Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 764

Ordinary people always hope that officials are pure and flawless. In fact, this is impossible. The requirements for purity are too high, including work ability, work attitude, moral standards, and constraints on relatives. No one can do everything. Well, Rock himself is not without problems. If you really want to pick the bones in the egg, there are a lot of problems.

Strictly speaking, Kelsen's problem is not a big problem. A few pens and bottles of wine are not worth mentioning compared to a justice of the federal government, but if you want to pick a bone in an egg, this is crushing The last straw of the camel, to put it bluntly, is to impose a crime without excuse.

"Understand that the reason why we are investigating Kelsen is not because of these things, but because of problems with his sentencing standards. According to the laws of southern Africa, how should the sentence be imposed for attempted murder and subversion of the country, you Minister of Justice Do you know?" Rock didn't think there was anything abnormal, and Kelsen was to blame, just like those future grandstanding speech leaders.

"How should the punishment be?" Henry, the Attorney General, really didn't know how the attempted murder should be sentenced.

"Motive, the standard of sentencing is motive, not result. Attempted murder is also murder, especially this behavior of throwing bombs in public. Both you and Kelsen made the same mistake. They didn't realize that this behavior may cause Consequences and influences—" Roque was heartbroken, and the Minister of Justice didn't understand the law, and it was really a joke in the world.

However, this situation is also understandable. Don’t forget that it is only 1911. Winston went to work in the Admiralty earlier this year as the Minister of the Admiralty. Before that, Winston also had no work experience in the Admiralty. .

Speaking of Winston's Minister of the Navy, Southern Africa has also benefited a lot.

On the first day Winston took office, he placed an order for Edward Shipyard, including destroyers and cruisers, for a one-time order of 170 ships, with a total contract value of [-] million pounds.

In the past, such orders were undertaken by local shipyards in the UK, and shipyards outside the country did not have to think about it. If the fifteen warships were ordered from local shipyards, the total amount would be close to 210 million pounds, and Edward Shipyard would only need 170 million, so laymen actually have the benefits of laymen, at least they will not follow the rules and have the courage to break the unspoken rules.

In southern Africa, it is very common for laymen to lead experts. Henry is not bad. After all, Henry himself came from the judicial department. Although he is not skilled in business, he can be regarded as an industry insider. The Minister of Agriculture, I guess he doesn't even know the most suitable crops for southern African farms.

"Okay, okay, what you said makes sense, and I agree—" Henry didn't argue with Roque, and Kelsen also did it for himself, because he didn't affect the relationship between Henry and Roque.

"Talk to him first and see what he says. If he insists—" Rock still gave Kelsen a chance. There are only ten justices in Southern Africa.

There used to be nine, but since Lorenzo Marquez became the tenth state in southern Africa, the number of justices in southern Africa has risen to ten, or one for each state.

In the past few years when Roque served as the Minister of Justice, I don’t know how many officials have been investigated. It is still rare to see a situation like Kelsen’s. Although there is a little problem, it is not a big problem. This is still relatively rare among officials. , if nothing else, Kelsen is a paragon of incorruptibility.

"Okay, I'll talk to Kelsen." Henry also wanted to give Kelsen a chance. If Kelsen was taken down, it would be a bit of a scandal for the Department of Justice.

Just a few days after Roque was assassinated, the situation in the Congo Free State was deteriorating sharply.

The Xuanwu went to Bukavu again the next day, but it was a pity that Bukavu had already been breached, Lied Bobby died in a fierce battle, Charles David committed suicide, and more than 700 people were killed in Bukavu. When the news came out, the whole of Africa was shocked. Southern Africa was fine. They did not look at the Africans in southern Africa differently because of the African riots in the Congo Free State. Officials in Southwest Africa and Tanganyika are said to have started Planned "reduction" of Africans in the territory.

The Belgians reacted more violently. On January 21, the mercenaries of the Upper Katanga Mining Company committed a series of tragedies in Busuanga, and more than [-] Tatera people were massacred.

Since 1911, newspapers in southern Africa have continuously published reports on the rebellion in the Congo Free State, which has aroused great repercussions in southern Africa, especially in Nyasaland and Rhodesia, which border the Congo Free State. This time directly requested the federal government to send troops to intervene in the ongoing humanitarian disaster in the Congo Free State.

Ade also noticed the "Times" report, so he called Rock to ask about it.

"5000 people seem incredible to us, but it is normal in the Congo Free State. Leopold II ruled the Congo Free State for 20 years. The population reduction of the Congo Free State is estimated to be between 1000 million and 500 million people. room." Rock was not surprised at all, compared with Leopold II, his mustache paled in comparison.

"God——" Ade couldn't accept it. There are still not 1000 million people in southern Africa.

In 1910, the total population of southern Africa had just reached 900 million, more than half of whom were African.

Of the remaining half, the Chinese population is close to 250 million, and the rest are whites.

In the statistics this time, there is no longer a distinction between British and Boer people, and there is no category of "Chinese" in the official data. For the first time, "Afrikaner" is used to describe it.

Only a few people know that the Chinese in southern Africa have surpassed the sum of the whites.

Although more and more people are aware of this, when it is really reflected in the data, many people are still at a loss.

Fortunately, the Chinese have always been very moderate, and they are concentrated in several states such as Nyasaland, Rhodesia, Transvaal, and Bechuanaland. The overall advantage experience is not obvious.

If the Africans are removed, the total population of southern Africa is still less than 500 million. This is the biggest problem in southern Africa. It is precisely for this reason that Ader once again postponed the timetable for canceling immigration preferences. In 1911, southern Africa New immigrants in Africa can still enjoy relevant immigration policies, and this should be the last year. By next year, even if Adelaide still wants to implement them, there will be no surplus land in southern Africa for distribution.

Therefore, external expansion is still necessary.

"Countries like Belgium and Portugal are like nouveau riche who bought lottery tickets. They don't know how to manage the wealth they own. The colonies are their tools to make money. They don't think about long-term operation. They just make a fortune and leave. So it’s not surprising.” Roque was indifferent, disliked Portugal and Belgium, and had no sympathy for Africans in Portuguese West Africa or the Congo Free State.

Poor people must have something to hate, which is particularly evident in Africa.

The Africans in the Congo Free State are indeed very poor. When the Congo Free State was established, there were 2500 million Africans in the territory. When Leopold II transferred the management of the Congo Free State to the Belgian government, the Congo Free State The remaining population is less than 1000 million. Taking into account the natural population growth factor, the population reduction in the past 20 years must be more than 500 million.

Even if it is 500 million, it fully reflects the cowardice of the Africans in the Congo Free State. If there is even a little sense of resistance, Leopold II's colonial rule cannot last for 20 years.

To put it bluntly, if Leopold II’s colonial rule lasts for another 20 years, it’s hard to say whether there will be any Africans in the Congo Free State. By then, the Congo Free State will really become the Belgian Congo Free State. Bang, just like America right now.

"Locke, find a way to do something, whether it is white people killing Africans, or Africans retaliating against whites, it shouldn't appear." Ade is still compassionate, and the time he was in charge of southern Africa was relatively speaking. During the time when whites and Africans got along most harmoniously, Southern Africa used to be prone to various wars.

"My lord, unless we take the initiative to send troops, we can't do anything." Rock also wanted to do something, but unfortunately he couldn't. The Belgians were more resistant to southern Africa than to Africans.

"I will have a good talk with Joseph. At the very least, we need to open the border and accept white people from the Congo Free State to seek refuge in southern Africa." Ade is not discouraged. Ade also seems to be too utilitarian.

"What do you mean?" Ade asked Rock.

"Of course, I have no objection. Nyasaland has opened the border, and has taken the initiative to send a marine police force to assist the Belgians in the Congo Free State to withdraw to Nyasaland for refuge." Rock's previous arrangement finally came in handy. Sure enough, good people are rewarded with good rewards.

"Niasaland sent a marine police force to assist the Belgians?" Adele was skeptical. Roque dispatched a marine police force. Adele was not surprised at all, but Ade really didn't believe it when he dispatched a marine police force to help the Belgians evacuate.

"Yes, there are more than 1000 Belgians in Nyasaland. They are all well taken care of by the Nyasaland government. It's a pity that the Nyasaland Marine Police Force is not strong enough to assist more Belgians to evacuate—— "Rock is calm and indifferent, such a "trivial" thing is really nothing to be proud of.

"Continue to mobilize, no matter what the future of the Congo Free State is, we must help as much as possible," Ade said meaningfully, looking at Rock full of expectations: "—to take more responsibilities in southern Africa, we must contribute more."

It is indeed true that with great power comes great responsibility.

(End of this chapter)