Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 631 Income Generation

Many people may not know that although the economies of the United Kingdom and France are obviously better than the newly unified Kingdom of Italy and the Ottoman Empire known as the "sick man of Europe", in Europe, the country with the best sales of Nyasaland products is not the United Kingdom Not France either, but precisely Italy and the Ottoman Empire.

The predecessor of the Kingdom of Italy was the Roman Empire, which was once the most powerful country in Europe. Milan was not only the economic and industrial center of Italy, but also the fashion capital of the world. The Italians inherited the arrogance of Rome, but they did not have the original Roman Empire. The world environment is why Churchill said that Italians have a good appetite, but their mouths are full of rotten teeth.

The situation of the Ottoman Empire is not much better. From the nickname "Sick Man of Europe", we can see the status of the Ottoman Empire in Europe. The Ottoman Empire was once glorious, with its territory spanning Asia, Africa and Europe. Now the Ottoman Empire is in Asia. The territory of the country is being swallowed up by the United Kingdom, the territory in Africa is being divided by France and Italy, and the territory in Europe is being eroded by Russia, but Istanbul is still singing and dancing every night, so the various luxury goods of Nyasaland are in the Ottoman Empire and Italy. Kingdom sales are all good.

The most outstanding luxury in Nyasaland is of course expensive cars. Lord cars decorated with a lot of gold and diamonds are still in short supply in countries outside the Commonwealth of Nations. In the Kingdom of Italy and the Ottoman Empire, Lord cars All were enthusiastically sought after. This time, the Kingdom of Italy bought fifteen Lord's cars at one time, while the Ottoman Empire bought fifty cars in one go.

The Ottomans are rich.

In other words, the Ottoman royal family is really rich.

In addition to cars, gold jewelry is also very popular, and all kinds of diamond jewelry have become the characteristics of Itno. The officials in charge of procurement of the Ottoman Empire bought nearly 20 rand of jewelry in Itno at one time. , and then this money becomes part of the order for weapons and ammunition.

As for how the Ottoman officials in charge of purchasing explained that the weapons purchased by the Ottoman Empire would be so expensive after they returned home, that’s out of Roque’s consideration. .

According to the plan of the Ministry of National Defense, in October, Southern Africa will hold its first military exercise after self-government, so Rock has been in Pretoria during this time.

"In this military exercise, we will dispatch all four reorganized divisions. The Rhodesian Northern Division and the First Cavalry Division will set off from the Milner base to the Kalihali area in Bechuanaland, while the Cape Third Division will It is from Cape Town to Durban by boat, and after meeting with the 150th Division of Natal, they will go to Rhodes City in Bechuanaland. The entire military exercise will be carried out in Bechuanaland. It is expected to take three months and cost money [-] million rand." Rock still reported to Ade first, and at this time he would definitely bring in Minister Hopkins.

After this military exercise, Hopkins will be promoted to become the only field marshal in southern Africa.

Rock is not yet qualified, and his current military rank is the same as Hopkins' general.

"Yes, but the funds are self-financing, and the federal government has no money." Ade agreed in principle, and money was the only problem.

"The money is already there—" Rock was a little embarrassed.

"Where did it come from?" Ade was very curious. The federal government was so poor that it couldn't solve the problem, but the Ministry of National Defense was making frequent moves. The federal government only gave the Ministry of National Defense a small amount of funds every year. The last time the Ministry of Defense built a combat readiness warehouse, it was all from Rand. The bank borrowed it, so where is the money for military exercises now?

"I borrowed it from the Rand Bank—" Rock was even more embarrassed, and it would become a habit to borrow money.

Ade immediately turned black face, the money borrowed by the Ministry of National Defense, in the end, the federal government did not have to pay it back.

Moreover, when the federal government asks Rand Bank to borrow money, Rand Bank will always put forward a lot of conditions, such as mortgage, review, and approval. The whole process will take a month or two.

The Ministry of Defense is extremely convenient. Rock makes a phone call, and the manager of the Rand Bank will send the money over immediately. There are necessary procedures, but the money can be received on the same day.

"The Rand Bank opened a green channel for the Ministry of National Defense. After all, national defense is more important than anything else. The formalities can be filled up slowly, and the money must be in place immediately." Rock's reasons are quite good, and Ade has nothing to say.

The soldiers and horses have not moved, and the food and grass go first. As long as the funds are in place, everything is easy to talk about. It sounds like 150 million, but when it comes to the nearly [-] troops of the four reorganized divisions, it is actually not much.

The four reorganized divisions, the Rhodesian Northern Division and the First Cavalry Division both have 8000 people, and the Cape Third Division and Natal Fourth Division have 6000 people. These four divisions are The main force in southern Africa, the other conscripts are auxiliary forces.

Although the exercise will not be carried out until October, the exercise plan has been issued in June, and the preparations also started in June.

Considering the high platform terrain in Bechuanaland, Martin led the Northern Rhodesian Division to Bechuanaland to adapt to the environment early on.

The high platform terrain is not a plateau terrain. The average altitude of Bena is about 1000 meters. The terrain is roughly flat and has undulating plateaus. The general altitude is 800-1100 meters. Most areas have a tropical dry grassland climate, and the west is a desert, which belongs to a tropical desert climate. .

Bechuanaland became a separate state and joined the federal government for two years. However, during these two years, the population of Bechuanaland not only did not increase, but it continued to decline because some people immigrated to southern Africa. Now the population in Bechuanaland is still There are less than 10 people, and most of them are concentrated around Rhodes City, so Bechuanaland is really a sparsely populated area, which is very suitable for holding military exercises.

The [-] here does not include the aborigines in Bechuanaland, they are not even eligible to be counted.

The Rhodesian Northern Division did not go to Rhodes City, but went directly to the Okavango Swamp in the northwest of Bechuanaland. This swamp covers an area of ​​more than [-] square kilometers and is the largest inland delta in the world.

"We have also tried our best to increase the population. As long as people are willing to settle down, the area of ​​the farm can be divided as large as they like. The state government also subsidizes the construction of farms, with an average of [-] rand per household, but still no one wants to come. , Look at the land here, the water and grass are abundant, and the game is everywhere, as long as someone is willing to settle here, then these things belong to him.” Amelia, the governor of Bechuana State, tried hard to sell it, and it is estimated that Milner City gave it to Amelia. Ya some inspiration.

Milna City is the base of Rhodesia Northern Division. After the completion of the troop base, more than 10 family members of officers and soldiers followed the troop officers and soldiers to settle in Milna City. A large city appeared in just a few months. I can wake up with a smile.

Amelia can't sleep at night. The conditions in Bechuana State are indeed worse than those in Rhodesia, but they are not much worse. It is because there are no people, so the entire Okavango Swamp is deserted.

Of course, Amelia laid a lot of ambushes in her promotion. The so-called "abundant water and grass" is true, and it is also true that "wild game is everywhere", but "abundant water and grass" means that crops are difficult to grow, and wild game means that Human beings may be attacked by wild animals at any time.

Wild animals in Africa are not pheasants and rabbits, but crocodiles, pythons, elephants, hippos, lions and other beasts, as well as pervasive poisonous snakes——

No wonder no one wants to settle in the swamp.

"Take it easy, we're going to stay here for a while and see if there will be any changes." Martin did not express his opinion. Rock's immigration to Bechuanaland was carried out around Rhodes City, and now Rhodes City The population of the city has exceeded [-], and there are more than a dozen towns around it, and the Okavango swamp side is temporarily ignored.

Of course, it may never be taken care of. The territory of southern Africa now exceeds 300 million square kilometers. Compared with Cape, Transvaal, Rhodesia, and Nyasaland, Bechuanaland is actually not that big In terms of development value, Bechuanaland is not even comparable to Orange and Natal.

However, there will definitely be changes. Even a temporary camp with 8000 troops is comparable to a small city in southern Africa at this time. There are many things to do around the temporary camp of the troops. To ensure safety, the surrounding wild animals will be cleaned up, so that after the troops withdraw, a relatively safe area will be left. At least the new immigrants will not have to worry about wild animal attacks for a period of time.

For new immigrants, wild animals are the biggest threat. There is no wildlife protection law in this era, and there are no human rights organizations to speak out for wild animals. In Bechuanaland, humans are the vulnerable groups.

While Martin and Amelia were communicating, gunshots rang out outside the temporary camp. It was officers and soldiers from the Rhodesian Northern Division cleaning up wild animals around the camp.

If you are not in Bechuanaland, you can’t imagine how dangerous the situation here is. There may be poisonous snakes hidden in the grass all over the place at any time, and there may be crocodiles with a body length of seven or eight meters lurking in any stream. In Rhodesia Before the Northern Division came to the Okavango Swamp, there were probably more elephants than humans. For these beasts, humans are very delicious food. Without the help of weapons, humans really cannot survive in this environment. Survive.

This is also the reason why guns cannot be banned in southern Africa. It's not that they don't want to ban them, but they really can't. If farmers in remote areas don't have weapons, then facing these beasts is tantamount to death.

Of course, the wild animals around the camp are out of luck now. Faced with various advanced automatic and semi-automatic weapons, even the most ferocious wild animals cannot fight against them. Precious, the Northern Rhodesian Division has a long-term cooperation agreement with Itno. This time the Northern Rhodesian Division came to Bechuanal, accompanied by staff from Itno. When it comes to animals, the staff of Yitnuo still remind them not to damage the fur too much.

It's all money.

　"The Industrial Revolution of the Ming Dynasty" is a historical text written by a master of engineering. The fish head has been personally tested for poison, and a grain of grass.

　　Start the first industrial revolution in Ming Dynasty and change that era.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)