Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 266 Boundary Line

Eating fresh and delicious roast lamb, salted duck eggs with oily yolks, and drinking sweet and sour wine, Ade really tasted the joy of a good harvest.

This may be the happiest time in Chamberlain's life. There are three barons sitting in the dining room of his house, a baron from Pretoria, a minister from Pretoria, three directors from Johannesburg, and Professor Douglas who came here temporarily .

Others don't care, the farmers can't even tell which rank is higher, the baron or the baron. Knowing that Rock is eating on Chamberlain's farm, from the evening onwards, the surrounding farmers began to send things to Chamberlain's house, all kinds of fish and meat Poultry eggs are essential, fresh fruits are delivered in dozens of catties, there are all kinds of game, and even freshly baked steamed buns and pancakes. The farmers don't know what Rock likes, and they don't want to To curry favor with Rock was simply to express his gratitude.

"How can this be good, I can't finish it, I really can't finish it, the Sir is on my farm, and I can still make him hungry--" Chamberlain looked at the various ingredients piled up in the kitchen and was heartbroken. Things are available in Chamberlain's farm, and there is really no need for them.

"You are yours, it has nothing to do with me, you don't need to do it, I do it myself, just let the lord taste it, the wild rabbit I just killed in the afternoon was still alive and kicking, just let the lord taste it—— "The farmer who sent the rabbit insisted that it would not do if he didn't want it: "——If you are too busy, I will do it myself. At your level, it would be a shame to hand over such a fat wild rabbit to you——"

"Nonsense, my technique is very good—" Chamberlain raised his neck and raised his bar.

"Okay, how much is this rabbit?" Tang En appeared in time, and his figure like a door panel was daunting.

"What money do you want, I caught it myself, it's not worth it—" The farmer who sent the rabbit blushed, as if mentioning the money was an insult to him.

"Don't talk nonsense, this rabbit is really fat, it's worth a pound for you, sir, never let us guys suffer, don't just take the rabbit back." Tang En didn't talk nonsense, all the things sent by the farmer, Tang En You have to pay.

"How good is this, it's not appropriate—" The farmer who took the money was happy, and he was still refusing, but the hand that took the money was still honest.

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In the restaurant, Ade tasted a freshly picked navel orange and nodded with satisfaction.

"Can all the farms in Johannesburg reach this level?" Ade is very satisfied today. This is his ideal Transvaal, which is peaceful, prosperous, and peaceful.

"Almost, some farms are better than this one. Now the largest farm has nearly a hundred cows. In the Transvaal Republic, it took a 5000-acre farm to raise so many cows. Now it only needs ten acres of land. The alfalfa can do it, and the Chinese are unmatched in terms of diligence. Our Gloucester Royal Agricultural College has analysis reports from Canada, Australia, India, and the local area. Whether it is efficiency or working hours, Chinese farmers are outstanding. In this regard, Douglas has the right to speak, and the Gloucester Royal Agricultural College may be the most authoritative institution in the UK in terms of agriculture, with more detailed information than the Agricultural Committee.

Yes, the UK doesn't pay much attention to agriculture. It doesn't even have a dedicated department in charge, only an agricultural committee.

The analysis report can reflect a lot of things. The Chinese who work more efficiently than whites and Indians also work longer hours than them. It is really unreasonable for the Chinese not to make a fortune.

"Does the city government have any policy support for the farm?" Ade wanted to know more information. During this period, the Johannesburg city government took a lot of money from Pretoria under the banner of supporting the farm.

"Of course there is!" Philip Matilda was categorical. This must be there, otherwise the flow of funds will not be explained clearly: "However, our support for farms is not simply financial support. At least since the second half of last year, the city government has started Increase investment in water conservancy, build aqueducts, dig water wells, and organize seedling cultivation to provide high-quality seedlings for the farm. The municipal government and the Gloucester Royal Agricultural College cooperate to improve crops according to Johannesburg's climate. The oranges we eat now are produced by local farms in Johannesburg."

Philip Matilda has also done his homework. The city government has indeed cooperated with the Gloucester Royal Agricultural College, but the cooperation has only just begun this year.

As for the orange being eaten, that was the result of Douglas and his students.

Johannesburg has a savannah climate, which is very suitable for growing fruit. Not long after arriving in Johannesburg, Douglas and his students began to improve Johannesburg’s local navel oranges, citrus, and apples. Now they have achieved initial results. This year, the Agricultural Association successfully transferred Johannesburg’s navel oranges After being sold in Cape Town, the market response is still very good. The quality of the navel oranges is obviously better than that of Cape Town's local navel oranges.

"The Chinese are indeed very talented in agriculture. I think all of us should have seen it just now. There are fruit trees planted around this farm. There is a professional orchard near the farm. I just took a rough look, and there are probably There are two acres, and the output of the orchard has not yet come up, so there is no need to worry, and there may be a bumper harvest in two years. At that time, the city government will help the farmers to sell, or set up a canning factory to make the fruit into cans for the outside world. For sale." Philip Matilda had previously worked in the Colonial Affairs Department, so he was quite capable as long as he wanted to do something.

Regarding canned fruit, the technical level is now very high. In 1862, the French biologist Pasteur published a paper stating that food spoilage is caused by bacteria, so the canning factory adopted steam sterilization technology to make canned food reach an absolute sterile standard.

Relatively speaking, because of high labor costs, the price of canned food in Europe is still relatively high.

There is basically no labor cost in Johannesburg, because the fruit yield is very high, and the price will definitely be quite low, so if it is made into cans and sold to the outside world, it will definitely be competitive.

"Increase investment in farms. Locke reminded me today that agriculture may also become the economic pillar of Johannesburg. I didn't believe it at the time. Now it seems that your work is very effective and better than I imagined." Ade began Praise, all officials stand up straight, which is a rare honor.

After dinner, Ade and Henry returned directly to Pretoria, and Rock returned to Johannesburg with Philip Matilda.

Before returning to Pretoria, Ade still encouraged Rock: "Youth is the greatest capital. If you want to know the right or wrong of something, then try it bravely."

On the way back to Johannesburg, Rock kept thinking about what Ade meant by these words. After returning to the police station, Rock finally understood that Ade was encouraging Rock to confront Yang Smother. Mozi and Louis Botha established the People's Party to prepare for the future democratic representative system, so the Transvaal should also make preparations now.

After thinking about it, Rock still went to Stoudemire.

"Lock, don't be funny, I'm still a member of the Progressive Party." Stoudemire can't help but laugh, Cecil Rhodes is the former leader of the Progressive Party, and Roque now wants Stoudemire to stand on his own, which seems a bit rebellious .

"The Progressive Party is over. Even if they can win the next election, they won't be able to win the next one." Rock is not optimistic about the prospects of the Progressive Party.

When Cecil Rhodes was the leader of the party, the Progressive Party was so powerful that it once monopolized the position of Cape Prime Minister.

Dr. Starr Jameson decided to represent the Progressive Party in the 1904 Cape Chancellor election, but Dr. Starr Jameson did not have the popularity of Cecil Rhodes, so Dr. Starr Jameson To face more difficulties than Cecil Rhodes.

In Cape, about thousands of people were disenfranchised because of their connection to the Boer Republic during the war. Most of these people were Cape people of Boer descent. People's party is running for election, and now the People's Party formed by Jan Smoltz and Louis Botha, and the Orange Unity Party formed by Herzog and De Witt have decided to run, so the Boers in the Cape votes are very important.

Rock is not optimistic about the Progressive Party, which is mainly of British origin. It is for this reason that there have been no Boers in the election before, so the Boers in the Cape can only vote for parties formed by British origin.

It’s different now. After the Boer political party participated in the election, the Boers in the Cape have more choices. They will definitely vote for the political party formed by the Boers. Even if this time because many Boers lost their voting rights, the Progressive Party won. If it wins, then in the future, the Progressive Party will definitely lose power in Cape, where the Boers have a majority.

"Lock, what does this have to do with me—" Stoudemire was a little sad, the Progressive Party was the brainchild of Cecil Rhodes.

"It must be related. Even if the Cape has nothing to do with you, the Transvaal must have something to do with you. Think about it. If a few years later, the four regions of the Cape implement a democratic representative system and even obtain autonomous status, then What will Rhodesia do then?" Roque asked a very sharp question, London has already shown signs of taking action against Rhodesia, otherwise Cecil Rhodes would not have given Nyasaland to Roque gram.

Stoudemire does not have the talent and ambition of Cecil Rhodes, so if this continues, can Stoudemire keep Rhodesia?

The answer is obvious, it cannot be guaranteed.

"Autonomy? Impossible—" Stoudemire, like the vast majority of people nowadays, does not think that London will allow the four Cape regions to be autonomous.

At the very least, London will not allow the Transvaal to be self-governing because of the Transvaal's gold.

"Don't say it's impossible, anything is possible. When the Boers faced the war, they abandoned the Cape and came to the Transvaal and Orange. At that time, who knew that the Transvaal would find gold mines? When the war broke out, everyone thought that the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State could be conquered in three months. No one thought that the war would take 27 months. So, what will happen in the future, none of us can know Sure, we can only be prepared and ready for any eventuality.” Roque certainly knew what was going to happen in the future, but Roque couldn’t say.

"Well, what should we do?" Stoudemire was immediately persuaded by Rock, not because what Rock said was reasonable, but what Cecil Rhodes had said to Stoudemire.

"You take the lead and form a political party. We will find a way to get more people into it. No matter what happens in Cape, Orange, and Natal, we can at least ensure the stability of the Transvaal, Rhodesia The border with the Transvaal, as long as the Transvaal remains stable, it will not affect Rhodesia, and even in the future, if London wants to change the status quo of Rhodesia, then we can separate the Transvaal and Rhodes Merger of West Asia." Rock thought far, if Transvaal and Rhodesia merged, then London would have no reason to split Rhodesia.

"Hehe, Locke, in that case, did the Transvaal annex Rhodesia, or did Rhodesia annex the Transvaal?" Stoudemire couldn't see any joy or anger on his expression, but he could say such words , Stoudemire must be in a bad mood.

This is indeed a very important issue. Under normal circumstances, if the Transvaal and Rhodesia merge, then there must be a problem of dominance. At that time, the control of Rhodesia will be in the hands of the new government. There is no need for South African companies to exist.

However, will Rock cheat Stoudemire?

Certainly not, so Rock is far more treacherous than Stoudemire imagined.

"Cecil, who annexes whom is not the main issue. Even if Rhodesia and the Transvaal merge, the new government must be a federal country. In this way, the problem will be solved easily. The federal government will give If you have enough benefits, then the federation can be maintained, if you don’t agree, then there is no need for the federation to exist, so on this issue, the federal government will definitely compromise.” Rock really doesn’t think this is a problem, a federal state The government has a lot of power, look at the United States, sometimes the power of the state government is even greater than that of Washington.

"Are you playing politics as a game?" Stoudemire was dumbfounded by Roque's words. In Stoudemire's understanding, Roque's words just meant: the federal government gives me benefits, and I will stay in the federal government. If the federal government does not give me benefits, then I will be independent.

What is this like!

"Hehe——" Rock smiled and said nothing, and pointed to the map behind him, letting Stoudemire see it by himself.

Behind Rock is a map of Africa. On the map, different countries are divided by different colors. Cape, Orange, Transvaal, Natal, Rhodesia, and Nyasaland are now all one color.

"What do you want me to see?" Xiaosi looked confused.

"Look at the border, see clearly, this is a game, a game between European countries." Rock was annoyed. Many border lines on the map were horizontal and vertical, as straight as if they were measured with a ruler. .

This boundary line was determined at the Berlin Conference. It seems that it is indeed like a game, and the boundary line of a normal country cannot be like this.

(End of this chapter)