Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 267 The Sea Emperor's Trident

The borders of African countries are really amazing, especially in North Africa and South Africa. The borders of many countries are really like measured with a ruler. Those curved parts, most of the naturally formed divisions such as rivers and valleys The boundary line does not need to be measured with a ruler, so it is curved.

For example, the Limpopo River, this river is the dividing line between the Transvaal and the Bena Protectorate, Rhodesia, and Portuguese East Africa. After reaching the territory of Portuguese East Africa, the Limpopo River is no longer a dividing line, and then the boundary It is straight again as if measured by a ruler.

In this case, it is really doubtful whether those European colonial countries really used a ruler to carve up Africa at the Berlin Conference.

If Rock didn't explain, Stoudemire probably wouldn't have noticed this problem.

After Rock finished speaking, Stoudemire looked at the map again, feeling bad all over: "This, what the hell—"

"Don't doubt, for the suzerain country, Africa is really just a game, so don't think of the country, the territory, etc. too sacredly, many things are decided by the people in power, just like the two of us tonight We are discussing whether it is necessary to form a political party, and God knows what the two of us said tonight will have an impact on Rhodesia and the Transvaal ten years later." Rock said as lightly as possible, if he said Too serious, I guess Stoudemire may not dare.

"Okay, so now let's discuss what kind of party we're going to form." Stoudemire felt very bad, without any solemnity at all, as if he was discussing with Rock whether he would have a barbecue tonight.

"Anything is fine, the Conservative Party, the Liberal Party, the Democratic Party, or the Progressive Party—not the Progressive Party." Rock was more casual. If Stoudemire wanted to, even if it was called the "Rhodes Party", it would be fine.

"Then the Liberal Party, we need free trade and free politics." Stoudemire found a napkin and began to write on the napkin.

"It's ugly!" Rock stretched out his head to look, and actually disliked Stoudemire's bad writing.

"You do what you want!" Xiaosi stared, and finally regained some anger.

"You come, you come—" Rock admits defeat, even if Stoudemire's writing is not good-looking, he can finally write it. If Rock writes it, many technical terms will not be spelled at all.

"What about the members? How should we develop our Liberal Party?" Stoudemire probably only registered in the Progressive Party before, and never participated in party group building.

"All the English and Chinese in the Transvaal are our targets - the Mining Union and the Agricultural Association are the key points, one is craftsmen and the other is farmers."

In fact, at this time, Rock has already started to carry private goods. Although on the surface it is the Mining Union and the Agricultural Association, they actually represent the British and Chinese respectively. As long as the Chinese in Johannesburg can join the Liberal Party, then the Liberal Party will take the initiative to protect the rights of the Chinese. interests, to fight for the right to vote for the Chinese, otherwise, the Chinese can choose the People's Party, or the Orange Union Party, and these two parties will be happy to fight for the right to vote for the Chinese.

In the Transvaal and Orange, the Boers, like the Chinese, are now minorities.

At least nominally.

"Of course, we still have to count on the Mining Alliance to donate money—" Speaking of money, Stoudemire immediately had inspiration: "We can promise the Mining Alliance that as long as the election wins, we will reduce the tax rate—"

The development of the team is inseparable from donations. The essence of the campaign is to burn money. Without the funder, nothing can be done. The richest team in Johannesburg must be the Mining Alliance. Stoudemire is the initiator of the Mining Alliance, and he will never forget the mining industry alliance.

Moreover, considering the relationship between Stoudemire and the Mining Union, it is not surprising that Stoudemire said what he just said.

"Cecil, don't make such promises. We can provide other help to the Mining Alliance, but the tax rate must not be lowered. This opening cannot be opened." Rock is very clear, although tax reduction is also beneficial to the Rock Gold Mine Yes, but tax cuts will definitely hurt the government enormously, and this is absolutely unfeasible.

"Can't reduce the tax?" Stoudemire is a little regretful. Many gold mines in Johannesburg belong to Stoudemire, so Stoudemire hopes to reduce taxes very much.

Preferably no tax!

"Are you short of money?" Rock really couldn't figure it out. After the death of Cecil Rhodes, all the property of the South African company belonged to Stoudemire. It is necessary to show that he is so short of money?

"No shortage—" Stoudemire realized that he might be the richest person in the world.

"Then don't focus on money all day—" Luo Ke said earnestly, wealth accumulation to a certain extent is just a tool.

"Then what else can I do?" Xiaosi suddenly said something surprising.

This time it is Rock's turn to be depressed. When it comes to Stoudemire, it is indeed difficult to find a target. Whether it is earning money or chasing power, Stoudemire seems to have reached the extreme at the level of ordinary people. If you want to go further , then Stoudemire may have no choice but to rebel.

"This is a problem, but you can only solve it yourself." Roque has no choice. In fact, Roque also wants money and power now, but Roque also wants to work for the welfare of the Chinese, so Roque is very busy.

Forget about Stoudemire, working for the welfare of the British is Edward VII's job, and it has nothing to do with Stoudemire.

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Stoudemire moved very quickly, and the next day, Olympos, located in Johannesburg, became the headquarters of the Liberal Party.

Another day later, Stoudemire cheerfully came to look for Rock.

"Locke, this is yours, the No.2 member of the Liberal Party. How about it? I'm interested!" Stoudemire handed Rock a membership card that smelled like ink. He was probably the No.1 member of the Liberal Party.

On the red party card, a golden trident logo is very conspicuous.

"Well, this is the badge of our Liberal Party, the Trident of the Neptune, which represent the Transvaal, Rhodesia, and your Nyasaland, and the red bars under the trident represent the Limpopo River and the Zambezi River , the sharp spikes represent the pioneering spirit of our Liberal Party, and on the whole, does this logo look like a crown—” Xiao Si was elated, but Rock couldn’t laugh or cry.

This is so-

How does this look like a registered trademark of Maserati!

Wait, Maserati was only established in 1914, it was early, and it was not infringing, so it was decided.

"In the future, red and gold will be the symbols of our Liberal Party. I have asked Aiden to start casting badges. The badges of high ranks are all made of gold, and the badges of low ranks are made of pure copper. Anyway, they are all yellow. How big do you want? Is one square meter okay?" Stoudemire is also very funny, a one-meter-large badge, which is probably the same as Captain America's shield.

"Great, that's it. Who is the third party member? Or leave it to Henry if it's not useful." Rock can vaguely feel what the establishment of the Liberal Party will bring to the Transvaal and even South Africa. Change, so you can't forget your brothers when there are good things.

"It's definitely useless. I keep the first 1000 numbers. Now we have more than 100 party members. Except for the two of us, they are all numbered after 1000, and 1001 is Aiden." Stoudemire did not want to set up the Liberal Party two days ago , but now burst out with the greatest enthusiasm.

In Johannesburg, Aiden is Stoudemire's absolute confidant, so it is normal to become the No. 1001 party member. With the status of Stoudemire and Rock in Johannesburg, the prospect of the Liberal Party must be very bright.

It is indeed very broad. Rock knew that the prospects of the Liberal Party were very good, but he didn't know that it was so good.

In just three days, the number of members of the Liberal Party soared to more than 1500, and almost all members who were eligible to attend the meeting of the Mining Union joined the Liberal Party. They all got a number of less than 1000, and the price they paid for this was at least [-] £ party dues.

This party fee is not collected in vain. After collecting the party fee, you must serve the party members, coordinate the relationship between the party members, and strive for the interests of the party members. At this stage, the Liberal Party may not have this ability, but there are not too many smart people. I have read "Peace Everyone in the Agreement knows that a democratic representative system may be implemented in the Transvaal in the future. Although this "future" is a bit uncertain, many people are willing to gamble on it.

After all, for these gold miners in Johannesburg, 1000 pounds is not a big bet.

But if you don't get in the car in time now, the impact may be very serious.

As the No. 100 member of the Liberal Party, Roque naturally became a member of the Liberal Party Committee. The leader of the Liberal Party is not Roque or Stoudemire, but Owen, who has already ranked after the [-]th party member. In order to serve the Liberal Party wholeheartedly, Owen He even resigned from the important position of secretary to the mayor.

In fact, it’s not that important. Owen can be the mayor’s secretary because Owen is the mayor’s son. Owen’s resignation from the position of secretary will not change the blood relationship between Owen and Philip, so it really doesn’t matter.

"Our Liberal Party now has 1750 members. The office is currently in Olinspo. If you are not satisfied, we can build a new headquarters. Our Liberal Party has nothing else but a lot of money. The voluntary donations of members have now exceeded [-] pounds The sum of funds from the Progressive Party, the People’s Party, and the Gathering Party is not as much as ours.” Stoudemire was full of pride when he mentioned the funds, because the Liberal Party has nothing to sell right now.

It is indeed something to be proud of. For political parties, funding is essential. All elections are burning money. It has not yet reached the point of TV debates, but publicity is also essential. The newly born Liberal Party now has The name of the party newspaper is "Southern Africa". From this name, we can see the ambition of the Liberal Party.

"I can work in Olinspo, what else is there to be dissatisfied with?" Owen is very satisfied. As the headquarters of De Beers Consolidated Mining Company in Johannesburg, Olinspo is the most magnificent and luxurious building in Johannesburg. The mayor's mansion and the city government are both tall, so what else can you be dissatisfied with?

"The mission of the two of us has been completed. From now on, the Liberal Party will be handed over to you." Rock still trusts Owen. With the relationship between Owen and Philip, at least in Johannesburg, the Liberal Party will rest easy in the future.

From Yang Smotz's words, Roque can easily draw a conclusion that in the near future, regardless of whether the Orange Union Party will come to Johannesburg, the People's Party will definitely come to Johannesburg, so the Liberal Party is now the largest The task is to grab the territory and pull people's heads.

In the understanding of Stoudemire and Owen, as long as the elites in Johannesburg join the Liberal Party, no matter how much the People's Party struggles in the future, it will not be able to make a fortune in Johannesburg.

The so-called elite refers to officials at all levels in Johannesburg, as well as people who have a relationship with the city government. As for farmers and miners, they are not in this group of elites. In principle, it doesn’t matter whether they join a party or not. Who you vote for is what matters.

In Rock's opinion, such an organizational structure is undoubtedly too loose. It was a serious matter, but it was just a joke. Ordinary people do not have a clear party membership. We must strive to promise to the voters, never mind whether we can’t do it in the future, and get the votes first. This will actually lead to very serious consequences, and even to put it in a bad way, many social problems in the West after the 21st century are like this. caused by this situation.

There is no such situation in the Liberal Party. Rock knows the dangers of a multi-party system, so Rock will leave some living space for the People's Party or the Orange Union Party to protect the interests of the Chinese.

The reason is very simple. In Roque's plan, not to mention other people in Johannesburg, all ethnic Chinese must join the Liberal Party. In this way, the Chinese will become hardcore voters of the Liberal Party. No matter what decisions the Liberal Party makes, they will Priority should be given to the interests of the Chinese, so the future status of the Chinese in Johannesburg is also safe.

In order to achieve this goal, Roque will not let the Liberal Party dominate in the Transvaal. There must be competition to show the importance of Chinese votes, so Roque will not limit the development of the People's Party in Johannesburg, and even Roque In order to ensure that the People's Party also has a certain influence, Ke will provide the People's Party with certain conveniences, so that the People's Party is eligible to compete with the Liberal Party.

As for whether this kind of competition will affect the development of Johannesburg, this issue is not considered by Roque. If there are no Chinese in Johannesburg, Roque will not care about the future of Johannesburg.

"Don't worry, I will definitely lead the Liberal Party to grow stronger." Owen vowed, he has not yet realized how complicated the situation will be.

Rock did not participate in the public trial held in Bloemfontein. The "Peace Agreement" was signed at the beginning of the year, which means that the dust of the Boer War has settled. Leah accepted Ade's canonization on behalf of Edward VII and officially became a baron.

The money that Roque gave Winston was not in vain. Roque's fief is in Nyasaland. Now, Sir Roque is Lord Nyasaland.

(End of this chapter)