Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 510 Feeling Hollowed Out

The investment in education can be said to be endless. No matter how much Rock invests in education, it cannot fully meet the growing needs of the Chinese in Johannesburg.

It is true that the number of Chinese is growing very fast. Almost all the Chinese families who come to Johannesburg have a rapid increase in the number of children every year. The obstetrics and gynecology department of Bigwig Hospital was originally a separate department. Separated from the Bigwei Hospital, it became a specialized women's and children's hospital.

Almost every month, hundreds of babies are born in Johannesburg, and the maximum number reaches almost 1000 in one month. The demand for education in the future is obvious. Rock has not yet opened educational resources to Gurkhas and whites, otherwise Rock The pressure will be greater.

After the Gurkhas came to Johannesburg, they adapted to life in Johannesburg at the fastest speed.

It is really the farms around Johannesburg, the demand for labor is too strong.

The arrival of the Chinese once solved most of the labor problems for Johannesburg. Now with the development of Nyasaland and Rhodesia’s demand for new immigrants, the Chinese have a better place to go. In Nyasaland, the Chinese can Enter the factory to become a worker and live a stable life. Rhodesia provides various conveniences for the Chinese and encourages the Chinese to buy farms in Rhodesia. Therefore, many Chinese leave Johannesburg for Nyasaland and Rhodesia. The arrival of the Erka people effectively made up for the labor shortage caused by the departure of a large number of Chinese.

Those Gurkhas are indeed diligent and capable, and they have very low requirements for life. As long as they have a job to support their families, those Gurkhas will be satisfied.

The most important thing in Johannesburg right now is food. Farmers can grow potatoes for two years in one season, which means that the demand for potatoes in wineries is increasing. The price of potatoes in Johannesburg has remained at a relatively stable level. If Without the consumption of wineries, it is estimated that the price of potatoes in Johannesburg has completely collapsed now.

With the addition of Gurkha mercenaries, the size of the new First Cavalry Division finally exceeded 5000, and expanded into three regiments on the basis of the previous three battalions. According to the traditional habits of the British army, these three regiments also They have their own designations, namely: Johannesburg Cavalry, Pretoria Rifles, and Bigwig Motorized Infantry.

The head of the Johannesburg Cavalry Regiment is Geng Biao, who came back from India with Rock. The former commander of the B company of the teaching battalion, Jing, is the head of the Pretoria Rifle Regiment. The most eye-catching motorized infantry regiment, head It was Li Wei, the commander of company A of the former teaching camp. The former teaching camp has now been reorganized into the Johannesburg Army Officer Academy. The principal is Lieutenant Colonel Derek Dodd, who has settled in Johannesburg.

In August, the British Parliament reviewed the Earl of Selborne's proposal and agreed in principle to the autonomy of southern Africa. Rock's most worried problem finally emerged. In terms of the positioning of Rhodesia and Nyasala, Congress appeared a big controversy.

The so-called Southern Africa generally refers to Cape, Natal, Transvaal and Orange, and does not include Rhodesia and Nyasaland.

When Nyasaland did not become the Rock Territory, it was part of Rhodesia and was under the jurisdiction of the South African Company.

Under Roque's rule, Nyasaland has made great progress, and its potential cannot be ignored. Coupled with Nyasaland's annexation of Portuguese East Africa, the territory of Nyasaland is now larger than that of the British mainland. The area is even larger, so when Congress discussed Rhodesia and Nyasaland, some members suggested that Rhodesia and Nyasaland should be independent of southern Africa and still be under the direct jurisdiction of the British government.

This is the result that neither Rock nor Stoudemire wanted to see, so Rock immediately discussed with Stoudemire and decided to let Stoudemire go to London to lobby, and Rhodesiania Saran must be merged with Southern Africa, otherwise Roc Both Ke and Stoudemire's plans will fail.

"Don't worry, even if I spend money, I still have to convince those congressmen!" Stoudemire also spent money this time, and each of them contributed [-] pounds with Rock, preparing to use it against Congress' " Lobbying".

Relatively speaking, the status of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is not that important. After all, Rhodesia and Nyasaland do not have a large amount of gold like Johannesburg. It is of great significance to the British government to stabilize domestic finance. Someone in Congress The proposal to isolate Rhodesia, Nyasaland, and southern Africa is probably an outbreak of the nature of a "rotten country", artificially creating a rift between Rhodesia, Nyasaland, and southern Africa to prepare for future intervention in southern Africa. The African affairs have buried nails, so Rock and Stoudemire will spend a lot of money this time.

Again, problems that can be solved with money are not problems, the key is——

The point is that Rock and Stoudemire are both rich.

"We need to rely more on the power of Winston and Neville. They both support the autonomy of southern Africa. We also want to put some pressure on London. Didn't someone propose that London be directly under the jurisdiction? That's easy to do. Give me money, give me Let's agree on the money." Rock really doesn't want to go to London, otherwise it would be more appropriate for Rock to come forward, after all, Rock is a serious military nobleman with more weight than Stoudemire.

Rock's construction of Nyasaland can be said to have cost London a penny, and even the territory was purchased directly from the South African company by Rock, so Rock doesn't owe London anything, and he is very strong in this matter.

If the British government wants to directly manage Nyasaland, it is easy to say that Nyasaland does not yet have a complete government agency. If the British government wants to directly administer it, then government departments must be formed one by one, and Rhode The military expenses of the Northern West Asia Division stationed in Nyasaland, these two expenses are not small, more than [-] pounds per month, Rock estimates that London is not willing to pay for it, so just talk about it.

As for Winston and Neville, one of them has greater influence in Parliament, and the other can influence the British government through their father and brother. They all have shares in the mining companies they set up, so they will definitely do their best. Stoudemire's trip to London is to spend money.

"What does Viscount Halewood mean? Can the Viscount help with this issue?" Stoudemire also hoped to get Ade's help.

"Governor Ade is probably not going to be of much help. The Transvaal and Orange were pacified by Governor Ade. As a result, it has only been stable for a few years. Southern Africa is about to be self-governed. It is good that Governor Ade does not object. But I have already discussed this matter with Governor Ade, and I even want to ask Governor Ade to return to Southern Africa to serve at an appropriate time, let’s talk about it at that time.” Rock has no choice now, Ade has never agreed to return to Southern Africa , in-depth briefing in London, it is said that I want to sort out the experiences of these years and publish a memoir.

This kind of time is the opportunity for Rock to perform, so Rock directly promised Ade that if possible, Rock is willing to help Ade publish.

Speaking of this kind of celebrity biography, if there is no sponsorship, it is estimated that with Ade's financial resources, it will be difficult to actually print the book.

Even if it can be published, it is estimated that not many copies will be printed, and it will not have much influence.

It will be different if Rock is willing to help. Don’t forget that Rock has several newspapers in the UK. All the newspapers work together. It is estimated that many people will be interested in Ade’s experience over the years.

"This reason is too narrow. Viscount Halewood should hope that southern Africa will get better and better, so the autonomy of southern Africa is also a good thing for Viscount Halewood." Stoudemire doesn't think so, no matter what the future of southern Africa is, Ade is doomed It will leave a strong mark in the history of southern Africa, so Stoudemire is very envious.

Ordinarily, Cecil Rhodes should also leave a strong mark in the history of Rhodesia, but it is a pity that in another time and space, Rhodesia will not exist in the future, and what Cecil Rhodes left behind The bronze statue was also pulled down, and I don't know if Stoudemire had regretted it at that time.

In early September, Stoudemire left southern Africa for London, while Rock and Phyllis went to Nyasaland for vacation.

In fact, vacation is just a saying. The popular way of life in Western society is to know how to work and how to live. This is carried out most thoroughly in Harry Spencer in Johannesburg. At least half of the time is spent on vacation every year. Most of the time, the Johannesburg Police Department The work is actually presided over by Li De.

Rock's trip to Nyasaland was definitely not purely for vacation. After the addition of Gorkha mercenaries to the new First Cavalry Division, some soldiers of the new First Cavalry Division were transferred to the Northern Rhodesian Division to serve. Ke returned to Nyasaland to inspect the work of the Rhodesian Northern Division.

Anton and Martin's performance during this period is still good. Now Anton is gradually changing to the administrative side. When Rock is not in Nyasaland, Anton is basically responsible for the work of Nyasaland. Rhodesia Northern Division In fact, Martin is in charge of the work. Rock's trip to Nyasaland this time is mainly to get Anton and Martin right, so that the development of Nyasaland will be on the right track.

Phyllis No matter what happened to Nyasaland, Phyllis was not in a good mood during this time.

Ada almost left India with Rock, but Ada did not go back to southern Africa, but actually went to France.

The reason for going to France is very simple. Ada is pregnant and dare not go back to Johannesburg to face Phyllis, so she simply returns to France for refuge.

As Mrs. Nyasaland, Phyllis is also very well-informed now. I don’t know where I got the news. Recently, I haven’t given Rock a good face.

Rock was very guilty, so his body was really hollowed out during this time.

(End of this chapter)