Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Lake Tanganyika, with a total area of ​​3.3 square kilometers, is the sixth largest lake in the world, second only to Lake Victoria in southern Africa.

After the end of the First World War, Tanganyika was entrusted by the League of Nations to manage Southern Africa as a Class B mandated territory, and Lake Tanganyika became the inner lake of Southern Africa.

Strictly speaking, Lake Victoria is not an inner lake in southern Africa. Half of it belongs to the British East African protectorate. Due to the lax management of the colonial government of the East African protectorate, the entire Lake Victoria is currently under the control of southern Africa and has become a de facto inner lake in southern Africa. This makes Winston very dissatisfied.

The third stop of Rock's trip is Lake Victoria.

To Rock's surprise, Winston had been the British Prime Minister for so many years, and this was actually the first time Winston came to Lake Victoria. It can be seen that Winston is indeed not very competent as a Prime Minister.

This can also be explained.

Britain's overseas territories are too big, and they don't even have the heart to manage geomantic treasures like southern Africa and Australia. In Winston's view, Lake Victoria is probably similar to Mauritius, and it doesn't matter.

This is indeed the case in the traditional sense. The hinterland of Africa is either an undeveloped virgin forest, or a desolate grassland, or a desert Gobi that is not suitable for human survival. Even if there are resources, compared with the huge development cost, let alone profit, the payback is far away.

This is true for the UK.

Not so for Southern Africa.

The biggest difference between Rock and Winston is that Rock knows the potential of this piece of land in Africa very well, so Rock dares to invest.

Southern Africans also trust Roque, or trust the federal government, and this is how Tanganyika is now.

During the period when Germany colonized Tanganyika, there were only 800 million people in Tanganyika, of whom only 6 were white.

After Southern Africa took over Tanganyika, the population of Tanganyika increased to 20 million in just 2000 years, the industrial level was greatly improved, and the living standards of residents were significantly improved. Nearly a hundred towns naturally formed around Lake Tanganyika, of which more than ten have a population of more than 2.

As we all know, the level of infrastructure construction in southern Africa is very high. Not only has a railway been built around Lake Tanganyika, but there are also scenic roads around the lake, and expressways are also under construction.

To Winston's embarrassment, most of the workers who built the highway came from the British East African protectorate.

"We didn't squeeze the East Africans. We have signed a labor contract with each of them, paid their salaries on time and in full, and the benefits are good. We can eat meat and fresh fruits every day. For us, the biggest problem comes from those East Africans who are unwilling to leave Tanganyika after the contract ends. They usually hide in the plantations that need workers. Alfred Milner Jr. was the nephew of Sidney Milner and grandnephew of Alder the Elder.

Although the old Alfred had no children, he had many relatives. Alfred the Younger was the best of the third generation. He had a very good relationship with Gavin, and he was a classmate in elementary and middle school.

Although Rock worked hard to limit the influence of the family business on southern Africa, some things were unavoidable, and Rock would not deliberately suppress the truly capable young people.

"Will you pay East Africans and Southern Africans the same wages?" Winston was picky, and Ade's words revealed his disdain for East Africa.

Although Winston is no longer the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, it still makes Winston feel embarrassed to insinuate East Africa in front of Winston.

If the East African colonial government could provide enough jobs for East Africans, then East Africans would not prefer to work illegally in southern Africa rather than return to East Africa.

"First of all, we didn't force anyone. The labor contract was signed on the premise of fairness and reasonableness. If the worker dislikes the low salary, he can completely refuse to accept it—" Xiao Ade didn't change his expression, there were too many morals in it.

"Secondly, we didn't target anyone. For the same job, whether it is a southern African or an East African, we pay the same salary. At most, there is a gap in welfare benefits, because southern Africans are more stable than east Africans, and they will not suddenly disappear the next day after their salary is paid." Little Ade did not restrain himself because of Winston's identity, and continued to complain about what should be complained.

This is also the reality. It is very common for East Africans to see their salary disappear the next day. They usually spend all their salary and then come back to work again.

This kind of living habit is obviously abnormal. The management in southern Africa has thought of many ways to cultivate good consumption habits among East Africans, such as changing monthly salary to weekly salary or even daily salary.

Another example is that in order to cultivate the savings habit of East Africans, the management will take the initiative to help East Africans save half a month's salary and distribute it after the East Africans leave their jobs.

In order to enrich the entertainment life of East Africans, the management organizes watching movies every week, opens workers' clubs, provides various entertainment facilities, and even helps East Africans solve their difficulties in life.

In short, it is true that Southern Africa earns money and spends in Southern Africa, and one wants to take it home.

"Then what's going on with Lake Victoria? I remember that half of the waters belong to the East African protected area." Winston asked Rock directly, not as knowledgeable as Little Ade.

Rock reluctantly spread his hands.

They are both prime ministers, and no one is more relaxed than the other. Rock is so busy every day, and he has to pick time when he goes abroad for meetings, and he has no time to ask about these trivial matters.

"It used to be true, but last year we spent 150 million rand to buy half of the East African waters. Now, including the [-] kilometers of land around the lakeshore, it belongs to southern Africa." Little Ade's explanation almost didn't make Winston out of his heart.

But that can't be said.

If this is not a heartache for the cub to sell his grandfather, it is not the same when Lloyd George allowed southern Africa to self-govern.

What about the "islands for destroyers" hosted by Winston during World War II——

The governor of East Africa sold half of the waters of Lake Victoria for real money, but Winston exchanged a lot of islands with excellent locations for a bunch of broken ships.

Those destroyers that were exchanged for islands are now hot potatoes that cannot be dismantled.

The United Kingdom is now undergoing major disarmament, and its battleships have to be decommissioned and dismantled, let alone destroyers.

Fortunately, these problems are now Attlee's troubles.

Thinking of this, Winston felt inexplicably happy.

Since Attlee wanted to be prime minister so much, let's enjoy the power brought by the prime minister now.

Rock didn't speak, the smile on his face betrayed Rock's mood.

Lake Victoria is 6.9 square kilometers, more than twice the size of Lake Tanganyika, not to mention the land along the coast. The 150 million rand is really a bargain. With this achievement, Adelaide is worthy of the position of governor.

"150 million rand, 4 square kilometers of water, plus 50 kilometers of land on the lakeshore, it's really a good deal—" Winston gritted his teeth. If he is allowed to do this business, it must be more than that.

As for whether it should be sold or not, Winston did not dwell on this issue.

The UK even sold the Changi Naval Base, and it is normal to sell half of Lake Victoria.

When World War II first broke out, the Italian army in Abyssinia marched southward, and most of the East African protectorate fell. If Southern Africa did not act in time, the East African protectorate would be gone.

Southern Africa's help is not unconditional. 10,000+ troops have been used, and something must be obtained. Therefore, it is very wise for the Governor of East Africa to sell half of Lake Victoria to Southern Africa. Otherwise, there will be no people and no land.

Originally, Britain's control over East Africa was not strong, otherwise the British army in East Africa would not be able to beat the Italians.

During the war, Lake Victoria and its surrounding areas were actually under the control of the southern African army. After the southern African expeditionary force advanced northward, the Tanganyika state government immigrated and developed the northern part of Lake Victoria, which resulted in a fait accompli. Winston was the prime minister of the United Kingdom at the time, and he knew about it, but Winston did not object.

Winston's lack of objection was also an exchange of interests.

At that time, the Southern African Expeditionary Force had already invaded the Abyssinian Empire, and Haile Selassie I was restored with the help of Southern Africa. The next target of the Southern African Expeditionary Force was the German-Italian coalition forces in North Africa led by Rommel.

Compared with Lake Victoria, Egypt is the core interest of the United Kingdom. In order to prevent the influence of southern Africa from spreading to North Africa, Winston even refused the help of the southern African expeditionary force and carried Rommel's attack alone.

This has to go forward, and there is another pile of bad debts. It is too late for Winston to regret it now.

"It's really expensive, much more expensive than Alaska—" Rock stabbed Winston in the heart again.

It's really expensive on paper.

But Russia sold Alaska to the United States in 1867, almost a century ago, and with inflation, Lake Victoria may not be as valuable as Alaska.

Although the price has lost a bit, but one thing to say, Lake Victoria is indeed thriving under the management of Southern Africa. The changes are visible to the naked eye, and even Winston is surprised.

Lake Victoria is not the same as Lake Niassa. Lake Niassa is Rock's first site in southern Africa. It is a core interest area in the true sense, and Rock really manages it with heart.

Counting from the outbreak of World War II, Lake Victoria was brought under the management of Southern Africa. In just a few years, the endless plantations and bustling towns on the shore of the lake are enough to prove that the people on this land live a prosperous life.

The level of urban management in southern Africa has always been very high. The urban planning is very scientific. The commercial area and the living area are clearly separated. The streets are wide, the roads are flat, the street trees and grass are neatly built.

Unlike Pretoria, which is full of high-rise buildings, perhaps because it has not been included in the jurisdiction for too long, the towns around Lake Victoria do not have tall skyscrapers. The residential areas are all single-family villas in the ordinary sense, that is, the ones with lawns in the front and garden swimming pools in the backyard.

"You must have planned it for a long time. In just a few years, it is impossible to develop the town to this level—" Winston has been the Prime Minister for so many years, so it is not easy to be fooled.

"Tanganyika is too small, our population is too large, and the plantations left by the Germans are not enough. Some of our new immigrants who have no land can only rent land in East Africa. It is not easy to operate a plantation. The profit cycle is long, the initial investment is huge, and the requirements for infrastructure are also high. As a result, many problems have occurred. The local sheriff spends more than half of the time dealing with economic disputes every day." Little Ade also has rich experience in governance, and it is inexplicable to mention the dilapidated path at the time.

The British in East Africa are not good at management, but they are good at reneging on debts.

When planters in southern Africa go to East Africa to contract land, they must first invest in improving supporting facilities. Otherwise, if the cash crops are planted, a flood will cause them to lose everything.

Tanganyika's agriculture is dominated by cash crops, and the profit cycle is long, which gives East Africans a chance to get in the way. They often try to tear up the contract agreement and take back the land for various reasons because the plantation is about to make a profit.

Pooh!
What is contracted out is the land, but what is taken back is the plantation that is about to make a profit. Where can I find such a good thing?

Southern Africans are not soft bones to be bullied. Those who are capable of contracting land in East Africa are not ordinary people. Most of them have the support of capital enterprises behind them. Not just any plantation owner has the ability to improve infrastructure.

Even if it is a loan from a bank, the bank will review the repayment ability of the lender before deciding whether to lend.

The same problem comes to East Africa. If the land is not managed well, the land will be leased to southern Africans for land rent, and even those who see the plantation is about to make a profit and tear up the contract because of greed, most of them have little ability and are just scoundrels.

For ordinary people, rogues have many ways, and most of them will succeed.

In the face of capital, to be a rogue is to make fun of one’s own life. There have been countless unidentified corpses in Lake Victoria over the years. Many of them have had their faces gnawed beyond recognition by fish, and even more people have no bones left, because there are crocodiles in Lake Victoria.

If such a thing happened only in a small area, the North Tanganyika state government and the East African colonial government would be able to suppress it.

The frequent occurrence of accidents is no longer an accident, but inevitable. In order to protect their own interests, the government of North Tanganyika and the colonial government of East Africa have to face up to this problem.

"You did well. You didn't disappoint me and your grandfather. I think your ability is enough to go to Pretoria to be a minister—" Sidney Milner said this to Roque. There are also people in southern Africa who do not avoid relatives. (end of this chapter)