Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 639 New Chang'an

When they came to southern Africa, Mr. Liu and his family hardly felt any discomfort.

The policemen on the street are Chinese, the officials of the Immigration Bureau are Chinese, the conductors on the train are Chinese, and even in Bechuanaland, the officials who allocated the farm to the old man Liu’s family are all Chinese.

Before, old man Liu was worried that this kind of blatant behavior of taking advantage of the "official family" would be punished by the government.

As a result, the officials in charge of resettling the new immigrants didn't care at all. After verifying the exact number of people, they resettled the Liu family in New Chang'an, which is less than a hundred kilometers away from Rhodes City.

As for why the new Changan?

The United States can have New York, why can't southern Africa have New Chang'an?

Not to mention the new Chang'an, many new place names have appeared in southern Africa in the past two years, all of which have oriental characteristics, such as Gusu, Wuling, Huizhou, and so on.

Compared with other areas in Bechuanaland, the conditions around Xinchang'an are still very good. The officials of the Immigration Bureau allocated the Liu family's farms together, each with a size of [-] acres.

The [-] mu of land happens to be distributed in the shape of a character, and the three families can still live next to each other, as if they were not separated.

There is also a pond with an area of ​​about [-] mu in Boss Liu's farm, but the officials of the Immigration Bureau acted as if they hadn't seen it, and directly gave the pond to Boss Liu as a gift, which made Boss Liu overjoyed.

An ordinary pond, if given to a white farmer, or to an African, probably produces no profit.

But in the hands of the Chinese, it is easy to feed a family with a pond. In a pond with a size of [-] mu, you can’t eat up any fish, not to mention ducks and geese in the pond, and geese in the field. Compared with potatoes, is it because duck eggs are not fragrant, or is fish not delicious?

"We will probably sleep in a carriage today, and the state government will come back to build the house tomorrow. We don't need to pay for the house. The state government is responsible for it all. In five years, our farm will not have to pay taxes, and we will keep all the money we earn. After five years, they will only pay 18%. If someone in the family joins the army and becomes a professional soldier, they will not have to pay a penny of tax. But it is very difficult to become a professional soldier. In addition, there is military service However, those of us who are over [-] years old do not need to perform military service. After five years of immigration, if we reach the threshold, we must perform military service in accordance with the regulations. If we do not perform military service, the farm will be taken back." Liu Zhen reminded Mr. Liu not to be too happy too early .

Although southern Africa has various benefits for new immigrants, the punishment for violators of the law is also very severe.

Rock believes in using heavy codes in troubled times. The federal government has just been established, and strict laws must be used to make all citizens have a clear understanding of the federal government. The federal government protects law-abiding citizens. If someone violates the law, they will lose their status. there is everything.

"What is a professional soldier?" Before Liu Boss had time to ask, the fifth brother couldn't wait.

"Professional soldiers have very strict requirements. You have no hope now, and your physical fitness is not qualified-but once you become a professional soldier, there are many benefits. Not paying taxes is just one of them. Professional soldiers have the highest salary in the federal government and enjoy meticulous care. But once a war breaks out, professional soldiers will bleed and die, so manage your farm well, even if you want to become a professional soldier, you can wait until you get married in a few years." Liu Zhen still feels a little regretful when he mentioned professional soldiers. Liu Zhen also wanted to become a professional soldier, but his overall quality was not good enough, so he didn't make it to the second round of screening at all.

The fifth child of the Liu family didn't speak, but looking at his thoughtful expression, it was obvious that he had plans.

"If you want to be a professional soldier, it's serious to farm the land well!" Boss Liu didn't want to be a soldier, looking at the farm in front of him, his eyes could burst into flames.

The family couldn't wait for tomorrow, so they chose an open space with a relatively high terrain and began to plan for the future.

"Since the land is together, let's live together too, and the three families can take care of each other—" Old man Liu decided to live together, but in fact, it is no different from not separating families.

"Second brother, how much loan will the bank give us?" Boss Liu was concerned about how much capital he had.

"I use my own farm as a mortgage. The total is 600 rand, plus I still have some savings here, more than [-]." Liu Zhen also spared no effort for his family.

"Then it's six hundred. Remember, you three, each owes two or two hundred to the elder, and the interest must be counted." Old man Liu didn't let Liu Zhen suffer, and the bowl of water was very flat.

"What interest does the family want—" Liu Zhen still wanted to decline.

"Second brother, it is already a great favor for you to think of taking our family out, and the interest will still be paid." Boss Liu didn't want to make things difficult for Liu Zhen.

My brothers are easy to talk about, but the key is that Liu Zhen is married now, his wife is still a foreign woman, and his brothers should settle accounts clearly.

"Second brother, you are familiar with the land here, you can buy what you want to buy—" Old man Liu gave the right to Liu Zhen.

"The house will be built by the state government. In addition, the state government may also provide benefits, such as cattle, sheep, seeds, etc. I think I need to buy a few horses for the six hundred rand, and then buy some cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks, and geese. Buying weapons is indispensable. Although there are troops patrolling here, it is still a bit desolate, so we must have weapons.” What Liu Zhen is most worried about is the safety issue, but the operation of the farm is no problem. , and expert guidance from the Agricultural Committee, as long as they are not lazy, most Chinese farms will have no operational problems.

The contrast in this aspect is actually very obvious. There is a group of people in Johannesburg who specialize in the business of new immigrants. Many white people lose everything overnight when they just get the farm, and then they can only wander again.

If you want to say the biggest disadvantage of southern Africa, it may be that you can’t help gambling. In Cape Town and Johannesburg, there are specialized casinos, and the business is pretty good. The mine owner in Johannesburg is a frequent visitor to the casino. It is said that there are several in Johannesburg. The casinos are all related to the Matilda family.

"Then go buy it. Boss and third child, you go together. Second child, you have to teach the boss and third child how to use it. Don't spend a lot of money to buy things that become fire sticks." Emphasis on security issues, then it shows that this problem does exist.

At noon the next day, the construction team sent by the state government arrived at Liu's farm.

Old man Liu thought it would take more than ten days to build the house, but the construction team of the state government was very fast. More than a dozen staff members worked together, and with the help of the Liu family, it took only one day to build three southern African buildings. The most common wooden houses are built in unison.

The area of ​​this kind of wooden house is not large, that is, forty to fifty square meters, with an ordinary structure of two bedrooms, one living room, one kitchen and one bathroom. If there are more people in the family, the children can only sleep in the attic.

Even so, it was enough to surprise the Liu family.

In the Qing Dynasty, the house the Liu family lived in was a crumbling thatched cottage, which leaked wind in winter and rain in summer, and the house was broken and could not even be repaired.

Although the house built by the state government is a bit small, the wood used is considered by Old Man Liu to be high-quality wood. In the Qing Dynasty, rich people can only use it as a large material for beams, and in southern Africa, it is only suitable for making beams. floor.

"We have nothing in southern Africa, just a lot of land, a lot of trees, and a lot of gold. It doesn't matter if the house is small. It won't be enough to live in the future and build it yourself. In fact, the price is very cheap. In Johannesburg, forests are used as the dividing line between farms. , The price of saplings is very cheap, if you don’t feel tired, go to the surrounding mountains and move around, remember to say hello to the police chief, you must pay the tax you should pay, or you will go to jail.” Liu Zhen seized every opportunity to popularize the law Common sense, many new immigrants in southern Africa, because they are not familiar with the laws of southern Africa, end up in prison for hard labor.

In southern Africa, unless it is the death row inmates who have committed the most heinous crimes, imprisonment is basically equivalent to hard labor, and the sentence in southern Africa is generally at least half a year, which cannot be replaced by fines, so the cost of breaking the law is very high.

"Do I have to pay taxes on the trees I plant?" Mr. Liu didn't know how much he would have to pay. According to the experience of the Qing Dynasty, sometimes his family would go bankrupt.

"If you don't sell it, you don't have to pay taxes. If you sell it, it's [-]%—" Liu Zhen finished speaking, and then explained how much [-]% is.

"That's not much." Only then did Boss Liu feel relieved. It sounds like a lot to pay ten oceans for a hundred oceans, but people who can earn a hundred oceans don't care about ten oceans at all.

There are also those who get into the eyes of money and don’t want to pay a penny, but such people basically end up miserable. The most powerful department of the federal government is not the Ministry of Defense, nor the Ministry of Justice, but the State Administration of Taxation. The Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Justice must cooperate with the General Administration of Taxation in law enforcement. In southern Africa, where there are people, there may be no police stations, but there must be tax officials.

The strictness of the State Administration of Taxation is that if someone evades tax, not to mention paying back the tax, he will have to pay more punitive fines. The amount of the fine is about ten times the amount involved in the case.

In other words, if the amount of tax evasion is around [-] rand, in addition to making up the [-] rand tax, you have to pay a punitive fine of about [-] rand, so in southern Africa, no one dares to challenge the tax The majesty of the headquarters.

Another day later, the Bechuanaland State Government sent six Angus cattle, thirty Merino sheep, and three mixed-breed horses to the Willow Farm.

The bulls and other supplies that Liu Zhen purchased from Johannesburg also arrived at Liu’s farm a week later. That night, the four of Liu’s father and son sat in front of the cowpen without sleep holding the shotgun that Liu Zhen bought. The next day, old man Liu went to Xinchang'an to buy four adult South African mastiffs.

I really can't wait for the South African mastiff sent by Liu Zhen to grow up.

Even a tough guy can't bear to suffer like this every day.

(End of this chapter)