozi commanded troops to wipe out the 17th Lance Cavalry Regiment in Cape.

Until the day of the armistice, Yang Smother was still on the battlefield, and then Yang Smother participated in the peace negotiations. During the negotiations, Yang Smother advocated cooperation with the United Kingdom and played an important role.

Article No.12 of the "Peace Agreement" stipulates that the main commanders of the Boer army will be deprived of their citizenship rights, but they will not be sentenced to death.

This rule was obviously not seriously enforced. Both Jan Smother and Louis Botha were commanders of the Boer army, but they are now in important positions in the Orange government.

Because of his relationship with Cecil Rhodes, Rock met Yang Smoltz at a dinner specially hosted by Stretch for him.

There were not many people at the dinner party, except for Stoudemire and Yang Smudge, there were only Rock and Henry.

Yang Smozi is thin and lean, with sharp eyes and a heart-shaped goatee. He is a rare high-level intellectual among the Boers. Because he had the experience of studying in London, Yang Smozi is very He is good at dealing with politicians in London. The last time Joseph Chamberlain inspected South Africa, he was invited by Yang Smother.

The future British government agreed to self-government for South Africa, which was also promoted by Yang Smotz.

After the establishment of the Union of South Africa, Louis Botha served as the Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa until 1919. After the death of Louis Botha, Jan Smaltz took over as Prime Minister until 1924, and later served as Prime Minister of South Africa again in 1939.

Roque thought that Jan Smoltz would communicate with Roque about the public trial, but he didn't expect that Jan Smolzy didn't mean to discuss the public trial at all. He sat down and started talking about the "People's Party" that he and Louis Botha had just established .

Partisanship is a very popular topic in Transvaal and Orange recently. Yang Smozi and Louis Botha and former Transtrans acting president Schalke Beagle founded the "People's Party", Hull Zog and DeWitt formed an "Orange Union Party", and they both decided to stand in the Cape elections the following year.

The current ruling party in Cape is still the Progressive Party of Cecil Rhodes. After the death of Cecil Rhodes, Dr. Starr Jameson became the leader of the Progressive Party. This Starr Jameson Dr. Jameson is the Starr Jameson who led the Rhodesian police into the Transvaal to try to deal with the riots, and was later captured by the Transvaal Republic.

In 1896, Dr. Starr Jameson escaped trial on the grounds of being seriously ill. At that time, it was said that Dr. Starr Jameson was dying, but he was now "healed" and had the energy to participate in the 1904 Cape Chancellor Election.

"In the long run, democratic representative systems in the Transvaal and Orange are inevitable. We can even be more optimistic that there will be opportunities for self-government in southern Africa in the future. Now that Canada and Australia have achieved self-government status, New Zealand is also seeking self-government. Self-government, we have reason to believe that a democratic representative system, or a self-governing South Africa is more in the interests of the British Empire, just as we are suffering from a severe drought now, but the London government knows nothing about it, London is too far away from us, Congress It is impossible to make a correct response to everything that happened in southern Africa in a timely manner.” Yang Smoltz’s reasons are very good, and Roque thinks so, but Yang Smoltz’s starting point is definitely different from Roque’s.

There was no rain in the rainy season last year, so the drought in the Transvaal and Orange this year is really serious. The Limpopo River has completely stopped flowing, and other rivers in the Transvaal and Orange are also short of water.

In Johannesburg, the government and farmers are trying to save themselves. Funded by the government, led by agricultural associations, and farmers contribute, large-scale wells have been dug and water conservancy projects built in Johannesburg.

Bloemfontein was not good. Although Bloemfontein also received a loan, the organizational capacity of the Orange government was far behind that of the Transvaal government. The Boers did not cooperate, so Orange could only respond passively. Waiting passively, if there is still insufficient rainfall in the rainy season this year, drinking water will be a problem for the Boers in Orange next year.

Currently, the Transvaal and Orange are still in the dry season, and it is normal that there is no rain. If the rainy season does not increase significantly in November, the Transvaal and Orange will have to prepare for a more severe drought next year. Prepare.

"Democratic representative system is still possible, self-government is not realistic—" Henry definitely does not want the Transvaal and Orange to be self-governing. There are many restrictions.

Rock does not speak on this issue, and whether Henry likes it or not, Rock knows that self-government is inevitable.

"Why is it unrealistic? If the current situation continues, then I don't think London's patience will last long." Yang Smozi is full of confidence.

Rock exchanged glances with Henry and Stoudemire, as if they understood why the Boers in Orange resisted the British government's help.

It is indeed a contradiction. Don't the Boers know that if the farm is rebuilt as soon as possible, their life will become normal as soon as possible?

Surely they knew it, and even if ordinary Boers didn't know it, elites like Jan Smoltz and Louis Botha sure did.

So why do booleans do nothing?

This is probably the reason that Yang Smotz just said. If the Boers do nothing and rely on London for everything, in addition to compensation and grants, they also apply for financial assistance and loans every year. These loans may still be repaid. I'm sorry -

Then in a few years, London will definitely get tired of it. If the Boers request autonomy by then, London will indeed agree with a high probability.

This is an aboveboard conspiracy.

It is estimated that Yang Smozi and Gandhi should have a chat. They should have a common language.

"The crux of the matter is, what good is autonomy for Orange?" Rock finally couldn't help it, and now the attitudes of Yang Smother and Louis Botha are very obvious, no matter what it is, they must talk to De Lan Shiva is tied together, and Rock is firmly opposed to this kind of binding.

Orange could do nothing without the cooperation of the Transvaal.

After all, Orange has no gold mines or diamond mines, so Orange has no economic independence at all. The reason why Orange has to pull in the Transvaal for everything is because there are gold mines in the Transvaal. If Orange and the Transvaal were tied together, the Transvaal could subsidize Orange economically.

As a Transvaaler, Rock definitely disagrees with this approach. If the Orange people really want to be self-governing, then the Transvaal might as well get closer to Rhodesia, at least Rhodesia does not need Germany. Lanceva's help.

"Liberty, all we've ever wanted is freedom!" Young Smudge was categorical, and the reason was almost unassailable: "Because of the British invasion, we moved from the Cape to the Transvaal and Orange, Rand After the gold mine was discovered, Cape provoked trouble again. In order to end the war, we were even willing to give up the Rand gold mine and only keep an independent country, but London still disagreed with this humble request, so the current Trans Wa and Orange, not the Transvaal and Orange we wanted, but imposed on us by the British government."

Yang Smotz was right. Britain was indeed the culprit of all this. The only thing to blame was that the expeditionary force was incapable of destroying the Boers. In the end, the British government had no choice but to negotiate with the Boers.

If the expeditionary force were stronger and the British government were tougher, then maybe there would be no troubles now.

"Your Excellency, you are also British, and now all Boers are British." Henry reminded without pain.

"Yes, Lord Farwalt, I am indeed an Englishman. I was born in the Cape and studied at Cambridge University. In my impression, when I was born, the British Empire was actively pioneering, brave and fearless. Progressive civilization—but what about now? The British Empire is not what it used to be now, and as an Englishman I feel ashamed of some people in the British Empire." Young Smudge probably didn't notice, he said At the same time as saying this, Stoudemire's face was very ugly.

To say that the chief culprit who started the war was Cecil Rhodes. From the perspective of Yang Smother, he could indeed blame Cecil Rhodes because they were friends.

But from Stoudemire's point of view——

Sorry, in this world, whoever says Cecil Rhodes is not good, Stoudemire will probably kill him.

"Okay, Minister, I hope your People's Party wins the general election. Shall we talk about the public trial now?" Rock stopped entangled in this topic, and after being tricked by that old fox Louis Botha a few times, Rock is now full of vigilance when dealing with people like Louis Botha and Yang Smother.

"Ah, public trial, that's nothing to talk about. People who make mistakes must pay the price. We also have reason to pass these people's trials to warn those who have evil intentions." Regardless of Yang Smother's opinion of the British government Well, Yang Smolts certainly has no objection to the public trial, after all, Yang Smudges doesn't want Orange to become a paradise for criminals.

"Then it's decided. If it's convenient tomorrow, I hope you can come to the police station. We can have a good chat about this issue." Rock decided to end the dinner. Today's dinner was very unhappy. Went for a late night snack with Henry.

On the way back to the city, Henry was still resentful.

"These Boers are really greedy. No matter how much money is given to them, they will not have the slightest gratitude to the empire. They should let the expeditionary force destroy them. Look at the guy just now. He is still a graduate of Cambridge University. He was in Cambridge Did you learn this in college?" Henry was still very angry when he thought of Yang Smother's face just now.

"Henry, be careful, that guy is digging a hole for us." Rock can now confirm that Yang Smother is deliberately provoking Rock and Henry.

It is sad to say that in the entire Transvaal, including Mayor Philip Matilda, except for Ade, Rock has not found any outstanding talents.

So it’s no wonder that in the original history, when Ade left office and returned to the British mainland, the Boers took control of the four colonies of Cape, first Louis Botha, then Yang Smother and Herzo Gee, the Anglo-Americans never became leaders of the Union of South Africa.

In the current Transvaal, besides Ade, the most outstanding young people should be Rock, Stoudemire, and Henry.

Rock and Henry aside, Stoudemire, as the boss of the South African company, rules the entire Rhodesia. He is outside of southern Africa. The establishment of the Federation of South Africa in history does not include Rhodesia.

Then only Roque and Henry are left to be valued by Yang Smother and Louis Botha, especially Roque. There are more than [-] Chinese in Johannesburg now, and Roque is the undisputed core of the Chinese. Whether it is the British or the Boers, neither will ignore the power of the Chinese.

　This is the last update for the lord. I originally wanted to add ten updates, but I really can't do it. Tomorrow, I will start adding to Peninsula Porridge Brothers——

　　

　

(End of this chapter)