Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 640 Put the cart before the horse

When the Willow family started a new life, the colonization team led by Ryan discovered an indigenous tribe on the banks of the Kwando River.

The scale of the tribe is not too big. More than a dozen original thatched huts with pointed roofs have been burned. The whole tribe is empty. There are a few bones scattered on the open space next to the tribe. In the distance, there are several hyenas, the most common in the African grasslands. furtive.

"On the other side of the river is Southwest Africa. A few years ago, German slave teams often crossed the border into Bechuanaland to plunder the population. This tribe was probably abandoned at that time—" Jackson was quite clear about what happened during that time.

"It may also be a tribal vendetta—" Ryan did not turn over the old score. The German slave hunting team would illegally enter Bechuanaland to plunder the population, and the slave hunting team in southern Africa was not idle. Someone is from Southwest Africa.

"There are hundreds of miles of desolation around here, and there is no one. If it is a tribal vendetta, where is the victorious tribe?" Jackson was very dissatisfied with Ryan's deceitful attitude.

"Of course it was annexed by a more powerful tribe—" Ryan continued casually, without entanglement in this issue: "Okay, Mr. Technician, let's start working now. I think this place is very suitable for setting up a settlement. The land nearby It’s pretty good, it’s very close to the water source, the terrain is higher and you don’t have to worry about the river flooding during the rainy season, these houses can be bulldozed enough to house hundreds of people.”

In fact, the natural environment in southern Africa is really good. Even in Bechuana, which is famous for its desolation, the Kuando River Basin is also full of water, grass and fertile soil. In the past, African natives never had the awareness of farming, so large areas are very suitable for reclaiming good fields. The land is just idle in this way, unable to generate any value.

Ryan's pioneering team has been staying in the Kwando River Basin during this time. As he learned more about the Kwando River Basin, Ryan was surprised to find that, with Johannesburg, Rhodesia, and Nyasaland Compared with high-quality farms, the Kuanduo River Basin is not bad at all. The soil here has been nourished for thousands of years. Once it is reclaimed, it hardly needs any fertilizer, and it can guarantee a high yield for more than ten years, or even decades.

In the Kwando River Basin, the greatest threat to newcomers came not from wild animals but from German Southwest Africa.

As Roque and Stoudemire said before, many borders in Africa are as straight as if they were measured with a ruler.

In addition to this straight border, those meandering borders on the map are generally the border lines formed naturally by rivers.

This is the case in Bechuanaland. The western border between Southwest Africa and Bechuanaland is all a straight line of demarcation. In the north, the border line starts to meander because of the Kwando River. Between Chuanna and Rhodesia stretches 450 kilometers, and the narrowest point of this narrow strip is no more than [-] kilometers.

Jackson is also worried about this problem: "This place is less than five kilometers away from the Kuando River. Even though this place is very suitable for immigrants, because of the threat from Southwest Africa, I am afraid no one is willing to settle here."

"Don't worry Mr. Technician, the slave hunting team from Southwest Africa can go deep into our Bechuanaland, so you think we won't retaliate?" Ryan was triumphant, and the Afrikaans never swallowed their anger.

Because of Southern Africa's revenge, the narrow strip in the northeast of Southwest Africa has become a no-man's land. The area of ​​this strip is actually very large, more than 2 square kilometers, but because of the mistake of the governor of Southwest Africa, the people in this area The mature farms have also been completely abandoned, and even German immigrants cannot survive in this area.

"Can't you just sit down and have a cup of tea when you're bored with each other's revenge?" Jackson objected to violence. He knelt down and rubbed the soil casually, then grabbed a weed and chewed it in his mouth. Conclusion: "The conditions are indeed good, a settlement can be established—"

After thinking about it, Jackson added another sentence: "If the security issue can be solved."

Unexpectedly, Jackson's words came true. That afternoon, the German Southwest African cavalry was found on the other side of the Kwando River.

In fact, the positioning of the army and robbers in this era is not clear. Many slave hunting teams in German Southwest Africa were themselves troops in German Southwest Africa.

Of course, southern Africa has no position to blame the Germans. In order to compete with Spain for maritime supremacy, the Queen of England issued a "Private License". As a result, the pirates became "Royal Pirates". Complete the primitive accumulation of capital, finally completely defeat the Armada, and become the overlord of the modern ocean.

After Ryan heard the news, he immediately assembled the security team and rode to the Kwando River to look for the Southwest African cavalry.

In fact, there are not many people, just five or six cavalry, not even a unified military uniform, and equipped with a variety of weapons. They don't have the courage to face Ryan and the others. It is found that Ryan and his more than 30 cavalry are from Southwest Africa. The cavalry fled immediately, and Ryan was so angry that he cursed.

"Look, this is the crux of the problem. Cavalry from Southwest Africa will appear at any time, but we cannot stay here for a long time." When Ryan returned to the camp, Jackson was drinking coffee comfortably.

The wilds of southern Africa are indeed perilous. Apart from wild animals, the biggest threat to humans also comes from humans.

If the cavalry from Southwest Africa just now didn't run away, then Ryan wouldn't mind acting as a robber. This profession is indeed very addictive, and the money comes in really fast.

"If you want me to say, you whites and Africans are cancerous tumors on this land. These lands have no value in your hands. In our Chinese hands, they will become pastures, farms, towering giant trees, and factories. And the railroad—” Ryan and Jackson had been together for a long time, and they talked very freely.

"Say it in front of the lord if you have the ability—" Jackson was half lying on the chair comfortably, and Twelve was roasting a leg of lamb next to him. After roasting a piece, he put it on a plate with a small blade and sent it to Jackson. Ryan randomly pulled a chair and sat next to Jackson, and Twelve immediately delivered the coffee to Ryan.

In such an environment, it is really impossible not to degenerate.

"We have to find a way to get rid of the Germans on the other side of the river." Ryan has a strong sense of territory, and he can't allow others to snore on the side of the couch.

"You are the captain of the colony pioneering team. It's not your turn to think about this kind of issue." Jackson laughed out loud.

"Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the country!" Ryan is not discouraged. He is humble and does not dare to forget to worry about the country. He has no sense of ownership, which is no different from salted fish.

The person who should solve this problem is accompanying Ade to review the troops.

As the farthest Cape Division III arrived at the Okavango Swamp, the exercise finally officially began.

Ade also came to Bechuana at the end of September, and he was accompanied by the Speaker of the Southern African National Congress, Philip.

"The First Cavalry Division, the Northern Rhodesian Division, the Third Cape Division, and the Fourth Natal Division, these four divisions are our main force in southern Africa, with a total strength of 8000, and they can be used for overseas operations at any time Next, our Ministry of National Defense is also preparing to form an air force and an armored force. The First Cavalry Division may become our southern Africa, and even the world's first mechanized force." Rock is responsible for introducing Ade and Philip, the authentic Minister of Defense Hopkins also listened with interest, as if these things had nothing to do with him.

"Lock, slow down. For us in southern Africa, the current number of troops is too large. We can't support such a large army at the moment." Ade was very worried. It is already too much for southern Africa. Although Roque did not say how many more people need to be added to form the air force and armored forces, the current scale has already overwhelmed the federal government.

"My lord, the Ministry of Defense is also trying every means to reduce the burden on the federal government, so the Ministry of Defense has formed an engineering corps composed of six conscripts to undertake foreign business and reduce the burden on the federal government as much as possible." Rock is also trying to find a way, can't Hopes are pinned on the federal government and the Rand Bank, and they can earn a little bit.

The engineering army was not Rock's first creation. Before the establishment of the federal government, the colonial troops of the states were actually similar to the private soldiers of the colonial government. At that time, the colonial troops in southern Africa would also undertake some profitable businesses, but most of the profits generated were taken by the government. The division of the army generals was not used for the development of the army.

Southern Africa is currently implementing a system of coexistence of professional soldiers and conscripts. Professional soldiers are mainly used for foreign operations, and conscripts are used for domestic construction. In Rhodesia, the construction of strategic warehouses led by the Ministry of National Defense is undertaken by the engineering troops. This saves The funds that came down reached a huge amount of 60 rand.

Most of these saved funds would have been divided up by senior officials of the Ministry of Defense before the establishment of the federal government.

This kind of thing will not happen now. Rock leads by example and will never embezzle funds. The management of his subordinates is also very strict. Of all the departments, the Ministry of Defense has the highest level of integrity.

"I don't care what you do. Anyway, in recent years, it is impossible for the federal government to increase the funding of the Ministry of Defense." Ade explained to Rock in advance, lest Rock complain that the federal government does not support the work of the Ministry of Defense.

"We raise ourselves—" Rock is confident that even if the federal government doesn't provide it, the Ministry of Defense will be self-reliant.

It is too easy for the army to make money. Of course, Roque will not let the army do business. That would put the cart before the horse and seriously affect the combat effectiveness of the troops.

(End of this chapter)