Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 300

In the era of Radama I, the help given by Britain to the Malagasy people was exactly the same as that given by Cecil Rhodes to the Yao people.

Facts have proved that the effect of only giving weapons to help is not good. The key to winning a war is people, not weapons, so if it is replaced by Roque to provide support for the Madagascars, then the French will be in tragedy, and the Portuguese The fate of the French is the fate of the French.

Of course, Roque would not do this now. France is not Portugal after all. Portugal is a small country with few people. If Roque bullies him, he will bully him. Portugal has nothing to do with Roque.

France is different. Although it was defeated in the Franco-Prussian War, France is still a first-class power in the world. Roque has no ability to provoke France. Even if Roque wants to do something, it will have to wait until after the First World War. France is already a second-rate country, not much better than Portugal now.

This may sound harsh, but it is actually the truth. France lost a whole generation in the First World War, so France, which was able to compete with Germany in the First World War, was directly defeated by Germany after the outbreak of the Second World War. Flattened, it can be said that after the First World War, France fell into a slump.

So Roque must be cautious now. Although he will not incite the Malagasy to rebel against the French, Roque will not help the French suppress the Malagasy, which is also not in Roque's interest.

Nor is it in Britain's interest.

So Rock's attitude was ambiguous: "I am a businessman in Madagascar, so I only do what a businessman should do."

Henry's face was full of contempt immediately, what Roque said was without any sincerity, and he was simply fooling Henry as a fool.

"Don't make such an expression, have I done something outrageous?" Rock was dissatisfied. Although Rock knew that what he said just now deserved a beating, Henry was not much better than Rock, so the others didn't say anything. , at least Henry does not have the qualifications to despise Rock.

Well, the eldest brother does not say the second brother.

"Your fucking territory is now 40 square kilometers, and mine is only 1500 square kilometers. Of course I have reason to despise you. Can you tell me which baron's territory is as large as 40 square kilometers?" Henry's contempt is too good. Yes, on this point, Rock is indeed angry.

What is the concept of 40 square kilometers?

Generally speaking, the area of ​​a medium-sized country is more than 50 square kilometers and less than [-] square kilometers.

Specifically, 40 square kilometers, an area almost as large as Paraguay, exceeding the land area of ​​Japan, Germany, and the United Kingdom. The land area of ​​the United Kingdom is only 24 square kilometers.

"The Barony of Nyasaland——" Rock answered slowly, and then emphasized before Henry was furious: "The Barony of Nyasaland covers an area of ​​only 20 square kilometers, and the land in the Kingdom of Mweni Matapa It is leased and cannot be counted in the territory of Nyasaland Barony."

"Cheat ghosts, you must have a deal behind the scenes, or you will build a port and a railway at the same time?" Henry didn't believe that Rock had such good intentions. Normally, leases have a time limit, and the longest In 99, the lease contract signed by Rock and Stoudemire with Zha Zha had no deadline, which is very illustrative.

"The reason why I did that is because I'm a good person!" Rock was triumphant, even if there was a behind-the-scenes deal, as long as the person involved didn't admit it, no one could do anything about it.

After the Portuguese were forced to sign an agreement with the Yao people, the news immediately shocked the entire civilized world.

Different from the independence of the American countries, when the American countries became independent, the dominant group was still white, that is, the descendants of the colonists who had immigrated to the Americas before. Therefore, the independence of the American countries is normal in Europe, because no matter whether it is before independence or After independence, it was all whites who ruled over the natives.

The Yao people are different. The Yao people are the aborigines of Portuguese East Africa. They suffered from the cruel colonization of the Portuguese for hundreds of years. They finally succeeded in resisting and forced the Portuguese to sign an alliance under the city.

The Portuguese are also in a cocoon. If the Portuguese do not invite the United Kingdom to intervene in reconciliation, or do not invite the witnesses of the Germans and French, then maybe European countries can join forces to suppress the resistance of the Yao people.

As a result, under the operation of the Portuguese, as a mediator, Britain has now recognized the Kingdom of Mweni Matapa, and Germany and France can only recognize the independence of the Kingdom of Mweni Matapa. All recognized the existence of the Mweni Matapa Kingdom, and even if other countries wanted to interfere, they would be powerless.

"If you're a good person, then I'm a saint!" Henry couldn't choose what to say.

Lacey immediately gave Henry an understatement.

Rock felt his teeth a little sore.

"Seriously, do you want to invest in the Nyasaland Agricultural Development Company? Don't blame me for not reminding you." It's good for Rock, but he hasn't forgotten his brother. Only when the rain and dew are evenly exposed can Rock resist the interference of external forces.

Even Henry started to be jealous of Roque. It is conceivable that the British nobles are so jealous of Roque. Winston sent a telegram to Roque a few days ago. During this period, he should keep a low profile. Due to this reason.

If there is no threat from the local nobles, Rock will not let Henry invest in Nyasaland Agricultural Development Company. The contract with Zhazha was signed by Nyasaland Agricultural Development Company. Now Port Edward, Nyasaland leads to Edward The railways in Hong Kong are all assets of the Nyasaland Agricultural Development Corporation, and the value of this part is simply inestimable.

"Of course, how much do I have to pay?" Henry immediately beamed with joy. This guy also has no bottom line, as long as it is beneficial, he can rebel at any time.

"Let's talk about 80 million pounds first." Rock Lion opened his mouth.

"So much?" Even Lacey was surprised.

"Just kidding——" Rock can't help but laugh, it's okay to joke with the brother, but you still have to keep a little distance from the brother's wife, which Rock understands clearly.

"How much does that cost?" Lacey asked, and it was probably Lacey who took care of money in Henry's family.

"Whatever, or [-]?" Rock asked the price casually, any amount is fine, the more money paid, the future dividends will definitely be more, and the less money paid - in fact, [-] pounds is not a lot.

"Okay, I'll transfer the money to you from Rand Bank later." Lacey simply said, Rand Bank's business is going smoothly, Rock, Henry, Stoudemire, Owen and the others all have accounts in Rand Bank , You need to transfer funds directly to the account, and you don’t even need to go to the bank.

A big customer like Henry only needs a phone call, and the business manager of Rand Bank will take the accountant directly to Henry's home to provide services, and Henry doesn't even have to leave the door.

Of course, if you want to have this level of service, you must first have enough funds in the account, the size of three or two thousand pounds is fine. Rand Bank's business managers and financial staff are not so free.

Henry didn't speak, watching Lacey and Rock bargaining, suddenly seemed to find Rock's weakness.

Hmm, it is indeed a weakness to be so easy to talk to women.

But this weakness is very likable, at least Henry and Lacie both like it.

After finalizing an investment, Rock was in a good mood when he returned to Johannesburg. The matter of Austin Burns was over. Next, Rock had to settle accounts with the Boers.

Rock was not happy with the way Louis Botha and Jan Smudge had handled the Austin Burns matter, so Rock decided to trouble the Boers.

Unexpectedly, before Rock had time to find trouble with the Boers, the Boers took the initiative to jump in front of Rock.

After the outbreak of the plague, both the Transvaal and Orange have declared martial law, strictly prohibiting the random movement of the residents of these two places. In other words, even if they are waiting to die, they must die in their respective areas, and they must not cross the border and run around. .

In order to prevent the Boers from illegally entering the Transvaal, the cavalry regiment stationed in Kronstad and the militia in Kronstad strictly guarded against it, and they were determined not to allow the Boers to bring the plague virus into the Transvaal.

Recently, the plague epidemic in the Transvaal has been decreasing, and fewer and fewer infected and suspected cases have been found. The number of patients and suspected patients who are sent to the isolation area every day has increased from more than [-] people per day at the beginning to now. Every day is in single digits, and it seems that the plague will be completely over.

Under normal circumstances, if no plague patient is found for a week, it can basically be judged that the epidemic is over. Johannesburg had no plague patients or suspected plague patients for two consecutive days in November, which has already indicated that Johannesburg’s The plague is coming to an end.

At the same time, the plague in Orange was still at a high incidence. Throughout October, about 9000 people died in Orange due to the plague. In November, the epidemic not only did not ease, but intensified. Almost every day, hundreds of people and even Thousands of people died.

As of November 20, the number of people who died from the plague in Orange had reached 7000. This news has not yet been announced. If it is announced, no one will be willing to immigrate to southern Africa in the future.

On the afternoon of November 21, a troop of cavalry from a cavalry regiment was on patrol.

The cavalry carried military dogs, so the patrol speed was not fast. Although the epidemic in Johannesburg had not been lifted, Kronstad had not been affected by the plague too much, so the cavalry were very relaxed.

"Our Transvaal is better, but Orange is miserable. You know Wilcom, the people in that town are almost dead. I heard that there are only a dozen people left in the town." Leading the team The non-commissioned officers reined in their horses and were glad that they were stationed in the Transvaal.

"Those Boers should be damned, I hope the plague will wipe out the Boers completely." A knight joked casually, which immediately caused the whole team to burst into laughter.

A knight glanced casually in the direction of Bloemfontein. In the sparse rain, it seemed that someone was walking towards Kronstad.

"Enemy, enemy, enemy—enemy attack!" The knight's voice changed in fright.

(End of this chapter)