Chapter 589

In Johannesburg, there was a time when the relationship between Phyllis and Ada eased because of the brotherhood of Arthur and Gavin.

Now that the relationship between Jessica, Phyllis, and Ada has dropped to a freezing point again, it may take an opportunity to ease up.

Phyllis was not entangled either. During this time, Phyllis was also very busy. Rock was busy digging holes for the Germans, and Phyllis was busy resettling the Gurkhas who immigrated to Nyasaland.

According to statistics in May, the number of Gurkhas who have immigrated to Nyasaland has exceeded [-], making them the second largest ethnic group after the Chinese in Nyasaland. However, Rock does not want to resettle these Gurkhas in Nyasaland , but resettled these Gurkhas to Bechuana State in batches, and Phyllis was in charge of this work.

On the whole, although there are many high-quality talents from Europe in Nyasaland, the overall population of Nyasaland is still dominated by Chinese, and the proportion of Chinese in the total population of Nyasaland is more than 90.00%. Ke does not intend to change this status quo.

Relatively speaking, Bechuanaland has a territory of nearly 60 square kilometers, and its population, including Africans, is only 10, so there is enough space to accommodate Gurkhas.

10,000+ is really not an exaggeration. Although the British government has never paid much attention to Bechuanaland, so that it has not even counted the specific population in Bechuanaland, another time and space Bechuanaland has only 2016 million people until 225. , so in 1908, the estimate that Bechuanaland had a population of 10 was an exaggeration.

Even if there are 10 people in this area, they have to face the crazy plunder of the Germans in Southwest Africa. Rock sent a regiment of troops to station in Rhodes City to stabilize the situation in Bechuanaland, but compared to the 60 square kilometers of land, It can be said that the strength of a regiment is really a drop in the bucket, so the key is to enrich the population in Bechuanaland, so as to ensure that Bechuanaland remains in the federal government of Southern Africa.

Compared with native Africans, there is no need to question the combat effectiveness of the Gurkhas. The Gurkha families who immigrated to Nyasaland have an average of more than five children, and some older children have actually reached the age where they can work , but because of the age requirements for military service in southern Africa, these children cannot yet enter the army.

But there is no need to wait too long. After three to five years, these children will reach the age of military service. By then, it is estimated that the arms race in Europe has entered a fever pitch. Children can come in handy.

Here I want to explain that theoretically the military service system implemented by the Federal Government of Southern Africa is a combination of compulsory military service and professional military service. All southern Africans must enter the army when they reach the age of [-]. The service period is two years. If they perform well during the service , you can join the regular army and become a professional soldier.

The difference between professional soldiers and volunteer soldiers is mainly in the annual salary. The salary of volunteer soldiers is very small, which is basically equivalent to pocket money, while the treatment of professional soldiers is very generous. The average annual salary of each professional soldier can reach at least one hundred Pounds, enough to support a family decently.

After the establishment of the federal government, if new immigrants want to obtain all the rights of normal citizens, there is usually a probationary period of about five years. However, if they join the army, this probationary period will be shortened to about two years. If there is no crime within two years, then after retiring from the army, you can enjoy all the rights that citizens of the Federal Government of Southern Africa can enjoy.

including voting rights.

When Roque formulated this regulation, he was widely questioned, including by the Immigration Bureau.

However, Rock insisted on this issue. There are currently only four regular army divisions in southern Africa, and the only troops capable of overseas combat are the Northern Rhodesian Division and the First Cavalry Division. Its stability is enough, but if World War I breaks out, it will not be enough to expand abroad, or even provide assistance to the British mainland. Therefore, in the future, Rock plans to expand all the current four divisions into professional soldiers. Reorganize the division, and then form ten to twenty ordinary troops composed of volunteer soldiers, so that the national defense system of the Southern African Federal Government can be completely built.

Of course, when explaining to Ade, Rock's reasons are still very good. The reason Ade agreed is also considering the actual situation of the federal government of southern Africa.

In Southern Africa, although a unified federal government has been established, the connections between the various regions are not close. There are not even roads between the three capitals of Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town. There is only one road. Railways, this certainly does not meet Adelaide's requirements for southern Africa.

The ordinary troops that Roque wants to form are actually engineering troops. Because they won't undertake combat missions, they don't need to train hard. Then the time is just used to build roads and bridges. At least doing so can save the federal government a lot of money. Funding, after all, volunteer soldiers do not need salaries, and the federal government has no money to hire people from construction companies like Christian, so Rock's suggestion has been fully supported by Adelaide.

Back to the issue of the Gorkhas.

Roque once wanted to resettle Chinese in Bechuanaland, but this idea is not realistic in a short period of time. After all, Nyasaland and Transvaal have not been fully developed yet, and Stoudemire also strongly requested the introduction of Chinese to enrich the population. Rhodesia, so in a short period of time Rock is indeed unable to place too many Chinese to Bechuanaland.

The introduction of the Gurkhas can effectively ease the tension in Bechuanaland. After all, the Gurkhas are tough, brave and good at fighting. As long as they are given full rights, it will be very difficult for the Germans in Southwest Africa to do whatever they want.

"Every family of Gurkhas who voluntarily go to Bechuana State will be rewarded with ten acres of land. If a family member serves in the federal government army, they can also apply for a loan from the Rand Bank and then use it to expand the land. Farms, or to buy livestock, the arsenal recently plans to add a rifle production line to fully meet the security needs of Bechuana State." Anton is also very concerned about the resettlement of the Gurkhas. The Gurkha mercenaries in southern Africa are mainly Serving in the Northern Division of Rhodesia and the First Cavalry Division, Anton, as Rock's chief steward, is also duty-bound in this issue.

"Don't produce rifles. Those Martini Henrys must be completely eliminated. If the new immigrants in Bechuanaland need weapons, they can provide them with shotguns or pistols. Weapons such as rifles cannot be spread to the people." Rock served as The Deputy Minister of Defense is also the Deputy Minister of Justice. For the safety of the federal government police, some precautions must be taken in advance.

Compared with shotguns and pistols, rifles are powerful and have a long range, so it does require a certain degree of control.

Before the establishment of the federal government, guns were banned in all parts of southern Africa. Even the British arsenal encouraged civilians to hold guns for profit. This caused the proliferation of guns in southern Africa. There is a great hidden danger.

After the establishment of the federal government, the control of weapons is gradually being standardized. Although the federal government does not ban guns in principle, powerful weapons including rifles are no longer allowed to be owned by ordinary people. The federal government will provide financial subsidies for weapon stores to replace less powerful new weapons from weapon stores at discounted prices to further reduce the number of rifles held by civilians.

In fact, at close range, shotguns and pistols are more powerful than rifles and more convenient to use. Ordinary people do not need rifles to protect their personal and property safety. Therefore, the control of weapons in southern Africa will be further strengthened in the future.

"Bechuana is facing the threat of Southwest Africa, and there is still a demand for rifles." Anton actually has his own calculations. After all, Bechuana State is not Nyasaland, but Nyasaland Arsenal is It is a local enterprise in Saran, so Anton does not care about whether the proliferation of guns in Bechuanaland will affect the security and stability of Bechuanaland. It is serious to increase more profits for the Nyasaland Arsenal.

Rock just smiled and said nothing. Most of the so-called threats facing Bechuanaland are actually hype in southern African newspapers and magazines. The real situation is far from as bad as described in the newspapers.

Before the establishment of the federal government, Bechuanaland was indeed facing a serious threat from Southwest Africa. German mercenaries from Southwest Africa repeatedly crossed the border into the then Bechuanaland to plunder people and livestock. Losses, the border areas between Southwest Africa and the Bechuanaland Protected Area are often even dozens of kilometers away from no-man's land.

After the establishment of the federal government, the Ministry of National Defense formally notified the governor's office of Southwest Africa. If Southwest Africa did not restrain this behavior, the federal government would take corresponding retaliation to protect the interests of Bechuanaland.

If this note was sent by Bechuanaland, then the governor of Southwest Africa probably wouldn't care at all.

But this note was issued by Roque on behalf of the Ministry of National Defense, and Roque's name was signed on it, which had to attract the attention of Southwest Africa.

Speaking of which, Roque is also famous now. If the Governor's Office of Southwest Africa doesn't care about Roque's note and continues to send mercenaries into Bechuana State to do evil, then Roque will really use corresponding means to retaliate against Southwest Africa. As for Roque's revenge is It is not something that Southwest Africa can afford, just look at Tanganyika now.

Not only Tanganyika, Roque's bad reputation was not made in a day. The fate of Portuguese West Africa, as well as the status quo of the Congo Free State and Tanganyika, have jointly created Rock's bad reputation. If Southwest Africa does not know each other , Rock doesn't mind killing the sacrificial flag.

(End of this chapter)

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